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Last film added: February 5, 2012. There are currently 1066 films in the database (since 1997).


    Obscure and Rare Films (1997-2012)

    Search returned all hard-to-find or underground movies out of 1066 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  AnimationComedyHorrorObscure/RareComic Book/SuperheroTV ShowsI own on DVD
  2. Movie DetailsCollected Shorts of Jan Svankmajer, The (2005) 10  AnimationHorrorObscure/RareI own on DVD
  3. Movie DetailsFast, Cheap & Out of Control (1997) 10  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  4. Movie DetailsHappy Accidents (2000) 10  ComedyMind-blowingObscure/RareSci-FiI own on DVD
  5. Movie DetailsIn the Realms of the Unreal (2004) 10  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  6. Movie DetailsRosetta (2000) 10  Obscure/RareI own on DVD
  7. Movie DetailsShort Films of David Lynch, The (2002) 10  HorrorObscure/RareI own on DVD
  8. Movie DetailsSon, The (2002) 10  Obscure/Rare

  9. EXCELLENT
  10. Movie DetailsAll the Real Girls (2003) 9  Obscure/Rare
  11. Movie DetailsAnimation Show, The (2003) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyObscure/RareSci-FiI own on DVD
  12. Movie DetailsAnimation Show 2005, The (2005) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyObscure/RareSci-FiI own on DVD
  13. Movie DetailsAnimation Show 2007, The (2007) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyObscure/RareI own on DVD
  14. Movie DetailsCave of Forgotten Dreams (2011) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  15. Movie DetailsDMT: The Spirit Molecule (2010) 9  Mind-blowingObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  16. Movie DetailsDreamlife of Angels, The (1998) 9  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  17. Movie DetailsDrunk History - Season 1 (2008) 9  ComedyObscure/Rare
  18. Movie DetailsGo-Getter, The (2008) 9  ComedyObscure/Rare
  19. Movie DetailsGonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson (2008) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueI own on DVD
  20. Movie DetailsHelvetica (2007) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  21. Movie DetailsHow to Die in Oregon (2011) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  22. Movie DetailsIn Pursuit of Panama (2009) 9  ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  23. Movie DetailsLast Night (1998) 9  Obscure/RareSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
  24. Movie DetailsLimbo (1999) 9  Obscure/Rare
  25. Movie DetailsLittle Otik (2001) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyHorrorObscure/Rare
  26. Movie DetailsLorna's Silence (2009) 9  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  27. Movie DetailsMeeting People Is Easy (1999) 9  MusicalObscure/RareDocumentary/TrueI own on DVD
  28. Movie DetailsMillennium Actress (2001) 9  AnimationComedyFantasyObscure/Rare
  29. Movie DetailsPixar Story, The (2008) 9  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  30. Movie DetailsPromesse, La (1997) 9  Obscure/Rare
  31. Movie DetailsSongs from the Second Floor (2000) 9  Obscure/Rare
  32. Movie DetailsTurtles Can Fly (2005) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  33. Movie DetailsUncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives (2011) 9  ComedyFantasyObscure/Rare
  34. Movie DetailsWhen We Left Earth: The NASA Missions (2008) 9  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows

  35. VERY GOOD
  36. Movie Details180° South: Conquerors of the Useless (2010) 8  Obscure/RareSportDocumentary/True
  37. Movie DetailsAbel Raises Cain (2005) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  38. Movie DetailsAura, The (2006) 8  Obscure/Rare
  39. Movie DetailsAway From Her (2007) 8  Obscure/Rare
  40. Movie DetailsBag It (2011) 8  ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  41. Movie DetailsBeautiful Losers (2009) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  42. Movie DetailsBetween the Folds (2008) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  43. Movie DetailsBlood Into Wine (2010) 8  ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  44. Movie DetailsBreaking the Huddle: The Integration of College Football (2008) 8  Obscure/RareSportDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
  45. Movie DetailsBunny and the Bull (2009) 8  AnimationComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  46. Movie DetailsClear Cut: The Story of Philomath, Oregon (2006) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueI own on DVD
  47. Movie DetailsCremaster 3 (2002) 8  Obscure/Rare
  48. Movie DetailsDr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008) 8  ComedyMusicalObscure/RareSci-Fi
  49. Movie DetailsDynamic:01 - The Best Of DavidLynch.com (2007) 8  HorrorObscure/RareI own on DVD
  50. Movie DetailsFreedom on the Fence (2005) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  51. Movie DetailsHire Film Series Vol. 1, The (2001) 8  Obscure/RareI own on DVD
  52. Movie DetailsHow the Fire Fell (2011) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  53. Movie DetailsHype! (1997) 8  MusicalObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  54. Movie DetailsIn the Shadow of the Moon (2007) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  55. Movie DetailsInherit the Wind (1999) 8  Obscure/RareTV Shows
  56. Movie DetailsJulien Donkey-Boy (1999) 8  Obscure/RareI own on DVD
  57. Movie DetailsKinamand (2006) 8  Obscure/Rare
  58. Movie DetailsLila Says (2005) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  59. Movie DetailsLittle Thief, The (1999) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  60. Movie DetailsLoose Change 9/11: An American Coup (2009) 8  ConspiracyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  61. Movie DetailsMindscape of Alan Moore, The (2003) 8  Obscure/RareComic Book/SuperheroDocumentary/True
  62. Movie DetailsMore Tales from the Script (2010) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  63. Movie DetailsMy Son the Fanatic (1998) 8  ComedyObscure/Rare
  64. Movie DetailsNói albínói (2004) 8  Obscure/Rare
  65. Movie DetailsOceans (2010) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  66. Movie DetailsOsama (2004) 8  Obscure/Rare
  67. Movie DetailsParagraph 175 (2000) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  68. Movie DetailsPersuaders, The (2004) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
  69. Movie DetailsRabbits (2002) 8  ComedyFantasyHorrorObscure/Rare
  70. Movie DetailsRegret to Inform (1998) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  71. Movie DetailsShower (1999) 8  ComedyObscure/Rare
  72. Movie DetailsSix-String Samurai (1998) 8  MusicalObscure/RareSci-FiI own on DVD
  73. Movie DetailsSpecial (2008) 8  FantasyObscure/Rare
  74. Movie DetailsStartup.com (2001) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  75. Movie DetailsTales from the Script (2009) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  76. Movie DetailsTetro (2009) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  77. Movie DetailsThree Seasons (1999) 8  Obscure/Rare
  78. Movie DetailsTime Code (2000) 8  Obscure/Rare
  79. Movie DetailsTokyo! (2008) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityComic Book/Superhero
  80. Movie DetailsTokyo Godfathers (2003) 8  AnimationComedyObscure/Rare
  81. Movie DetailsTuvalu (2001) 8  ComedyFantasyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  82. Movie DetailsWilliam S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010) 8  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  83. Movie DetailsXiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998) 8  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity

  84. GOOD
  85. Movie DetailsAimée & Jaguar (1999) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  86. Movie DetailsAtom Smashers, The (2008) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
  87. Movie DetailsBernard and Doris (2008) 7  ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
  88. Movie DetailsBerserk - The Complete Collection (2002) 7  AnimationFantasyHorrorObscure/RareTV Shows
  89. Movie DetailsBon Voyage (2004) 7  ComedyObscure/Rare
  90. Movie DetailsBook of the Dead, The (2006) 7  AnimationObscure/Rare
  91. Movie DetailsChronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury, The (2004) 7  AnimationObscure/RareSci-Fi
  92. Movie DetailsCollection of 2005 Academy Award Nominated Short Films, A (2006) 7  AnimationComedyObscure/RareSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
  93. Movie DetailsDesert Blue (1998) 7  ComedyObscure/Rare
  94. Movie DetailsDolphin Tale (2011) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  95. Movie DetailsEast/West (1999) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  96. Movie DetailsFairyTale: A True Story (1997) 7  FantasyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  97. Movie DetailsGray Area, The (2010) 7  Obscure/Rare
  98. Movie DetailsHappenstance (2000) 7  ComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  99. Movie DetailsHappy Times (2001) 7  ComedyObscure/Rare
  100. Movie DetailsHellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007) 7  AnimationFantasyHorrorObscure/RareComic Book/SuperheroTV Shows
  101. Movie DetailsHi-Line, The (2000) 7  Obscure/Rare
  102. Movie DetailsHigh Art (1998) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  103. Movie DetailsHome (2009) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  104. Movie DetailsHunt for Gollum, The (2009) 7  FantasyObscure/Rare
  105. Movie DetailsInk (2009) 7  FantasyObscure/RareSci-Fi
  106. Movie DetailsJack Goes Boating (2010) 7  ComedyObscure/Rare
  107. Movie DetailsKing of California (2007) 7  ComedyObscure/Rare
  108. Movie DetailsKnee Deep (2007) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  109. Movie DetailsLife is to Whistle (1998) 7  Obscure/Rare
  110. Movie DetailsLittle Fish (2005) 7  Obscure/Rare
  111. Movie DetailsLive from Baghdad (2002) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  112. Movie DetailsLook Around You - Series 1 and 2 (2005) 7  ComedyObscure/RareTV Shows
  113. Movie DetailsMalice in Wonderland (2010) 7  FantasyObscure/Rare
  114. Movie DetailsMetropia (2010) 7  AnimationConspiracyObscure/RareSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
  115. Movie DetailsMinus Man, The (1999) 7  Obscure/Rare
  116. Movie DetailsNot One Less (1999) 7  Obscure/Rare
  117. Movie DetailsObjectified (2009) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  118. Movie DetailsPhoebe in Wonderland (2009) 7  FantasyObscure/Rare
  119. Movie DetailsPiano Tuner of Earthquakes, The (2006) 7  AnimationHorrorMusicalObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  120. Movie DetailsPompeii: The Last Day (2003) 7  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
  121. Movie DetailsPrisoner, The (2009) 7  ConspiracyObscure/RareTV Shows
  122. Movie DetailsRenegade (2004) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityComic Book/Superhero
  123. Movie DetailsRobot Stories (2004) 7  Obscure/RareSci-Fi
  124. Movie DetailsRomance (1999) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  125. Movie DetailsSeptien (2011) 7  ComedyObscure/Rare
  126. Movie DetailsSherrybaby (2006) 7  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  127. Movie DetailsTwilight of the Ice Nymphs (1998) 7  FantasyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  128. Movie DetailsVa Savoir (2001) 7  ComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  129. Movie DetailsWild Man Blues (1997) 7  MusicalObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  130. Movie DetailsWinter Passing (2006) 7  ComedyObscure/Rare
  131. Movie DetailsWerckmeister Harmonies (2001) 7  HorrorObscure/Rare

  132. FAIR
  133. Movie Details4th Dimension, The (2008) 6  FantasyObscure/RareSci-Fi
  134. Movie DetailsAlice in Wonderland (1999) 6  FantasyObscure/RareTV Shows
  135. Movie DetailsAll My Friends Are Funeral Singers (2010) 6  ComedyMusicalObscure/Rare
  136. Movie DetailsBesieged (1998) 6  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  137. Movie DetailsBest Man, The (1999) 6  ComedyObscure/Rare
  138. Movie DetailsBlood: The Last Vampire (2001) 6  AnimationHorrorObscure/Rare
  139. Movie DetailsBread and Tulips (2000) 6  ComedyObscure/Rare
  140. Movie DetailsBreast Men (1997) 6  ComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/NudityTV Shows
  141. Movie DetailsCapturing Reality: The Art of Documentary (2009) 6  Obscure/RareDocumentary/True
  142. Movie DetailsCartoon Noir (1999) 6  AnimationComedyFantasyObscure/Rare
  143. Movie DetailsChasing Sleep (2001) 6  HorrorObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  144. Movie DetailsClose Your Eyes (2002) 6  HorrorObscure/Rare
  145. Movie DetailsCoyote Waits (2003) 6  Obscure/Rare
  146. Movie DetailsCQ (2002) 6  ComedyObscure/RareSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
  147. Movie DetailsDante's Inferno: An Animated Epic (2010) 6  AnimationHorrorObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  148. Movie DetailsGive 'em Hell, Malone (2009) 6  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  149. Movie DetailsHaiku Tunnel (2001) 6  ComedyObscure/Rare
  150. Movie DetailsHellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006) 6  AnimationFantasyHorrorObscure/RareComic Book/SuperheroTV Shows
  151. Movie DetailsHideous Kinky (1998) 6  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  152. Movie DetailsHomegrown (1998) 6  ComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  153. Movie DetailsHow Beer Saved the World (2011) 6  Obscure/RareDocumentary/TrueTV Shows
  154. Movie DetailsImagination (2007) 6  AnimationFantasyObscure/Rare
  155. Movie DetailsLimbo (2005) 6  Obscure/Rare
  156. Movie DetailsLulu on the Bridge (1999) 6  MusicalObscure/Rare
  157. Movie DetailsMarie from the Bay of Angels (1997) 6  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  158. Movie DetailsOrigin: Spirits of the Past (2007) 6  AnimationObscure/RareSci-Fi
  159. Movie DetailsPermanent Midnight (1998) 6  ComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  160. Movie DetailsPU-239: The Half Life of Timofey Berezin (2007) 6  Obscure/RareTV Shows
  161. Movie DetailsTell Me Something (2001) 6  HorrorObscure/Rare
  162. Movie DetailsTetsuo: The Bullet Man (2010) 6  HorrorObscure/RareSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
  163. Movie DetailsTrekkies (1999) 6  ComedyObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  164. Movie DetailsTuesdays with Morrie (1999) 6  Obscure/RareTV Shows
  165. Movie DetailsTulse Luper Suitcases: The Moab Story, The (2003) 6  Obscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  166. Movie DetailsWild Blue Yonder, The (2005) 6  FantasyObscure/RareSci-FiDocumentary/True
  167. Movie DetailsWonders Are Many: The Making of Doctor Atomic (2008) 6  MusicalObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  168. Movie DetailsYesterday Was a Lie (2010) 6  MusicalObscure/RareSci-Fi

  169. ADEQUATE
  170. Movie DetailsAll I Wanna Do (1998) 5  ComedyObscure/Rare
  171. Movie DetailsBorn of Hope (2009) 5  FantasyObscure/Rare
  172. Movie DetailsFeed (2006) 5  HorrorObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  173. Movie DetailsGirl from Monday, The (2005) 5  ComedyObscure/RareSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
  174. Movie DetailsGlitch in the Grid (2011) 5  AnimationObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  175. Movie DetailsGun Shy (2000) 5  ComedyObscure/Rare
  176. Movie DetailsHalo Legends (2010) 5  AnimationObscure/RareSci-Fi
  177. Movie DetailsHarvard Man (2001) 5  ComedyObscure/RareSport
  178. Movie DetailsOutside Ozona (1998) 5  ComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  179. Movie DetailsPalmetto (1998) 5  Obscure/Rare
  180. Movie DetailsPlaying God (1997) 5  Obscure/Rare
  181. Movie DetailsSaiyûki Vol. 1: The Journey Begins (2003) 5  AnimationFantasyObscure/RareTV Shows
  182. Movie DetailsSleeping Dogs Lie (2005) 5  Obscure/Rare
  183. Movie DetailsStuck (2008) 5  HorrorObscure/RareWith Sex/NudityDocumentary/True
  184. Movie DetailsSuperstorm (2007) 5  Obscure/RareSci-FiTV Shows
  185. Movie DetailsTrauma (2004) 5  HorrorObscure/Rare

  186. FROM BAD TO WORSE
    (NO!  MY EYES!  MY EYES!)
  187. Movie Details13 Seconds (2004) CRAP  FantasyHorrorObscure/Rare
  188. Movie DetailsCommitted (2000) CRAP  ComedyObscure/Rare
  189. Movie DetailsContaminated Man, The (2000) CRAP  Obscure/Rare
  190. Movie DetailsCurve, The (1998) CRAP  ComedyObscure/Rare
  191. Movie DetailsDay Without a Mexican, A (2004) CRAP  ComedyFantasyObscure/Rare
  192. Movie DetailsFalling Sky (1998) CRAP  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  193. Movie DetailsHush (1998) CRAP  Obscure/Rare
  194. Movie DetailsMacbeth (2007) CRAP  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  195. Movie DetailsNew Rose Hotel (1999) CRAP  Obscure/RareSci-FiWith Sex/Nudity
  196. Movie DetailsNational Lampoon's Barely Legal (2003) CRAP  ComedyObscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  197. Movie DetailsPoison Ivy 3: The New Seduction (1997) CRAP  Obscure/RareWith Sex/Nudity
  198. Movie DetailsPrey (2007) CRAP  HorrorObscure/RareDocumentary/True
  199. Movie DetailsS. Darko (2009) CRAP  Obscure/RareSci-Fi
  200. Movie DetailsStranded (2003) CRAP  Obscure/RareSci-Fi
  201. Movie DetailsTart (2001) CRAP  Obscure/Rare


  202. Statistical ratings distribution of these 195 films (18.3% 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 195 films: 7.

    10:4.1%

    9:12.8%

    8:24.6%

    7:24.1%

    6:18.5%

    5:8.2%

    CRAP:7.7%



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