Movies you may have not seen but probably should

by Tcarts76 | created - 02 Nov 2012 | updated - 03 Nov 2013 | Public

This is my list of the movies you may have not seen but I think are must sees. I live in the U.S. and most of these movies are english speaking movies. I know there are a lot of other foriegn movies that are great, don't be offended but personally reading subtitles tends to take away from my overall viewing experience so I watch very few of them. Also some of these may be well known to other audiences in the UK, Europe, or Australia, but for some reason didn't make the same impact in the U.S. There are a few that did in fact become somewhat popular, but hey, it's my list and I'll keep adding as I go. They are in no particular order. Enjoy

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1. Thursday (1998)

R | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

A former L.A. drug dealer has moved to Houston to make a new life for himself as a married architect. Everything falls apart when he is suddenly visited by one of his former cohorts who comes carrying heroin.

Director: Skip Woods | Stars: Thomas Jane, Aaron Eckhart, Paulina Porizkova, James Le Gros

Votes: 20,054 | Gross: $0.00M

Really this is a great one. If you like a violent, insane, yet comedic movie, or are a fan of movies like "Pulp Fiction," and "Reservoir Dogs," you will love this one.

2. Assassination of a High School President (2008)

R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

At a Catholic high school, a sophomore newspaper reporter investigates a case of stolen SAT exams. He thinks he's nailed the suspect and managed to get the popular girl when he realises a larger conspiracy is afoot.

Director: Brett Simon | Stars: Reece Thompson, Mischa Barton, Bruce Willis, Michael Rapaport

Votes: 16,355

Surprisingly good, quirky comedy/drama, not usually the type of movie that I would like given the description but this one was fun,

3. Machine Gun Preacher (2011)

R | 129 min | Action, Biography, Crime

43 Metascore

Sam Childers is a former drug-dealing biker tough guy who found God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been forced to become soldiers.

Director: Marc Forster | Stars: Gerard Butler, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Shannon, Kathy Baker

Votes: 68,955 | Gross: $0.54M

I usually don't like the "Movies with a cause, " but this one turned out to be well worth watching

4. The Loved Ones (2009)

R | 84 min | Crime, Horror

73 Metascore

When Brent turns down his classmate Lola's invitation to the prom, she concocts a wildly violent plan for revenge.

Director: Sean Byrne | Stars: Xavier Samuel, Robin McLeavy, John Brumpton, Richard Wilson

Votes: 44,054

A great Australian horror movie. It steals alot from Texas Chainsaw Massacre, but is still a good one.

5. Exam (2009)

Not Rated | 101 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

Eight candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked together in an exam room and given a final test with just one seemingly simple question. However, it doesn't take long for confusion to ensue and tensions to unravel.

Director: Stuart Hazeldine | Stars: Adar Beck, Gemma Chan, Nathalie Cox, John Lloyd Fillingham

Votes: 125,244

Interesting psychological thriller

6. The Hamiltons (2006)

R | 86 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Four young adult siblings, who harbor some dark secrets, try to fend for themselves after the mysterious death of their parents.

Directors: Mitchell Altieri, Phil Flores | Stars: Cory Knauf, Samuel Child, Joseph McKelheer, Mackenzie Firgens

Votes: 8,978

A very slow movie but a more realistic take on the vampire/serial killer/ dysfunctional family genre. This is a drama, and slow as I said, but it does give a good portrayal of what vampires may be like if they were real.

7. Eden Lake (2008)

R | 91 min | Horror, Thriller

65 Metascore

Refusing to let anything spoil their romantic weekend break, a young couple confront a gang of loutish youths with terrifyingly brutal consequences.

Director: James Watkins | Stars: Kelly Reilly, Michael Fassbender, Tara Ellis, Jack O'Connell

Votes: 94,835 | Gross: $0.01M

Truely horrifying, nothing supernatural or run of the mill slasher in this one, just plain realistic scenario based horror, and a credit to the genre.

8. God Bless America (2011)

R | 105 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

56 Metascore

On a mission to rid society of its most repellent citizens, terminally ill Frank makes an unlikely accomplice in 16-year-old Roxy.

Director: Bobcat Goldthwait | Stars: Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Mackenzie Brooke Smith, Melinda Page Hamilton

Votes: 71,957 | Gross: $0.12M

A fun comedy movie about the angst caused by annoying people and their pop culture trends.

9. We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)

R | 112 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

68 Metascore

Kevin's mother struggles to love her strange child despite the increasingly dangerous things he says and does as he grows up. But Kevin is just getting started, and his final act will be beyond anything anyone imagined.

Director: Lynne Ramsay | Stars: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly, Ezra Miller, Jasper Newell

Votes: 167,726 | Gross: $1.74M

If this were shown in High Schools the teen pregnancy rate just might drop!

10. Cleanskin (2012)

Not Rated | 108 min | Action, Crime, Drama

A British secret service agent is faced with the task of pursuing and eliminating a British-born suicide bomber and his terrorist cell.

Director: Hadi Hajaig | Stars: Sean Bean, Charlotte Rampling, Abhin Galeya, Tom Burke

Votes: 21,145

This is a pretty good, political/terrorism thriller and drama. It tells a story of a secret agent who is assigned to take out a terrorist threat. It also shows how terrorist organizations recruit, and really get people to buy into their senseless murder and violence. This is a little more drama than action, but there is good action in it, and a few good plot twists. If IMBD is correct this movie beats a lot of other big blockbuster with a budget of just 2,000,000 british pounds. Money well spent.

11. Wolf Creek (2005)

R | 99 min | Horror, Thriller

56 Metascore

Three backpackers stranded in the Australian outback are plunged inside a hellish nightmare of insufferable torture by a sadistic psychopathic local.

Director: Greg McLean | Stars: Nathan Phillips, Cassandra Magrath, Kestie Morassi, John Jarratt

Votes: 78,343 | Gross: $16.19M

An Australian movie that plays on the fears of those that live on the fringe rural areas where no one can hear a victim scream. OK, this one is a bit cliche as stories go, but it definitely has some great gore scenes, and the sadistic bad guy does a great job with his creepy character. If I ever go to Australia, this movie may make me reconsider any trek through the outback.

12. Clerks (1994)

R | 92 min | Comedy

70 Metascore

A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.

Director: Kevin Smith | Stars: Brian O'Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Lisa Spoonauer

Votes: 232,329 | Gross: $3.15M

Since this one has been out it HAS been seen by a lot of people. But if you haven't seen it you must, it is a masterpiece of low budget comedy. It made Kevin Smith the film maker that people pretend he is today. The sequels suck, and after "Mallrats" and "Chasing Amy" Kevin Smith has never made another great movie and instead is the guy known for having to buy 2 plane tickets, one for him, and the other for his ego and backside.

13. Weirdsville (2007)

R | 90 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A pair of slackers get in way over their heads when they try to dump the body of a dead girlfriend in the basement of a drive-in movie theater where a satanic cult performs ritual sacrifices.

Director: Allan Moyle | Stars: Scott Speedman, Wes Bentley, Taryn Manning, Matt Frewer

Votes: 4,430 | Gross: $0.01M

2 stoner junkies who owe a very odd drug dealer money, a hooker who returns from the dead, and a trio of Satanists, and more, all taking place in the only place it could, Canada...who could ask for anything more? This movie is hilarious, entertaining, and I hope more people get to enjoy it.

14. Trainspotting (1996)

R | 93 min | Drama

83 Metascore

Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out despite the allure of drugs and the influence of friends.

Director: Danny Boyle | Stars: Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Kevin McKidd

Votes: 725,584 | Gross: $16.50M

This is a cult classic. At times its trippy, funny, and dramatic all rolled into one. I know this is a pretty well known movie by now, but on the chance you have never seen it...Shame on you.

15. Outside Providence (1999)

R | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

62 Metascore

After one too many run ins with the law, a punk teenager from a working class background is sent to prep school by his frustrated dad, and learns a thing or two.

Director: Michael Corrente | Stars: Shawn Hatosy, Amy Smart, Alec Baldwin, Tommy Bone

Votes: 9,324 | Gross: $7.29M

Great comedy about a stoner from a blue collar family being sent to an upscale boarding school. On a personal note, I probably related a lot to this one because I was from a blue collar family and was often threatened with being sent to miltary school...

16. Dreamscape (1984)

PG-13 | 99 min | Action, Adventure, Horror

63 Metascore

A man who can enter and manipulate people's dreams is recruited by a government agency to help cure the President of the United States of his nightmares about nuclear war but stumbles upon an assassination plot.

Director: Joseph Ruben | Stars: Dennis Quaid, Max von Sydow, Christopher Plummer, Eddie Albert

Votes: 18,155 | Gross: $11.48M

I add this one because everyone seems to like the updated J-Lo version known as "The Cell." This movie came out long before that one, is very similiar, and for it's day was one great "inside nightmares," movie. It's a bit dated now but still a great movie.

17. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (2008)

PG-13 | 94 min | Drama, War

55 Metascore

Through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a German concentration camp, a forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.

Director: Mark Herman | Stars: Asa Butterfield, David Thewlis, Rupert Friend, Zac Mattoon O'Brien

Votes: 246,373 | Gross: $9.03M

I am not big on tear-jerkers, but this one will leave any viewer needing a tissue as they try to fall asleep at night. Well crafted for the eventual ending.

18. Better Off Dead (1985)

PG | 97 min | Comedy, Romance

51 Metascore

After his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares.

Director: Savage Steve Holland | Stars: John Cusack, David Ogden Stiers, Kim Darby, Demian Slade

Votes: 49,368 | Gross: $10.30M

One of my favorite comedies from 1980's. Unless you are into chic flicks like,"Say Anything," this movie and "Grosse Point Blank," are the best movies John Cusack has ever done.

19. The Last Supper (1995)

R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

A group of idealistic, but frustrated, liberals succumb to the temptation of murdering rightwing pundits for their political beliefs.

Director: Stacy Title | Stars: Cameron Diaz, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish, Ron Perlman

Votes: 15,634 | Gross: $0.44M

I am sure everyone would be guilty of wanting to do this every once in a while. A good if not dark comedy.

20. Bronson (2008)

R | 92 min | Action, Crime, Drama

71 Metascore

A young man who was sentenced to seven years in prison for robbing a post office ends up spending three decades in solitary confinement. During this time, his own personality is supplanted by his alter-ego, Charles Bronson.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn | Stars: Tom Hardy, Kelly Adams, Luing Andrews, Katy Barker

Votes: 140,867 | Gross: $0.10M

I am becoming a Tom Hardy fan. He is brilliant in this movie. The movie itself was outstanding. The humor, musical score, and the style of this movie is almost as if it is a Stanley Kubrick movie, very much along the lines of "A Clockwork Orange."

21. The Signal (2007)

R | 103 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

63 Metascore

A horror film told in three parts, from three perspectives, in which a mysterious transmission that turns people into killers invades every cell phone, radio, and television.

Directors: David Bruckner, Dan Bush, Jacob Gentry | Stars: Anessa Ramsey, Justin Welborn, Scott Poythress, Sahr Ngaujah

Votes: 21,891 | Gross: $0.60M

Tv's and phones go haywire driving people into becoming murdering maniacs. This movie has some good gore, a kind of a morbid sense of humor, and quite a great surprise to me. Note: If you start watching this movie, don't let the camcorder horribly bad opening make you turn it off. It's not the way the rest of the movie is, so just fast forward if you have to.

22. We Steal Secrets (2013)

R | 130 min | Documentary

76 Metascore

A documentary that details the creation of Julian Assange's controversial website, which facilitated the largest security breach in U.S. history.

Director: Alex Gibney | Stars: Julian Assange, Adrian Lamo, John 'FuzzFace' McMahon, Alex Gibney

Votes: 8,176 | Gross: $0.16M

The story of WikiLeaks. Usually I wouldn't reccommend documentaries but I think this is a fair one. Don't pay any attention to the bad reviews. Most try and point out Assange wasn't interviewed, but if you watch it the film makers clearly state they wanted and asked for an interview but Assange woud not do one without a hefty pay off...or "Donation," so that's his own fault. They try to portray the idea of Wikileaks as an organization...or Assange the man, as just releasing info that any other news source would. The difference? Any other news source doesn't encourage people to become turncoats and betray their own country to do so. Note: The U.S. Army video of an Apache pilot shooting Iraqis he thought to have weapons (later turned out to be Reuters reporters). If you think this is some kind of shocking video...than you obviously know nothing about real warfare, and your head would explode at what you would find out about casualties in a so-called "Just" war like WWII....and why hasn't Assange been a "good" guy and maybe targeted someone like, say, Bin Laden before the U.S. Got him, or other terrorist organizations?...just food for thought.

23. American Mary (2012)

R | 103 min | Drama, Horror

46 Metascore

The allure of easy money sends Mary Mason, a medical student, into the world of underground surgeries which ends up leaving more marks on her than her so-called "freakish" clients.

Directors: Jen Soska, Sylvia Soska | Stars: Katharine Isabelle, Antonio Cupo, Tristan Risk, David Lovgren

Votes: 28,322

Dark, Sexy, and a whole lot of fun! "American Mary," is one of those offbeat Horror/dark comedy that comes around every once in awhile and surprises me. I love this one. There is enough sexiness and darkness that there is nothing not to love. The acting is decent, the story is great, and it sort of fits the mold of movies like "American Psycho." This is one of my new favorites and I highly recommend it!

24. Violet & Daisy (2011)

R | 88 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

43 Metascore

Two teenage assassins accept what they think will be a quick-and-easy job, until an unexpected target throws them off their plan.

Director: Geoffrey Fletcher | Stars: Saoirse Ronan, Alexis Bledel, James Gandolfini, Danny Trejo

Votes: 13,276 | Gross: $0.02M

Alexis Bledel, Saoirse Ronan, and James Gandolfini make a very good film. It's a dark drama splashed with bits of comedy and samplings of action. Dialog heavy it is a perfect fit for Bledel (Gilmore girls) and her voice, speech pacing, and tone were a perfect casting in this one.



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