Col Needham’s Hidden Gem Movies of 2023
I am the Founder & CEO of IMDb. I already shared my Best Movies of 2023 list. This is a list in alphabetical order of 21 2023 titles which I feel have not yet received the recognition they deserve in one way or another. Many titles are yet to be widely released so there is still plenty of time.
All of these are worth seeing IMHO, although, as I am fond of saying, "Differences of opinions about movies make the world go around."
All of these are worth seeing IMHO, although, as I am fond of saying, "Differences of opinions about movies make the world go around."
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- DirectorJoe LawlorChristine MolloyStarsImogen PootsTom Vaughan-LawlorLewis BrophyBased on the life of Rose Dugdale, a former debutante who rebelled against her wealthy upbringing, becoming a volunteer in the militant Irish republican organization, the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
- DirectorGeorge JaquesStarsJamie FlattersKeenan Munn-FrancisNicholas PinnockTwo teenage boys from very different London backgrounds embark on a road trip North together. As they start to open up about their pasts, the boys learn they have far more in common than they first thought.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsPierre NineyBlanche GardinFrançoise LebrunFollows a man, a director who tries to vanquish his demons, which are oppressing his creativity.
- DirectorViggo MortensenStarsVicky KriepsViggo MortensenSolly McLeodTwo pioneers fight for their lives and their love on the American frontier during the Civil War.
- DirectorCharles GuardThomas GuardStarsAml AmeenColin MorganMáiréad TyersA retired Irish paramilitary witnesses the fatal shooting of his pregnant wife by an SAS officer. After outwitting the SAS, now wounded, and presumed dead, he escapes, taking his revenge to the dark and paranoid streets of 1970's London.
- DirectorSarah Kambe HollandStarsBryson JonSteeleLouis TomeoVanessa JohnAfter coming out to her parents, an Asian American teenage girl takes off on a road trip to meet her online crush with the help of her nerdy best friend.
- DirectorWilliam OldroydStarsThomasin McKenzieShea WhighamSam NivolaA woman's friendship with a new co-worker at the prison facility where she works takes a sinister turn.
- DirectorMichael KeatonStarsMichael KeatonRay McKinnonCassie MoronezWhen a contract killer has a rapidly evolving form of dementia, he is offered an opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son.
- DirectorJohn SlatteryStarsJon HammTina FeyMicah StockPolice Chief Sanders investigates the bizarre murders of two women with the same name and unravels a web of small-town lies. He meets and quickly falls for Rita, a nosy neighbor who is eager to help solve the mystery.
- DirectorMatteo GarroneStarsSeydou SarrMoustapha FallIssaka SawadogoA Homeric fairy tale that tells the adventurous journey of two young boys, Seydou and Moussa, who leave Dakar to reach Europe.
- DirectorMaryam KeshavarzStarsLayla MohammadiNiousha NoorKamand ShafieisabetWhen a large Iranian-American family gathers, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past, and to discover they are more alike than they know.
- DirectorNida ManzoorStarsPriya KansaraRitu AryaRenu BrindleRia Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting her friends' help, she attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.
- DirectorDionne EdwardsStarsNatey JonesAlexandra BurkeTemilola OlatunbosunFollows a South London family and how one red dress is the center of their lives.
- DirectorNikolaj ArcelStarsMads MikkelsenAmanda CollinSimon BennebjergThe story of Ludvig Kahlen who pursued his lifelong dream: To make the heath bring him wealth and honor.
- DirectorFawzia MirzaStarsAmrit KaurHamza HaqNimra BuchaAgainst the backdrop of a shared obsession with Bollywood fantasy, Mariam, a Pakistani Muslim woman, and her Canadian-born daughter Azra come of age in two different eras.
- DirectorRandall ParkStarsJustin H. MinSherry ColaAlly MakiFollows a trio of young, Bay Area urbanites--Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi and Alice Kim--as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships while traversing the country in search of the ideal connection.
- DirectorSacha PolakStarsVicky KnightEsme Creed-MilesCharlotte KnightFifteen years after she got burnt when the pub where she slept as a child caught fire, Franky (23) seeks revenge because she still hasn't found any answers.
- DirectorDamián SzifronStarsShailene WoodleyBen MendelsohnJovan AdepoBaltimore. New Year's Eve. A talented but troubled police officer (Shailene Woodley) is recruited by the FBI's chief investigator (Ben Mendelsohn) to help profile and track down a disturbed individual terrorizing the city.
- DirectorCarol MorleyStarsMonica DolanKelly MacdonaldGina McKeeThe growing friendship between two women as they hit the road in an electric car looking for endings and reconciliation.
- DirectorSally El HosainiJames Krishna FloydStarsBen HardyJason PatelHannah OnslowIt follows a queer South Asian nightclub performer living a double life, and a young, single father who works as a mechanic. When they meet, a search for identity is sparked.
- DirectorAnna KendrickStarsAnna KendrickTony HaleJedidiah GoodacreRodney Alcala was a killer in the midst of a killing spree when he brazenly took part in, and won a date on, the popular TV game show "The Dating Game."