Under-rated, under-appreciated '90s movies ? (adventure, crime, actress, serial)
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Hillary and Tracy Flick have often been compared to one another (yes, I've seen the movie). This has happened often enough that Hillary (and this surprises me) actually has a good sense of humor about the comparison.
I'm generally not a fan of the rest of Bazz Luhrman's oeuvre, but I love his first movie, Strictly Ballroom (1992).
I did as well.
Probably because of the title, not the subject matter, the mention of Strictly Ballroom prompted me to think of Whit Stillman's three comedies of manners (released in the 90s) that I enjoyed - Metropolitan, Barcelona, and The Last Days of Disco.
The Coen Brothers' "Miller's Crossing" was so under-rated it is practically criminal!
I love Miller's Crossing, though I cannot for the life of me come up with a reason that just because I love a movie then anyone who doesn't is wrong.
But... under-rated? Please. The film was critically-acclaimed. It won numerous awards. It has a 7.9 rating on IMDB, which is extremely high.
I think you're confusing 'popular' with 'appreciated'. It is true that Miller's Crossing only did $5 million at the box office. But so what? The fact that McDonald's makes billions every year, which is billions more than Tavern on the Green makes, doesn't mean that people rate McDonald's higher than Tavern on the Green.
Ground Hog Day (1993) starring Bill Murray
Dazed and Confused (1993)
All Things Fair (1994) (Swedish)
Barton Fink (1991)
Bittermoon (1992)
Blue Sky (1994) starring Jessica Lange
Breaking the Waves (1996)
Hard Core Logo (1996) (Canadian)
A Bronx Tale (1993) starring Robert DeNiro
Career Girls (1997) (UK)
Cadillac Man (1990) starring Robin Williams
Crazy People (1990) starring Dudley Moore
Damage (1992)
Crash (1996) with James Spader (Canadian)
Dog Fight (1991) starring River Phoenix
Falling Down (1993) Michael Douglas
Hard Eight (1996)
Heavenly Creatures (1994) (NZ)
I Love a Man In Uniform (1993) (Canadian)
King of the Hill (1993)
Leading Man (1997) with Jon Bon Jovi
Metroland (1998) (UK)
Quick Change (1990) starring Bill Murray
Suspicious River (1999) (Canadian)
This Boys Life (1992) with Leo DiCaprio
Truman Show (1998) Jim "the man" Carrey
What About Bob? (1993) Bill Murray
The Winter Guest (1996) (Scottish/UK)
re Breaking the Waves, Metroland, and the other theatrical releases Emily Watson appeared in during the 90s.
I guess among today's generation, The Shawshank Redemption isn't as popular. But The Shawshank Redemption is one of the greatest films ever made, I highly recommend you watching it.
Yep.
IMO, the 3 best films released in the U.S. since 1990 are The Shawshank Redemption, The Pianist (not The Piano, which is a different film), and Schindler's List.
Rounders and The Color of Money are two of my favorite gambling movies.
Probably the least seen and most underrated 90s movie I can think of has to be: The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human.
It has David Hyde Pierce and Carmen Electra (she's actually good in this). This was Jeff Abugov's only movie. It SHOULD be a cult classic along the lines of Office Space, but for some reason it isn't.
Others include:
* Les visiteurs (famous in France, but almost unknown in America even though it got an excellent remake - Just Visiting).
* Blast from the Past (Might be one of Brendan Fraser's best movies.)
* Dead Alive aka Braindead (Has a cult following in horror circles, but still somewhat unknown. Directed by Peter Jackson.)
* Pump Up the Volume (Christian Slater was once a household name.)
* Romper Stomper (Russell Crowe's breakout roll.)
* Three Colors: Red
* Jacob's Ladder (Known, but still underrated. Pretty sure this was the movie that started the fast jerky-shake thing.)
* Cemetery Man (Another with a cult following in horror circles.)
* Tremors (Known, but underrated.)
* Cube
* Starship Troopers
* Gattaca
* Dark City
* Velvet Goldmine
* Strange Days
* The Game
* Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai
* eXistenZ
* Things To Do In Denver When You’re Dead
* Pi
* Magnolia
* Event Horizon
* The Boondock Saints (People probably know about this one now.)
* Rushmore (Stars Jason Schwartzman & Bill Murray)
* Ed Wood
* Mallrats
* Swingers
* Lost Highway
* Gummo
* Glengarry Glen Ross (I think most people have watched at least the quotable parts of this movie, but not necessarily the whole movie.)
* Arlington Road (Iffy on this one, but I think it's underrated.)
* Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
* Hardware
* Tromeo and Juliet/Terror Firmer
* In the Mouth of Madness
And many, many more!
re The Game. Loved it. Swingers, and Rushmore , but I don't know if I would call either under appreciated. A friend of mine from Nicaragua made me aware of The Boondock Saints long after in was released for home viewing.
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