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List of the greatest movies that always get overlooked

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Yauch
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Ok
So im gonna come up with a list of movies that are pretty much NOT mainstream but some of the best movies of all time. Some of them get shunned by the media because they dont have good morals etc...Others just never got the attention they deserve, some are old movies that dont get the appreciation from todays generation. So everybody add to this list, but dont add movies like "braveheart" because braveheart is like a household name na mean?
so heres my beginning list

the brave little toaster
things to do in denver when your dead
the deer hunter
scarface
the big labowski
trainspotting
suicide kings
city by the sea
city of god
layer cake
thunderheart
blow
Fear and loathing in las vegas
the thin red line
best men
and national geographics "for all mankind" even though its not a movie,  on weed


so go ahead and add to this list everybody if theres a movie that you think is awesome but nobody seems to know about

Nov 27 2007 1:36AM
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eheath
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he brave little toaster
scarface
the big labowski
blow
Fear and loathing in las vegas

all pretty recognized movies....
Nov 27 2007 1:37AM
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slottyboom
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the warriors
slc punk

Nov 27 2007 1:38AM
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TechnoPotamus
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Nov 27 2007 1:47AM
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Silence
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ROUNDERS
Nov 27 2007 1:47AM
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RudyGarmisch
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May I add Army of Darkness?
Nov 27 2007 1:48AM
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Yauch
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yeah all these are great movies i forgot to add

and i forgot apocalypse now
Nov 27 2007 1:54AM
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Tolz
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memento
the usual suspects
equilibrium
identity
Nov 27 2007 2:06AM
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DopeSauce
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Almost Famous
Nov 27 2007 2:22AM
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siversex
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apocalypto
Nov 27 2007 2:45AM
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ajax
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mighty ducks
Brink!
Nov 27 2007 3:08AM
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Keenbo
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desperado
Nov 27 2007 3:28AM
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jimmychung
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i think children of men got extremely overlooked, i loved that movie.
Nov 27 2007 11:15AM
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Benedetto.
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scarface is so mainstream. whats that movie about, the national geograghpic movie on weed?
Nov 27 2007 11:26AM
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whattheshit
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swingers
Nov 27 2007 11:42AM
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Free.Ski.Love
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Not very well known, but they should get more publicity.... both awesome films

Totsi
Maria full of grace
Nov 27 2007 11:49AM
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jhackbeez
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clockwork orange, the chumscrubber
Nov 27 2007 11:56AM
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Tasche
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The Cable Guy
Contact
Gattica
Nov 27 2007 12:05PM
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*Koolaid*
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Bio dome
Nov 27 2007 12:24PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
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boondock saints

such a good movie and so unknown/overlooked

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Nov 27 2007 12:51PM
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Jared.
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worddd--best movie ever
Nov 27 2007 12:57PM
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beezey
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If you like fight club,donnie darko, trainspotting checkout
Requiem for a Dream
Hard Candy
Candy
The Invisible
Stay
Nov 27 2007 1:00PM
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J.D.
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Intacto
The Seventh Seal
Glengarry Glen Ross
Nov 27 2007 1:01PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
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i cant believe i forgot this one:



the rock


if you've never seen it, you need to!!!!
Nov 27 2007 1:03PM
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J.D.
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PS, some of you have disgusting taste in movies. Like embarrassingly bad.
Nov 27 2007 1:04PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
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i was just thinkin that
Nov 27 2007 1:05PM
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J.D.
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It got a lot of acclaim though, from people who know and enjoy good movies, so I wouldn't call it underrated. At least not by people whose opinion really matters.
Nov 27 2007 1:05PM
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235737/

really good movie
Nov 27 2007 1:09PM
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396222687862
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haha, it was okay. i dotn remmember much of it though.
Nov 27 2007 1:09PM
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Holte
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The thing about most great movies is they don't get overlooked very often. Half the movies listed here are fairly mainstream. Deer Hunter? Scarface? Children of Men? Boondock Saints? Come on.

I should, however, like to add The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou.
Nov 27 2007 5:37PM
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mattster
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life aquatic was a pretty big movie
Nov 27 2007 5:43PM
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Holte
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if you can't beat em, join em.
Nov 27 2007 5:46PM
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Moses
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Hard Candy made me angry, a skinny 14 yr old girl physically overpowering a 30 yr old dude just didnt seem right
Nov 27 2007 6:13PM
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.jc.
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1st die hard
Nov 27 2007 10:48PM
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406
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sessions 1242
Nov 27 2007 11:34PM
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horner
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such a disturbing movie, I felt bad for the guy...
Nov 28 2007 1:04AM
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Yauch
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for all mankind is a national geographic documentary of the landing on the moon. it has the best footage ever, and if you watch it when your stoned out of your mind on a huge tv then you will think you are on the moon i swear

Nov 28 2007 1:24AM
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GNARcoleptic
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Made
Greenstreet Hooligans

Nov 28 2007 2:02AM
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popNfresh44
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fear and loathing is awesome. i would also add menace II society.
Nov 28 2007 2:10AM
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michael_bc
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Lucía y el Sexo
Nov 28 2007 5:32AM
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wdbo.
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adaptation

Nov 28 2007 9:01AM
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reggyboy
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true these are all great films

the wind that shakes the barely (irish film came out last year should have done much better)
to live and become (its a must see for sure)
chasing amy (always get overshadowed by clerks, but i think its almost as good)
casino (classic) 
city of god (probs the best ghetto based movie i have seen) 
layer cake 
earth, water and fire trilogy (indian film, no its not bollywood, check it out)

 i know there are more but cant think of any atm
Nov 28 2007 10:24AM
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Hannah.
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im kinda surprised theres no old style films...some are actually really good.

EX. Rear Window
To Catch a Thief
Roman Holiday

Some classic american films c'mon
Nov 28 2007 10:38AM
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Fintendo
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Evil Dead
Evil Dead II
Army Of Darkness
Life Aquatic
Waiting...
Where The Buffalo Roam (Hunter S Thompson film, played by Bill Murrey)
Trainspotting
Reservoir Dogs


And why is everyone saying Scarface and Boondock Saints, those moview don't really get overlooked. At all.
Nov 28 2007 11:06AM
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whattheshit
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becuase they probably just found out about the movie last month and think they're the only ones that know about it.

and jd is right, most of these movies get overlooked for a reason. 
Nov 28 2007 11:24AM
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theres_ghosts
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fast times at ridgemont high
Nov 28 2007 11:05PM
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five0
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im glad someone said the chumscrubber, i was fortunate enough to be sloppy and catch it on hbo at like 4am last night, and for that movie it made it that much better
Nov 28 2007 11:14PM
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Crackaghan
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ha
thumbsucker
coffee and cigarettes
army of darkness ha

Nov 29 2007 12:35AM
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troutbum
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Empire Records
Nov 29 2007 11:46AM
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Me.
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Everything Is Illuminated.
Nov 29 2007 3:36PM
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NoKillen
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This kid knows whats up
Nov 29 2007 3:51PM
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