They got some critical acclaim but have mostly been ignored. Most people have never heard of them.
Nope I didn'tYou do realise this is highly critically acclaimed and one of the top movies for its genre in terms of audience ratings... not to mention a box office hit as well!
One could also guage it upon Oscar nominations and whether my Dad has heard of it.For me it is
Somewhere in Time
August Rush
Bashed critically but loved by millions
Most of the films here are not underated in any way
Arrival
Leave no Trace
Magnolia
All superb and lauded
Somewhere in Time got 1 nomination for costume design, August Rush noneOne could also guage it upon Oscar nominations and whether my Dad has heard of it.
Leave No Trace bats 0/2 there.
Films not in the top 250 of all time imdb ratings is a good source of material. ET The Extraterrestirial and Close Encounters of the Third kind both not in the top 250, staggering
Multiple entries above, so in that light.
Taken
Munich
American Sniper
The Bourne Identity
Goodbye, Mr Chips
Wuthering Heights (with Olivier & Oberon)
[Taken & Bourne have public appeal, but film snobs don’t get it].