Any recommendations for a quirky little gem of a film

[waltzingparrot]

The type that doesn't sound great in its synopsis but turned out to be brilliantly entertaining, moving, hysterical. It's probably British. Definitely understated.

I'll offer Marvellous with Toby Jones

Great thread. I agree with lots that have been mentioned before including About Time, The Way Way Back, Goodbye Lenin, Chef, and one of my absolute favourite films Little Miss Sunshine.

A few to add that I couldn’t see mentioned:

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Family Stone (a Xmas film but I just love it any time of year)
Dazed and Confused and the follow up Everybody Wants Some

“Sixty six” and “Blinded by the light”.

Loving this thread!!

My suggestion would be Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself- very bittersweet.

There is also a film called Hitler Returns which is hilarious and brilliant. Hitler basically wakes up in a garden in the 21st century and becomes a social media star- everyone thinks he is just an actor taking the piss out of how awful Hitler was... until things get dark. Brilliantly done.

I can't see that someone has mentioned What We Do In The Shadows (the film). It's definitely of a type that some might not find funny, but if you "get" that sense of humour, it's hilarious.

Favourites of those mentioned:

1. Lars and the Real Girl
2. JoJo Rabbit
3. Eddie the Eagle

August: Osage County.
Bit strange to hear Benedict Cumberbatch doing the accent he does, but some great performances.

Tagging myself in this. I watched God's Own Country yesterday which was excellent but there was a LOT of sex - no problem for me (especially as one of the men is very hot) but I had to keep pausing it when my children wandered in!

Also love the Wilderpeople - one of my favourite films ever I think.

Morvern Callar - a Lynne Ramsay film starring Samantha Morton. I think the word ‘gritty’ applies

Sorry if this has been mentioned but recently watched The St Bernard Syndicate and it was so so so funny and brilliant. It’s in Danish with subs. I think you can watch on Amazon Prime.

Great farce sort of thing. Cringe comedy in an almost documentary style.

Julia - starring Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave. It's set just before the beginning of world war 2. I think it's based on a true story.

Oooh, that's just reminded me ItsALovelyDayToday of a brilliant Danish film called Flammen og Citreon (The Flame and the Lemon) based on a true story of two resistance fighters in the Second World War. Not easy to follow unless you can get it with English subtitles.

Just watched Tamara Drew on Netfix, has the wonderful Tamsin Grieg, Roger Allam and Luke Evans in.

My Summer of Love
Toast
Me Without You
Submarine
Ghost world
Dazed and Confused
Maurice
Weekend
Albatross
Northern Soul
Flashbacks of a Fool

Oh and Flying Blind as it stars the late great actress Helen McCrory.
On bbc I player.
Tamara Drew is a favourite above I agree.

Secrets and Lies
The Emerald Forest
Cinema Paradiso

Truly, Madly, Deeply - directed by Anthony Minghella ( Also directed The English Patient) with Juliet Stephenson and the wonderful late Alan Rickman. Definitely quirky, romantic, sad and amusing.

Totally agree with In Bruges - the atmosphere is so cold and forsaken and the choice of music really brings out the pathos. I love Colin Farrell in this but Ralph Fiennes and Brendan Gleeson are also excellent.

Big Fish

Death of Stalin - hilarious and very dark

Great , very useful thread.

Captain Fantastic is really good, about a family living off grid.
A Man called Ove , Swedish film with subtitles.
Love Film Stars don't Die in Liverpool

La Fee (The Fairy) 2011 French movie. Amusing, bizarre, quaint and compelling...

Great thread by the way. I now have an awesome list of films I'd never heard of to work through

Saving Grace (Brenda Blethyn)

I know this an old thread, but I’ve just watched Hunt for the Wilderpeople after the recommendation on here. I bloody loved it! 🥰

West Side Story I loved it.

A quirky little gem of a film. Mmmm, I'm not sure if it's quirky exactly but 'Mississippi Masala' is a little gem of a film.

Riders Of Justice.

Haven't read the whole (wonderful) thread, glad to see two of my favourites, Hunt for the Wilderpeople and The Dish.

I've just watched Super 8 which I'd really recommend, and also a real favourite in this house, Breaking Away - if you can find it