Curated list of favorite underrated movies:<p>#1 pick for HN Crowd: The Man From Earth // must see, especially if you like philosophical movies (don't recommend the sequel by the way)<p>Runner's Up:<p>Being There // absolute classic and must see for every person, at least once<p>Peaceful Warrior<p>The Lion In Winter // one of the best dramas ever made, and unbeatable cast with young
Anthony Hopkins<p>Predestination // incredible drama about time travel paradoxes<p>The Interview // Hugo Weaving<p>Vitus // amazing story about a piano prodigy who fakes losing his talents to have a normal life<p>The Perverts Guide to Cinema // documentary, Slavoj Zizek's tour de force psychoanalysis of cinema as an art form; addressing the philosophical and psychological question of whether cinema (and other art forms) fulfil your desires, or rather teach/train you both to desire (and what you should desire), thus the sensationalistic and polemical invocation of it as "perverted"<p>Le Professionnel (French film, not to be confused with the one with Natalie Portman)<p>Revolver // Guy Ritchie's quote "It took me three years to write this film whereas Snatch took me three months". It is a masterwork metaphor about the ego, ego death, consciousness, meditation, spirituality, and the nature of reality. Recommend reading an interpretation of the film either before or after viewing to better appreciate what is happening in the story as it is most metaphorical.<p>Rest of the List:
The Big Kahuna, Tao of Steve, Crazy Stupid Love, Megamind, Eyes Wide Shut, Dead Poet's Society, Before Sunset, Gambit, Five Minutes of Heaven, Temple Grandin, Croupier, The Good Guy, 3 Idiots, Limitless, Drive, Whiplash