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Great movies that are not well known.

by galahad58-1 • Created 13 years ago • Modified 13 years ago
Movies that have slipped through the cracks and have not gotten the attention that deserve.
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  • Claire Danes, Robert De Niro, Michelle Pfeiffer, Ricky Gervais, Mark Strong, and Charlie Cox in Stardust, le mystère de l'étoile (2007)

    1. Stardust, le mystère de l'étoile

    20072h 7mTous publics66Metascore
    7.6 (294K)
    In a countryside town bordering on a magical land, a young man makes a promise to his beloved that he'll retrieve a fallen star by venturing into the magical realm.
    DirectorMatthew VaughnStarsCharlie CoxClaire DanesSienna Miller
    A very good movie. It is not as great as The Princess Bride, but it is in the same vein as Bride and very entertaining.
  • Excalibur (1981)

    2. Excalibur

    19812h 20mTous publics56Metascore
    7.3 (71K)
    Merlin the magician helps Arthur Pendragon unite the Britons around the Round Table of Camelot, even as dark forces conspire to tear it apart.
    DirectorJohn BoormanStarsNigel TerryHelen MirrenNicholas Clay
    The ultimate King Arthur movie. It is based a bit much in Le'Morte de Arthur, but it is still wonderful to watch.
  • Charlton Heston in Will Penny, le solitaire (1967)

    3. Will Penny, le solitaire

    19671h 48mTous publics
    7.0 (5.6K)
    Aging cowboy Will Penny gets a line camp job on a large cattle spread and finds his isolated cabin is already occupied by an abandoned woman traveler and her young son.
    DirectorTom GriesStarsCharlton HestonJoan HackettDonald Pleasence
    One of Heston's best and a very well written Western.
  • Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Les Aventures de Jack Burton dans les griffes du Mandarin (1986)

    4. Les Aventures de Jack Burton dans les griffes du Mandarin

    19861h 39mTous publics53Metascore
    7.2 (163K)
    A rough-and-tumble trucker and his sidekick face off with an ancient sorcerer in a supernatural battle beneath Chinatown.
    DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsKurt RussellKim CattrallDennis Dun
    Every time I mention this film people smile and tell me how much they like it. This is one of those films that the corrupt and purchased reviewers give a bad review on, but audiences love it.
  • Janeane Garofalo, Rene Russo, Tim Allen, Dennis Farina, Tom Sizemore, Stanley Tucci, Omar Epps, Ben Foster, Jason Lee, Sofía Vergara, Zooey Deschanel, Heavy D, Johnny Knoxville, and Patrick Warburton in Big Trouble (2002)

    5. Big Trouble

    20021h 25mPG-1347Metascore
    6.4 (22K)
    The lives of several Miami denizens, from ad agents to gunrunners to street thugs to law enforcement to school-children, intersect with humorous and dangerous results.
    DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsTim AllenRene RussoStanley Tucci
    One of Tim Allen's best.
  • Christian Bale and Taye Diggs in Equilibrium (2002)

    6. Equilibrium

    20021h 47mTous publics33Metascore
    7.3 (357K)
    In an oppressive future where all forms of feeling are illegal, a man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system and state.
    DirectorKurt WimmerStarsChristian BaleSean BeanEmily Watson
    Everything that the Matrix sequels wanted to be, but could not be. The early phase of a brilliant Christian Bale career.
  • Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda, and Billy Bob Thornton in Un plan simple (1998)

    7. Un plan simple

    19982h 1mTous publics avec avertissement81Metascore
    7.5 (80K)
    Two brothers and a friend, all blue-collar workers, come across millions of dollars in lost cash and make a plan to keep their find from the authorities, but it isn't long before complications and mistrust weave their way into the plan.
    DirectorSam RaimiStarsBill PaxtonBilly Bob ThorntonBridget Fonda
    Wonderful. Excellent writing and acting.
  • Abîmes (2002)

    8. Abîmes

    20021h 45mTous publics55Metascore
    6.1 (25K)
    The crew of a U.S. Navy submarine in World War II rescues survivors from a sunken ship, only to face a series of mysterious deaths and supernatural occurrences.
    DirectorDavid TwohyStarsBruce GreenwoodDavid CrowMatthew Davis
    The kind of thriller you used to love as a kid.
  • Ossie Davis and Bruce Campbell in Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)

    9. Bubba Ho-Tep

    20021h 32mTous publics57Metascore
    6.9 (53K)
    When residents of their nursing home start dying of dubious causes, an aged Elvis and an African-American senior who claims to be President John F. Kennedy discover that the perpetrator is an Egyptian mummy with murderous intentions.
    DirectorDon CoscarelliStarsBruce CampbellOssie DavisBob Ivy
    This is one funny movie. Bruce Campbell is wonderful as Elvis.
  • Ving Rhames and Kurt Russell in Dark Blue (2002)

    10. Dark Blue

    20021h 58mTous publics57Metascore
    6.6 (25K)
    A robbery homicide investigation triggers a series of events that will cause a corrupt LAPD officer to question his tactics.
    DirectorRon SheltonStarsKurt RussellVing RhamesScott Speedman
    This is a very gritty police drama that should have been ranked a lot higher than it was.
  • Tom Cruise and Jamie Foxx in Collatéral (2004)

    11. Collatéral

    20042hTous publics avec avertissement71Metascore
    7.5 (455K)
    A cab driver finds himself the hostage of an engaging contract killer as he makes his rounds from hit to hit during one night in Los Angeles.
    DirectorMichael MannStarsTom CruiseJamie FoxxJada Pinkett Smith
    Amid a bunch of duds, Tom Cruise put out this wonderful movie.
  • Fréquence interdite (2000)

    12. Fréquence interdite

    20001h 58mTous publics67Metascore
    7.4 (121K)
    An accidental cross-time radio link connects father and son across 30 years. The son tries to save his father's life, but then must fix the consequences.
    DirectorGregory HoblitStarsDennis QuaidJim CaviezelShawn Doyle
    A fabulous film with Dennis Quaid. One that I recommend to everyone.
  • Souris City (2006)

    13. Souris City

    20061h 25mTous publics74Metascore
    6.6 (146K)
    The story of an uptown rat that gets flushed down the toilet from his penthouse apartment, ending in the sewers of London, where he has to learn a whole new and different way of life.
    DirectorsDavid BowersSam FellStarsHugh JackmanKate WinsletIan McKellen
    A great animated film that seemed to get pushed aside by lesser Disney films.
  • Sigourney Weaver, Alan Rickman, and Tim Allen in Galaxy Quest (1999)

    14. Galaxy Quest

    19991h 42mTous publics70Metascore
    7.4 (187K)
    The alumni cast of a space opera television series have to play their roles as the real thing when an alien race needs their help. However, they also have to defend both Earth and the alien race from a reptilian warlord.
    DirectorDean ParisotStarsTim AllenSigourney WeaverAlan Rickman
    A great spoof on Star Trek.
  • Goldie Hawn and Kurt Russell in Un couple à la mer (1987)

    15. Un couple à la mer

    19871h 52mTous publics53Metascore
    6.9 (73K)
    A cruel but beautiful heiress mocks and cheats a hired carpenter. When she gets amnesia after an accident, he decides to introduce her to regular life by convincing her that they're husband and wife.
    DirectorGarry MarshallStarsGoldie HawnKurt RussellEdward Herrmann
    Another film that when mentioned it brings a smile to everyone's face.
  • Kenneth Branagh in Henry V (1989)

    16. Henry V

    19892h 17mTous publics83Metascore
    7.5 (33K)
    In the midst of the Hundred Years War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France in 1415.
    DirectorKenneth BranaghStarsKenneth BranaghDerek JacobiSimon Shepherd
    The ultimate Shakepearian movie.
  • Identity (2003)

    17. Identity

    20031h 30m1264Metascore
    7.3 (283K)
    Stranded at a desolate Nevada motel during a nasty rain storm, ten strangers become acquainted with each other when they realize that they're being killed off one by one.
    DirectorJames MangoldStarsJohn CusackRay LiottaAmanda Peet
    A wonderful thriller with a great idea, writing, direction and cast.
  • Brad Pitt, Benicio Del Toro, Dennis Farina, Vinnie Jones, Jason Statham, and Ade in Snatch : Tu braques ou tu raques (2000)

    18. Snatch : Tu braques ou tu raques

    20001h 44mTous publics55Metascore
    8.2 (954K)
    Unscrupulous boxing promoters, violent bookmakers, a Russian gangster, incompetent amateur robbers and supposedly Jewish jewelers fight to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
    DirectorGuy RitchieStarsJason StathamBrad PittStephen Graham
    Funny Funny Funny.
  • Arnaques, crimes et botanique (1998)

    19. Arnaques, crimes et botanique

    19981h 47mTous publics67Metascore
    8.1 (639K)
    When four small-time criminals lose a rigged poker game against a London kingpin, he gives them one week to settle their enormous debt.
    DirectorGuy RitchieStarsJason FlemyngDexter FletcherNick Moran
  • Sally Field in Murphy's Romance (1985)

    20. Murphy's Romance

    19851h 47mPG-13
    7.0 (7.6K)
    Emma moves to a ranch with her son after a divorce and befriends the older Murphy, but things turn complicated when her ex shows up.
    DirectorMartin RittStarsSally FieldJames GarnerBrian Kerwin
    The last of the real romantic movies. In the times when you built characters and showed the audience the reasons they fell in love.
  • L'étrange incident (1943)

    21. L'étrange incident

    19431h 15mTous publics
    8.0 (26K)
    Walter Van Tilburg Clark's novel inspires an account of a lynch mob that seeks revenge for a rancher's murder.
    DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsHenry FondaDana AndrewsMary Beth Hughes
  • Bill Paxton, Jenette Goldstein, Adrian Pasdar, and Jenny Wright in Aux frontières de l'aube (1987)

    22. Aux frontières de l'aube

    19871h 34m1278Metascore
    6.9 (48K)
    A small-town farmer's son reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after he is bitten by a beautiful drifter.
    DirectorKathryn BigelowStarsAdrian PasdarJenny WrightLance Henriksen
    One of the best vampire movies ever made.
  • Les Sentiers de la gloire (1957)

    23. Les Sentiers de la gloire

    19571h 28m(Banned)90Metascore
    8.4 (229K)
    A colonel defends three of his soldiers in a court-martial after they abandon a suicidal attack.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKirk DouglasRalph MeekerAdolphe Menjou
    This is the film that Stanley Kubriak should have been praised for--this is a great movie.
  • David Duchovny and Minnie Driver in Droit au coeur (2000)

    24. Droit au coeur

    20001h 55mTous publics54Metascore
    7.0 (24K)
    A man who falls in love with the woman who received his wife's heart must decide which woman it is who holds his heart.
    DirectorBonnie HuntStarsDavid DuchovnyMinnie DriverCarroll O'Connor
    A great romantic film that tugs at the heart.
  • Kate Ashfield, Nick Frost, and Simon Pegg in Shaun of the Dead (2004)

    25. Shaun of the Dead

    20041h 39m1276Metascore
    7.9 (625K)
    The uneventful, aimless lives of a London electronics salesman and his layabout roommate are disrupted by the zombie apocalypse.
    DirectorEdgar WrightStarsSimon PeggNick FrostKate Ashfield
    The best zombie movie (even if it is a spoof) ever made.

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