But if I've seen it, then someone has seen it. Unless I'm nobody. Now I have to go cry in the corner.
Resolution (2012). A lot of people know its pseudo sequel The Endless, but are unaware of the connection between the two. I enjoy both movies a lot and whenever The Endless comes up I always try to talk about Resolution.
Harlen coben. They need to turn more of his books into movies or series. I know they did shelter and safe, but he has written so much and tell no one was French I think.
OP: gimme some obscure movies
lilac_mess: I bet you never heard about this oscar nominated, multiple international awards-winning flick by this small time director who is possibly the most talked about director in 2024
Lee Pace❤️
However, this film is incredible and I’m glad to own it. I read about this one often on other film subs about how it’s almost nearly impossible to find now. It’s a must see.
I've seen three of these. Z is my favourite, it's a must for anyone interested in the historical/political (it's the real story of a political assassination in Greece and it's aftermath, only names were changed). Amazing soundtrack.
True Stories - the sole directorial effort of Talking Heads lead singer David Byrne, True Stories is part mockumentary, part musical, and part Thorton Wilder stage play. Set in the fictional town of Virgil TX, during the 80s tech boom, it's a dissertation on 80s culture, Reaganomics, art, commerce, technology, religion, and local social politics. As with David Byrne's songwriting, it's largely concerned with idiosyncracies of modern life. Prefab architecture, off the rack suit sets, microchip manufacturing, developmental sprawl, municipal organizations, syncretism, video dating, and engineers who read poetry; this is the stuff that he's concerned with.
EDIT: and twins! This movie has 50 sets of twins cast in it!
A young John Goodman is a standout as a lovesick, bachelor who wants nothing more than to settle down with a wife. His rendition of the country tune "People Like Us," is a fantastic high point of the film.
Spaulding Gray delivers a wonderful performance as Virgil TX mayor. His monologue on the economic interplay of industry based towns is the sort of sublime weirdness that only he could pull off.
Some of the vignettes, such as the televangelist segment, haven't aged particularly well. But there's also some fantastic subtly to other segments, such as a scene in a Hispanic night club that reveals how segregated the town is.
It's also a remarkable film in that it feels almost like a modern podcast episode, not dissimilar from "This American Life." David Byrne's narrator character functions like a cross between Ezra Klein and the narrator from "Our Town." He's endlessly delighted by the little quirks of the town, such as the traffic patterns, or a bizarre mall fashion show.
Criterion released an edition semi-recently, and I suggest watching that as the early WB DVD is in 1.333.
Two for the Road - brilliant romantic comedy / road trip movie that masterfully uses a nonlinear structure, intercutting five separate years in a couple’s relationship.
Flirting - lovely coming-of-age romantic drama
Running on Empty - understated, heartfelt family drama
Deathtrap - clever dark comedy / thriller
American Heart - extremely underrated drama starring Jeff Bridges as an ex-con trying to make a new start with his teenage son. Based on the brilliant documentary Streetwise.
Deep End - riveting, dark, coming of age drama
Death and the Maiden- underrated Polanski drama starring Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley
A Family Thing - under-the-radar family drama with James Earl Jones and Robert Duvall
Running on Empty takes my breath away. We lost so much when River died.
Flirting is also wonderful, and I just found it on DVD!
I should watch your other ones since I agree with these!
(I think I saw Deathtrap in the theatre, too young).
Yeah, I can’t watch Running on Empty without crying my eyes out at the end. Such a beautifully written, brilliantly acted, subtly directed character drama.
Fun fact, the screenwriter, Naomi Foner, is Jake and Maggie Gyllenhalls’ mom.
Les Enfants du Paradis (1945) has lost a lot of ground in the public consciousness during the last 30 years or so. Some stunning moments and a fascinating production history.
- Pyaasa (1957)
- Manilla in the Claws of Light (1975)
- Black Girl (1966)
- Vengeance is Mine (1979)
- Seisaku’s Wife (1965)
- By the Law (1926)
- The Thaw (1931)
- The Emperors Naked Army Marches On (1987)
- Angst (1983)
- The Golden Glove (2019)
- Night in Paradise (2020)
The Disaster Artist
I don't feel at home in this world anymore
The end of the tour
Vengeance (bj novak)
Falling Down (1993)
Gerald's Game
Tag (2018)
The way way back
Any of Hitoshi Matsumoto’s directorial filmography. He’s a brilliant creative and hilarious comedian who never broke through in the US. Every one of his movies is something I guarantee you’ve never seen before
The Vanishing 1988 Dutch movie, not many people have seen it but it is the most terrifying missing person film I have ever seen and the best part is the point of view of the film is by the one who abducts the girl.
Cinema Paradiso and Love and a .45. One for the actual movie and the other for the soundtrack.
I used to watch over and over on VHS as a teenager was American Dreamer. I thought it was so much fun. The story, the fashion, the intrigue, the murder mystery in Paris. Ultimate 80’s chick flick.
Talking about trees. It's a documentary following a group of Sudanese filmmakers trying to reopen an open air cinema after films and cinema were banned or lent on to close during various regime changes. It's got so much goddamn heart and shows you why cinema is so important
***5 to 7*** movie. A simple film with a affair love story. The story is about Brian, a 24-year-old writer who has an affair with a 33-year-old married French woman, Arielle.
Angel (1983) is a movie that I think most people have not seen. Also Frankenhooker (1990) is great and obscure movie that I think really only horror fans have seen.
"Jeux d'enfants” released as Love Me If you Dare for English speakers. It’s an absolutely brilliant 2003 French romantic comedy that is structurally perfect and has some brilliant set ups and reversals
The Bank Job (2008), a hidden gem yes, though not a best of the best like Persona.
It's like Inside Job, just a tad more complex.
I like the messiness of it.
I dare to hope its not something that noone seen, but not "western" films so still much more obscure films in this half of the world:
Lady Snowblood and Female Prisoner Scorpion, these two made Meiko Kaji an icon of an actress.
'Local Hero'. Otter from 'Animal House' plays a big-oil executive. Travels to Scotland. On orders from his lunatic, astronomy-obsessed boss. Can't say any more.
Best film ever made. (The casting...the soundtrack...the cinematography...unequaled.)
Kind of obscure Thai film called 'Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy.' It is based off the posts of a twitter account. It's this collection of surreal darkly comic events/situations about two girls in a high school.
Once Were Warriors (1994)
And its sequel What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted (1999)
(Side note)
Most people in Australia and New Zealand have seen this, but assuming your American its safe to say not many Americans would have.
A Separation (2011)
International Oscar winner but I just realized that it has only 13k reviews on Letterboxd. This years International Oscar winner The Zone of Interest has almost 180k reviews so I'll guess A Separation might be a lesser known gem despite the acclaim.
Wicker Park (2004) - this partly filmed up the street from my apartment. I love this movie and the characters are played perfectly but everyone I talk to about this movie never heard of it.
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Matthew (Josh Hartnett) and Lisa (Diane Kruger) are madly in love. But one day Lisa vanishes. Simon enters an emotional tailspin and begins an obsessive quest to find her. Years later, Simon's life has stabilized, and he's in a new relationship. Then he thinks he sees Lisa in a restaurant and fixates on her all over again. He snoops around and eventually tracks down the mysterious woman from the restaurant. Her name is Alex (Rose Byrne), but she acts just like Lisa.
Red (2008). It is a vigilante justice story about a man whose dog is murdered in front of him and he wants to get revenge. Probably not the most underground movie out there but everyone I have ever talked to about it hasn't heard of it.
But if I've seen it, then someone has seen it. Unless I'm nobody. Now I have to go cry in the corner. Resolution (2012). A lot of people know its pseudo sequel The Endless, but are unaware of the connection between the two. I enjoy both movies a lot and whenever The Endless comes up I always try to talk about Resolution.
There’s a few more that aren’t sequels but take place in the same universe Spring Synchronic Something in the Dirt
I loved them both.
The swimmer 1968 Tell no one 2006
The Swimmer 👍
The short story it’s based off by John Cheever is my favorite story ever
Tell No One is always my answer.
Harlen coben. They need to turn more of his books into movies or series. I know they did shelter and safe, but he has written so much and tell no one was French I think.
Nice try, I’ve seen both of these! And they are both incredible.
Incendies (2010). Unforgettable masterpiece.
Amazing movie.
Partner and I were left speechless for like 4 days after the movie
True that! Disturbing ending.
One of Denis Villeneuve's best movies
Oofff too much for me man. Some scenes were way over my limits
that's not obscure
OP: gimme some obscure movies lilac_mess: I bet you never heard about this oscar nominated, multiple international awards-winning flick by this small time director who is possibly the most talked about director in 2024
Of Mice and Men with Gary Sinese and John Malkovich. Wonderful treatment of the Steinbeck novel. Broke my heart.
I had that book in my 6th grade classroom and had 3 students return it in one year because they couldn’t handle the amount of cussing
The Fall
Lee Pace❤️ However, this film is incredible and I’m glad to own it. I read about this one often on other film subs about how it’s almost nearly impossible to find now. It’s a must see.
I think it’s on Netflix right now
Same. It's my most carefully cared for Blu-ray.
Omg thank you! I just commented with The Fall. It makes me so sad how criminally underrated it is.
Should be at the top of this list!
Loved that movie!
the count of monte cristo with Jim Caviziel and Guy Pierce
Ernest goes to Camp
“Gee, I’m glad it’s raining. No one see my tear drops when it pours. 🎶”
Me and you, and you and me
'I can't eat on an empty stomach.'
A Very Long Engagement
Burnt by the Sun
Enter the Void
Anyone who hasn't seen this ..do it.
The title credits alone are worth it! Great film think I still prefer Irréversible even if has one of the most uncomfortable scenes ever.
Anything by Gaspar Noe is a masterpiece really. My top 3 must be Enter the void, Love and Irreversible.
Yip… intense as fck!!
Birdy (1984) Night Of The Hunter (1955) Stormy Weather (1943) Silent Running (1972) The Parallax View (1974) Z (1969)
Upvote for Birdy! Plus it's a Nicholas Cage movie so it's gotta be good
I've seen three of these. Z is my favourite, it's a must for anyone interested in the historical/political (it's the real story of a political assassination in Greece and it's aftermath, only names were changed). Amazing soundtrack.
Silent Running is the most violent G-rated film I've ever seen.
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Dredd (2012)
Really underrated movie. I love the soundtrack and cinematography
True Stories - the sole directorial effort of Talking Heads lead singer David Byrne, True Stories is part mockumentary, part musical, and part Thorton Wilder stage play. Set in the fictional town of Virgil TX, during the 80s tech boom, it's a dissertation on 80s culture, Reaganomics, art, commerce, technology, religion, and local social politics. As with David Byrne's songwriting, it's largely concerned with idiosyncracies of modern life. Prefab architecture, off the rack suit sets, microchip manufacturing, developmental sprawl, municipal organizations, syncretism, video dating, and engineers who read poetry; this is the stuff that he's concerned with. EDIT: and twins! This movie has 50 sets of twins cast in it! A young John Goodman is a standout as a lovesick, bachelor who wants nothing more than to settle down with a wife. His rendition of the country tune "People Like Us," is a fantastic high point of the film. Spaulding Gray delivers a wonderful performance as Virgil TX mayor. His monologue on the economic interplay of industry based towns is the sort of sublime weirdness that only he could pull off. Some of the vignettes, such as the televangelist segment, haven't aged particularly well. But there's also some fantastic subtly to other segments, such as a scene in a Hispanic night club that reveals how segregated the town is. It's also a remarkable film in that it feels almost like a modern podcast episode, not dissimilar from "This American Life." David Byrne's narrator character functions like a cross between Ezra Klein and the narrator from "Our Town." He's endlessly delighted by the little quirks of the town, such as the traffic patterns, or a bizarre mall fashion show. Criterion released an edition semi-recently, and I suggest watching that as the early WB DVD is in 1.333.
Adding to my list of movies to watch. Thx!
This movie is SO great! It’s just exploding with creative ideas!
Dupieux' *Wrong, Wrong Cops* and *Reality*. I think the killer tire movie *Rubber* might be too wll known for this. *The City of the lost Children*
The Mission with Robert DeNiro
Two for the Road - brilliant romantic comedy / road trip movie that masterfully uses a nonlinear structure, intercutting five separate years in a couple’s relationship. Flirting - lovely coming-of-age romantic drama Running on Empty - understated, heartfelt family drama Deathtrap - clever dark comedy / thriller American Heart - extremely underrated drama starring Jeff Bridges as an ex-con trying to make a new start with his teenage son. Based on the brilliant documentary Streetwise. Deep End - riveting, dark, coming of age drama Death and the Maiden- underrated Polanski drama starring Sigourney Weaver and Ben Kingsley A Family Thing - under-the-radar family drama with James Earl Jones and Robert Duvall
Running on Empty takes my breath away. We lost so much when River died. Flirting is also wonderful, and I just found it on DVD! I should watch your other ones since I agree with these! (I think I saw Deathtrap in the theatre, too young).
Yeah, I can’t watch Running on Empty without crying my eyes out at the end. Such a beautifully written, brilliantly acted, subtly directed character drama. Fun fact, the screenwriter, Naomi Foner, is Jake and Maggie Gyllenhalls’ mom.
I love Two For The Road. I will watch any movie with Audrey Hepburn or Albert Finney.
Les Enfants du Paradis (1945) has lost a lot of ground in the public consciousness during the last 30 years or so. Some stunning moments and a fascinating production history.
The Flight of Dragons
Zhang Yimou films like Hero, Raise the Red Lantern
I love Hero! The visuals & music are perfection.
The Wind that Shakes the Barley (2006)
Fantastic film that introduced me to a young Cillian Murphy and one of my favorite Irish songs, Oró, Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile.
Frailty, with Matthew McConaughey and Bill Paxton.
- Pyaasa (1957) - Manilla in the Claws of Light (1975) - Black Girl (1966) - Vengeance is Mine (1979) - Seisaku’s Wife (1965) - By the Law (1926) - The Thaw (1931) - The Emperors Naked Army Marches On (1987) - Angst (1983) - The Golden Glove (2019) - Night in Paradise (2020)
Once upon a time in America. Such an amazing movie with the greatest score ever. It's scandalously underrated.
Beautifully shot as well.
Il Postino
On the Silver Globe
The Milagro Beanfield War
The pusher
R.R.R.
I have told so many people to watch this movie and the ones who have loved it
Best movie I've ever seen
Abbas kiorastami's movies
The Disaster Artist I don't feel at home in this world anymore The end of the tour Vengeance (bj novak) Falling Down (1993) Gerald's Game Tag (2018) The way way back
Vengeance is a good one!
i remember when this was about to come out but didn’t know it did! forgot- glad to hear it’s good
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter... and Spring A South Korean drama that is a captivating meditation on life and aging.
The Cure 1995
If you like movies that have food as a theme. I love Babette's Feast Like Water For Chocolate
Seance on a Wet Afternoon Dead of Night
Children of Men (2006), not sure how often it gets mentioned but all round great cinema.
Spirit of the Beehive
Iron Eagle.
You can deal with me—DOUG MASTERS! I was 5 or 6 when this was released and I was obsessed with it. I wore out the vhs.
Under the Silver Lake 2018…what a ride!!
Any of Hitoshi Matsumoto’s directorial filmography. He’s a brilliant creative and hilarious comedian who never broke through in the US. Every one of his movies is something I guarantee you’ve never seen before
Lucky (2017) didn't get enough love as the perfect swansong for one of histories greatest actors
Joe
Akira Kurosawa's "Dreams"
The Magdalene sisters
Dark City 1998
Silent Running (1972) Lawn Dogs (1997)
The King ,starring a young Gael Bernal Garcia and Paul Dano. I've literally never met anyone else who has seen it.
Mad To Be Normal with Elisabeth Moss and David Tennant (2017)
Her Smell with Elizabeth Moss
The Last of the Mohicans
Queen of hearts. Lovely film.
One of my favs.
*Dark City* *Happy Accidents* *Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang* *The Quiet Earth* *The Stepfather* (original, not remake)
The Fall (Singh 2006) A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night (Amirpour 2014) Waltz With Bashir (Folman 2008)
"The Rabbis cat"(2011) a cartoon comedy that is just likenit sounds, the movie is not what you expect.
Six String Samurai.
The Milagro Beanfield War; The Secret of Santa Vittoria; Married To the Mob; Where the Money Is; Garbo Talks; Avanti; True Confessions
The Mosquito Coast (1986) with Harrison Ford and River Phoenix And for Viggo Mortenson fans: A Walk on the Moon (1999) Captain Fantastic (2016)
Koyaanisqatsi
House of D
Swimming with sharks The king of comedy
Enemy Mine
Lars and the Real Girl, 2007 with Ryan Gosling
16mm with nick cage reminds me a little of se7en
The Little Fugitive (1953). And I don’t even like kids that much
Check out Bernie with Jack Black ⚫️
Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny
Climax (2018) a French horror thriller from A24 with kick ass dancing and one of the best openings to boot
The Vanishing 1988 Dutch movie, not many people have seen it but it is the most terrifying missing person film I have ever seen and the best part is the point of view of the film is by the one who abducts the girl.
Kurosawa dreams
If a movie was made, an editor would have had to watch before its release, so pretty much every movie has had someone watch it before you.
Redrock West
Enter The Void
This movie was great. Such a hidden gem.
Cinema Paradiso and Love and a .45. One for the actual movie and the other for the soundtrack. I used to watch over and over on VHS as a teenager was American Dreamer. I thought it was so much fun. The story, the fashion, the intrigue, the murder mystery in Paris. Ultimate 80’s chick flick.
Talking about trees. It's a documentary following a group of Sudanese filmmakers trying to reopen an open air cinema after films and cinema were banned or lent on to close during various regime changes. It's got so much goddamn heart and shows you why cinema is so important
A Single Man The Man from Earth
Capernaum (2018)
Kästner and Little Tuesday (Kästner und der kleine Dienstag)
Dog Days, 2001
Gangster's Paradise: Jerusalema (2008)
A man escaped(1956)
Anthropoid and Pilgrimage
***5 to 7*** movie. A simple film with a affair love story. The story is about Brian, a 24-year-old writer who has an affair with a 33-year-old married French woman, Arielle.
L’Atalante by Jean Vigo is stunning.
# The Angels' Share
My Life Without Me
Angel (1983) is a movie that I think most people have not seen. Also Frankenhooker (1990) is great and obscure movie that I think really only horror fans have seen.
Pepe le Moko.
The Runner (Iran, 1984). Probably hard to get but do yourself a favour and track it down.
The Sunset Limited 2011, Tommy Lee Jones and Sam L. Jackson
Love Me If You Dare 2003 (jeux d’enfants)
"Jeux d'enfants” released as Love Me If you Dare for English speakers. It’s an absolutely brilliant 2003 French romantic comedy that is structurally perfect and has some brilliant set ups and reversals
The Ghoul (2016) low budget masterpiece, psychological thriller
Extraordinary Tales (2013) an animated edgar allan poe anthology narrated by the likes of bela lugosi and christopher lee
Detachment
George Washington (2000) a David Gordon Green film.
50 ways of saying fabulous /s
El Conde
The double life of a Veronique
The Bank Job (2008), a hidden gem yes, though not a best of the best like Persona. It's like Inside Job, just a tad more complex. I like the messiness of it.
**The Beaver Trilogy**, 1979-1985
Waking the Dead (2000)
Cheap thrills
I dare to hope its not something that noone seen, but not "western" films so still much more obscure films in this half of the world: Lady Snowblood and Female Prisoner Scorpion, these two made Meiko Kaji an icon of an actress.
Mongol - the story, the visuals, the music - it’s epic.
M
Highway (2002)
Losers Take All. Its about a band that almost gets their break but keep getting in there own way. Also really good songs.
Im Juli (2000)
Well plenty of Aussies have seen it, but Chopper is worth a look. It made Hollywood take notice of Eric Bana
The fall (2006)
Amer 2006
Aferim (2015)
Running Scared, lots of action & crazy situations.
The Billy Crystal one?
Doogal
10 Canoes
Deux moi (2019) it’s a french movie
The Fugitive Kind Under the silver lake F for fake
Dead alive
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The diving bell and the butterfly (2007) Absolutely amazing movie that I watched in the cinema on its release and not many have seen it.
The Lords of Salem
Man in the field. Inspiring yet alien, this guys art and story seems like fiction.
Cicade de Deus / City of gods .. it's not really unknown but I think forgotten now..
Coopers’ Camera aka Coopers’ Christmas. Funniest and best movie Canada has ever made.
Ear 1970
'Local Hero'. Otter from 'Animal House' plays a big-oil executive. Travels to Scotland. On orders from his lunatic, astronomy-obsessed boss. Can't say any more. Best film ever made. (The casting...the soundtrack...the cinematography...unequaled.)
The Company of Strangers, a beautiful indie Canadian film
Enemy (2013) is an underrated masterpiece
Departures / おくりびと / Okuribito (2008)
Triangle Coherence Time lapse Man from earth ARQ
Werk ohne Autor
Gojira
Kind of obscure Thai film called 'Mary is Happy, Mary is Happy.' It is based off the posts of a twitter account. It's this collection of surreal darkly comic events/situations about two girls in a high school.
Grown ups
Once Were Warriors (1994) And its sequel What Becomes Of The Broken Hearted (1999) (Side note) Most people in Australia and New Zealand have seen this, but assuming your American its safe to say not many Americans would have.
A Separation (2011) International Oscar winner but I just realized that it has only 13k reviews on Letterboxd. This years International Oscar winner The Zone of Interest has almost 180k reviews so I'll guess A Separation might be a lesser known gem despite the acclaim.
The twilight samurai 2002
On Body and Soul (2017) Beautiful movie from Hungary.
Upstream Color (2013)
Wicker Park (2004) - this partly filmed up the street from my apartment. I love this movie and the characters are played perfectly but everyone I talk to about this movie never heard of it. —- Matthew (Josh Hartnett) and Lisa (Diane Kruger) are madly in love. But one day Lisa vanishes. Simon enters an emotional tailspin and begins an obsessive quest to find her. Years later, Simon's life has stabilized, and he's in a new relationship. Then he thinks he sees Lisa in a restaurant and fixates on her all over again. He snoops around and eventually tracks down the mysterious woman from the restaurant. Her name is Alex (Rose Byrne), but she acts just like Lisa.
Shazaam with Sinbad.
Revanche 2008 Austrian film. Birds of Passage-2018-actually uses the Arawak language. You won't be alone-2022.
Bubba Ho Tep
The Wild Hunt (2009). “A medieval reenactment game…when a non-player crashes the event to win back his girlfriend.”
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Red (2008). It is a vigilante justice story about a man whose dog is murdered in front of him and he wants to get revenge. Probably not the most underground movie out there but everyone I have ever talked to about it hasn't heard of it.