Updated 17 May 2020
Carolyn and I brainstormed a list of movies that we think are great, but that – in our experience – are not well-known.
Comedy
About a Boy
Bowfinger
Cold Comfort Farm
Cool Runnings
Cousins (1989, w/Isabella Rossellini and Ted Danson)
Dean Spanley
Dick
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Fletch
Freshman, The
Galaxy Quest
In-Laws, The (1989, w/Peter Falk and Alan Arkin)
Joe’s Apartment
Kind Hearts and Coronets
LA Story
Leap of Faith
Lost in Austen
Man Who Knew Too Little, The
Miss Congeniality
My Blue Heaven
My Favorite Year
Mystery Men
Revenge of the Nerds
Sweet Liberty
Sure Thing, The
Wag the Dog
Drama
Anatomy of a Murder
Commitments, The
Courage Under Fire
Day of the Jackal
Devil in a Blue Dress
Emma (1996, w/Kate Beckinsale and Mark Strong)
Eye of the Needle
Falling Down
House of Games
Illusionist, The
Michael Clayton
Never Cry Wolf
Numbers (TV series)
Page Eight (but don’t bother with the second and third installments in the Worricker Trilogy, they’re nothing like the first)
Powwow Highway
Pride and Prejudice (1980, w/Elizabeth Garvie and David Rintoul)
Red Shoes, The
Russia House
Something New
Third Miracle, The
Train, The
Usual Suspects, The
Our friends and family have suggested the following additions to the list:
Comedy
Ladykillers, The (1955, Alec Guinness, Peter Sellers)
Lavender Hill Mob, The
Our Man in Havana
Drama
Secondhand Lions
Silverado