How many movies and TV shows do you not watch because you believe in low ratings? Yes, that often happens in the cinema: Subjective criticism leaves some films no chance of survival either at the box office or online, but even among them, sometimes the real treasures of cinema are hidden. We are talking about these.
“Cosmopolis” (2012)
In David Cronenberg’s dramatic thriller, Robert Pattinson appears as 28-year-old billionaire Eric Packer, who cheats on his young wife, is attacked and suddenly loses his entire fortune. And that’s just for one day.
IMDb rating: 5.10
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 66%
“The Enemy” (2013)
Jake Gyllenhaal in Denis Villeneuve’s dramatic thriller based on the novel by José Saramago. The man who shot the movie at the box office on the advice of a colleague is surprised to notice an almost exact copy of himself in one of the episodes—perhaps a few years younger. And the desire to find this duo turns into an obsession for the hero.
IMDb rating: 6.90
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 71%
“Knight of Hearts” (2014)
Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett and Natalie Portman in a beautiful melodrama by Terrence Malick (“The Tree of Life”). A screenwriter living in Los Angeles tries to make sense of the strange events happening around him.
IMDb rating: 5.60
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 47%
“Cake” (2014)
Proof that Jennifer Aniston can take on dramatic roles, too. Surviving a terrible tragedy and disfigured by wounds, Claire Bennet increasingly thinks about what she should live for: she has no friends, communication is limited to talking to a maid, excruciating pains do not allow her to fall asleep and move normally.
IMDb rating: 6.40
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 49%
“High-rise” (2015)
The harsh dystopia starring Tom Hiddleston, based on the novel by James Ballard. The ideal life in an elite house collapses because of envy and hostility.
IMDb rating: 5.50
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 60%
“Neon Devil” (2016)
Elle Fanning and Carl Glusman on the underside of modeling and popularity in Nicolas Winding Refn’s Thriller (Drive). Receiving mixed reviews from both critics and audiences, this movie is considered one of the best of its kind.
IMDb rating: 6.10
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 58%
“High Life” (2016)
A beautiful melodrama about love, humor and Hollywood with their secular parties in the 1930s by Woody Allen with Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart.
IMDb rating: 6.60
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 71%
“You were never here” (2017)
The father of a missing girl, a great politician, hires a former FBI agent to find and save his only daughter. But it turns out that the kidnapping is just the beginning of a complex chain of cases. Starring Joaquin Phoenix.
IMDb rating: 6.80
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 89%
“Galveston” (2018)
Ben Foster, Elle Fanning and Lili Reinhart in the action drama from the author of True Detective. This is a story about Roy Cady, a former mob butler who has the recklessness to intercept his powerful boss. When he becomes the target of assassins, he escapes and accidentally takes responsibility for the life of an unexpected comrade – a very young prostitute.
IMDb rating: 6.20
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 72%
“London Fields” (2018)
Amber Heard, Jim Sturgess, Theo James and Billy Bob Thornton in a thriller based on the novel by Martin Amis. Three men who foresaw their own death and a deadly beauty. The film has been criticized a lot for the differences from the original source, but which is better – the film adaptation or the book, in principle, perhaps endless.
IMDb score: 3.90
Rotten Tomatoes rating: 0%
Saving Hidden Treasures: 10 Movies Undervalued by Critics first appeared on The Fashion Vibes.
Source: People Talk
