Best underrated movies worth watching

High heat, quieter rooms. Not “nobody’s heard of this” — the ones that punch above the chatter and still earn the seat. Skip the titles everyone already made you watch.

from the blog · top 100 of 1,537

#1

7

83.5GRM

777 Charlie (2022)

2022 · 164m · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

★8.7(49k)·#44pool

#2

S

82.8GRM

Sansho the Bailiff (1954)

1954 · 124m · Drama

★8.3(20k)·#72pool

#3

C

82.5GRM

Children of Paradise (1945)

1945 · 189m · Drama, Romance

★8.3(23k)·#81pool

#4

B

82.3GRM

The Best of Youth (2003)

2003 · 374m · Drama, Romance

★8.4(29k)·#93pool

#5

S

82.0GRM

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

1967 · 128m · Drama

★8.3(16k)·#104pool

#6

L

81.8GRM

Late Spring (1949)

1949 · 110m · Comedy, Drama

★8.2(22k)·#111pool

#7

A

81.3GRM

A Brighter Summer Day (1991)

1991 · 237m · Crime, Drama, Romance

★8.2(15k)·#131pool

#8

A

81.2GRM

Army of Shadows (1969)

1969 · 145m · Drama, War

★8.1(30k)·#145pool

#9

C

81.0GRM

The Chaos Class (1975)

1975 · 85m · Comedy

★9.1(47k)·#156pool

#10

U

80.8GRM

Umberto D. (1952)

1952 · 89m · Drama

★8.1(31k)·#173pool

#11

Q

80.8GRM

Quo Vadis, Aida? (2020)

2020 · 101m · Drama, History, War

★8.0(42k)·#176pool

#12

S

80.8GRM

Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

1957 · 96m · Drama, Film-Noir

★8.0(41k)·#177pool

#13

B

80.6GRM

Black Friday (2004)

2004 · 143m · Action, Crime, Drama

★8.4(27k)·#190pool

#14

S

80.5GRM

The Shop Around the Corner (1940)

1940 · 99m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★8.0(45k)·#196pool

#15

C

80.5GRM

The Circus (1928)

1928 · 72m · Comedy, Family, Romance

★8.1(39k)·#197pool

#16

C

80.5GRM

The Cranes Are Flying (1957)

1957 · 95m · Drama, Romance, War

★8.3(23k)·#199pool

#17

R

80.5GRM

Rififi (1955)

1955 · 118m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★8.1(40k)·#203pool

#18

C

80.3GRM

Close-Up (1990)

1990 · 98m · Biography, Crime, Drama

★8.2(28k)·#214pool

#19

W

80.2GRM

Woman in the Dunes (1964)

1964 · 147m · Drama, Thriller

★8.4(27k)·#220pool

#20

L

80.2GRM

The Leopard (1963)

1963 · 186m · Drama, History

★7.9(35k)·#227pool

#21

W

80.0GRM

White Heat (1949)

1949 · 114m · Action, Crime, Drama

★8.1(39k)·#235pool

#22

C

79.9GRM

The Conformist (1970)

1970 · 113m · Drama

★7.9(40k)·#254pool

#23

R

79.8GRM

Rocco and His Brothers (1960)

1960 · 179m · Crime, Drama, Sport

★8.2(26k)·#257pool

#24

W

79.8GRM

Wolfwalkers (2020)

2020 · 103m · Action, Adventure, Animation

★8.0(46k)·#263pool

#25

M

79.8GRM

Mahanati (2018)

2018 · 177m · Biography, Drama

★8.4(17k)·#265pool

#26

Z

79.8GRM

Z (1969)

1969 · 127m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★8.1(34k)·#271pool

#27

V

79.8GRM

The Voice of Hind Rajab (2025)

2025 · 89m · Biography, Drama, War

★8.2(22k)·#272pool

#28

I

79.8GRM

Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

1970 · 115m · Crime, Drama

★8.0(16k)·#273pool

#29

B

79.7GRM

Brief Encounter (1945)

1945 · 86m · Drama, Romance

★8.0(49k)·#281pool

#30

R

79.7GRM

The Rules of the Game (1939)

1939 · 110m · Comedy, Drama

★7.9(34k)·#286pool

#31

S

79.6GRM

Sanjuro (1962)

1962 · 96m · Action, Drama, Thriller

★8.0(44k)·#293pool

#32

A

79.6GRM

Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)

1987 · 104m · Drama, War

★8.0(39k)·#294pool

#33

M

79.6GRM

The Miracle Worker (1962)

1962 · 106m · Biography, Drama

★8.1(21k)·#295pool

#34

H

79.5GRM

The Hidden Fortress (1958)

1958 · 126m · Adventure, Drama

★8.0(46k)·#301pool

#35

W

79.5GRM

The World of Apu (1959)

1959 · 105m · Drama

★8.4(21k)·#310pool

#36

E

79.5GRM

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021)

2021 · 155m · Action, Animation, Drama

★8.0(19k)·#311pool

#37

B

79.3GRM

Bangalore Days (2014)

2014 · 171m · Comedy, Drama, Musical

★8.3(29k)·#325pool

#38

H

79.3GRM

Hi Nanna (2023)

2023 · 155m · Drama, Family, Romance

★8.3(28k)·#331pool

#39

T

79.3GRM

The Twilight Samurai (2002)

2002 · 129m · Drama, Romance

★8.0(27k)·#337pool

#40

S

79.2GRM

Sullivan's Travels (1941)

1941 · 90m · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

★7.9(31k)·#345pool

#41

S

79.1GRM

Still Walking (2008)

2008 · 115m · Drama

★7.9(21k)·#359pool

#42

R

79.1GRM

Ramayana: The Legend of Prince Rama (1993)

1993 · 135m · Action, Adventure, Animation

★9.1(18k)·#360pool

#43

F

79.0GRM

Farewell My Concubine (1993)

1993 · 171m · Drama, Music, Romance

★8.1(38k)·#370pool

#44

T

79.0GRM

Tampopo (1985)

1985 · 114m · Comedy

★7.9(28k)·#376pool

#45

W

79.0GRM

Werckmeister Harmonies (2000)

2000 · 145m · Drama, Mystery

★7.9(18k)·#378pool

#46

P

79.0GRM

Playtime (1967)

1967 · 155m · Comedy

★7.8(30k)·#384pool

#47

R

78.9GRM

The Red Circle (1970)

1970 · 140m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★7.9(32k)·#390pool

#48

W

78.9GRM

The Wild Pear Tree (2018)

2018 · 188m · Drama

★8.0(31k)·#391pool

#49

2

78.9GRM

2018 (2023)

2023 · 150m · Action, Drama, Thriller

★8.3(17k)·#392pool

#50

S

78.9GRM

Sairat (2016)

2016 · 174m · Drama, Romance

★8.3(17k)·#393pool

#51

N

78.8GRM

Nobody Knows (2004)

2004 · 141m · Drama

★8.0(36k)·#399pool

#52

T

78.8GRM

Through a Glass Darkly (1961)

1961 · 90m · Drama

★7.9(30k)·#406pool

#53

V

78.8GRM

Violet Evergarden: The Movie (2020)

2020 · 140m · Animation, Drama, Fantasy

★8.3(15k)·#407pool

#54

I

78.7GRM

Inherit the Wind (1960)

1960 · 128m · Biography, Drama, History

★8.1(36k)·#424pool

#55

T

78.7GRM

The Thin Man (1934)

1934 · 91m · Comedy, Crime, Mystery

★7.9(36k)·#425pool

#56

E

78.7GRM

Elevator to the Gallows (1958)

1958 · 91m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★7.9(32k)·#428pool

#57

D

78.6GRM

Drishyam 2 (2021)

2021 · 152m · Crime, Drama, Mystery

★8.4(46k)·#436pool

#58

J

78.6GRM

Jean de Florette (1986)

1986 · 120m · Drama

★8.1(30k)·#437pool

#59

G

78.5GRM

Great Expectations (1946)

1946 · 118m · Adventure, Drama, Mystery

★7.8(29k)·#450pool

#60

R

78.5GRM

Rangasthalam (2018)

2018 · 170m · Action, Drama

★8.2(32k)·#457pool

#61

L

78.5GRM

Look Back (2024)

2024 · 58m · Animation, Drama

★7.8(24k)·#458pool

#62

R

78.5GRM

Red Beard (1965)

1965 · 185m · Drama

★8.3(24k)·#459pool

#63

A

78.5GRM

A Face in the Crowd (1957)

1957 · 126m · Drama, Music

★8.1(20k)·#460pool

#64

A

78.3GRM

Au hasard Balthazar (1966)

1966 · 95m · Drama

★7.7(25k)·#467pool

#65

R

78.3GRM

The Roaring Twenties (1939)

1939 · 106m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★7.9(18k)·#475pool

#66

P

78.3GRM

Pather Panchali (1955)

1955 · 125m · Drama, History

★8.2(42k)·#486pool

#67

R

78.3GRM

Red River (1948)

1948 · 133m · Drama, Western

★7.7(38k)·#487pool

#68

A

78.3GRM

A Woman Under the Influence (1974)

1974 · 155m · Drama, Romance

★8.0(34k)·#488pool

#69

M

78.2GRM

My Man Godfrey (1936)

1936 · 94m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.9(29k)·#494pool

#70

I

78.2GRM

I Vitelloni (1953)

1953 · 104m · Comedy, Drama

★7.8(24k)·#495pool

#71

S

78.2GRM

Shahid (2012)

2012 · 129m · Biography, Drama

★8.2(22k)·#496pool

#72

T

78.2GRM

To Have and Have Not (1944)

1944 · 100m · Adventure, Comedy, Drama

★7.8(42k)·#505pool

#73

O

78.1GRM

Ordet (1955)

1955 · 126m · Drama

★8.2(19k)·#513pool

#74

P

78.1GRM

Poetry (2010)

2010 · 139m · Drama

★7.8(15k)·#514pool

#75

L

78.0GRM

The Lady Eve (1941)

1941 · 94m · Comedy, Romance

★7.7(26k)·#520pool

#76

C

78.0GRM

The Color of Paradise (1999)

1999 · 90m · Drama, Family

★8.1(20k)·#531pool

#77

M

78.0GRM

My Life as a Zucchini (2016)

2016 · 70m · Animation, Comedy, Drama

★7.8(34k)·#540pool

#78

T

77.9GRM

Top Hat (1935)

1935 · 101m · Comedy, Musical, Romance

★7.7(22k)·#551pool

#79

A

77.8GRM

Attack on Titan: The Last Attack (2024)

2024 · 145m · Action, Adventure, Animation

★8.9(38k)·#559pool

#80

E

77.8GRM

Ernest & Celestine (2012)

2012 · 80m · Adventure, Animation, Comedy

★7.8(25k)·#560pool

#81

O

77.8GRM

Oliver Twist (1948)

1948 · 105m · Drama

★7.8(15k)·#561pool

#82

A

77.8GRM

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

1950 · 112m · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

★7.8(33k)·#567pool

#83

F

77.8GRM

Fail Safe (1964)

1964 · 112m · Drama, Thriller

★8.0(28k)·#568pool

#84

L

77.8GRM

Limelight (1952)

1952 · 137m · Comedy, Drama, Music

★8.0(24k)·#569pool

#85

U

77.8GRM

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (1964)

1964 · 91m · Drama, Musical, Romance

★7.8(36k)·#575pool

#86

C

77.8GRM

C.R.A.Z.Y. (2005)

2005 · 129m · Comedy, Drama

★7.8(35k)·#576pool

#87

T

77.8GRM

Turtles Can Fly (2004)

2004 · 98m · Drama, War

★8.0(23k)·#577pool

#88

B

77.7GRM

BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War - The Calamity (2026)

2026 · 80m · Animation, Fantasy

★9.0(17k)·#591pool

#89

F

77.6GRM

The Fool (2014)

2014 · 116m · Crime, Drama, Thriller

★7.9(19k)·#596pool

#90

T

77.5GRM

That Obscure Object of Desire (1977)

1977 · 103m · Comedy, Drama, Romance

★7.8(27k)·#600pool

#91

H

77.5GRM

How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies (2024)

2024 · 125m · Comedy, Drama, Family

★7.9(23k)·#601pool

#92

C

77.5GRM

Captain Blood (1935)

1935 · 119m · Action, Adventure, History

★7.7(18k)·#602pool

#93

T

77.5GRM

Time of the Gypsies (1988)

1988 · 142m · Comedy, Crime, Drama

★8.1(35k)·#611pool

#94

A

77.5GRM

Aparajito (1956)

1956 · 110m · Drama

★8.2(20k)·#612pool

#95

L

77.5GRM

Love Exposure (2008)

2008 · 237m · Action, Comedy, Drama

★8.0(18k)·#613pool

#96

S

77.5GRM

Scarface (1932)

1932 · 93m · Action, Crime, Drama

★7.7(34k)·#625pool

#97

M

77.5GRM

Mildred Pierce (1945)

1945 · 111m · Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

★7.9(32k)·#626pool

#98

A

77.5GRM

A Man Escaped (1956)

1956 · 101m · Drama, Thriller, War

★8.1(31k)·#627pool

#99

U

77.5GRM

Ugetsu (1953)

1953 · 96m · Drama, Fantasy, War

★8.1(29k)·#628pool

#100

S

77.5GRM

The Second Mother (2015)

2015 · 112m · Comedy, Drama

★7.8(20k)·#629pool

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