Obscure Film Favorites

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  • kbeckley11
    kbeckley11 Posts: 203 Member
    I just remembered another great obscure film. Swimming with Sharks with Kevin Spacey, Michelle Forbes, and Frank Whaley!
  • dorkyfaery
    dorkyfaery Posts: 255 Member
    I haven't read through all these so hopefully I'm not repeating suggestions. I'm more mainstream. Some of my favorite movies are Fight Club, Amelie, The Princess Bride, The Prestige, and The Fifth Element. My husband is a movie buff and has exposed me to some great movies I wouldn't normally watch. Incendies and Tell No One are two foreign films I wouldn't have watched without him suggesting them to me. They were both incredible. He likes one called Enter the Void but I haven't watched it - I can't take too much drug use and the movie basically starts off right away with drugs. It's also pretty abstract and I don't enjoy that kind of thing. He knows me well enough to avoid having me watch things I wouldn't enjoy. That wasn't true early in our relationship when he made me watch Requiem for a Dream. I acknowledge that it's a well made movie but the subject matter is just much too dark and depressing for me. And that last scene...ugh.

    I will definitely add the foreign ones :) I've seen the others but Enter The Void has always looked interesting to me so I'll definitely add that!

    I had to come back to list a few more that I enjoyed thanks to my husbands recommendations:
    Baraka
    Hard Candy
    Audition


    I also really liked the films I've seen by Chan-Wook Park.
    Oldboy
    Thirst
    Joint Security Area
    Stoker
  • rosehips60
    rosehips60 Posts: 1,030 Member
    A Simple Plan-1998 Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton and Bridgette Fonda, I can only re-watch it every 3 years or so because it is so hard to watch those characters just totally ruin their lives!
  • dorkyfaery
    dorkyfaery Posts: 255 Member
    Not obscure, but I can watch Shawshank Redemption any time it's on tv, I've been where they filmed several times for tours.

    Any Tim Burton movie, especially with Johnny Depp.

    Cosmopolis, although it confuses me.

    And since someone mentioned Jim Jarmusch, his latest movie Only Lovers Left Alive is my current favorite

    As a fan of Stephen King's books, without a doubt, Shawshank Redemption is my absolute favorite book-to-movie adaptation.
  • Novus175
    Novus175 Posts: 80
    Safety Not Guaranteed. (It's an indie film that won an award or two but anytime I mention it no one has ever heard of it. I just absolutely love it and watch it obsessively.)

    Run Lola Run (German film that is seriously mind twisty.)

    The Professional (Jean Reno. Gary Oldman. Natalie Portman. Fantastic plot, great acting, awesome camera work.)
  • Birder155
    Birder155 Posts: 223 Member
    Enlightenment Guaranteed - a German film. Subtitled.

    I watch it at least once a year.
  • eric_sg61
    eric_sg61 Posts: 2,925 Member
    Exorcist 3 - has one of the scariest scenes ever put on film. Too bad the producers really messed up the movie by changing the story to fit the "exorcist" theme
  • TLwineguzzler
    TLwineguzzler Posts: 289 Member
    Guilty Pleasure list:

    The Wizard (1989) Christian Slater, Fred Savage, and Jenny Lewis before she switched to singing.

    The Cutting Edge (1992) D.B. Sweeney is adorable

    Labrynth (1986) David Bowie in tight pants

    Mallrats (1995) Jay and Silent Bob - enough said.

    Labrynth for the exact same reason!!
  • JupeJones
    JupeJones Posts: 107 Member
    Enlightenment Guaranteed - a German film. Subtitled.

    I watch it at least once a year.

    That one looks good! Not on Netflix though. :-(

    I'm always on the lookout for a good German film. Might have to try other channels...



    While on the subject, here are some German-language films I've enjoyed (many have already been mentioned):

    Run, Lola, Run
    Das Boot
    Good Bye Lenin! (same soundtrack composer as "Amelie", by the way...)
    Downfall
    Wings of Desire (remade by Hollywood as "City of Angels")
  • lucyloutoo
    lucyloutoo Posts: 522 Member
    Neds
    Filth

    If you like a bit of Scotland.
  • webbeyes
    webbeyes Posts: 105 Member
    Birdy - Matthew Modine & a young Nicholas Cage...awesome soundtrack by Peter Gabriel and an odd film.
  • lucyloutoo
    lucyloutoo Posts: 522 Member
    Moon

    The motorcycle diaries
  • Mindless_Games
    Mindless_Games Posts: 151 Member
    I'm not sure how obscure they are but a couple of movies I can watch over and over are :
    Warlords
    Sorcerer and The White Snake
    The Tao of Steve
    Gattaca
    My guilty pleasure movie is What Dreams May Come
  • SunnyDuckling
    SunnyDuckling Posts: 204 Member
    Oh there are so many to choose from! I guess 1 of my favorites that nobody ever knows when I mention it would have be the Cube, it's actually a trilogy though.

    Yes!! LOVE the movie Cube. Def include it on the obscure list. Have only ever been able to watch it twice - both times video rentals. Didn't even know it was a trilogy.... As soon as Australia gets access to Netflix (legally) I'll have to look them up!

    Favourites of mine, a lot have already been mentioned, so therefore excluding the obscure criterion. But these would be the movies I would pick if I had to limit down to the only movies I would only ever be allowed to watch again.... so guilty pleasures I guess? Or at least movies that I think are underrated. Or movies I would make people watch because I think they should see it.

    - Amelie (2001)
    - Mars Attacks! (1996)
    - Euro Trip (2004)
    - Meet the Feebles (1989)
    - Heavenly Creatures (1994)
    - Saved! (2004)
    - Orgazmo (1997)
    - V for Vendetta (2005)
    - 21 (2008)
    - Killer Condom (1996) German film
    - Cube (1997)
    - The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
    - Stardust (2007)
    - The Fifth Element (1997)
    - Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
    - Delicatessen (1991) French film
    - Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
    - Overboard (1987)
    - Dark Crystal (1982)
  • _Stardust_
    _Stardust_ Posts: 124 Member
    I just saw this on BuzzFeed and thought of this thread.

    http://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzman/deliciously-dark-comedies-you-should-see-before-you-die

    I've seen many of them and agree, they're must see movies.
  • SunnysideHMC
    SunnysideHMC Posts: 6 Member
    I am greatly enjoying this thread! I used to be a video clerk and tried to watch as many movies as I could.
    Here are some that I've enjoyed and consider to be obscure because whenever I mention them no one has seen them.

    comedy
    Edtv (1999)
    Lone Star State of Mind (2002) It doesn't sound like it would be very good but I laugh all the way through it every time I watch it.
    To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
    Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) Why did no one watch this movie? It's pure FUN!
    Eurotrip (2004) guilty pleasure

    romance
    Only You (1994) My favorite romance movie
    If Lucy Fell (1996)
    Leap Year (2010)

    drama
    A River Runs Through It (1992)
    Mystery, Alaska (1999)
    Serenity (2005)
    Purgatory (1999)
    Jeff, Who Lives at Home (2011) This movie is BRILLIANT. It starts slow but stick with it, it's worth it.
    Waking Ned Devine (1998)
    What Dreams May Come (1998)
    The 13th Warrior (1999)

    Sci-fi
    Crossworlds (1996)

    Classics
    The Boogie Man Will Get You (1942)
    The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit (1998) Is this not a classic? Well, it should be. LOL!

    I did not like this movie at all but I watched it. It was... interesting.
    Curdled (1996)
  • lewoldt
    lewoldt Posts: 630 Member
    Léon: The Professional
  • SunnysideHMC
    SunnysideHMC Posts: 6 Member
    Oh yeah, and A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
  • vasairiah
    vasairiah Posts: 5,187 Member
    Tons of great films on this thread anything from Boondocks Saints, Dogma, The Last Unicorn, Chocolat, Life of Brian, Clockwork Orange, etc..

    One I haven't seen listed (or may have missed) is

    ---The Cube!

    Definitely a must if you like scifi and thrillers! Creeped me the eff out!! ????

    Not sure if you'd consider them obscure but I'd also suggest to check out:
    --Mad Max and sequels
    --Clerks
    --Secretary
    --The Last Seduction
    --Being John Malkovich
    --Necronomicon
    --Sideways
    --The Last Starfighter

    -Kinky Boots was fun.. Seems to have started a cult following tho cause it's now a musical..
    -I also liked Napoleon Dynomite but it's developed a cult following as well.
  • vasairiah
    vasairiah Posts: 5,187 Member
    ^^ just realized Cube mentioned above. You need to see this movie tho if you haven't ????

    ^^^ lol! Yes Orgazmo is funny!

    Adding :
    Crouching tiger hidden dragon
    Get our your handkerchiefs
    The machinist
    Pitch black
    Maria full of grace
    Trainspotting
  • Mindless_Games
    Mindless_Games Posts: 151 Member
    @ SunnysideHMC -Lonestar State of Mind is one of my top 10 favorite movies of all time! I laugh til I have tears every time I see it.

    Another favorite is Kung Fu Hustle and House of Flying Daggers
  • SunnysideHMC
    SunnysideHMC Posts: 6 Member
    and The Big Bounce (2004)
  • Shell_7609
    Shell_7609 Posts: 786 Member
    Not obscure, but I can watch Shawshank Redemption any time it's on tv, I've been where they filmed several times for tours.

    Any Tim Burton movie, especially with Johnny Depp.

    Cosmopolis, although it confuses me.

    And since someone mentioned Jim Jarmusch, his latest movie Only Lovers Left Alive is my current favorite

    As a fan of Stephen King's books, without a doubt, Shawshank Redemption is my absolute favorite book-to-movie adaptation.

    Shawshank & Green Mile were two of my favorite adaptations recently, the original Shining movie is the all time best, only the one with Jack Nicholson though, not the remake
  • JupeJones
    JupeJones Posts: 107 Member
    --The Last Starfighter

    I <3 that one! :bigsmile:
  • Go_Mizzou99
    Go_Mizzou99 Posts: 2,628 Member
    Six String Samurai
  • 257_Lag
    257_Lag Posts: 1,249 Member
    Lot's of good stuff here!

    My list: (Limited to 5 stars, I'm a tough critic)

    Puzzled Love
    The Intouchables
    A Good Old Fashioned Orgy (get past the name)
    Lars and the Real Girl
    Buddy
    10 Items or Less (with Morgan Freeman, there is another one same name)
    In Bruges
    Castaway on the Moon
    Derek (short series)
  • rosehips60
    rosehips60 Posts: 1,030 Member
    Birdy - Matthew Modine & a young Nicholas Cage...awesome soundtrack by Peter Gabriel and an odd film.

    Aww, forgot about that one, great movie
  • emmietoby
    emmietoby Posts: 172 Member
    i just love the odes!! have you seen "snake pit" or shock corridor" love them the crazier they are the better !!
  • Chevy_Quest
    Chevy_Quest Posts: 2,012 Member
    Being There - 1979 - Starring Peter Sellers
  • usernameMAMA
    usernameMAMA Posts: 681 Member
    Audition- Great Japanese movie
    Pink Flamingos- Just because it's sooo disturbing, John Waters is effed in the head.

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