My Best Movies That You Have Never Seen
This is a listing of movies that generally have not been seen by most.
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- DirectorYorgos LanthimosStarsChristos StergioglouMichele ValleyAngeliki PapouliaA controlling, manipulative father locks his three adult offsprings in a state of perpetual childhood by keeping them prisoner within the sprawling family compound.This is one strange movie. The premise is very unique and quite disturbing. Don't let your kids watch this, and you may need to even look away a time or two.
- DirectorKurt KuenneStarsKurt KuenneAndrew BagbyDavid BagbyA filmmaker decides to memorialize a murdered friend when his friend's ex-girlfriend announces she is expecting his son.A documentary that you don't want to miss. Probably the best documentary I've ever seen. Job well done to this films creator.
- DirectorTom HooperStarsColm MeaneyHenry GoodmanDavid RoperThe story of the controversial Brian Clough's 44-day reign as the coach of the English football club Leeds United.Soccer movies aren't quite the hip thing these days but they should be. This movie shows you why.
- DirectorSteve McQueenStarsMichael FassbenderLiam CunninghamStuart GrahamIrish republican Bobby Sands leads the inmates of a Northern Irish prison in a hunger strike.Steve McQueen's directorial debut features the most talented young actor on the screen today. Michael Fassbender dominates in this masterpiece.
- DirectorTodd HollandStarsFred SavageLuke EdwardsJenny LewisA boy and his brother run away from home and hitch cross-country, with help from a girl they meet, to compete in the ultimate video-game championship.The greatest video game movie of all time. A true classic for any gamer or Fred Savage admirer.
- DirectorGene SaksStarsBlythe DannerJonathan SilvermanStacey GlickEugene, a young teenage Jewish boy, recalls his memoirs of his time as an adolescent youth. He goes through the hardships of puberty, sexual fantasy, and living the life of a poor boy in a crowded house.It makes sense that this came out the year I was born. A fun, light hearted tale of the adventuresome teenage years.
- DirectorAndrea ArnoldStarsKatie JarvisMichael FassbenderKierston WareingEverything changes for 15-year-old Mia when her mum brings home a new boyfriend.A strange movie about a poor girl. Michael Fassbender stars once again as we take a look inside the life of a hopeless young dancer.
- DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsGary CooperGrace KellyThomas MitchellA town Marshal, despite the disagreements of his newlywed bride and the townspeople around him, must face a gang of deadly killers alone at "high noon" when the gang leader, an outlaw he "sent up" years ago, arrives on the noon train.The only reason you haven't seen this is because it is old. Great Western that deserves a spot on your movie watching schedule.
- DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsLamberto MaggioraniEnzo StaiolaLianella CarellIn post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.An excellent look at the relationship between a father and son struggling to survive in the lower class of Rome.
- DirectorRichard BenjaminStarsTom HanksShelley LongAlexander GodunovA young couple struggles to repair a hopelessly dilapidated house.Early Tom Hanks= Good Tom Hanks. A real knee slapper right here and a great watch for the entire family.
- DirectorAdam ElliotStarsToni CollettePhilip Seymour HoffmanEric BanaIn 1976 Melbourne, a lonely 8-year-old girl strikes up a correspondence with an unlikely pen pal: a severely obese 44-year-old New Yorker with Asperger's syndrome.This creative tale of two complete opposite characters tugs at your inner soul.
- DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRay MillandGrace KellyRobert CummingsA former tennis star arranges the murder of his adulterous wife.One of Hitchcock's finest. It is a shame more have not seen this absolute masterpiece. If you like Rear Window, you are sure to love this.
- DirectorJohn FordStarsHenry FondaJane DarwellJohn CarradineAn Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.This movie will absolutely make you appreciate any fortune which you may have. And if you don't have any well it certainly can't be this bad.
- DirectorOle Christian MadsenStarsThure LindhardtMads MikkelsenStine StengadeA drama centered on two fighters in the Holger Danske World War II resistance group.A bit of a different look at WWII. Good acting throughout.
- DirectorKim Jee-woonStarsLee Byung-hunChoi Min-sikJeon Gook-hwanA secret agent exacts revenge on a serial killer through a series of captures and releases.This foreign thriller was one of the best of 2010. An incredible quest for revenge brutally unfolds in front of you eyes.
- DirectorBilly WilderStarsTyrone PowerMarlene DietrichCharles LaughtonA veteran British barrister must defend his client in a murder trial that has surprise after surprise.Great performances throughout are capped of by a stunning ending that will leave you saying "oh my".
- DirectorJohn GrayStarsNick ThurstonGeoffrey WigdorStephen LangBrooklyn, 1975: two brothers looking for a way out of their working-class neighborhood make a pact to rob a local theater on the night of a Rolling Stones concert.Seen all the great mainstream movies of 2010? Check out this lower budget film about a family torn apart by the disastrous effect alcohol can have on the human psyche.
- DirectorDennis GanselStarsJürgen VogelFrederick LauMax RiemeltA high school teacher's experiment to demonstrate to his students what life is like under a dictatorship spins horribly out of control when he forms a social unit with a life of its own.This is an incredible study.
- DirectorTim RothStarsRay WinstoneAnnabelle ApsionKate AshfieldAn alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.This movie is downright disturbing. Not sure why I am putting it on this list.
- DirectorKelly ReichardtStarsMichelle WilliamsBruce GreenwoodPaul DanoSettlers traveling through the Oregon desert in 1845 find themselves stranded in harsh conditions.The Old West is in full view during this Oregon Trail expedition. If you ever caulked the wagon and floated it across while playing the classic 1990s video game, you will truly enjoy this.
- DirectorAndrew JareckiStarsRyan GoslingKirsten DunstFrank LangellaDavid Marks, a real estate scion, is suspected of killing his wife Katie, who disappeared in 1982.One of Ryan Gosling's unknown films. This is a little known gem that takes you on some surprising turns.
- DirectorLena DunhamStarsLena DunhamLaurie SimmonsGrace DunhamAbout a recent college grad who returns home while she tries to figure out what to do with her life.The movie before the T.V. series "Girls". Good film for ladies.
- DirectorMichaël R. RoskamStarsMatthias SchoenaertsJeroen PercevalJeanne DandoySint-Truiden, Belgium. Jacky, a young cattle farmer who is constantly pumped on steroids and hormones, is approached by a veterinarian to make a deal with a notorious beef trader.Possibly 2011's most underrated film.
- DirectorRian JohnsonStarsJoseph Gordon-LevittLukas HaasEmilie de RavinA teenage loner pushes his way into the underworld of a high school crime ring to investigate the disappearance of his ex-girlfriend.JGL in an early role that is one of his best. This film has a grit to it that you just don't see in mainstream flicks.
- DirectorMikkel NørgaardStarsFrank HvamCasper ChristensenMarcuz Jess PetersenIn order to prove his fatherhood potential to his pregnant girlfriend, Frank 'kidnaps' her 12-year-old nephew and tags along on his best friend Casper's debauched weekend canoe trip.Not a movie to be watched with you kids. This perverted comedy features plenty of laughs and wraps up in a way that few movies can.