Gems That Seem to Be Forgotten
These movies don't have many votes and they never have been listed in the IMDb Top 250. Nor did they receive any Oscar or Golden Globe nominations. But what these movies do have are good IMDb ratings and Metascores. So these gems of movies seem to be forgotten and they remain unnoticed.
Which movie deserves more attention or which one would you like to see?
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- DirectorChloé ZhaoStarsBrady JandreauMooneyTim JandreauAfter suffering a near fatal head injury, a young cowboy undertakes a search for new identity and what it means to be a man in the heartland of America.IMDb Rating: 7.4 | Metascore: 92
Votes (as of May 2020): 12,170 - DirectorLouis MalleStarsAndre GregoryWallace ShawnJean LenauerTwo old friends meet for dinner; as one tells anecdotes detailing his experiences, the other notices their differing worldviews.IMDb Rating: 7.8 | Metascore: 83
Votes (as of May 2020): 16,729 - DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaWalter MatthauFritz WeaverA technical malfunction sends American planes to Moscow to deliver a nuclear attack. Can all-out war be averted?IMDb Rating: 8.0 | Metascore: 75
Votes (as of May 2020): 18,553 - DirectorRobert AltmanStarsElliott GouldNina van PallandtSterling HaydenPrivate investigator Philip Marlowe helps a friend out of a jam, but in doing so gets implicated in his wife's murder.IMDb Rating: 7.6 | Metascore: 87
Votes (as of May 2020): 24,204 - DirectorTed KotcheffStarsDonald PleasenceGary BondChips RaffertyAfter a bad gambling bet, a schoolteacher is marooned in a town full of crazy, drunk, violent men who threaten to make him just as crazy, drunk, and violent.IMDb Rating: 7.7 | Metascore: 88
Votes (as of May 2020): 9,465 - DirectorBoaz YakinStarsSean NelsonGiancarlo EspositoSamuel L. JacksonDeath and violence anger a twelve-year-old drug courier, who sets his employers against each other.IMDb Rating: 7.6 | Metascore: 81
Votes (as of May 2020): 11,703 - DirectorElia KazanStarsAndy GriffithPatricia NealAnthony FranciosaA female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.IMDb Rating: 8.2 | Metascore: 72
Votes (as of May 2020): 13,098 - DirectorMichael RoemerStarsIvan DixonAbbey LincolnJulius HarrisA black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.IMDb Rating: 8.0 | Metascore: 87
Votes (as of May 2020): 1,260 - DirectorRobert AltmanStarsShelley DuvallSissy SpacekJanice RuleTwo roommates/physical therapists, one a vain woman and the other an awkward teenager, share an increasingly bizarre relationship.IMDb Rating: 7.8 | Metascore: 71
Votes (as of May 2020): 13,004 - DirectorWayne WangStarsTamlyn TomitaRosalind ChaoKieu ChinhThe life histories of four East Asian women and their daughters reflect and guide each other.IMDb Rating: 7.7 | Metascore: 84
Votes (as of May 2020): 14,574 - DirectorWoody AllenStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonGeorges AdetIn czarist Russia, a neurotic soldier and his distant cousin formulate a plot to assassinate Napoleon.IMDb Rating: 7.7 | Metascore: 89
Votes (as of May 2020): 34,565 - DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsGregory PeckRobert MitchumPolly BergenA lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail.IMDb Rating: 7.7 | Metascore: 76
Votes (as of May 2020): 24,990 - DirectorNicholas RayStarsJoan CrawfordSterling HaydenMercedes McCambridgeAfter helping a wounded gang member, a strong-willed female saloon owner is wrongly suspected of murder and bank robbery by a lynch mob.IMDb Rating: 7.7 | Metascore: 83
Votes (as of May 2020): 14,748 - DirectorBill GuttentagDan SturmanStarsHugo ArmstrongRosalind ChaoStephen DorffThrough readings of historical account by actors and the testimony of survivors, the events of the Nanjing Massacre are recounted.IMDb Rating: 7.6 | Metascore: 76
Votes (as of May 2020): 3,279 - DirectorJim JarmuschStarsMasatoshi NagaseYûki KudôScreamin' Jay HawkinsThree stories are connected by a Memphis hotel and the spirit of Elvis Presley.IMDb Rating: 7.6 | Metascore: 80
Votes (as of May 2020): 24,187 - DirectorDon BluthStarsElizabeth HartmanDerek JacobiDom DeLuiseTo save her ill son, a field mouse must seek the aid of a colony of rats, with whom she has a deeper link than she suspected.IMDb Rating: 7.6 | Metascore: 76
Votes (as of May 2020): 34,838 - DirectorHerbert RossStarsWoody AllenDiane KeatonTony RobertsA film critic obsessed with Casablanca (1942) seeks to get over his wife leaving him by dating again with the help of a married couple and his illusory idol, Humphrey Bogart.IMDb Rating: 7.6 | Metascore: 77
Votes (as of May 2020): 23,812 - DirectorSydney PollackStarsRobert RedfordWill GeerDelle BoltonA mountain man who wishes to live the life of a hermit becomes the unwilling object of a long vendetta by the Crow tribe and proves to be a match for their warriors in single combat on the early frontier.IMDb Rating: 7.6 | Metascore: 75
Votes (as of May 2020): 27,308 - DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneRobert MitchumJames CaanCole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher who's trying to steal their water.IMDb Rating: 7.6 | Metascore: 85
Votes (as of May 2020): 23,008 - DirectorJoseph H. LewisStarsJohn DallPeggy CumminsBerry KroegerTwo disturbed young people release their fascination with guns through a crime spree.IMDb Rating: 7.6 | Metascore: 74
Votes (as of May 2020): 10,848 - DirectorTom GilroyStarsCampbell ScottNed BeattyLiev SchreiberAn ex convict befriends an elderly coworker as they both try to find meaning in life and forgiveness for their past.IMDb Rating: 7.5 | Metascore: 79
Votes (as of May 2020): 1,313 - DirectorTom DiCilloStarsSteve BuscemiCatherine KeenerDermot MulroneyThis ultimate tribute to all independent filmmakers takes place during one day on the set of a non-budget movie.IMDb Rating: 7.5 | Metascore: 81
Votes (as of May 2020): 15,708 - DirectorSteven SoderberghStarsJesse BradfordJeroen KrabbéLisa EichhornA young boy struggles on his own in a run-down hotel after his parents and younger brother are separated from him in 1930s Depression-era Midwest.IMDb Rating: 7.5 | Metascore: 86
Votes (as of May 2020): 7,207 - DirectorJim JarmuschStarsJohn LurieEszter BalintRichard EdsonA New Yorker's life is thrown into a tailspin when his younger cousin surprise-visits him, starting a strange, unpredictable adventure.IMDb Rating: 7.5 | Metascore: 86
Votes (as of May 2020): 32,991 - DirectorPaul SchraderStarsRichard PryorHarvey KeitelYaphet KottoWhen three automotive factory workers who're struggling financially try to steal from their own labor union, they discover corruption, and reluctantly decide to use this information for blackmail.IMDb Rating: 7.5 | Metascore: 77
Votes (as of May 2020): 6,668 - DirectorCarlos López EstradaStarsDaveed DiggsRafael CasalJanina GavankarWhile on probation, a man begins to re-evaluate his relationship with his volatile best friend.IMDb Rating: 7.4 | Metascore: 77
Votes (as of May 2020): 22,957 - DirectorGeorge Tillman Jr.StarsAmandla StenbergRegina HallRussell HornsbyStarr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Now, facing pressure from all sides of the community, Starr must find her voice and stand up for what's right.IMDb Rating: 7.4 | Metascore: 81
Votes (as of May 2020): 25,370 - DirectorJim CummingsStarsJim CummingsKendal FarrNican RobinsonA police officer faces a personal meltdown following a divorce and the death of his mother.IMDb Rating: 7.1 | Metascore: 79
Votes (as of May 2020): 12,732 - DirectorJohn Carroll LynchStarsHarry Dean StantonDavid LynchRon LivingstonLucky follows the spiritual journey of a 90-year-old atheist and the quirky characters that inhabit his off the map desert town.IMDb Rating: 7.3 | Metascore: 80
Votes (as of May 2020): 17,289 - DirectorKogonadaStarsJohn ChoHaley Lu RichardsonParker PoseyA Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own dreams.IMDb Rating: 7.2 | Metascore: 89
Votes (as of May 2020): 12,659 - DirectorTrey Edward ShultsStarsKrisha FairchildAlex DobrenkoRobyn FairchildKrisha returns for Thanksgiving dinner after ten years away from her family, but past demons threaten to ruin the festivities.IMDb Rating: 7.2 | Metascore: 86
Votes (as of May 2020): 6,976 - DirectorJames PonsoldtStarsJason SegelJesse EisenbergAnna ChlumskyThe story of the five-day interview between Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky and acclaimed novelist David Foster Wallace, which took place right after the 1996 publication of Wallace's groundbreaking epic novel, 'Infinite Jest.'IMDb Rating: 7.3 | Metascore: 82
Votes (as of May 2020): 27,474 - DirectorScott McGeheeDavid SiegelStarsJulianne MooreAlexander SkarsgårdSteve CooganIn New York City, a young girl is caught in the middle of her parents' bitter custody battle.IMDb Rating: 7.4 | Metascore: 74
Votes (as of May 2020): 26,189 - DirectorAlbert HughesAllen HughesStarsTyrin TurnerLarenz TateJune Kyoto LuA young street hustler attempts to escape the rigors and temptations of the ghetto in a quest for a better life.IMDb Rating: 7.5 | Metascore: 76
Votes (as of May 2020): 49,118