Genuinely good movies that have went under the radar?

SoundsRight · 07-02-2019 12:42pm

The Smershpod podcast (highly reccommend) cover some classic films that time forgot.

Shout at the Devil, from 1976 starting Lee Marvin and Roger Moore. Sort of a Boy's Own adventure set in Africa around the outbreak of WWI. Think African Queen crossed with The Man Who Would Be King. You can get it on YouTube.

EltonJohn69 · 10-02-2019 11:01pm

CrankyHaus wrote: »

Gridlock'd.

Tupac and Tim Roth play junkie musicians trying to get on a drug treatment programme while being chased by gangsters. A solid film with some very funny parts.
Good acting by Tupac too, although the relatively mundane Juice always gets mentioned as his go to film.

excellent movie, Tupac held his own with Tim Roth

14-02-2019 8:26pm

Transsiberian
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0800241/?ref_=nv_sr_1

xalot · 15-02-2019 12:50pm

Pieces of April with the usually unwatchable Katie Holmes is a surprise gem. Though you cant go wrong with Patricia Clarkson.

Hercule Poirot · 15-02-2019 9:20pm

End of Watch with Jake Gyllenhaal and Micheal Pena - saw it not long after it came out, thought it was excellent - mainly shot via bodycams, they play cops, really enjoyed it

bodhrandude · 22-02-2019 1:25am

Hell in the Pacific from 1968 with Lee Marvin in one of his lesser known films, Marvin plays a shot down pilot during the Second World War, he is stranded on an island with a marooned Japanese Navy captain. A great film, about how they get on and survive, up there with Murphy's War with Peter O'Toole and his vengeance towards a U-Boat.

tylercheribini · 24-02-2019 12:12am

Bone Tomahawk

Gamb!t · 26-02-2019 8:57pm

Not sure if these have been mentioned but I found these quite good.

Les choristes
French drama about kids in an orphanage that sing in a choir.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372824/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Un prophete
Prison Mafia movie
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235166/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Killing Zoe
French crime drama
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110265/?ref_=nv_sr_1

A good year
Comedy drama set in France
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401445/?ref_=nv_sr_1

EltonJohn69 · 26-02-2019 9:34pm

killing Zoe..... real Tarantino 90's buzz

also un prophete is a quality movie

odyssey06 · 26-02-2019 9:36pm

Wine lovers will appreciate A Good Year.

xalot · 07-03-2019 11:09am

On the French Film suggestion

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0778784/
My Best Friend,

It's such a great feel good film.

Liverpoolfan1 · 09-03-2019 10:22pm

Barbarians at the gate. About the attempted management buyout of Nabisco. One of the biggest food conglomerates in the 70s.

Really funny pic

mobby · 09-03-2019 11:10pm

Hombre 1967 Paul Newman,Richard Boone. Great western great performance by Newman. Cant believe how many never heard if it.

CWF · 24-05-2019 11:39pm

The Florida Project. Absolutely amazing film.

Cetyl Palmitate · 25-05-2019 7:49am

CWF wrote: »

The Florida Project. Absolutely amazing film.

Outstanding film. The colours! The music played in the final scene. William Dafoe.
I remember having to buy milk in a shop immediately after leaving the cinema with tears rolling down my face!
Not sure how underrated you could call it though. It won or was nominated for lots of awards. Critics loved it etc.

CWF · 25-05-2019 11:38am

Cetyl Palmitate wrote: »

Outstanding film. The colours! The music played in the final scene. William Dafoe.
I remember having to buy milk in a shop immediately after leaving the cinema with tears rolling down my face!
Not sure how underrated you could call it though. It won or was nominated for lots of awards. Critics loved it etc.

I wouldn't call it under rated at all. However, even tho it came out 2 years ago I never heard of it therefore for me it falls under the category of flying under the radar. The poster for the movie looks familiar but that's all. Going to watch it again tonight with my other half she hasn't seen it yet

Slydice · 25-05-2019 5:51pm

Destroyer

Decent kinda story based crime presentation with a heavy narrative and complex way of goinf about it. I've not seen some of the ways they depict stuff outside of Anime especially the final scene.

I knew Nicole Kidman was in it but was surprised when Sebastian Stan (Bucky in the Marvel Cinematic Universe) and Scoot McNairy (the Father in True Detective season 3) turned up.

One fairly decent gunfight scene as well (

the bank robbery that Erin (Nicole) busts with the two cops

)

but you might want to avoid if you're:
- riding the wave of "Women can't do Sh*t"
- looking for hard action film
- wanting a spolsions based film and such
- need something on in the background
- don't want to keep track of the story and put pieces together as they are revealed

wakka12 · 25-05-2019 10:21pm

The florida project was fantastic, but maybe by underrated people mean it didnt have a big cultural impact? Even though it was a beautifully shot movie it didnt really have any particularly memorable characters or lines or scenes that would leave a lasting impression so I think thats why it might be underrated

dougm1970 · 25-05-2019 11:55pm

judgement night (1993)

i thought it was great...but its not well known, despite a great cast.

https://youtu.be/MDh3uICKIMc

crushproof · 26-05-2019 6:20pm

dougm1970 wrote: »

judgement night (1993)

i thought it was great...but its not well known, despite a great cast.

https://youtu.be/MDh3uICKIMc

Oh wow you'll solved one of my many movies mysteries.!! Remember catching this donkeys years ago on RTE late at night. Could never remember the name, cheers!

EltonJohn69 · 26-05-2019 8:30pm

crushproof wrote: »

Oh wow you'll solved one of my many movies mysteries.!! Remember catching this donkeys years ago on RTE late at night. Could never remember the name, cheers!

I believe Emilio Estavez got paid like 20 million dollars for that movie.... the other actor dropped out last minute

tylercheribini · 28-05-2019 11:59pm

dougm1970 wrote: »

judgement night (1993)

i thought it was great...but its not well known, despite a great cast.

https://youtu.be/MDh3uICKIMc

and Denis Leary being Denis Leary.:)

tuxy · 29-05-2019 12:22am

tylercheribini wrote: »

and Denis Leary being Denis Leary.:)

Makes a nice change from him trying to be Bill Hicks

Yermande · 29-05-2019 12:29am

Gamb!t wrote: »

Un prophete
Prison Mafia movie
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235166/?ref_=nv_sr_2

Under the radar?

Yermande · 29-05-2019 12:34am

The Friends of Eddie Coyle from 1973. Excellent crime flick starring Robert Mitchum.

Heckler · 29-05-2019 1:29am

Equilibrium.

Dystopian action movie with Christian Bale as a "Cleric", John Preston..

"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."

An intelligent storyline lost in the shadow of the Matrix. The brief action sequences featuring "Gun Fu" are right up there with Matrix action scenes but even better because they are not so often. Short enough that I rewatch it more than Keanu kicking ass.

Ipso · 29-05-2019 5:13am

crushproof wrote: »

Oh wow you'll solved one of my many movies mysteries.!! Remember catching this donkeys years ago on RTE late at night. Could never remember the name, cheers!

Wasn’t Trespass out around the same time?

Tilikum17 · 29-05-2019 5:39am

State of grace.

Not sure if it went under the radar really but it came out in the same year as goodfellas & never got the recognition it deserved.

Penn, Oldman & Ed Harris. Story about the Irish gang in New York.

obi604 · 29-05-2019 6:35am

U turn from 1997. I loved it. But hardly anyone I know has seen it.
Jennifer Lopez looks unreal in it.

Yermande · 29-05-2019 8:57am

Ipso wrote: »

Wasn’t Trespass out around the same time?

I always get those two mixed up for some reason.

Genuinely good movies that have went under the radar?

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