In other words: What’s a hidden gem I probably haven’t seen but totally should? And why is it a must-watch?
You must log in or register to comment.
It’s a small budget indie movie, and if you don’t like people talking and prefer action, then maybe this isn’t for you. Buut, for me, it was a great movie. It only uses one set, a room or two, for the entire movie. And it’s still great.
Huh, I need ti actually rewatch I’ve been suggesting it so much lol
Edit “Timecrimes” was a good one imo as well iirc https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0480669/
I think no one has mentioned “the man from earth”, it is a great movie that got a lot of success thanks to piracy, enough that it allowed it to even get a sequel (I haven’t watched it it seems to be far less recommended).
I recommend to just watch it without looking too much at the theme or plot. I’ll just say that it’s a movie with a lot of conversations and basically no action at all. You could compare it in that sense to the classic “12 angry men”, not in plot or theme, but style, mostly something that happens between a small cast of actors through dialogue.
Edit: and just a few minutes before me someone did actually share it…
Stay 2005
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
https://youtu.be/ytA4_dI2mjc?si=9ds_I5_w39-Yphoz
I enjoyed it, it’s an artsy Japanese film directed by Paul Schrader who wrote Taxi Driver. Unique and engaging film that touches on gender roles and fighting for “valiant causes.”
I liked the cinematography and how they wove the chapters together.
Flight of the Navigator
My favorite: Stranger than Fiction
Also, Fandango, Passengers, Life or Something Like it, Birdy, Home Office
Some can be hard to find.
Rustlers Rhapsody. A comedy western that mixes eras and has a genre savvy protagonist.
Thunderpants.
Late to the party but didn’t see it listed yet.
“But, it’s for school…”
Shows how wrapped up people become in their own stories they become totally disconnected from what’s happening around them. Sheriff doesn’t realize his son is kidnapped Bunch of teens run around with a kid they’ve kidnapped, even tell one of their moms, who gets too wrapped up in who his mom knows to take it seriously.Jamie Bell, Camilla Belle, Justin Chatwin, William Fichtner, Allison Janney, Ralph Fiennes, Glenn Close, Carrie-Anne Moss, Rita Wilson, Rory Culkin
We saw it back when it was “new to dvd” desperate to see something new at the time, and have gone through a couple copies now because it doesn’t come back when we lend it out. Happy to spread it though!
Iceman is a 2017 German-Italian-Austrian adventure drama film written and directed by Felix Randau. It is a fictional story about the life of Ötzi, a natural mummy of a man discovered on 19 September 1991 in the Ötzal Alps.
The film, which was filmed in the Tyrolean and Bavarian Alps features almost no dialogue, with a minimal amount in untranslated language based on reconstructed Rhaetian, created for the film by a linguist.
I give you lesser known movies that also have popular actors! (And I think they’re very good)
“With Honors”
“Renaissance Man”
“Regarding Henry”
@original_reader I feel like no one talks about Deerskin, which was an excellent low-key comedy/horror/satire/weird-ass film from a few years back.
Perfume: Story of a Murderer
The book is so much better.
Jacob’s Ladder.
A largely forgotten psychological horror film from 1990 with Tim Robbins and Macaulay Culkin.
Saw it on TV once by chance and loved it ever since.
I’d say it’s must-watch for being influential despite its moderate success and being incredibly gripping as you try to get your head around what’s actually going on.
The Nice Guys
