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Underrated And/Or Misunderstood Cinema - Page 3

A variety of different types of films here that I feel have been either underrated or misunderstood in some way. Everything from Buñuel to Godzilla to Tom Green on this list.
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The Toxic Avenger (1984)
The Toxic Avenger (1984)
81
68%6.3
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
Stranger Than Paradise (1984)
82
96%7.5
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
A Zed & Two Noughts (1985)
83
76%7.2
The Dead Father (1986)
The Dead Father (1986)
84
6.5
Combat Shock (1986)
Combat Shock (1986)
85
40%6.3
Sherman's March (1985)
Sherman's March (1985)
86
100%7.3
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
87
89%7.0
True Stories (1986)
True Stories (1986)
88
79%7.2
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
Shadows in Paradise (1986)
89
7.5
When the Wind Blows (1986)
When the Wind Blows (1986)
90
88%7.7
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1988)
Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1988)
91
7.8
Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
Swimming to Cambodia (1987)
92
100%7.6
Bad Taste (1987)
Bad Taste (1987)
93
71%6.5
The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988)
The Cowboy and the Frenchman (1988)
94
Hairspray (1988)
Hairspray (1988)
95
98%7.0
Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988)
Cane Toads: An Unnatural History (1988)
96
88%7.7
Alice (1988)
Alice (1988)
97
95%7.4
Tales From the Gimli Hospital (1988)
Tales From the Gimli Hospital (1988)
98
78%6.6
High Hopes (1988)
High Hopes (1988)
99
92%7.4
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988)
100
80%7.4
Vampire's Kiss (1988)
Vampire's Kiss (1988)
101
61%6.1
Ariel (1988)
Ariel (1988)
102
7.5
Tongues Untied (1989)
Tongues Untied (1989)
103
100%7.1
The 'Burbs (1989)
The 'Burbs (1989)
104
53%6.9
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
105
82%6.9
The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
The Unbelievable Truth (1989)
106
100%7.3
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
107
64%7.8
Meet the Feebles (1989)
Meet the Feebles (1989)
108
72%6.6
Archangel (1990)
Archangel (1990)
109
75%6.4
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
The Match Factory Girl (1990)
110
100%7.5
Begotten (1991)
Begotten (1991)
111
67%5.6
Slacker (1991)
Slacker (1991)
112
81%7.1
Wild at Heart (1990)
Wild at Heart (1990)
113
67%7.2
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
114
71%6.4
Poison (1991)
Poison (1991)
115
77%6.4
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)
Riki-Oh: The Story of Ricky (1991)
116
89%7.0
The Fisher King (1991)
The Fisher King (1991)
117
84%7.5
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah (1991)
118
56%6.4
Naked Lunch (1991)
Naked Lunch (1991)
119
69%7.0
Lessons of Darkness (1992)
Lessons of Darkness (1992)
120
100%8.0
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