Little Known Movies You Enjoyed

[MarthaMartha]

“Les Miserables” with Jean-Paul Belmondo (not based on the book, but about a man whose life was influenced by the book)
“House of the Spirits” – based on the book by Isabel Allende, with Glenn Close, Jeremy Irons, Meryl Streep, Winona Ryder, Antonio Banderas

 

[Liberalsaved]

Any of the anime by Miyazaki-sensei’s Studio Ghibli is good, except the simplistic green-agitprop “Pom Poko”, but in Sensei’s defense, he wasn’t involved in it. But I defy anyone to watch “Grave of the Fireflies” and not cry at the mere mention of “Fruit Drop”.

That movie was brutal. I think having the original showing coupled with My Neighbor Totoro prevented mass amounts of people leaping from rooftops.

 

[kage_ar]

Of course, who can resist the comedic stylings of Christopher Guest: A Mightly Wind, Waiting for Guffman, and the one with the dogs (Is it Dog Show?)

That would be “Best of Show” - and of course you round out the foursome with “This is Spinal Tap” (my son was watching it for the 9,453st time last evening…)

A couple of my off beat favorites -

Prelude to a Kiss
Heathers
Solyent Green
Toys

I’d like to thank those of you who made the 'Jeremiah Johnson" song begin running through my head - over and over and over and over…

 

[CathCentrist]

Both Asian

Save the Green Planet
Lady Snowblood

 

[LilyM]

Heathers

“Bulimia is soo '87 …”

 

[juno24]

Two of my all-time favorite guilty pleasure movies are *Buckaroo Banzai: Across the Eighth Dimension, *and *Lady Hawk. *

 

[thann]

The Christopher Guest movie was Best **IN **Show, but I quibble.

I’m a fan of David Mamet’s movies, in particular The Spanish Prisoner. Excellent twisty mystery.

Also love the movies of Wim Wenders, in particular Wings of Desire.

Also a fan of Jim Jarmusch, particularly Night on Earth, which unfortunately isn’t available on DVD.

Finally, two of our favorite movies are *The Impostors *and Big Night, both with Stanley Tucci and Tony Shalhoub. Good stuff.

Oh, OK, one more: *The Wrong Man *by Alfred Hitchcock. Many Catholic allusions in a little-known movie by the master of mystery.

'thann

 

[thechrismyster]

1926 silent film with Buster Keaton - “The General” -

one of the first movies that made my side hurt from laughing so hard. i was about 10 at the time and it’s still one of my favorite movies.

 

[Amateur_Soul]

I Am David (saw the title in Ignatius Press catalogue and rented it recently)

The Trial (very good movie version by Orson Wells of the Kafka novel)

Best in Show (another vote here for that one)

Being John Malkovich (and all movies written by Charlie Kaufman “Eternal Sunshine of Spotless Mind” , “Adaptation”)

My Life as a Dog (Swedish)

The 400 Blows (French)

 

[Chickamauga]

“The Duelists,” director Ridley Scott’s first film, based on a short story by Joseph Conrad. The most well acted and beautifully photographed low-budget film ever. imdb.com/title/tt0075968/