You know the kind of movie I'm talking about. The one that you saw on HBO at 2AM 10 years ago that made you go "Wow, that was pretty damned good"
My two favorites have always been The Salton Sea with Val Kilmer and Phoenix with Ray Liotta
Some of my favourites that I would consider hidden gems:
Black Cop (2017)
Cigarettes et chocolat chaud (2016)
Córki dancingu (2015)
Cruel & Unusual (2014)
Henry Gamble's Birthday Party (2015)
Justine (2019)
The Marrying Kind (1952)
One Foot in Heaven (1941)
Sophie's Place (1986)
Sundays and Cybèle (1962)
Take Me to the River (2015)
The Wise Kids (2011)
Salton Sea is a great find.
Some of my hidden gems include:
A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence (2014)
You, the Living (2007)
A Man Called Ove (2015)
Slither (2006)
The Hard Way (1991)
Tilt (1979)
Baby It's You (1983)
Diamond Men (2000)
Lifeguard (1976)
Off Beat (1986)
Skinner (1993)
Good Dick (2012)
The God Inside My Ear (2017)
Plenty more to be found regularly in the StoneKeeper game threads.
i watched skinner last week, & enjoyed it quite a bit.
a pigeon sat on a branch... is delightfully weird. i know i've seen one or two other films by that director, & found them just as odd and just as fun.
I dont think The salton sea is a hidden gem but it is great and one of my favorite.
American hero
Housebound
spaghetti man
society
theater of blood
nightmare cinema
How is Salton Sea not a hidden gem? Pretty much nobody has heard of it.
shareYea I never heard of it.
shareAlmost 30k votes on IMDb
Known director (did a few big movies)
Famous actors
I saw it many times
People around me know the movie
It has a Metascore
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Its one of only 2 ive heard of reading down these lists..
The other being "The hard way" , a generic cop thing with james woods if i recall
I'd say it qualifies though - most people havent heard of it
Hard Times (1975)
A depression era bare-knuckle boxing movie starring Charles Bronson and James Coburn.
Haibane Renmei.
It's a 12-episodes anime. It's the best anime I've ever seen. I think it's the best show I've ever seen.
It's usually praised and highly scored (8 in iMDB), but it's a gem few people know about. This review says it better than me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFM_gLwN_Yk
And another hidden short anime gem: Hinamatsuri. It takes 2-3 episodes to really start, but once it starts, you get some of the most intelligent humor I have seen since Monthy Python. That kind of humor about the human condition that makes you laugh and someway depress you at the same time.
Dirty Rotten scoundrels with Steve Martin.
shareThe Wailing - Weird but great Korean movie and I won't describe it anymore.
Uncaged - On Amazon Prime now. A big lion roaming the city.
Trilogy of Terror - 1970s TV movie with three short stories all starring the same actress. GREAT.
Easy Living - A 30 something woman who has made many bad decisions trying to get by in this crazy world. Very good low budget flick.
All of the above are currently on Amazon Prime if anyone is interested.
Karen Black 👍👍👍
shareShe was GREAT in Trilogy of Terror!!!
This video is where I heard of the movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpBdsrrg994
When my kids were little I showed them the story with the crazy warrior doll. I don’t think I traumatized them too badly. 😀 If you haven’t seen them already, check her out in The Pyx (1973) and Burnt Offerings (1976).
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