as Mae West famously said it’s better to
be looked over than overlooked and we
feel that no truer words could be spoken
these are humble fish welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
overlooked gems from well-known
directors I’m after another kind of
satisfaction for this list we’re taking
a look at those brilliant and critically
acclaimed movies from famous directors
that somehow slipped under the radar and
are largely forgotten and unmuting if
you listen to my act that’s all number
10 the straight story David Lynch most
famous for his surrealist and often
disturbing films David Lynch surprised
audiences with his emotional and
heartfelt drama based on the true story
of 73 year old farmer Alvin straight
Rosia I’ve gotta go see Lyle and I I’ve
got to make this trip on my own I know
you understand when he learns that his
brother is dying he embarks on a 240
miles while riding a lawnmower to see
him one last time I’ve drove it all the
way across Iowa and I’m hoping it holds
on till I get to Wisconsin my brother
lives there I haven’t seen him in 10
years following the simple stubborn
man’s trip and the strangers he meets
along the way the movie didn’t make as
much money as filmmakers would have
hoped story as old as a Bible and yet
there’s no denying it tugs at the
heartstrings its screenplay is beautiful
and Richard Farnsworth’s oscar-nominated
portrayal of straight is as close to
perfect as you can get I want to sit
with him
look up at the stars like we used to do
number nine
sorcerer William Friedkin but on my
account
thank you though most know him as the
director of The Exorcist and the French
Connection William Friedkin’s favorite
of his own movies has actually been
called one of the last undeclared
masterpieces of the 70s oh my god
get that money please you with you you
know whose parish this is few and a
horse you rode in on considered a remake
of the 1953 French film the wages of
fear by some this suspenseful thriller
follows four tough guys who meet in a
remote village in South America and are
commissioned to drive a truckload of
nitroglycerin down rough jungle roads
I’ve put out the jungle on their wheels
again through the mud with Roy Scheider
leading the international cast the film
which was a box office failure at the
time of its release is unusually
gripping I’ll double the amount of to
configure the way snap the money mr.
garlotte nobody’s gonna get into a
chapter with that shit you need a
suicide jacket at a haunting score and
frightening imagery and you’ve got a
cult film you drive and I gained okay
get in the truck number eight a perfect
world Clint Eastwood well in a perfect
world mr. burr we’d all lock arms and
thrash the bushes until he turned up
certainly one of Clint Eastwood’s best
although underestimated efforts as a
director this tense drama follows Kevin
Costner’s character as he takes a boy
hostage and is pursued by Eastwood’s
Texas Ranger
put the gun down old-timer
put it down
you couldn’t hit me anyway probably
shoot the boy phrased for its depth and
brilliant acting the film analyzes each
of the characters and provides an
emotional arc as the fugitive begins to
form a bond with the boy anywho back to
our present dilemma you feel like a hike
how far can’t be more no say fifteen
hundred miles
although noted for some inaccuracies in
its portrayal of the boys bait this
sensitive atmospheric crime flick was
called one of 1993’s finest you can go
wait in the car wash you owe nothing for
yourself number seven thx 1138 George
Lucas before George Lucas helped bring
to life Indiana Jones Star Wars and
American Graffiti
there was this science fiction beauty
although commercially unsuccessful upon
its release it gained a cult following
with its story of a bleak oppressive
future where citizens are force-fed
drugs that inhibit any emotions feelings
or desires if you feel you are not
properly sedated call three four eight
eight four four immediately failure to
do so may result in prosecution for
criminal drug evasion however to
citizens cut down on their supply and
find themselves in love and in trouble
and thanks to this dystopian thrillers
unsettling visuals and sound effects the
film has a disquieting ambience that has
been able to win critics over through
the decades
number six
Manhunter Michaelmas the first film to
bring the character of Hannibal Lecter
to the big screen this crime thriller
directed by the same genius behind films
like The Insider and The Last of the
Mohicans was criticized upon release I
want you to help me dr. Lecter that’s
not so although it was originally seen
as over indulgent and excessively
stylish it’s synthetic style suspenseful
story and intense acting have thrown it
into the limelight more recently and
rebranded it as a cult classic it’s gone
thanks gone
featuring an excellent cast and a focus
on forensic science that inspired
countless TV shows and movies to come
it’s even been called one of the best of
the lecture series thank you so very
much
a fish number 5 Strange Days Kathryn
Bigelow there is a magic you come with
me to your coffee
although films like zero dark thirty and
The Hurt Locker have recently
established Kathryn Bigelow as a
directing Titan it was this science
fiction thriller that helped show her as
a force to be reckoned with
the movie stars ray Fiennes and Angela
Bassett in a gritty crime tour in Los
Angeles where the greatest high is an
illicit device that allows a person to
experience someone else’s memories and
feelings tense fast-paced and frantic
this box-office failure still managed to
make Bigelow the first woman to win a
Saturn Award for Best Director
number four the game david fincher oh
it’s a game game there is little that
David Fincher has done that he hasn’t
received Award nominations for gone girl
the social network The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button and zodiac were all
nominees for multiple honors this film
although not one of them stars Michael
Douglas as a wealthy and detached banker
who finds his life turning into a
nightmare after he becomes a part of
something called the game this is your
game Nicholas and welcome to it
critics called the casting perfect the
pacing relentless and the sense of
paranoia exquisite I suppose the game
uses real bullets huh in short it’s a
thriller that keeps you guessing and
sweating it’s gay
number three 25th hour
Spike Lee listen listen make me a toast
you owe me a vein Kyoto’s ever since his
oscar-nominated do the right thing
Spike Lee has made some cinematic
masterpieces although not all of these
have enjoyed the same success doctor
come on what what all the way to do the
right thing
a perfect example is this 2002 drama
about a drug dealer played by Edward
Norton who enjoys one last day of
freedom with his girlfriend father and
Friends before going to prison
all while settling some unfinished
business big favor from you
with some critics calling it one of the
best of the decade the film triumphs
with its deep themes real characters raw
acting and hypnotic style number two the
limey Steven Soderbergh Jennifer Wilson
was my daughter with box office hits
like the Ocean’s eleven series and Erin
Brockovich to his name it’s a wonder
that Steven Soderbergh’s critically
acclaimed 1999 crime drama didn’t have
the same success starring Terence Stamp
as a London criminal who travels to Los
Angeles seeking vengeance for the death
of his daughter
you tell him coming Terry nine Kabang
the film was praised as one of the best
of the year despite its lack of
commercial success with a first-rate
screenplay and top-notch direction and
acting the complex flick hit home for
lovers of the genre especially with its
unconventional editing and use of
flashbacks bide your time that’s what
prison teaches your if nothing else bide
your time and everything becomes clear
and you can act accordingly before we
unveil our top pick here are some
honorable mentions killing that girl
made you feel special
what you
you’re the same distorted pathetic freak
I’ve been dealing with the 30 year
Wow
I think I raved you haha oh my god
if no you didn’t rape me those famous
staring eyes no stared his eyes have
never stared before number one after
hours Martin Scorsese really sure what
the hell different rules apply when it
gets us late you know what I mean this
light go after hours although the King
of Comedy is another underrated classic
from Martin Scorsese it’s this black
comedy of the highest caliber that we’ve
chosen to honor where you going I’m
going home I’m walking home now since
opening to less than popular acclaim
from audiences the movie has become a
cult classic and is now viewed as one of
the legendary directors most
underappreciated works they’re all
trying to kill me I mean I just wanted
to leave you know my apartment maybe
meet a nice girl and now I’ve got to die
for her you know following griffin dunne
as a man who experiences the worst night
of his life when he goes to visit a girl
he met in Soho this hidden masterpiece
is as fiercely funny as it is painful to
watch
lady I have to tell you something I’m
gonna be trouble with people up there
they want to kill me
there’s no another way out of here no is
there another way out of here
do you agree with our list
yeah which overlooked gems from famous
directors are your favorite booze for
more awesome top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
better to be king for a night then
schmuck for a lifetime
be looked over than overlooked and we
feel that no truer words could be spoken
these are humble fish welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top ten
overlooked gems from well-known
directors I’m after another kind of
satisfaction for this list we’re taking
a look at those brilliant and critically
acclaimed movies from famous directors
that somehow slipped under the radar and
are largely forgotten and unmuting if
you listen to my act that’s all number
10 the straight story David Lynch most
famous for his surrealist and often
disturbing films David Lynch surprised
audiences with his emotional and
heartfelt drama based on the true story
of 73 year old farmer Alvin straight
Rosia I’ve gotta go see Lyle and I I’ve
got to make this trip on my own I know
you understand when he learns that his
brother is dying he embarks on a 240
miles while riding a lawnmower to see
him one last time I’ve drove it all the
way across Iowa and I’m hoping it holds
on till I get to Wisconsin my brother
lives there I haven’t seen him in 10
years following the simple stubborn
man’s trip and the strangers he meets
along the way the movie didn’t make as
much money as filmmakers would have
hoped story as old as a Bible and yet
there’s no denying it tugs at the
heartstrings its screenplay is beautiful
and Richard Farnsworth’s oscar-nominated
portrayal of straight is as close to
perfect as you can get I want to sit
with him
look up at the stars like we used to do
number nine
sorcerer William Friedkin but on my
account
thank you though most know him as the
director of The Exorcist and the French
Connection William Friedkin’s favorite
of his own movies has actually been
called one of the last undeclared
masterpieces of the 70s oh my god
get that money please you with you you
know whose parish this is few and a
horse you rode in on considered a remake
of the 1953 French film the wages of
fear by some this suspenseful thriller
follows four tough guys who meet in a
remote village in South America and are
commissioned to drive a truckload of
nitroglycerin down rough jungle roads
I’ve put out the jungle on their wheels
again through the mud with Roy Scheider
leading the international cast the film
which was a box office failure at the
time of its release is unusually
gripping I’ll double the amount of to
configure the way snap the money mr.
garlotte nobody’s gonna get into a
chapter with that shit you need a
suicide jacket at a haunting score and
frightening imagery and you’ve got a
cult film you drive and I gained okay
get in the truck number eight a perfect
world Clint Eastwood well in a perfect
world mr. burr we’d all lock arms and
thrash the bushes until he turned up
certainly one of Clint Eastwood’s best
although underestimated efforts as a
director this tense drama follows Kevin
Costner’s character as he takes a boy
hostage and is pursued by Eastwood’s
Texas Ranger
put the gun down old-timer
put it down
you couldn’t hit me anyway probably
shoot the boy phrased for its depth and
brilliant acting the film analyzes each
of the characters and provides an
emotional arc as the fugitive begins to
form a bond with the boy anywho back to
our present dilemma you feel like a hike
how far can’t be more no say fifteen
hundred miles
although noted for some inaccuracies in
its portrayal of the boys bait this
sensitive atmospheric crime flick was
called one of 1993’s finest you can go
wait in the car wash you owe nothing for
yourself number seven thx 1138 George
Lucas before George Lucas helped bring
to life Indiana Jones Star Wars and
American Graffiti
there was this science fiction beauty
although commercially unsuccessful upon
its release it gained a cult following
with its story of a bleak oppressive
future where citizens are force-fed
drugs that inhibit any emotions feelings
or desires if you feel you are not
properly sedated call three four eight
eight four four immediately failure to
do so may result in prosecution for
criminal drug evasion however to
citizens cut down on their supply and
find themselves in love and in trouble
and thanks to this dystopian thrillers
unsettling visuals and sound effects the
film has a disquieting ambience that has
been able to win critics over through
the decades
number six
Manhunter Michaelmas the first film to
bring the character of Hannibal Lecter
to the big screen this crime thriller
directed by the same genius behind films
like The Insider and The Last of the
Mohicans was criticized upon release I
want you to help me dr. Lecter that’s
not so although it was originally seen
as over indulgent and excessively
stylish it’s synthetic style suspenseful
story and intense acting have thrown it
into the limelight more recently and
rebranded it as a cult classic it’s gone
thanks gone
featuring an excellent cast and a focus
on forensic science that inspired
countless TV shows and movies to come
it’s even been called one of the best of
the lecture series thank you so very
much
a fish number 5 Strange Days Kathryn
Bigelow there is a magic you come with
me to your coffee
although films like zero dark thirty and
The Hurt Locker have recently
established Kathryn Bigelow as a
directing Titan it was this science
fiction thriller that helped show her as
a force to be reckoned with
the movie stars ray Fiennes and Angela
Bassett in a gritty crime tour in Los
Angeles where the greatest high is an
illicit device that allows a person to
experience someone else’s memories and
feelings tense fast-paced and frantic
this box-office failure still managed to
make Bigelow the first woman to win a
Saturn Award for Best Director
number four the game david fincher oh
it’s a game game there is little that
David Fincher has done that he hasn’t
received Award nominations for gone girl
the social network The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button and zodiac were all
nominees for multiple honors this film
although not one of them stars Michael
Douglas as a wealthy and detached banker
who finds his life turning into a
nightmare after he becomes a part of
something called the game this is your
game Nicholas and welcome to it
critics called the casting perfect the
pacing relentless and the sense of
paranoia exquisite I suppose the game
uses real bullets huh in short it’s a
thriller that keeps you guessing and
sweating it’s gay
number three 25th hour
Spike Lee listen listen make me a toast
you owe me a vein Kyoto’s ever since his
oscar-nominated do the right thing
Spike Lee has made some cinematic
masterpieces although not all of these
have enjoyed the same success doctor
come on what what all the way to do the
right thing
a perfect example is this 2002 drama
about a drug dealer played by Edward
Norton who enjoys one last day of
freedom with his girlfriend father and
Friends before going to prison
all while settling some unfinished
business big favor from you
with some critics calling it one of the
best of the decade the film triumphs
with its deep themes real characters raw
acting and hypnotic style number two the
limey Steven Soderbergh Jennifer Wilson
was my daughter with box office hits
like the Ocean’s eleven series and Erin
Brockovich to his name it’s a wonder
that Steven Soderbergh’s critically
acclaimed 1999 crime drama didn’t have
the same success starring Terence Stamp
as a London criminal who travels to Los
Angeles seeking vengeance for the death
of his daughter
you tell him coming Terry nine Kabang
the film was praised as one of the best
of the year despite its lack of
commercial success with a first-rate
screenplay and top-notch direction and
acting the complex flick hit home for
lovers of the genre especially with its
unconventional editing and use of
flashbacks bide your time that’s what
prison teaches your if nothing else bide
your time and everything becomes clear
and you can act accordingly before we
unveil our top pick here are some
honorable mentions killing that girl
made you feel special
what you
you’re the same distorted pathetic freak
I’ve been dealing with the 30 year
Wow
I think I raved you haha oh my god
if no you didn’t rape me those famous
staring eyes no stared his eyes have
never stared before number one after
hours Martin Scorsese really sure what
the hell different rules apply when it
gets us late you know what I mean this
light go after hours although the King
of Comedy is another underrated classic
from Martin Scorsese it’s this black
comedy of the highest caliber that we’ve
chosen to honor where you going I’m
going home I’m walking home now since
opening to less than popular acclaim
from audiences the movie has become a
cult classic and is now viewed as one of
the legendary directors most
underappreciated works they’re all
trying to kill me I mean I just wanted
to leave you know my apartment maybe
meet a nice girl and now I’ve got to die
for her you know following griffin dunne
as a man who experiences the worst night
of his life when he goes to visit a girl
he met in Soho this hidden masterpiece
is as fiercely funny as it is painful to
watch
lady I have to tell you something I’m
gonna be trouble with people up there
they want to kill me
there’s no another way out of here no is
there another way out of here
do you agree with our list
yeah which overlooked gems from famous
directors are your favorite booze for
more awesome top 10s published every day
be sure to subscribe to watchmojo.com
better to be king for a night then
schmuck for a lifetime
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