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OT: Movies you probably never heard of but ought to check out.

These were will regarded at the time of release- but time flies.

The Caine Mutiny, Bogart, in the role of the damaged captain, was great.

In Harm's Way,,,war, no matter how necessary , is a horrible, destructive business for everyone involved, The waves crashing on the shore and score during the end credits was very powerful. Probably John Wayne's best performance

A bunch of movies with Gregory Peck-
Moby DIck,
To Kill a Mockingbird
Gentleman's Agreement,
On the Beach- The manipulation of the Waltzing Matilda score was very effective.
 
Lots of older movies on here and a lot of great selections. I would highly recommend Garden State - writer, director and lead actor is Zach Braff (from Scrubs). Natalie Portman has a great role as well and The Shins will "change your life".

Swingers is another but probably not under the radar.
 
Great quarantine topic...thanks to all.I'll offer two:
1. Pan's Labyrinth. A del Toro film, set in Franco's Spain. One of the greatest films ever made. I'm not usually a fan of the phantasmagorical, but the manner in which fantasy is employed to heighten the portrayal of despotism and cruelty in a world gone (and still going) mad is breathtaking.
2. The Pawnbroker. Rod Steiger's portrait of an embittered, and closed-off-from-the-world Holocaust survivor is tough to watch, but amazingly skilled.
 
SVCBeercats said:
Three Days of the Condor
IMDB 4 of 5 Rotten Tomateos 86%
In this 1975 thriller, Turner is a bookish CIA researcher based in New York City. Sent to pick up lunch, Turner returns to discover that everyone in his tiny office has been murdered. When an attempt is made on his life, he finds himself on the run from both the CIA and the police.
Box office $27M
Director: Sydney Pollack
Writers: James Grady (novel), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay)
Stars: Robert Redford (Turner), Max von Sydow, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson

I really like Max von Sydow in this movie -- or any movie. Some interesting dialog throughout this movie. For example:

Max von Sydow as Joubert
  • (Max von Sydow) "Well, the fact is, what I do is not a bad occupation. Someone is always willing to pay."
  • (Robert Redford) "I would find it -- tiring."
  • (Max von Sydow) "Oh, no; it's quite restful. It's almost peaceful. No need to believe in either side, or any side. There is no cause.
What are they talking about? Killing people for money!
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I just saw it earlier this year. I thought it was a good flick, but somewhat dated. Faye Dunaway's character especially.
 
A couple more that I like:
Regarding WWII movies, 1) Attack- starring Jack Palance, Eddie Arnold, Lee Marvin, drama of cowardly commander and betrayed soldier who vows revenge, and 2) The Secret of Santa Vitorria- comedy about hiding wine from Germans in Italian town
And for any Ealing Studios fans (British films), you can't go wrong with any of the Alec Guiness offerings such as Kind Hearts and Coronets, or my favorite The Man in the White Suit
 
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Bigpetunia said:
Great quarantine topic...thanks to all.I'll offer two:
1. Pan's Labyrinth. A del Toro film, set in Franco's Spain. One of the greatest films ever made. I'm not usually a fan of the phantasmagorical, but the manner in which fantasy is employed to heighten the portrayal of despotism and cruelty in a world gone (and still going) mad is breathtaking.
2. The Pawnbroker. Rod Steiger's portrait of an embittered, and closed-off-from-the-world Holocaust survivor is tough to watch, but amazingly skilled.
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Pan's Labyrinth is very good, but has some other significance to me. It is the last film that I saw in a real movie theater (I've seen a few others put on by local film society's in local halls, but they are hardly movie theaters). Right around that time a friend of ours had a Netflix gift subscription that he had never started up. He knew I was something of a movie buff, so he asked us if we were interested in it. I said sure, and since then that is how I have watched recent releases ever since. This pretty much solved a problem that I was having at the time, namely the off the beaten track films that I was most interested in watching were often in and out of the theaters before I got could around to going to the theater to actually see them. Of course, it often means I'm watching recent releases several months after their initial run in the movie houses, but that has never bothered me.
 
Conndog said:
A couple more that I like:
Regarding WWII movies, 1) Attack- starring Jack Palance, Eddie Arnold, Lee Marvin, drama of cowardly commander and betrayed soldier who vows revenge, and 2) The Secret of Santa Vitorria- comedy about hiding wine from Germans in Italian town
And for any Ealing Studios fans (British films), you can't go wrong with any of the Alec Guiness offerings such as Kind Hearts and Coronets, or my favorite The Man in the White Suit
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Conndog, Loved ATTACK! Great movie!
 
Lone Star directed by John Sayles (1996). The cast is great: Kris Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey, Elizabeth Peña, Chris Cooper, and a fabulous cameo by the wonderful Frances McDormand.

Among other things (no spoilers), it explores the tension of three stories-- secrets between parents and their children-- that are interwoven into one, final compelling story with a mind-blowing ending.

I show it to high school seniors and they really have to work through a lot of their own stuff before they can be OK with the whole thing. I can watch it over and over again (and do, because I show it yearly).
 
'The Bad Lieutenant', starring Harvey Keitel
"Get me a Bud, a high-boy"

 
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"For a Few Dollars More" with Clint Eastwood, Lee van Cleef, and Gian Maria Volonte as the psychopathic killer Indio. Eastwood and Van Cleef play 2 rival bounty hunters who form an uneasy partnership going after the crazed bandit Indio and his gang. This is the one that proceeded the more well known "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. It's just as good, and always scores a place high up in the "Greatest Westerns Ever" lists.

 
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Sargassoc said:
Lone Star directed by John Sayles (1996). The cast is great: Kris Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey, Elizabeth Peña, Chris Cooper, and a fabulous cameo by the wonderful Frances McDormand.

Among other things (no spoilers), it explores the tension of three stories-- secrets between parents and their children-- that are interwoven into one, final compelling story with a mind-blowing ending.

I show it to high school seniors and they really have to work through a lot of their own stuff before they can be OK with the whole thing. I can watch it over and over again (and do, because I show it yearly).
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A great movie, we saw it during its initial release many years ago. Probably the best movie John Sayles ever directed during his career during which he was probably the top independent movie maker of his time. We saw Lone Star several times many years ago, and it is one of those films that my wife still talks about her admiration for it. Absolutely memorable role for Kris Kristofferson.

The title of this thread is "Movies you have probably never heard of, but ought to check out". This film is really the poster child for that title, not the many classic titles that have popped up in this thread.
 
"Spy Game" stars Robert Redford and Brad Pitt and has some solid character actors, directed by one of the Scott brothers. I'm not sure why it's not more well known. Good taut twisty espionage flick.

"Wildlike" is tough to watch in a few scenes, but overall is wonderful I think. Mostly just 2 actors, Bruce Greenwood and Ella Purnell, with the state of Alaska practically being another character itself.
 
Sargassoc said:
Lone Star directed by John Sayles (1996). The cast is great: Kris Kristofferson, Matthew McConaughey, Elizabeth Peña, Chris Cooper, and a fabulous cameo by the wonderful Frances McDormand.

Among other things (no spoilers), it explores the tension of three stories-- secrets between parents and their children-- that are interwoven into one, final compelling story with a mind-blowing ending.

I show it to high school seniors and they really have to work through a lot of their own stuff before they can be OK with the whole thing. I can watch it over and over again (and do, because I show it yearly).
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I'd forgotten about that one. I remember liking that one a lot.
 
"Chef": produced, directed, and written by Jon Favreau. I was hungry through the whole movie. Special attention to the scene where Jon Favreau cooks for Scarlett Johansson.
 
For me, a couple of sub-titled films in the seventies by Italian screenwriter and film director, Lina Wertmuller; they made an impression on me at the time.
Swept Away
Seven Beauties (She was the first woman nominated for an Academy Award for Best Director)
 
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Motorcycle Diaries - 'a 2004 biopic about the journey and written memoir of the 23-year-old Ernesto Guevara, who would several years later become internationally known as the iconic Marxistguerrilla leader and revolutionary Che Guevara. The film recounts the 1952 expedition, initially by motorcycle, across South America by Guevara and his friend Alberto Granado' (Wikipedia)
 
SVCBeercats said:
Three Days of the Condor
IMDB 4 of 5 Rotten Tomateos 86%
In this 1975 thriller, Turner is a bookish CIA researcher based in New York City. Sent to pick up lunch, Turner returns to discover that everyone in his tiny office has been murdered. When an attempt is made on his life, he finds himself on the run from both the CIA and the police.
Box office $27M
Director: Sydney Pollack
Writers: James Grady (novel), Lorenzo Semple Jr. (screenplay)
Stars: Robert Redford (Turner), Max von Sydow, Faye Dunaway, Cliff Robertson

I really like Max von Sydow in this movie -- or any movie. Some interesting dialog throughout this movie. For example:

Max von Sydow as Joubert
  • (Max von Sydow) "Well, the fact is, what I do is not a bad occupation. Someone is always willing to pay."
  • (Robert Redford) "I would find it -- tiring."
  • (Max von Sydow) "Oh, no; it's quite restful. It's almost peaceful. No need to believe in either side, or any side. There is no cause.
What are they talking about? Killing people for money!
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“The belief is in your own precision.” I love that movie.
 
Unless I missed it I can't believe no one mentioned A man for all seasons. I believe it came out in 1967 - my 'middler' year at Northeastern. It was a special time for me and this movie struck a deep chord. Ah to be young, naive and hopeful.
 
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The Corsican Brothers. Douglas Fairbanks Jr. played a dual role and Adam Tinkeroff (?) was a great villain. Meet Joe Black, marvelous cast with Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt in lead roles. A takeoff on Death Takes A Holiday.
 
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