Reader Feedback: Your choices for great unappreciated films
Posted Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 3:18 PM Central
Last updated Tuesday, January 12, 2010 at 3:22 PM Central
by Tim Briscoe
We put out the call for under appreciated movies and you over performed. The purpose was to totally belittle the Chicago Tribune's feeble attempt of 10 measly unappreciated films.
Actually, no. Their list was pretty good. The pool of these quality movies -- the ones that weren't huge critical or commercial successes -- is so huge we thought we'd help shine the light on a few more.
The submissions we received were better than I could have hoped. I honestly concur with about 95% of the suggestions below.
Here they are, listed in the order received. Enjoy!
The Core
Final Fantasy: Advent Children
Serenity
-- Brent S.
Sex Drive
Sex and Death 101
Diary of the Dead
-- "Payway"
Into the Wild
Funny People
Dear Frankie
-- J.B.
In Bruges
Walk Hard
Sunshine
-- "The Don"
Almost Heroes
The World's Fastest Indian
American Outlaws
-- Tyler
Felon
The Illuisionist
-- Korab
A.I.
Gattaca
V for Vendetta
Big Fish
Man on the Moon
-- TJ G.
Choke
Serenity
Watchmen
Vacancy
Waiting
They Live
-- Robert
The Illusionist
Enemy at the Gates
Zodiac
Dear Frankie
-- Paul
Ghost World
Happiness
The Descent
-- Nathan
Primar Fear
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Memento
Sin City
-- Robert T.R.
Local Color
Hurt
Spiral
-- Patrick
Hounddog
-- Sandra A.
America's Sweethearts
Breach
Children of Men
Gattaca
Fallen
Lord of War
Mr. Brooks
The Other Boleyn Girl
-- Derek
A Very Long Engagement
Night Watch
The Mist
-- Tim (not this author)
P.S. I Love You
-- Dawn
The Fountain
The Brothers Bloom
Far From Heaven
-- Andrew
The Proposition
Hamlet 2
Sunshine
Death at a Funeral
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Death Sentence
The Lookout
Houdini's Death Defying Acts
Appaloosa
The Namesake
JCVD
-- Tim K.
The Fall
The Girlfriend Experience
The Proposition
In Bruges
Adaptation
Millions
Wonder Boys
-- Aaron T.
The Spanish Prisoner
-- Joel E.
In Bruges
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Punch-Drunk Love
-- Allan R.
NARC
The Game
Vanilla Sky
The Fountain
Lord of War
Cop Land
-- Tyler
Ink
-- Ryan
Let the Right One In
-- Geo
The Illusionist
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Jeremiah Johnson
-- Kelvin
Frailty
Equilibrium
Changing Lanes
Panic
The Prestige
Envy
A Lone Star State of Mind
Watching the Detectives
Serenity
Scorched
-- Nathan C.
Lucky Number Slevin
Rounders
Layer Cake
-- Reid
Punch-Drunk Love
-- Christopher M.
Star Trek: Nemesis
Crank
Frozen River
Identity
The Station Agent
Bad Santa
Bound
-- Rob H.
The Maiden Heist
Last Chance Harvey
Gigantic
-- R.T. W.
Bandslam
The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou
In America
-- B.Y. R.
The Rules of Attraction
I Heart Huckabees
Waitress
-- Kaci
Green Street Hooligans
Miracle at St. Anna
Watchmen
-- Jared
Bodies, Rest and Motion
Flirting with Disaster
Butterfly Kiss
-- Kim S.
OK, as if your scrolling finger wasn't tired enough, I'm gonna give you four more from my personal list of unappreciated films -- since they weren't mentioned by anyone else. These films are so small, I challenge anyone to find them and give them a watch.