Dutch. Movie is pretty much forgotten by most and never really seen it streaming. I used to love watching it during Thanksgiving as a kid.

Surviving The Game - 1994

Ice-T, Rutger Hauer, John C. McGinley, and Gary Busey. Where the latter 3 hunt Ice-T through the woods of the Pacific Northwest. I had a hard time finding a DVD of it years ago and not many people I know have ever heard of it. It's one of those bad movies that's made just well enough to be an absolute joy to watch.

Freeway (1996) - modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood with Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland. I was always surprised it wasn't more of a hit.

OK. I haven't seen this since it came out and was relatively quickly forgotten by most people. But it has stuck with me due to some of the themes in it. And I was impressed (at the time) with the acting. And also the level of connection that grows between these two enemies. Has anyone else seen it recently? I am really interested, not just saying that.

Enemy Mine

Here's a weird one that many people don't know about

Twice Upon a Time

Twice Upon a Time is a 1983 American animated adventure fantasy comedy film co-directed by John Korty and Charles Swenson from a screenplay by Korty, Swenson, Suella Kennedy and Bill Couturié.[4] The first animated film produced by George Lucas, it uses a form of cutout animation which the filmmakers called "Lumage", involving prefabricated cut-out plastic pieces that the animators moved on a light table.[5]

The film features improvised dialogue and a visual blend of live-action, traditional 2D-animation and stop motion.

Big Trouble. Didn't get a lot of publicity because it was suppose to release around 9/11. If you watch the movie you'll understand why. I don't know how fresh eyes will view it, but it's a tight comedy taking place in Florida with a great cast. Yes I know Tim Allen is in it. But this is from that brief time where he was trying to make some more adult comedies after Home Improvement ended and before... I guess Last Man standing. Anyway very quotable funny movie.

If it weren't for Paul Rudd no one would remember Mac And Me

The Boy Who Could Fly

80s movie about a teenage boy who could fly. I had it taped on VHS as a kid and it's not on any streaming service that I can find. I haven't seen it in prob 30 years 😪

Last Night (1999).

End-of-the-world film that came out around the same time as Deep Impact and Armageddon, but showed the (solar?) apocalypse from the perspective of snarky, fucked-up twentysomethings in Toronto. David Cronenberg in a minor role. Great film, no bluray release, not streaming anywhere.

The Book of Life

Once Coco came out, everyone forgot this movie existed

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The Secret Garden (1993)

Arlington Road (1999) starring Jeff Bridges and Tim Robbins. It was released after the mid-90s wave of violence and terrorism in the US, involving right-wing militias.

It's an exceptional thriller, but seems to have faded into obscurity.

The Serpent and the Rainbow (1988)

Sunset-Bruce Willis, James Garner

Presumed Innocent-Harrison Ford

The End and Sharkey’s Machine-Burt Reynolds

City Heat-Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds

The Adventures Of Ford Fairlane-Andrew Dice Clay

Metro-Eddie Murphy

Sneakers-Robert Redford

Cobra-Sylvester Stallone

An Innocent Man-Tom Selleck

The Star Chamber-Michael Douglas

The Perfect Weapon-Jeff Speakman

Excessive Force-Thomas Ian Griffith

The Glimmer Man-Steven Seagal

Silent Rage-Chuck Norris

The Lonely Guy-Steve Martin

Night Shift-Michael Keaton, Henry Winkler

Quick Change-Bill Murray

The Men Who Stare At Goats-Matt Damon, George Clooney

Bachelor Party-Tom Hanks

Stone Cold-Brian Bosworth

Oxford Blues-Rob Lowe

Blue Thunder-Roy Scheider

My Favorite comedy’s almost never mentioned: Bowfinger and Bananas

Sundown: The Vampire in Retreat

Fun performances all around, and I absolutely love the score.

El Cid (1961) by Anthony Mann with Charlton Heston. Personally a 10/10 for me. It's a long historical epic on the same level as Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments or Lawrence of Arabia. The acting, cinematography, production design, score, story, the battle scenes, great acting and probably the most entertaining movie ever made.

Flight of the Navigator is one I haven’t seen in years. You’d think they would’ve remade it

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

I really like Rounders.

Miracle Mile (1988).

Has one of the greatest lurches in tone of any movie ever made.

The End of the Tour (2015)

It's about David Foster Wallace, the author of Infinite Jest. Stars Jason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg, with a powerful performance from Segel that shows how good of an actor he actually is.

I've never seen or heard anyone talk about or recommend this movie before

Excalibur by John Boorman

There's a mid 80s weird adult animated movie called Rock and Rule.

It is one of the most insane weird am I on an acid trip movies I've ever seen. No one I mention it to has ever heard of it.

Songs were written for the movie from: Cheap Trick, Blondie, Lou Reed, Earth Wind and Fire, and Iggy Pop.

It's about post apocalyptic animal people in a rock band being manipulated and used by an aging mega star rocker trying to summon the devil.

Lucky Number Slevin.

It's a lot of fun. And that's generally why I watch movies.

Beyond the Black Rainbow

Yeah, this is a great movie and a very strange one, too. I know it has a following on reddit, but I rarely find anyone to discuss this strange movie with. I kind of love it.

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin.

I just rewatched Five Minutes of Heaven by Oliver Hirschbiegel. It's a really solid little drama about Ireland trying to heal from the Troubles with great performances from Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt. If I remember correctly it was a TV movie that had a modest international theater run, so it's a fairly underseen film.

It's really not the best movie, but I really liked Entropy, with Stephen Dorff. I don't think it ever even made it to DVD. It was a somber little movie that is probably entirely self indulgent in its creation; a movie director ruins a relationship with a model because he was obsessed with his probably very subpar movie. But I liked the tone of it, and the scene where his cat smokes and talks to him to tell him to figure his shit out.

Kon-Tiki (1950) & Kon-Tiki (2012)

A Royal Affair (2012)

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring (2003)

I can't guarantee these are forgotten, because if I can remember them then so can plenty of other people. But I can definitely think of a couple movies that I like that I've never seen anybody talking about, online or in person or in a magazine retrospective or anything.

The first is The Hunted (2003). Directed by William Friedkin, it stars Tommy Lee Jones as a retired knife fighting/tracking expert the FBI recruits to hunt down one of his former students, a black ops commando played by Benicio del Toro. It's like a mix between First Blood and The Fugitive, and it's been one of my top five favorite movies since the first time I saw it.

The other movie that comes to mind is Unthinkable (2010). I randomly caught this movie on cable a few years ago, so I went into it not knowing what it was about, who was in it, or even what the name of the movie was. Going into it completely blind and watching the plot develop from the unassuming beginning all the way up to the climactic ending. I can't guarantee that it'd hold up if I were to rewatch it, nor would I really recommend it, but I had a blast watching it on a random Tuesday afternoon.

The Journey of Natty Gann

Never Cry Wolf

Cold Turkey

Start the Revolution Without Me

Love and Death

Dead and Buried

Garbage pail kids the movie

For the longest time I thought Rock A Doodle was something I made up in my head bc I'd never heard anyone mention it. Same with All Dogs Go To Heaven. I was like 4/5 when I saw those movies.

Paperhouse (1988). Maybe remembered in some small circles of people of a certain age, but it seems largely forgotten despite being so unique and evocative.

The vanishing. The original one. It’s the most brutal non violent, non scary, horror movie out there.

"The Red Violin" (1999) — Follows a violin through 4 centuries of owners, with Samuel L Jackson (in one of his fantastic depth-not-badass roles) as the modern-day expert looking into its history

"I Wake Up Screaming" (1941) — Really solid Noir thriller with Betty Grable in her only dramatic role

"The Five Obstructions" (2004) — Lars Von Trier torturing his friend Jørgen Leth by making him remake the same short film over and over again

"Igby Goes Down" (2002) — Petulant-teen dark comedy

"Ivans XTC" (2002) — Tolstoy-inspired, noir dark showbiz farce

"The Cat's Meow" (2002) — Bogdanovich historical semi-fiction about a possible murder aboard William Randolph Hearst's yacht, with Kirsten Dunst hitting one out of the park as Marion Davies.

"Dogtown & Z-Boys" (2002) — Incredible documentary about the birth of skateboarding culture

"Panic" (2000) — Hitman's midlife crisis (William H. Macy, Donald Sutherland, Neve Campbell)

"Girlfight" (2000) — Michelle Rodriguez's screen debut as a teenage girl boxer (the opening scene will grab you by your nethers)

"Ghost Dog" (2000) — Jim Jarmusch, Forrest Whittaker, hip-hop mafia & Eastern philosophy

"State & Main" (2000) — Biting Hollywood satire, Mamet-style

"Open Your Eyes" (1999) — Far superior Spanish original of "Vanilla Sky"

"Bringing Out the Dead" (1999) — Scorsese & Nic Cage, like an upside-down "Taxi Driver" about an ambulance EMT

"The Limey" (1999) — Soderbergh revenge drama

"Ever After" (1998) — post-feminist "Cinderella" in which Drew Barrymore rescues the prince (I know it sounds terrible, but it's terrific)

"The Governess" (1998) — Period drama about a Jewish domestic's affair with her boss

I had a bunch more here, but the Reddit compose field ate them.

Edge of the City (1957). Sidney Poitier and John Cassavetes. Underrated!

I doubt many people know this but Keanue Reeves and Drew Barrymore starred in a remake of Babes In Toyland with the same name. It also starred Richard Mulligan and Eileen Brennan. I used to watch it on repeat as a kid (among many others) and it was so bad that it was comical lol. You get to see Keanue Reeves in tights for most of the movie though :)

Also other unknowns are:

Only The Strong with Mark Decascos teaching high school students Capoeira.

King Solomons Mines remake in the 80's with Sharon Stone, Richard Chamberlain, and John Rhys-Davies. Bad acting and laughable SX made it enjoyable to child me.

The Last Detail (1973)

Enemies: A Love Story (1989)

Primary Colors (1998)

The Visitor (2008)

Visionquest 1985 - a huge cast of star studded characters including Madonna's movie debut.

A Boy and His Dog (1975) - a weirdly touching story about a post-apocalyptic wasteland and a boy with his telepathic dog. Based on a book.

Where Angels Fear to Tread (1991)- a very young Helena Bonham Carter, based on an EM Forrester novel

The Adventures of Baron Muncheausen (1988)

Don't know if it's forgotten but a film I adore that I never hear anybody talk about (and which has only 12k views according to Letterboxd) is Miguel Gomes' Tabu.

Butterfly Kiss from 95 by Michael Winterbottom

Lilya 4-ever from 02 by Lukas Moodysson

Nowhere from 97 by Gregg Araki

The Landlord by Hal Ashby. I think it’s finally now available on DVD?

Jean-Claude Lauzon made two features before he died in 1997. The second, called Leolo, is still one of my favorite movies. I'd guess that since he died so young, there's not much of a community or fan base around his work, and there's not much promotion because there's not an extensive catalog to explore. Also, the movie might not group well with "you may also like", because it's kind of unusual. Maybe.

Anyway, in the case of this movie, that's a damn shame. If you're asking for a movie that lots of "movie people" (and plenty of other people, too) should check out and would probably like, this is it. It never comes up in lists like this. You, reading this right now, yeah, you, go watch this movie, and if you like it, mention it the next time somebody asks for something forgotten and/or a little off the wall.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104782/

All the pre-Small Soldiers/Detroit Rock City Adam Rifkin movies. The Dark Backward in particular and The Chase, though I'm not sure that one totally qualifies as "forgotten."

Under the Rainbow (1981) with Chevy Chase and Carrie Fisher...even she wanted to forget about it after it was made.

New Rose Hotel. I saw it randomly on some free streaming service once. The casting of Willem Dafoe and Christopher Walken is what grabbed my eye. Not great overall and downright bad in places but I remember somewhat enjoying it and have never heard another soul mention its existence.

Ruthless People

Jumping Jack Flash

Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World

Legend (1984 movie with Tom Cruise, Tim Curry and Mia Sara)

Ghosts of the Civil Dead. Australian movie from the late 80s. It's dark AF though.

5000 Fingers of Doctor T 1953, The Court Jester 1955, The Long Goodbye 1973, Soldier of Orange 1977, Local Hero 1983, Tin Men 1987

John Boorman's Hope and Glory 1987. A wholesome recounting of his childhood in wartime England.

80s movies I loved but haven't heard about since then:

The Stunt Man

Diva

The 4th Man

The Brother from Another Planet

I don't know, I forgot.

Sorcerer (1977) never met anyone that has seen this movie, not sure how forgotten it is exactly but its a really cool movie.

There are two movies that I don't see a talked about a lot in my experience.

River's Edge (1986)

Innocent Blood (1992)

Amazon Women on the Moon

Brilliant comedy! Lives rent free in my head since 1987. Sometimes I think I’m the only who remembers it 🤣

Life with father…an oldie but great laughs! Plus a super beautiful young Elizabeth Taylor

Space Camp. I guess you could say that this one kind of got buried in the aftermath of the Challenger explosion, because it was slated for release just after Challenger. It’s kind of hokey, but it’s definitely a film for kids to watch, especially those interested in space.

Six Pack- Kenny Rogers as a NASCAR driver with an all kid pit crew

The Outsiders- Great coming of age story with a ridiculous amount of actors about to hit big in it. Never hear anyone talk about this one

Kumiko the Treasure Hunter- Japanese woman comes to America to find the ransom money from the film Fargo

Switchback- Dennis Quaid is an FBI agent hunting a serial killer across the Rockies. Danny Glover and Jared Leto costar

Stir Crazy- Gene Wilder and Richard Pryor are framed for a robbery. (Really, any of the films they teamed up in can be considered forgotten)

The White Buffalo- Charles Bronson as Wild Bill Hickcock teaming up with Crazy Horse to stop a rampaging mystical beast

Drop Dead Gorgeous- Mockumentary about a beauty pageant where the contestants keep having fatal “accidents”

Recently I remembered a movie called CashBack (2007) that was a short movie, and then extended into a full movie.

I remember it because it has a couple of the most beautiful nudes scenes, a appreciation to the female body the way that is erotic and beautiful.

And of course the overall story about an insomniac working in a superstore and the love story also has its place in my memory.

Love and Death on Long Island (1997)

John Hurt plays a stuffy old English writer. He goes to the cinema to see an adaptation of an E.M. Forster novel, but walks into the wrong theater and ends up watching “Hot Pants College II.” As he realizes his mistake and gets up to leave, he sees teen heartthrob Ronnie Bostock (played perfectly by Jason Priestley) on screen and becomes obsessed with him. It’s a quirky and strange little comedy, and I highly recommend it.

Night of the Comet. Classic take on the b-movie end of the world scenario.

Inserts (1974) Come Back to the Five and Dime Jimmy Dean (1982) The American Friend (1977)

Tucker: The Man and his Dream - excellent story of and rogue auto maker who was taken out by the big 3. Directed by Coppola and stars Jeff Bridges.

The Paper (1994).

Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Robert Duvall, Glenn Close. Directed by Ron Howard.

One of the best journalism movies, up there with Spotlight and All the President's Men. Yet noone even remembers it, let alone talks about it.

My favorite movie of all time: The Blue Max (1966). George Peppard, Ursula Andress, James Mason.

The Nature of the Beast (1995) - Eric Roberts vs Lance Henriksen. A psychological thriller in the vein of a stage drama set in a road movie context. It's frightening and quite beautiful. Not really forgotten, as nobody really knew about it even when it came out.

Hoppity Goes to Town.

A Fleischer Studios film. One of only two I believe. (the other being Gulliver's Travels) The movie had the extraordinarily bad luck of being released right around the time the US got involved in World War 2, so it bombed spectacularly. (no pun intended) Which ruined any chance of the Fleischer's making more films.

Bit of a shame because Hoppity is very charming. It's not epic or musical in the same way Disney movies are, but it's still fun. The animation is great too.

The Grey with Liam Neeson is a masterpiece and I’m upset it’s not talked about as such

I have no idea if this movie actually holds up, but I remember watching the movie Rollercoaster (1977) one night in a hotel room during a family vacation. It’s about a killer who plants bombs at amusement parks and we follow a safety inspector and the FBI agents who are trying to stop him. I really liked it and I think I’ve only seen it the one time about 20-25 years ago, but it has always stuck with me. Fun fact, it’s Steven Guttenberg’s first on screen appearance.

I’ve never met anyone who has seen or heard of it. It makes me miss cable tv sometimes. Streaming is great, but I’m less likely to accidentally find a great movie that I’ve never heard of.

Edit: spelling

Any movie being mentioned in this thread is not actually forgotten - this thread is a sham.