Forgotten Movies you should check out
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- DirectorBarry SonnenfeldStarsGene HackmanRene RussoDanny DeVitoA mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt, and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.A great start to the list. Not completely forgotten but a good one that's a joy to watch every time, You must check Get Shorty out if you haven't already.
- DirectorMichael HoffmanStarsSally FieldKevin KlineCathy MoriartyAn ambitious television soap actress connives with her producer to scuttle the career of the show's long-time star, but nothing works as they plan.The cast alone makes it worthwhile
- DirectorJames L. BrooksStarsWilliam HurtAlbert BrooksHolly HunterTake two rival television reporters: one handsome, one talented, both male. Add one producer, female. Mix well, and watch the sparks fly.Very well written tale of 3 TV news journalists, a love triangle and journalistic integrity. Great cast. Even Jack Nicholson's in it.
- DirectorSteve RashStarsPatrick DempseyAmanda PetersonCourtney GainsAn outcast secretly pays the most popular girl in school one thousand dollars to pretend to be his girlfriend for a month.One of the best 80's teen movies overshadowed by its better known contemporaries. A well made, fun, morality tale. Great cast again. Patrick Dempsey gives John Cusack a run for his money for the 80's teen top spot with this little gem
- DirectorAbel FerraraStarsChristopher WalkenDavid CarusoLaurence FishburneA drug kingpin is released from prison and seeks to take total control of the criminal underworld in order to give back to the community.Got all the actors ever. A great take on a non-mafia crime organisation in New York.
- DirectorJames GlickenhausStarsPeter WellerSam ElliottRichard BrooksA legal aid attorney and renegade cop team up to stop a corrupt cop.Worth watching for the stunt work alone. Filmed in New York city so amazing views. They shut down a block of New York, hung a stunt man off a vertical building sign which falls and bridges onto the street, then he seamlessly jumps on bike for a chase through Manhattan. Great chemistry between Peter Weller & Sam Elliott. Let down by a rushed final action scene. They must have ran out of money by the finale.
- DirectorFrancis Ford CoppolaStarsGene HackmanJohn CazaleAllen GarfieldA paranoid, secretive surveillance expert has a crisis of conscience when he suspects that the couple he is spying on will be murdered.The ultimate forgotten classic by Francis Ford Coppolla. Well written and perfectly woven character study hiding behind an intriguing thriller. A tale of an intensely private man, who is a private investigator paid to spy on others. Great performances by Gene Hackman and John Cazale. Robert Duvall & pre-Star Wars Harrison Ford show up.
- DirectorGeorge ClooneyStarsSam RockwellDrew BarrymoreGeorge ClooneyAn adaptation of the cult memoir of game show impresario Chuck Barris (Sam Rockwell), in which he purports to have been a C.I.A. hitman.Sam Rockwell is so charismatic. A fun story of international espionage during the Cold War, spies, intrigue, murder and a TV show host pulling all the strings. Based on Chuck Barris memoirs. Is it all make believe from the mind of a crazy person or did it really happen, you decide.
- DirectorFlorian Henckel von DonnersmarckStarsUlrich MüheMartina GedeckSebastian KochIn 1984 East Berlin, an agent of the secret police conducting surveillance on a writer and his lover finds himself becoming increasingly absorbed by their lives.
- DirectorBetty ThomasStarsHoward SternMary McCormackRobin QuiversThe autobiographical story of Howard Stern, the radio rebel who is now also a TV personality, an author and a movie star.Very funny. Howard Stern re-invents radio and re-invents himself as a dorky, shy guy with a heart and a stone cold killer on the airwaves. Paul Giamatti is so good in an early role as the meddling middle management trying his best to hamper Sterns ambitions.
- DirectorRobert DuvallStarsRobert DuvallTodd AllenPaul BaggetAfter his happy life spins out of control, a preacher from Texas changes his name, goes to Louisiana and starts preaching on the radio.Acting master class form Robert Duvall. Another great character study of a flawed man who tries to make amends in his own way.
- DirectorJames FoleyStarsAl PacinoJack LemmonAlec BaldwinAn examination of the machinations behind the scenes at a real estate office.All the actors doing all the acting.
- DirectorJames GrayStarsJoaquin PhoenixMark WahlbergEva MendesA New York City nightclub manager tries to save his brother and father from Russian Mafia hitmen.
- DirectorAbel FerraraStarsHarvey KeitelBrian McElroyFrank AcciaritoWhile investigating a young nun's rape, a corrupt New York City police detective, with a serious drug and gambling addiction, tries to change his ways and find forgiveness and redemption.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsViggo MortensenMaria BelloEd HarrisA mild-mannered man becomes a local hero through an act of violence, which sets off repercussions that will shake his family to its very core.
- DirectorRob ReinerStarsJohn CusackDaphne ZunigaAnthony EdwardsWalter Gibson is a university freshman going through a dry spell. His old buddy arranges a "sure thing" for him in California. Gibson and his classmate Allison then take a long road trip out to Cali, and both foil each other's plans.
Surprisingly good, solid movie. Good cast. John Cusack cements himself as the 80's teen idol in 1985 with this and Better off Dead. - DirectorJoe DanteStarsDennis QuaidMartin ShortMeg RyanA test pilot is miniaturized in a secret experiment, and accidentally injected into a hapless store clerk.Always a joy, great action/comedy from Joe Dante. Great performances from all and a comedy masterclass from Martin Short.
- DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsKevin CostnerSean ConneryRobert De NiroDuring Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.An auteur is thrown a bunch of money to direct a mainstream action movie. This is the result. It doesn't get the praise it deserves.
- DirectorJim SheridanStarsJake GyllenhaalNatalie PortmanTobey MaguireWhile on tour in Afghanistan, Sam's helicopter is shot down and he is presumed dead. Back home, it is his screw-up brother who looks after the family. Sam does return, but with a lot of excess baggage.
- DirectorRon UnderwoodStarsBilly CrystalJack PalanceDaniel SternOn the verge of turning 40, an unhappy Manhattan yuppie is roped into joining his two friends on a cattle drive in the southwest.
- DirectorRobert De NiroStarsRobert De NiroChazz PalminteriLillo BrancatoAn intense drama about a boy torn between his tough, hard-working father and a violent yet charismatic crime boss.
- DirectorIvan ReitmanStarsBill MurrayJohn CandyHarold RamisTwo friends who are dissatisfied with their jobs decide to join the army for a bit of fun.
- DirectorSam RaimiStarsSharon StoneGene HackmanRussell CroweA female gunfighter returns to a frontier town where a dueling tournament is being held, which she enters in an effort to avenge her father's death.
- DirectorDavid CronenbergStarsChristopher WalkenBrooke AdamsTom SkerrittA man awakens from a coma to discover he has a psychic ability to foresee future events.
- DirectorWolfgang PetersenStarsDennis QuaidLouis Gossett Jr.Brion JamesDuring a long space war, the lives of two wounded enemies become dependent on their ability to forgive and to trust.