The greatest movies that crept under the radar (20 titles)
Great films that should be seen by everyone, but seem to have slipped past without much of an impact on the masses
74% from 54 members
The Fountain
Just watched this 2 days ago and its still with me, just wish Aronofsky had managed to make BATMAN year 1, Hugh Jackman is amazing.
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The Fountain
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Alexander Bisping
Director: Darren Aronofsky
Certificate:
"The Fountain" is an odyssey about one man's eternal struggle to save the woman he loves. His epic journey begins in 16th-century Spain, where conquistador Tomas (Hugh Jackman) commences his search for the Fountain of Youth, the legendary entity believed to grant immortality. As modern-day ..read more »
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from 17,917 members
The Ghost And The Darkness
Saw this at the cinema on my birthday, it totally blew me away.
Have since bought it on laserdisc and dvd=)
a great cast, that play their roles to perfection
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The Ghost And The Darkness
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Val Kilmer, Malcolm Douglas
Director: Stephen Hopkins
Certificate:
At the turn of the century two men set out to hunt for man-eating lions who have taken to killing for sport.
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from 1,181 member
Primal Fear
Dont pay attention to the fact that Richard gere's in this one, for once he's actually good. Ed Norton However is amazing in a film that will keep you gripped to the end.
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Primal Fear
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Richard Gere, Laura Linney, John Mahoney
Director: Gregory Hoblit
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
Powerful, media-hungry Chicago defense attorney Martin Vail (Richard Gere) gets in over his head when he takes the case of an altar boy (Edward Norton making his film debut) accused of murdering an archbishop. His opponent for the prosecution is his former protege and lover Janet Venable (Laura ..read more »
72%
from 4,688 members
The Big Lebowski
This seems like an odd inclusion, its just shocking the amount of people that haven't seen this film. If there is only one Coen brothers film you see in your life it should be this one
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The Big Lebowski
on DVD
(1997)
Starring: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Julianne Moore
Director: Joel Coen
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When unemployed Dude is attacked in his apartment by two thugs who mistakenly think he is millionaire Jeff Lebowski, he decides to pay a visit to his namesake in the hope of receiving compensation.
73%
from 42,453 members
The Prophecy
This like the Crow and the Matrix is one of those films that for me forever changed the way i looked at films. The sequels don't live up to the original but it doesn't hamper this film like the Matrix and the Crow sequels did
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The Prophecy
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen
Director: Gregory Widen
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Christopher Walken leads an extraordinary cast including Eric Stoltz, Virginia Madsen, Elias Koteas, Amanda Plummer and Viggo Mortensen in a terrifying, supernatural thriller of heavenly war waged on Earth by renegade angels. When Thomas Daggett (Elias Koteas) falls victim to confusing and horrific ..read more »
60%
from 3,260 members
Sleepers
This is another film you have probably all seen, but it appears on this list as i hadnt even heard of it till 2006 when my girlfriend kept goin on about it. Its great, again the cast is fantastic and i feel rather foolish it took me so many years to see.
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Sleepers
on DVD
(1996)
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman
Director: Barry Levinson
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Tommy, John, Michael, and Shakes are four young teenage punks growing up in the streets of Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen in the mid-1960s. When these four friends pull a prank that that goes awry, they find themselves serving time at the Wilkinson School for Boys, where they are repeatedly and ..read more »
72%
from 15,512 members
A History of Violence
An amazing film from one of the best directors of all time. Odd that its William Hurt who gives the only dodgy performancein an otherwise acting masterclass.
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A History of Violence
on DVD
(2005)
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, William Hurt
Director: David Cronenberg
Certificate:
Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen) is living a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife (Maria Bello) and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana, but one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. Sensing danger, he takes action ..read more »
64%
from 73,037 members
The Machinist
Christian Bale went to extreme legnths to get his character right, its frightning to watch him as he looks like he may break at any moment. And he started Batman Begins months after he made this. Thats devotion for ya
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The Machinist
on DVD
(2004)
Starring: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sanchez-Gijon
Director: Brad Anderson
Certificate:
Watch now: £2.49
An industrial worker who hasn't slept in a year begins to doubt his own sanity
63%
from 48,783 members
Dark City
Its great and at the time unlike any other film that was out there. Casting Rufus Sewell as the lead was a bold move at the time by Alex Proyas. He doesn't make many films but has always lived up to expectation.
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Dark City
on DVD
(1998)
Starring: Rufus Sewell, Kiefer Sutherland, Jennifer Connelly
Director: Alex Proyas
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Upon awakening with a start in an icy bathtub in a strange room--with a woman's dead body inconveniently nearby--John Murdoch can't remember how he got there. With a police detective hot on his trail and a psychiatrist skulking around, Murdoch discovers that the key to his mystery is the presence ..read more »
66%
from 9,121 members
City Of Lost Children, The - Dubbed Version
This seems to be one of the only Jean-Pierre Jeunet films that no one's seen. The guy is a master at making these kind of bizarre fantasies.
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City Of Lost Children, The - Dubbed Version
on DVD
(1995)
Starring: Ron Perlman, Daniel Emilfork, Judith Vittet
Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Marc Caro
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In THE CITY OF LOST CHILDREN, an imaginative fantasy from the creators of DELICATESSEN, a prematurely aging mad scientist named Krank (Daniel Emilfork) kidnaps children so he can steal their dreams. However, Krank runs into trouble when his henchmen grab Denree (Joseph Lucien), a little boy whose ..read more »
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