One of the movies I consider to be underated is the mockumentary Drop Dead Gorgeous. Take this with a grain of salt because the only non-animated movies and shows I own are mockumentaries, so to me underated means "not as well liked as Spinal Tap." Anyway, the movie has a very good cast (for a variety of reasons) including Kirsten Dunst and Denise Richards - need I say much more? In my mind, a perfect piece of fluff to have on when you're doing something that doesn't require your entire attention.

From the Amazon.com editorial review:

Subtle is not the word to describe Drop Dead Gorgeous, a mock documentary purporting to cover the Sarah Rose Cosmetics Teen America Beauty Pageant in Mount Rose, Minnesota. Ellen Barkin (Sea of Love) and Kirsten Dunst (Interview with a Vampire, Dick) are perfectly cast as a mother and daughter whose only ambition is to use the pageant to get out of their claustrophobic small-town lives. Opposing them are Denise Richards (Wild Things, Starship Troopers) and her mother, Kirstie Alley (Look Who's Talking), who just happens to be the pageant's organizer. The plot, which centers on contestants being murdered (mostly by flaming explosions), is clearly secondary to the backstage shenanigans and satirical portrayals of vanity, small-town corruption, and family dysfunction.

Here are some of my favorite quotes from the movie:

Kirsten Dunst's character: My mom never hid the fact that my dad chose his career over us. What was it she always said?
Family friend: Once a carnie, always a carnie.

[Pagent contestant in response to "If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?"]

I'd have good strong roots in a town like Mt. Rose, a solid Christian trunk, and long, leafy branches for handicapped children to use as shelter.

The previous year's beauty contest winner, talking about her path to success:

With two weeks until the pageant, I was practicing my talent, finishing my costume, brushing up on current events, and running 18 miles a day on about 400 calories. I was ready.

Becky Ann Leeman died on a giant swan float her dad purchased from Mexico. At her funeral, the pastor said:

And so, dear Lord, it is with deep sadness that we turn over to you this young woman, whose dream to ride on a giant swan resulted in her death. Maybe it is your way of telling us to buy American.