19 great directors and their most underrated films

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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)

16) Spike Lee- Clockers (1995)

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Spike Lee's Clockers is a gritty, thought-provoking drama that explores the complexities of urban life, crime, and redemption. Based on Richard Price's novel, the film follows a young clocker's struggle to escape the streets. With its vivid characters, social commentary, and Lee's masterful direction, Clockers is an underrated gem in Lee's filmography, overshadowed by his more iconic works like Do the Right Thing and Malcolm X.