Under-rated, under-appreciated '90s movies ? (romance, director, Alan Alda, Dan Aykroyd)

[Kevroqs]

Originally Posted by Dude111

Here are some of my picks

1990 - Hard to Kill -- STEVENS ONLY OTHER GOOD MOVIE!!!!!! (This and his first (ABOVE THE LAW (1988)) are excellent),Quick Change
1991 - Toy Soldiers,Killing Streets,What about Bob
1994 - Mrs. Doubtfire,Shawshank redemption
1996 - Marked Man,House Arrest
1998 - Six Days Seven Nights,Enemy of the State (Exposes everything)
1999 - Entrapment,The matrix

Mrs. Doubtfire and The Matrix are some of the most popular 1990s films. I haven't seen the Shawshank Redemption. It seems like those in your social circle aren't aware of those movies.

[Dude111]

No maybe they arent bud

Originally Posted by JPD

Hmm. It seems to me this is one of the most well known and appreciated films of the '90s.

Yes it sure is buddy!!

[slamont61]

From 1992, Folks! with Tom Selleck and Don Ameche.

[MordinSolus]

The Fifth Element. It was supposed to be a trilogy! What wasted potential.

[MrGompers]

The first movie that jumped into my head was "Memento" However, it was released in 2000 so doesn't qualify.

Here are some others.

Other peoples money - Danny Devito
Not without my daughter - Sally Field
Class Action - Gene Hackman

[mkpunk]

The Insider

[PullMyFinger]

Originally Posted by psurangers11

Just a handful of my personal favorites that I think have fallen under-the-radar and thus Under-rated (during that time)...

Very Bad Things (1998)
Seven Years In Tibet (1997)
That Thing You Do! (1996)
Six Degrees Of Separation (1993)
Office Space (1999)
Tin Cup (1996)

Great list. I would add "Quick Change" 1993 starring Bill Murray.

[Dude111]

That was made in 1990 buddy (I just got that on VHS a couple weeks ago (recorded over analogue cable in the 90s (95 I think) -- ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL)

[Port Pitt Ash]

Originally Posted by Hivemind31

Rounders was an excellent movie, with an array of amazing actors, and almost nobody seems to know about it.

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!

[70's Music Girl]

Groundhog Day

Hard to Kill, Under Siege

Tango & Cash (released 12/89) but saw it in theaters in 90.

The Thomas Crown Affair - this is one of the few remakes I thought was really good.