Obscure films that deserves more attention
 

1 Margaret
2 Wicker park
3 Life is beautiful
4 The station agent
5 The United States of Leland ( which is not so popular with critics can't see why though )
6 in Bruges
7 The fountain
8 awakenings
9 Mean creek
10 Nightcrawler
11 leaving Las Vegas
12 Cold in July
13 Mudd
14 A river runs through it
15 What's eating Gilbert grape
16 The shape of things ( I love the twist at the end )
17 u turn ( disturbing but very well directed by Oliver Stone )
18 Rolling thunder ( one of Tarantino's favourites )
19 Paris Texas ( an absolute masterpiece of the movie )
20 The mosquito Coast ( my favourite Harrison Ford performance )

What movies do you think deserve more attention ?

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None of the films you listed are obscure.

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Not to us, no. But it wouldn't surprise me if you asked random members of the public only four or five of them would get more than a few nods of recognition.

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I was aware of the existence of 6 and halve actually watched 3.

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I'm not speaking for movie lovers this list shouldn't be obscure to people on movie forums. I just feel these movies should be more recognised too every day people

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Life is beautiful - 8.6 with 362.578 votes on IMDb.

This one at least, quite obviously doesn't belong in this list. It was really popular back then and it is still quite often remembered and quoted.

Same with Leaving Las Vegas (88.063), The fountain (178.953) or Nightcrawler (228.015) but that one in special due to the clear effect it's had on popular culture.

If we expand the definition of obscure so much it would end up embracing anything that isn't the blockbuster of the month.

Prey (1977) — fantastic film.

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Wicker Park? Nah, just watch the original French film. ;)

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I remember that being very good. Shame those two aren't still together.

A Most Violent Year is a strong little film. Like something Lumet and Pacino might have done in the 70s.

Basically follows a rising businessman trying to hold it together as he starts gaining success. Oscar Isaac is all subtlety and charm (love the bit when he allows himself to speaks in his own language, something that rang true to my own experiences) and Jessica Chastain is magnetic.

It's not as bombastic as its title may suggest but it is a rewarding watch, for sure.

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All with under 10,000 votes on IMDb, these are all somewhat obscure films that ought not to be so.

1. City of Fire: Awesome, action packed Hong Kong film that inspired Reservoir Dogs

2. Xiao Bing Zhang Ga (Little Soldier Zhang Ga): Ultra-low budget Mao-era Chinese film that's a lot of fun. I'm not sure if you can get English subtitles for it though...

3.Who Killed Captain Alex: Uganda action film. It's awful, but hilarious and pretty awesome for a microbudget film. The director posted it on Youtube for free since he's only interested in entertaining. A great guy, the complete opposite of today's Hollywood directors in every sense of the word.

4. City of Life and Death: Not as obscure as these other films, but at only 9,000 votes on IMDb it's still criminally underseen. Watching it is like a kick in the balls to humanity, and that's because it's so compelling.

5. Wheels on Meals: Classic Jackie Chan film that not only is hilarious, but also breathtaking in it's vivid and realistic fight scenes.

6. Hedgehog in the Fog: Not exactly a feature film since it's only 11 minutes long, but this is a strikingly raw and beautiful piece of Russian animation that should be much more popular than it currently is. You can watch it for free on Youtube, so why not?

7. Max Fleischer Superman shorts: These Superman animations are among the best-made of their day, far exceeding the effort put forth by today's cartoons. I grew up watching these on rewind, and I'm not even old. If you're a Superman fan, you can't miss them.

8. Battle Creek Brawl: One of Jackie Chan's most underrated films. Sort of stupid in general but the fights are incredibly entertaining.

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Ghost World (2001), Moon (2009), and Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans (2009)

Malcolm (1986)

And… :p;)?

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Marshland (2014) was a very worthy piece of Spanish thriller which I'm not sure it's that well known outside of Spain.

The safety of objects (2001) was a pretty solid set of interwoven stories, too.

Old acquaintance (1943) has Bette Davis playing a goody-two-shoes for a change, and Miriam Hopkins is delightful at being an over the top b***h.

The Three Colors trilogy is stunning and I think its popularity has dwindled a lot in subsequent years. Blue and Red are especially brilliant.

Sidney Lumet's Power (1986) seems very underrated to me, I don't get why it's never been more popular.

Red 's my favourite. I like Irène Jacob a lot.

Red I think has the easiest to like and follow story of the three, and it is aided by the wonderful performances of Trintignant and Jacob, but there's always been something about the mood in Blue and the interesting choices of Binoche's character which always made me prefer it over the other two.

Funnily, with all people I've discussed the films, there's no discussion in saying that White is the weakest of the three.

It absolutely is the weakest. It's a long time since I saw the films but I liked Blue as well. I mean, Juliette Binoche is fantastic isn't she.

The Pornographer (1999)

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Ain't Misbehavin' (1955)
All the Way to Paris (1966)
Days of Gray (2013)
Détruisez-vous (1969)
The Faith Club (2017)
I am a Good Person/I Am a Bad Person (2011)
Leap 4 Your Life (2013)
Murder Made Easy (2017)
Nose to Tail (2018)
Wexford Plaza (2016)
Sophie's Place (1986)
Todo un caballero (1947)

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Down by Law
Ghost Dog Jarmusch


City of Hope John Sayles


Scotland PA


Still Crazy


Of the top of my head

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I quite liked Wicker Part as well. Want to watch the original now.

Does Parasite count as an obscure movie? Us movie lovers know of it, but aside from people on the internet, no one I know in person has heard of it when I ask them.

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Eyes of Fire


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Bad Taste (1987)

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Night On Earth (1991)

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Proof (1991)

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Crossing the Bridge (1992)

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Safe (1995)

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K-Pax (2001)

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Room (2015)

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That film won an academy award! I'd hardly call it obscure, as good as it is.

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These aren't really that obscure, but they're all attainable films that deserve a watch:

Failan
Christmas in August
Gabbeh
Pixote
Las Acacias
The Golden Dream
Uzak
Foxtrot
Nobody Knows
Hausu
Sonatine
A colt is my Passport
Branded to Kill

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River of Grass (1994)

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1.2K ratings on IMDb

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How about The White Reindeer?

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I'm going on a Peter Weir binge shortly for the 2021 challenge. Found this one on the Criterion Channel

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The funniest comedy I watched last year. A must-see for metalheads.

I've really liked every Weir film I've ever seen, and I've seen most of them (not Green Card, Fearless or The Way Back) so it's hard to go wrong with him (yes, I like Dead Poet's Society)

Same here. I've seen 4 or 5 now over the years and they've all been good.
Cars That Ate Paris looks like a potential New Favorite Movie, so I'm looking forward to that one. Can't believe it's taken me this long to finally watch it.

EDIT: I mean, I'm also looking forward to his Oscar winners of course. :shifty:

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obscure movies are obscure for a reason. Let them stay obscure.

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That attitude is a great way to make sure your notions are never challenged and your horizons never broadened. But I guess that's a feature and not a bug, for some.

I'm pretty sure aronisred is joking around. After all, he is one of the funniest posters here.

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I shared this on another thread, but since it fits...

Thief's Monthly Movie Loot 37: The Hidden Loot (with Tyler Jones)

In the latest episode of my podcast, me and @ThatDarnMKS talk about "hidden gems" and little known films that we feel deserve more attention. We also share five recommendations each of such films.

And that's it for my shameless self-plug.

But that begs the question what makes popular movies popular? Is it the same reasons that keep obscure movies obscure? Maybe... and maybe not.

In today's world it's a combination of advertising (hype), politics, cultural demographics, polls & focus groups, word of mouth, and social "approval" based on ideological conditioning.

Movies don't necessarily have to be good these days to be at the top of a list, they just have to meet a checklist of criteria established by the likes of those who make up "the academy".

Which means a lot of obscure movies may be far better than a lot of the drivel they are pumping out today.

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Sorry, but watching obscure Bengali films with one rating on IMDb doesn't automatically make you a refined cinephile.

Obscure vs. mainstream is a much bigger opposition that any one person can change. I made a lot of people watch some obscure films I love and these films are still obscure because tens of thousands would have to watch them to change that. And then even these thousands, if specific cinephiles from one country, wouldn't make the film popular worldwide.

Whether or not it makes sense to recommend a given film in the first place is another question, though (as in, recommending a good hunting rifle to a fisherman is quite pointless).

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11:14 Greg Marcks

All John Sayles deserves more attention, but especially Secaucus 7, Matewan, Brother From Another Planet, Lianna, Lone Star and Men With Guns.

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I love Old Acquaintance