Best Films with Fewer than 2000 Votes
As of 2nd March 2014, here is a list of films, which I rated at 6 or higher, with fewer than 2000 votes. Some are real treats and well worth watching if you can find them. If i could pick just 5 of them you must see, they would be:
Stalag Luft
Purely Belter
Plaza Suite
Garage
The Trench
Stalag Luft
Purely Belter
Plaza Suite
Garage
The Trench
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- DirectorJack GoldStarsJohn ThawNick RobinsonAnnabelle ApsionA shy and quiet World War II evacuee is housed by a disgruntled old man, and they soon develop a close bond.1,992 Votes. A warm-hearted, sometimes emotional wartime drama about a neglected boy and his, initially, reluctant guardian. Quite a shocking climax.
- DirectorDave BorthwickJean DuvalFrank PassinghamStarsRobbie WilliamsIan McKellenBill NighyA group of friends embark on a dangerous journey in an effort to imprison their oppressor, the evil wizard Zeebad.1,911 Votes. A lot of fun for children and adults who were young in the 70s.
- StarsKenneth BranaghEve BestMark TandyThe true story of Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition to the South Pole, and his epic struggle to lead his twenty-eight man crew to safety after his ship was crushed in the pack ice.1,871 Votes. The story of a truly heroic man, his exploration to the South Pole and subsequent fight to save his crew.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsErrol FlynnAlexis SmithJack CarsonAs bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert, Jim Corbett, uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the top of the boxing world.1,868 Votes. Errol Flynn's portrayal of 'Gentleman' Jim Corbett- the bareknuckle boxer who worked his way to the top of the boxing ladder.
- DirectorLenny AbrahamsonStarsPat ShorttJohn KeoghGeorge CostiganA tragicomedy set in the world of gas stations in rural Ireland, where over-diligent employee of the garage searches for intimacy during the course of a life-changing summer.1,852 Votes. An Irish drama which focusses on a physically disabled man who struggles to fit into society. A very sad film which will leave you thinking about it long after it's finished.
- DirectorElliott NugentStarsBob HopeDorothy LamourPeter LorreShortly before his execution on the death row in San Quentin, amateur sleuth and baby photographer Ronnie Jackson tells reporters how he got there.1,762 Votes. A funny Bob Hope film.
- DirectorRaoul WalshStarsLionel BarrymoreBlanche FridericiCharles LaneA prostitute seeking a fresh start becomes the obsession of a religious extremist.1,671 Votes. A film way ahead of its time about a prostitute who tries to create a new life for herself becomes the victim of religious bigotry.
- DirectorBill MelendezStarsRachel WarrenSusan SokolReg WilliamsFour kids travel through a wardrobe to the land of Narnia and learn of their destiny to free it with the guidance of a lion messiah.1,573 Votes. The best movie adaptation of the C.S. Lewis children's book.
- DirectorJohn Kent HarrisonStarsAnna PaquinGoran VisnjicMichelle DockeryThe story of Irena Sendler, a social worker who was part of the Polish underground during World War II and was arrested by the Nazis for saving the lives of nearly 2,500 Jewish children by smuggling them out of the Warsaw ghetto.1,567 Votes. A Polish woman who risked her life to save the lives of over 2,500 children from the ghettos of Warsaw during World War II. An incredible true story.
- DirectorHarry LachmanStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyAlan HaleTwo pairs of long-lost twin brothers experience high jinks involving a valuable ring, cases of mistaken identity, and gangsters.1,484 Votes. A funny Laurel & Hardy film.
- DirectorWilliam BoydStarsPaul NichollsDaniel CraigJulian Rhind-TuttJune 1916. The British Army is planning a big offensive in the Somme region in France. We follow a platoon of British soldiers as they sit in a forward trench, anxiously awaiting the order to go over the top.1,475 Votes. The last days of a group of soldiers before the Battle of the Somme during World War I.
- DirectorMark HermanStarsChris BeattieGreg McLaneCharlie HardwickTwo teenage boys will do anything to get money to buy season tickets for their local team.1,473 Votes. A real hidden gem about two school friends in Newcastle.
- DirectorLewis MilestoneStarsJoan CrawfordWalter HustonFred HowardA prostitute newly arrived in the South Pacific finds herself at odds with a stern missionary determined to save her soul.1,469 Votes. The remake (4 years later) of the film 'Sadie Thompson' [above] with Joan Crawford playing the lead role.
- DirectorArthur HillerStarsWalter MatthauMaureen StapletonBarbara HarrisThree vignettes, each set in room 719 of New York's Plaza Hotel, make up this comedy.1,431 Votes. Can't work out why this classic has so few votes, but it has Walter Matthau in it (playing three different roles), which can mean only one thing- a lot of laughs.
- DirectorJames W. HorneCharley RogersHal RoachStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyThelma ToddA band of Gypsies is camped outside the walls of Count Arnheim's palace. Oliver's wife kidnaps the Count's daughter Arline, then leaves the child and runs off with her lover, Devilshoof. Not knowing her true identity, Oliver, with "Uncle" Stanley's help, raises the girl as his own. Years later, Arline, still unaware of her noble birth, is caught trespassing on the Count's grounds and thrown into the dungeon. Meanwhile, Stanley and Oliver pass the time playing "fingers" and bumblingly ply their trade picking pockets. Finally, just when Oliver needs his help to rescue Arline, Stanley gets drunk while siphoning wine into bottles.952 Votes. Another funny Laurel & Hardy film.
- DirectorPaul SchneiderStarsBilly CrudupPaul GiamattiDavid HornsbyA comic tale of three would-be entrepreneurs who set out to invent a rocket belt. The clash of their mismatched personalities soon dissolves the business into a morass of recriminations and retaliations, kidnapping, and murder in this parable of American dreams and delusions.763 Votes. The film has Paul Giamatti in it and has been out for 6 years. How is it not more popular and why has it got a rating of just 5.1? It isn't Plaza Suite, but it's still a very enjoyable movie.
- DirectorAdrian ShergoldStarsStephen FryNicholas LyndhurstGeoffrey PalmerDuring WW2, after the 'ingenious' desertion of the German guards, the Allied prisoners of a POW camp decide to remain in the camp, some masquerading as German guards, in order to fool the frequent SS inspections.101 Votes. A very funny, very clever film that has been seen by far too few people. I saw it myself by accident. I walked into a room where it was on and was lucky enough to see that Stephen fry was in it.
- DirectorPeter HoarStarsDominic WestDenis LawsonOliver DimsdaleA historical drama that tells the story of the development of penicillin in the 1930's/40's, by a group of scientists in Oxford at The Dunn School of Pathology74 Votes. Yes, it's just a TV movie, but it's got Dominic West and Denis Lawson (Ewan McGregor's uncle) in it, so why has it not got more than 100 votes after 5 years? I know why- it's the true story of how penicillin was developed. May sound boring, but it's a very interesting film.