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10 Under-the-Radar Movies You Should See

by EUyeshima • Created 12 years ago • Modified 4 years ago
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  • Abbey Lincoln in Nothing But a Man (1964)

    1. Nothing But a Man

    19641h 35mNot Rated87Metascore
    7.9 (2.3K)
    A black man and his school-teacher wife face discriminatory challenges in 1960s America.
    DirectorMichael RoemerStarsIvan DixonAbbey LincolnJulius Harris
  • Two for the Road (1967)

    2. Two for the Road

    19671h 51mApproved78Metascore
    7.4 (15K)
    A couple in the south of France non-sequentially spin down the highways of infidelity in their troubled ten-year marriage.
    DirectorStanley DonenStarsAudrey HepburnAlbert FinneyEleanor Bron
  • Gerard Butler, Emily Mortimer, and Jack McElhone in Dear Frankie (2004)

    3. Dear Frankie

    20041h 45mPG-1363Metascore
    7.7 (23K)
    After having responded to her son's numerous letters in the guise of his father, a woman hires a stranger to pose as his dad when meeting him.
    DirectorShona AuerbachStarsEmily MortimerJack McElhoneGerard Butler
  • Takeshi Kitano and Yusuke Sekiguchi in Kikujiro (1999)

    4. Kikujiro

    19992h 2mPG-1344Metascore
    7.7 (23K)
    A young, naive boy sets out alone on the road to find his wayward mother. Soon he finds an unlikely protector in a crotchety man and the two have a series of unexpected adventures along the way.
    DirectorTakeshi KitanoStarsTakeshi KitanoYusuke SekiguchiKayoko Kishimoto
  • Alfred Molina and John Lithgow in Love Is Strange (2014)

    5. Love Is Strange

    20141h 34mR82Metascore
    6.7 (14K)
    After Ben and George get married, George is fired from his teaching post, forcing them to stay with friends separately while they sell their place and look for cheaper housing -- a situation that weighs heavily on all involved.
    DirectorIra SachsStarsJohn LithgowAlfred MolinaMarisa Tomei
  • Jeff Bridges, John Heard, and Lisa Eichhorn in Cutter's Way (1981)

    6. Cutter's Way

    19811h 49mR70Metascore
    6.8 (8.3K)
    Richard spots a man dumping a body, and decides to expose the man he thinks is the culprit with his friend Alex Cutter.
    DirectorIvan PasserStarsJeff BridgesJohn HeardLisa Eichhorn
  • Richard Jenkins and Danai Gurira in The Visitor (2007)

    7. The Visitor

    20071h 44mPG-1379Metascore
    7.6 (46K)
    A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
    DirectorTom McCarthyStarsRichard JenkinsHaaz SleimanDanai Gurira
  • Paul Giamatti and Alex Shaffer in Win Win (2011)

    8. Win Win

    20111h 46mR75Metascore
    7.1 (56K)
    A struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach's chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client he has double-crossed comes into his life.
    DirectorTom McCarthyStarsPaul GiamattiAmy RyanJeffrey Tambor
  • Gwyneth Paltrow, Joaquin Phoenix, and Vinessa Shaw in Two Lovers (2008)

    9. Two Lovers

    20081h 50mR74Metascore
    7.0 (45K)
    A Brooklyn-set romantic drama about a bachelor torn between the family friend his parents wish he would marry and his beautiful but volatile new neighbor.
    DirectorJames GrayStarsJoaquin PhoenixGwyneth PaltrowVinessa Shaw
  • Demi Moore, Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, and Zachary Quinto in Margin Call (2011)

    10. Margin Call

    20111h 47mR76Metascore
    7.1 (154K)
    Follows the key people at an investment bank over a 24-hour period during the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis.
    DirectorJ.C. ChandorStarsZachary QuintoStanley TucciKevin Spacey

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