Very good films that never made it very big.

[Mr Putdown]

Goodbye Pork Pie.


Butterflies are Free.

 

[Surrey_Albion]

City Island.

Defendor.

Both WELL worth a watch.

City island was very good, couldbt remember what is waa called and no one knew what I was going on about so thanks

 

[Stumpy Tim]

Osama - the first film made in Afghanistan after the fall of the Taliban. Surprisingly good

 

[Perkino]

Hitman

 

[jackanada]

If you haven't already, the second rec is actually rather good for a sequel.

Enjoyed 1 and 2, they were nicely linked. Now 3 is still an ok movie, but an ok silly tongue in cheek horror movie which does not fit thematically at all.

 

[DavidRyder]

House Of 1000 Corpses is one of my favourites - seems to be forgotten a bit as a horror film. Good music, gory, funny, and there's a couple of fitties in it too.

 

[Nibble]

Brazil.


An amazingly crafted dystopian fantasy, with a beautifully imagined 40's styled future. Terry Gilliam's best work, superb performances from Di Niro, Ian Holm, Jonathan Pryce, Bob Hoskins, Jim Broadbent, Michael Palin.

Is hugely lauded.

 

[Nibble]

The Castle, brilliant film from makers of The Dish.

Locke starring Tom Hardy. One of the greatest acting performances ever filmed . About 12 people saw it. Absolutely stunning film.

 

[Bold Seagull]

Is hugely lauded.

Of course. The thread is 'very good films that never made it big'. It is rightly lauded as a very good film, but is it big?

 

[stugbhafc1]

Starred up

Saw this on friday really good. Bit of a cult film but one of my favourites Dazed and confused.

 

[Rogero]

Deadly Weapons was a stand out film.

 

[TSB]

Human Traffic.
Creep.
Sharktopus

 

[desprateseagull]

Sleuth

The original that is.

I've seen a stage version too, with Gerald Harper and Tony Anholt- great tension, with just two actors.

The original film batters the remake.

 

[desprateseagull]

Others that went under the radar..

Major League.
Inside Man.
Eden Lake.

 

[Prince Monolulu]

Ida. Excellent film.

 

[HantsSeagull]

Dark Star by John Carpenter - brilliant space/sci fi spoof

and Shawshank redemption was a box office flop

 

[herecomesaregular]

Recently, I had very low expectations for The Counselor (2013) as it has some poor reviews - but I really enjoyed it.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Surveillance directed by Jennifer Lynch daughter of David is a good if violent thriller from 2008

 

[AZ Gull]

Locke starring Tom Hardy. One of the greatest acting performances ever filmed . About 12 people saw it. Absolutely stunning film.

Agreed, saw it at the Phoenix Film Festival last year.

 

[piersa]

Just seen "About Time". Thought it was very good.