Hidden gems and great bad films (17 titles)
Films that the masses are less likely to have seen, including misplaced greats and the greatly misplaced.
80% from 2 members
Maximum Overdrive
I watched this after reading the Stephen King short story. It was also his first attempt at directing. Just watch it.
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Maximum Overdrive
on DVD
(1986)
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington
Director: Stephen King
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A nightmare world of machines are taking over the Earth. At first the problems seem minor as gas pumps stop pumping fuel, video games flash and beep uncontrollably, and soda machines spit change and soda pop wildly. However, when the carnage begins, a small group of people make a last stand against ..read more »
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from 1,633 member
Alien 3
Very trendy to knock this after it's predecessors. Instead of being the worst of the Alien Trilogy, I think of it as the least best. Better than most of it's type in it's own right, and rounded off the trilogy nicely. Should have kept it as a trilogy. An early David Fincher before Seven.
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Alien 3
on DVD
(1992)
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Charles S. Dutton, Charles Dance
Director: David Fincher
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Ripley finds herself the sole survivor of another alien attack. This time she finds herself on Fiorina 161, a penal colony... It is not long before Ripley realises that her doomed escape pod was contaminated with the alien. Now she is imprisoned on a planet where weapons are unavailable....
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from 21,013 members
Serenity
A truly underrated film. George Lucas, I hope you saw this, because this was everything the new Star Wars films should have been.
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Serenity
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk
Director: Joss Whedon
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Beloved television cult director Joss Whedon (Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel) makes a spectacular first foray onto the big screen with Serenity, the cinematic adaptation of his wildly popular but short-lived sci-fi series, Firefly. A mix of space western, comedy, and drama, Serenity follows ..read more »
68%
from 54,613 members
Firefly - The Complete Series
The best sci-fi series NEVER made. Took a bold leap and fell flat on it's face. It's crime? Being too unconventional. A great injustice. Just watch it and you'll see.
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Firefly - The Complete Series
(4 discs)
on DVD
(2002)
Starring: Nathan Fillion, Gina Torres, Alan Tudyk
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Joss Whedon follows up the hugely successful BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER series with FIREFLY, an action-packed fusion of the science-fiction and western genres. Set five hundred years in the future, FIREFLY depicts a troubled world after a massive universal civil war. The resulting power party, the ..read more »
81%
from 23,068 members
The Game
What did David Fincher do after Seven? This little beaut. A film that delivers after every watch. If you watch it once every 2 years you forget enough of what happened to the last time to enjoy it afresh.
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The Game
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Penn, Deborah Unger
Director: David Fincher
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For the follow-up to his dark crime thriller SEVEN, director David Fincher decided to remain in a film noir vein. The result is THE GAME, a fast-paced cinematic roller-coaster ride that stars Michael Douglas as Nicholas Van Orton, a joyless San Francisco investment banker who receives an unusual ..read more »
72%
from 9,900 members
A Clockwork Orange
My 2nd favourite film. It's a wonder if Kubrick did actually visit the future because this film seems to become more relevant with each passing day. A visceral masterpiece, this film is loved and loathed, particularly by Kubrick himself, who banned it from being shown in the UK, so that his kids wouldn't see it.
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A Clockwork Orange
on DVD
(1971)
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates
Director: Stanley Kubrick
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From its opening shot of Malcolm McDowell staring with evil intent directly into the camera (which pulls back to reveal him drinking a glass of milk), Stanley Kubrick's brilliant CLOCKWORK ORANGE announces itself as a completely new kind of viewing experience. Banned in Britain for decades, the ..read more »
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from 26,900 members
Starship Troopers
Maybe one of the greatest satires ever made? Okay, that's a stretch. If you watched this film and enjoyed it as an epic sci-fi adventure, then you didn't get it or were maybe too young. Watch it again...NOW!
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Starship Troopers
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Dina Meyer
Director: Paul Verhoeven
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Some time in the future, a group of friends joins Earth's military forces after high school graduation to battle the insectoid Klendathu. One fights for the chance to be a renowned pilot (Denise Richards), one for revenge (Casper Van Dien), and one for the love of a good man (Dina Meyer), but ..read more »
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from 19,335 members
Ed Wood
Just a brilliant feelgood film and I would recommend this as a film to see with the ladies. Tim Burton at his best.
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Ed Wood
on DVD
(1994)
Starring: Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker
Director: Tim Burton
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Hollywood visionary Tim Burton pays homage to another Hollywood visionary, albeit a less successful one, in this unusual fictionalized biography. The film follows Wood (Johnny Depp) in his quest for film greatness as he writes and directs turkey after turkey, cross-dresses, and surrounds himself ..read more »
66%
from 13,775 members
Twelve Monkeys
Intelligent sci-fi and Bruce Willis at about the time he started doing some acting. A fantastic story, for true sci-fi fans.
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Twelve Monkeys
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Madeline Stowe, Bruce Willis, Brad Pitt
Director: Terry Gilliam
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When a man enters a hospital claiming to have journeyed back in time from the year 2025 to stop a killer virus from exterminating mankind, a beautiful psychologist decides he might be more than delusional. Terry Gilliam populates this labyrinthine, apocalyptic film with twisted characters and eerie ..read more »
72%
from 38,053 members
Breakdown
A good little thriller actually. Kurt Russell is believable as the man who loses his wife on a highway and resorts to desperate measures to get her back. Trust me, tis a worthy watch.
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Breakdown
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Kurt Russell, J.T. Walsh, Kathleen Quinlan
Director: Jonathon Mostow
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After their new Jeep conks out on a desolate stretch of Arizona highway, a well-heeled Massachusetts couple accepts the help of a polite and seemingly honest trucker (J.T. Walsh), who drives the wife (Kathleen Quinlan) to a diner while the husband (Kurt Russell) stays behind to protect the vehicle. ..read more »
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