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Hidden Gem of a Film - what's yours?

288 replies

SortCode · 03/10/2021 17:48

So have tv to myself. Have seen all the usual romantic, chick flicky type fims but what's your hidden gem

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Whatamesssss · 03/10/2021 21:23

Life - with Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. It's on Netflix now.

BlankTimes · 03/10/2021 21:27

The Boat That Rocked
www.imdb.com/title/tt1131729/

Still Crazy
www.imdb.com/title/tt0149151/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_108

The Man with Two Brains
www.imdb.com/title/tt0085894/
especially the scene where he stands in front of the French doors, holding his hat, then turns around.

FancyFlipFlops · 03/10/2021 21:36

To add to all the great suggestions on here I’d like to add The Princess Bride into the mix.

bridgeofslides · 03/10/2021 21:39

La story

The fisher king

Into the west

purplebatbear · 03/10/2021 21:39

Adele Blanc Sec

I am not an unreasonable man

purplebatbear · 03/10/2021 21:40

Frighteners

nothingcanhurtmewithmyeyesshut · 03/10/2021 21:41

An Angel for May

Description really does it no justice.

colouringindoors · 03/10/2021 21:52

Beautiful Fantastic is lovely

colouringindoors · 03/10/2021 21:54

An older film, An Enchanted April is pure delightful Italian sunshine and friendship 😊

NotYourCupOfTea · 03/10/2021 22:37

Keeping mum is brilliant!
Age of adeline

Ionlydomassiveones · 03/10/2021 22:39

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LoveFall · 03/10/2021 22:50

Midnight in Paris is enjoyable. I saw it just after reading Hemingway's A Moveable Feast, based on his time in Paris and the film echoed a lot of the book.

LoveFall · 03/10/2021 23:00

Another one is Before Sunrise. Absolutely loved it.

ODFOx · 03/10/2021 23:02

Mrs Caldecott's cabbage war.
If you loved Shirley Valentine you'll enjoy this too.

Comedycook · 03/10/2021 23:07

Baby boom...with Diane Keaton about a woman who makes apple sauce!

Owlink · 03/10/2021 23:12

So many good suggestions for hidden gems. I'd add:
Millions Like Us
The Family Way
The Big Night
Nebraska

PrettyGuyforaWhiteFly · 03/10/2021 23:14

Enough with Jennifer Lopez

Fluffyowl00 · 03/10/2021 23:21

Their finest.
500 days of summer
Secret life of Walter Mitty

OhWhyNot · 03/10/2021 23:25

Wadjda (a Saudi film about a girl want to buy a bike)
Hunt for the Wilderpeople
The Fundamentals of Caring
Brooklyn
The Paperboy
Harold and Maud

Pearbear · 03/10/2021 23:26

Whale Rider, I went to see it 3 times at the cinema when it was released. Such an amazing film set in New Zealand.

catscatscurrantscurrants · 03/10/2021 23:27

The Dressmaker
Enchanted April

PersonaNonGarter · 03/10/2021 23:30

Of Gods and Men - brilliant movie set in a monastery in Algeria.

1990s · 03/10/2021 23:31

@chestnutshell

Promising Young Woman.
So, so good.

About Time. It’s sentimental, but love the family dynamics.

PieMistee · 03/10/2021 23:32

The one about Lowry and his mother. Loved it. Can't remember the name

SunburstsOrMarbleHalls · 03/10/2021 23:35

For some 80's Liverpool Nostalgia I love

Letter to Brezhnev
Dancin' Thru The Dark