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The Best Movies No One Saw in 2019
List Rules
Only movies that have been release in 2019.
UPDATE: Check out the top underrated movies of 2020!
This list of the 2019 most underrated movies will keep you apprised of films that have somehow slipped under the radar. Good underrated movies this year may not have been smashes at the box office and may only hit mid-level percentages on Rotten Tomatoes. Nevertheless, these great underrated movies deserve some recognition. They are indie and foreign movies that present unique stories outside of the mainstream. Despite having limited releases these movies have big-name stars like Molly Shannon in the comedy Wild Nights with Emily and Sam Elliot in the adventure movie The Man Who Killed Hitler and then the Bigfoot.
This list of top 2019 overlooked movies includes sleeper hits that are some of the greatest underground movies of this year. There are also horror movies like Nightmare Cinema and movies inspired by true events like Lords of Chaos.
Which of these new underrated films of 2019 do you like best? Cast your vote below and add anything you feel is missing.
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Adam Driver, Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Terry Gilliam
A disillusioned advertising executive is pulled into a time-jumping fantasy when he is mistaken for Sancho Panza.![The Hole in the Ground]()
27Seána Kerslake, James Quinn Markey, James Cosmo- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Lee Cronin
One night, Sarah's young son disappears into the woods behind their rural home. When he returns, he looks the same, but his behavior grows increasingly disturbing. Sarah begins to believe that the ...more![Sword of Trust]()
28Marc Maron, Jon Bass, Michaela Watkins- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Lynn Shelton
Sword of Trust is a 2019 American comedy film directed by Lynn Shelton. Cynthia (Jillian Bell) and Mary (Michaela Watkins) show up to collect Cynthia's inheritance from her deceased grandfather, but ...more![The White Crow]()
29Oleg Ivenko, Ralph Fiennes, Louis Hofmann- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Ralph Fiennes
The White Crow is a 2018 British biographical film directed by Ralph Fiennes, based on the life of Rudolf Nureyev.![Waves]()
30Kelvin Harrison Jr., Lucas Hedges, Taylor Russell- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Trey Edward Shults
Waves is a 2019 American drama film directed by Trey Edward Shults. Two young couples (Kelvin Harrison Jr., Taylor Russell, Lucas Hedges, and Alexa Demie) navigate through the emotional minefield of ...more![The Aftermath]()
31Keira Knightley, Alexander Skarsgård, Jason Clarke- Released: 2019
- Directed by: James Kent
In 1946 Rachael Morgan arrives in the ruins of Hamburg to be reunited with her husband, Lewis, who is a British colonel charged with rebuilding the shattered city. As they set off for their new home, ...more![The Beach Bum]()
32Matthew McConaughey, Snoop Dogg, Isla Fisher- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Harmony Korine
Moondog is a fun-loving, pot-smoking, beer-drinking writer who lives life on his own terms in Florida. If he can put down the drugs for just one minute, he may finally be able to put his talent to ...more![Wild Rose]()
33Jessie Buckley, Matt Costello, Jane Patterson- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Tom Harper
Wild Rose is a 2018 British musical drama film directed by Tom Harper. A musician from Glasgow dreams of becoming a Nashville star.![Portrait of a Lady on Fire]()
34Noémie Merlant, Adèle Haenel, Luàna Bajrami- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Céline Sciamma
In 1770 the young daughter of a French countess develops a mutual attraction to the female artist commissioned to paint her wedding portrait.![The Tomorrow Man]()
35John Lithgow, Blythe Danner, Derek Cecil- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Noble Jones
The Tomorrow Man is a 2019 American drama film, written and directed by Noble Jones. A man (John Lithgow) preparing for the apocalypse meets and falls in love with a woman (Blythe Danner) who is a ...more![Synonyms]()
36Tom Mercier, Quentin Dolmaire, Louise Chevillotte- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Nadav Lapid
Synonyms (a.k.a. Synonymes) is a 2019 French-Israeli drama film directed by Nadav Lapid. A young Israeli man, Yoav (Tom Mercier) travels to Paris in an effort to flee his nationality and despite ...more![My Days of Mercy]()
37Kate Mara, Elliot Page, Elias Koteas- Released: 2017
- Directed by: Tali Shalom-Ezer
The daughter of a man on death row falls in love with a woman who is on the opposing side of her family's political cause.![The Standoff at Sparrow Creek]()
38James Badge Dale, Brian Geraghty, Patrick Fischler- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Henry Dunham
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek is a 2018 American drama film directed by Henry Dunham. A reclusive ex-cop turned-militia man, Gannon (James Badge Dale), investigates a shooting at a police funeral by ...more![The Mountain]()
39Tye Sheridan, Denis Lavant, Hannah Gross- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Rick Alverson
The Mountain is a 2018 American drama film directed by Rick Alverson. in the 1950s, a young photographer (Tye Sheridan) joins a renowned lobotomist (Jeff Goldblum) on a tour to promote the doctor’s ...more![Red Joan]()
40Stephen Campbell Moore, Sophie Cookson, Tom Hughes- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Trevor Nunn
Red Joan is a 2018 British spy drama film directed by Trevor Nunn, based on the novel by Jennie Rooney and inspired by the life of Melita Norwood.![Dogman]()
41Ugo Chiti, Damiano D'Innocenzo, Fabio D'Innocenzo- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Matteo Garrone
Dogman is a 2018 Italian drama film directed by Matteo Garrone. A well-liked dog groomer and small-time cocaine dealer (Marcello Fonte) attempts to keep his life together while dealing with a violent ...more![Body at Brighton Rock]()
42Karina Fontes, Casey Adams, Emily Althaus- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Roxanne Benjamin
Body at Brighton Rock is a 2019 American horror thriller film, directed, written, and produced by Roxanne Benjamin. A park ranger spends the night guarding a potential crime scene on a remote ...more![The Wedding Guest]()
43Dev Patel, Radhika Apte, Jim Sarbh- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Michael Winterbottom
Jay is a man with a secret who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding - armed with duct tape, a shotgun, and a plan to kidnap the bride-to-be. Despite his cold efficiency, the plot ...more![Long Day's Journey into Night]()
44Tang Wei, Huang Jue, Sylvia Chang- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Bi Gan
Long Day's Journey into Night is a 2018 drama film directed by Bi Gan. Luo Hongwu (Huang Jue) returns to the hometown from which he fled many years before for his father's funeral and searches for ...more![Styx]()
45Susanne Wolff, Gedion Oduor Wekesa, Alexander Beyer- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Wolfgang Fischer
Styx is a 2018 German-Austrian drama film directed by Wolfgang Fischer. A strong woman torn from her contented world during a sailing trip becomes the only person to come to the aid of a group of ...more![The Sound of Silence]()
46Peter Sarsgaard, Rashida Jones, Tony Revolori- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Michael Tyburski
The Sound of Silence is a 2019 American drama film directed by Michael Tyburski. Peter Lucian (Peter Sarsgaard) is a "house tuner" working in New York City helping his clients tune their homes to ...more![American Woman]()
47Sienna Miller, Christina Hendricks, Aaron Paul- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Jake Scott
American Woman is a 2019 American drama film directed by Jake Scott. A 32-year-old woman must raise her infant grandson on her own after her teen daughter goes missing in a small Pennsylvanian town.![Gloria Bell]()
48Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Michael Cera- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Sebastián Lelio
A free-spirited divorcee spends her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. She soon finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with the joys ...more![Official Secrets]()
49Keira Knightley, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Gavin Hood
Official Secrets is a 2019 American-British political thriller directed by Gavin Hood, based on The Spy Who Tried to Stop a War by Marcia and Thomas Mitchell. Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley) leaks a ...more![Nightmare Cinema]()
50Mickey Rourke, Richard Chamberlain, Adam Godley- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Alejandro Brugués, Joe Dante, Mick Garris, Ryûhei Kitamura, David Slade
Five strangers watch their deepest and darkest fears play out before them in an abandoned theater as the Projectionist preys upon their souls with his collection of disturbing films.
