Post by Agent Kev on May 2, 2004 16:24:52 GMT -5
I did this a long time ago over at TNS. Basically this is a thread to talk about "lesser known" movies that you would recommend to other people. Of course the popular ones are Boondock Saints and Memento but what else have you seen that others need to see?
Croupier (1998)
Starring: Clive Owen
Plot Summary from IMDB.com:
Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer going nowhere fast. To make ends meet, and against his better judgement, he takes a job as a croupier. He finds himself drawn into the casino world and the job gradually takes over his life; his relationship with girlfriend Marion begins to deteriorate. One gambler in particular catches his attention: Jani, whom he starts to see outside of working hours - a serious violation of casino rules. Jani is down on her luck; under pressure from her creditors she approaches Jack, asking him to be the inside man for a planned heist at the casino. Jack carefully considers the odds; it all looks so simple, but even a professional like Jack can't predict the cards he will be dealt.
Jesus' Son
Starring: Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Jack Black, Dennis Hopper, Holly Hunter, Will Patton (most of those are in small roles)
Plot Summary from IMDB.com:
A gentle and usually mellow young man, who sometimes knows things before they happen and gets vibes of premonition, tell us his story: how he met Michelle in Iowa in 1971, how he got the name Fuckhead, how she introduced him to heroin and their falling in love, his thieving, his hospital work and their time in Chicago when she gets pregnant, detox, going to Phoenix to live, AA meetings and a dance, working at a care center where he learns to touch the residents, and modifying his daily schedule so that he passes a neighboring Mennonite household at the right time to hear the wife sing Gospel songs in the shower. Slowly, very slowly, FH lets his gifts emerge.
Some other hidden gems are:
Narc
Without Limits
Waking the Dead
Amores Perros
21 Grams
Croupier (1998)
Starring: Clive Owen
Plot Summary from IMDB.com:
Jack Manfred is an aspiring writer going nowhere fast. To make ends meet, and against his better judgement, he takes a job as a croupier. He finds himself drawn into the casino world and the job gradually takes over his life; his relationship with girlfriend Marion begins to deteriorate. One gambler in particular catches his attention: Jani, whom he starts to see outside of working hours - a serious violation of casino rules. Jani is down on her luck; under pressure from her creditors she approaches Jack, asking him to be the inside man for a planned heist at the casino. Jack carefully considers the odds; it all looks so simple, but even a professional like Jack can't predict the cards he will be dealt.
Jesus' Son
Starring: Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Jack Black, Dennis Hopper, Holly Hunter, Will Patton (most of those are in small roles)
Plot Summary from IMDB.com:
A gentle and usually mellow young man, who sometimes knows things before they happen and gets vibes of premonition, tell us his story: how he met Michelle in Iowa in 1971, how he got the name Fuckhead, how she introduced him to heroin and their falling in love, his thieving, his hospital work and their time in Chicago when she gets pregnant, detox, going to Phoenix to live, AA meetings and a dance, working at a care center where he learns to touch the residents, and modifying his daily schedule so that he passes a neighboring Mennonite household at the right time to hear the wife sing Gospel songs in the shower. Slowly, very slowly, FH lets his gifts emerge.
Some other hidden gems are:
Narc
Without Limits
Waking the Dead
Amores Perros
21 Grams