The Best Ignored Movies
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- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMatt DillonMickey RourkeDiane LaneAbsent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.Coppola's Best film by far! Mickey Rourke is Haunting and Hypnotizing.
Matt Dillon is excellent as is Diane Lane (a true sex goddess). - DirectorJoel SchumacherStarsJim CarreyVirginia MadsenLogan LermanWalter 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.
- DirectorNeil MarshallStarsRhona MitraBob HoskinsAlexander SiddigA futuristic action thriller where a team of people work to prevent a disaster threatening the future of the human race.
- DirectorPaul McGuiganStarsCamilla BelleDakota FanningChris EvansTwo young Americans with special abilities must race to find a girl in Hong Kong before a shadowy government organization called Division does.
- DirectorMike MendezStarsDominic PurcellClare KramerJosie MaranAfter 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.
- DirectorGary FlederStarsAndy GarciaChristopher WalkenChristopher LloydFive different criminals face imminent death after botching a job quite badly.
- DirectorStanley DonenStarsPeter CookDudley MooreEleanor BronA hapless loser sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for seven wishes, but has trouble winning over the girl of his dreams.One of the greatest films ever made! Starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.
- DirectorGeorge HuangStarsKevin SpaceyFrank WhaleyMichelle ForbesA young, naive Hollywood studio assistant finally turns the tables on his incredibly abusive producer boss.Mind blowing! I cannot believe Hollywood even let this get made. The ultimate! Starring Kevin Spacey and Frank Whalley.
- DirectorDaniel WatersStarsRobert WisdomTanc SadePatton OswaltA 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.Beyond original and a must see! Simon Baker and Winona Ryder star.
- DirectorJohn McTiernanMichael CrichtonStarsAntonio BanderasDiane VenoraDennis StorhøiA 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.Better than Braveheart!
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsMatt DillonMickey RourkeDiane LaneAbsent-minded street thug Rusty James struggles to live up to his legendary older brother's reputation, and longs for the days of gang warfare.By far Coppola's finest film. Mickey Rourke burns up the screen. Stewart Copeland's score is amazing.
- DirectorWalter HillStarsBruce WillisBruce DernWilliam SandersonA 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.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.
- DirectorD.J. CarusoStarsVal KilmerVincent D'OnofrioAdam GoldbergAfter a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.Brilliant screenplay and even more brilliant performance by american icon Val Kilmer. Not for kids!
- DirectorSylvain WhiteStarsIdris ElbaZoe SaldanaJeffrey Dean MorganA CIA special forces team is betrayed and left for dead by their superiors, galvanizing them to mount an offensive on the CIA.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.
- DirectorPeter MedakStarsGary OldmanLena OlinWallace WoodA 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.Gary Oldman at his best! And there is no one better!
- DirectorJames MangoldStarsJohn CusackRay LiottaAmanda PeetStranded 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.One of the most terrifying films and the best adaptation of Agatha Christie!
- DirectorPatrick LussierStarsNicolas CageAmber HeardWilliam FichtnerA vengeful father escapes from hell and chases after the men who killed his daughter and kidnapped his granddaughter.Miss this and you might as well not own a TV!
- DirectorJodie FosterStarsHolly HunterAnne BancroftRobert Downey Jr.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.Great film made by Holly Hunter with Robert Downey Jr., Dylan McDermot and Charles Durning. If you celebrate Thanksgiving, see this!
- DirectorM.J. BassettStarsJames PurefoyMax von SydowRachel Hurd-WoodA 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.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!
- DirectorTom KinninmontPeter O'TooleStarsPeter O'TooleTimothy AckroydSarah BergerPeter O'Toole stars as the complex, funny, charming, and hard-drinking Jeffrey Bernard in this live performance at the Old Vic Theatre in London.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!
- DirectorStephen GyllenhaalStarsJeremy IronsSinéad CusackEthan HawkeIn 1974 Pittsburgh, a high-school history teacher seeking closure tells his class about his experiences as teenager in England during World War II.Jeremy Irons in possibly his finest film.
- DirectorSuri KrishnammaStarsAlbert FinneyBrenda FrickerMichael GambonA friendly, poetry quoting bus conductor in 1963 Dublin wants to stage Oscar Wilde's play, Salome, with passengers on his bus.6 time AA Award Nominee Albert Finney and Michael Gambon will break your heart in this masterwork.
- DirectorPeter YatesStarsAlbert FinneyTom CourtenayEdward FoxPersonal assistant Norman struggles to get deteriorating veteran actor Sir through a difficult performance of King Lear.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.
- DirectorKiyoshi SasabeStarsAyumi ItoTakashi FujiiMayu TsurutaKaori 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 anonymous letter arrives, which puts her in contact with an old and forgotten theater, the 'Minato Theater' in nearby Shimonoseki. She also becomes acquainted with Shuhei Yasukawa, a popular performer of the early 60's, who used to sing and play the guitar during interludes. This was an epoch when the cinema was at the height of its popularity. She decides to write an article on him. While covering, she discovers the ups and downs of his life. His daughter, Misato plays an important role for him, but between them exists a deep split.Great Comedy and so very romantic. Like a 1940's Classic! Michael Caine, James Spader and Maggie Smith.
- DirectorVincent WardStarsRobin WilliamsCuba Gooding Jr.Annabella SciorraChris 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.Best dramatic performance for Robin Williams. A true masterpiece and a bit dark.
- DirectorChristian DuguayStarsPeter WellerRoy DupuisJennifer RubinA 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.Brilliant and horrifying! From legendary writer/visionary Philip K. Dick (The Adjustment Bureau,Total Recall,Blade Runner).
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsPeter WellerJudy DavisIan HolmAfter 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.One of the greatest films of the past 50 years! Peter Weller,Ian Holm.