Pleasant surprises
A list of titles that are not as popular as others but definitely need the recognition as they were brilliant.
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- DirectorScott Z. BurnsStarsPaddy ConsidineOscar IsaacValeriu Pavel DanA worker at a Russian nuclear facility gets exposed to a lethal dose of radiation. In order to provide for his family, he steals some plutonium and sets out to sell it on Moscow's black market with the help of an incompetent criminal.Tale of doom displayed in exquisite fashion.
- DirectorDave McKeanStarsStephanie LeonidasJason BarryRob BrydonIn a fantasy world of opposing kingdoms, a fifteen-year-old girl must find the fabled MirrorMask in order to save the kingdom and get home.A pure treat. Very organic and true to the senses.
- DirectorMichael RymerStarsJohn LynchJacqueline McKenzieColin FrielsTwo schizophrenics meet during therapy and fall passionately in love. Ahead of them lies the inevitable road to disaster - one they share to the end.One of the few films which raises some difficult questions. Very well made.
- DirectorMichael LanderStarsCillian MurphyElliot PageSusan SarandonA train accident in rural Nebraska gradually unveils a mystery involving the town's bank clerk.A gripping story told in an unabated fashion.
- DirectorGregory WilsonStarsWilliam AthertonBlythe AuffarthBlanche BakerFollows the unspeakable torture and abuses committed on a teenage girl in the care of her aunt and the boys who witness and fail to report the crime.Emotionally wrecking masterpiece.
- DirectorGregg BishopStarsJared KusnitzGreyson ChadwickChandler DarbyOn the night of the big High-School Prom, the dead rise to eat the living, and the only people who can stop them are the losers who couldn't get dates to the dance.Maybe not the most original zombie story but definitely worth a watch.
- DirectorGuy JenkinStarsJessica AlbaBrenda BlethynHugh DancyA young Englishman is sent to Malaysian Borneo in the 1930s to stay with a tribe as UK's colonial representative. A local woman (J.Alba) helps him understand local tradition and language. He falls in love with her etc. despite the taboo.Nice story about forbidden love.
- DirectorJacob TierneyStarsLiane BalabanJay BaruchelTaylor BaruchelA Montreal high school student who believes he is the reincarnation of Lev Trotskiy starts a revolution against apathy among his fellow students.A refreshing movie about teens ... especially some exceptional ones.
- DirectorDan EckmanStarsDonald GloverD.C. PiersonDominic DierkesA group of former Encyclopedia Brown-style child-detectives struggle to solve an adult mystery.Excellently made comedy. Given that comedy is not easy to make and that it has a few decent laughs. One to watch for all the Scooby-Doo fans.
- DirectorVicente ArandaStarsPilar López de AyalaDaniele LiottiRosana PastorThe love story that transformed Juana, Queen of Spain, into Juana "the Mad". A story of passions, lies and jealousy with a political motive behind.Brings out the agony of love.
- DirectorChristian CharlesStarsRyan PinkstonKate MaraTeri PoloA young kid is forced to live out the lies he told to become popular.Not a very new idea but certainly was surprisingly good.
- DirectorNeil JordanStarsColin FarrellAlicja BachledaDervla KirwanAn Irish fisherman discovers a woman in his fishing net whom his precocious daughter believes to be a selkie.Traverses fluently between fact and fiction and sand castles.
- DirectorKari SkoglandStarsBen KingsleyJim SturgessKevin ZegersMartin McGartland joins the I.R.A. and feeds information to Britain's Special Branch Agent Fergus.Action packed story of a gruesome war.
- DirectorTony KrantzStarsTom CavanaghKathleen YorkLawrence Hilton-JacobsA man gets a colonoscopy. He wakes up in a hospital bed after a wrong operation. He's confused/scared and thinks back at talks at his 40th birthday party about hospital errors, scams etc.Truly a suspense thriller. Refreshing to see one after a long time.
- DirectorCharles T. KanganisStarsAngus MacfadyenWilla FordRobert MoloneyActing on impulse, CLAIRE DENNISON, enjoys a brief fling with a sexy stranger (a dead ringer for her husband), only to realize that the object of her desire is a crazed, manipulative, and tenacious psychopath.True, the movie does not make much sense but it was not a bad entertainer.
- DirectorJean-Pierre JeunetStarsDany BoonAndré DussollierNicolas MariéA man and his friends come up with an intricate and original plan to destroy two big weapons manufacturers.Was not expecting the movie to be quite as good as it turned out
- DirectorAlan ParkerStarsDennis QuaidTamlyn TomitaSab ShimonoThe passionate romance between an Irish-American man and a Japanese-American woman is threatened when the Pearl Harbor attacks happen and the woman is forced into a prison camp because of her ethnicity.It is a shame that this film is not as well known as it deserves to be.
- DirectorMike MendezStarsGreg GrunbergLin ShayeRuben PlaA giant alien spider escapes from a military lab and rampages the city of Los Angeles. When a massive military strike fails, it is up to a team of scientists and one clever exterminator to kill the creature before the city is destroyed.Surprisingly good. Especially the chemistry between the two "Exterminators". Had a few good laughs and much much better than most of the "Comedy" films.
- DirectorGerald BrunskillStarsTommy ChongBooboo StewartJosh MeyersAmid the threat of nuclear proliferation, global warming and terrorism, the earth's creator tries to reconnect with mankind by returning to the planet and hosting his own variety show.A light-hearted take on contemporary issues that plague humanity rooted deeply in religion. A nuanced and implied look.