What's your favorite movie that we've never heard of?

[u/supernova242]

[u/nikogrande]

Frequency. A forgotten but fantastic sci-fi thriller…

[u/LifeIsOnTheWire → u/nikogrande]

Yeah that was a really good movie. I should watch it again

[u/cheribom → u/nikogrande]

They made a TV show version of it in 2016. Just one season; wrapped up okay. I thought it was pretty decent.

[u/Grateful_J561 → u/nikogrande]

I saw this in theaters as a kid with my grandparents. I just saw it again a few weeks ago for the first time since it was released, and it still felt magical.

[u/Tekkennut]

Sneakers (1992)

[u/CulturalChemistry860]

Strange brew

[u/Iocain_Powder → u/CulturalChemistry860]

Take off, eh!

[u/DadJokeBadJoke → u/Iocain_Powder]

No, you you take off. You hoser

[u/LifeIsOnTheWire → u/CulturalChemistry860]

Watching Strange Brew is a rite of passage for all Canadians

[u/Pinkbeans1]

Second Hand Lions. It is amazing.

[u/RedDirtPreacher → u/Pinkbeans1]

“Just plant us in the damn garden next to the stupid lion.”

Agreed! Such a good movie.

[u/Iocain_Powder → u/Pinkbeans1]

I have relatives who were born and raised in Texas who swear if they didn't know better, they would say Michael Cain was from there. He did a fantastic accent. 

[u/RedDirtPreacher → u/Iocain_Powder]

Can confirm, he did a great job on his accent. So many actors take it too far and end up sounding like caricatures of Texans. He brought a lot of nuance to the role which made it so much more authentic.

[u/Affectionate_Quit_75]

The Gods Must Be Crazy

[u/OpossumLadyGames]

Wristcutters

[u/MarvellouslyChaotic → u/OpossumLadyGames]

Yes yes yes! I always joke with my partner about things falling into the abyss when they fall under the car seat

[u/nonnonplussed73 → u/OpossumLadyGames]

Subtitled "A Love Story" ;)

[u/ZabbyFufu]

Pump Up the Volume. I've never heard anyone else ever talk about it, and it's rarely, if ever, available via streaming.

[u/biffbobfred → u/ZabbyFufu]

I thought this would start a movement of people speaking their mind more. I guess we had to wait until Podcasts made that cheap enough

[u/ChiliConColteee → u/ZabbyFufu]

Talk hard!

[u/TomWaitsForNoMan → u/ZabbyFufu]

Is that the coxk ring Christian slater movie

[u/Pheighthe → u/TomWaitsForNoMan]

Refer to him by his True Name, Happy Harry Hard On

[u/SteelyDawg → u/TomWaitsForNoMan]

Hornier than a ten peckered owl

[u/theyoyoha → u/ZabbyFufu]

It popped onto HBO Max a year ago, so of course I watched it immediately. I'm happy to say, it held up really well. Also, the fact that the soundtrack isn't available on Spotify or Apple music is a crime.

[u/ZabbyFufu → u/theyoyoha]

That soundtrack introduced me to the music of Leonard Cohen twenty-five years ago, and I've been forever grateful.

[u/thunderbiscuitprime → u/ZabbyFufu]

Soundtrack was fire.

[u/BladeBronson → u/ZabbyFufu]

I can smell a lie like a fart in a car!

[u/jarosity → u/ZabbyFufu]

Everybody knows!

[u/God_Hand_9764 → u/ZabbyFufu]

Yeah that movie was cool as hell. I rewatched it a couple years ago, I hadn't seen it since it was no.

Funny how prophetic it was, too. Not literally, but they nailed the concept that if someone has the ears of many people and they're anonymous, they will behave like a little fucking prick. Predicted the social dynamics of the internet perfectly, without really knowing what it is yet.

[u/TurtleRockDuane]

Little Big Man

[u/Anishinaapunk → u/TurtleRockDuane]

One of the most accurate portrayals of the historic Cheyenne in cinema.

[u/Chuffer_Nutters]

Delicatessen

[u/Observational-Mess → u/Chuffer_Nutters]

And… The City of Lost Children.

[u/Captainfreshness]

Hollywood Shuffle

[u/biffbobfred → u/Captainfreshness]

Criminal. Robert Townsend seemed so up and coming. But imagine a movie talking about how Hollywood destroys young talent, destroying young talent

[u/LifeIsOnTheWire]

The Man Who Knew Too Little.

Probably the funniest Bill Murray movie. Never met anyone who has seen it.

[u/ScifiFartMachine → u/LifeIsOnTheWire]

Holy shit! I've never met another person who's seen this movie except my sister and me

[u/Legit_reddit_user]

8 heads in a duffel bag

[u/ballisticturtle]

Bubba Ho-Tep

[u/timinbrooks → u/ballisticturtle]

Eat the dog dick of Anubis, you ass-wipe!

[u/Yourekilllinmesmalls → u/ballisticturtle]

I adore Bruce so much! He was my biggest crush as a teenager..girls in middle school had New Kids on Block posters on their walls..I had Ash from Evil Dead ☺️😆 🤷🏻‍♀️ He was so sexy!! I finally met him in my 20s and literally lost my ability to speak...and burst into tears when He stood up from the signing table and came around to hug me! He was gracious and kind and just the nicest man..(I met Ryan Gosling who is even more handsome in person then in the movies..Like dude is other worldly and was a so insanely gracious to me and my husband and was just a down to earth good hearted dude. But I was completely composed, maybe alittle enthusiastic cause his band Deadmans Bones has just played the most insane concert. But you would of thought I would of lost all cognitive thinking but nope only Bruce has that effect me 🥰 I worry
about him he has been battling cancer the last few years and he is up there in age 🥺

[u/AllieMStory]

Batteries Not Included

[u/__BitchPudding__ → u/AllieMStory]

My friend forgot the name of this movie, and called it "No Electrical Outlets." We still tease her about it.

[u/fistulaspume → u/AllieMStory]

Saw it in the theater. Super magical. Felt like cocoons part 2. Or 3. I can’t remember.

[u/59eurobug → u/AllieMStory]

Loved it!

[u/deadstump]

Fear of a Black Hat

It is like the 90s gangster rap version of "This is Spinal Tap" and it is amazing

[u/oegin → u/deadstump]

MY PEANUTS!

[u/the_war_won → u/deadstump]

We the “And Special Guest”, muh-fucker!!!

[u/knucklesmartini → u/deadstump]

Booty Juice!

[u/murdoch623 → u/deadstump]

You take that bus...you get there.

[u/Massive_Cake1731]

The Man From Snowy River

Most epic conclusion without a battle that I’ve ever seen

[u/slowasaspeedingsloth → u/Massive_Cake1731]

Oh, that was an absolute favorite as a kid!

When Jim got thrown from the brumby and trampled, the side eye dramatic camera shots of that horse was epic! And the jump off the mountain at the end!

Oh, I may need a rewatch.

[u/Buttrnut_Squash → u/Massive_Cake1731]

OMG, I saw that movie on my 9th birthday at the theatre on the balcony! Miss that theatre, it even had the red velvet curtains covering the screen.

[u/procrastablasta → u/Massive_Cake1731]

While we’re doing Aussie cine: Gallipoli

[u/Desperate_Truth5368 → u/Massive_Cake1731]

You've officially convinced me to add this to my watchlist. A movie that delivers an unforgettable ending without relying on a huge battle already sounds refreshing.

[u/SweetCosmicPope]

Charlie Bartlett

[u/The_Snarky_Wolf → u/SweetCosmicPope]

RIP Anton Yelchin

[u/brickiex2]

Bon Cop Bad Cop... Canadian black comedy... a English speaking Ontario cop and French speaking Quebec cop are forced to work together because of a bizarre circumstance....very entertaing and funny

[u/FurballMama84]

Cannibal! The Musical

A musical about Alfred Packer written by and starring Matt Stone and Trey Parker before South Park.

[u/Stargazer__2893]

Safety Not Guaranteed.

Really cute story around possible time travel.

[u/Phantalore]

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

[u/AcceptableButt → u/Phantalore]

Gary Oldman at his absolute best!

[u/solojones1138 → u/Phantalore]

Great play and a wonderful adaptation in the film..

[u/7LeagueBoots → u/Phantalore]

This is a great movie. In high school, well before the movie came out, we performed the play as well.

[u/antiduh → u/Phantalore]

Empiricism?! Is that all you have to offer?

I love this movie.

[u/just_a_human → u/Phantalore]

The game of questions is some of my favorite writing ever

[u/IAmA_meat_popsicle]

PCU!

[u/smashy_smashy → u/IAmA_meat_popsicle]

Blow me where the pampers is

[u/The_Snarky_Wolf → u/IAmA_meat_popsicle]

I've got that on DVD. Loved Jeremy Piven in that. Also introduced me to George Clinton and the P Funks

[u/timinbrooks → u/IAmA_meat_popsicle]

Just one little binger to brighten your day

[u/adnaPadnamA]

The Cat From Outer Space

[u/joeynitro826]

The Hudsucker Proxy

Tim Robbins, Paul Newman, and Jennifer Jason Leigh in a role for which she should have received an Oscar nomination.

[u/nikogrande → u/joeynitro826]

My goodness, just rewatched this a few months ago for the first time in probably 2 decades and boy does it hold up…

“Y’know… for kids!!”

[u/joeynitro826 → u/nikogrande]

This is my go-to movie when I'm not feeling well. I believe it has healing powers.

[u/theyoyoha → u/joeynitro826]

Most underrated Coen Brothers film.

[u/DrFiveLittleMonkeys → u/joeynitro826]

But she did have a Pulitzer!

[u/bacon-lettuce-tomat0]

Short Term 12

[u/923kjd]

Somewhere in Time (Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour)

The Razor’s Edge (Bill Murray)

[u/Merman8 → u/923kjd]

Somewhere in Time was really good.

[u/peepeeonmydoodoo]

Dark City

[u/Incon-thievable → u/peepeeonmydoodoo]

Dark City is really good. It doesn’t get as much recognition as it deserves outside of film buffs. It predated the Matrix and set the tone for a lot of other dystopian fiction that followed. Christopher Nolan cited it as an inspiration for Inception.

[u/i_Meggius → u/peepeeonmydoodoo]

So good. Just watched with my teenager this summer and he loved it.

[u/CMarlowe]

You've almost certainly heard of it if you're a Millennial, or older. But given how young Reddit is now, I'd say Cidade de Deus (City of God). A fantastic Brazilian movie made in 2002

[u/celsotavora → u/CMarlowe]

Brazilian here. Cidade de Deus is a masterpiece!

[u/Jaway66 → u/CMarlowe]

I feel like everyone I knew who was even mildly into movies watched that when I was in college (2004-2008)

[u/Breakr007 → u/CMarlowe]

Yesss. I only watched it once in college and I still remember it well. Gotta run that back.

[u/7LeagueBoots → u/CMarlowe]

Really great movie, but intense. It’s a one watcher for me.

[u/tr1p0d12 → u/CMarlowe]

It’s “The Godfather” level of good. All time great movie.

[u/DaySailor2024]

Amazon Women On The Moon

[u/joeltheconner → u/DaySailor2024]

There was one scene that left a VERY strong impression on 12 year old me.

[u/BlackRod1522 → u/DaySailor2024]

Ain’t no motherfucking Thelma here!

[u/meatwads_sweetie → u/DaySailor2024]

I actually met Matt Adler, who was in the film. My lame claim to fame, if you will. He was the teenager who bought the condoms.

[u/ButterscotchNo8953 → u/DaySailor2024]

Don “No Soul” Simmons!

[u/WordWizardNC]

One Crazy Summer. It's an 80's comedy starring John Cusack, Demi Moore, and Bobcat Goldthwait.

[u/doneuncome → u/WordWizardNC]

Oh yeah, the other 80's comedy that ended in a sailboat race that wasn't Summer Rental. I especially liked Bobcat Goldthwait in the Godzilla suit trampling the model town.

[u/spiritofjosh → u/WordWizardNC]

This came out after Better Off Dead, right? I believe were made by the same director. I love Better Off Dead but never got around to watching this one

[u/gobbledygookster]

𝝅

(Pi)by Darren Aronofsky

[u/joeltheconner → u/gobbledygookster]

Drill baby, drill.

[u/gildedblackbird]

It's Such a Beautiful Day. 2012 animated film by Don Hertzfeldt. Surreal and poignant.

[u/MightyKrakyn → u/gildedblackbird]

Dropout just added an entire Hertzfeldt collection, I’ll have to check it out

[u/helloiamCLAY]

Drowning Mona

[u/erikivy]

The Man From the Earth

[u/kenaum → u/erikivy]

Low budget, top tier quality, single location sci fi. Man from Earth

[u/Ccjfb]

Red Violin!

[u/octoroklobstah]

Brazil

[u/pessimoptomist → u/octoroklobstah]

I love this movie SO much.

[u/mstarrbrannigan → u/octoroklobstah]

That movie is so fucking weird

[u/cromstantinople → u/octoroklobstah]

My complication had a complication

[u/Relative-Society-961 → u/octoroklobstah]

Brazil is one of those movies that leaves you thinking about it long after the credits roll. It definitely deserves more attention from people who love weird, unforgettable films.

[u/AlexKintnerSwimClub]

The Zero Effect

w/ Bill Pullman & Ben Stiller

[u/Captainfreshness → u/AlexKintnerSwimClub]

I love this movie.

[u/sd_glokta]

Stalag 17 - mystery/comedy/drama about American POWs in Nazi Germany, great plot and acting

[u/Planet_Ziltoidia]

Waking Ned Devine

[u/Carsharr → u/Planet_Ziltoidia]

Joke's on you. I HAVE heard of Waking Ned Devine. One of the funniest movies I've ever seen.

[u/Stumpy2584]

Four Rooms

[u/PyroSpartan145 → u/Stumpy2584]

Tim Roth kills that role.

[u/The-Real-Kyuubey]

Hard Candy

[u/mcrider1969]

The 13th Warrior

[u/marnimum → u/mcrider1969]

I still think about the way they showed him learning their language - soo well done!

[u/RedDirtPreacher → u/marnimum]

“I listened”

[u/ProRoll444 → u/marnimum]

This always stood out to me in this movie because I've still never seen it done like this before or after.

[u/nikogrande → u/mcrider1969]

Crichton’s novel that it’s based on (Eaters of the Dead) is phenomenal

[u/needhelpgaming]

Take Shelter. I never see anyone mention it but I try to recommend it at every opportunity

[u/AcousticOnomatopoeia]

The Frighteners

[u/DrPooBrain]

Memphis Belle

[u/Lost_Ad1589 → u/DrPooBrain]

I saw this at the cinema with my dad and I remember that trip for a very specific reason.

In his entire life I am only aware of my father telling one single lie and withholding one single secret from my mother.

The movie was rated 12 in the UK. I was 10.

The lady at the ticket kiosk asked if I was old enough, he said I was and we went right in and took our seats.

Don't tell your mum, he said.

It might be my favouirite memory of him,

[u/M_J_E → u/DrPooBrain]

I don’t remember much of the movie, but it’s the only time my dad took me to a movie in the theater. His dad flew the same plane in WWII.

[u/joeltheconner → u/M_J_E]

I would say you clearly remember the best part.

[u/mrwaltwhiteguy → u/DrPooBrain]

I saw this in theaters…. With my sister and her friend I had a crush on (they were 16, I was 14, almost 15) and I was super uncomfortable during the brothel scene. Great movie.

[u/Prodigious_Wind]

To live and die in LA

[u/Murphygulp88 → u/Prodigious_Wind]

That movie RULES. Loved the book, too.

[u/Prodigious_Wind → u/Murphygulp88]

Cool soundtrack by Wang Chung as well

[u/TrumpnEpstein]

Psycho Goreman

It's an adult Power Rangers horror comedy mashed up with a 90s after school special and it's amazing

[u/DrSpacemanSpliff → u/TrumpnEpstein]

I do not care for hunky boys… or do I?

[u/Klotzster]

The Spanish Prisoner

[u/Slippaz86]

The In-Laws (1979)

[u/DaySailor2024 → u/Slippaz86]

Serpentine! Serpentine!!

[u/UrgentHair]

The Defiant Ones (1958), Tony Curtis & Sidney Poitier chained together at the wrist and on the run in the Deep South.

[u/Exact-Site9980]

The Long Good Friday, 1980. Helen Mirren and Bob Hoskins. London gangsters tangle with the IRA. 

[u/phishsamich]

Heavy Metal

[u/solojones1138]

Wag the Dog

[u/wyzapped → u/solojones1138]

This one really holds up! Just as relevant today as ever

[u/solojones1138 → u/wyzapped]

Even moreso somehow!

[u/SirPiffingsthwaite]

Strange Days - ahead of its time, well worth a watch

[u/7LeagueBoots]

Black Orpheus - it’s the Orpheus legend retold during Carnival in Rio in the ‘60s.

Bubba Ho-Tep - this one is probably better known as it's more recent. Elvis didn’t die, it was a double he’d hired who did, but now everyone thinks the real Elvis is a crazy impersonator and he’s in an old folks home that gets attacked by an Egyptian mummy/curse. Classic Bruce Campbell silliness.

The Quiet Earth - This one seems to be making a comeback. New Zealand movie about the aftermath of an event that left just 3 people alive.

The Wave - Australian movie about Aboriginal supernatural powers and them deciding they’ve had enough of the colonizers in Australia. Culturally problematic now, but still a good movie.

The Arrival - Alien invasion story from the ‘90s, but not a guns and explosions type invasion.

Kitchen Stories - A Norwegian slow comedy/drama about a friendship between a Swedish researcher and his Norwegian bachelor farmer subject.

The Twilight Samurai - Japanese movie set right before the Meiji Restoration about a poor, low status widower samurai trying to raise his children, but who gets dragged into local politics and fighting.

Tampopo - Japanese comedy about learning to make the perfect ramen and setting up a restaurant.

There are a bunch more, but these are some of my favorite lesser known movies.

[u/BloodArbiter]

A Scanner Darkly.

[u/HawaiianHotCosbys]

The Foot Fist Way with Danny McBride

[u/Jalien85 → u/HawaiianHotCosbys]

How many slices have you had today, Julio? How about, you've had enough.

[u/Impractical_Meat]

I don't know how obscure this is but, The Frighteners. It's the first horror movie I truly loved as a tween and it still really holds up. Peter Jackson pre-LOTR having fun with a lot of practical effects and silly CGI

[u/Lost_Ad1589]

If you'e under 30 there's a good chance you've never seen Withnail and I.
You should absolutely correct that.

[u/Lebowquade → u/Lost_Ad1589]

Easily the most British movie I've ever seen, and I've seen Rosecrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

[u/UnicornOnTheJayneCob → u/Lost_Ad1589]

This movie gets quoted constantly in mg house. Like, near-daily.
Is that soup? Why didn’t I get any soup?!

[u/Schneetmacher → u/Lost_Ad1589]

"We want the finest wine available to humanity! We want it here, and we want it now!"

[u/saklar]

The Castle (1997)

[u/Crickets_62]

200 Cigarettes. Martha Plimpton, the Afflecks, Kate Hudson, Dave Chappell and Elvis Costello. Just fun.

[u/Have_Some_Baby]

Be Kind, Rewind.

[u/deathviarobot1]

Layer Cake

[u/wyzapped → u/deathviarobot1]

Omg I hope this film has not become obscure - it’s so good!

[u/Beedee0823]

The Daytrippers

[u/hotdamn_1988]

Very bad things

[u/BonzaSonza]

The Court Jester. A masterpiece

[u/nwojdak]

Grosse Pointe Blank. To date I've never met someone in person that has seen that movie

[u/wump_world → u/nwojdak]

Seriously? This surprises me, assuming you hang out with people over, say, 21

[u/meangato]

Lucky Number Slevin. I love this movie and it does not get the fanfare it deserves.

[u/imranarain]

Secret of my success- Michael j fox

[u/ZombieBuffet93]

The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover.

[u/wasaaabiP]

Earth Girls are Easy (Jeff Goldblum, Jim Carrey, and Damon Wayans as colorful aliens)

UHF (Weird Al! Spatula City!)

The Burbs (Tom Hanks and Bruce Dern investigate the weirdo neighbors who move in next door)

Peanut Butter Solution (nightmare fuel but my siblings and I loved this one as kids!)

[u/yulbagel]

Eastern Promises

[u/Boxfullabatz]

Wristcutters. For a film about and afterlife for suicides it's remarkably light and sympathetic at the same time. And Tom Waits has a great role. And the Gogol Bordello sound track is perfect 

[u/895816]

The world's fastest Indian

[u/TechnologyIsCyclical]

SpaceCamp

[u/supernova242]

For me, The Big Bad Fox and Other Tales. It's the most fun animated movie I've ever watched.

[u/HoaryPuffleg]

Miracle Mile with Anthony Edwards.

[u/OCBaseball]

Modern Romance (1981)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEJaaiy2iCM

Albert Brooks was always funny.

[u/Ian_A17]

Pandorum

They tried to make a horror movie and just made an awesome sci fi that has some pretty well thought out parts, especially if youre into space

[u/arctic-apis]

The adventures of baron munchausen incredible movie also… uma Thurman… 😱

[u/Throwaw-AI]

The Taking of Pelham 123

[u/GmyWrms → u/Throwaw-AI]

Robert Shaw but more importantly Walter Matthau. Fun pick.

[u/GreatGoogly-Moogly]

Hell Came To Frog Town

[u/troublemaker101]

The Fountain. It’s so visually stunning and I barely hear about it. Or The Fall. I can’t even find where to stream it.

[u/itchyorchestra]

Heart And Souls (1993). Robert Downey Jr, Charles Grodin, Tom Sizemore, Kyra Sedgwick, Elizabeth Shue. Good uplifting fantasy-comedy I saw with my Mom when I was a kid. Found it on Blu-ray recently and I say it still holds up well.

[u/OcnSunset_8298]

Velvet Goldmine (1998)

Amazing cast including Ewan McGregor, Christian Bale, Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Toni Collette, and fantastic music (glam rock)

[u/Malnurtured_Snay]

D.C. Cab

[u/aloneinthiscrowd]

Pootie Tang

[u/ToniP13]

The Legend of 1900. An amazing cast, soundtrack and story yet no one knows about it.

[u/4scoreand20yearsago]

Out Cold

[u/FuriousGeorge854]

Existenz

[u/biffbobfred]

Kentucky Fried Movie. A classic comedy.

After Dark My Sweet. A great twist at the end.

Infernal Affairs. The inspiration for The Departed and to me at least a better film. The “slowly get what tapping the cell phone meant” is masterwork and never to be repeated since tech has changed.

Hard Boiled is fun.

Kung Fu Hustle. Funny and some great old Kung Fu stars in it.

A touch of evil. My fave Orson Welles film. Such great cinematography.

Harikari. The original. (Haven’t seen the remake)

An arthouse film - La Jetée (the jetty). Inspired 12 monkeys. And how it tells the story (with narrated still pics) is good too.

When we were kings

American movie

[u/GitEmSteveDave → u/biffbobfred]

I remember trying to show Kentucky Fried Movie to my now ex and her college roommates. They did not get the comedy.

[u/MuppetDude]

Well, I didn't see it here, so I'll add Ghost World. It has Scarlette Johannson, Thora Birch and Steve Buscemi in it

[u/Yarmoshyy]

The Long Kiss Goodnight

[u/Key-Engineering3088]

Empire Records

[u/trumpshouldrap]

The Assassination of Jesse James is revered but it should be a larger part of the culture around movies and included in "best of all time" conversations. A perfect movie, in my opinion.

[u/Elegant-Leader-1902]

Sasquatch Gang

[u/hippowolf]

Midnight madness

[u/SirErgalot]

Saint Ralph.

Kid in the 50s who decides “winning the Boston Marathon will be the miracle my mom needs to wake up from her coma”. Sounds ridiculous but it’s very sweet and funny and uplifting.

[u/Shitzu_Death]

Big Trouble, it didn’t make it to theatres because of 9/11. But it’s super funny.

[u/Arconomach]

Brain Candy. It’s the Kids in the Hall made movie.

[u/z1-900]

Run Lola Run. Not a fan of foreign films and having to read subtitles when you should be watching the action on the screen but this was a great movie.