I recently watched Brick (2005) and Arbitrage (2012), both of which I hadn't heard much about when they came out, but that I really enjoyed.
What other movies might I have missed in the past few years that you would recommend? (Any genre is acceptable, as long as the movie is good.)
Posted Oct 18, 2012, 8:17 PM UTC
Safety Not Guaranteed, The Squid and the Whale, Match Point, Sin Nombre, Tambien La Lluvia
Sin Nombre is phenomenal.
The Squid and the Whale is such a superb film.
Primer (2004). Four Lions (2010). Seriously, watch these if you haven't already.
Edit: The Primer trailer shows pretty much nothing but it's about a guy discovering time travel.
This Is England (2006) and Harry Brown (2009). I don't think either of these films were overly popular when they were released so you may have missed them. This Is England is better but Harry Brown is decent too.
Bunny and the Bull
One that comes to mind is Attack the Block which is on Netflix, if I remember correctly. Aliens invade London ghetto.
In Bruges. Fright Night. God Bless America.
Some good documentaries too, Jiro Dreams of Sushi, Man on Wire, Exit Through the Gift Shop
Melancholia. The only thing I heard about it when it came out was "That crazy Nazi guy who made the really weird movie about genital mutilation [Antichrist] came out with a new movie. Let's ignore it completely." It's actually really good. Very depressing but not really disturbing. I suggest it fully.
127 hours (yes i know it was widely released but not everyone i know has seen it so i assume it hasnt been seen by everyone)
rubber (trust me on this one)
tucker and dale vs evil.
those are just the 3 that pop in my head here at work.
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No. It's not a good movie. There are far superior one's to this. The acting is B level at best. Even the trailer shows it.
I haven't watched it just yet but I've heard Wild Bill is really good
I'm really not sure how anyone else feels about it, but I'm in love with the film Submarine. I think it's definitely worth a watch, it was released last year.
here's one you missed that you need to see. 2016.
didn't the director of that movie cheat on his wife after advocating family values?
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Some people like to know what they are supporting when they purchase a product or service.
Chidren of Men is one of the best movies I've ever seen and I'm sure most people have never heard of it.
Actually, Reddit appears to be obsessed with it.
Well then, I LOVE reddit then because Children of Men is my #2 favorite movie ever.
Haha, not saying it's a bad thing. Children of Men is awesome, I just think most people here have seen it. I'm gonna venture a guess your favorite movie is Reservoir Dogs.
Haha, Pan's Labyrinth actually. Then Children of Men. Then Reservoir Dogs. But Reservoir Dogs was the movie that changed how I viewed movies forever.
They're probably not the best movies I've ever seen (A Serious Man, No Country for Old Men, Seven Samurai and more are some of the flat out best ever) but they're my favorites.
2011
2010
2008
Those are some of the lesser-known movies that are my favorites from the last couple years.
2009 was a bad year for you?
Haha, no. I have lists, but I accidentally deleted the 2009 one and haven't gotten around to redoing it. I just copy and pasted all the other ones, and didn't feel like thinking about it.
But off the top of my head there's
Broken Embraces
The Messenger
The Informant!
The White Ribbon
Departures
Goodbye Solo
The Vicious Kind
Mary and Max
The Secret of the Kells
Police, Adjective
Dogtooth
Still Walking
Tokyo Sonata
Bright Star
Revanche
35 Shots of Rum
The Last Station
Some of those might not be 2009, I'm too lazy to look all of them up.