15 Massively Underrated Movies From The 2010s

3. Blue Valentine (2010)

Blue Valentine
The Weinstein Company

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams have both gone on to bigger things since this little-seen indie, but neither of them have delivered better performances than they do here in truly heartbreaking, gut-wrenching fashion.

Telling the story of a couple at the beginning of the relationship and the end of their marriage, the movie shifts back and forth in time to peel back the layers of the narrative and its characters, with director Derek Cianfrance maintaining a firm handle on things to ensure it never gets overly confusing or relies too heavily on non-linear trickery.

Blue Valentine isn't particularly easy to watch, or rather it'll completely destroy you and tear out your insides unless you are utterly bereft of feelings and emotions, but it's also a gripping, sad, sometimes beautiful story of love and struggles to make it work. Gosling and Williams are paired brilliantly together, each giving performances of raw, emotional power that'll haunt you long after the credits have rolled. A 7.4 on IMDb? 7.8 on Rotten Tomatoes? You can only assume it hurt those people too much.

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