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Last film added: March 9, 2010. There are currently 900 films in the database (since 1997).


    Obscure and Rare Films

    Search returned all hard-to-find or underground movies out of 900 total rated films.
    These aren't really "cult classics" yet because not enough people have seen them.
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    MASTERPIECES
  1. Movie DetailsAmazing Screw-On Head, The (2006) 10  AnimationComedyHorrorObscureSuperheroTVDVD
  2. Movie DetailsCollected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer, The (2005) 10  AnimationHorrorObscureDVD
  3. Movie DetailsFast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997) 10  ObscureTrue
  4. Movie DetailsHappy Accidents (2000) 10  ComedyMind-blowingObscureSci-FiDVD
  5. Movie DetailsRosetta (2000) 10  ObscureDVD
  6. Movie DetailsShort Films of David Lynch, The (2002) 10  HorrorObscureDVD
  7. Movie DetailsSon, The (2002) 10  Obscure

  8. EXCELLENT
  9. Movie DetailsAll the Real Girls (2003) 9  Obscure
  10. Movie DetailsAnimation Show, The (2003) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyObscureSci-FiDVD
  11. Movie DetailsAnimation Show 2005, The (2005) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyObscureSci-FiDVD
  12. Movie DetailsAnimation Show 2007, The (2007) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyObscureDVD
  13. Movie DetailsDreamlife of Angels, The (1998) 9  ObscureSexual
  14. Movie DetailsDrunk History - Season 1 (2008) 9  ComedyObscure
  15. Movie DetailsGo-Getter, The (2008) 9  ComedyObscure
  16. Movie DetailsGonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) 9  ObscureTrueDVD
  17. Movie DetailsIn Pursuit of Panama (2009) 9  ComedyObscureTrue
  18. Movie DetailsLast Night (1998) 9  ObscureSci-FiSexual
  19. Movie DetailsLimbo (1999) 9  Obscure
  20. Movie DetailsMeeting People Is Easy (1999) 9  MusicalObscureTrueDVD
  21. Movie DetailsMillennium Actress (2001) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyObscure
  22. Movie DetailsPromesse, La (1997) 9  Obscure
  23. Movie DetailsSongs from the Second Floor (2000) 9  Obscure
  24. Movie DetailsTurtles Can Fly (2005) 9  ObscureTrue
  25. Movie DetailsWhen We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008) 9  ObscureTrueTV

  26. VERY GOOD
  27. Movie DetailsAbel Raises Cain (2005) 8  ObscureSexualTrue
  28. Movie DetailsAura, The (2006) 8  Obscure
  29. Movie DetailsAway From Her (2007) 8  Obscure
  30. Movie DetailsBreaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football (2008) 8  ObscureSportTrueTV
  31. Movie DetailsClear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon (2006) 8  ObscureTrueDVD
  32. Movie DetailsCremaster 3 (2002) 8  Obscure
  33. Movie DetailsDr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) 8  ComedyMusicalObscureSci-Fi
  34. Movie DetailsDynamic:01 - The Best Of DavidLynch.com (2007) 8  HorrorObscureDVD
  35. Movie DetailsFreedom on the Fence (2005) 8  ObscureTrue
  36. Movie DetailsHire Film Series Vol. 1, The (2001) 8  ObscureDVD
  37. Movie DetailsHype! (1997) 8  MusicalObscureTrue
  38. Movie DetailsIn the Shadow of the Moon (2007) 8  ObscureTrue
  39. Movie DetailsInherit the Wind (1999) 8  ObscureTV
  40. Movie DetailsJulien Donkey-Boy (1999) 8  ObscureDVD
  41. Movie DetailsLila Says (2005) 8  ObscureSexual
  42. Movie DetailsLittle Thief, The (1999) 8  ObscureSexual
  43. Movie DetailsMindscape of Alan Moore, The (2003) 8  ObscureSuperheroTrue
  44. Movie DetailsMy Son the Fanatic (1998) 8  ComedyObscure
  45. Movie DetailsNói albínói (2004) 8  Obscure
  46. Movie DetailsOsama (2004) 8  Obscure
  47. Movie DetailsParagraph 175 (2000) 8  ObscureTrue
  48. Movie DetailsPersuaders, The (2004) 8  ObscureTrueTV
  49. Movie DetailsRabbits (2002) 8  ComedyFantasyHorrorObscure
  50. Movie DetailsRegret to Inform (1998) 8  ObscureTrue
  51. Movie DetailsShower (1999) 8  ComedyObscure
  52. Movie DetailsSix-String Samurai (1998) 8  MusicalObscureSci-FiDVD
  53. Movie DetailsSpecial (2008) 8  FantasyObscure
  54. Movie DetailsStartup.com (2001) 8  ObscureTrue
  55. Movie DetailsThree Seasons (1999) 8  Obscure
  56. Movie DetailsTime Code (2000) 8  Obscure
  57. Movie DetailsTokyo! (2008) 8  ObscureSexualSuperhero
  58. Movie DetailsTokyo Godfathers (2003) 8  AnimationComedyObscure
  59. Movie DetailsXiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) 8  ObscureSexual

  60. GOOD
  61. Movie DetailsAimée & Jaguar (1999) 7  ObscureSexualTrue
  62. Movie DetailsAtom Smashers, The (2008) 7  ObscureTrueTV
  63. Movie DetailsBernard and Doris (2008) 7  ComedyObscureTrueTV
  64. Movie DetailsBerserk - The Complete Collection (2002) 7  AnimationFantasyHorrorObscureTV
  65. Movie DetailsBon Voyage (2004) 7  ComedyObscure
  66. Movie DetailsCollection of 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films, A (2006) 7  AnimationComedyObscureSci-FiSexual
  67. Movie DetailsDesert Blue (1998) 7  ComedyObscure
  68. Movie DetailsEast/West (1999) 7  ObscureTrue
  69. Movie DetailsFairyTale: A True Story (1997) 7  FantasyObscureTrue
  70. Movie DetailsHappenstance (2000) 7  ComedyObscureSexual
  71. Movie DetailsHappy Times (2001) 7  ComedyObscure
  72. Movie DetailsHi-Line, The (2000) 7  Obscure
  73. Movie DetailsHigh Art (1998) 7  ObscureSexual
  74. Movie DetailsHome (2009) 7  ObscureTrue
  75. Movie DetailsHunt for Gollum, The (2009) 7  FantasyObscure
  76. Movie DetailsInk (2009) 7  FantasyObscureSci-Fi
  77. Movie DetailsKing of California (2007) 7  ComedyObscure
  78. Movie DetailsKnee Deep (2007) 7  ObscureTrue
  79. Movie DetailsLife is to Whistle (1998) 7  Obscure
  80. Movie DetailsLittle Fish (2005) 7  Obscure
  81. Movie DetailsLive from Baghdad (2002) 7  ObscureTrue
  82. Movie DetailsLook Around You - Series 1 and 2 (2005) 7  ComedyObscureTV
  83. Movie DetailsMinus Man, The (1999) 7  Obscure
  84. Movie DetailsNot One Less (1999) 7  Obscure
  85. Movie DetailsObjectified (2009) 7  ObscureTrue
  86. Movie DetailsPiano Tuner of Earthquakes, The (2006) 7  AnimationHorrorMusicalObscureSexual
  87. Movie DetailsPrisoner, The (2009) 7  ObscureTV
  88. Movie DetailsRomance (1999) 7  ObscureSexual
  89. Movie DetailsSherrybaby (2006) 7  ObscureSexual
  90. Movie DetailsVa Savoir (2001) 7  ComedyObscureSexual
  91. Movie DetailsWild Man Blues (1997) 7  MusicalObscureTrue
  92. Movie DetailsWinter Passing (2006) 7  ComedyObscure
  93. Movie DetailsWerckmeister Harmonies (2001) 7  HorrorObscure

  94. FAIR
  95. Movie Details4th Dimension, The (2008) 6  FantasyObscureSci-Fi
  96. Movie DetailsAlice in Wonderland (1999) 6  FantasyObscureTV
  97. Movie DetailsBesieged (1998) 6  ObscureSexual
  98. Movie DetailsBest Man, The (1999) 6  ComedyObscure
  99. Movie DetailsBlood: The Last Vampire (2001) 6  AnimationHorrorObscure
  100. Movie DetailsBread and Tulips (2000) 6  ComedyObscure
  101. Movie DetailsBreast Men (1997) 6  ComedyObscureSexualTV
  102. Movie DetailsClose Your Eyes (2002) 6  HorrorObscure
  103. Movie DetailsCoyote Waits (2003) 6  Obscure
  104. Movie DetailsCQ (2002) 6  ComedyObscureSci-FiSexual
  105. Movie DetailsGive 'em Hell, Malone (2009) 6  ObscureSexual
  106. Movie DetailsHaiku Tunnel (2001) 6  ComedyObscure
  107. Movie DetailsHideous Kinky (1998) 6  ObscureSexual
  108. Movie DetailsHomegrown (1998) 6  ComedyObscureSexual
  109. Movie DetailsImagination (2007) 6  AnimationFantasyObscure
  110. Movie DetailsMarie from the Bay of Angels (1997) 6  ObscureSexual
  111. Movie DetailsPermanent Midnight (1998) 6  ComedyObscureSexualTrue
  112. Movie DetailsPU-239: The Half Life of Timofey Berezin (2007) 6  ObscureTV
  113. Movie DetailsTell Me Something (2001) 6  HorrorObscure
  114. Movie DetailsTrekkies (1999) 6  ComedyObscureTrue
  115. Movie DetailsTuesdays with Morrie (1999) 6  ObscureTV
  116. Movie DetailsTulse Luper Suitcases: The Moab Story, The (2003) 6  ObscureSexualTrue
  117. Movie DetailsWonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic (2008) 6  MusicalObscureTrue
  118. Movie DetailsWild Blue Yonder, The (2005) 6  FantasyObscureSci-FiTrue

  119. ADEQUATE
  120. Movie DetailsAll I Wanna Do (1998) 5  ComedyObscure
  121. Movie DetailsBorn of Hope (2009) 5  FantasyObscure
  122. Movie DetailsFeed (2006) 5  HorrorObscureSexual
  123. Movie DetailsGun Shy (2000) 5  ComedyObscure
  124. Movie DetailsHarvard Man (2001) 5  ComedyObscureSport
  125. Movie DetailsOutside Ozona (1998) 5  ComedyObscureSexual
  126. Movie DetailsPalmetto (1998) 5  Obscure
  127. Movie DetailsPlaying God (1997) 5  Obscure
  128. Movie DetailsSaiyûki Vol. 1: The Journey Begins (2003) 5  AnimationFantasyObscureTV
  129. Movie DetailsSleeping Dogs Lie (2005) 5  Obscure
  130. Movie DetailsStuck (2008) 5  HorrorObscureSexualTrue
  131. Movie DetailsSuperstorm (2007) 5  ObscureSci-FiTV
  132. Movie DetailsTrauma (2004) 5  HorrorObscure

  133. FROM BAD TO WORSE
    (NO!  MY EYES!  MY EYES!)
  134. Movie Details13 Seconds (2004) CRAP  FantasyHorrorObscure
  135. Movie DetailsCommitted (2000) CRAP  ComedyObscure
  136. Movie DetailsContaminated Man, The (2000) CRAP  Obscure
  137. Movie DetailsCurve, The (1998) CRAP  ComedyObscure
  138. Movie DetailsDay Without a Mexican, A (2004) CRAP  ComedyFantasyObscure
  139. Movie DetailsFalling Sky (1998) CRAP  ObscureSexual
  140. Movie DetailsHush (1998) CRAP  Obscure
  141. Movie DetailsMacbeth (2007) CRAP  ObscureSexual
  142. Movie DetailsNew Rose Hotel (1999) CRAP  ObscureSci-FiSexual
  143. Movie DetailsNational Lampoon's Barely Legal (2003) CRAP  ComedyObscureSexual
  144. Movie DetailsPoison Ivy 3: The New Seduction (1997) CRAP  ObscureSexual
  145. Movie DetailsPrey (2007) CRAP  HorrorObscureTrue
  146. Movie DetailsS. Darko (2009) CRAP  ObscureSci-Fi
  147. Movie DetailsTart (2001) CRAP  Obscure


  148. Statistical ratings distribution of these 141 films (15.7% of total rated films):
    With enough films included, it usually approximates a bell curve with a mean near 6.5...
    (especially when considering that CRAP is 0-4 combined).
    Average rating for these 141 films: 6.9.

    10:5%

    9:12.1%

    8:23.4%

    7:23.4%

    6:17%

    5:9.2%

    CRAP:9.9%



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