Top 10 Underrated Films of the 1990s

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  • These are the best movies of the '90s that don’t get enough respect. Join www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Underrated Movies of the 1990s. For this list, we're looking at movies released throughout the '90s that never received the praise that they deserved. Subscribe►► / subscription_c. . Facebook►► / watchmojo . Twitter►► / watchmojo Instagram►► / watchmojo Suggestion Tool►►www.WatchMojo.com/suggest Channel Page►► / watchmojo
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  • @Twongo
    @Twongo Před 7 lety +318

    True Romance 1993
    Starring:
    Christian Slater
    Patricia Arquette
    Supporting cast:
    Dennis Hopper
    Val Kilmer
    Gary Oldman
    Brad Pitt
    Christopher Walken
    Bronson Pinchot
    Samuel L. Jackson
    Michael Rapaport
    Saul Rubinek
    James Gandolfini
    Chris Penn
    Tom Sizemore

    • @Lord_Bones
      @Lord_Bones Před 7 lety +4

      saw this about a month ago, great and fuckin crazy movie

    • @jp3813
      @jp3813 Před 7 lety +12

      Tarantino scripts aren't underrated. He has a solid following.

    • @dy120481
      @dy120481 Před 7 lety +1

      Saw it twice in the theater with my pop when I was in the 6th grade. Been my favorite movie ever since. Written by Tarantino, but directed by Tony Scott. The story of how that happened is pretty cool.

    • @arremedal22
      @arremedal22 Před 7 lety +1

      this cast...

    • @MrDjuman
      @MrDjuman Před 7 lety +2

      and it was written by Quentin Tarantino. But I don't think that is underrated, I personally didn't liked that much, but in general I don't think that is underrated it was well received....

  • @slyons999
    @slyons999 Před 5 lety +44

    "We're excluding any movies that have gained cult status" [...] "Gattaca has since gained a respective cult following"...

  • @richardsheehy7250
    @richardsheehy7250 Před 5 lety +41

    I think we can all agree that the 90's had some of the most underrated and underappreciated movies of just about any decade

  • @jeffjeeves6337
    @jeffjeeves6337 Před 4 lety +18

    The way bill murray's combover came unglued at the end of kingpin destroyed me!!

  • @patricksmith7492
    @patricksmith7492 Před 8 lety +38

    So glad they mentioned "Dark City." Another underrated movie that's well worth the watch is "Frailty" with Bill Paxton. Talk about an ending! I wouldn't even call it a twist either.

  • @Baphomet123
    @Baphomet123 Před 7 lety +113

    The most underrated movie from the 90's is True Romance (1993), starring Christian Slater and Patricia Arquette and a great bunch of secundaries. Awesome movie!

    • @aaron10146
      @aaron10146 Před 6 lety +6

      Camilo Basile I don't think true romance is underrated at all. It's wildly popular and come out at a time tarantino was at his peak.

    • @Romans8-9
      @Romans8-9 Před 6 lety +3

      Except Tarantino didnt direct and it bombed at the box office. Tarantino didnt go mainstream until after Pulp Fiction so saying Tarantino was at his peak isnt accurate. I wouldnt call it wildly popular now either, most people I know have never heard of it.

    • @pj5517
      @pj5517 Před 6 lety +4

      hardly under-rated. Popular film

    • @anthonyvaughn8960
      @anthonyvaughn8960 Před 6 lety +1

      Camilo Basile
      Someone already said this

    • @kristennelson3190
      @kristennelson3190 Před 6 lety

      I love that movie! Slater and Arguette are so damn sexy

  • @marcc.5498
    @marcc.5498 Před 4 lety +48

    10. Dark City
    9. Gattaca
    8. Strange Days
    7. Falling Down
    6. eXistenZ
    5. Kingpin
    4. Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
    3. Red Rock West
    2. Miller’s Crossing
    1. A Simple Plan

    • @Rob2068
      @Rob2068 Před 4 lety +1

      Yep. I saw most of them. 1, 2, 5, 7, 9, 10. I liked all of them, although I didn’t like Miller’s Crossing the first time I saw it. Never heard of 3 and 4.
      I saw a simple plan in the theater. One of the few who did evidently.

    • @fleurelise997
      @fleurelise997 Před 4 lety +2

      Ghost Dog and Kingpin deserved acting nominations at the very least. Are you sure about 1 and 2? They were critically acclaimed and seen by many.

    • @johnmorrison4280
      @johnmorrison4280 Před 4 lety +2

      @@Rob2068 didn't like Miller's Crossing?! For shame!

    • @nl3064
      @nl3064 Před 4 lety

      @@johnmorrison4280 Eh, fuck Miller's Crossing.

  • @richardsheehy7250
    @richardsheehy7250 Před 5 lety +29

    Judgement night great underrated movie of the 90's Denis Leary, Cuba gooding jr, Stephen dorf, Jeremy piven, Emilo Estevez,

    • @BrentHutchinson1
      @BrentHutchinson1 Před 4 lety +3

      Richard Sheehy hell yeah dude. Judgement night is the shiz

  • @ferntheyoutuber9960
    @ferntheyoutuber9960 Před 8 lety +254

    "No films that later become cult classics." "#8 Gattaca"

    • @MrKravonGill
      @MrKravonGill Před 8 lety +6

      exactly

    • @grienluv
      @grienluv Před 8 lety +13

      "KingPin"

    • @CarnalKid
      @CarnalKid Před 8 lety +11

      +FernTheCZcamsr At least half of these are cult classics.

    • @Bennyboy087
      @Bennyboy087 Před 8 lety +3

      +FernTheCZcamsr And this is why, while I like WM, I prefer ScreenRants because they don't make a list with their head up their asses and list something...that contradicts the rules of their list. Also SR does the 10 best, not the top 10 which puts 10 choices but doesnt number them 10 to 1 so its up the the viewer to put them in whatever order they feel fit.

    • @sebastianmora1448
      @sebastianmora1448 Před 8 lety

      +Bennyboy087 thats total bullshit screen rants make list just to capture pop culture and mainstream shit
      for example, when star wars force awaken came out legit 20 out of 30 videos and thumbnails consisted of star wars

  • @Deth43
    @Deth43 Před 8 lety +197

    Ronin: misleading title threw people off, it's actually a European crime drama with the best car chase scenes ever filmed

    • @jimtreebob2096
      @jimtreebob2096 Před 7 lety +2

      Deth43 Robert Deniro, and Jean Reno were great in it.

    • @julieaytonyates7121
      @julieaytonyates7121 Před 6 lety +2

      to this day

    • @daisybuchanan8205
      @daisybuchanan8205 Před 5 lety +3

      I loved it since day one.

    • @ObscuredByTime
      @ObscuredByTime Před 5 lety +1

      Yes, Ronin is a great film. The car chase is my favorite chase in any movie ever. It's Frankenheimer's best, and it's therefore THE best car chase scene ever. One of my favorite thing about that scene is how to soundtrack doesn't kick into fifth gear until like halfway through the chase, just when you think it has to be about over. Good Call!

    • @florianlaur5300
      @florianlaur5300 Před 5 lety

      Ronin is underrated too. Also Reindeer Games, which reminds me of Ronin in many ways, but for some reason seems to be hated?

  • @Seachase100
    @Seachase100 Před 5 lety +9

    Good list.
    Some of my other choices would be ...
    1. True Romance
    2. One False Move
    3. The Man in the Moon
    4. What's Eating Gilbert Grape
    5. Primal Fear
    6. The Cable Guy
    7. The Quick and the Dead
    8. What About Bob?
    9. Internal Affairs
    10. This Boy's Life
    .

    • @richardlefaive1944
      @richardlefaive1944 Před 4 lety +1

      #1 with a bullet for sure. Love the Quick and the Dead too but ... I think it found an audience in the end ... a quite large one ;o).

  • @jpaleologos1
    @jpaleologos1 Před 4 lety +10

    "State of Grace" with Sean Penn and Gary Oldman is criminally underrated. Great performances, especially from Oldman, and the shootout scene at the end is amazing.

    • @maryscottoconnor1203
      @maryscottoconnor1203 Před 3 lety +2

      YES.
      Now, THAT is an underrated film. But it was made in the 80s.

    • @crust8016
      @crust8016 Před 3 lety

      @@maryscottoconnor1203 It came out in 1990

    • @randalljamison5359
      @randalljamison5359 Před rokem

      Great movie!I loved it!

    • @Kurt_Philanderer
      @Kurt_Philanderer Před 5 měsíci

      I just watched this movie based one your recommendation... It was f***ing sh*t. Sean Penn and Gary Oldman were brilliant (as expected), John C. Reilly as well. But Ed Harris was a poor casting, Robin Wright's character had no reason to be in the movie, and every supporting character was stereotypical to the point of caricature . The story was stock, the script was shallow, the directing was amateur, and the shootout at the end was F***ING SLOW MO SH*T!!!!
      I give it 2 stars, one for Gary Oldman, and one for Robin Wright's side boob. 😂

  • @markellzey4714
    @markellzey4714 Před 7 lety +22

    Falling Down was so much fun. I could watch that movie anytime it's on.

    • @kingdaniel69
      @kingdaniel69 Před 4 lety +1

      Same. Love the scene in the fast food joint where his burger looks nothing like the picture.

  • @kittridge69
    @kittridge69 Před 8 lety +15

    The Last Boy Scout. Bruce Willis has been more remembered for Die Hard but LBS was every bit as good. Damon Wayans was his capable sidekick and the direction of Tony Scott was probably what Michael Bay studied as a small child. Probably should be on here.

    • @OAlem
      @OAlem Před 6 lety

      K ittridge I prefer LBS to any Die Hard. Great

    • @MoLetalis
      @MoLetalis Před 5 lety +1

      TLBS is a typical 90s action flick, and yes, probably also on par with the Die Hard sequels. But let's not compare it to Die Hard 1, or even pretend it's a really good movie. It's a good action movie with Willis at his peak, but nothing more than that. And the character of Halle Berry is of course really cringy...

    • @jameswhite-aldworth2804
      @jameswhite-aldworth2804 Před 5 lety

      A very average 90s actioner and not even slightly under rated.

  • @Aivottaja
    @Aivottaja Před 6 lety +236

    Ugh..Falling Down is not underrated. It was a commercial and critical success. Among Schumacher and Douglas' top 3 films.

    • @aivokallo77
      @aivokallo77 Před 6 lety +11

      As soon as the video hit four minute mark, I paused it and started scrolling down for comments about the topic 'Since when was Falling Down underrated?"' I'm glad the first person I found agreeing on the subject has somewhat similar and almost as stupid nick as I do. :)

    • @Aivottaja
      @Aivottaja Před 6 lety +1

      Hienot aivot ajattelevat samalla tavalla :)

    • @drakenfist
      @drakenfist Před 6 lety +15

      I agree..almost everyone I know of..even teenagers..seem to know of Falling Down. It's a classic..if there was any of Douglas 90's films that underrated..I would have put "The Game" in this space instead.

    • @nono4805
      @nono4805 Před 6 lety +1

      I really hated this movie, when it came out. Never like Douglas, so that did not help.

    • @StasherDragon
      @StasherDragon Před 6 lety

      Dad and I loved it and both own a copy.

  • @williamt594
    @williamt594 Před 5 lety +21

    Dolores Claiborne (1995)

  • @alienlv426ify
    @alienlv426ify Před 8 lety +36

    Geena Davis was great in "The Long Kiss Goodbye".

    • @johnnycalvino7490
      @johnnycalvino7490 Před 6 lety +5

      Sergio Ramón Rodríguez Cajiga *Long Kiss Goodnight

    • @DHix319
      @DHix319 Před 5 lety +1

      A Long Kiss Goodnight was waaaaaayyy before it's time. One of the greatest lead female action roles of all time. Charlie Baltimore is in my top 3 with Ripley and Salt.

    • @quinnreiswig79
      @quinnreiswig79 Před 5 lety +1

      Geena Goddess Davis

  • @Saltydogg909
    @Saltydogg909 Před 7 lety +108

    Bill Murray in king pin is stellar ❤️

  • @richardlefaive1944
    @richardlefaive1944 Před 4 lety +23

    Several are posting "Grosse Point Blank" ... which I would defo submit as worthy of this list.
    One of my fave flicks of all time.

    • @morgan8757
      @morgan8757 Před 4 lety

      very fun movie

    • @Rob2068
      @Rob2068 Před 4 lety

      Richard Lefaive Yes a different movie. I’m familiar with where the movie took place too.

    • @richardlefaive1944
      @richardlefaive1944 Před 4 lety

      @@Rob2068 me too. Was there just 1 year ago. Hard to believe its part of Detroit!

    • @Rob2068
      @Rob2068 Před 4 lety

      Richard Lefaive Well not part of Detroit technically. Metro Detroit. The Pointes are separate cities, the southernmost of which borders Detroit. Some of metro Detroit is very nice.

    • @richardlefaive1944
      @richardlefaive1944 Před 4 lety

      @@Rob2068 yeah - I realize that. But that's just semantics to cover the bad optics of one of the world's richest boroughs sitting next door to one of America's poorest.
      Quite the shocker to drive along the waterfront front from.downtown Detroit through all those empty and boarded up buildings and then stumble smack into the pointe with no warning... literally after crossing one main street !
      It's beautiful of course but ... also the perfect and stark illistration of what's wrong with America considering what surrounds it.

  • @saymynameice-zen-berg511
    @saymynameice-zen-berg511 Před 6 lety +3

    So happy to see ExistenZ and Dark City on this list. They are among my favourite movies ever. Some other underrated films of the 90’s I think would be The Last Supper(1995), The Thirteenth Floor(1999), Last Of The Dogmen(1995), The Faculty(1998), Serial Mom(1993), Campfire Tales(1998), The Vagrant(1992).

  • @WatchMojo
    @WatchMojo  Před 8 lety +5

    In case you were wondering how the Mojoholics voted in our poll, see the votes and entries here:
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    Note that Viewer votes are just one of the hundreds of data points and variables that we look at when we create our lists, however.

    • @David39151
      @David39151 Před 8 lety

      you forgot the movie called the stupids

    • @medicwheat69
      @medicwheat69 Před 8 lety

      +David LuBrant that movie was horrid

    • @jeffpearljam1976
      @jeffpearljam1976 Před 8 lety +2

      Buffalo '66
      The Ice Storm
      Another Day in Paradise

    • @David39151
      @David39151 Před 8 lety

      +Christopher i love that movie

    • @ToroidalVortexLove
      @ToroidalVortexLove Před 8 lety

      +WatchMojo.com Falling Down is critically acclaimed tho.

  • @shanehennenhoefer9881
    @shanehennenhoefer9881 Před 8 lety +5

    Dark City, Gattaca, and Kingpin are all on my favorite movie list. Bill Murray ad libbed all of his lines in Kingpin! Freakin' HILARIOUS

  • @ahmedbassiouny8456
    @ahmedbassiouny8456 Před 2 lety +4

    Judgment Night (1993) with Emilio Estevez, Cuba Gooding Jr, Dennis Leary, Stephen Dorff and Jeremy Piven is another 90s underrated movie that needs more people to talk about, it's one a few thrillers that can happen in real life

  • @jameswhite-aldworth2804
    @jameswhite-aldworth2804 Před 5 lety +19

    What about Sneakers or Sleepers. Massively under rated movies.

    • @fleurelise997
      @fleurelise997 Před 5 lety +2

      Sneakers was loads of fun and clever. I agree not enough ppl saw it in it's time.

    • @DJdarkalbino
      @DJdarkalbino Před 4 lety +1

      Yep, Sneakers! Saw it like 8 times.

    • @Godzillafan1980
      @Godzillafan1980 Před 4 lety

      What about... MY ASS

    • @kojobakomito404
      @kojobakomito404 Před 3 lety

      Sneakers to me was kind of boring and sleepers the first half was good second half got boring real quick..

  • @danielstoner7807
    @danielstoner7807 Před 8 lety +13

    I think that arguably one of the most underrated movies of all time was Sleepers, which was from 1996. Fantastic.

    • @bubba842
      @bubba842 Před 8 lety +1

      yes I completely agree. I completely forgot about that movie. One of the best movies I've ever seen.

  • @DuncanM1592
    @DuncanM1592 Před 7 lety +12

    1999
    Arlington Road with Jeff Bridges, Tim Robbins and Joan Cusack.

  • @jacobthetongue
    @jacobthetongue Před 5 lety +4

    I would add Deep Cover to this list. Jeff Goldblum and Laerence Fishburne were incredible in this flick. True Romance was also highly underrated.

  • @johnrambo3239
    @johnrambo3239 Před 5 lety +2

    'Dark city' is such a great movie, unique with an awesome, unforeseen twist at the end that makes the whole movie make sense, which until then the viewer is kept guessing. One of my all time favourites!

  • @piranhasforscissors
    @piranhasforscissors Před 8 lety +41

    I fucking LOVED Gattaca. I wish more people saw it...it was awesome...

    • @RawhideProductions1
      @RawhideProductions1 Před 6 lety

      Rent THX 1138. It was filmed in the same location.

    • @DrewberTravels
      @DrewberTravels Před 6 lety

      I will pass on any George Lucas BS... thanks.

    • @germanicelt
      @germanicelt Před 6 lety

      I still remember seeing it at the movies. Got it on DVD.

  • @DjAether8
    @DjAether8 Před 8 lety +48

    What about the 1998 film Fallen starring Denzel Washington

    • @AndrewJackson-rr9jk
      @AndrewJackson-rr9jk Před 5 lety

      yes

    • @skoofer
      @skoofer Před 5 lety +1

      I was just thinking about that movie earlier today, it is a good one

    • @iNKN
      @iNKN Před 5 lety +2

      They seriously need more films like that. Crime noir is amazing. But supernatural crime noir seeded in realism rather than overtly fantastical. Fucking brilliant

    • @dakritic
      @dakritic Před 5 lety +1

      The movie sucked.

    • @yhwhswarrior6086
      @yhwhswarrior6086 Před 5 lety +1

      I love this movie.... Let me tell you a story about the time I almost died.

  • @kongstrong1938
    @kongstrong1938 Před 4 lety +9

    I watch Tremors every year and it never gets old. 1 through 10 should be Kevin Bacon movies. Air up there, Hollow man, Stir of Echoes, The River Wild, and Flatliners.

    • @SneedyKetler
      @SneedyKetler Před 4 lety +2

      Stir of Echoes, most definitely. Flatliners was well filmed but the remake detracts from its score.

  • @kleverstudios
    @kleverstudios Před 6 lety +3

    You wanna know what’s underrated? Fire In a The Sky! It’s so good too! Not like what “really” happened but it’s cool.

  • @davidr1620
    @davidr1620 Před 7 lety +145

    Thumbs up for Dark City.

    • @foxybingo1112
      @foxybingo1112 Před 7 lety +3

      David R all the sci Fi movies on this list are better than the matrix as far as I'm concerned.

    • @MantiaRyche
      @MantiaRyche Před 6 lety +5

      Dark City was amazing when it came out, its still amazing. Alex Proyas created a masterpiece.

    • @BlunderCity
      @BlunderCity Před 6 lety +3

      Indeed one of the greatest film of the 90s:
      _"First there was darkness. Then came the strangers. They were a race as old as time itself. They had mastered the ultimate technology. The ability to alter physical reality by will alone. They called this ability "Tuning". But they were dying. Their civilization was in decline, and so they abandoned their world seeking a cure for their own mortality. Their endless journey brought them to a small, blue world in the farthest corner of the galaxy. Our world. Here they thought they had finally found what they had been searching for. My name is Dr. Daniel Paul Schreber. I am just a man. I helped the strangers conduct their experiments. I have betrayed my own kind."_
      _"Daylight. When was the last time you remember seeing it? And I'm not talking about some distant, half-forgotten childhood memory. I mean like yesterday? Last week? When? Can you come up with a single memory? You can't, can you? You know something? I don't think the sun even exists in this place, because I've been up for hours and hours and hours and the night never ends here."_

    • @bilbo1778
      @bilbo1778 Před 6 lety

      I don't understand why it was on the list...Dark City is not considered a cult classic?

    • @adamhovey407
      @adamhovey407 Před 6 lety

      David R Wonderful film.

  • @bibleanddisneyfan
    @bibleanddisneyfan Před 8 lety +6

    Good to see Hunchback and Miller's Crossing here! Both very underrated!

  • @emiliomanueldepedro9650
    @emiliomanueldepedro9650 Před 5 lety +5

    Another Underrated film is "A little Princess", directed by Alfonso Cuaron.

  • @algg19761994
    @algg19761994 Před 5 lety +16

    Glengarry Glen Ross. I only know a few film buffs that have seen it. Ok story with some of the best acting ever. 95 RT score. Check it out.

    • @Blaqjaqshellaq
      @Blaqjaqshellaq Před 5 lety +5

      "Third prize is, you're fired!"

    • @SneedyKetler
      @SneedyKetler Před 4 lety +2

      ALWAYS BE CLOSING

    • @andrewsutherland4429
      @andrewsutherland4429 Před 4 lety

      I thought everyone had seen it, it's al pacino and Kevin Spacey ffs...

    • @nayr497
      @nayr497 Před 4 lety

      It's an excellent movie! Weird, most of my movie-appreciating friends have seen it and enjoyed it.

  • @tonybennett4159
    @tonybennett4159 Před 8 lety +6

    Strange Days was the quintessential millenium movie. People either didn't get it or found the underlying hardness of the movie too much to take. At least Bigelow eventually received the kudos that her career deserved.

  • @mitchellhodgemeyer7306
    @mitchellhodgemeyer7306 Před 8 lety +3

    This is one of the best lists WatchMojo has put together. I've seen everyone of these films, even the honorable mentions, and I own two thirds of the 10 main films. The sci-fi ones in particular are seriously underrated. Strange Days, Existenz and Dark City are just completely killer, and if you haven't seen these you should hand back in your Certificate of Sci-Fi Street Cred.

    • @maicolmallers2999
      @maicolmallers2999 Před 8 lety

      +Mitchell Hodgemeyer In my hometown, where I spent 2 years living with my grandparents (during 7th and 8th grade), there was this video-rental store that managed to have all kind of movies. I got to watch most of this list from them, I suppose I didn't know how lucky I was.
      Sad thing is that I can tell why these movies didn't get the attention they deserved, it was one or more of the following:
      1) the lack of movie stars
      2) the lack of strenght (or better budget) in portraying the story
      3) they were ahead of their time
      Think of Dark City, it should be in the same "shelf" than The Matrix but the Wachowski Bros got better budget for SFX and an uprising star like Keanu Reves.

    • @mitchellhodgemeyer7306
      @mitchellhodgemeyer7306 Před 8 lety

      Maicol Mallers I had a similar experience. There were two video stores in my hometown that really had good stuff. One specialized in foreign films, especially foreign horror films, and one specialized in rare movies and cult movies.
      I agree with you about Dark City. I like The Matrix, but Dark City is a more interesting and much more visually appealing film than the Matrix. And Dark City came out a year before The Matrix. Existenz came out the same year as The Matrix by the way, even though a lot of people trash it saying it's trying to be like the Matrix. One, it's completely different, only the general idea is similar. And two, it's directed by David Cronenberg; and if you're a fan of good horror, that tells you pretty much all you need to know - that you should see it.

  • @rodzilla6053
    @rodzilla6053 Před 4 lety +4

    Kingpin, Strange days, The Long Kiss Goodnight and Falling down were 4 of my favorite movies at the time and to this day. Though not my favorites but I saw and enjoyed both A Simple plan and Dark City in the theater. Some you missed on were Tresspass and Judgement night. BTW, Bill Paxton was in A simple plan and Tresspass.

  • @Camiloquai1
    @Camiloquai1 Před 4 lety +6

    "My Own Private Idaho", by Gus Van Sant. Starring Keanu Reeves and River Phoenix...

  • @RABthefirst
    @RABthefirst Před 8 lety +48

    Little confused. I thought you said you were excuding films that developed a cult following but then said Gattaca developed a cult following.

  • @Button101Man
    @Button101Man Před 7 lety +14

    Man Bites Dog is an underrated 90's movie. Belgian mockumentary about a camera crew following a psychopath. Very dark comedy.

    • @hexagongraphics2525
      @hexagongraphics2525 Před 4 lety

      Yea - if you wanted to create a TRUE list of underrated movies: This list is popular movies that everyone saw.

    • @franktielemans6624
      @franktielemans6624 Před 4 lety

      Original title : C'est arrivé pres de chez vous.

  • @MrWoolyMonster
    @MrWoolyMonster Před 5 lety +15

    “We’re excluding movies any movie that have gained cult status.”
    On #2 Gattaca “...but has since gathered a respectable cult status.”
    Ugh...?

    • @mrrpggamer2
      @mrrpggamer2 Před 4 lety

      No shit and hunchback of Notre Dame was always a great film. Then and now it's a Disney film everyone remembers. Idiots...

    • @neondoctrine5127
      @neondoctrine5127 Před 4 lety

      came to the comments to find this ^

    • @nl3064
      @nl3064 Před 4 lety

      @mrrpggamer2 - 6.9 imdb, 74% metacritic, 71% R.T. (70% audience). Truly sits on a high pedestal; yet another moving children's picture book with nothing to actually set it apart and above any other Disney production. So great. Another familiar, risk-free, no chances, no need to do anything new adaptation of a century and a half old public-domain property; A main character who's basically the elephant man (though this has the typical kiddie-friendly sugary ending where the whole city unilaterally accepts him) and a flat one-dimensional baddie who's bad just to be bad who literally dies the same way as Gaston (and like half the Disney Villains). Perfunctory musical numbers that play like every other Disney musical cue. Conflicts resolved in an hour-and-a-half with a neat pretty bow on top and they all live in perfect harmony ever after. Wow, such a stand-out in Disney's 200+ movie catalog. Also Quasi gets friend-zoned hard at the end and, y'know, he's perfectly chill with it. Why don't you ask around who remembers it?

  • @rheffner3
    @rheffner3 Před 4 lety +6

    I do agree with your list. Particularly The Long Kiss Goodnight.

  • @BeegYoshi24
    @BeegYoshi24 Před 8 lety +7

    A Simple Plan was an excellent choice for #1. The book was even better. A few friends find a shit ton of money sitting in a crashed plane buried in the snow... What a cool idea for a story!

    • @keyman6689
      @keyman6689 Před 8 lety +1

      Totally agree! If you think the movie is great (and it is), the book is that much better! The details you get from the thought processes the characters go through as the story unravels are riveting.

  • @isaacherrera2337
    @isaacherrera2337 Před 8 lety +116

    event horizon

  • @joseph4861
    @joseph4861 Před 6 lety +3

    Ravenous is a 1999 Western black comedy horror-suspense film directed by Antonia Bird and starring Guy Pearce - is never talked about but is excellent.

  • @michaelsummerell8618
    @michaelsummerell8618 Před 5 lety

    Just watched "A Simple Plan" after watching this video - many thanks for the heads-up! Quality film, great story and good acting! Hard to believe I'd never heard of it before!

  • @markmuhammad8411
    @markmuhammad8411 Před 8 lety +48

    "Films can't be well-received now or have a cult following"
    "9) GATTACA... This movie now has a cult following"

    • @BacknMetro
      @BacknMetro Před 8 lety +1

      +Mark Muhammad I know! I caught that as well.

    • @Lmaoh5150
      @Lmaoh5150 Před 8 lety

      Exactly what I thought

    • @tianapitesr8553
      @tianapitesr8553 Před 8 lety

      +Mark Muhammad come on Mike Bounce!

    • @mickd1337
      @mickd1337 Před 8 lety +1

      +Mark Muhammad Most of the films in the list do.

    • @RogerSanderson
      @RogerSanderson Před 8 lety

      +Mark Muhammad Heck... Just the first one on the list. Dark City. Which has been screened again recently at Alamo Drafthouse.

  • @YouBazinga
    @YouBazinga Před 7 lety +105

    Nicolas Cage's best underrated movie is Raising Arizona

  • @DannyBeans
    @DannyBeans Před 4 lety +3

    "Defending Your Life," 1991. Written, directed by, and starring Albert Brooks, with Meryl Streep and Rip Torn.

  • @roberdanger
    @roberdanger Před rokem +2

    man i loved Gattaca, Falling Down and Kingpin growing up

  • @nickreyes3604
    @nickreyes3604 Před 8 lety +36

    falling down now that was a good movie

    • @ObscuredByTime
      @ObscuredByTime Před 5 lety

      Actually, it was a horrible movie with horrible dialogue, cheesy stereotypes, and all sorts of other issues. But, yes, it has it's moments. We all get it.

  • @FR0980Y
    @FR0980Y Před 7 lety +7

    2 Days in the Valley is definitely the most underrated film of the 90's. Looks like even they missed it.

  • @mistermalt3234
    @mistermalt3234 Před 4 lety +5

    "Detroit Rock City" with Edward Furlong

  • @savethezombies
    @savethezombies Před 4 lety +2

    Night on Earth: also a Jim Jarmusch film with a great cast and amazing soundtrack by Tom Waits.

  • @tmovies92
    @tmovies92 Před 7 lety +3

    My 10 Favorite underrated 90's Movies are
    1-Problem Child 1 & 2
    2-Bulletproof
    3-Wild Things
    4-The Ice Storm(all due respect to Crouching Tiger & Brokeback Mountain, but I think The Ice Storm is Ang Lee's best film)
    5-The Client(RIP Brad Renfro)
    6-Orgazmo
    7-Stealing Beauty
    8-Poison Ivy
    9-Bound(I think this is actually the Wachowski's best film)
    10-Lord of the Flies

  • @TheAgentAssassin
    @TheAgentAssassin Před 8 lety +7

    Dark City was too high art for the general public at the time.

    • @MrTibster
      @MrTibster Před 8 lety +3

      +TheAgentAssassin Aye, just a shame that the director just made Gods of Egypt... oh the mighty have fallen.

    • @MrTibster
      @MrTibster Před 8 lety

      zombiesnyder13 The Crow being a phenomenal adaptation and I Robot being a damn good Sci-fi flick, Dark City for me still being his best film though.

  • @jazzpoet1974
    @jazzpoet1974 Před 5 lety +9

    "Beautiful Girls" (1996)

  • @adriengray3332
    @adriengray3332 Před 2 lety +1

    The Iron Giant and The Prince of Egypt is so underrated. I love those movies.

  • @mrscrushertrottalachancewh9707

    One of my faves that's underrated it Toy Soldiers with Sean Astin and Wil Wheaton

  • @CAngel57ful
    @CAngel57ful Před 8 lety +5

    Oh man I loved 'A Simple Plan'. One of the best movies ever.

  • @reacbeac8436
    @reacbeac8436 Před 4 lety +7

    Lock Stock and 2 Smoking Barrels

  • @garyjskadra1180
    @garyjskadra1180 Před 3 lety +3

    True Romance (1993) should be on here. One of Tarantino's early films he was involved with. Patricia Arquette, Christian Slater, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Brad Pitt, Chris Penn and James Gandolfini among others. Great film😎

  • @auritone
    @auritone Před 7 lety +3

    All great movies.
    Bit one I would like to see here is Atom Egoyan's brilliant The Sweet Hereafter.

  • @magnificentfailure2390
    @magnificentfailure2390 Před 8 lety +4

    El Mariachi gets ignored a heck of a lot. It's a goddamn Sergio Leone-type masterpiece, but it's often relegated to Sunday afternoon Spanish-language television status.

  • @mcsquisherton
    @mcsquisherton Před 5 lety +13

    Gattaca is one of the most rewatchable movies I've ever seen IMO.

    • @ObscuredByTime
      @ObscuredByTime Před 5 lety

      You like "rewatchable?" Can I highly, highly, highly recommend Mulholland Dr. to you if you haven't seen it?

    • @iWhacko
      @iWhacko Před 5 lety

      the three movies in this list that I really liked were Gattaca, eXistenZ and The long kiss goodnight. So if your taste in movies is similar as mine, I recommend watching the other two aswell.
      Also, "Antitrust" comes to mind, another one I used to rewatch often.

    • @kummakummakummakummakummac8606
      @kummakummakummakummakummac8606 Před 5 lety

      @@ObscuredByTime I re watched it the other day. I love David Lynch.

    • @ravenfeathesDVM
      @ravenfeathesDVM Před 5 lety

      Gattica was one of the most boring movies ever!

  • @lazy_gamer_dad
    @lazy_gamer_dad Před 5 lety

    I watched nearly all of these in the cinema without having much idea what they were about beforehand. They were all great experiences. I love this list.

  • @nyak63RUS
    @nyak63RUS Před 8 lety +4

    They said in the intro they were "excluding any movies that, while they may not have initially become popular, are now generally received more positively or have gained cult status" and then they put Gattaca at number 9. People won't shut up about Gattaca. They then acknowledge it's "cult following." So... what the fuck?

  • @talkingheadsforever
    @talkingheadsforever Před 5 lety +8

    How about Bill Murray in the very funny Quick Change? Jason Robards was brilliant.

  • @nayr497
    @nayr497 Před 4 lety +2

    Miller's Crossing is just an incredible movie. I'm not even a movie buff, but that movie blew me away, thought about it for a few weeks afterwards!
    It's one that if you enjoy good movies and haven't seen it, stop what you're doing and go track it down today. It's a wonderful masterpiece!

  • @fleurelise997
    @fleurelise997 Před 5 lety +10

    Dark City and Existenz had to have been the source material for The Matrix.

    • @clairewarner5704
      @clairewarner5704 Před 4 lety +2

      Nope.. Existentz was being filmed at the same time and only came out a month before. Dark City came out a year before though the Matrix but the Matrix was in production for at least 2 years before that. If you want to find an influence, look to the works of Cyberpunk fiction writer William Gibson who had 'virtual worlds' in his writings.

    • @Gonk
      @Gonk Před 4 lety

      Also Inception

    • @stevee.oneder891
      @stevee.oneder891 Před 3 lety +1

      Reality is the source material for the matrix

  • @Germania9
    @Germania9 Před 8 lety +6

    It's amazing how most movies from 1990s can look like they're made in 2000s.

    • @Seventizz
      @Seventizz Před 8 lety +1

      Film technology has pretty much peaked. Thanks videophiles!

    • @CitrusCanker
      @CitrusCanker Před 8 lety

      You're right

  • @LordKohaegan
    @LordKohaegan Před 7 lety +3

    Gattaca is one of my top 10 favorite movies, every about it is so amazing. The story, acting, directing and music were all top notch. Strangeland is the only one I like more on this list. All the movies you listed are great though.

  • @shawnwells5719
    @shawnwells5719 Před 6 lety

    Falling Down...couldn't stop re-watching it when it came out. Found Red Rock West in a discount bin years ago...took a chance, great movie.

  • @sjwmerker5797
    @sjwmerker5797 Před 5 lety

    Wonderful pick at #1. Remember this one in the theater. An instant classic.

  • @thenarrator1984
    @thenarrator1984 Před 8 lety +6

    dark city is on my top 10 movies of all time. so is gattaca..everyone i show these movies to love them

  • @wildwillie3631
    @wildwillie3631 Před 5 lety +6

    Two movies are in my top 20 all time is true romance and rounders

  • @-cynicpsychic-7275
    @-cynicpsychic-7275 Před 5 lety +2

    Ghost Dog, Falling Down, Kingpin are all movies I've watched literal hundreds of times. Didn't know they were as overlooked as u say.

  • @postin17
    @postin17 Před 5 lety +2

    I definitely thought that Doom Generation would be on here. Such a unique movie.

  • @bicuspidmars
    @bicuspidmars Před 5 lety +8

    What about Army of Darkness? It's the most epic movie ever

  • @raven89F
    @raven89F Před 8 lety +25

    One of most Underrated movies of 2000 is Equilibrium

    • @RavenwingAcademy7511
      @RavenwingAcademy7511 Před 7 lety

      raven89F now THAT fuggin movie was Uncle Nanners for real. GUN KATA??? Whaaaaa!!??

    • @TimesThree333
      @TimesThree333 Před 6 lety +1

      That movie's kind of dumb when you think about it though.

    • @superdrinkingpepsi
      @superdrinkingpepsi Před 6 lety

      It's dumb, but because of that it's so entertaining.

    • @quinnreiswig79
      @quinnreiswig79 Před 5 lety

      Excellent choice only wrong category but forgive me if we are only talking a matter of weeks (90s 2000s

  • @fezofficial2716
    @fezofficial2716 Před 6 lety +1

    I've just finished watching A Simple Plan thanks to this list. Wow. What a film.

  • @56postoffice
    @56postoffice Před 6 lety +1

    "One False Move" starring Billy Bob Thornton and the late great Bill Paxton. It came out in 1992. Great film. Also, "Last Action Hero" which at the time was a rare feat for Scharwzenegger: his first flop. But seeing that it came out in 1993 and up against some dinosaur flick, he had no chance. But it's a good film.

  • @MrWadsox
    @MrWadsox Před 7 lety +17

    I did see "A Simple Plan" and you are right. It was extraordinary.

    • @wildwillie3631
      @wildwillie3631 Před 5 lety +1

      Green Genes didn’t simple plan get some Oscar buzz. How is that underrated

    • @fleurelise997
      @fleurelise997 Před 5 lety

      It was a critic's choice on many lists. Excellent acting.

    • @nl3064
      @nl3064 Před 4 lety

      Call me a prick if you want, but how is it "Extra-Ordinary"? It's just a flat, plain, flavorless, Tofu Fargo knock-off.

  • @telmomota6649
    @telmomota6649 Před 4 lety +7

    I strongly recommend David Lynch's Straight Story

  • @Dantheman14510
    @Dantheman14510 Před rokem +1

    I’d say
    1. Blown Away both films
    2. Strange Days
    3. Silent Fall
    4. The Mod Squad
    5. Fled
    6. Brokedown Palace
    7. Malice
    8. Virtuosity
    9. Girl 6
    10. Desperate Measures
    11. Extreme Measures
    12. Getting Even with Dad
    13. Half the Mary Kate and Ashley movies
    14. Fearless
    15. Half the hood movies
    16. Most Wanted
    17. Deep Cover
    18. Hoodlum
    19. Half the 90s kid films
    20. The HBO movies
    21. Breakdown
    22. The Hand that Rocks the Cradle
    23. Instinct
    24. In Dreams
    25. Inferno
    26. Andersonville-TV Movie
    27. Smilla’s Sense of Snow
    28. Snow Falling on Cedars
    29. Hush
    30. Red Corner
    31. Nick of Time
    32. The Game
    33. The Fan
    A lot of movies that I can’t think of but I liked these movies I listed. There’s a ton of them in the 90’s that were underrated. These are a lot of them that weren’t even mentioned.

  • @M_B_J
    @M_B_J Před 4 lety +1

    Great list. How about Jacobs Ladder?

  • @riccardoalcaro8483
    @riccardoalcaro8483 Před 8 lety +17

    Jacob's ladder (1990) is a masterpiece

    • @ke6533
      @ke6533 Před 5 lety +2

      I watched this on Easter Sunday in either '95 or '96 with my entire extended family. Scared the $#!+ out of me.

    • @fleurelise997
      @fleurelise997 Před 5 lety +2

      Is it underrated? Was a critical success.

    • @SneedyKetler
      @SneedyKetler Před 4 lety +1

      My 2nd favorite film. I haven’t seen the remake.

    • @andrewsutherland4429
      @andrewsutherland4429 Před 4 lety

      @@SneedyKetler didn't know there's a remake. originals are usually best.

  • @aburg10s
    @aburg10s Před 6 lety +3

    Welcome to the Dollhouse, The Arrival, Death and the Maiden

  • @mockmonkey1
    @mockmonkey1 Před 5 lety

    "U Turn" with Sean Penn and "Thursday" with Thomas Jane are both awesome 90's movies.

  • @SuPeRNinJaRed
    @SuPeRNinJaRed Před 7 lety +14

    I was kinda hoping to see Dead Man on this list.

    • @auritone
      @auritone Před 7 lety +2

      Completely forgot about that myself. That movie was fantastic!

    • @mikekock927
      @mikekock927 Před 5 lety

      Too boring for most, but amazing film. Love Jim jarmusch.

    • @antony5365
      @antony5365 Před 5 lety +1

      Yeah, back when Depp used to do good stuff.

  • @roberthardin1436
    @roberthardin1436 Před 8 lety +7

    kingpin and falling down are some of my favorite 90's films

  • @taylormitton8062
    @taylormitton8062 Před 6 lety +2

    Sneakers 1992 is such an underrated movie from the decade! It has an amazing score by James Horner and an amazing cast including River Phoenix, Robert Redford and Dan Akroid, just to make a few

  • @jasonyakiwchuk5897
    @jasonyakiwchuk5897 Před 6 lety +9

    With Honors... I think its one of Joe Pesci's best performances!

  • @brgreg8725
    @brgreg8725 Před 5 lety +8

    King of New York anything Gary Oldman made

  • @jtno2
    @jtno2 Před 5 lety +5

    Fresh should be on the list. Oh and so should Galaxy Quest.

  • @RawhideProductions1
    @RawhideProductions1 Před 6 lety +1

    The Last Seduction and Bound. Fun fact, the name of the bar in Bound was "The Watering Hole."

  • @jarredmcguinn876
    @jarredmcguinn876 Před 4 lety

    I last watched A Simple Plan on VHS (might still have it in the bottom of a box somewhere), What a great movie!

  • @paulclarke7571
    @paulclarke7571 Před 5 lety +3

    "Bound" and Hard Core Logo" should be on here. They are watchable many times per year.