here's my new list with more "underrated" films, all the descriptions of the movies are from the IMDb site, i recommend all these movies even if i gave a higher rate to some.
coming of age
mid90s (2018)
(DRAMA) ( my rate 10/10) - follows stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 1990s-era los angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop. (my rate 9/10)
ghost world (2001)
(COMEDY, DRAMA) -
with only the plan of moving in together after high school, two unusually devious friends seek direction in life. As a mere gag, they respond to a man's newspaper ad for a date, only to find it will greatly complicate their lives. (my rate 9/10)
waves (2019)
(DRAMA, ROMANCE) - Traces the journey of a suburban family - led by a well-intentioned but domineering father - as they navigate love, forgiveness, and coming together in the aftermath of a loss.
y2k aesthetic
bling ring (2013)
(BIOGRAPHY, CRIME, DRAMA) (my rate 10/10) - inspired by actual events, a group of fame-obsessed teenagers use the internet to track celebrities' whereabouts in order to rob their homes
thirteen (2003)
(DRAMA) (my rate 9.5/10) - a thirteen-year-old girl's relationship with her mother is put to the test as she discovers drugs, sex, and petty crime in the company of her cool but troubled best friend.
jawbreaker (1999)
(COMEDY, CRIME, THRILLER) - three of the most popular girls at Reagan High accidentally kill the prom queen with a jawbreaker when a kidnapping goes horribly wrong.
drama
closer (2004)
(DRAMA, ROMANCE) (my rate 9.5/10) - the relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.
lost in translation (2003)
(DRAMA) (my rate 10/10) - a faded movie star and a neglected young woman form an unlikely bond after crossing paths in Tokyo
the virgin su*cides (1999)
(kind of trigger warning for this // su*cide)
(DRAMA) (my rate 10/10) - a group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.
crime / action
léon: the professional (1994)
(ACTION, CRIME, DRAMA) (my rate 9/10) - Mathilda, a 12-year-old girl, is reluctantly taken in by Léon, a professional assassin, after her family is murdered. An unusual relationship forms as she becomes his protégée and learns the assassin's trade.
assassination nation (2018)
(ACTION, COMEDY, CRIME) (written and directed by the creator of euphoria) - After a malicious data hack exposes the secrets of the perpetually American town of Salem, chaos descends and four girls must fight to survive, while coping with the hack themselves.
good time (2017)
(CRIME, DRAMA , THRILLER) (my rate 8/10) - After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Connie Nikas embarks on a twisted odyssey through New York City's underworld to get his brother Nick out of jail.
psychological thriller
black swan (2010)
this movie can be disturbing, trigger warning // eating d*sorder, sex*al assault, su*cide, self-h*rm, g*re
(DRAMA, THRILLER) (my rate 10/10) - a committed dancer struggles to maintain her sanity after winning the lead role in a production of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake".
stoker (2013)
(DRAMA, MYSTERY, THRILLER) (my rate 10/10) - after India's father dies, her Uncle Charlie, whom she never knew existed, comes to live with her and her unstable mother. She comes to suspect this mysterious, charming man has ulterior motives and becomes increasingly infatuated with him.
(wentworth miller directed this!)
requiem for a dream (2000)
this movie can be disturbing to some people, also tw // dr*g ab*se, graphic sex*ality, viol*nce, g*re.
(DRAMA, THRILLER) the dr*g-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions run deep.
+bonus one
the neon demon (2016)
trigger warnings // attempted and actual r*pe, necroph*lia, cannibal*sm, m*rder, bl**d, and possibly others.
(HORROR, THRILLER) (this movie is so weird and probably not for everyone, you can hate this or like this, but the cinematography is amazing // my rate 8.5/10)
- An aspiring model, Jesse, is new to Los Angeles. However, her beauty and youth, which generate intense fascination and jealousy within the fashion industry, may prove themselves sinister.
comedy
pleasantville (1998)
(COMEDY, DRAMA) (my rate 10/10)
- two 1990s teenage siblings find themselves in a 1950s sitcom, where their influence begins to profoundly change that complacent world.
ferris bueller's day off (1986)
(COMEDY) (my rate 1000/10, literally my fav comfort movie) - a high school wise guy is determined to have a day off from school, despite what the Principal thinks of that.
midnight in paris (2011)
(COMEDY, ROMANCE) (my rate 10/10) - While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.
romance
(500) days of summer (2009)
(COMEDY, DRAMA, ROMANCE) (my rate 9.5/10)
- An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her.
buffalo '66 (1998)
(COMEDY, DRAMA, ROMANCE) (my rate 9/10) - After being released from prison, Billy is set to visit his parents with his wife, whom he does not actually have. This provokes Billy to act out, as he kidnaps a girl and forces her to act as his wife for the visit.
just like heaven (2005)
(COMEDY, DRAMA) (my rate 9/10) - A lonely landscape architect falls for the spirit of the beautiful woman who used to live in his new apartment.
