Your favorite movie that no one has seen.

List movies that you enjoy that few other people have seen. The rule is that fewer than 10,000 ratings have been given for each film on the Netflix site (this is listed below the star rating on each movie's page). Here are two that I enjoyed to start us off:

Kirikou and the Sorceress
Ivan's Childhood

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Permalink Reply by Broken on August 16, 2008 at 12:04am: Thanks I need to check those out.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by macroman on August 15, 2008 at 9:08pm: Monsieur Verdoux (l947). The first Chaplin film in which he doesn't play The Little Tramp. Ostensibly, the plot concerns a laid off bank teller who becomes a Parisian Bluebeard, wooing and murdering wealthy widows for their money to support his family.
But this conceals what the film really is--an early antiwar film cleverly presented. Monsieur Verdoux caused quite a stir when first released and, if it had been most anyone else but Chaplin, the film might have been blacklisted.
One of the great black comedies. Although he was in his late fifties, the film still show flashes of Chaplin's great athletic prowess and grace.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Broken on August 16, 2008 at 12:06am: Meatball Machine and Machine Girl....just remembered those ones. They are awesome.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by The Real Uncle Bob on August 16, 2008 at 1:24am: Shimotsuma Monogotari, a.k.a. Kamikaze Girls is a fun movie I recommend to anyone interested in a lighthearted fairy tale about girl-buddies.

That film caused me to seek out Memories of Matsuko, a 2006 film from the same director which tragically remains unreleased here, though there are english-subbed versions around (Amazon has used copies for around $10). Netflix has no listing of the film at all.

Structurally, Memories is an homage to Citizen Kane, unveiling the deceased title character's life through a series of witnesses interviewed by her nephew Sho, a failed musician. Matsuko herself was an abject failure, whose life and death was "meaningless."

As Matsuko's life is slowly revealed, the dimensions of her tragedy are revealed, as is the meaning of a meaningless life.

Great great movie, though Tom Mes's review correctly points out that one could draw a reactionary message about independent women from it. But that point is somewhat offset by the character of a sex worker/entrepreneur, the only person to try to help Matsuko, who has herself achieved independence and well-being.

http://www.tbs.co.jp/movie/english/matsuko/; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Carrie on August 16, 2008 at 9:06am: Structurally, Memories is an homage to Citizen Kane

So UB, should I see Citizen Kane before I see Memories? I have them both in my queue.... I don't want to taint one with the other.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Daniel on August 19, 2008 at 7:51pm: Ivan The Terrible, Part I & II
Ordet - N/A
Charulata
The Gospel According to St. Matthew - Instant Only
María Candelaria - N/A
The Cameraman
Pandora's Box
A Special Day - N/A
Mamma Roma
Orpheus
Nostalghia - N/A
Hawks and Sparrows
Strike
Ashes and Diamonds - N/A
Rocco and His Brothers; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Daniel on August 19, 2008 at 7:59pm: A few more that don't have Netflix pages (unless I missed them).

Only Yesterday (1991)
The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)
Kanal (1957)
That Most Important Thing: Love (1975)
Los Olvidados (1950)
Napoléon (1927)
La Perla (1947)
The Joyless Street (1925); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Richie Millennium on August 19, 2008 at 9:19pm: I can't believe I have this many 5-star favorites that have fewer than 10,000 ratings. And one of them's in triple digits! I'm a bit stunned.

The Guatemalan Handshake - 2006
Hop - 2002
Jump Tomorrow - 2001
Linda Linda Linda - 2005
Reprise - 2006
Tattoo: A Love Story - 2002; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by susan on August 21, 2008 at 2:41am: Targets, starring Boris Karloff and the director Peter Bogdanovich
http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Targets/60029343?trkid=222336; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by beeswax on August 22, 2008 at 3:46am: Here's some noir and crime films that have shockingly few viewers on NF.

Nightmare Alley - I noticed some folks talking on another thread about what a "carny" is. Here's a delightfully twisted illustration, with only 10,057 ratings.
Odds Against Tomorrow - director Jean-Pierre Melville frequently cited this as one of the films that influenced him most.
Force of Evil - when this was on video it included a great introduction by Martin Scorsese; he also mentions it in A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies, which we should all be nagging Netflix to carry. It has terrific acting and amazing cinematography.
Mr. Arkadin - odd, but fun. A must for Welles fans.
Panic in the Streets
I Wake Up Screaming - you can watch some conventions of noir cinematography being invented. Plus you really should see Laird Cregar at work in this one.
Crime Wave - maybe the only thing more fun than seeing Sterling Hayden in The Killing or The Asphalt Jungle is watching him as a creepy cop in this.
Where the Sidewalk Ends - reunites director Otto Preminger with his Laura stars Dana Andrews and Gene Tierney.
The Narrow Margin - trapped-on-a-train suspense with excellent noir dame Marie Windsor.
Kiss of Death
Born to Kill - I can hardly describe how much I love this one. Lawrence Tierney and Claire Trevor in a "who's more of a sociopath?" competition.
Criss Cross
The Big Combo - full of odd sexual tension, with a gang leader who really enjoys hurting people.

As usual, I could keep on going...; ▶ Reply to This