The Best Ignored Movies
by chaseninc | created - 09 Jan 2012 | updated - 09 Feb 2013 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. Rumble Fish (1983)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 37,668 | Gross: $2.49M
Coppola's Best film by far! Mickey Rourke is Haunting and Hypnotizing. Matt Dillon is excellent as is Diane Lane (a true sex goddess).
2. The Number 23 (2007)
R | 98 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Walter Sparrow becomes obsessed with a novel that he believes was written about him, as more and more similarities between himself and his literary alter ego seem to arise.
Director: Joel Schumacher | Stars: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Logan Lerman, Danny Huston
Votes: 212,613 | Gross: $35.19M
3. Doomsday (I) (2008)
R | 105 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A futuristic action thriller where a team of people work to prevent a disaster threatening the future of the human race.
Director: Neil Marshall | Stars: Rhona Mitra, Bob Hoskins, Alexander Siddig, Caryn Peterson
Votes: 79,919 | Gross: $10.96M
4. Push (2009)
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Two young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.
Director: Paul McGuigan | Stars: Camilla Belle, Dakota Fanning, Chris Evans, Colin Ford
Votes: 115,575 | Gross: $31.81M
5. The Gravedancers (2006)
R | 95 min | Horror
After a night of drunken exploits, Allison, Harris, and Kira are chased and terrorized by the ghosts of a child pyromaniac, an ax murderer, and a rapist.
Director: Mike Mendez | Stars: Dominic Purcell, Clare Kramer, Josie Maran, Marcus Thomas
Votes: 10,018
6. Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
R | 115 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Five different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.
Director: Gary Fleder | Stars: Andy Garcia, Christopher Walken, Christopher Lloyd, William Forsythe
Votes: 29,786 | Gross: $0.53M
7. Bedazzled (1967)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A hapless loser sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for seven wishes, but has trouble winning over the girl of his dreams.
Director: Stanley Donen | Stars: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron, Raquel Welch
Votes: 9,813
One of the greatest films ever made! Starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
8. Swimming with Sharks (1994)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Crime
A young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.
Director: George Huang | Stars: Kevin Spacey, Frank Whaley, Michelle Forbes, Benicio Del Toro
Votes: 25,017 | Gross: $0.38M
Mind blowing! I cannot believe Hollywood even let this get made. The ultimate! Starring Kevin Spacey and Frank Whalley.
9. Sex and Death 101 (2007)
R | 117 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
A guy's life is turned around by an e-mail that includes the names of everyone he's had sex with--and ever will have sex with. His situation gets worse when he encounters a femme fatale (Ryder) who targets men guilty of sex crime.
Director: Daniel Waters | Stars: Robert Wisdom, Tanc Sade, Patton Oswalt, Simon Baker
Votes: 11,584 | Gross: $0.02M
Beyond original and a must see! Simon Baker and Winona Ryder star.
10. The 13th Warrior (1999)
R | 102 min | Action, Adventure, History
A man, having fallen in love with the wrong woman, is sent by the sultan himself on a diplomatic mission to a distant land as an ambassador. Stopping at a Viking village port to restock on supplies, he finds himself unwittingly embroiled in a quest to banish a mysterious threat in a distant Viking land.
Directors: John McTiernan, Michael Crichton | Stars: Antonio Banderas, Diane Venora, Dennis Storhøi, Vladimir Kulich
Votes: 132,081 | Gross: $32.70M
Better than Braveheart!
11. Rumble Fish (1983)
R | 94 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Absent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: Matt Dillon, Mickey Rourke, Diane Lane, Dennis Hopper
Votes: 37,668 | Gross: $2.49M
By far Coppola's finest film. Mickey Rourke burns up the screen. Stewart Copeland's score is amazing.
12. Last Man Standing (1996)
R | 101 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A drifting gunslinger-for-hire finds himself in the middle of an ongoing war between the Irish and Italian mafia in a Prohibition era ghost town.
Director: Walter Hill | Stars: Bruce Willis, Bruce Dern, William Sanderson, Christopher Walken
Votes: 60,993 | Gross: $17.60M
Best Gangster movie since the 1940's! Bruce Willis and Christopher Walken at their best. If you love shoot 'em up's with a great story and feel, this is it.
13. The Salton Sea (2002)
R | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
After a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.
Director: D.J. Caruso | Stars: Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Goldberg, Luis Guzmán
Votes: 32,018 | Gross: $0.76M
Brilliant screenplay and even more brilliant performance by american icon Val Kilmer. Not for kids!
14. The Losers (I) (2010)
PG-13 | 97 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
A CIA special forces team is betrayed and left for dead by their superiors, galvanizing them to mount an offensive on the CIA.
Director: Sylvain White | Stars: Idris Elba, Zoe Saldana, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Chris Evans
Votes: 107,002 | Gross: $23.58M
This will be a Classic in 20 years! Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana and a 1st rate cast. Amazing action and killer one liners for great laughs. This should have been a box office smash.
15. Romeo Is Bleeding (1993)
R | 110 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
A womanizing, crooked cop on the payroll of the mafia is confronted with the reality of his double life after he is asked to kill a beautiful and ruthless Russian gangster.
Director: Peter Medak | Stars: Gary Oldman, Lena Olin, Wallace Wood, Juliette Lewis
Votes: 15,155 | Gross: $3.28M
Gary Oldman at his best! And there is no one better!
16. Identity (2003)
R | 90 min | Mystery, Thriller
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.
Director: James Mangold | Stars: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet, John Hawkes
Votes: 267,133 | Gross: $52.16M
One of the most terrifying films and the best adaptation of Agatha Christie!
17. Drive Angry (2011)
R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Fantasy
A vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.
Director: Patrick Lussier | Stars: Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke
Votes: 103,401 | Gross: $10.71M
Miss this and you might as well not own a TV!
18. Home for the Holidays (1995)
PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
After losing her job, making out with her soon-to-be former boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson faces spending the holiday with her family.
Director: Jodie Foster | Stars: Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, Robert Downey Jr., Charles Durning
Votes: 14,559 | Gross: $17.52M
Great film made by Holly Hunter with Robert Downey Jr., Dylan McDermot and Charles Durning. If you celebrate Thanksgiving, see this!
19. Solomon Kane (2009)
R | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A ruthless mercenary renounces violence after learning his soul is bound for hell. When a young girl is kidnapped and her family slain by a sorcerer's murderous cult, he is forced to fight and seek his redemption slaying evil.
Director: M.J. Bassett | Stars: James Purefoy, Max von Sydow, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Pete Postlethwaite
Votes: 76,386
This may only be on PAL. When you see this you will wonder why this did not make 600 million! Far better than the garbage that Hollywood usually shoves down our throats (Avatar!), this is an amazing film with the coolest and most talented fellow out there (James Purefoy of HBO's ROME). It is worth buying an all region DVD player for this film!
20. Jeffrey Bernard Is Unwell (1999 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Peter O'Toole stars as the complex, funny, charming, and hard-drinking Jeffrey Bernard in this live performance at the Old Vic Theatre in London.
Directors: Tom Kinninmont, Peter O'Toole | Stars: Peter O'Toole, Timothy Ackroyd, Sarah Berger, Annabel Leventon
Votes: 266
From arguably the greatest star and actor (8 best actor AA nominations and a lifetime AA) Peter O'Toole. The british are simply better than we are and this play is a laugh riot! GENIUS!
21. Waterland (1992)
R | 95 min | Drama, Mystery
In 1974 Pittsburgh, a high-school history teacher seeking closure tells his class about his experiences as teenager in England during World War II.
Director: Stephen Gyllenhaal | Stars: Jeremy Irons, Sinéad Cusack, Ethan Hawke, Grant Warnock
Votes: 2,457 | Gross: $1.03M
Jeremy Irons in possibly his finest film.
22. A Man of No Importance (1994)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama
A friendly, poetry quoting bus conductor in 1963 Dublin wants to stage Oscar Wilde's play, Salome, with passengers on his bus.
Director: Suri Krishnamma | Stars: Albert Finney, Brenda Fricker, Michael Gambon, Tara Fitzgerald
Votes: 1,184 | Gross: $0.93M
6 time AA Award Nominee Albert Finney and Michael Gambon will break your heart in this masterwork.
23. The Dresser (1983)
PG | 118 min | Drama
Personal assistant Norman struggles to get deteriorating veteran actor Sir through a difficult performance of King Lear.
Director: Peter Yates | Stars: Albert Finney, Tom Courtenay, Edward Fox, Zena Walker
Votes: 5,699 | Gross: $5.31M
One of the greatest motion pictures of all time! This will have you crying your eyes out. Genius performances from Albert Finney and Tom Courtenay.
24. Kâten-kôru (2005)
86 min | Drama
Kaori is pursuing her career as a journalist for a magazine with great enthusiasm. But as a result of an article she wrote, she is sent to work for a community magazine at Fukuoka. An ... See full summary »
Director: Kiyoshi Sasabe | Stars: Ayumi Ito, Takashi Fujii, Mayu Tsuruta, Kaoru Okunuki
Votes: 19
Great Comedy and so very romantic. Like a 1940's Classic! Michael Caine, James Spader and Maggie Smith.
25. What Dreams May Come (1998)
PG-13 | 113 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Chris Nielsen dies in an accident, and enters Heaven. But when he discovers that his beloved wife Annie has killed herself out of grief over the loss, he embarks on an afterlife adventure to reunite with her.
Director: Vincent Ward | Stars: Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max von Sydow
Votes: 114,391 | Gross: $55.49M
Best dramatic performance for Robin Williams. A true masterpiece and a bit dark.
26. Screamers (1995)
R | 108 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A military commander stationed off planet during an interplanetary war travels through the devastated landscape to negotiate a peace treaty, but discovers that the primitive robots they built to kill enemy combatants have gained sentience.
Director: Christian Duguay | Stars: Peter Weller, Roy Dupuis, Jennifer Rubin, Andy Lauer
Votes: 29,440 | Gross: $5.78M
Brilliant and horrifying! From legendary writer/visionary Philip K. Dick (The Adjustment Bureau,Total Recall,Blade Runner).
27. Naked Lunch (1991)
R | 115 min | Drama, Mystery
After developing an addiction to the substance he uses to kill bugs, an exterminator accidentally kills his wife and becomes involved in a secret government plot being orchestrated by giant bugs in a port town in North Africa.
Director: David Cronenberg | Stars: Peter Weller, Judy Davis, Ian Holm, Julian Sands
Votes: 56,642 | Gross: $2.54M
One of the greatest films of the past 50 years! Peter Weller,Ian Holm.
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