Best Understated Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best understated movies and TV series? These 53 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 2026 ★ 8.4

Mad Men 2007 ★ 8.1

The Looney Tunes Show 2011 ★ 8.1

Monk 2002 ★ 8.0

Spotlight 2015 ★ 7.8

Close-Up 1990 ★ 7.9

Adolescence 2025 ★ 7.8

Wings of Desire 1987 ★ 7.8

Dept. Q 2025 ★ 7.9

Love In The Big City 2024 ★ 9.0

Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949 ★ 7.6

The Bad Guys 2022 ★ 7.5

My Cousin Vinny 1992 ★ 7.5

My Liberation Notes 2022 ★ 7.9

Patriot 2015 ★ 7.6

Burning 2018 ★ 7.4

The Moment You Fall in Love 2016 ★ 7.5

Messiah 2020 ★ 7.2

The Darjeeling Limited 2007 ★ 7.1

The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House 2023 ★ 7.6

Separate Tables 1958 ★ 7.1

Living 2022 ★ 7.0

Perpetual Grace LTD 2019 ★ 7.4

Show Me a Hero 2015 ★ 7.0