My Favorite Films With Less Than 600 Votes
by rivethead808 | created - 26 Jan 2011 | updated - 25 Feb 2011 | PublicMy favorite films that have less than 600 votes on IMDb. Please watch them for they are awesome and overlooked. Some may be less than available, but if you can find them, watch them :). In ranked order for the most part.
I tried to do <500, but I kept running into fillms with like 532 or something, but didnt quite want to extend it out to 1000. Please comment
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1. Ever Since the World Ended (2001)
78 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Twelve years after a plague, an intimate mockumentary shows how the 186 San Francisco survivors live now.
Directors: Calum Grant, Joshua Atesh Litle | Stars: James Curry, Linda Noveroske, Dan Plumlee, Aubrey Ankrum
Votes: 752
A very realistic depiction of what it would be like years after "armageddon". Plays out like a documentary, but dont let that scare you off. None of the actors are known. Dont let that scare you off either. This film is truly one of a kind. What other film shows you the end of the world 12 years hence...normally you only see the days and weeks after.
2. Passion in the Desert (1997)
PG-13 | 91 min | Adventure, Drama
Young French officer Augustin Robert escorts artist Jean-Michel Venture de Paradis to Egypt during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. Napoleon sent de Paradis to record Egypt's great monuments ... See full summary »
Director: Lavinia Currier | Stars: Ben Daniels, Michel Piccoli, Paul M. Meston, Kenneth Collard
Votes: 919 | Gross: $0.25M
This film takes my breath away every time I even think about it. And to think I continually passed it up c. 1997-1998 when it was on the new release wall at Blockbuster. Thinking back though, I dont think I would have truly appreciated its beauty then though so maybe thats a good thing. I remember working at Hollywood Video years later remembering nothing but the cover art of this gem NEEDING to find out what it was. Once I did, I didnt hesitate to buy it on VHS, and then as soon as it came available on DVD, I bought that too. Ben Daniels is amazing. He hasnt been in much, but I wish he was. This film will haunt you long after youve seen it. Brilliant, unabashed, romantic (NO preconceived notions here please), poignant, and just....beautiful.
3. My Twentieth Century (1989)
104 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Two twin sisters, who grew up separately, Dóra, a pseudo-aristocrat, and Lili, an anarchist bomber, are reunited through Z, a mysterious traveller of the luxurious Orient-Express.
Director: Ildikó Enyedi | Stars: Dorota Segda, Oleg Yankovskiy, Paulus Manker, Péter Andorai
Votes: 2,002 | Gross: $0.68M
Mesmerizing. Starts out like The Little Matchstick Girl (or whatever that classic story is called) and gives you two dreamlike worlds of two very different -- yet the same -- girls.
4. Alberto Express (1990)
92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
A young Italian, living in Paris with his French wife, is about to become a father. Before the baby is born, Alberto must repay his father for every expense from his own birth until he left... See full summary »
Director: Arthur Joffé | Stars: Sergio Castellitto, Nino Manfredi, Marie Trintignant, Marco Messeri
Votes: 215
The review I posted 05/12/2005 (edited slightly):
I originally rented this about four years ago solely based on the fact that Dominique Pinon is in it. Now, to my disappointment, he has maybe a total of five minutes screen time, but the film is still excellent. Basically our main character is about to become a father and what he doesn't realize is the deal that his father made with him to pay back EVERY single debt he ever incurred throughout childhood and beyond, was sincere. The beginning scene with dad and his adding machine is hilarious! Realizing this, he goes on a quest that involves leaving his about-to-pop-any-minute wife behind to see what he can do to either satisfy the debt, or come up with a sly way of getting out of it. He spends most of the film on a train where he encounters many different personalities, eavesdropping, and ultimately, thieving his way through all the passengers in order to come up with the aforementioned funds. A hilarious romp that includes his dead ancestors coming to him to shed light on the "family tradition" and a wonderful small role as the engineer by the always excellent Pinon. The only thing that makes me give it a 9 instead of a 10 is the fact that it is never really made believable what the leverage is the father has over the son and his new family should he not repay the debt. Other than that, I highly recommend this to anyone that has a dry, dark sense of humor and to those who like strangeness bordering on surrealism. This could almost be a Raoul Ruiz production or even a light version of Bunuel.
5. Tenderness of the Wolves (1973)
Not Rated | 82 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
Using his status as a police informant to procure his victims, baby-faced, shaven-headed Fritz Haarmann dismembers their bodies after death and sells the flesh to restaurants, dumping the remainder out of sight.
Director: Ulli Lommel | Stars: Kurt Raab, Jeff Roden, Margit Carstensen, Ingrid Caven
Votes: 1,583
I really hate this plot description. It makes it seem cheap and cheesy the way its described. There arent any other cannibals and he sells the meat to unknowing citizens. Its also done rather tastefully (if you can believe that). Its not a gore fest.
6. Pep Squad (1998)
R | 94 min | Comedy, Crime, Horror
Cherry wants to be a prom queen. Trouble is, she's not nominated. Double trouble is, she's not like the other girls. She'll stop at nothing, not even murder and mayhem, to get what she wants.
Director: Steve Balderson | Stars: Brooke Balderson, Amy Kelly, Jennifer Dreiling, Summer Makovkin
Votes: 496
"Scerrah Terra!"
Firecracker and Watch Out (same director -- Steve Balderson) are a little easier to find, so maybe check those out first before you try to find this one, but I still consider this his best. I watch it about once a year on my VHS that flashes in and out of color constantly (the film is color -- my copy is a very used VHS rental). What I wouldnt give to own the DVD LOL
7. Three Lives and Only One Death (1996)
123 min | Comedy, Crime, Fantasy
Take a walk into the dreamlike world of filmmaker Raul Ruiz as he takes us to Paris for a twisting ride. Four strangely symmetrical stories unfold involving love, lust, crime, and time.
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Anna Galiena, Marisa Paredes, Melvil Poupaud
Votes: 1,545
A modern-day Buñuel. Its a shame that Raoul Ruiz is not more recognized and his films not more readily available.
8. Static (1985)
R | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
An eccentric and possibly brilliant young man, troubled by the death of his parents, claims to be readying a world-changing invention.
Director: Mark Romanek | Stars: Keith Gordon, Amanda Plummer, Bob Gunton, Barton Heyman
Votes: 736
Unfortunately EXTREMELY hard to find. Youre either going to have to sit around waiting for one to pop up on ebay or download it somewhere. If I knew how to convert my VHS to the computer I would. Its a brilliant little gem of a film
9. Genesis (I) (1998)
30 min | Short, Horror
A sculptor is traumatized by the death of his wife in a car accident. He builds a sculpture in her memory. As the lifelike sculpture begins to bleed through the cracks of clay, the sculptor's flesh mutates and crumbles away...
Director: Nacho Cerdá | Stars: Pep Tosar, Trae Houlihan
Votes: 1,848
Its a short film, and normally I dont count them, but this one is A-friggin-mazing. There is a DVD with 3 of Nacho Cerda's early short films on it (this, Aftermath, and one pretty sophomoric short film about a student freezing time), but you really only want to get that DVD for this film and for the novelty (brace yourself) of Aftermath
10. Claire (2001)
Not Rated | 55 min | Fantasy
Loosely based on a Japanese fairytale, an elderly male couple on a farm in the 1920's South find a little girl from the moon inside an ear of corn and raise her as their own.
Director: Milford Thomas | Stars: Pat Bell, Mish P. DeLight, James Ferguson, Toniet Gallego
Votes: 98
Magical. Thats about all I can say. If you love the magic of silent films and are craving something just a wee bit different, try this one on for size.
11. Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969)
65 min | Drama, Horror
After being raped in an unknown rooftop, seventeen year-old girl Poppo meets a mysterious boy, and both share their sexual traumas and fears, with fatal consequences.
Director: Kôji Wakamatsu | Stars: Mimi Kozakura, Michio Akiyama, Yôko Yamamoto, Seshio Zenbei
Votes: 2,697
602 votes as of today, but nonetheless I couldnt leave it out.
12. The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1997 TV Movie)
92 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
When a merchant goes missing, a young American investigates the disappearance and discovers the truth about Sweeney Todd, a skilled barber, and his business partner Mrs. Lovett, a butcher.
Director: John Schlesinger | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Campbell Scott, Joanna Lumley, Selina Boyack
Votes: 852
My personal favorite version of the Sweeney Todd story. Ben Kingsley is amazing as usual. It was a Blockbuster "exclusive" and I remember going around to every store in the LA area trying to track down a copy. I never did find one there as they had already pulled it, but I ended up finding one at a pawn shop believe it or not
13. Mexican Bus Ride (1952)
74 min | Comedy
A newly-wed country boy receives the terrible news that his mother is dying, and takes a long and dangerous bus trip to the city to contact a notary for her last will and testament. Will he resist temptation and do the right thing?
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Lilia Prado, Carmelita González, Esteban Mayo, Luis Aceves Castañeda
Votes: 1,453
A lesser-known work by Buñuel, and not with his trademark surrealism, but still a fantastic film. I walked away disappointed, and yet I have grown to love it more and more every day.
14. Pascali's Island (1988)
PG-13 | 104 min | Drama
A secret agent in Turkey is persuaded by his superiors to assist a couple of English cons in the theft of a priceless Greek statue.
Director: James Dearden | Stars: Ben Kingsley, Charles Dance, Kevork Malikyan, George Murcell
Votes: 1,500 | Gross: $1.45M
15. Anacardium (2001)
94 min | Drama, Thriller
A dark suspense thriller about revenge, love and deception revolving around a wronged husband who plots to confront his wife''s lover.
Director: Scott Thomas | Stars: Frank John Hughes, Richard Ruccolo, Laura Cayouette, Bob Rumnock
Votes: 149
Not very many people like stage-play-like films, but if you are one of those that does, then please see this. I also highly recommend The Man From Earth although this and Anacardium have nothing in common other than they both play out like a stage-play. I didnt love every moment of this, and I wont call it a masterpiece by any stretch of the imagination, but I still highly recommend it
16. Barjo (1992)
85 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Barjo (nutcase, crap artist), the narrator, is an obsessive simpleton who fills his notebook with verbatim dialog, observed trivia, and oddball speculation on human behavior and the end of ... See full summary »
Director: Jérôme Boivin | Stars: Richard Bohringer, Anne Brochet, Hippolyte Girardot, Consuelo De Haviland
Votes: 320
Based on a Philip K Dick Novel. It gets it right! Warning though: Its not a science fiction...more of a black comedy
17. L'hypothèse du tableau volé (1978)
66 min | Drama, Mystery
Two narrators, one seen and one unseen, discuss possible connections between a series of paintings. The on-screen narrator walks through three-dimensional reproductions of each painting, ... See full summary »
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Stars: Jean Rougeul, Chantal Paley, Jean Raynaud, Daniel Grimm
Votes: 1,205
Dont watch this one unless you know what youre getting into. Its non-linear, there is no plot. Its just a series of tableaus (tableaux?). Its really a wonderful film, but only if youre ready for it.
(The 2nd Raoul Ruiz film on the list...hmmm)
18. Sorum (2001)
Unrated | 109 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
A 30 year old mystery resurfaces and takes over the lives of the people living in an eerie apartment complex.
Director: Jong-chan Yun | Stars: Jin-young Jang, Kim Myung-min, Jo An, Ju Bu-jin
Votes: 997
Pretty creepy. I like it better than most Asian horror films.
19. Relentless (1989)
R | 92 min | Crime, Thriller
Two Los Angeles police detectives, cynical veteran Malloy and cocky rookie Dietz, hunt for a serial killer, an ex-cop named Taylor, who randomly chooses his victims from a phone directory.
Director: William Lustig | Stars: Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia, Leo Rossi, Meg Foster
Votes: 1,861 | Gross: $6.99M
New addition to the list. I would have never dreamed that this had less than 600 votes. Im positive there are tons more people who have seen it, but it just got forgotten about. I saw this movie probably 20 or so times when I was a kid.
20. Last Rites (1998 TV Movie)
R | 90 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A man (Quaid) is executed in the electric chair for having killed several women, but due to lightning striking a transformer at the moment of execution, he survives. As soon as he's well, ... See full summary »
Director: Kevin Dowling | Stars: Randy Quaid, Embeth Davidtz, A Martinez, Clarence Williams III
Votes: 613
This was actually a really great movie and I only just realized it was made for TV. Definitely Randy Quaid's shining moment.
21. The Big Empty (1997)
Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
A woman hires P.I. Lloyd Meadows to investigate her husband, a respectable social worker. What seemed to be a simple case of adultery turns into an ugly mess fast.
Director: Jack Perez | Stars: James McManus, Ellen Goldwasser, Pablo Bryant, H.M. Wynant
Votes: 146
Gumshoe private detective decides to take on a marital infidelity case...sounds pretty typical, but it plays out pretty neat and worth watching if you can get your hands on it. Only on VHS as far as I know.
22. Happiness Runs (2010)
Not Rated | 88 min | Drama
A young man named Victor (Mark L. Young) realizes the shortcomings of the Utopian ideals on the hippie commune where he was raised. Victor's mother (Andie MacDowell) is funding the commune ... See full summary »
Director: Adam Sherman | Stars: Joni Barth, Kirsten Berman, Mark Boone Junior, Joseph Castanon
Votes: 715 | Gross: $0.01M
23. Mondo Trasho (1969)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy
A day in the lives of a hit-and-run driver and her victim, and the bizarre things that happen to them before and after they collide (sexual assault by a crazed foot-fetishist, visions of ... See full summary »
Director: John Waters | Stars: Mary Vivian Pearce, Divine, David Lochary, Mink Stole
Votes: 1,530
OK, so only if one were a die-hard John Waters fan would one love this. I own it and love it. I wouldnt expect most other people to.
24. Bad Seed (2000)
R | 93 min | Mystery, Thriller
Preston Tylk is an ordinary guy living in Seattle. When he discovers that his wife, Emily, whom he adores, is having an affair, he is devastated. Storming out of the house, he returns later only to find her brutally murdered.
Director: Jon Bokenkamp | Stars: Luke Wilson, Norman Reedus, Dennis Farina, Mili Avital
Votes: 846
25. Little Shots of Happiness (1997)
R | 83 min | Comedy
Frances has dug herself a hole of boredom and misery with her lifeless job and her loveless marriage. She begins to combat her lack of identity by creating a wild nightlife character for herself to play.
Director: Todd Verow | Stars: Bonnie Dickenson, Todd Verow, Linda Ann Eknoian, Rita Gavelis
Votes: 115
26. Appetite (1998)
R | 97 min | Thriller, Mystery
One night at the Station Hotel a group of strangers play cards to see who will sleep in hotel room 207 - a room rumoured to be haunted, where you 'dream the dreams of the ones who slept ... See full summary »
Director: George Milton | Stars: Ute Lemper, Trevor Eve, Christien Anholt, George Harris
Votes: 303
27. Suite 16 (1994)
R | 106 min | Drama, Thriller
The disabled Glover asks gigolo Chris to bring out his erotic fantasies. Chris accepts the offer in exchange for a lot of money, and dives in bed with women in suite 16 while Glover watches. But then something goes horribly wrong.
Director: Dominique Deruddere | Stars: Pete Postlethwaite, Antonie Kamerling, Géraldine Pailhas, Tom Jansen
Votes: 663
A male prostitute accidentally kills one of his clients. With the police hot on his trail, he hides in a random other apartment in the building -- Suite 16 -- only to run into a very odd voyeur character who, knowing he has the gigolo under his thumb decides to make him go through a series of "tasks" in order for him to be allowed to stay and not be turned in.
28. Acts of Worship (2001)
R | 94 min | Drama
Alix is taken in by a photographer, Digna, who despite her friends' protests, tries to help Alix piece her life back together and overcome her addictions.
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez | Stars: Ana Reeder, Michael Hyatt, Christopher Kadish, Nestor Rodriguez
Votes: 318 | Gross: $0.01M
Very good druggie spinning out of control story. At times, it seemed a little too "Hallmarkish" for me, but overall, I found it to be very well done, gritty, and realistic
29. Puppy (2005)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
Attempting suicide, sultry but down-on-her-luck swindler Liz is rescued by lonely tow truck driver Aiden. But instead of rushing her to the hospital, Liz's savior abducts her to his remote ... See full summary »
Director: Kieran Galvin | Stars: Nadia Townsend, Bernard Curry, Terence Donovan, Susan Ellis
Votes: 333
Unfortunately, its a black comedy that isnt really aware of itself enough to admit it (even though imdb does have comedy listed). If you go in knowing that, then it will make for an all the better experience
30. I Will Walk Like a Crazy Horse (1973)
Not Rated | 100 min | Drama
Running away from the police, Aden goes to the desert where he meets an uncivilized man who has a special link with Mother-Earth. He ends up by convincing the hermit to come along with him into another desert... the big town!
Director: Fernando Arrabal | Stars: Gerard Borlant, Jean Chalon, François Chatelet, Raoul Curet
Votes: 968
I Will Walk Like A Crazy Horse
More people need to see Fernando Arrabal's films. Theyre all under 600 votes as far as I can tell. Surreal, outlandish, very offensive to most people. He's like a serious version of John Waters.
31. Mr. Vincent (1997)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama
Mr. Vincent is the character study of a struggling songwriter who obsesses over the women in his life. After his wife leaves him he meets Lisa who becomes his mentor, muse and lover, but ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Celestino | Stars: Frank John Hughes, Lisa LoCicero, Shoshana Ami, Robert Bruzio
Votes: 119
32. Black Girl (1966)
Not Rated | 65 min | Drama
A black girl from Senegal becomes a servant in France.
Director: Ousmane Sembene | Stars: Mbissine Thérèse Diop, Anne-Marie Jelinek, Robert Fontaine, Momar Nar Sene
Votes: 6,023
33. A Fool There Was (1915)
Not Rated | 67 min | Drama
A married diplomat falls hopelessly under the spell of a predatory woman.
Director: Frank Powell | Stars: Theda Bara, Edward José, Mabel Frenyear, May Allison
Votes: 1,041
Hard to believe this has less than 600 votes. Great silent film.
34. Soft for Digging (2001)
Not Rated | 74 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A man wanders into the woods in search of his cat and witnesses a murder.
Director: J.T. Petty | Stars: Edmond Mercier, Sarah Ingerson, Andrew Hewitt, Kate Petty
Votes: 583
This one is SUPER weird. And not a lot of people liked it. I thought it was just crazy enough to love.
35. Long Live Death (1971)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, War
At the end of the Spanish civil war, Fando, a boy of about ten, tries to make sense of war and his father's arrest. His mother is religious, sympathetic to the Fascists; his father is ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Arrabal | Stars: Anouk Ferjac, Núria Espert, Mahdi Chaouch, Ivan Henriques
Votes: 1,497
36. Criminal (I) (1994)
87 min | Crime, Drama
A man sees a way out of monotony by way of an impulsive crime.
Director: David Jacobson | Stars: Ralph Feliciello, Elizabeth Canavan, Sheila York, Eric Reid
Votes: 47
37. Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988)
72 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
While their mother is dying in the modern Gimli, Manitoba hospital, two young children are told a tale by their Icelandic grandmother about Einar the Lonely, his friend Gunnar, and the angelic Snjofridur in a Gimli of old.
Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Kyle McCulloch, Michael Gottli, Angela Heck, Margaret Anne MacLeod
Votes: 1,465
38. Lewis & Clark & George (1997)
R | 82 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Two escaped convicts join forces with a seductive femme on the trail of a long-forgotten gold mine.
Director: Rod McCall | Stars: Rose McGowan, Dan Gunther, Brian Taylor, Salvator Xuereb
Votes: 735
Worth it for the lip-synching scene towards the end while she is in the back seat of the car. Definitely a fun romp.
39. The Secret Cinema (1966)
27 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A woman suspects that someone has clandestinely been filming her life and that her friends and acquaintences are seeing the movies in secret screenings.
Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Amy Vane, Philip Carlson, Barry Dennen, Connie Ellison
Votes: 438
Paul Bartel "borrowed" the college camera every weekend for...I forget how long (its on the interview on VHS that I cant be arsed to play and find out, sorry) to finally come out with this film. By normal standards its....OK...decent. But you begin to see the workings of Paul Bartel and its just a fun piece to add to your repertoir when you get the chance. I had to wait around over a year for this to appear on ebay so god only knows how easy it will be for one to acquire though
40. Devotion (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 7 min | Short, Thriller
Marcus Graham had it all...high school sweetheart wife, baby on the way, work he loves...till one day it's all gone. Now he has to decide just how far he'll go to get it back.
Director: Chris Gabriel | Stars: Will Edwards, Henry Clarke, Numa Brelet, Robert Watts
Yes, this is the correct edition which appears to have no votes. This is a local production that my best friend was in. Its definitely low-budget, but, being objective as possible, its a great film. I would have no idea where to find it though.
41. Inside (I) (2006)
Not Rated | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A man's interest in a couple leads to chilling and heartbreaking results.
Director: Jeff Mahler | Stars: Nicholas D'Agosto, Cheryl White, Kevin Kilner, Leighton Meester
Votes: 721
42. Mad Cowgirl (2006)
Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
A woman, after finding she is dying of a brain disorder, begins a surreal journey which descends into violence and madness.
Director: Gregory Hatanaka | Stars: Sarah Lassez, James Duval, Devon Odessa, Vic Chao
Votes: 1,883
43. That Little Monster (1994)
56 min | Adventure, Comedy, Crime
A young teenage girl is hired by a strange couple to watch their baby for the night. What the babysitter doesn't know is how strange the couple is, and exactly what kind of baby she is watching over.
Director: Paul Bunnell | Stars: Melissa Baum, Reggie Bannister, Andi Wenning, William Mills
Votes: 230
Looking for a funny version of Eraserhead? Look no further!
44. The Premonition (1975)
PG | 94 min | Horror, Thriller
A foster mother begins experiencing psychic visions after the psychotic biological mother of her foster daughter begins stalking them.
Director: Robert Allen Schnitzer | Stars: Sharon Farrell, Edward Michael Bell, Jeff Corey, Chitra Neogy
Votes: 1,031
Not a whole lot of people liked this one, but I did. Its about a crazy carnie husband and wife. The wife is convinced that this lady's daughter is the girl that was taken from her years before so she plots to kidnap her with the husband, while not entirely sane in his own right, tries to stop her.
45. June 9 (2008)
Not Rated | 95 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
What happened on june 9? On a search for some harmless fun at the end of the school year, 17 year-old Derek Boggman led his friends on a mischievous journey of caught-on-camera pranks. But ... See full summary »
Director: T. Michael Conway | Stars: Jon Ray, Trevor Williams, Maggie Blazunas, Alasha Wright
Votes: 708
Tedious and very puerile at first, but once things get going, its a pretty creepy little gem. Even if youre not completely feeling it in the middle, at least stay til the end. The ending alone is worth the price of admission
46. A Friend of the Deceased (1997)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Tolla takes out a contract on himself and then changes his mind.
Directors: Leonid Boyko, Vyacheslav Krishtofovich, Viacheslav Kryshtofovych | Stars: Tetyana Kryvytska Stang Lund, Aleksandr Lazarev, Anzhelika Nevolina, Elena Korikova
Votes: 396 | Gross: $0.15M
Im a sucker for a film with an interpreter/translator in it so... pretty cool flick...worth a watch
47. Pandaemonium (2000)
PG-13 | 124 min | Biography, Drama
Friendship and betrayal between two poets during the French Revolution.
Director: Julien Temple | Stars: Linus Roache, John Hannah, Samantha Morton, Emily Woof
Votes: 883
Pretty trippy little film. Its been quite a while since Ive seen it, but I recall getting a little bored towards the middle, but still worth a watch
48. Winter Lily (2000)
Not Rated | 86 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Winter Lily is the first in a series of mystery thrillers set in an isolated bed and breakfast country inn in the tradition of the Shining.
Director: Roshell Bissett | Stars: Dorothée Berryman, Danny Gilmore, Jean Pierre Bergeron, Kimberly Laferriere
Votes: 146
VERRRRY low-budget, and its been a long time since Ive seen it so I have little memory of it, but I remember being pretty creeped out by it.
49. The Dead Mother (1993)
111 min | Drama, Thriller
A criminal, shoots and kills a painting restorer during a bungled burglary, and shoots her daughter as well. Twenty years later, the daughter has been left mute and with a mental age of a child, spending most of her time in a mental home.
Director: Juanma Bajo Ulloa | Stars: Karra Elejalde, Ana Álvarez, Lio, Silvia Marsó
Votes: 1,203
50. The Cannibal Man (1972)
R | 98 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
A meat factory worker accidentally kills a taxi driver, and begins gradually killing people close to him in order to cover up his original crime. He starts getting rid of the mounting corpses stored in his bedroom through his day job.
Director: Eloy de la Iglesia | Stars: Vicente Parra, Emma Cohen, Eusebio Poncela, Charly Bravo
Votes: 1,803
This disappointed me a little in that I really expected something almost totally different, but once that shock and disappointment wore off, I realized it was actually pretty good and quite memorable. And if you were ever curious as to what goes on in a slaughterhouse, the first full 10 minutes are practically a step-by-step instructional video
51. The Eden Myth (1999)
R | 88 min | Thriller, Drama
Can you keep a family secret? Prepare to enter the dark and funny world of the Speck family. Ruled by gray-haired patriarch Vincent Speck, they appear to be your average upper-class ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Edlitz | Stars: Rebecca Boyd, Julia Dion, Justin Kirk, Zohra Lampert
Votes: 243
Creepy black comedy about a high-fallutin incestual family
52. The Linguini Incident (1991)
R | 98 min | Comedy, Crime
Two disgruntled restaurant employees (David Bowie, Rosanna Arquette) decide to rob their employers (Buck Henry, Andre Gregory).
Director: Richard Shepard | Stars: Rosanna Arquette, David Bowie, Eszter Balint, Andre Gregory
Votes: 1,413
Dude, its got David Bowie in it! How can that not be cool? Basically (from what little I can remember) its about a waitress-cum-magician trying to improve her act and save the restaurant she works at from closing. David Bowie plays a love interest. Its a fun little piece.
53. 964 Pinocchio (1991)
97 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Pinocchio 964, lobotomised cyborg sex slave, is thrown out onto the street by his owners because of his inability to maintain an erection. He is befriended by a criminally insane, ... See full summary »
Director: Shozin Fukui | Stars: Haji Suzuki, Onn-chan, Kôji Ôtsubo, Kyoko Hara
Votes: 2,321
Weird. Just plan off-the-wall weirdness with barely a plot to speak of. If you loved Tetsuo and are craving more Japanese weird goodness, and dont mind not really knowing what the heck is going on, then pick this one up.
54. Dischord (2001)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Music, Thriller
On the brink of her world tour, at the height of her success, alternative rock violinist, Gypsy, put down her violin and walked away... A man brutally beats his girlfriend to death and ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Wilkinson | Stars: Thomas Jay Ryan, Annunziata Gianzero, Richard Bakalyan, Andrew Borba
Votes: 92
I really only saw this because I went through a phase where I was obsessed with Thomas Jay Ryan. Its an OK little flick. I cant imagine it would appeal to many people actually, but I enjoyed it.
55. The Pornographer (1999)
R | 89 min | Drama
A socially inept man's amateur porn film wins him a contract with a small-time pornography distribution company, where he faces a series of moral crises and is forced to face his own porn addiction.
Director: Doug Atchison | Stars: Michael DeGood, Craig Wasson, Monique Parent, Katheryn Cain
Votes: 846
Not a "prostitute with a heart of gold", but a pornographer with a heart of gold. OK, not quite, but from what little I remember, the film does try and make him as sympathetic as possible.
56. The Operator (2000)
R | 102 min | Comedy, Drama, Thriller
A telephone operator takes revenge an a rude customer by ruining his credit rating, his reputation, and his marriage.
Director: Jon Dichter | Stars: Michael Laurence, Christa Miller, Stephen Tobolowsky, Brion James
Votes: 375
I *know* what the cover looks like, and Ill grant that I dont recall a whole lot from this film, but its not a Skinemax flick as the cover art would lead one to believe....they had to sell the film somehow I guess... Not saying its amazing, but worth a watch
57. The Item (1999)
R | 100 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Four convicts become embroiled in what seems like an easy way to get a million dollars. Enlisted to pick up a sealed box and guard it for one day, the four men let their curiosity take over and decide to look at its contents.
Director: Dan Clark | Stars: DawnMarie Ferrara, Dan Clark, Dave Pressler, Dan Lake
Votes: 960
Its AWFUL! But its just so damn deliciously horribly awfully wonderful. Seriously: It is one of THE most horrible films ever made. But this is the film that I show everyone I meet who is an MSTer.
Dont believe the plot outline here on IMDb. Its not a slasher. The "antagonist" is a foam "penis puppet" who resides in a trunk who, with a prepubescent male voice, convinces everyone he gets alone for more than 5 seconds that they are a loser and should either a) kill themselves b) kill someone else (very messily) and/or c) have sex with it.
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