19 great directors and their most underrated films

Modified Jan 15, 2025 00:14 ET

On The Rocks, Following, Grace Of My Heart, Panic Room, Cape Fear, The Quick And The Dead(Clockwise from Top-left)) — On The Rocks, Following, Grace Of My Heart, Panic Room, Cape Fear, The Quick And The Dead | Image via Apple TV+, Amazon Prime, Gramercy Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Universal Pictures, Columbia Pictures (Clockwise from top-left)

4) Dennis Villeneuve- August 32nd On Earth (1998)

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A poignant and reflective melodrama, August 32nd on Earth is the first film of Denis Villeneuve and deserves more recognition. It is a film from Canada about two friends who take a road trip after a tragic accident. Its sensitive direction reveals issues of grief, identity, and human connections. Underappreciated, this film is further overshadowed by the more successful films of Villeneuve, namely Arrival and Blade Runner 2049, or a recent one Dune.