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When a particular movie happens to be on TV, you just have to sit down on the sofa and watch it. Admitting to heedlessly loving a movie can occasionally be a little awkward, especially if it wasn’t a box office success. I won’t sit here and claim that The Parent Trap should have won an Oscar, but I also won’t say that it didn’t deserve one. In any case, these next films—in no particular order—are among the most underappreciated of all time, with some being great but little known and others simply not doing well in the critics’ eyes.

1. “Best in Show”

In Best in Show, a mockumentary about the complexities of dog shows, a group of couples and lone dog handlers compete in the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show. The cast, which is in competition with each other, comprises, among others, Eugene Levy, Catherine O’Hara, Parker Posey, and Jennifer Coolidge.

2. “The Day After Tomorrow”

Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) must decide how to get back together with his family as his climate prophecies start unexpectedly coming true in real time, right after he sends his son off to an academic discussion in New York City.

3. “Wet Hot American Summer”

The plot of Wet Hot American Summer, which stars a large cast that includes Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Bradley Cooper, and Christopher Meloni, revolves around a bunch of camp counselors on their last day at Camp Firewood. In light of this, the counselors take use of it to develop romantic relationships with other counselors.

4. “Postcards From the Edge”

In Postcards From the Edge, Meryl Streep plays Suzanne Vale, the daughter of aging, well-known actress Doris Mann (Shirley MacLaine), and is based on Carrie Fisher’s semi-autobiographical novel of the same name. In addition to navigating her life in and out of treatment, Vale, a recovered heroin addict, is trying her hand at acting and trying to emulate her mother.

5. “Armageddon“

NASA has just eighteen days to devise a method to destroy a large asteroid that is speeding toward Earth, which would wipe out all life on the planet. In a short amount of time, NASA Executive Dan Truman (Billy Bob Thornton) devises a plan to explode a nuclear weapon on the asteroid, which will necessitate training a team of astronauts to drill the bomb into the asteroid.

6. “A League of Their Own”

A League of Their Own centers on the Rockford Peaches, an all-women’s baseball club, and is based on the real-life events of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League in the 1940s. The club, which includes players played by Geena Davis, Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell, and Lori Petty, is led by Jimmy Dugan (Tom Hanks), a disgruntled and alcoholic former Major League Baseball player.

7. “The Family Stone”

The Family Stone, a Christmas classic that many people are unaware of, centers on the Stones, a huge family led by Diane Keaton and Craig T. Nelson, during the holiday season. The family must adapt to the new dynamic when the oldest son, Everett (Dermot Mulroney), brings home Meredith Morton (Sarah Jessica Parker), a stiff-necked businesswoman.

8. The 2003 film “Freaky Friday”

Following the same narrative as the original, this remake follows mother Dr. Tess Coleman (Jamie Lee-Curtis) and daughter Anna (Lindsay Lohan) as they switch bodies following a lengthy series of disagreements. Given this unexpected switch just a few days before Tess’ wedding, the two have to both take on the others’ life and come up with a plan to switch back before the big day.

9. “Bee Movie”

The Bee Movie features Jerry Seinfeld’s character Barry as he must decide what he truly wants to do with his life while navigating life as a bee. He gets to see life outside the hive when he unintentionally travels with the Pollinators, which makes him want to go outside more frequently. Additionally, when outside, he meets Vanessa (Renée Zellweger), a human to whom he particularly likes.

10. “Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones”

Attack of the Clones deserves another opportunity, even if the three prequels to the original Star Wars trilogy have remained mainly unpopular among fans and critics. Unquestionably the best prequel, it’s jam-packed with action and features a fantastic secondary plot centered on Jango Fett on the Kamino planet. In the end, all of this leads to a huge battle that is full of strange beasts and a few premature fatalities.

11. The 1998 film “The Parent Trap”

The Parent Trap is a fast-paced, well-balanced film with a perfectly-cast ensemble that includes Lindsay Lohan, Dennis Quaid, and Natasha Richardson. Despite the fact that it always feels much longer than I remembered, there is never a wasted minute.

12. “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”

Can You Ever Forgive Me is based on author Lee Israel’s memoir. narrates how she has spent her life fabricating letters and other papers written by well-known authors in order to promote her literary career and earn money.

13. “Booksmart”

Molly Davidson and Amy Antsler, two dedicated students played by Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever, discover (the day before graduation) that they had lost out on the high school experience because they were preoccupied with their grades. In order to make up for that loss, the two go overboard the night before graduation.

Watch “August: Osage County” on Hawaii 14.

August: Osage County is a dark, occasionally irate dramedy about a very tense family coming together following the death of their patriarch, Beverly Weston (Sam Shepard). It is based on Tracy Letts’ 2007 play of the same name. Being addicted to pills and suffering from oral cancer, Violet (played by Meryl Streep) takes her grief over his passing out on her daughters, Karen (Juliette Lewis), Ivy (Julianne Nicholson), and Barbara (Julia Roberts).

15. “Kindergarten Cop”

Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a detective in Kindergarten Cop who goes undercover as a kindergarten teacher to apprehend a drug dealer. Despite his actual employment as a detective, John Kimble (Schwarzenegger) discovers that he truly enjoys teaching while working undercover and thinks about changing careers.

16. “Private Benjamin”

In the amusing film Private Benjamin, Goldie Hawn portrays Judy Benjamin, a lady who is persuaded to enlist in the army on the grounds that it will improve her life. She eventually gains respect in basic training by uncovering an affair within her training company, despite first not being taken seriously by her captains and fellow soldiers.

17. “The Big Chill”

The Big Chill, which has an amazing music, tells the story of a group of former college pals who get back together after their friend Alex passes away. The whole group of pals travels to attend the funeral and stays at the home of Sarah (Glenn Close) and Harold (Kevin Cline), where they get into some mischief and reminisce about their time at the University of Michigan.

18. “Godzilla vs. Kong”

Godzilla vs. Kong is precisely what you would want it to be, even though it might not have the most innovative plot on the earth. Action abounds in this film, which features numerous epic battles between Godzilla and King Kong as well as the debut of Mechagodzilla, a new enemy.

19. “Wonder Woman 1984”

Wonder Woman 1984, starring Gal Gadot as the title character, depicts Wonder Woman/Diane Price during a period of transition in her life. Since she hasn’t fully mastered her abilities yet, the movie follows her as she develops them and provides some background information on how she became Wonder Woman.

20. “The First Wives Club”

The First Wives Club, which stars Goldie Hawn, Bette Midler, and Diane Keaton, is about a group of old friends who get back in touch after their common closest friend dies. The three women vow to exact revenge on Brenda’s (Midler) ex-husband because he has a new fiancée, played by a very young Sarah Jessica Parker, and both women are divorced.

21. “Robots”

Aspiring inventor Rodney Copperbottom, played by Ewan McGregor, wants to attract the attention of Bigweld, played by Mel Brooks. Robots goes with Rodney to Robot City so he can show Bigweld his latest creation. But after he gets there, he understands the true situation with the business and its new owner.

22. “Four Christmases”

Although it may not be the first Christmas film you consider watching at the start of the season, Four Christmases is an incredible comedy that you really must see in addition to your usual Christmas films. In the course of navigating four distinct Christmases in a single day, married couple Brad (played by Vince Vaughn) and Kate (played by Reese Witherspoon) come to each other’s incredibly strange families.

23. “Mermaids”

Mermaids, starring Cher and Winona Ryder, tells the story of Rachel Flax (Cher), who is raising her two girls in a new town: Kate (Christina Ricci) and Charlotte (Ryder). Charlotte is a devout Catholic who aspires to become a nun someday, despite the fact that her family is Jewish. However, her intrusive thoughts about their gorgeous neighbor, Joe (Michael Schoeffling), are making things more difficult.

24. “The Hundred-Foot Journey”

The Hundred-Foot Journey, which is based on Richard Morais’s novel of the same name, tells the story of two rival restaurants in France: Maison Mumbai, which is owned by a Muslim-Kadam family, and La Saule Pleureur, which is a popular restaurant owned by Madame Mallory (Helen Mirren). The eateries are only a hundred feet apart, which is the catch.

25. “The Wife”

Author Joseph Castleman (Jonathan Pryce), his wife Joan (Glenn Close), and son David (Max Irons) travel to Stockholm for the Nobel Prize in Literature ceremony after winning it. The couple’s long-standing hostility, however, begins to simmer as Joan realizes that, in truth, she was the one who truly deserved the Nobel Prize, but Joseph is given all the credit.

26. “Burn After Reading”

Frances McDormand and Brad Pitt play Linda Litzke and Chad Feldheimer, two gym workers who discover the unpublished memoirs of an ex-CIA employee, in the Joel and Ethan Coen movie Burn After Reading. The two try to profit from their discovery, thinking the papers are classified government documents.

27. “Underwater”

Underwater is fundamentally a jump-scare-filled classic monster movie, but it also has a unique aspect that elevates it above that, largely because of Kristen Stewart’s outstanding portrayal of mechanical engineer Norah Price. When an earthquake strikes an underwater drilling facility, the employees must figure out how to get out because parts of their workspace were destroyed.

28. “Baby Boom”

Diane Keaton plays J.C. Wiatt, a very busy and successful lawyer who, after the death of her distant cousin, is unexpectedly granted custody of a child. Wiatt must determine how this new role in life affects her relationship with her lover and her demanding career.

29. “Florence Foster Jenkins”

The film of the same name, which is based on the life of Florence Foster Jenkins, centers on her happy life of making music despite the fact that she is a horrible vocalist. Additionally, the film focuses on Jenkins’s (Meryl Streep) relationship with her longstanding musical partner, St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant).

30. “Mystic Pizza”

In her breakthrough role as Daisy Araújo, Julia Roberts works at a well-known pizza in Mystic, Connecticut, with her sister Kat and friend Jojo. Daisy and Kat frequently argue because Daisy want to stay and keep working at the pizzeria while Kat is going to depart to study astronomy at Yale. Daisy first finds it difficult to get along with Charles, a young, wealthy guy who comes to town, because they come from quite different backgrounds.

31. “In Bruges”

The plot of “In Bruges” centers on two Irish hitmen, Ray (played by Colin Farrell) and Ken (played by Brendan Gleeson), who, following a botched hit in London, are sent to the Belgian city of Bruges by their boss Harry (played by Ralph Fiennes). The two hitmen are told to remain silent and wait for more orders while they are in Bruges. But their stay in Bruges sets the stage for a string of incidents involving oddball personalities, ethical quandaries, and a sinister sense of humor.

32. “Starship Troopers”

Paul Verhoeven directed a satirical science fiction movie based on “Starship Troopers” in 1997. With a strong focus on action and satire of militarism, the film adopts a more humorous and extravagant approach to the original material. It is renowned for its excessive violence and its blunt criticism of military propaganda and fascism.

33. “Rounders“

The clandestine world of high-stakes poker is central to the “Rounders”‘ plot. The main character, played by Matt Damon, is Mike McDermott, a gifted poker player and law student who is attempting to get past his gambling background and concentrate on leading a more traditional life. However, Mike returns to the game of poker to assist his buddy and previous gambling partner Lester “Worm” Murphy (Edward Norton) in repaying his debts after Worm is freed from prison.