The Top 10 Underseen and Overlooked Movies of 2025. Plus: ‘Is This Thing On?,’ ‘Ella McCay,’ and Why We Can’t Have Nice Things.

Title (year)	Links	Mentions	Mentioned by	First
Jack (1996)	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	8	Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins	▶ 12:18
Broadcast News (1987)	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	6	Sean Fennessey	▶ 30:20
A Star Is Born (2018)	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	5	Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins	▶ 4:08
Eternity (2025)	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	5	Amanda Dobbins	▶ 49:22
Influencers (2025)	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	5	Sean Fennessey	▶ 1:03:46
Terms of Endearment (1983)	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	4	Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins	▶ 27:34
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	2	Amanda Dobbins	▶ 49:51
How Do You Know (2010)	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	2	Sean Fennessey	▶ 24:29
Maestro (2023)	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	2	Sean Fennessey	▶ 4:27
One, Two, Three (1961)	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	2	Sean Fennessey	▶ 2:19
The Things You Kill (2025)	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	2	Sean Fennessey	▶ 1:07:45
The Wedding Banquet (1993)	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	2	Amanda Dobbins	▶ 1:00:41

Directors Referenced (1)

Sophie Brooks

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins▶ 55:24IMDb ↗Lb ↗

	Name	Links	Mentions	Mentioned by	Known For	First
	Sophie Brooks	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	1	Amanda Dobbins		▶ 55:24

14 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Star Is Born, Silver Linings Playbook, American Sniper▶ 0:25IMDb ↗Lb ↗

11 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Lego Movie, The Lego Batman Movie▶ 4:27IMDb ↗Lb ↗

3 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Drive, Broadcast News, Defending Your Life▶ 24:35IMDb ↗Lb ↗

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for Brave, Cold Mountain▶ 24:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins · Known for A Hard Day's Night, Yellow Submarine▶ 1:00:09IMDb ↗Lb ↗

2 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for Jurassic Park, Wild, Marriage Story▶ 12:12IMDb ↗Lb ↗

2 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Ordinary People▶ 27:16IMDb ↗Lb ↗

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Triangle of Sadness, Babygirl, Beach Rats▶ 59:29IMDb ↗Lb ↗

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Game▶ 43:01IMDb ↗Lb ↗

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for Zootopia▶ 15:33IMDb ↗Lb ↗

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for 10 Cloverfield Lane, Barton Fink, Argo▶ 3:36IMDb ↗Lb ↗

1 mentions · Amanda Dobbins · Known for The Simpsons Movie, Click▶ 37:00IMDb ↗Lb ↗

Name	Links	Mentions	Mentioned by	Known For	First
Bradley Cooper	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	14	Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins	A Star Is Born, Silver Linings Playbook, American Sniper	▶ 0:25
Will Arnett	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	11	Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins	The Lego Movie, The Lego Batman Movie	▶ 4:27
Albert Brooks	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	3	Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins	Drive, Broadcast News, Defending Your Life	▶ 24:35
Jamie Lee	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	2	Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins	Brave, Cold Mountain	▶ 24:29
John Lennon	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	2	Sean Fennessey, Amanda Dobbins	A Hard Day's Night, Yellow Submarine	▶ 1:00:09
Laura Dern	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	2	Amanda Dobbins	Jurassic Park, Wild, Marriage Story	▶ 12:12
Mary Tyler Moore	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	2	Sean Fennessey	Ordinary People	▶ 27:16
Harris Dickinson	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	1	Sean Fennessey	Triangle of Sadness, Babygirl, Beach Rats	▶ 59:29
James Brooks	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	1	Sean Fennessey	The Game	▶ 43:01
Jason Bateman	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	1	Sean Fennessey	Zootopia	▶ 15:33
John Goodman	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	1	Sean Fennessey	10 Cloverfield Lane, Barton Fink, Argo	▶ 3:36
Julie Kavner	IMDb ↗Lb ↗	1	Amanda Dobbins	The Simpsons Movie, Click	▶ 37:00

1 mentions · Sean Fennessey · Known for The Constant Gardener, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy▶ 1:04:48IMDb ↗Lb ↗