Under-noticed classics
by Reno-Rangan | created - 31 Jan 2017 | updated - 25 Apr 2023 | PublicThe list is about the under-rated film, but those films which are not recognised widely despite considered awesome by everyone who saw it and those personally I think they're awesome.
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1. Pretty Poison (1968)
Approved | 89 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
When a mentally-disturbed young man tells a pretty girl that he's a secret agent, she believes him; murder and mayhem ensue.
Director: Noel Black | Stars: Anthony Perkins, Tuesday Weld, Beverly Garland, John Randolph
Votes: 3,980
2. Breezy (1973)
R | 106 min | Drama, Romance
A young girl runs away from home and meets a grouchy older man who reluctantly takes her in. Eventually they develop a romantic and affectionate relationship.
Director: Clint Eastwood | Stars: William Holden, Kay Lenz, Roger C. Carmel, Marj Dusay
Votes: 5,750
3. Melody (1971)
G | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Two youngsters declare to their parents that they want to get married as soon as possible.
Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Mark Lester, Tracy Hyde, Jack Wild, Colin Barrie
Votes: 3,172
4. Love Story (1970)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Romance
A boy and a girl from different backgrounds fall in love regardless of their upbringing - and then tragedy strikes.
Director: Arthur Hiller | Stars: Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, John Marley, Ray Milland
Votes: 37,440 | Gross: $106.40M
5. The Doberman Gang (1972)
G | 87 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
A clever con artist and an animal trainer team up to teach Doberman Pinschers how to rob banks.
Director: Byron Chudnow | Stars: Byron Mabe, Hal Reed, Julie Parrish, Simmy Bow
Votes: 1,184 | Gross: $0.06M
6. Fear Is the Key (1972)
PG | 103 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A man is in radio contact with his family when their airplane is shot down. He wants those responsible and becomes a criminal to get a job as deep sea diver with those salvaging the plane's cargo.
Director: Michael Tuchner | Stars: Barry Newman, Suzy Kendall, John Vernon, Dolph Sweet
Votes: 2,267
7. Family Plot (1976)
PG | 120 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/actor boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Karen Black, Bruce Dern, Barbara Harris, William Devane
Votes: 24,828
8. Golden Rendezvous (1977)
PG | 101 min | Action, Crime, Thriller
On a cargo ship converted into a cruise-liner, First Officer John Carter foils the plan of international hijackers to use his vessel as bait for a passing U.S. Treasury ship carrying gold bullion.
Directors: Ashley Lazarus, Freddie Francis | Stars: Richard Harris, Ann Turkel, Gordon Jackson, John Vernon
Votes: 594
9. The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)
PG | 102 min | Comedy, Sport
The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania basketball team is hopeless. Could they become winners with help from an astrologer and some new astrologically-compatible players?
Director: Gilbert Moses | Stars: Julius Erving, Jonathan Winters, Meadowlark Lemon, Jack Kehoe
Votes: 1,239
10. Ice Station Zebra (1968)
G | 148 min | Adventure, Thriller
USN nuclear sub USS Tigerfish must rush to the North Pole to rescue the staff of Drift Ice Station Zebra weather station.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: Rock Hudson, Ernest Borgnine, Patrick McGoohan, Jim Brown
Votes: 11,873
11. Mackenna's Gold (1969)
M | 128 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
A bandit kidnaps a Marshal who has seen a map showing a gold vein on Indian lands, but other groups are looking for it too, while the Apache try to keep the secret location undisturbed.
Director: J. Lee Thompson | Stars: Gregory Peck, Omar Sharif, Telly Savalas, Camilla Sparv
Votes: 9,861
12. The 5-Man Army (1969)
M/PG | 105 min | Action, Adventure, Western
At the behest of local revolutionaries, a mercenary enlists four specialists in various combat styles to help him rob a Mexican Army train carrying $500,000 in gold.
Directors: Don Taylor, Italo Zingarelli | Stars: Bud Spencer, Peter Graves, James Daly, Nino Castelnuovo
Votes: 1,771
13. Jane Wants a Boyfriend (2015)
R | 101 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A young woman with Asperger's syndrome tries to find her first boyfriend with a little help from her older sister.
Director: William Sullivan | Stars: Louisa Krause, Gabriel Ebert, Eliza Dushku, Polly Draper
Votes: 2,173
14. Just Before I Go (2014)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
On the verge of giving up on life, a guy travels to his hometown to make amends.
Director: Courteney Cox | Stars: Seann William Scott, Olivia Thirlby, Garret Dillahunt, Kate Walsh
Votes: 19,480 | Gross: $0.01M
15. Jessica Darling's It List (2016)
Not Rated | 79 min | Family
Jessica Darling's older sister gives her the "IT List," a checklist on how to navigate the middle school popularity hierarchy. The instructions appear simple enough to follow, but like life, nothing is as easy as it seems.
Director: Ali Scher | Stars: Chloe East, Emma Rayne Lyle, Ashley Liao, Eva Bella
Votes: 1,146
16. Jack of the Red Hearts (2015)
PG | 102 min | Drama, Family
A teenage con artist tricks a desperate mother into hiring her as a live-in companion for her autistic daughter.
Director: Janet Grillo | Stars: AnnaSophia Robb, Famke Janssen, Scott Cohen, Israel Broussard
Votes: 2,370
17. Punching Henry (2016)
Not Rated | 95 min | Comedy
Hapless satirical songwriter Henry Phillips is lured to LA when a veteran TV producer decides to make a show about the life of a loser.
Director: Gregori Viens | Stars: Henry Phillips, Tig Notaro, J.K. Simmons, Mark Cohen
Votes: 905
18. Alabama Moon (2009)
PG | 99 min | Drama, Family
After the unexpected death of his survivalist father, an eleven-year-old boy raised in the Alabama wilderness must learn how to make a home in the modern world.
Director: Tim McCanlies | Stars: Jimmy Bennett, Gabriel Basso, Uriah Shelton, Clint Howard
Votes: 1,716
19. Moments of Clarity (I) (2016)
TV-14 | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
In this dark comedy, a repressed agoraphobic's daughter meets a hardened pastor's daughter. While escaping their homes to attend the annual church youth group jamboree, they discover their worlds aren't what they once thought they were.
Director: Stev Elam | Stars: Kristin Wallace, Lyndsy Fonseca, Mackenzie Astin, Saxon Trainor
Votes: 221
20. The Tail Job (2016)
95 min | Action, Comedy
Nicholas Moore hires taxi driver Trevor to help catch his fiance cheating. With misunderstandings, and mistaken identity, these defective detectives find themselves on an adventure more dangerous than they bargained for.
Directors: Daniel James Millar, Bryan Moses | Stars: Craig Anderson, Blair Dwyer, Laura Hughes, Kellie Clarke
Votes: 183
21. Pollyanna (1960)
Approved | 134 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
A young girl comes to an embittered town and confronts its attitude with her determination to see the best in life.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Jane Wyman, Hayley Mills, Richard Egan, Karl Malden
Votes: 11,339
22. All We Had (2016)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama
A mother struggles to make a better life for her daughter.
Director: Katie Holmes | Stars: Katie Holmes, Stefania LaVie Owen, Eve Lindley, Richard Kind
Votes: 3,069
23. Enter Nowhere (2011)
R | 90 min | Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Three strangers arrive one by one at a mysterious cabin in the middle of nowhere only to learn they've been brought together for a reason.
Director: Jack Heller | Stars: Katherine Waterston, Scott Eastwood, Sara Paxton, Shaun Sipos
Votes: 12,633
24. Where'd You Go, Bernadette (2019)
PG-13 | 109 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A loving mom becomes compelled to reconnect with her creative passions after years of sacrificing herself for her family. Her leap of faith takes her on an epic adventure that jump-starts her life and leads to her triumphant rediscovery.
Director: Richard Linklater | Stars: Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Emma Nelson, Kristen Wiig
Votes: 24,897 | Gross: $9.20M
25. The Short History of the Long Road (2019)
90 min | Adventure, Drama
A teenager has to confront the reality of life on the road after tragedy strikes.
Director: Ani Simon-Kennedy | Stars: Sabrina Carpenter, Steven Ogg, Christina Nuki, Dani Payne
Votes: 1,397
26. She's Out of Control (1989)
PG | 90 min | Comedy
When an average-looking teenage girl gets a makeover, it's enough to make her father become overprotective of her.
Director: Stan Dragoti | Stars: Tony Danza, Catherine Hicks, Wallace Shawn, Dick O'Neill
Votes: 4,892 | Gross: $12.07M
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