truth on hold Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Well Known but Under-Appreciated: Bram Stoker's Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola) Little Known and Under-Appreciated: Lesson of Evil (Takishi Miike) Edited June 11, 2014 by Joe_the_6_pack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Little Monsters Fred Savage and Howie Mandel. Kids movie, but good anyway. My wife caught me watching it a few weeks ago, and she said "what the hell is wrong with you." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jauronimo Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Slingblade That movie had two oscar nominations and one win. Not exactly a sleeper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Zelig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted June 11, 2014 Author Share Posted June 11, 2014 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid Zelig Strange that both of these movies use similar techniques of shooting in feaux-"aged" black and white to match with old footage. But I agree--they're both good movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan in San Diego Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Well Known but Under-Appreciated: Bram Stoker's Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola) Definitely loved Dracula But my choice for a sleeper movie is Diggstown Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Vader Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 My sleeper movie would be, "Monsters". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Security Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhg Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 The Adventures of Baron Munchausen Good one. Reminded me of another movie "Time Bandits" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GG Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) Good one. Reminded me of another movie "Time Bandits" For good reason. --------- Mine: Overnight, After Hours Edited June 11, 2014 by GG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swnybillsfan Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 (edited) "Waiting". if you have not seen this movie...you need to see it. Edited June 11, 2014 by swnybillsfan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special K Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 A movie that came out in 2004, that I had never heard of until I happened upon it about a month ago, and was pleasantly surprised: The Machinist An Alfred Hitchcock style movie starring a severely thin Christian Bale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 "Poolhall Junkies" and "A Perfect Getaway" CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Seriously? That movie had major critical appraisal and numerous academy award nominations. Not even close to being a sleeper. I didn't realize that. I am blissfully ignorant to American pop culture. I don't watch TV, and have seen very few films that past decade. Being John Malkovich was brilliant I thought, and dark. I am surprised to hear it got the acclaim it did. That closing scene is quite disturbing. And noone I know has ever seen it, so I thought it might of been a sleeper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 (edited) one more that probably will be watched at least twice if not more due to the complexity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CC60HJvZRE&feature=kp Edited June 12, 2014 by birdog1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Lou Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Old Black & White Movie: "Lafayette Escardele" Recent Movie from 70's: "Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deranged Rhino Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 I didn't realize that. I am blissfully ignorant to American pop culture. I don't watch TV, and have seen very few films that past decade. Being John Malkovich was brilliant I thought, and dark. I am surprised to hear it got the acclaim it did. That closing scene is quite disturbing. And noone I know has ever seen it, so I thought it might of been a sleeper To be fair, BJM is praised and lauded by cinephiles more so than mainstream audiences. Critics loved it and raved, it won awards but it only drew $25 million domestic, 79th at the box office that year. Even though it won Kaufman a lot of cred, it is very much a sleeper movie for mainstream audiences. Movie junkies like some on this board wouldn't consider it a sleeper but I think it's probably safe for inclusion on this list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cugalabanza Posted June 12, 2014 Author Share Posted June 12, 2014 Synecdoche, NY P.S. Hoffman is outstanding. He's so good at suffering on screen and this is him at his best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NyQuil Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Sleepers Beat me to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted June 12, 2014 Share Posted June 12, 2014 Man on a Wire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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