10 Most Underrated Movies Of 2014

Each and every year, fans of the cinematic medium often find themselves faced with a bunch of movies that they ultimately deem to be disappointing. Sometimes these movies end up being praised by critics, which relegates them to end-of year lists featuring the word "overrated." But it's not all bad: with overrated movies, there are underrated movies, too - movies that either failed to make an impact at the box office and deserved better, or were pounced upon and treated harshly by the critics, who either misjudged said movie's intentions or were too quick to lambaste them. The purposes of this article, then? To offer up 10 movies which - in one way or another - were underrated upon release. These are the movies from across the span of 2014 that aren't anywhere near as bad as people are making out, are flawed but still totally worth your time, or - generally speaking - didn't receive anywhere close to the levels of acclaim that were actually warranted. If for any reason you decided to skip these movies, writing them off due to poor word of mouth or a couple of middling reviews, reconsider your position: more than likely, you won't regret doing so. Here's the 10 most underrated movies of 2014, ranked in the order of how much reconsideration is necessary...