10 Amazing Movies Nobody Knows About

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[@benmcfee]

It can really not be overstated just how strong the writing in _The Man From Earth_ was. It was strong to the point of being captivating despite the fact that the film had practically no budget, took place almost entirely in one living room, and even committed the mortal sin of having characters ask the main guy "So what happened next" to progress the story. Despite these shortcomings, the story is utterly fascinating, and exceptionally well acted (including one performance from a very subdued Tony Todd). It would make a fantastic stage play.

[@integral]

TMFE is one of those terrific films that shows how a gem can be produced with a minimal budget.

[@NonFatMead]

It apparently was later made into a stage play

[@ristridin_photography]

I am just happy that it finally is mentioned somewhere.

[@BookBurrow]

I love 'The Man From Earth'. Such an interesting concept thoughtfully executed.

[@mundanestuff]

Quite enjoyed this movie. I thought it was well executed, and like how the setting was just someone's living room, basically. I don't remember the setting, if there was any special effects or anything like that, I just remember the story and the relationship.

[@BookBurrow]

@@mundanestuff There were no special effects at all, it was all about the characters and the story. 👌

[@paulmasuicca5304]

It was a redo of a Star Trek TOS episode. Same author.

[@integral]

@@paulmasuicca5304 Wow. Jerome Bixby. That's somewhat mind blowing. I loved the concept and execution is both "Requiem for Methuselah" and The Man from Earth.

[@krgkrg1]

A really tough watch but Tyrannosaur is criminally overlooked and contains two of the greatest performances ever put on film from Milan and Coleman.

[@wowbobwow37]

And Paddy Considine's directorial debut.

[@jasonchambers4495]

Milan?

[@mikewicked.x]

The Salton Sea is the film I love that no one seems to have seen.

[@Mastaace]

Yea that could be on the list, but I also own it lol.

[@Gabe-kt7es]

It’s a great movie

[@dicksonfranssen]

best movie everyone seems to have forgotten about, *Drugstore Cowboy* Two best time travel movies for people who don't like time travel movies, *Primer* & *Time Lapse* Both have almost creepy scripts you weren't expecting.

[@victoriatheeuphoria]

If you get a chance, I'd highly recommend watching Spontaneous! It hits hard and is so good.

[@johnbrittaustin355]

Brick and Tyrannosaur are huge favourites in my house. Thank you for this list; I’m eager to watch more movies that invite me to think and feel. ❤️👍🏻

[@antonkovalenko364]

I prefer Dead Man's Shoes to Tyrannosaur, but I agree that it's a great film.

[@Pulpos999]

Nice to see a mention of Sebastian Cordero's Europa Report.

[@ozymandiasultor9480]

That was a really good sci-fi movie.

[@eidrenkeeg6487]

Frailty (2001) An S-Tier, no budget/marketing Bill Paxton directed dream project. Also, Go (1999) an awesome yet forgotten film with an amazing cast.😊

[@donnywilliamson5807]

That's a great movie.

[@nickrykert2572]

I love that movie!

[@colinbooth531]

I agree with both, Doug Liman made a terrific debut feature with Go!, forgotten these days but what a cast! Unfairly critiqued as a Pulp Fiction derivative on release.

[@Ceares]

I actually picked up Go on DVD for like $1 we enjoyed it so much. Also, I literally just referenced Frailty yesterday. Both movies feature terrific performances and Go is just a lot of fun. Obviously meant to be Tarantinoesque but does a terrific job of it.

[@Mastaace]

I saw GO in theatres... So no lol

[@tunguskalumberjack9987]

Sounds like Jim Cummings plays almost the same character in Thunder Road as he did in The Wolf Of Snow Hollow. (I’m not complaining, by the way.)

[@nickrykert2572]

Predestination 🤯

[@caronstout354]

The only worthy adaptation of any Heinlein story/novel...

[@_NoDrinkTheBleach]

I made an effort to find a physical copy of Spontaneous after I saw it on streaming. It should have gotten more love from its distributor.

[@michaelwieber1857]

Blue Ruin is criminally under-appreciated.

[@VonPunk]

That's a great film, if they ever do a sequel to this video, that should be on it.

[@ianbrewster8934]

seen all of these films and they are all great 👍🏿

[@wowbobwow37]

Some other choices: Coherence Saint Maud Thoroughbreds

[@kjpierson1152]

I stumbled across Europa Report after it was on streaming (didn't even know it was a theatrical release) and saw three people in it that I recognized, so I thought "I'll give this a go". It has become one of my favorite space travel movies. The Man from Earth was about the same way for me, the story was simple, but excellently delivered. Spontaneous was different, I'd heard about before it was dumped, and given the subject matter having people randomly exploding, I was interested from the start. I never understood why it was just dumped out there. It was a great story, as long as people weren't trying to turn it into a message about whatever agenda they are trying to promote this week.

[@spartakip9507]

The Wackness is brilliant. "But you, it's like you just look at the wackness, ya know?" that line hit me like a knee to the groin.

[@anhurtorrez]

I don't know how it is in Europe but in the United States we don't get many movies from other countries besides few from England, which is sad, only way I can see them is by word of mouth or I find them streaming. That is why I am so glad to have you guys show ones like the one from Japan.

[@adriennemeyer3408]

Europa Report is one of my favorite sci fi films and I'm still confused why more people don't talk about it

[@BrianHartman]

I'm not sure I'd call Brick a movie nobody knows about. It's not one of Johnson's better known works, certainly, but it got a lot of mention once The Last Jedi came out.

[@nicolasgalantini6458]

Spontaneous is amazing!! This is a a movie that deserves more love.

[@supersinger9000]

I did manage to find Spontaneous in 2020, and boy, was that a perfect time to watch a movie about confronting your mortality.

[@danielsantiagourtado3430]

Love your content guys!😊😊😊😊❤❤

[@ahmed_mo2nis_talk]

Thunder Road is a great film. It proves crowdfunded projects can be of high quality.

[@wayneturner8575]

Thanks for the list 👍 Lots of great movies,and lucky for me I have plenty of them on DVD 😁

[@OccuBot2011]

Southland Tales needs a deep dive and the next two movies

[@Sunprism]

I always mention Lucky Number Slevin as an amazing movie everyone slept on

[@salemslotandmore8278]

Thank You for the List and Video 😀

[@heygerald]

I used to watch The Whackness all the time!

[@alexspindler1]

This is a remarkably intriguing list! Practically every suggestion piqued my curiosity or inspired me to rewatch a film I hadn't thought about in awhile. Great video and thanks!

[@zacharycunningham1789]

Brick, The Whackness, and Europa Report are all especially outstanding! Thank you for shining a spotlight on such great, under-the-radar films!

[@Face2East]

I've always loved Thunder Road, and I have only just purchased Beyond The Infinite 2 Minutes on DVD I can't recommend them highly enough.

[@colinbooth531]

I got Infinite 2 minutes on Amazon for £3.99

[@Face2East]

@@colinbooth531 Ooh . Nice price. (Mine looks sweet on the shelf next to One Cut of the Dead and Summer Time Machine Blues)

[@mcorrade]

The "Man from Earth" and "Europa Report" are 2 great films!!!!

[@DJGamingSmash]

The Wackness was the only one here I hadn't seen, it was the last one I added to my watchlist from the director.

[@endorphinzz]

I've seen Brick, The Woodsman, Mean Creek, The Man From Earth, and Spontaneous. I've heard of The Europa Report.

[@paulaceto6492]

You obviously put some work into making this list and I appreciate it. There are at least four on the list I now want to watch. FYI, another Jim Cummings movie that I did see, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, sounds like it has a similar protagonist as Thunder Road. It was great.

[@belh4wk]

spontaneous was brilliant!

[@brucenatelee]

Josh Peck in two movies in this list. Damn!

[@roymcmasters9785]

Europa report is criminally underrated

[@cammobunker]

Two thoughts here: as a confirmed Film Noir aficionado, "Brick" absolutely nails the genre. It's somewhat justifiably famous among people who love the genre as likely the best "updated" FN movie of the last 20 years or so. Ryan Johnson got it pitch perfect. Next, I never in a million years thought I would be able to sympathize with a child molester, but Kevin Bacon's performance in "The Woodsman" did so. The picture of this very human man struggling with impulses he doesn't want and has difficulty controlling is absolutely mesmerizing, and I think Kevin Bacon was absolutely robbed; he absolutely deserved an oscar nomination at the least. Don't forget Kyra Sedgwick in this film as well; she does an awesome job as his girlfriend who understands and tries to help him.

[@djmattblack]

Wild Bill is a great movie if you like gritty British thrillers like Dead mans shoes, which incidentally had Paddy Considine in it as well

[@autimart]

I wrote a paper for my aesthetics in philosophy class about Brick. It has so much to dig into, I’m so sad that more people haven’t gotten to appreciate it.

[@joen0411]

Noises Off (1992). It’s a comedy, first third of the movie is setting up the jokes but they are hilarious.

[@johnbogg7395]

Session 9.

[@elizabethhuber434]

THANK YOU!!! Sometimes I feel like I am alone in appreciating this amazing movie.

[@robswystun2766]

Me watching Tyrannosaur: "... There's no fuckin' dinosaurs in this."

[@stefanpolomsky1306]

I love "The Man From Earth" and its sequel "The Man From Earth: Holocene". And I hope they are able to make the third part they've planned. And for this video's presenter @ELittlechild: Both movies also star John Billingsley (aka Phlox from ST: Enterprise)...

[@tylerturtle8455]

Spontaneous is so good!!

[@brianwillis4163]

Brick is pretty well known at this point, and even has a film award named after it... The Golden 'Brick' awards.

[@beautifulmidnight]

The Fall. It has to be one of the most visually stunning movies I’ve ever seen, and a big emotional gut punch. Lee Pace is so, so goddamned good in it, too.

[@glenndallas7171]

An outstanding list.

[@drewrub7415]

Loved Europa Report. Took me a bit to get around to it and watched it on streaming but it was worth it

[@kailoYT]

A thumb-up for Tyrannosaur and The Man from Earth. Both highly under-rated.

[@Pacm71]

I I love 'The Man From Earth'. Its a very intelligent scrip and movie

[@jamiethal1319]

I own both Brick and Mean Creek. I love Spontaneous and I really liked The Woodsman though I’d probably never watch it again. I want to check the other movies out. Luckily they’re all available on streaming and only two you need to spend money for.

[@kingstonian7066]

Good morning beautiful people have a great day

[@s.a.l948]

The woodsman is a terrific movie.

[@alistertowelie]

mean creek is one of my favorite movies

[@auckman2281]

I've seen two of these: Brick, which was good, and The Woodsman, which was very good. I also have Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes on my watch list. Might check out a couple of these . Maybe the top two. Thanks for the list. Always looking for interesting movies.

[@barrellracer]

The Whole Wide World (1996) Renee Zellweger & Vincent D'onofrio

[@mackenziemoore5088]

I've seen The Woodsman a few times. It's a phenomenal but hard to watch movie.

[@dicksonfranssen]

Hard to watch & probably very hard to get made. Two more really creepy incest themed movies, *Something About Amelia* with Ted Danson & Glenn Close & *The Sweet Hereafter*

[@TheWaynos73]

Retreat - Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton and Jamie Bell. Brilliant little remote island paranoia thriller. Boiling Point - Stephen Graham is amazing in this one shot restaurant and kitchen drama. Cold Skin - amazing little lighthouse horror film that is way more interesting than Robert Egger’s The Lighthouse. Black Sea - Jude Law leads a great cast about how greed warps men’s minds aboard a claustrophobic submarine. Hunter Killer - an excellent military thriller that doesnt get talked about nearly enough.

[@ApolloT-vp5dn]

Boiling Point is a GREAT film and the TV series they recently did actually works well too.

[@dougim]

Rian Johnson’s _The Brothers Bloom_ is also absolutely worth the watch. Rachel Weisz, Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, and (especially) Rinko Kikuchi are are great.

[@johnmcnulty2705]

A great 90's movie that not alot of people have seen is Four Rooms. Takes place on new years eve in a hotel with 4 segments or rooms each directed by a different director, including Robert Rodríguez, and Quinton Tarantino P.S. If you start to watch the movie and don't like it after the first room it's O.K. the first room is by far the worst.

[@NickScaramuzzo]

If we're going to include "The Woodsman", we should include the forgotten "Little Children."

[@OccuBot2011]

Mr. Peck making multiple appearances 😮

[@joeldfisher]

Spontaneous is great up until a point, although when it goes into its darker issues I think it loses its momentum.

[@ajabell5058]

I have been singing Brick's praises since it was originally released. A truly unique and fabulous movie. Thank you for this list! There were several on here I hadn't seen and am now adding to my list to watch.

[@ApolloT-vp5dn]

Brick is truly one of the worst films I've ever watched. It's badly directed. Unbelievable characters who are impossible to feel anything for. The majority of the time the characters mumble in coherently as well. Without subtitles, I don't think I'd have understood half of what they actually said. It's destined to remain unloved because it's a bad story, masked by "style" which seems to be enough to pull the wool over some people's eyes.

[@Grizzdrop]

I have seen two of these films. "Two Minutes..." and "Europa Report"

[@Fanatiqual]

the man from earth would make a fantastic stage play

[@BikeStuffPDX]

Wendy and Lucy (2008) was good!

[@michaeltortorice9876]

Title is accurate. I've heard of The Man from Earth. What I know about it I learned from this video. And that's it. I might bookmark for some ideas. But most of these look pretty grim. I watch movies/TV to get away from grim.

[@dthomas4566]

The Europa report is a Fascinating movie

[@rorynolan3187]

Odd Thomas (2013) not the best graphics but a really good movie in my opinion ..

[@starscreamthecruel8026]

I've seen Europa Report. Its awesome and a bit weird in places.

[@richardbidinger2577]

I saw The Man From Earth. It was a good movie.

[@mikeerickson5391]

I saw Europa Report years ago on, I think, Netflix. Great effin movie.

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

6:31 Isn't Europa supposed to have a flat surface? It might also might be a bit too radioactive to survive on since it's pretty close to Jupiter. Callisto would be a better choice as it is outside the main radiation belt. 9:40 Why the hell is it titled that way? I would expect a movie with dinosaurs if I heard that.

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

@@y_fam_goeglyd It's still the smoothest object in the Solar System.

[@rome8180]

Callisto Report is a horrible title though. As for the title "Tyrannosaur," you're very literal, aren't you? Do you always expect exactly what the movie title says?

[@colinbooth531]

Yeah nobody has heard of Brick lol. Honestly. This is gonna be a tough list to watch I can already tell….. Edit: Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes is absolutely genius level filmmaking. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️👏🏻

[@Hilz28]

THANK YOU FOR THE ANIMAL DYING/ABUSE WARNING! Seriously, much appreciated!

[@filmsociety1311]

I don't think WhatCulture knows the meaning of the word "nobody" 🤣

[@84bombsjetpack23]

It means: Nobody at WhatCulture

[@filmsociety1311]

​@@84bombsjetpack23😂

[@aroha9090]

Hyperbole on the internet?? What's next?

[@alexp601]

Obviously they don't mean literally nobody. If it was literally nobody then there would be no one alive to know of the films. There's obvious hyperbole with titles like this

[@CharlieHepp]

A really tough watch but Tyrannosaur is criminally overlooked and contains two of the greatest performances ever put on film from Milan and Coleman. It can really not be overstated just how strong the writing in The Man From Earth was. It was strong to the point of being captivating even though the film had practically no budget, took place almost entirely in one living room, and even committed the mortal sin of having characters ask the main guy "So what happened next" to progress the story. Despite these shortcomings, the story is utterly fascinating, and exceptionally well acted (including one performance from a very subdued Tony Todd). It would make a fantastic stage play. The title is accurate. I've heard of The Man from Earth. What I know about it I learned from this video. And that's it. I might bookmark it for some ideas. But most of these look pretty grim. I watch movies/TV to get away from grim. Noises Off (1992). It’s a comedy, first third of the movie is setting up the jokes but they are hilarious. I used to watch The Whackness all the time! I always mention Lucky Number Slevin as an amazing movie everyone slept on I've seen Brick, The Woodsman, and The Europa Report. Excellent films all. Love your content guys!😊😊😊😊❤❤ I've seen The Woodsman a few times. It's a phenomenal but hard-to-watch movie. I love 'The Man From Earth'. It is a very intelligent script and the movie Blue Ruin is criminally under-appreciated. I've seen Brick, The Woodsman, Mean Creek, The Man From Earth, and Spontaneous. I've heard of The Europa Report. I love Brick!! Such an amazing movie!!

[@kylelewis9163]

Wow im surprised I didnt see money plane

[@allycat8575]

I own brick on dvd its a brilliant film

[@davidwalker5274]

I watch the man from Earth. When he claimed to be Jesus crucified, I was done. Lost all love for it at that point. I was surprised to not see 2011's "Another Earth " on your list. A well told story.

[@topaz_no_life9440]

SPONTANEOUS I LOVE SPONTANEOUS

[@ozymandiasultor9480]

Olivia Thirlby is good in The Wackness as the girl who will ultimately break the heart of the young main character, he falls in love with her no matter that her father tells him she will do that... It is almost painful to watch, but that is the growing...

[@markcahill9255]

Any movie by Cartoon Saloon 👍

[@jacko666]

Brick should be #1. It is a masterpiece

[@ApolloT-vp5dn]

It's terrible!

[@jacko666]

@@ApolloT-vp5dn agree to disagree 😂

[@Toledotourbillion]

Except Kevin Bacon, all the movies in this list is as stealthy as a B2 bomber, audience won't see them.

[@ViroVV]

Finding Ellie over here ALMOST feels like betrayal. Come back to Trek, Ellie... we have Leola root ste.... oh.

[@Kez_h]

Idky The Man from Earth was so good but it was lol

[@playerthirteen9695]

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia

[@patrickarendt3929]

I love Brick and happy to see it on this list. "Garden State" and "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" are two great more examples that everyone should seen once.

[@glenndallas7171]

Garden State was hardly forgotten. It was EVERYWHERE for a long while.

[@sarahjones1609]

I love Brick!! Such an amazing movie!!

[@loboneiner1034]

I've seen Brick and The Wackness

[@thewriterstuff]

I've seen Brick, The Woodsman and The Europa Report. Excellent films all.

[@TheTjSquire]

Brick is on my list of absolute best movies with one absolute worst performance. The villainous Tug, played by the same working actor that went on to be Chris in Until Dawn, was one of the worst, most one-dimensional bad guy performances ever. He huffed and puffed like Kane from See No Evil and exclusively scowled when not talking. His entire personality was "white guy in a wife beater and a beanie in the early 00's."

[@Mastaace]

Lol NOBODY'S SEEN THESE! Brick... On my DVD shelf lol. I also own the Woodsman, I've seen the Wackness... Haven't seen all 10 but this list wasn't for me.

[@chipchop7404]

The Fall

[@jarigustafsson7620]

ruin johnson, no thanks. europa report is excellent.