Favorite movies many may not know about

[dahliaclone]

I’m always looking for movies people love but maybe flew under the radar for the masses. Any suggestions? I have a lot and notice many are from the 90s. Oh well hah.

Bound. One hell of a fun crime/mafia thriller.


Flirting with Disaster. Honestly one the best comedies ever. ******* hilarious and the cast is insane. I won’t link the trailer because it is so cheesy. Movie is great.

October Sky. True story. Great coming of age story. Cry ever time.


Hachi. Another true story. If you have a dog have a box or two of Kleenex.


Sunshine. One of the best sci-fi thrillers of the last 25 years. Again the cast is stellar and directed by the great Danny Boyle.


Hostiles. One of the worst marketing campaigns ever. This is possible my favorite western movie ever made and my favorite movie the year this came out. Again. The cast is amazing.

 

[Fall Creek]

Moon is a great sci fi movie that flies under the radar

 

[JP4CY]

I encourage everyone to watch this.

 

[IASTATE07]

I love October Sky.

I feel not enough people know about these two movies.

 

[JP4CY]

I love October Sky.

I feel not enough people know about these two movies.

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Dirty Work's hookers in trunks scene is a masterpiece.

 

[AgronAlum]

 

[Gonzo]

 

[Gonzo]

 

[Mr Janny]

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Grandma's Boy is a comedy cult classic. Pan's Labyrinth is somewhat known but excellent fantasy picture. A Scanner Darkly is trippy with some big names. Kung Fu Hustle is one of my personal favorite movies of all time.
Funny Games was an independent horror remake that is visceral, I enjoyed that at the Fleur Theatre a long time ago.

 

[12191987]

“Song of the Sea”:

Song of the Sea (2014) ⭐ 8.0 | Animation, Adventure, Drama

1h 33m | PG

m.imdb.com

It is a gorgeous representative of possibly my favorite genre, severe childhood trauma as parable or fantasy (eg, Pan’s Labyrinth, Radio Flyer, etc).

Another that is not well known compared to other Spielberg epics is “Empire of the Sun”:

Empire of the Sun (1987) ⭐ 7.7 | Drama, War

2h 33m | PG

m.imdb.com

This might be partially because of my age when it was released, but it immediately became my favorite Spielberg movie. It has a scene at the end that was just the right level of heavy-handed symbolism for my pubescent brain at the time (and maybe qualifies it for the severe childhood trauma as parable or fantasy genre).

It gets bonus points for starring Christian Bale in his first ever role.

 

[AlaCyclone]

I’m always looking for movies people love but maybe flew under the radar for the masses. Any suggestions? I have a lot and notice many are from the 90s. Oh well hah.

Bound. One hell of a fun crime/mafia thriller.


Flirting with Disaster. Honestly one the best comedies ever. ******* hilarious and the cast is insane. I won’t link the trailer because it is so cheesy. Movie is great.

October Sky. True story. Great coming of age story. Cry ever time.


Hachi. Another true story. If you have a dog have a box or two of Kleenex.


Sunshine. One of the best sci-fi thrillers of the last 25 years. Again the cast is stellar and directed by the great Danny Boyle.


Hostiles. One of the worst marketing campaigns ever. This is possible my favorite western movie ever made and my favorite movie the year this came out. Again. The cast is amazing.

Bound was fantastic!

 

[BryceC]

Empire of the Sun was on HBO constantly when I was about the same age as Bale in the movie so I’ve seen it a million times

 

[dahliaclone]

Bound was fantastic!

It still holds up incredibly well almost 30 years later.

 

[12191987]

Grandma's Boy is a comedy cult classic. Pan's Labyrinth is somewhat known known but excellent fantasy picture. A Scanner Darkly is trippy with some big names. Kung Fu Hustle is one of my personal favorite movies of all time.
Funny Games was an independent horror remake that is visceral, I enjoyed that at the Fleur Theatre a long time ago.

Ha! I almost suggested that one. It is a fantastic film.

 

[BWRhasnoAC]

Cabin in the Woods might count in this category? Chris Hemsworth before he hit it big. Moments that have you laughing out loud and some truly excellent horror moments as well. That scene on the dock where he's chasing her with the bear trap. Never forget it.

 

[Nothingman]

Three of my favorite, lesser known movies.

 

[bos]

The donut costume thing kill’s me every time.

 

[GTO]

I’m always looking for movies people love but maybe flew under the radar for the masses. Any suggestions? I have a lot and notice many are from the 90s. Oh well hah.

Bound. One hell of a fun crime/mafia thriller.


Flirting with Disaster. Honestly one the best comedies ever. ******* hilarious and the cast is insane. I won’t link the trailer because it is so cheesy. Movie is great.

October Sky. True story. Great coming of age story. Cry ever time.


Hachi. Another true story. If you have a dog have a box or two of Kleenex.


Sunshine. One of the best sci-fi thrillers of the last 25 years. Again the cast is stellar and directed by the great Danny Boyle.


Hostiles. One of the worst marketing campaigns ever. This is possible my favorite western movie ever made and my favorite movie the year this came out. Again. The cast is amazing.

Sunshine and Hostiles are absolutely amazing! Completely agree with you there.

 

[GTO]

“Song of the Sea”:

Song of the Sea (2014) ⭐ 8.0 | Animation, Adventure, Drama

1h 33m | PG

m.imdb.com

It is a gorgeous representative of possibly my favorite genre, severe childhood trauma as parable or fantasy (eg, Pan’s Labyrinth, Radio Flyer, etc).

Another that is not well known compared to other Spielberg epics is “Empire of the Sun”:

Empire of the Sun (1987) ⭐ 7.7 | Drama, War

2h 33m | PG

m.imdb.com

This might be partially because of my age when it was released, but it immediately became my favorite Spielberg movie. It has a scene at the end that was just the right level of heavy-handed symbolism for my pubescent brain at the time (and maybe qualifies it for the severe childhood trauma as parable or fantasy genre).

It gets bonus points for starring Christian Bale in his first ever role.

Song of the Sea actually got a few tears out of me. Both me and my 9 year old watched it together a couuple of years ago and absolutely loved it. If you liked it, it is the second movie by the same studio that did Secret of Kells and then Wolfwalkers, which are both just as equally amazing.