Little Gems You may have Missed
I see a lot of movies. I've come to the conclusion that these movies are not the run of the mill picks you see in most every list. These are the comedies dramas horror films B Movies crime flicks that are worth your time to watch. Tell me what you think.
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- DirectorRichard GaleStarsPaul ClemensBrian RohanMelissa PaladinoThe epic story of one man's encounter with what could be the most relentless murderer of all time.This is the best thing I watched in 2008
- DirectorBethany Ashton WolfStarsJohnathon SchaechFrederick KoehlerTamara BraunDeep in the bayou sits a floating town called Little Chenier. It is here that Beaux and his mentally challenged brother, Pemon, run a bait-and-tackle shop. Pemon is accused of a crime, and Beaux chooses to protect his brother at all costs.Living on a houseboat in the Louisiana bayou, Beaux Dupuis (Johnathon Schaech) and his mentally handicapped brother are victimized by a weak and jealous man. It was filmed on location in Louisiana. This drama is a tear jerker.
- DirectorKore-eda HirokazuStarsBae DoonaArata IuraItsuji ItaoA life-size blow-up doll develops a soul and falls in love with a video store clerk.
- DirectorHue RhodesStarsSteve BuscemiRomany MalcoSarah SilvermanAn ex-gambler is lured back into the game by a veteran insurance-fraud investigator.
- DirectorTom BradyStarsNick SwardsonDon JohnsonChristina RicciA kid from the Midwest moves out to Hollywood in order to follow in his parents footsteps, and become a porn star.I actually like Don Johnson in this movie.
Written by Adam Sandler.
If you are not offended by porn this is an incredibly funny movie - DirectorErick ZoncaStarsTilda SwintonSaul RubinekKate del CastilloA woman tries to extort money, using a young boy as bait.
- DirectorJames MarshStarsRoy AndersonRosa ArnoldMartha BabcockA remarkable guided tour through the culinary world of Elvis Presley.From this documentary I learned that Elvis tried to steal his neighbors pig to eat it.
- DirectorMichael William EdwardsStarsLaura DaviesScott WelshChloe is about a young woman left to fend for herself in a country house. She loyally waits for those who left her even though it means her inevitable death. A strange drifter comes by and tries to persuade her to leave but fails to do so, following which he leaves her as well.
- DirectorChris WeitzStarsDemián BichirJosé JuliánEddie 'Piolin' SoteloA gardener in East L.A. struggles to keep his son away from gangs and immigration agents while trying to give his son the opportunities he never had.
- DirectorAgnieszka Wojtowicz-VoslooStarsChristina RicciLiam NeesonJustin LongAfter a car accident, a young woman caught between life and death meets a funeral director who claims to have the gift of transitioning the dead into the afterlife.
- DirectorGabriele MuccinoStarsWill SmithRosario DawsonWoody HarrelsonA man with a fateful secret embarks on an extraordinary journey of redemption by forever changing the lives of seven strangers.
- DirectorTate TaylorStarsViola DavisEmma StoneOctavia SpencerAn aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
- DirectorGabriel RangeStarsWunmi MosakuIsaach De BankoléLubna AzabalA thriller set in London's slave trade and centered on a woman's fight for freedom.
- DirectorDominic SenaStarsBrad PittJuliette LewisKathy LarsonA journalist duo goes on a tour of serial-killer murder sites with two companions, unaware that one of them is a serial killer himself.Brad Pitt as a real bad guy. Wow!
- DirectorTommy O'HaverStarsElliot PageHayley McFarlandNick SearcyThe true story of suburban housewife Gertrude Baniszewski, who kept a teenage girl locked in the basement of her Indiana home during the 1960s.
- DirectorAtom EgoyanStarsJulianne MooreAmanda SeyfriedLiam NeesonSuspecting her husband of infidelity, gynecologist Dr. Catherine Stewart hires an escort named Chloe in order to test his faithfulness. Soon, the relationships between all three intensify.
- DirectorNick CassavetesStarsEmile HirschJustin TimberlakeAnton YelchinJohnny and his pals kidnap Jake's 15-year-old brother Zach, then assign his buddy Frankie to be Zach's minder. They develop a brotherly friendship. Zach parties with his captors as things begin to spin out of control.
- DirectorRaymond De FelittaStarsAndy GarciaJulianna MarguliesSteven StraitPrison guard Vince tells Molly from acting class, that one inmate is his 24 y.o. love child. Vince takes him home to stay with his family - straight A son with fat girl fetish, college dropout/stripper daughter and cute wife.
- DirectorRon LamotheStarsThomas ClausenWill ForsbergLeonard KnightA 2007 documentary film by Ron Lamothe about Christopher McCandless notable for coming to a different conclusion on McCandless's death than Sean Penn's film, Into the Wild, and Jon Krakauer's book, Into the Wild.If you watch the Sean Penn Movie Into the Wild you MUST see this documentary and get the REAL story about Chris McCandless
- DirectorDerick MartiniStarsRory CulkinAlec BaldwinJill HennessyA family unit begins to bow under the pressure of a failing marriage.
- DirectorNicholas MeyerStarsJason RobardsJoBeth WilliamsSteve GuttenbergThe effects of a devastating nuclear holocaust on small-town residents of eastern Kansas.
- DirectorJimmy T. MurakamiStarsPeggy AshcroftJohn MillsRobin HoustonA naive elderly British rural couple survive the initial onslaught of a nuclear war.
- DirectorJacob EstesStarsRory CulkinRyan KelleyScott MechlowiczWhen a teen is bullied, his brother and friends lure the bully into the woods to seek revenge.
- DirectorRowan WoodsStarsKate BeckinsaleForest WhitakerGuy PearceA group of strangers form a unique relationship with each other after surviving a random shooting at a Los Angeles diner.
- DirectorKevin ReynoldsStarsSamuel L. JacksonJohn HeardKelly Rowan15 months after being stabbed 9 times by a student at work as a high school teacher in NYC, Mr. Garfield is working in LA as a substitute teacher come full-time. He refuses to be a victim anymore.Sam Jackson is so good in this!