Lesser Known Movies Worth Seeing

[Psychic Warrior]

Frequency about a guy who starts talking to his dad from 30 years ago on an old CB radio. I really enjoyed this one.

Below ghost story aboard a WW2 submarine.

Amelie French film about a young woman's quirky adventures.

Enigma About the WW2 codebreakers.

 

[Farganger]

I think I forgot to mention The War Lord (1965) which has some nifty battle bits.

I'll second this one. It was a happy day for me when this finally became available on DVD.

Nice soundtrack and action, but what I really enjoy most is the dialogue, which makes sense as it was adapted from a very popular play, "The Lovers". The film was a pet project for Heston, who loved the stage play, and while it is far from his most popular film, it is perhaps his most personal.

 

[Fast Learner]

Oh! I agree completely! And - in Magnolia he just plays it up. He's smarmier than EVER. You absolutely hate his character.

So - maybe his performance is so good b/c he's not really acting. Either way, it's a good, good flick.

Well... that's not he part that I was impressed with. It's during the interview, and then later at his father's bedside, when I realized that he can really act. Incredible stuff.

Though he's just a very small part of why I love the film.

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

It's during the interview, and then later at his father's bedside, when I realized that he can really act. Incredible stuff.

Indeed - the bedside scene is definately his best. No doubt about it.

And - he's definately not the reason that I love the movie. But, his performance is one of the (many) aspects of the movie that had me so floored that I couldn't believe that people weren't raving in the streets about what a good film it was.

 

[Tolen Mar]

As far as sneakers goes, you arent the only one. One day Ill have the presence of mind to toss a tape in the machine while its on.

Most of the movies I would add to the list have already been mentioned. Its nice to find out that I havent just been picking wierd movies, that there are others out there who enjoy them as well. (Ask my wife. She's sat through plenty of strange and bizarre movies, not saying a word, because she knows how much fun I'm having.)

I dont know if these fit the bill as far as obscurity goes, but around here (i.e. my hometown) not many have heard of them:

Toys
Brazil
I'd say any godzilla movie (except for that matthew broderik thing), but I think Id just be preaching to the choir here.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Puppet Masters (about the aliens, not the deranged puppets)

Aw heck, just about anything Gilliam works on turns out pretty good.

And no one has mentioned Death Race 2000? A great campy flick with Stallone and Carradine, cars, blood, death, and destruction?

And lastly, how about Rollerball? (The older one, though the newer one was watchable at least.)

 

[Elrik_DarkFury]

Dead Man, with Johnny Depp. Tres Cool. Western, but done the "meaning of life when I am going to die" way.

Man! this movie is really brilliant.
Depp is a great actor.Also the soundtrack with acoustic-electric guitars is completely awesome.

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The Wizard

 

[S. Baldrick]

A real gem was "Breaker Morant" which was the dramatization of the court martial of 3 Australian officers at the end of the Boar War in South Africa. The directing, acting and writing are nothing short of perfect. There is not a weak link in the cast and the story real draws you in

 

[Rackhir]

Toys

I really hated that movie. The whole "Millitary is innately Evil" attitude that it and some other films have really bother me. That and I just thought it was a bad movie.

 

[Morpheus]

A real gem was "Breaker Morant" which was the dramatization of the court martial of 3 Australian officers at the end of the Boar War in South Africa. The directing, acting and writing are nothing short of perfect. There is not a weak link in the cast and the story real draws you in

Yep, starring Edward Woodward. Very cool...
Maybe not lesser known, but still very powerful are 8mm and American History X.

 

[Tolen Mar]

I really hated that movie. The whole "Millitary is innately Evil" attitude that it and some other films have really bother me.

You mean the military isnt innately evil?