Comments on: 10 Unsung Movies You Probably Haven’t Seen…But Should

By: Marcy

Marcy — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 22:38:59 +0000

I loved “Miller’s Crossing” and some of the others. I haven’t heard of some of them and will have to check them out. I did a similar list recently on my blog called “10 movies you’ve never seen, but should.” These were my 10 picks:
1. Dancer in the Dark
2. Oldboy
3. City of God
4. Sleeper
5. Withnail and I
6. Company
7. Box of Moonlight
8. The Up Series
9. Once
10. Thirteen Conversations About One Thing

By: Lawrence Bullman

Lawrence Bullman — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:18:05 +0000

I have only seen “Time After Time.” Like you, I have a pretty lengthy list of movies to see. The abovementioned is one of my personal favorites. And “Lonestar” is on my top 5 list. (You mentioned it in a reply.) Now that I think of it, I’ve never seen Chris Cooper do anything other than a superb performance, large role or small.

By: Justin Kirkham

Justin Kirkham — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:43:25 +0000

Dead Man’s Shoes and Morvern Callar are two British gems you might not have seen. Worth a watch.

By: Daryl Revok

Daryl Revok — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 03:24:15 +0000

definatly the human catepillar…check it out

By: Josh Gore

Josh Gore — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:46:45 +0000

The proposition was great, In Burges one of the few films I have been convinced to watch which had Colin Ferrel in it. I am in the middle of watching Moon as I am writing this and the first twist just occurred.
It is proving to not disappoint, thanks for that suggestion.

By: Evan Mather

Evan Mather — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:14:31 +0000

I’ve seen both Freaks and Days of Heaven, and enjoyed them both. Days of Heaven is so poetic and lyrical, while Freaks, I think, is more interesting as an oddity and takes a little too long to get going, but it’s still great. The rest are high on my list of stuff to see. I haven’t heard much about Aguirre, though, aside from it being awesome. What’s the gist on that?

By: Nate Gass

Nate Gass — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 02:57:41 +0000

Great list Evan!
I’ve been meaning to see A Face in the Crowd for so long. Now I have one more reason to finally sit down with it.
A few I’d like to contribute:
1. The Apostle
2. Jeremiah Johnson
3. Freaks (1932)- another one of those “This Exists?” type movies
4. Aguirre: The Wrath of God
5. Days of Heaven

There’s so many great films out there that get forgotten over time. This might be a cool regular column.

By: Evan Mather

Evan Mather — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 18:13:22 +0000

Thanks! I totally agree, Brick was great movie. I need to revisit that one some time soon. There are tons of flicks that fall under the category of "unsung movies" that didn't quite make the list: Sunshine (Danny Boyle) which I already mentioned, Lonestar or Limbo (Sayles), The Long Goodbye (Altman), Mumford (Kasdan)... This list could have easily been twice as long.

By: jeanette

jeanette — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:28:45 +0000

Hi, Love this post. There are a few here I hadn’t heard of and a few favourites too. One I love that didn’t make your list is “Brick”. Film Noir set in a present-day high school. The dialogue’s unique but still understandable and the atmosphere is ominous. Great lead by Joseph Gordon-Levitt (“Third Rock From the Sun”) and a terrific performance by a grown-up Lukas Haas (“Witness”).