Diamonds in the rough

Might as well hit the trifecta since we're bashing awards shows and critically acclaimed movies, what are some of your diamonds in the rough?

Movies that were good or you enjoyed that really didn't take off or hit mainstream appeal?

God Bless America. A cubicle rat gets sick of the reality TV world and lifestyle, and handles business in his own way with the help of a teenage girl also sick of the lifestyle. 

Kill The Irishman, about the only Netflix original movie I can stand, about Johnny Green and the mob wars in Cleveland in the 70s. 

Ghostbusters afterlife. Surprised the he'll out of me. I really liked how they put it together and pulled it off.

Netherbeast incorporated. An irreverent vampire comedy. Really off the wall but I was surprised how much I enjoyed it.

Tarantinos Grind House. I feel a highly underrated movie of his. 

Snowpiercer I enjoyed as a dark action flick. The made for cable TV series can suck it. 

TThe Violent E36 M3 series from Germany is a classic horror/gore trilogy, and very very hard to find these days.

In reply to RevRico :

The early saw movies. Like, 1,2,3. Sure they were arguably torture porn, but the end of the first one blew me away. The second one did alright, as did the third, but I was expecting something by then so it didn't have as much of an impact. 

Moon

If you have any interest in science fiction.  The movie was completely ignored as far as I know.

Grandma's Boy:  (you HAVE to like geeky gamer style very crude humor)

The original What We Do In The Shadows movie (that inspired the TV series) is comedic genius.

I just saw Reign of Fire mentioned in this context. I always thought is was a hit, but apparently it was overshadowed by LOTR when it hit theaters.  

In reply to aircooled :

Grandma's boy is awesome!

My nomination  is for the onion movie. It's an onion news movie, need I say more. 

In reply to RevRico :

Kill the Irishman was awesome. It is on PlutoTV now.

I'll nominate The Legend of 1900. Tim Roth as a piano player on a ship who has never stepped foot on land. A good story movie

Speaking of story movies, The Straight Story is a good one. Richard Farnsworth's last movie and he makes it count. It also reminds me to call my brother more often.

Without trying to sound like a hipster.

Versus.  The key is that you have to find the Japanese version and not the American market edit, because there are some scenes that were edited out that are splatstick hilarious, like the bad guy punching through a zombie's head and getting the eyeballs stuck between his fingers.

And you cannot use Ultimate Versus, which was a re-edit after the movie found Internet popularity, with scenes shot years after the original movie, and you can tell the actors are older and the lighting is all wrong and the effect is ultimately (heh) jarring.

If you liked the Evil Dead movies then this one is for you.  If you can find it.  I loaned my copy out and it disappeared.  A lot of the style is very Raimi-esque in a good way.

Big Trouble - It's a comedy based on a Dave Barry novel with multiple storylines ridiculously weaved together.  A great cast, including Tim Allen, Zooey Deschanel, Andy Richter, Dennis Farina, and several others, including Tom Sizemore and Johnny Knoxville playing a couple of "Florida Man" characters.   It had the misfortune of having an airplane hijacking in the plot, and a planned release date in September 2001.  Postponed for obvious reasons, I think it was quietly released in theaters in early 2002 with no promotion at all. 

Streets of Fire - Not a well acted movie, but the sets were great, and the setting is a stylized blend of 1950's and 1980's New York City.  Willem Dafoe is in it, and creepy as ever.  Some neat cars and motorcycles, and the soundtrack is a combination of songs written by Jim Steinman and instrumental pieces by Ry Cooder.

The Big Hit - A hitman movie produced by John Woo, starring Mark Wahlberg and Lou Diamond Phillips.  As over the top as a Hong Kong martial arts movie, blended with American action/comedy.

Edit - Had to add one more - The Specials - A "Day in the life of" movie about a D-list superhero team and all their dysfunction on the day their action figure line is going to be released.  It's from back in 2000, before superhero movies had taken off again, and written by James Gunn, who went on to write Guardians of the Galaxy.

In reply to eastsideTim :

I have "The Big Hit " on DVD. I pull it out from time to time. Just for kicks.