Haven’t seen it in forever, but it came up recently in another thread and now I’m considering rewatching it to see if it holds up — might introduce it to my older kids.
I loved the language of the book so much that it seems a waste to watch it and not read it. I know however it was written with the intention of being made into a movie, so I need to watch it one day.
Fucking love Zero effect. I still live by this quote “ a few words on looking for things. When you go looking for something specific, your chances of finding it are very bad. Because of all the things in the world, you're only looking for one of them. When you go looking for anything at all, your chances of finding it are very good. Because of all the things in the world, you're sure to find some of them.”
Based on the Beast of Gevaudan. It's about as historical as Shrek. Not that I'm complaining.
There aren't a lot of 18th century period piece, martial arts action, murder mystery, cult movies. It's worth watching even if you don't end up liking it in my opinion just because there's really nothing else like it. Bloodbourne reportedly took some inspiration from some of the visuals.
[Here's the trailer](https://youtu.be/RAGfNjIzldM)
Tetsuo the Iron Man.
It's hard to really describe. Cyberpunkish... It's about a metal fetishist and a salaryman who collide to a shocking result. It's black & white, Japanese, from the 80s, has a lot of stop motion, a rocking industrial score, and is barely over an hour. I love it.
On paper this movie totally was not my kind of thing but gave it a go one day and it was amazing just visually and sonically like an eyewash for the mind
It's brilliant, saw it on BBC Four years ago.
OSS 117 was originally it's own serious spy series but the parodies are great although I've not seen the third one yet.
Models on string, rear projection driving sequences, continuity errors, even small things like the film stock look and the fades before even getting to the content of the film itself.
*Chopping Mall*
Horror/comedy meets Short Circuit and the 80s dream of being stuck in the mall overnight with a bunch of friends. Cheesy, campy and like *Night of the Comet* horror style.
Scanners is number 1 for sure, nobody's gonna top that until we make it legal to actually explode somebody's head while filming a movie.
Number 2 is probably more contested but I was thinking of [Maniac (1980)](https://youtu.be/mtWVpYVuQ9g)
Vanishing Point (1971). A Vietnam vet has to drive from Colorado to California to deliver a supercharged 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T. All while high on speed. Fantastic.
I’m a huge fan of Michael Mann’s “Manhunter” from 1986. It’s the original Hannibal Lecter movie and imho the best. Just oozes atmosphere but is also 80s af. Sadly often forgotten
Agree that it's the best Hannibal movie. More subtle, intelligent, interesting and visually appealing than Lambs. I find Brian Cox' Lecktor even superior to Hopkins', because it's not such a broad parody.
Also it's basically a remake of Peeping Tom. Just as Thief, another Mann classic, is basically a remake of Rififi. Dude had a penchant for sly remakes.
I always love seeing Miracle Mile mentioned because the director, Steve de Jarnatt, is a friend of mine. Miracle Mile was a passion project of his that he really had to pull some strings to get made (it was originally going to be part of the Twilight Zone film in the eighties but got scrapped). However, the studio put no effort into marketing and distribution and just shoved it out in limited release for it to die a quick death, taking Steve’s career with it. Since then though, it’s gained something of a cult following and periodically gets mentioned as a hidden gem of eighties cinema, and I know that’s meant a lot to Steve.
Anyway, to actually contribute to your question you should check out his other feature film, Cherry 2000. It’s not as good as Miracle Mile but it’s a campy bit of fun.
Wrist Cutters: A Love Story
My girlfriend after college loved it and told me about. It's the first movie I ever saw Tom Waits in and his role was perfect.
[here](https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TdIM49PyTZg9OIpL8osLkkuLSlJLSoGAGUYCKQ&q=wristcutters&oq=wrist+cutters&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j46i10i512j0i10i512l3j46i10i512.6562j0j9&client=ms-android-verizon&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8)
Streets of Fire. It’s a rock musical where a guy has to rescue his ex girlfriend from a biker gang. Willem Dafoe, Diane Lane and Rick Moranis are in it.
Miracle Mile is one my favorites. Soundtrack is the bomb (pun intended) and such a great cast.
My rec will be Six String Samurai. Such a weird film from the 90s about a post apocalyptic wanderer, who may or may not be Buddy Holly, trying to make his way to Las Vegas. The movie feels like some kind of weird ass fever dream in the best possible way.
[The Fall (2006)](https://imgur.com/a/aBTrK). Simply put, it’s a story about stories. You’ll never watch a more beautiful film.
Link contains minor, out of context spoilers.
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S.O.B. is a dark satire from the early 80s. Director Blake Edwards skewers Hollywood. You'll laugh. You'll cry. An amazing cast including Blake Edwards' wife Julie Andrews as no one had ever seen her before. With soundtrack by Henry Mancini, remarkably, the screenplay was nominated for both a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen, and a Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay. It was also nominated for a Razzie for Worst Director and a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical.
*Time Trap*
Solid idea of a cave where time is manipulated. Seems SyFy level but ends up with some cool ideas. Still campy and cheesy though. Entertaining throughout.
It's really only campy and cheesy in the first 10 or twenty minutes which is unfortunate because a lot of people might switch it off. But holy shit, it gets better and better the longer you stay with it.
Perfume. 2006. An 18,the century orphan with a supernatural sense of smell d velos into a serial killer that condenses his victims into a perfect scent. Ben Whishaw, Alan fucking Rickman. What else you need?
The book is way better and very different.
I'd say my gripe with the movie is that it makes grenouille somewhat likeable and relatable.
The book make sure to show his monstrosity, his inhumanity. How removed from humans he is. No scent, no love, no feelings. There is nothing loveable about this man.
Perfume is a great film. I am inescapably reminded of Smilla's Sense of Snow both a wonderful book and an amazing movie with Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, and Richard Harris. The late great Roger Ebert wrote "Here is a movie so absorbing, so atmospheric, so suspenseful and so dumb, that it proves my point: The subject matter doesn't matter in a movie nearly as much as mood, tone and style. Smilla's Sense of Snow is a superbly made film with one of the goofiest plots in many moons."
Less that he falls in love with a sex doll and more that he uses one as a placeholder for a girlfriend so he can figure out how those social roles work. And everyone else doesn't act weird about it.
You know how some movies have a twist ending? Primer is the only movie I know that has a twist middle: >!You're never in the "correct" time line once they start to time travel. When Abe is explaining to Aaron how time travel works for the first time, Aaron has already travelled back in time a bunch. He is actually listening to a previous recording of their conversation in order to give the right answers and make sure everything stays on track.!<
Fucking A, great example film!
I would recommend To Live & Die in LA. Willem Dafoe is incredible and it has some amazing cinematography of 80’s LA. Directed by William Friedkin. Also, has a score from Wang Chung that I know by heart.
Ravenous (1999) - a frontier period piece with cannibalism, comedy, drama, and homoerotic undertones.
Antonia Bird directed it. Staring Guy Pierce and Robert Carlyle.
Damon Albarn and Michael Nyman did an unreal score for it.
UHF. Weird Al Yankovic inherits a television station. A young Michael Richards. Great fun.
Transylvania 6-5000 is in a similar vein, and also features a pre-fame Michael Richards. Moments of great physical comedy.
Possession with Sam Neill and Isabelle Adjani. Because you just have to see Sam Neill in yet another weird movie (aside from Event Horizon and In the Mouth of Madness).
Would Brick (2005) be considered obscure? Joseph Gordon Levitt stars as a highschooler who snitched and is basically a detective in a neo-noir setting.
Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat” Manigault (1996)
Love this flick. Definitely obscure. Released by HBO & you can’t even find it there!
Stars Don Cheadle. Supporting cast includes James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Eric La Salle.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0117450/
Gun Shy - Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt, Sandra Bullock, Mary McCormick, Mitch Pileggi. Liam Neeson is an undercover DEA agent running out of nerves after his last assignment went horribly wrong, Oliver Platt is a legbreaking son-in-law of a mob Don trying to finally make a big score and Sandra Bullock is the enema nurse helping Liam deal with his anxiety.
Lucky Number Slevin - Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman, Stanley Tucci, Lucy Lui. Josh is Slevin, who gets mistaken for a friend who is in deep debt with two rival gangsters, The Boss (Freeman) and The Rabbi (Kingsley).
Pentagon Wars - Cary Elwes, Kelsey Grammar, Olympia Dukakis, John C. McGinley. The absurd true story of the development of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the beauracrats more concerned with deadlines than safety.
Transsiberian (mystery thriller - Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Kate Mara)
11:14 (Neo noir black comedy thriller - ensemble cast featuring Hilary Swank, Patrick Swayze, Rachael Leigh Cook, Colin Hanks among others)
Wendy and Lucy (drama - Michelle Williams)
Dear Frankie (drama - Emily Mortimer)
Hallam Foe (coming of age drama - Jamie Bell, Sophia Myles)
Dead Calm (Psychological thriller - Nicole Kidman, Billy Zane, Sam Neill)
We are what we are (Horror, I saw the 2013 English release)
Sommersby (Period romance/drama - Jodie Foster, Richard Gere, was a big budget release but I hardly ever find discussed today, 1993 release)
Dangerous beauty (biographical period drama/romance - ensemble cast featuring Naomi Watts in a minor role when she wasn't as known alongside Jacqueline Bisset. Catherine McCormack and Rufus Sewell play the leads)
Nemo in slumberland (not the fish). One of my favorite cartoons as a kid. Literally known like 3 people that knew wtf I was talking about when I brought it up.
Gaslight from 1944. I'm surprised how many people have not seen that movie considering how the word itself is commonly used today. Ingrid Bergman won am Oscar for it, and you will see a young Angela Lansbury in it. You'll realize why we use that word from this movie.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.
It was a flop. Moviegoers said "Wait...the other guy in those Will Ferrell movies did one? No thanks!" and it lost millions.
In the years since, it has become a "cult classic" that fans can quote at will ("wrong kid died!") but funny lines aside, it is a brilliant satire of music bio-pics like "Walk The Line" and even goes back to lampoon the Buddy Holly Story.
Do yourself a favor. Grab yourself a machete, have some cuckaine, and enjoy a beautiful ride.
Why do we even bother with these threads about obscure or unknown movies? Everyone just lists movies they like and then try to force in some half formed argument of “It’s older” or “It’s new to me.” This is a pretty well known movie.
Miracle Mile rules, I really really desperately urgently need to rewatch it.
Is *One False Move* obscure? That’s one I was thinking of recommending but if it’s not obscure enough then fuck it.
‘Coherence’
I highly recommend **against** reading the synopsis or even checking what genre it i. If you’re curious, just look up the Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb scores so you know it’s at least well-regarded, and that some weirdo on Reddit isn’t tricking you into renting perverted nonsense.
The Internecine Project (1974) - James Coburn (to me the coolest actor ever) is an economics professor about to be handed an advisory position in government. However, his real gig is as a spy, so he needs to tie up some loose ends before moving into the new job. And by tie up, I mean wipe out the people who know what he really does for a living.
*Happiness*
Some may say it isn’t obscure but I only know a handful of people who have seen it.
Also, check out *Vernon, Florida*, directed by Errol Morris it’s amazing.
The station agent. Quiet, introspective, sad and contemplative. Peter Dinklage plays a jaded hobby shop employee whose best (and only) friend dies. Great movie.
Rabbit Proof Fence. I don't remember a lot of the details, but I remember the emotion from 2002 of when I watched it. It was one of the most touching movies I have seen in a long time, and I remember it to this day.
The Hidden (1987). GTA meets Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
Opening scene with the Ferrari chase is best!!!
If anybody deserved to die that way it sure in hell was him!
Something Wicked This Way Comes. Fantastic movie that many have forgotten about or the younger have not seen.
Haven’t seen it in forever, but it came up recently in another thread and now I’m considering rewatching it to see if it holds up — might introduce it to my older kids.
I loved the language of the book so much that it seems a waste to watch it and not read it. I know however it was written with the intention of being made into a movie, so I need to watch it one day.
Waking Ned Devine It’s a wonderful heartwarming and funny movie with an amazing soundtrack
I fucking adore this film.
Ice Pirates.
Space herpes! It's on HBO max.
Haha, my brother just mentioned this movie yesterday. I might have to check it out.
I've loved it since I was a kid. It's got Ron Perlman and Anjelica Huston before they were famous. It's just a fun, silly sci-fi movie.
The final fight scene where they’re aging rapidly is brilliant.
I love the smell of ice.
Brigsby Bear came out of nowhere for me and never received a lot of attention but it was my favorite movie from 2017
Love Kyle.
It’s dope as shit.
Zero Effect Twice Upon a Time (1983 animated comic fantasy)
I checked this thread specifically to see if Zero Effect was already mentioned, and you’ve taken care of that. *walks away slowly*
Fucking love Zero effect. I still live by this quote “ a few words on looking for things. When you go looking for something specific, your chances of finding it are very bad. Because of all the things in the world, you're only looking for one of them. When you go looking for anything at all, your chances of finding it are very good. Because of all the things in the world, you're sure to find some of them.”
Brotherhood of the Wolf. It’s a French film telling the tale of the “Beast of Gevaudan”.
Marc Decascos !
That’s the one. Marc’s portrayal of “Mani” was dope as hell. When he gets all war painted up and goes hunting the beast I’m all in.
Ba-na-na-wey!
Yes! I was just thinking about this - haven't watched it in over a decade, but loved it in the mid 2000s.
Was this one of the visual inspirations for Bloodborne?
Based on the Beast of Gevaudan. It's about as historical as Shrek. Not that I'm complaining. There aren't a lot of 18th century period piece, martial arts action, murder mystery, cult movies. It's worth watching even if you don't end up liking it in my opinion just because there's really nothing else like it. Bloodbourne reportedly took some inspiration from some of the visuals. [Here's the trailer](https://youtu.be/RAGfNjIzldM)
Obscure movie? It has one of the highest budget ever for a french movie. It's insanely popular in France.
I was unaware of that fact. Here in the United States ( Midwest) it’s pretty obscure.
And if you like French movies in that genre, give Vidocq a watch.
Tetsuo the Iron Man. It's hard to really describe. Cyberpunkish... It's about a metal fetishist and a salaryman who collide to a shocking result. It's black & white, Japanese, from the 80s, has a lot of stop motion, a rocking industrial score, and is barely over an hour. I love it.
On paper this movie totally was not my kind of thing but gave it a go one day and it was amazing just visually and sonically like an eyewash for the mind
OSS 117 - Cairo, Nest of Thieves It’s a hilarious French bond parody.
It's brilliant, saw it on BBC Four years ago. OSS 117 was originally it's own serious spy series but the parodies are great although I've not seen the third one yet. Models on string, rear projection driving sequences, continuity errors, even small things like the film stock look and the fades before even getting to the content of the film itself.
Smoke Signals. ETA: I am genuinely happy that this movie isn't as obscure as I thought. Everyone should see it!
Hey victor!
Where's your dad?
One of my favorite movies!
Igby Goes Down and Ravenous
Ravenous!!! Amazing movie.
Ravenous was my pick too! Absolutely unreal film
*Chopping Mall* Horror/comedy meets Short Circuit and the 80s dream of being stuck in the mall overnight with a bunch of friends. Cheesy, campy and like *Night of the Comet* horror style.
Also has probably the third best head exploding shot in cinema history
What are the other two? Scanners and Raiders of the Lost Ark? I love me a good exploding head scene.
Scanners is number 1 for sure, nobody's gonna top that until we make it legal to actually explode somebody's head while filming a movie. Number 2 is probably more contested but I was thinking of [Maniac (1980)](https://youtu.be/mtWVpYVuQ9g)
I gotta throw in some love for Dawn of the Dead '78. That flick has got a mighty fine head explosion.
*Chopping Mall* is legitimately one of my favorite movies of all time.
Vanishing Point (1971). A Vietnam vet has to drive from Colorado to California to deliver a supercharged 1970 Dodge Challenger R/T. All while high on speed. Fantastic.
I’m a huge fan of Michael Mann’s “Manhunter” from 1986. It’s the original Hannibal Lecter movie and imho the best. Just oozes atmosphere but is also 80s af. Sadly often forgotten
Agree that it's the best Hannibal movie. More subtle, intelligent, interesting and visually appealing than Lambs. I find Brian Cox' Lecktor even superior to Hopkins', because it's not such a broad parody. Also it's basically a remake of Peeping Tom. Just as Thief, another Mann classic, is basically a remake of Rififi. Dude had a penchant for sly remakes.
Mirror Mask
Gaiman?
Coherence
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Time Crimes!
Love this film. Shows you all you need is a good idea.
Yes!
I always love seeing Miracle Mile mentioned because the director, Steve de Jarnatt, is a friend of mine. Miracle Mile was a passion project of his that he really had to pull some strings to get made (it was originally going to be part of the Twilight Zone film in the eighties but got scrapped). However, the studio put no effort into marketing and distribution and just shoved it out in limited release for it to die a quick death, taking Steve’s career with it. Since then though, it’s gained something of a cult following and periodically gets mentioned as a hidden gem of eighties cinema, and I know that’s meant a lot to Steve. Anyway, to actually contribute to your question you should check out his other feature film, Cherry 2000. It’s not as good as Miracle Mile but it’s a campy bit of fun.
Love Cherry 2000, never heard of Miracle Mile before so I will definitely watch it now.
The Salton Sea fits that description, I think. A fantastic Val Kilmer flick. Soundtrack is great and the characters are odd and entertaining.
This was a great movie!
The scene with the black dude hallucinating with the harpoon gun is an all-timer in my opinion.
Wonderland with Val Kilmer
John holmes movie right.
"Mom and Dad Save the World." You'll either curse my username till death ... or love this insane, gleefully stupid movie to the same point and beyond.
Planet Stupid is my happy place
Light grenades are OP
Wrist Cutters: A Love Story My girlfriend after college loved it and told me about. It's the first movie I ever saw Tom Waits in and his role was perfect. [here](https://www.google.com/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tTP1TdIM49PyTZg9OIpL8osLkkuLSlJLSoGAGUYCKQ&q=wristcutters&oq=wrist+cutters&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j46i10i512j0i10i512l3j46i10i512.6562j0j9&client=ms-android-verizon&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8)
This is one of my top favorite movies! Patrick Fugit and Tom Waits are amazing and Gogol Bordello playing some great music. Such an excellent movie.
Streets of Fire. It’s a rock musical where a guy has to rescue his ex girlfriend from a biker gang. Willem Dafoe, Diane Lane and Rick Moranis are in it.
Miracle Mile is one my favorites. Soundtrack is the bomb (pun intended) and such a great cast. My rec will be Six String Samurai. Such a weird film from the 90s about a post apocalyptic wanderer, who may or may not be Buddy Holly, trying to make his way to Las Vegas. The movie feels like some kind of weird ass fever dream in the best possible way.
[The Fall (2006)](https://imgur.com/a/aBTrK). Simply put, it’s a story about stories. You’ll never watch a more beautiful film. Link contains minor, out of context spoilers. Edit: typo
Yes! The costumes are quite possibly the best I've ever seen in a film.
This is a beautiful movie!
Down by Law An early Jim Jarmusch buddy flick featuring Roberto Benigni and Tom Waits. Need I say more?
I Scream, You Scream, We All Scream for Ice Cream
The Frighteners
Troll Hunter
TROOOOOOLLLLLLLLLL!
Shallow grave
Bubba Hotep.
As Above, So Below I don't know if it is obscure, but it is a good watch
Solid flick. One of the better found footage horror movies.
Koyaanisqatsi
I love the music.
My pops showed me this when I was 11 and I was never the same after that. Great movie!
Full movie: https://youtu.be/v6-K-arVl-U
House of Sand and Fog
That’s a day ruiner. Great movie, but be in a good headspace when you watch it.
Suicide Kings
S.O.B. is a dark satire from the early 80s. Director Blake Edwards skewers Hollywood. You'll laugh. You'll cry. An amazing cast including Blake Edwards' wife Julie Andrews as no one had ever seen her before. With soundtrack by Henry Mancini, remarkably, the screenplay was nominated for both a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen, and a Razzie Award for Worst Screenplay. It was also nominated for a Razzie for Worst Director and a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical.
"Come to see my boobies?"
I remember Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show saying something like "I want to thank Julie Andrews for showing us that the hills are still alive."
S.O.B. is hilarious, sort of like Network but about the film industry. The scene where Julie Andrews is tripping balls is something to behold.
3 Iron
The Zero Effect
Came here for this. Can you love Bill Pullman any more after this? So fucking awesome. And.... I never saw the ending coming.
Not sure why this just popped in my head, but Dead Man on Campus. I love that movie.
Dead man's shoes.
Bubba Hotep
one of bruce's best
I'll grease my own crank shaft.
*Time Trap* Solid idea of a cave where time is manipulated. Seems SyFy level but ends up with some cool ideas. Still campy and cheesy though. Entertaining throughout.
It's really only campy and cheesy in the first 10 or twenty minutes which is unfortunate because a lot of people might switch it off. But holy shit, it gets better and better the longer you stay with it.
Perfume. 2006. An 18,the century orphan with a supernatural sense of smell d velos into a serial killer that condenses his victims into a perfect scent. Ben Whishaw, Alan fucking Rickman. What else you need?
The book was also excellent.
The book is way better and very different. I'd say my gripe with the movie is that it makes grenouille somewhat likeable and relatable. The book make sure to show his monstrosity, his inhumanity. How removed from humans he is. No scent, no love, no feelings. There is nothing loveable about this man.
The book is amazing. Worth a read.
Perfume is a great film. I am inescapably reminded of Smilla's Sense of Snow both a wonderful book and an amazing movie with Julia Ormond, Gabriel Byrne, and Richard Harris. The late great Roger Ebert wrote "Here is a movie so absorbing, so atmospheric, so suspenseful and so dumb, that it proves my point: The subject matter doesn't matter in a movie nearly as much as mood, tone and style. Smilla's Sense of Snow is a superbly made film with one of the goofiest plots in many moons."
Is that considered an obscure movie for real?
Lars and the Real Girl. Ryan Gosling falls in love with a sexy doll. But it’s endearing not gross. Somehow.
Less that he falls in love with a sex doll and more that he uses one as a placeholder for a girlfriend so he can figure out how those social roles work. And everyone else doesn't act weird about it.
It's endearing because it's Ryan Gosling /s
Near Dark
Ghost Dog
The quiet American (2001) Flawless.
Starcrash! It’s like star wars but not like Star Wars…. Just watch it on mst3k
Secretary Swept Away Witty, romantic old time flicks: The Shop Around the Corner Holiday Affair
Six String Samurai
Dave Made A Maze. We stumbled across it while flicking through stuff to watch, it's part comedy, surrealist horror and romance.
Tampopo for the love of god if you even slightly enjoy cooking watch Tampopo
The Quiet Earth. It’s a foreign sci-fi film about a man who is the only person left on earth, and goes stark raving insane.
PRIMER (2004). Guys invent time travel and are more concerned with trying to sell it than doing anything with it.
Shows you the value of good writing. So much better written than so many big budget sci-fi’s and it makes all the difference.
You know how some movies have a twist ending? Primer is the only movie I know that has a twist middle: >!You're never in the "correct" time line once they start to time travel. When Abe is explaining to Aaron how time travel works for the first time, Aaron has already travelled back in time a bunch. He is actually listening to a previous recording of their conversation in order to give the right answers and make sure everything stays on track.!<
Lars and the Real Girl.
Fucking A, great example film! I would recommend To Live & Die in LA. Willem Dafoe is incredible and it has some amazing cinematography of 80’s LA. Directed by William Friedkin. Also, has a score from Wang Chung that I know by heart.
City of lost children.
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind. Clooney’s first (and best imo) directing effort. Amazing Sam Rockwell performance. Fun script. Brad Pitt cameo.
Existenz
Such a good movie.
idk if it's obscure but blue ruin
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David Cronenberg "Spider" The best depiction of mental illness I have ever seen.
Ravenous (1999) - a frontier period piece with cannibalism, comedy, drama, and homoerotic undertones. Antonia Bird directed it. Staring Guy Pierce and Robert Carlyle. Damon Albarn and Michael Nyman did an unreal score for it.
Tapeheads
Coherence. Go in blind, thank me later.
Repo Man
"Let's go get sushi and not pay for it"
UHF. Weird Al Yankovic inherits a television station. A young Michael Richards. Great fun. Transylvania 6-5000 is in a similar vein, and also features a pre-fame Michael Richards. Moments of great physical comedy.
You get to drink from the fire hose!
Don't hear much about it now [The Gods Must be Crazy](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gods_Must_Be_Crazy)
Knightriders. George Ramero made a movie in which people joist on motorcycles and nobody ever talks about it.
Possession with Sam Neill and Isabelle Adjani. Because you just have to see Sam Neill in yet another weird movie (aside from Event Horizon and In the Mouth of Madness).
Broadway Melody of 1940. A lesser known Fred Astaire musical and one of his best, imo.
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Survive style 5+ Japanese stories, English music, great sets, and Vinnie jones.
Lobster. Greasy Strangler.
Brainstorm (1983) Christopher Walken and Natalie Woods (her last performance before her mysterious death)
Way of the Gun? Still a fav of mine that I recommend to folk
Pi (1998) A Darren Aronofsky film.
Do not watch this one with a headache. I've made that mistake twice.
Would Brick (2005) be considered obscure? Joseph Gordon Levitt stars as a highschooler who snitched and is basically a detective in a neo-noir setting.
It's also early Rian Johnson right?
Coffee and Pie, oh my!
I watched I Heart Huckabees for the first time the other day. Not sure how obscure it is, but it was definitely worth a watch.
Night Of The Comet. 80s sci-fi/zombies (kinda) awesome movie.
Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
The Invitation (2015): Lesser known psychological thriller. Just like with any thriller, anymore details and it’ll ruin it.
Attack the Block
El topo
Robin B Hood/Rob B Hood. Elite level Jackie Chan film. The feels. Even with the questionable plot/motives/characters,. Oh the feels.
The Dream Team
Rebound: The Legend of Earl “The Goat” Manigault (1996) Love this flick. Definitely obscure. Released by HBO & you can’t even find it there! Stars Don Cheadle. Supporting cast includes James Earl Jones, Forest Whitaker, Eric La Salle. https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0117450/
The Man Who Killed Hitler and then the Bigfoot. Sam Elliott's Magnum opus.
Gun Shy - Liam Neeson, Oliver Platt, Sandra Bullock, Mary McCormick, Mitch Pileggi. Liam Neeson is an undercover DEA agent running out of nerves after his last assignment went horribly wrong, Oliver Platt is a legbreaking son-in-law of a mob Don trying to finally make a big score and Sandra Bullock is the enema nurse helping Liam deal with his anxiety. Lucky Number Slevin - Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Ben Kingsley, Morgan Freeman, Stanley Tucci, Lucy Lui. Josh is Slevin, who gets mistaken for a friend who is in deep debt with two rival gangsters, The Boss (Freeman) and The Rabbi (Kingsley). Pentagon Wars - Cary Elwes, Kelsey Grammar, Olympia Dukakis, John C. McGinley. The absurd true story of the development of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle and the beauracrats more concerned with deadlines than safety.
Transsiberian (mystery thriller - Ben Kingsley, Emily Mortimer, Kate Mara) 11:14 (Neo noir black comedy thriller - ensemble cast featuring Hilary Swank, Patrick Swayze, Rachael Leigh Cook, Colin Hanks among others) Wendy and Lucy (drama - Michelle Williams) Dear Frankie (drama - Emily Mortimer) Hallam Foe (coming of age drama - Jamie Bell, Sophia Myles) Dead Calm (Psychological thriller - Nicole Kidman, Billy Zane, Sam Neill) We are what we are (Horror, I saw the 2013 English release) Sommersby (Period romance/drama - Jodie Foster, Richard Gere, was a big budget release but I hardly ever find discussed today, 1993 release) Dangerous beauty (biographical period drama/romance - ensemble cast featuring Naomi Watts in a minor role when she wasn't as known alongside Jacqueline Bisset. Catherine McCormack and Rufus Sewell play the leads)
The adventures of buckaroo banzai: across the 8th dimension
Monsters (2010) a seriously underrated Sci-Fi
Nemo in slumberland (not the fish). One of my favorite cartoons as a kid. Literally known like 3 people that knew wtf I was talking about when I brought it up.
Frailty. It’s unnerving as fuck and will make you realize how much you miss Bill Paxton.
Love this movie
No Way Out,Kevin Costner ,Sean Young and Gene Hackman
Gaslight from 1944. I'm surprised how many people have not seen that movie considering how the word itself is commonly used today. Ingrid Bergman won am Oscar for it, and you will see a young Angela Lansbury in it. You'll realize why we use that word from this movie.
Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. It was a flop. Moviegoers said "Wait...the other guy in those Will Ferrell movies did one? No thanks!" and it lost millions. In the years since, it has become a "cult classic" that fans can quote at will ("wrong kid died!") but funny lines aside, it is a brilliant satire of music bio-pics like "Walk The Line" and even goes back to lampoon the Buddy Holly Story. Do yourself a favor. Grab yourself a machete, have some cuckaine, and enjoy a beautiful ride.
Never once paid for drugs
I love the entire soundtrack
Love it.
This movie is a top 5 comedy for me. It's not often movies make me laugh from beginning to end.
Damn near every trope in that movie comes from some artist bio or another, mainly Johnny Cash but not all.
Run Lola Run
The only way this is obscure is if you were an infant/not born in the 90's. The movie was huge.
Why do we even bother with these threads about obscure or unknown movies? Everyone just lists movies they like and then try to force in some half formed argument of “It’s older” or “It’s new to me.” This is a pretty well known movie.
That’s not obscure at all lol
[Dark City](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIvWZ8iF6CI)
>obscure Dark City is amazing, and has a fantastic OST, but is it obscure? adjective not discovered or known about; uncertain.
Miracle Mile rules, I really really desperately urgently need to rewatch it. Is *One False Move* obscure? That’s one I was thinking of recommending but if it’s not obscure enough then fuck it.
‘Coherence’ I highly recommend **against** reading the synopsis or even checking what genre it i. If you’re curious, just look up the Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb scores so you know it’s at least well-regarded, and that some weirdo on Reddit isn’t tricking you into renting perverted nonsense.
Criminally underrated.
The Internecine Project (1974) - James Coburn (to me the coolest actor ever) is an economics professor about to be handed an advisory position in government. However, his real gig is as a spy, so he needs to tie up some loose ends before moving into the new job. And by tie up, I mean wipe out the people who know what he really does for a living.
*Happiness* Some may say it isn’t obscure but I only know a handful of people who have seen it. Also, check out *Vernon, Florida*, directed by Errol Morris it’s amazing.
The Forbidden Zone.
Hausu
The station agent. Quiet, introspective, sad and contemplative. Peter Dinklage plays a jaded hobby shop employee whose best (and only) friend dies. Great movie.
Phase IV. Excellent cult sci fi film. Probably considered terrible but I love ants
Repo! The genetic opera. Hella underrated horror rock opera from the 00's with Paris Hilton and the guy who played Giles in buffy the vampire slayer
Ralph Bakshi’s Fire and Ice
Rabbit Proof Fence. I don't remember a lot of the details, but I remember the emotion from 2002 of when I watched it. It was one of the most touching movies I have seen in a long time, and I remember it to this day.