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Movies by Lists - The 100 Best Movies Youve Never Seen - Richard Crouse (92 [100])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
5000 Fingers of Dr.T, TheA young boy dreams that he is in an imaginary world where, assisted by his family's plumber, he must save other piano-playing kids like himself from the dungeons of his dictatorial piano teacher who also mind-controls his mother.1953Roy RowlandFamily, Fantasy, Music, Romance6.8 (4.1K votes)8920211228
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai, TheAdventurer, brain surgeon, rock musician Buckaroo Banzai and his crime-fighting team, the Hong Kong Cavaliers, must stop evil alien invaders from the eighth dimension who are planning to conquer Earth.1984W.D. RichterAdventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi6.4 (25.7K votes)10320211228
Atanarjuat - The Fast Runner [Atanarjuat]The telling of an Inuit legend of an evil spirit causing strife in the community and one warrior's endurance and battle of its menace.2001Zacharias KunukDrama7.5 (6.5K votes)17220211228
Bad and the Beautiful, TheAn unscrupulous movie producer uses an actress, a director and a writer to achieve success.1952Vincente Minnelli (*)Drama, Romance7.8 (14.5K votes)11820211228
BedazzledA hapless loser sells his soul to the Devil in exchange for seven wishes, but has trouble winning over the girl of his dreams.1967Stanley Donen (*)Comedy, Fantasy, Romance6.9 (8.9K votes)10320211228
Believer, TheA young Jewish man develops a fiercely anti-Semitic philosophy. Based on the factual story of a K.K.K. member in the 1960s who was revealed to be Jewish by a New York Times reporter.2001Henry BeanDrama7.1 (38K votes)9820211228
Better off DeadAfter his girlfriend ditches him for a boorish ski jock, Lane decides that suicide is the only answer. However, his increasingly inept attempts bring him only more agony and embarrassment. Filled with the wildest teen nightmares.1985Savage Steve HollandComedy, Romance7.2 (43.7K votes)9720211228
Beyond the Valley of the DollsThree girls come to Hollywood to make it big, but find only sex, drugs and sleaze.1970Russ Meyer (*)Comedy, Drama, Music6.2 (10.9K votes)10920211228
Big Bad LoveBarlow is a hard-drinking, heavy-smoking, long-haired, and deeply unhappy aspiring writer who pulls a dozen rejection slips out of his mailbox every day while trying to get through his life with some semblance of purpose.2001Arliss HowardComedy, Drama, Romance5.9 (696 votes)11120211228
Brave One, TheA young Mexican boy tirelessly tries to save his pet bull from death at the hands of a celebrated matador.1956Irving RapperDrama, Family6.6 (878 votes)10020211228
Brotherhood Of The Wolf [Le pacte des loups]In 18th-century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent to the Gevaudan province at the king's behest to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.2001Christophe GansAction, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Thriller7.0 (65.5K votes)14220211228
Bubba Ho-tepElvis Presley and a black "JFK" stay in a nursing home where nothing happens - until a wayward Egyptian mummy comes and sucks out the old people's souls thru their a-holes. The two decide to fight back.2002Don CoscarelliComedy, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western7.0 (47.7K votes)9220211228
Cane Toads - An Unnatural HistoryA documentary detailing the spread of Hawaiian sugar-cane toads through Australia in a botched effort to introduce them as counter pests.1988Mark LewisDocumentary, Comedy7.6 (1.3K votes)4720220723
Carnival of SoulsAfter a traumatic accident, a woman becomes drawn to a mysterious abandoned carnival.1962Herk HarveyHorror, Mystery7.1 (23.6K votes)7820211228
Chelsea GirlsLacking a formal narrative, Warhol's art house classic follows various residents of the Chelsea Hotel in 1966 New York City, presented in a split screen with a single audio track in conjunction with one side of screen.1966Paul Morrissey, Andy WarholDrama5.9 (1.3K votes)21020211228
CherishAfter a martini-induced rampage, a fantasy-prone young woman is placed under house arrest.2002Finn TaylorComedy, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.6 (2.8K votes)9920211228
CQA young filmmaker in 1960s Paris juggles directing a cheesy sci-fi debacle, directing his own personal art film, coping with his crumbling relationship with his girlfriend, and realizing that he's infatuated with the sci-fi film's st2001Roman CoppolaComedy, Drama, Sci-Fi6.2 (4.9K votes)8820211228
Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, TheA group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends.2002Peter CareComedy, Drama7.0 (13.6K votes)10420211228
Darby O'Gill and the Little PeopleA wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.1959Robert Stevenson (*)Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Romance7.2 (7.9K votes)9320211228
DelicatessenPost-apocalyptic surrealist black comedy about the landlord of an apartment building who occasionally prepares a delicacy for his odd tenants.1991Marc Caro, Jean-Pierre JeunetComedy, Crime7.6 (83.9K votes)9920211228
Dementia 13Shocked by the death of her spouse, a scheming widow hatches a bold plan to get her hands on the inheritance, unaware that she is targeted by an axe-wielding murderer who lurks in the family's estate. What mystery shrouds the noble h1963Francis Ford Coppola (*)Horror, Thriller5.7 (7.9K votes)7520211228
Devil's Backbone, The [El espinazo del diablo]After Carlos - a 12-year-old whose father has died in the Spanish Civil War - arrives at an ominous boys' orphanage, he discovers the school is haunted and has many dark secrets which he must uncover.2001Guillermo del Toro (*)Drama, Horror, Thriller7.4 (64.6K votes)10620211228
Dish, TheA remote Australian community, populated by quirky characters, plays a key role in the first Apollo moon landing.2000Rob SitchComedy, Drama, History7.2 (16.1K votes)10120211228
Dogtown and Z-BoysDocumentary about the pioneering 1970s Zephyr skating team.2001Stacy PeraltaDocumentary, Sport7.7 (12.7K votes)9120211228
Dr. Syn, Alias the ScarecrowIn eighteenth century England, the mysterious masked rider known as the Scarecrow (Patrick McGoohan) leads a rebel band to save the town of Romney Marsh from King George III's (Eric Pohlmann's) oppression and Naval press gangs.1963James NeilsonAdventure7.5 (431 votes)9820211228
Eating RaoulA relatively boring Los Angeles couple discovers a bizarre, if not murderous, way to get funding for opening a restaurant.1982Paul BartelComedy, Crime6.8 (7.9K votes)9020211228
EegahTeenagers stumble across a prehistoric caveman, who goes on a rampage.1962Arch Hall Sr.Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror, Music2.2 (5.8K votes)9220211228
Emma's Shadow [Skyggen af Emma]Emma (Line Kruse) is an eleven-year-old only child from a wealthy Danish family. Emma's parents seem more interested in their own interests than in her. One evening when Emma overhears her mother talking about how tragic it must be t1988Søren Kragh-JacobsenComedy, Drama6.7 (325 votes)9320211228
Experiment, The [Das Experiment]For two weeks, 20 male participants are hired to play prisoners and guards in a prison. The "prisoners" have to follow seemingly mild rules, and the "guards" are told to retain order without using physical violence.2001Oliver Hirschbiegel (*)Drama, Thriller7.7 (93K votes)12020211228
Face in the Crowd, AA female radio reporter turns a folk-singing drifter into a powerful media star.1957Elia Kazan (*)Drama, Music8.2 (15.3K votes)12620211228
Foreign CorrespondentOn the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.1940Alfred Hitchcock (*)Action, Romance, Thriller, War7.5 (20.2K votes)12020211228
FrailtyA mysterious man arrives at the offices of an FBI agent and recounts his childhood: how his religious fanatic father received visions telling him to destroy people who were in fact "demons."2001Bill PaxtonCrime, Drama, Thriller7.2 (82.2K votes)10020211228
FubarHeadbangers Terry and Dean explore the depths of friendship, and the art and science of drinking beer like a man.2002Michael DowseComedy, Music7.0 (4.2K votes)7620211228
FunHillary and Bonnie meet one morning by the side of the road. They become fast friends, share their secrets, and on a rising wave of frenzy later that afternoon, murder an old woman. They did it, they say later, for fun.1994Rafal ZielinskiCrime, Drama6.9 (1.3K votes)10520211228
Funny GamesTwo violent young men take a mother, father, and son hostage in their vacation cabin and force them to play sadistic "games" with one another for their own amusement.1997Michael Haneke (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller7.6 (70.9K votes)10820211228
Gangster No. 1Chronicles the rise and fall of a prominent, and particularly ruthless English gangster.2000Paul McGuiganCrime, Drama, Thriller6.7 (13.8K votes)10320211228
Ghost Dog - The Way of the SamuraiAn African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.1999Jim Jarmusch (*)Crime, Drama7.5 (89.4K votes)11620211228
Ginger SnapsTwo death-obsessed sisters, outcasts in their suburban neighborhood, must deal with the tragic consequences when one of them is bitten by a deadly werewolf.2000John FawcettDrama, Fantasy, Horror6.8 (45.8K votes)10820211228
Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle, TheA rather incoherent post-breakup Sex Pistols "documentary", told from the point of view of Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, whose (arguable) position is that the Sex Pistols in particular and punk rock in general were an elaborate sc1980Julien TempleMusic6.4 (2.2K votes)10320211228
Happy, Texas3 prisoners escape. 2 end up in Happy, Texas, where they're mistaken for a gay couple expected there to help with the small girls beauty pageant. As the 2 are paid $1000, they decide to stay until the heat is gone.1999Mark IllsleyComedy, Crime, Romance6.3 (9.9K votes)9820211228
Harder They Come, TheWishing to become a successful Reggae singer, a young Jamaican man finds himself tied to corrupt record producers and drug pushers.1972Perry HenzellCrime, Drama, Music6.9 (6.1K votes)12020211228
Hedwig and the Angry InchA gender-queer punk-rock singer from East Berlin tours the U.S. with her band as she tells her life story and follows the former lover/band-mate who stole her songs.2001John Cameron MitchellComedy, Drama, Music, Musical7.7 (35K votes)9520211228
Here Comes Mr. JordanBoxer Joe Pendleton dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life as a millionaire playboy.1941Alexander HallComedy, Fantasy, Romance7.6 (6.3K votes)9420211228
High School Confidential!A tough kid comes to a new high school and begins muscling his way into the drug scene. This is a typical morality play of the era, filled with a naive view of drugs, nihilistic beat poetry, and some incredible '50s slang.1958Jack ArnoldCrime, Drama6.2 (1K votes)8520211228
I Am a Fugitive From a Chain GangWrongly convicted James Allen serves in the intolerable conditions of a Southern chain gang, which later comes back to haunt him.1932Mervyn LeRoy (*)Crime, Drama, Film-Noir8.2 (13K votes)9220211228
IncubusOn a strange island inhabited by demons and spirits, a man battles the forces of evil.1966Leslie StevensHorror6.2 (1.9K votes)7820211228
Island of Lost SoulsA mad doctor conducts ghastly genetic experiments on a remote island in the South Seas, much to the fear and disgust of the shipwrecked sailor who finds himself trapped there.1932Erle C. KentonHorror, Sci-Fi7.4 (9.2K votes)7020211228
Jason and the ArgonautsThe legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.1963Don ChaffeyAction, Adventure, Family, Fantasy7.3 (27.1K votes)10420211228
Killer Klowns from Outer SpaceAliens who look like clowns come from outer space and terrorize a small town.1988Stephen ChiodoComedy, Horror, Sci-Fi6.2 (36.4K votes)8820211228
Kind Hearts and CoronetsA distant poor relative of the Duke D'Ascoyne plots to inherit the title by murdering the eight other heirs who stand ahead of him in the line of succession.1949Robert Hamer (*)Comedy, Crime8.0 (36.6K votes)10620211228
Krays, TheThis fact-based movie follows the life of the twin crime-lords in London's '60s underworld.1990Peter MedakBiography, Crime, Drama6.6 (8.3K votes)11520211228
Lady In The LakeThe lady editor of a crime magazine hires Phillip Marlowe to find the wife of her boss. The private detective soon finds himself involved in murder.1946Robert MontgomeryCrime, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller6.6 (5.5K votes)10520211228
Luzhin Defence, TheTwo worlds collide when an eccentric genius falls in love with a strong-willed society beauty.2000Marleen GorrisDrama, Romance6.9 (4.4K votes)10920211228
MWhen the police in a German city are unable to catch a child-murderer, other criminals join in the manhunt.1931Fritz Lang (*)Crime, Mystery, Thriller8.3 (153.3K votes)9920211228
Mad Monster PartyOn the Isle of Evil, the head of the "World Organization of Monsters" reveals his imminent retirement and that he has refined a formula for total destruction, only to be upset when the monsters try to steal the formula and kill his n1967Jules BassAnimation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical6.6 (3.2K votes)9420211228
MaelstromAfter plunging her car into a river, a woman encounters a man who helps her come to terms with her life.2000Denis Villeneuve (*)Drama6.9 (5.8K votes)8720211228
Man Who Fell to Earth, TheAn alien must pose as a human to save his dying planet, but a woman and greed of other men create complications.1976Nicolas Roeg (*)Drama, Sci-Fi6.7 (25.7K votes)13920211228
Meet the FeeblesMultiple animals and insects experience the sleazier side of show business while working on a variety show.1989Peter Jackson (*)Comedy, Music, Musical6.6 (20.9K votes)9720211228
Minus Man, TheAimless Vann Siegert takes a bizarre turn in life and becomes a serial killer, tracking down the miserable, the self-destructive and those who otherwise seem willing to die.1999Hampton FancherCrime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller6.1 (6.7K votes)11120211228
Monsoon WeddingA stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.2001Mira NairComedy, Drama, Romance7.4 (25.5K votes)11420211228
Night TideA young sailor falls in love with a mysterious woman, performing as a mermaid at the local carnival. He soon comes to suspect the girl might be a real mermaid, who draws men to a watery death during the full moon.1961Curtis HarringtonHorror, Romance, Thriller6.4 (3.2K votes)8620211228
Omega Man, TheBiological war has decimated life on Earth. Los Angeles is a windswept ghost town where Robert Neville tools his convertible through sunlit streets foraging for supplies.1971Boris SagalAction, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller6.5 (30.9K votes)9820211228
Peeping TomA young man murders women, using a movie camera to film their dying expressions of terror.1960Michael Powell (*)Drama, Horror, Thriller7.7 (34.2K votes)10120211228
Phantom Of The ParadiseA disfigured composer sells his soul for the woman he loves so that she will perform his music. However, an evil record tycoon betrays him and steals his music to open his rock palace, The Paradise.1974Brian De Palma (*)Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Music, Romance, Thriller7.4 (18.7K votes)9120211228
Pitch BlackA commercial transport ship and its crew are marooned on a planet full of bloodthirsty creatures that only come out to feast at night. But then, they learn that a month-long eclipse is about to occur.2000David TwohyAction, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.1 (234.3K votes)10920211228
Pope of Greenwich Village, TheTwo cousins unknowingly rob the mob and face the dangerous consequences.1984Stuart Rosenberg (*)Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama6.7 (8.6K votes)12120211228
Porn Star - The Legend of Ron JeremyA light-hearted look at the life and career of porn star Ron Jeremy, from his devoted fanbase to his unlikely status as a sex symbol and his goal to achieve mainstream success.2001Scott J. GillDocumentary, Biography6.4 (2.7K votes)7720211228
Princess and the Warrior, The [Der Krieger und die Kaiserin]Two enamoured strangers look for a warm place in a cold world.2000Tom TykwerDrama, Mystery, Romance7.5 (14.4K votes)13520211228
Rat Pfink a Boo BooAfter stopping three crooks from robbing an innocent woman, two dimwits become crime fighters.1966Ray Dennis StecklerComedy, Action, Thriller4.5 (885 votes)7220211228
S1m0neA producer's film is endangered when his star walks off, so he decides to digitally create an actress to substitute for the star, becoming an overnight sensation that everyone thinks is a real person.2002Andrew NiccolComedy, Drama, Sci-Fi6.1 (60.3K votes)11720211228
Santa Claus Conquers The MartiansThe Martians kidnap Santa Claus because there is nobody on Mars to give their children presents.1964Nicholas WebsterAdventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi2.7 (11.7K votes)8120211228
ScarfaceAn ambitious and nearly insane violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall.1932Howard Hawks, Richard RossonAction, Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller7.7 (27.3K votes)9320211228
Seven Faces of Dr. LaoA mysterious circus comes to a western town bearing wonders and characters that entertain the inhabitants and teach valuable lessons.1964George PalFantasy, Mystery, Western7.2 (4.8K votes)10020211228
Stage DoorA chronicle of the ambitions, dreams, and disappointments of aspiring actresses who all live in the same boarding house.1937Gregory La Cava (*)Comedy, Drama7.8 (8.3K votes)9220211228
Straight Story, TheAn old man makes a long journey by lawnmower to mend his relationship with an ill brother.1999David Lynch (*)Biography, Drama8.0 (88.3K votes)11220211228
Sugar TownUnimpassioned look at the lives of struggling L.A. scene rock stars follows main character, Gwen, on her quest for the top. Working as an assistant to a film production designer, she tries to steal her boy friend who is a music produ1999Allison Anders, Kurt VossComedy, Music6.2 (891 votes)9220211228
SuspiriaAn American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.1977Dario Argento (*)Horror7.4 (89.3K votes)9220211228
TadpoleComing-of-age story about a suave 15-year-old prep school student who falls in love with his stepmother. When her best friend responds to his advances, he suddenly finds himself in way over his head.2002Gary WinickComedy, Drama, Romance6.2 (6K votes)7820211228
TargetsAn elderly horror film star, while making a personal appearance at a drive-in theatre, confronts a psychotic Vietnam War veteran who has turned into a mass-murdering sniper.1968Peter Bogdanovich (*)Crime, Drama, Thriller7.4 (9.5K votes)9020211228
Terror of Tiny TownAn evil gunslinging midget comes to terrorize the good little people of Tiny Town. The townspeople organize to defeat him, and zany antics ensue.1938Sam NewfieldFamily, Western3.9 (1.7K votes)6220211228
They Might Be GiantsIn a Manhattan psychiatric hospital a man, convinced he is Sherlock Holmes, is treated by a female doctor who happens to be named Watson.1971Anthony HarveyComedy, Mystery, Romance6.8 (2.8K votes)9120211228
Thirteen Conversations About One ThingIn New York City, the lives of a lawyer, an actuary, a house-cleaner, a professor and the people around them intersect as they ponder order and happiness in the face of life's cold unpredictability.2001Jill SprecherDrama7.0 (11K votes)10420211228
To Be or Not to BeDuring the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.1942Ernst Lubitsch (*)Comedy, Romance, War8.2 (35.1K votes)9920211228
Toxic Avenger, TheTromaville has a monstrous new hero. The Toxic Avenger is born when meek mop boy Melvin falls into a vat of toxic waste. Now evildoers will have a lot to lose.1984Michael Herz, Lloyd KaufmanAction, Comedy, Horror, Sci-Fi6.3 (28K votes)8220211228
Treed MurrayAn advertising executive, trapped in a tree by a gang of would-be muggers, manipulates them into fighting to save his life.2001William PhillipsDrama, Thriller7.3 (1.5K votes)9020211228
Trees LoungeTommy is an unemployed mechanic who spends most of his time in a bar (Trees Lounge) in a small blue collar town. He seems to always be thinking, "If only X then I could stop drinking".1996Steve BuscemiComedy, Drama7.1 (16.2K votes)9520211228
Two Family HouseA dreamer finds that his wife and friends are binding him to his mediocre existence.2000Raymond De FelittaComedy, Drama, Romance7.2 (1.7K votes)10820211228
Virgin Suicides, TheA group of male friends become obsessed with five mysterious sisters who are sheltered by their strict, religious parents in suburban Detroit in the mid 1970s.1999Sofia CoppolaDrama, Romance7.2 (150.9K votes)9720211228
WaydowntownA group of young employees bet a month's salary, winner takes all, on who can last the longest without going outside.2000Gary BurnsComedy6.8 (1.9K votes)8720211228
White ZombieA young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiancé, but instead turns her into a zombie slave.1932Victor HalperinHorror6.3 (10.3K votes)6920211228
Wild in the StreetsA young man gains significant political influence as the leader of a counterculture rock band with his rallying cry of voting rights for teenagers.1968Barry ShearComedy, Drama, Music6.0 (2K votes)9720211228
ZardozIn the distant future, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.1974John Boorman (*)Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi5.8 (22.4K votes)10520220423
Annigoni: Portrait of an Artist1995Stephen Peter SmithDocumentary8.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Beyond the Mat1999Barry W. BlausteinDocumentary, Biography, Sport7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Biggie and Tupac2002Nick BroomfieldDocumentary, Biography, Crime, Music6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Cocksucker Blues1972Robert FrankDocumentary, Music6.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Cyberman2001Peter LynchDocumentary6.2 (Unkn) Excluded
The Kid Stays in the Picture2002Brett Morgen, Nanette BursteinDocumentary, Biography7.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Mile Zero2001Andrew CurrieDrama5.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Twist1992Ron MannDocumentary, History, Music7.6 (Unkn) Excluded