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Underrated Movies part 3

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Step Brothers (2008) 

Starring:

  • Will Ferrell
  • John C. Reilly
  • Mary Steenburgen
  • Richard Jenkins
  • Adam Scott

Directed by: Adam McKay

Rotten Tomateos : 55% TOMATOMETER 69% AUDIENCE SCORE

The story of two grown adults (Farrell and Reilly)  are forced to live together when their single parents marry. Both children are unemployed and rely on their parents for support.

One of the funniest movies of the decade.

Frequency (2000)

Starring:

  • Dennis Quaid
  • Jim Caviezel
  • Andre Braugher
  • Elizabeth Mitchell
  • Noah Emmerich

Directed by: Gregory Hoblit

Rotten Tomatoes:  70% TOMATOMETER    81% AUDIENCE SCORE

An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father’s life, but then must fix the consequences.

A triller expanding through decades via time travel while also exploring a father son relationship

Arlington Road (1999)

Starring:

  • Jeff Bridges
  • Tim Robbins
  • Joan Cusack
  • Hope Davis
  • Robert Gossett

Directed by: Mark Pellington

Rotten Tomatoes: 63% TOMATOMETER 74% AUDIENCE SCORE

A man begins to suspect his neighbors are not what they appear to be and their secrets could be deadly.

This film misdirects and delivers a high level of suspense and mystery. Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins are magnificent.

Memento (2000)

Starring:

  • Guy Pearce
  • Carrie-Anne Moss
  • Joe Pantoliano

Directed by: Christopher Nolan

Rotten Tomatoes: 93% TOMATOMETER 94% AUDIENCE SCORE

A man with short-term memory loss attempts to track down his wife’s murderer.

Christopher Nolan’s film anthology is flawless. This film was released early in his career and continues the triumph that Nolan does in filmmaking.

Mud (2013)

Starring:

  • Matthew McConaughey
  • Tye Sheridan
  • Sam Shepard
  • Michael Shannon
  • Sarah Paulson
  • Jacob Lofland
  • Reese Witherspoon

Directed by: Jeff Nichols 

Rotten Tomatoes: 97% TOMATOMETER 80% AUDIENCE SCORE

Two young boys encounter a fugitive and form a pact to help him evade the vigilantes that are on his trail and to reunite him with his true love.

A drama set between strangers whose relationship grows throughout the film.

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