Best Under the Radar Movie.

[Fuzzy LaRue]

What are the best movies you have seen that you had not heard of before seeing? You know, movies that we completely or mostly unknown.

"Equilibrium" was one that really impressed me.

[Melodybe]

1. Down by Law with Tom Waits and Roberto Benigni

One of my favorites, Tom Waits is just beyond cool.

[speedoo]

11. Yes!! Down by Law is a great film!!

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[clonebot]

2. "crumb"

i originally knew very little of it outside of the fact that it was about art crumb. it was really excellent.

[BQueen]

3. Lonestar

John Sayles pic with Chris Cooper (1st time I saw him, knew he was going places), and many other notables -- murder mystery switching back and forth from present to 20 years prior. Underlying themes of racism, the relativity of corruption, father-son relationships...complex and riveting.
Beautifully shot/edited and lit.

Haven't seen 'Down By Law' - always meant to - a friend raved about it and I'm a big Waits fan (shame on me)

[Jack_Dawson]

5. I'm gonna have to rent Lonestar

My Dad just told me it's the best movie he's ever seen. And my Dad goes to movies every week.

[Fuzzy LaRue]

6. One of my favorite movies.

[miss_kitty]

10. Lonestar was great n/t

[Bundbuster]

4. Falling Down

Michael Douglas & Robert Duvall

[Kenneth ken]

7. Cradle Will Rock

great cast; lots of story fragments (maybe too many) to remind the viewer of what was going on in this country in the early 1930s.

[scottcsmith]

8. "Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind"

I liked this movie a lot. There's a great song by Beck on the soundtrack, too.

[miss_kitty]

9. Stranger Than Paradise

three years before Down by Law. Mystery Train, three years after Down by Law. Memento. Amores perros. Slacker. The Unbelievable Truth. Simple Men. Amateur. Office Killer. Wings of Desire. Basquiat. Nil By Mouth.
that's a few. as soon as i hit the post message button i'll think of more...

[speedoo]

12. Knife in the Water

Maybe Polanski's first film and a great one. Filmed on B&W (so many classics are) it's about a love triangle on a small sailboat in Poland.

Highly recommended.

[speedoo]

13. I have a book with info and reviews of non-Hollywood movies.

It's currently in storage but it's a real treasure.... gotta go get it.

[speedoo]

14. Any John Sayles film.

Lone Star was great, but he has many many others.

Matewan, for example.

[speedoo]

15. Glengarry, Glenross.

Not exactly under the radar, but just a great film that did not enjoya lot of commercial success.

[Rambis]

16. Sate of Grace: Sean Penn

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100685/

[speedoo]

17. Several Akira Kurosawa films.

One of my favorites is "Ikiru" (To Live).

Story of a Japanese bureacrat whose life is meaningless until he faces death, and the eventual impact he has on those close to him after he dies.

A simple, but beautiful film.