10 Underrated Films By Amazing Directors

10. The Coen Brothers - Inside Llewyn Davis

Inside Llewyn Davis follows the titular musician (played by Oscar Isaac), who is loosely based on the '60s folk singer Dave van Ronk, in a week of his life as he navigates the burgeoning New York folk scene.

It boasts an array of superstars such as Carey Mulligan, Adam Driver, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman and even F. Murray Abraham, and it’s hard to see why the film isn’t more well-known, especially given how highly rated the film is by critics.

The film followed a similar production technique to Les Misérables, in that the musicians in the film performed their songs live, in front of the camera. While a soundtrack of the film is available, the soundtrack is more or less a chance for the actors to perform their songs in a dialogue-free environment, it also serves as the first and most likely last time that you will ever see Marcus Mumford, T-Bone Burnett, The Punch Brothers and Justin Timberlake all on the same album, outside of a Spotify playlist.

It’s worth it if only to see Oscar Isaac, Justin Timberlake and Adam Driver perform the hilarious novelty track “Please Mr. Kennedy” for a record executive at Columbia Records.

While the praise it has from critics perhaps places it more in the “Highly-Rated” section of their filmography, it’s division among fans is why it’s here.