Carter Boehm shares a presentation discussing the most underrated films of 2016.

1. The Most
Underrated
Films of
2016

2. There were a lot of great films in
2016, as well as some duds. It’s
hard to know how well a movie
will do until it hits theaters.

3. But among the films that break
the box office and the films that
are given negative reviews all
around, there are a handful of
films that go overlooked.

4. Some films are incredibly well-
made but don’t receive the
popularity and praise that they
deserve. Here are a few
incredible films from 2016 that
you probably didn’t see:

5. Hunt for the
Wilderpeople

6. Taika Waititi is hardly a little-
known director. After all, Marvel
tapped him to direct Thor:
Ragnarok. However, his film
Hunt for the Wilderpeople went
surprisingly unnoticed.

7. This film is an adaptation to Wild
Pork and Watercess by Barry
Crump, a legend in Waititi’s home
of New Zealand.

8. The end product is a charming
film that is both a tribute to New
Zealand’s rugged outdoors and a
family-type story about a
miserable teenager.

9. The dry sense of humor in this
film makes it stands out, and it’s
confusing that it didn’t do better
at the box office.

10. Kubo and the
Two Strings

11. From an aesthetic perspective,
Kubo and the Two Strings is truly
incredible, a stop-motion
animated yarn about a one-eyed
boy named Kubo.

12. In the movie, Kubo must find his
father’s armor with the
assistance of a silent knight made
of origami paper, a monkey and a
samurai-beetle with amnesia.

13. With some of the most inventive
set pieces in contemporary
filmmaking and well-known cast
members such as Charlize Theron
and Matthew McConaughey, it’s
surprising this film didn’t do
better.

14. The film is packed with action
and humor, but the adrenaline of
its visuals is made even more
memorable by the deep sadness
that it evokes.

15. The film has many unpredictable
twists and turns, and no one could
have predicted how much it
would be overlooked after its
release.

16. How to Be Single

17. While most romantic comedies fit
a particular mold, How to Be
Single is refreshingly different.
Ever since Sex and the City, we
have seen a number of films and
TV shows focusing on the dating
habits of single people.

18. Many are still based around the
idea that a woman’s main goal is
to get married. While Sex and the
City began to change this, How to
Be single points out that even this
format involved women talking
primarily about men.

19. This revolutionary film
emphasized the importance of
being alone without falling into a
pattern of co-dependency.
Ultimately, the film demonstrates
that it is okay to be single, and
sometimes it is even preferable.

20. With a comedic performance by
Rebel Wilson and a nuanced
performance by Dakota Johnson,
it is surprising that this film
didn’t achieve more success than
it did.

21. Not all good works of art go
noticed. Given the high number of
films that came out in 2016, it
makes sense that a few went
ignored. It’s just a shame that
these revolutionary works of film
had to be among the movies that
didn’t do well.