10 Massively Underrated Movies From The 1990s
6. The Man In The Moon
Another feature debut for an Oscar-winning actress, 1991's The Man In The Moon was Reese Witherspoon's first big-screen outing - and she got off to one hell of a start.
The final film directed by Robert Mulligan (the man behind the 1962 classic To Kill A Mockingbird), The Man In The Moon is a touching coming-of-age story about two sisters competing for the affection of a handsome young man who lives next door.
Admittedly, the story does hit most of the beats you'd expect from this type of movie, but the predictability of the film is a minor quibble when compared to its superb performances, perfectly balanced tone, and beautiful rural setting, photographed with great precision by legendary cinematographer Freddie Francis.
Witherspoon went on to do much bigger (and arguably better) things, so it's somewhat understandable that a small movie like this would fade into the depths of her IMDB page. However, this is a movie that was praised as one of the best of the year by renowned film critic Roger Ebert - so it's absolutely worth seeking out.