I wanted to set this thread up for people who have recently, or not so recently, watched a film that is quite unknown and has gone under the radar.

I, for one, love stumbling upon a film that wasn't a mega hit and being pleasantly surprised by the greatness of it.

So, if you have a film that's quite unknown and you love it, put it here and we can all get to know these little masterpieces together.

I'll start by suggesting Sweet Sixteen  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0313670/
One of my absolute favourites. And although it's by the great Ken Loach, I rarely hear people talk much about it. If you haven't already, I urge you to give it a watch. You'll probably need subtitles.

Carrying on the theme of overlooked films from well known filmmakers I would say "The Man Who Wasn't There" by the Coen Brothers.

Its strange since it came after "O Brother Where art Thou" so their popularity was at an all time high and Joel Coen shared the best director award at Cannes for it (with David Lynch for Mulholland Dr.) yet no one ever talks about it and its never mentioned among their best.

Personally its my second favorite of theirs and I'm a huge fan of most of their work. Its almost like (yes, I'm gonna say it) its not even there...sorry, couldn't resist.

Anyway, it a masterpiece, shot in beautiful black & while with an amazing performance by Billy Bob Thornton.

Check it out.

Quoted from Colkurtz8 Anyway, it a masterpiece, shot in beautiful black & while with an amazing performance by Billy Bob Thornton. Check it out.

Actually it was shot in color. Then it was transferred to black & white. I actually watched it in color on TV one time. It had like a golden, yellowish tone from what I remember.

Good movie though, I've always liked it.

Miracle Mile is a pretty good movie that could have used a bigger budget and some better casting, but still a really solid flick that doesn't get much praise... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097889/

Quoted from Demento Actually it was shot in color. Then it was transferred to black & white. I actually watched it in color on TV one time. It had like a golden, yellowish tone from what I remember.

- True, I have vague memories of them saying that in the DVD commentary now that you mention it. Hard to imagine it in anything than B&W, perfectly suits the story and setting.

We've had threads like this over the years.  Maybe they are still around if you dig.

I always toss out "A Midnight Clear", a splendid war drama from 1992 that few seem to know about.

Quoted from bert I always toss out "A Midnight Clear", a splendid war drama from 1992 that few seem to know about.

I remember seeing that on TV as well. Good movie, needs more recognition.

On the subject of war movies, Overlord is one to check out, not that it's a great movie, but there are some interesting things in it. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073502

Also I was always fond of the TV remake of Sahara with James Belushi, I saw it when I was young and it stayed with me. Never liked the Bogart version which was a remake of a Russian movie, I believe. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114324/

I caught a midnight screening of The Room last night. I had no idea what to expect, I was just told to show up to the theater with a bunch of plastic spoons. It was one of the best, if not guiltiest pleasures I've ever experienced. I'd imagine it's not the same if you don't go to the cinema. A true gem!

Chan-wook Park's I'm a Cyborg, But That's OK doesn't seem to get mentioned often.

The To Do List should be seen by all.

Jeremy Saulnier's film Blue Ruin got reasonable (and deserved) attention, but his first film Murder Party is also a bit of a gem.

And Upstream Color is as good as films get.

Quoted from Heretic but his first film Murder Party is also a bit of a gem.

I've been putting that off for a while. Since you recommend it, I just bumped it up on my list

All of these are going on my IMDB watchlist.

Cheers.

Here's an unknown Danish mini-series I came across recently (and really enjoyed):

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0989998/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

Directed by Per Fly ("The Bench", "The Inheritance" etc).

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?

Not just an underrated film but an all time favourite. I can't believe more film buffs don't talk about it.

Always liked the idea behind the movie, MOTORAMA. It was written by the same guy that wrote After Hours, which I love.

It's not a great movie but I saw it as a kid and it was kind of creepy and had a weird vibe to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=whD9mudTmJ8

Film I come back to a lot is Runaway Train -- simple yet underrated actioner from 1985.  Great (if sparse) dialogue and performances from Jon Voight and Eric Roberts.  Watch it for the final act alone.

More recently the low budget NZ film ‘What We Do in the Shadows’.  Solid little vampire mockumentary.

Blue Sunshine, 1978.  An absolutely bizarre horror/thriller starring the late director Zalman King.  Seemingly normal people are turning into psychopathic murderers all over LA.  King's character tries to find if all these killings are related to a strain of LSD called Blue Sunshine that these people took in the 60s.  This is a weird one, ladies and gentlemen, but it has this unnerving, creepy tension running through it.