8 Underrated Movies From the 2010s You Owe an Apology

Great scores, small vote counts, tiny domestic grosses. These 2010s movies did everything right and got ignored anyway. Time to say sorry.

The last one made $303.7M worldwide and you still owe it an apology.

1. 8
   Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011)7.1

   The slowest spy movie ever made, and that's the point.

   Critics gave it an 85 on Metacritic. Audiences shrugged it down to a 7.1 movie.guru score. Gary Oldman barely raises his voice and still owns every room.
2. 7
   Upgrade (2018)7.9

   A tiny sci-fi movie that out-fights most blockbusters.

   Reported budget: $3M. Logan Marshall-Green fights like his arm hired its own agent. It made $11.98M domestic, which is rude to the camera operators.
3. 6
   Blue Valentine (2010)8.1

   The best date movie for ruining a date.

   Made for a reported $1M, sitting at an 8.1 movie.guru score. Gosling and Michelle Williams feel so real it's like eavesdropping. Only $9.7M domestic. Watch it alone.
4. 5
   Captain Fantastic (2016)8.3

   Viggo raising kids in the woods beats every family dramedy.

   Audience scores beat 91% of movies. Viggo Mortensen plays a dad who is equal parts genius and walking safety violation. $5.9M domestic. Nobody went.
5. 4
   Wild Tales (2014)8.4

   The funniest movie ever made about people completely snapping.

   94% on Rotten Tomatoes, 8.1 on IMDb, and a measly $3.1M domestic. Ricardo Darín versus a tow truck system is the most relatable thing on this list.
6. 3
   The Raid (2011)8.6

   The best action movie of the decade. Not close.

   Made for a reported $1.1M. Iko Uwais fights his way up one apartment building and never stops. Audience scores beat 91% of movies. Domestic gross: $4.1M. Unforgivable.
7. 2
   Incendies (2010)9.3

   Denis Villeneuve's real masterpiece, and almost nobody saw it.

   A 9.3 movie.guru score, the highest on this list, off $2.1M domestic. Twin siblings dig into their mother's past. Heavy, honest, and impossible to shake.
8. 1
   Dangal (2016)9.2

   A $303.7M hit can still be underrated. Fight me.

   $303.7M worldwide, just $12.4M domestic. Aamir Khan coaches his daughters into wrestlers, and a 9.2 movie.guru score says America basically skipped a classic.

$317.53 says someone comments "it made $303.7M worldwide, genius" before reading the domestic number.

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