Obscure Movies I've Seen
by notbabird1 | created - 24 Apr 2013 | updated - 17 Jul 2013 | PublicMovies that never hit the box office, low budget films, made-for-tv movies, movies that never showed on the silver screen
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1. Xiao lao hu (1973)
Not Rated | 102 min | Action, Drama
Young Tiger, a martial artist in modern-day Hong Kong, fights a braggart in a martial-arts studio and defeats him. He later witnesses the braggart getting beaten up by a gang of thugs. ... See full summary »
Director: Wu Ma | Stars: Fei Meng, Lin-Lin Li, Chi Lin, Stanley Sui-Fan Fung
Votes: 289
2. A Winner Never Quits (1986 TV Movie)
PG | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Family
Fact-based story of a young boy who lost his right arm in a childhood accident, but went on to fulfill his dreams of playing major-league baseball. Pete Gray had to overcome the early ... See full summary »
Director: Mel Damski | Stars: Keith Carradine, Mare Winningham, G.W. Bailey, Charles Hallahan
Votes: 221
3. Friendly Persuasion (1956)
Passed | 137 min | Drama, Family, Romance
The pacifist attitude of a Quaker family is tested as a result of the American Civil War.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Gary Cooper, Dorothy McGuire, Anthony Perkins, Richard Eyer
Votes: 7,733
4. Drunken Master (1978)
PG-13 | 111 min | Action, Comedy
Wong Fei-Hung is a mischievous yet righteous young man, but after a series of incidents his frustrated father has him disciplined by a master of drunken martial arts.
Director: Woo-Ping Yuen | Stars: Jackie Chan, Siu-Tin Yuen, Jeong-lee Hwang, Dean Shek
Votes: 43,814
5. Harry's War (1981)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Drama
After his aunt dies of a heart attack while fighting the IRS, Harry Johnson decides to take up the cause.
Director: Kieth Merrill | Stars: Edward Herrmann, Geraldine Page, Karen Grassle, David Ogden Stiers
Votes: 369
6. A Dog's Breakfast (2007)
Not Rated | 88 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
A dysfunctional man living a secluded life believes that he has accidentally killed his sister's TV star fiancé.
Director: David Hewlett | Stars: David Hewlett, Mars the Dog, Kate Hewlett, Paul McGillion
Votes: 3,770
7. Mom, Dad and Her (2008 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 90 min | Drama
A troubled teen goes to live with her dad in a small town to reflect on her questionable choices. Unfortunately, she clashes with her father's new wife, who is pregnant.
Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Melora Hardin, Paul McGillion, Brittney Wilson, Sarah Deakins
Votes: 411
8. The Widow's Might (2009)
G | 101 min | Adventure, Comedy, Family
From the creators of Bubble Trouble and Heartstrings comes an all new feature-length comedy adventure! John Moore and Cameron Cavillo are buddies; aspiring filmmakers with the dream of ... See full summary »
Director: John Robert Moore | Stars: Angela Coates, Colin Gunn, Cameron Heidrick, Millie King
Votes: 260
9. Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
PG | 143 min | Adventure, Drama
A missing heir of respected Scottish family, raised in African jungles by animals, finally returns to his estate only to realize that difference between the two worlds is really significant.
Director: Hugh Hudson | Stars: Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm
Votes: 21,246 | Gross: $45.90M
10. The Net (I) (1995)
PG-13 | 114 min | Action, Crime, Drama
When Angela Bennett, a computer programmer, stumbles upon government secrets, she finds herself on the run from an unknown enemy hell-bent on destroying her completely.
Director: Irwin Winkler | Stars: Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Northam, Dennis Miller, Diane Baker
Votes: 73,771 | Gross: $50.73M
11. The Black Stallion (1979)
G | 118 min | Adventure, Family, Sport
After being shipwrecked with a magnificent horse off the coast of Africa in the 1940s, a boy bonds with the stallion, and trains him to race after their rescue.
Director: Carroll Ballard | Stars: Kelly Reno, Mickey Rooney, Teri Garr, Clarence Muse
Votes: 14,029
12. The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
PG | 103 min | Adventure, Family
A teenager loses his horse in Morocco and gets him back after various daredevil adventures.
Director: Robert Dalva | Stars: Kelly Reno, Vincent Spano, Allen Garfield, Woody Strode
Votes: 2,391 | Gross: $9.80M
13. The Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1975)
G | 100 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A family flees the city for the wilderness. They learn to live with nature and more importantly, that when one has family, one has everything.
Director: Stewart Raffill | Stars: Robert Logan, Susan Damante, Hollye Holmes, Ham Larsen
Votes: 1,783 | Gross: $31.22M
14. The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family (1978)
G | 105 min | Adventure, Family
The Wilderness Family now face terrifying times in fierce winter storms, an avalanche, and being attacked by a ferocious pack of hungry wolves. Watch as America's favorite family stands ... See full summary »
Director: Frank Zuniga | Stars: Robert Logan, Susan Damante, Heather Rattray, Ham Larsen
Votes: 764
15. Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3 (1979)
G | 100 min | Adventure, Family
The family who went "back to nature" by homesteading in Colorado's Rocky Mountains is threatened by possible federal opposition to their mining claims on the land they moved to.
Director: Jack Couffer | Stars: Robert Logan, Susan Damante, Heather Rattray, Ham Larsen
Votes: 630
16. Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
PG | 124 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The fictionalized life of singer Loretta Lynn, a girl who rose from humble beginnings to become a country music star in the 1960s/70s.
Director: Michael Apted | Stars: Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm, Phyllis Boyens
Votes: 20,495 | Gross: $67.18M
17. Merlin (1998)
Not Rated | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Legendary wizard Merlin tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot.
Stars: Sam Neill, Helena Bonham Carter, John Gielgud, Rutger Hauer
Votes: 22,524
18. Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again (1990 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Family
The classic comic-book characters created by John L. Goldwater are brought to TV in a slightly older version. Here the characters are adults returning to their high-school reunion and ... See full summary »
Director: Dick Lowry | Stars: Christopher Rich, Lauren Holly, Karen Kopins, Sam Whipple
Votes: 513
19. International Velvet (1978)
PG | 127 min | Drama, Family, Sport
Velvet's orphaned niece Sarah follows her dream of Olympic glory with her horse Arizona Pie.
Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: Tatum O'Neal, Christopher Plummer, Anthony Hopkins, Nanette Newman
Votes: 1,639
20. Race the Sun (1996)
PG | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A bunch of high school misfits in Hawaii, introduced by their new teacher, attend a science fair in which they draw up inspiration to build their own solar car and win a trip to compete in the 1990 World Solar Challenge in Australia.
Director: Charles T. Kanganis | Stars: Halle Berry, Jim Belushi, Bill Hunter, Casey Affleck
Votes: 3,376 | Gross: $1.95M
21. Bait Shop (2008 Video)
PG | 85 min | Comedy
The owner of a small-town bait shop signs up for a fishing tournament hoping to use the prize money to save his shop from foreclosure.
Director: C.B. Harding | Stars: Bill Engvall, Jim R. Coleman, Mary Rachel Quinn, Wilbur Houston
Votes: 854
22. Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936)
Passed | 102 min | Drama, Family
An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust.
Director: John Cromwell | Stars: Freddie Bartholomew, Dolores Costello, C. Aubrey Smith, Guy Kibbee
Votes: 2,516
23. Space Raiders (1983)
PG | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A futuristic, sensitive tale of adventure and confrontation when a 10 year old boy is accidentally kidnapped by a spaceship filled with a motley crew of space pirates.
Director: Howard R. Cohen | Stars: Vince Edwards, David Mendenhall, Patsy Pease, Thom Christopher
Votes: 1,650
24. The Man from Snowy River (1982)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In 1880s Australia, after young Jim Craig's father dies, he takes a job at the Harrison cattle ranch, where he is forced to become a man.
Director: George Miller | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Tom Burlinson, Terence Donovan, Tommy Dysart
Votes: 10,021 | Gross: $20.66M
25. Return to Snowy River (1988)
PG | 99 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
Young Jim Craig returns to his home in the Australian high country. He finds that things are not as he left them - his girlfriend, Jessica, is being pursued by another man, and her father, Harrison, doesn't want him back into her life.
Director: Geoff Burrowes | Stars: Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton, Brian Dennehy, Nicholas Eadie
Votes: 2,801 | Gross: $13.69M
26. 3 Ninjas (1992)
PG | 84 min | Action, Comedy, Family
Each year, three brothers visit their grandfather for the summer. He is highly skilled in ninjutsu, and for years he has trained the boys in his techniques.
Director: Jon Turteltaub | Stars: Victor Wong, Michael Treanor, Max Elliott Slade, Chad Power
Votes: 23,284 | Gross: $29.00M
27. 3 Ninjas Kick Back (1994)
PG | 93 min | Action, Comedy, Family
Young martial artists face their grandfather's foes when they accompany him to Japan to deliver a priceless dagger.
Director: Charles T. Kanganis | Stars: Victor Wong, Max Elliott Slade, Sean Fox, J. Evan Bonifant
Votes: 9,921 | Gross: $11.78M
28. 3 Ninjas: Knuckle Up (1995)
PG-13 | 85 min | Action, Comedy, Family
Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum are back in an all new adventure everyone will fall for.
Director: Shin Sang-ok | Stars: Victor Wong, Charles Napier, Michael Treanor, Max Elliott Slade
Votes: 6,306 | Gross: $0.41M
29. Short Circuit (1986)
PG | 98 min | Comedy, Family, Sci-Fi
Number 5 of a group of experimental robots in a lab is electrocuted, suddenly becomes intelligent, and escapes.
Director: John Badham | Stars: Ally Sheedy, Steve Guttenberg, Fisher Stevens, Austin Pendleton
Votes: 66,289 | Gross: $40.70M
30. Short Circuit 2 (1988)
PG | 110 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
Robot Johnny Five comes to the city and gets manipulated by criminals who want him for their own purposes.
Director: Kenneth Johnson | Stars: Fisher Stevens, Michael McKean, Tim Blaney, Cynthia Gibb
Votes: 26,849 | Gross: $21.63M
31. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
Approved | 158 min | Biography, Drama, War
A tenacious British woman becomes a missionary and runs an inn for travelling merchants in China during the Japanese invasion and the tumultuous years leading up to the Second World War.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Ingrid Bergman, Robert Donat, Curd Jürgens, Michael David
Votes: 5,419
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