20 Underrated Movies You Have To See

20. One Hour Photo

When you have a career as long, lauded and varied as the late, great Robin Williams, it's safe to say that some part of your work is going to be missed or overlooked entirely. For Williams, that film is the masterful and wonderfully twisted One Hour Photo.

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Directed by Mark Romanek and featuring Williams in his most daring and unconventional role, One Hour Photo was released in 2002 to positive reviews and moderate box office success. Afterwards, it slipped slightly from public view, probably due to the fact that audiences were more interested in lighter Williams performances.

But that's exactly what people are missing out on. Williams stars as Seymour Parrish, a photo developer at a department store who becomes increasingly obsessed with a family who frequents his counter. What unfolds from there is a story of a lonely and broken man who finds his image of the perfect family shattered by a hidden secret.

And Williams, as ever, is a revelation, emotionally driven, adequately creepy and thoughtful. Paired with Romanek's careful direction and his own thrilling script, One Hour Photo is not a film you want to miss.

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