15 most “underrated/overlooked” movies of the 2000’s that every movie buff needs to see
| June 9, 2016 | No Comments
There are many movies which gets overlooked and remains hidden even if they are gems.The reasons can be uncountable but the major reason for a movie being underrated can be – low budget,Not so famous cast, New directors and many more.
Well if you are into movies and stuff, here is the list of the 15 most underrated/overlooked movies of the 2000s.
15. “LAST VEGAS”(2013)
Synopsis : Three friends take a break from their day-to-day lives to throw a bachelor party in Las Vegas for their last remaining single pal.
Director:Jon Turteltaub
Writer:Dan Fogelman
Director:Jon Turteltaub
Writer:Dan Fogelman
IMDB RATING: 6.6 || MY RATING: 7.0
14.”1408″(2007)
Synopsis: A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
Director: Mikael Håfström
Writer: Matt Greenberg
IMDB Rating :6.8 || My Rating :7.0
13.”THE GREY”(2011)
Synopsis: After their plane crashes in Alaska, six oil workers are led by a skilled huntsman to survival, but a pack of merciless wolves haunts their every step.
Director: Joe Carnahan
Writer: Joe Carnahan
IMDB Rating: 6.8 || My Rating: 7.0
12.”BURIED”(2010)
Synopsis:Paul is a U.S. truck driver working in Iraq. After an attack by a group of Iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin. With only a lighter and a cell phone it’s a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap.
Director: Rodrigo Cortés
Writer: Chris Sparling
IMDB Rating: 7.0 || My Rating: 7.5
11.”Exam”(2009)
Synopsis:The final eight candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a test with one question. It seems simple yet confusing that soon, tensions begin to unravel.
Director:Stuart Hazeldine
Writer: Stuart Hazeldine, Simon Garrity
IMDB Rating: 6.9 || My Rating: 7.5
10.”Coherence”(2013)
Synopsis:Strange things begin to happen when a group of friends gather for a dinner party on an evening when a comet is passing overhead.
Director: James Ward Byrkit
Writer: James Ward Byrkit (screenplay), James Ward Byrkit (story by)
IMDB Rating: 6.9 || My Rating: 7.5
9. “Locke” (2013)
Synopsis:Ivan Locke, a dedicated family man and successful construction manager, receives a phone call on the eve of the biggest challenge of his career that sets in motion a series of events that threaten his carefully cultivated existence.
Director: Steven Knight
Writer: Steven Knight
Genre: Drama
IMDB Rating: 7.1 || My Rating: 7.5
8.”K-Pax”(2001)
Synopsis: PROT is a patient at a mental hospital who claims to be from a far away planet. His psychiatrist tries to help him, only to begin to doubt his own explanations.
Director: Iain Softley
Writer: Gene Brewer (novel), Charles Leavitt (screenplay)
IMDB Rating: 7.4 || My Rating: 8.0
7.Purge(I,II) (2013,14)
PART I (2013)
Synopsis:In the future, a wealthy family is held hostage for harboring the target of a murderous syndicate during the Purge, a 12-hour period in which any and all crime is legalized.
Director: James DeMonaco
Writer: James DeMonaco
IMDB Rating:5.6 || My Rating: 7.0
PART II (2014)
Synopsis:Three groups of people are trying to survive Purge Night, when their stories intertwine and are left stranded in The Purge trying to survive the chaos and violence that occurs.
Director: James DeMonaco
Writer: James DeMonaco
IMDB Rating:5.6 || My Rating: 7.0
6.”Deliver Us From Evil”(2014)
Synopsis:New York police officer Ralph Sarchie investigates a series of crimes. He joins forces with an unconventional priest, schooled in the rites of exorcism, to combat the possessions that are terrorizing their city.
Director: Scott Derrickson
Writer: Scott Derrickson
IMDB Rating:6.2 || My Rating: 8.0
5.”Babel”(2006)
Synopsis:Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.
Director: Alejandro G. Iñárritu (as Alejandro González Iñárritu)
Writer: Guillermo Arriaga, Guillermo Arriaga
Genre:Drama
IMDB Rating:7.5|| My Rating: 8.0
4.”Predestination”(2014)
Synopsis:The life of a time-traveling Temporal Agent. On his final assignment, he must pursue the one criminal that has eluded him throughout time.
Director: Michael Spierig (as The Spierig Brothers), Peter Spierig (as The Spierig Brothers)
Writer: Michael Spierig (as The Spierig Brothers), Peter Spierig (as The Spierig Brothers)
IMDB:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2397535/
IMDB Rating:7.4|| My Rating: 8.0
3.”MR.Nobody”(2009)
Synopsis:A boy stands on a station platform as a train is about to leave. Should he go with his mother or stay with his father? Infinite possibilities arise from this decision. As long as he doesn’t choose, anything is possible.
Director:Jaco Van Dormael
Writer:Jaco Van Dormael
IMDB Rating:7.9|| My Rating: 9.0
2.”We Need To Talk About Kevin”(2011)
Synopsis:Kevin’s mother struggles to love her strange child, despite the increasingly vicious things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Writer: Lynne Ramsay (screenplay), Rory Stewart Kinnear (screenplay)
IMDB:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1242460/
IMDB Rating:7.5|| My Rating: 9.0
1. “I-Origins”(2014)
Synopsis:A molecular biologist and his laboratory partner uncover evidence that may fundamentally change society as we
know it.
Director: Mike Cahill
Writer: Mike Cahill
IMDB:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2884206/
IMDB Rating:7.3 || My Rating: 9.0
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My name is Gaurav Bhatia. I am from India. I am a huge movie lover and an aspiring film-maker who loves to watch movies and make them.
