Movie You Love but Think Not Many Others Have Seen

Harry and Tonto
Buffalo '66
Mikey and Nicky
A Taste of Cherry
Johnny Got His Gun
What Happened Was...
Dodsworth
The Incident
Never On Sunday
Loneliness of a Long-Distance Runner
Shadows In Paradise
Ladybug, Ladybug
La Tera Trema
Fists In Pocket
David and Lisa
Il Sorpasso
Whity
Two Is A Happy Number
Hombre
Il Tetto
The Blue Hotel
Zandy's Bride
Little Fugitive
Lies My Father Told Me
The Working-Class Goes To Heaven
Joe (1970)
Come Back, Little Sheba
Home of the Brave
L'Argent

 

Hombre's a classic

Newman speaking to Boone: "How ya gonna get back down that hill?"

 

Great script! I remember it being very economic and to the point.

 

This got released here a few months ago on DVD... been meaning to check it out. I should do that, really. On topic:

Kamikaze 1989 (1982)
The Lady In The Car With Glasses And A Gun (2015)
Mona Lisa (1986)
Mephisto (1981)
Chinese Roulette (1976)
Nordsee ist Mordsee (1976)
School of the Holy Beast (1974)
Le Mans (1971)
Shock Troops (1967)
The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)
Django, Kill... If You Live, Shoot! (1967)
Berlin - Sinfonie der Großstadt (1927)
As It Is In Heaven (2004)
Up In The Air (2009)
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)

 

Did you ever see a movie Fassbinder made a few years before called "Whity"?

 

Not yet. It's not easy to come by, sadly. But it's high on my movie watchlist.

 

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006)

 

Love it! Have you read the book it was based upon as well? Director Tom Tykwer really understood how to capture the sensuality of the novel in his film adaption.

 

"Run Lola Run" was a good one, but I'd like to see it - its been years.

 

"Run Lola Run" is a good one, but I wanna see it again - its been years.

I saw this, pretty good. Speaking of pretty good, "There Will Be Blood" is probably the best movie in the last 20 years.

 

I second "What Happened Was...".

 

I love The Whole Wide World, a fairly obscure 1996 movie about pulp writer Robert E. Howard and his would-be romance with schoolteacher Novalyne Price (based on real events, though fictionalized). I don’t think the film was distributed very well, though it did get a brief release on DVD. Pauline Kael did see it and praised the movie to friends (she was retired from film writing by then).

 

I haven't seen anything that's been listed so far except "Over the edge" so everyone's doing a good job here.

 

Céline and Julie Go Boating
1974
Jacques Rivette

 

3 Women
1977
Robert Altman

 

These came to mind. Not sure why so many are Australian?

The Reflecting Skin
Love Serenade
High Tide
Housekeeping
Flirting
An Angel at my table
paper house

Maybe a few have seen Flirting? Probably the most well known because of Nicole Kidman. Thandie Newton, and Naomi Watts.

 

The Center of the World-(2001)
Manhunter-(1986)
Frozen River-(2008)
Beginners-(2010)
Son of Rambow-(2007)
Little Voice-(1998)
'71-(2014)
Troll Hunter-(2010)
Lone Star-(1996)
The Stunt Man-(1980)
Whale Rider-(2002)
Locke-(2013)

 

The Black Pearl

 

One of my favorites is AT CLOSE RANGE, a commercial failure probably more famous for its connection to Madonna: "Live To Tell" played over the closing credits.

Very powerful true crime story featuring Sean Penn and Christopher Walken. And as with all great movies, the supporting actors and actresses make powerful impressions, including Mary Stuart Masterson, Chris Penn, Crispin Glover and the great character actor, Tracey Walter.

The film is told in an elliptical, languid style, so when the sh!t hits the fan, it's as powerful as anything I've seen at the movies.

 

Documentaries:
City of Gold
Fire In Babylon
Reel Paradise
Life Of Reilly
I'm No Dummy
Deep Water
Man On Wire
Young At Heart
Mad Hot Ballroom
Three Identical Strangers

 

That's a good one. My "brush with greatness" : I was interning at the state film commission when they were preparing to shoot here in TN and I was assigned the task of finding Sean Penn a private rental with a hot tub.

Movie is also notable for Christopher Walken creating the weirdest southern accent ever filmed - but he's Walken, so somehow it works.

 

Me & Earl & The Dying Girl
Brad's Status
Chilly Scenes Of Winter
Foxes

 

I’ve seen and loved The Reflecting Skin and An Angel at My Table. Great films, both.

 

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