Top Ten Most Underrated Movies

The Top Ten
1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The administrators of this site does not do a good job in checking out and removing factual errors, because if they did, this list would not have any movie from the overrated Jurassic Park series, nor would it have any movie from the overrated Star Wars series, the overrated Marvel series, nor the overrated DC series. Half the top ten of this list is wrong. The most underrated movie in the top ten of this list is The Iron Giant. That movie wasn't even a hit in theaters. Sadly, its flop is one of the big things that killed much of the 2d animated movie genre outside of anime. Seeing any movie from the Jurassic Park series, Star Wars series, Marvel series, or DC series on this list is as dumb as seeing any Mario game, Zelda game, Pokemon game, or Star Wars game on this site's list of most underrated video games. No wonder this site is looked down upon by many outsiders.

While not as good as Jurassic Park (but was never meant to be), to this day it's still the best Jurassic sequel (Jurassic World was entertaining, but it was no Lost World). The change of pace of the more wild and jungle area and more action and the train scene was intense and Ian Malcom is awesome and it's the most violent and brutal Jurassic movie to date- it's awesome.

2 Cast Away

It tells a small story in a grand fashion. A man stranded on a remote desert island, fighting to survive while also coping with the fear of never being able to return as well as the overpowering sense of isolation.
It's simple, yet so captivating and emotionally wrenching. It has almost as much heart and soul as Forrest Gump and it is truly one of the finest movies ever made.

Yeah this movie is definitely underrated. I mean, it's not as if it received critical acclaim and was nominated for 2 Oscar's including Best Actor. It's not as if it's still a ver popular movie and is quite iconic... I don't think people understand the meaning of the word underrated..

What an outstanding choice! This movie shows what a great actor Tom Hanks is. The story of survival is incredible, with a heartbreaking love story thrown in. Considering the lack of dialogue in the film, it really holds your interest. Well done!

I loved the story of cast away. The acting was great. Any Tom Hanks fan must see this.

3 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

It's ok. Explain HOW you think the script was bad, explain HOW you're supposed to make high quality scenes without CGI? How couldn't they make the pod racing scene WITHOUT CGI? Now explain to me that Darth Maul sabre fight? Explain that damn thing to me. Jar jar binks is the only problem in the whole saga. Now, the prequels DIDN'T suck, how about that Jango Fett vs Obi-Wan scene? That YODA vs Dooku scene? That battle of geonisis? The space battle above Coruscant? The General Grievous vs Obi-Wan? The legendary Obi-Wan vs Anakin? YODA vs Darth Sidious? And most of you STILL hate the prequels. The movie taste in some people...

This and revenge of the sixth were the most underrated Star Wars movies. They are good movies. Just because it has cgi, a few jokes (jar jar binks), and that it's a prequel doesn't mean that it's not enjoyable or entertaining. Plus some people in comments sections of videos are being rude to others just because they like the prequels and they can't respect others' opinions (that's rude). Revenge of this sixth is my favorite Star Wars movie, but this movie is my third favorite next to a new hope. Don't listen to the haters.

This movie had a lot of cgi but it's better than having people with low budget puppets on a screen. I remember when I watched this movie on bluray and they replaced puppet joda with a cgi improvement version. I own three versions of this movie - bluray steelbook, 2001 dvd, and 1999 vhs. My favorite scene was the pod race scene where Anakin faces off against sibola. I know some people say jar jar was annoying and nobody can understand him but that's what makes him funny. This movie was better than episodes 2 and 7 (I hate those movies).

It's not underrated it's awful with terrible script, too much CG, completely boring, too long, has awful acting, and whole scenes that have the original trilogy make no sense. Not to mention all the Star Wars prequels are bad and have the same problems but this was the worst one

4 The Great Mouse Detective

The most underrated detective. The most overrated detective is that overrated hack that dresses up like a bat.

This movie is truly underrated, unlike many of the other movies on this list.

5 Spider-Man 3

This truly is an underrated and more importantly MISUNDERSTOOD masterpiece. After Spiderman 1 & 2, people went in wanting another generic "hero beats bad guy movie", but instead got a character study on how greed and power affects people's lives by putting a good superhero movie 2nd to being a great character piece. Kevin Feige produced this (a sign of things to come - heading the MCU now) Bill Pope cinematographer (this is one of the best looking films I've ever seen) Christopher Young did the score which is a lot better and more emotional than the Randy Elfman score which is a generic superhero score, there is less CGI and green screen and more practical effects compared to the first 2, there is good visual storytelling and not terrible expositional dialogue like the first 2, and whats more, it makes the characters complex and well written. They're stories fit together one leads in to another going into its deeper themes of revenge and forgiveness. The inclusion of Venom I ...more

I know why people like Spider-Man 2 the most but in my opinion the first one was the best. I like Spider-Man 3 the same amount as Spider-Man 2. This movie did the best at the box office out of all the Spider-Man movies. This was the longest movie in the Sam rami trilogy at 139 minutes. The acting and visuals were very good and the venom costume was epic. This movie was way better than anything in the amazing Spider-Man series.

I don't remember much of this movie, (which is why I'm planning to watch it again) but I actually thought it was a good movie. Yes, it may not be as good as the first two movies, but it isn't as bad as people say it is. Well, in my opinion.

This movie is NOT that bad as people say it is. I give it s 7/10
It was pretty good, except for the venom in this movie. It looked (and acted) a little goofy. If venom fans want something they'll love, I recommend the 2018 venom movie.

6 What Maisie Knew

I watched this film because I felt like looking into something that wasn't really given any attention. Turns out, this is a pretty emotional movie with its own fair share of tense and heartwarming moments. It does a pretty good job in depicting parental neglect in the eyes of a child and I have to appreciate how said kid has to deal with it, alongside a small, yet pretty good supporting cast.

I should also give out props to Onata Aprile, who played the title character. Keep in mind that it's rare to see a child performance be that good.

7 The Iron Giant

I don't think this movie is underrated or even overrated in my opinion, still better than The Lion King though.

This is underrated because it is not held in high regards when compared to several cgi animated movies.

I'm so happy to see this movie so high up. This movie is seriously amazing, the humor couldn't be better.

Is this movie underrated it is considered one of the greatest animated movies of all time

8 Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind

This is one of the best movies ever, it's not overrated in the slightest.

People don't talk about this movie as much.

Futuristic cinema, ladies and gentlemen.

This movie is fantastic.

9 All Dogs Go to Heaven

Anne Marie is the sweetest most adorable little girl ever. My heart melts

10 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Episode II had a lot of issues like, Anikin was dork, padme was annoying, obi-wan wasn't all that bad, the ending was dumb. After all that said. It also had good things about it, like the big battle at that arena, the light saber fight with Yoda and Dooku, and Padme was kinda hot. I'll give it a 7/10. Honestly!

The movies are underrated in the sense that when people talk about them, they only talk about the negative. I'll admit this is definitely my least favorite Star Wars film, but it is by no stretch of the imagination the atrocity people paint it to be.

I really don't understand how Star Wars movies are on this list. Not underrated in the least bit. Movies like Cast Away, Memento, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, Catch Me If You Can, and Full Metal Jacket.. Belong on this list.

Seriously? This movie is boring as hell, the plot is ridiculous, and it has way too much CGI. If anything, it's overrated. Worst star wars to date, and that's including the god-awful Last Jedi.

The Newcomers

? Bumblebee
? Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
The Contenders
11 The Pirates! Band of Misfits
12 Hook

I think this is one of Spielbergs worst in my opinion. Dustin Hoffman does a good job but the plot is all over the place, the sets are fake, the effects are dated, it is cheesy, the first 30 minutes are boring, it is way to long, I mean 144 minutes, come on Spielberg.

To the person that made that hate comment against Hook, the effects in Avatar and those dumb comic book movies are fake too. Just because Hook's effects aren't very shiny, doesn't mean the movie is terrible.

Such an amazing movie

I love this movie

13 Batman Returns

So underrated. This was really awesome and had great acting.

Compared To The First One:

Direction: Batman Returns
Rewatch Quality: Batman
Acting: Batman Returns
Story: Batman
Score: Batman Returns

14 Memento

This is a well-known and acclaimed movie. It is by few means considered underrated. That is like saying The Shawshank Redemption is underrated because it didn't make much money at the box office. My pick for most underrated movie is The Prestige, also directed by Christopher Nolan. It is a film about rival magicians in turn of the century London. Sounds boring? It is actually a dark and twisty tale that has a plot twist that is shoved in your face throughout the movie and you never notice it, like a magic trick.

Underrated? I thought it gained a lot of respect! Which it deserved if you ask me. Good film

It has 92% on rotten tomatoes. I guess some people hated the way it was arranged.

How is it overrated?

15 The Land Before Time

Not many people know it, but Steven Spielberg and George Lucas were actually executive producers of the film.

Oh yeah, this film is honestly a lot better than most animated flicks in my opinion and it never really gets much attention, especially due to sequel overdose.

Far from being on the levels of All Dogs Go to Heaven, but still a very good Don Bluth film.

Don Bluth's magnum opus

16 American History X

Easily a Top 5 for me. The social commentary in this film is really up to look at and the overall story is great too. Edward Norton gives off his best film performance and should have won an Oscar for this performance in my opinion.

17 Mary and Max
18 Raising Arizona
19 Collateral

If anyone is either into action, thriller or Tom Cruise in general. give this film a watch. It's one of the most underrated action flicks out there, with great acting, script and action set-pieces of course.

20 Over the Top

Lame and cheesy in a good way

21 Star Wars Episode III - The Revenge of the Sith

Everbody wrote this film off from the start due to the lackluster performance of the previous 2 films, but this film did an excellent job of bringing back what the previous films lacked. Character development. Anakin's descent is one of the most haunting and interesting things in the history of the star wars franchise, and it really sold me. This was a film that was far better than most people gave it credit for.

People hate on this film just because it's a prequel. Yes I agree episode 1 and 2 were not that good and people have seen why (jar jar binks and Anakin and Padme romance) but people who know about those flaws of episode 1 and 2 just assume episode 3 has a lot of flaws as well. I don't care what anyone says but after empire strikes back this is my favourite star wars film.The prequels aren't bad after all and I grew up with 6 of the films so to me its more of a sextilogy for me. now a septilogy and soon itll be an octilogy.

My favorite movie ever. Operatic, tragic and action packed. On pure entertainment level, the planets are amazing, the fights, the duels, etc. are phenomenal. On a technical level, the character development and the small details can be analyzed for hours. This is Star Wars at its most epic.

My favorite Star Wars prequel next to the phantom menace and my favorite Star Wars movie next to a new hope. The battle between Anakin and obi wan was amazing. Great character development, amazing visuals, and good music. Don't listen to the haters.

22 Big Trouble in Little China
23 Indiana Jones and The Temple Of Doom

Indie is so ' awesome in this movie. People that dislike this film are just sensitive snowflakes that try to get offended at everything.

Not the best Indiana Jones film but still really good.

Best Indiana Jones Movie

24 Lock Up

My favourite stallone movie!

25 Snow White & The Huntsman
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