OT: Good Obscure Movies

[colbert17]

I was surfing Youtube the other day and found a movie called "Morituri". I had never heard of it before even though it starred Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner. It's a 1965 film with the two actors in a power struggle aboard a WW II German freighter. I watched it and it was better then 90% of the stuff on Netflix. Some great twists and turns. The soundtrack is a mix of On the Waterfront and Once Upon a Time in the West.
In the movie there are a group of three or four actors who I think played Germans in every war movie made in the 60's. i recognize guys from The Great Escape, Battle of the Bulge and The Longest Day.
In a creative piece of casting Wally Cox, of Hollywood Squares and Mr. Peepers fame, plays the morphine addicted ships doctor.
It's worth the time and hopefully you'll enjoy it.

 

[Roy_Faulker]

YouTube tv or just YouTube?

 

[colbert17]

YouTube tv or just YouTube?

Regular YouTube.

 

[Abro1975]

Jude the Obscure.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066674/

 

[RUPsyched]

If you like obscure movies, you may want to look at Tubi, a free streaming service.

Most of the movies are either unreleased, old TV movies or from small independent producers. They range from unwatchable to surprisingly good.

 

[zappaa]

The Bad Lieutenant is one worth watching.
Harvey Keitel version only

 

[koleszar]

I was surfing Youtube the other day and found a movie called "Morituri". I had never heard of it before even though it starred Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner. It's a 1965 film with the two actors in a power struggle aboard a WW II German freighter. I watched it and it was better then 90% of the stuff on Netflix. Some great twists and turns. The soundtrack is a mix of On the Waterfront and Once Upon a Time in the West.
In the movie there are a group of three or four actors who I think played Germans in every war movie made in the 60's. i recognize guys from The Great Escape, Battle of the Bulge and The Longest Day.
In a creative piece of casting Wally Cox, of Hollywood Squares and Mr. Peepers fame, plays the morphine addicted ships doctor.
It's worth the time and hopefully you'll enjoy it.

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The Siege of Jabotville was quite entertaining. Was flipping through NetFlix one late night threw it on and was surprised. It's based on a true story about a group of Irish UN peacekeepers in the Congo who hold out against all odds.

 

[colbert17]

The Siege of Jabotville was quite entertaining. Was flipping through NetFlix one late night threw it on and was surprised. It's based on a true story about a group of Irish UN peacekeepers in the Congo who hold out against all odds.

Saw that. It was pretty good.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

"Obscure" is a tough thing to decide.. could be a movie who few people have seen even at release.. it could be a forgotten gem that had a wide release.. could be a foreign film..

The first thing I thought of was "The Train"... but is that "obscure" or a "classic".. or both.

So here's a link to refresh your memories.. I looked it over.. there's a lot there I have seen and agree with so its probably a pretty good list and has some titles I should check out too..

https://ew.com/movies/best-movies-youve-never-seen/

BTW.. speaking of "obscure".. I started watching the syfy channel's series "12 monkeys" on Hulu.. for some reason I forgot about it.. and given where we are in pandemic-land.. it is very interesting

 

[RUforester72]

"Diner" Diner is a 1982 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. It is Levinson's screen-directing debut, and the first of his tetralogy, "Baltimore Films", set in his hometown during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Tin Men (1987), Avalon (1990), and Liberty Heights (1999) are the other three.[2] It stars Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Paul Reiser, Kevin Bacon, Timothy Daly and Ellen Barkin and was released on March 5, 1982.

Set in the northwest section of Baltimore, Maryland during the last week of 1959, Diner tells the story of a circle of male friends, now in their early twenties, who reunite for the wedding of one of their group. The title refers to their late-night hang out, the (fictional) Fell's Point Diner in Baltimore's Fell's Point neighborhood. An element of the story includes the Baltimore Colts playing in the 1959 NFL Championship Game.

Loved it.

 

[R U Crazy]

"Diner" Diner is a 1982 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. It is Levinson's screen-directing debut, and the first of his tetralogy, "Baltimore Films", set in his hometown during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Tin Men (1987), Avalon (1990), and Liberty Heights (1999) are the other three.[2] It stars Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Paul Reiser, Kevin Bacon, Timothy Daly and Ellen Barkin and was released on March 5, 1982.

Set in the northwest section of Baltimore, Maryland during the last week of 1959, Diner tells the story of a circle of male friends, now in their early twenties, who reunite for the wedding of one of their group. The title refers to their late-night hang out, the (fictional) Fell's Point Diner in Baltimore's Fell's Point neighborhood. An element of the story includes the Baltimore Colts playing in the 1959 NFL Championship Game.

Loved it.

Kevin Bacon is in everything!!

 

[BigLou]

"Diner" Diner is a 1982 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. It is Levinson's screen-directing debut, and the first of his tetralogy, "Baltimore Films", set in his hometown during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Tin Men (1987), Avalon (1990), and Liberty Heights (1999) are the other three.[2] It stars Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Paul Reiser, Kevin Bacon, Timothy Daly and Ellen Barkin and was released on March 5, 1982.

Set in the northwest section of Baltimore, Maryland during the last week of 1959, Diner tells the story of a circle of male friends, now in their early twenties, who reunite for the wedding of one of their group. The title refers to their late-night hang out, the (fictional) Fell's Point Diner in Baltimore's Fell's Point neighborhood. An element of the story includes the Baltimore Colts playing in the 1959 NFL Championship Game.

Loved it.

One of my favorites. Not sure it qualifies as obscure but maybe I think that because I am in the main demographic of its fans.

Tin Men was also a good one. There was one character, Bagel, who was in both Diner and Tin Men

For anyone who watches "Billions" on Showtime - did you catch the "Diner ' reference in the last episode?

 

[RutgersRaRa]

Head Office was hilarious.

 

[BigWill]

"The Pope of Greenwich Village", Eric Roberts and Mickey Rourke.

Parts at Monmouth Racetrack.

 

[MadRU]

Not sure if it qualifies as obscure but Arlington Road is a very good movie that got very little press.

 

[MadRU]

"Diner" Diner is a 1982 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Barry Levinson. It is Levinson's screen-directing debut, and the first of his tetralogy, "Baltimore Films", set in his hometown during the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s. Tin Men (1987), Avalon (1990), and Liberty Heights (1999) are the other three.[2] It stars Steve Guttenberg, Daniel Stern, Mickey Rourke, Paul Reiser, Kevin Bacon, Timothy Daly and Ellen Barkin and was released on March 5, 1982.

Set in the northwest section of Baltimore, Maryland during the last week of 1959, Diner tells the story of a circle of male friends, now in their early twenties, who reunite for the wedding of one of their group. The title refers to their late-night hang out, the (fictional) Fell's Point Diner in Baltimore's Fell's Point neighborhood. An element of the story includes the Baltimore Colts playing in the 1959 NFL Championship Game.

Loved it.

Classic scene from Diner

Earl eats the whole left side of the menu

 

[NewJerseyGuy]

I was surfing Youtube the other day and found a movie called "Morituri". I had never heard of it before even though it starred Marlon Brando and Yul Brynner. It's a 1965 film with the two actors in a power struggle aboard a WW II German freighter. I watched it and it was better then 90% of the stuff on Netflix. Some great twists and turns. The soundtrack is a mix of On the Waterfront and Once Upon a Time in the West.
In the movie there are a group of three or four actors who I think played Germans in every war movie made in the 60's. i recognize guys from The Great Escape, Battle of the Bulge and The Longest Day.
In a creative piece of casting Wally Cox, of Hollywood Squares and Mr. Peepers fame, plays the morphine addicted ships doctor.
It's worth the time and hopefully you'll enjoy it.

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[BigLou]

Classic scene from Diner

Earl eats the whole left side of the menu

Another great scene. The last line has Kevin Bacon asking a question we all have at some time.

 

[Extra Point]

I think The Mexican is a great movie and one not many people know about.

 

[Abro1975]

I think The Mexican is a great movie and one not many people know about.

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Agreed, as well as other Gandolfini flicks, "Enough Said' and "True Romance"

 

[rufan3860]

There's a movie from the 80's called Matewan starring Chris Cooper, David Strathaim, Shawshank Warden and James Earl Jones about coal miners in WV. The whole movie is on Youtube.

 

[Abro1975]

There's a movie from the 80's called Matewan starring Chris Cooper, David Strathaim, Shawshank Warden and James Earl Jones about coal miners in WV. The whole movie is on Youtube.

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The great John Sayles directed that. He also directed and/or wrote 'Eight Men Out', 'Return of the Secaucus Seven', 'Lone Star', and many others.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Sayles

 

[sunsetregret]

I never hear anyone talk about The Paper, but it's one the best movies you'll ever see. It just got snowed under by the avalanche of great movies that came out in 1994 (Forrest Gump, Shawshank, Pulp Fiction, etc). All-star cast.

 

[RutgersRaRa]

The Milagro Beanfield War

 

[beaced]

Kevin Bacon is in everything!!

Why not? No one will disagree that bacon goes well with everything.

 

[BellyFullOfWhiteDogCrap]

Cloud Atlas - Netflix
Never heard of it before it popped up on Netflix last month. Sci-fi. Loaded cast: Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Hugh Grant, Susan Sarandon, Hugo Weaving. 6 stories that interconnect over 600 years (past, present & future). Confusion at times, but the story will become clearer as you watch. Loved it.

 

[Scarlet_Monster]

One of my guilty pleasures is the movie "Hackers"

 

[colbert17]

"The Pope of Greenwich Village", Eric Roberts and Mickey Rourke.

Parts at Monmouth Racetrack.

Saw that in the movies.Very good flick.

 

[colbert17]

"Obscure" is a tough thing to decide.. could be a movie who few people have seen even at release.. it could be a forgotten gem that had a wide release.. could be a foreign film..

The first thing I thought of was "The Train"... but is that "obscure" or a "classic".. or both.

So here's a link to refresh your memories.. I looked it over.. there's a lot there I have seen and agree with so its probably a pretty good list and has some titles I should check out too..

https://ew.com/movies/best-movies-youve-never-seen/

BTW.. speaking of "obscure".. I started watching the syfy channel's series "12 monkeys" on Hulu.. for some reason I forgot about it.. and given where we are in pandemic-land.. it is very interesting

The Train is excellent.
Also thanks for that link.

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

There's a movie from the 80's called Matewan starring Chris Cooper, David Strathaim, Shawshank Warden and James Earl Jones about coal miners in WV. The whole movie is on Youtube.

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nice pull.... made me think.. why didn't I remember that one?

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

The Train is excellent.
Also thanks for that link.

you're welcome.. and I will watch the Killers off that link myself...

and the reference above to Pope of Greenwich Village made me think of "After Hours"

And three Shakespear inspired flicks.. obscure only because of time..

 

[Beancounter88]

A lot of movies on this thread I wouldn’t say are obscure, but very good. I would add 3 O’Clock High, Breakdown, Beautiful Girls, Lords of Discipline, Reds

 

[Mr_Twister]

Blood Simple.

 

[SkilletHead2]

Almost anything with either John Tuturro or Sonia Braga.

 

[MadRU]

A lot of movies on this thread I wouldn’t say are obscure, but very good. I would add 3 O’Clock High, Breakdown, Beautiful Girls, Lords of Discipline, Reds

I liked Lords of Discipline. How about The Lords of Flatbush, with Sly Stallone and Henry Winkler.

 

[MURF87]

A lot of movies on this thread I wouldn’t say are obscure, but very good. I would add 3 O’Clock High, Breakdown, Beautiful Girls, Lords of Discipline, Reds

Beat me to it. Was going to mention 3 O’Clock High. Buddy Revell!

 

[GoodOl'Rutgers]

Blood Simple.

Saw a quote by .. one of Siskel or Ebert saying any movie featuring M. Emmet Walsh is worth watching. I was reminded of that recently watching 2019's Knives Out (which I liked a lot). I think it was Amazon Prime..

Sure enough.. he appears in many of the films already mentioned..

 

[Beancounter88]

I liked Lords of Discipline. How about The Lords of Flatbush, with Sly Stallone and Henry Winkler.

Never see Lords of Discipline on TV - given its Rotten Tomatoes rating we may have been the only people to like the movie. There’s was also a movie with Powers Boothe called Into the Homeland that was very good that probably 98% of posters never heard of.

 

[knightfan7]

IMO, Sam Rockwell is a great actor.

 

[RutgersRaRa]