piehawker's - Underrated List
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The year is 1987. Motorcycle ninjas tighten their grip on Florida's narcotics trade, viciously annihilating anyone who dares move in on their turf. Multi-national martial arts rock band Dragon Sound have had enough, and embark on a roundhouse wreck-wave of crime-crushing justice. When not chasing beach bunnies or performing their hit song "Against the Ninja", Mark (taekwondo master/inspirational speaker Y.K. Kim) and the boys are kicking and chopping at the drug world's smelliest underbelly. It'll take every ounce of their blood and courage, but Dragon Sound can't stop until they've completely destroyed the dealers, the drunk bikers, the kill-crazy ninjas, the middle-aged thugs, the "stupid cocaine"...and the entire Miami Connection!!! - Director:
- Woo-sang Park
- Cast:
- Y.K. Kim, Vincent Hirsch, Joseph Diamand
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Jaws 2 (1978)Jaws II
The horror is far from over as Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary and Murray Hamilton reprise their iconic roles in 'Jaws 2'. Four years after the great white shark terrorized the small resort of Amity, unsuspecting vacationers begin disappearing in an all-too-familiar fashion. Police Chief Brody (Scheider) finds himself in a race against time when a new shark attacks ten sailboats manned by teenagers, including his own two sons. The same heart-stopping suspense and gripping adventure that enthralled movie audiences throughout the world in 'Jaws' returns in this worthy sequel to the original motion picture classic. - Director:
- Jeannot Szwarc
- Cast:
- Roy Scheider, Lorraine Gary, Murray Hamilton
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In the dusty heat of the American southwest, innocent country boy Caleb Colton (Adrian Pasdar) is seduced by a beautiful girl (Jenny Wright) into joining a roving pack of vicious drifters, lead by the enigmatic Jesse (Lance Henriksen). But this is no ordinary band of outlaws. Caleb is now trapped in a nightmare of soulless evil that waits in the shadows, hellish mayhem that thrives on blood; the horror that begins Near Dark. - Director:
- Kathryn Bigelow
- Cast:
- Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen
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David (Dan Stevens) is the perfect guest. Friendly and helpful, the charismatic soldier arrives at the Peterson family's doorstep claiming to have been a friend of their beloved son who recently died in action. The Petersons welcome David into their home and into their lives, but when people in town start dying under mysterious circumstances, their teenage daughter Anna (Maika Monroe) begins to suspect that David isn't who he claims to be. - Director:
- Adam Wingard
- Cast:
- Dan Stevens, Sheila Kelley, Maika Monroe
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Wheels on Meals (1984)Kuai can che / Million Dollar Heiress
Fast food chefs Thomas (Jackie Chan) and David (Yuen Biao) find themselves cooking up trouble when detective Moby (Sammo Hung) involves them in the case of a missing heiress. The three friends need all of their daring and physical dexterity when they find themselves facing a triple helping of danger. - Director:
- Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
- Cast:
- Jackie Chan, Biao Yuen, Sammo Kam-Bo Hung
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"Nobody's Fool" is about as sublime a movie as is likely to come out of Hollywood. It's rare to sit through a drama and not feel manipulated, but the feelings generated by Robert Benton's movie are entirely natural, and likely to bring a smile to the heart... Paul Newman gives an unforgettable, Oscar-nominated performance as Sully, a cantankerous aging man living in a small, snowbound town. With the spirit of a mischievous teenager but the body of a sixty year old, Sully has the kind of infectious presence that, in his own words, "grows on you". He flutters in and out of work at a construction business run by Carl Roebuck (Bruce Willis, in a fine supporting role), a womanizer who can't stay faithful to his gentle and patient wife (Melanie Griffith). Jessica Tandy, in her final movie role, plays Sully's ex-teacher/landlord, a woman who sees in Sully the man he could have been. Their relationship provides the story with its solid heart. "Nobody's Fool" is as much about regrets as about choices made; as much about the road not taken as the one travelled. It's about families broken apart, and parent/child relationships mended. Quiet and enchanting in its simplicity, "Nobody's Fool" is a joy. Admittedly, it meanders a bit, but that's part of its charm. The intelligent sensitivity of the script, coupled with Newman's powerfully understated performance, make this motion picture special. There aren't many of them like this out there.... - Director:
- Robert Benton
- Cast:
- Paul Newman, Bruce Willis, Jessica Tandy
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Cam (Taylor Lautner) is down on his luck, drowning in debt and living in a garage, he's desperate for an out. When he meets the beautiful and mysterious Nikki (Marie Avgeropoulos), it looks like all his problems have been solved. She introduces him to her underground world where the risks are high and the money is easy. But when the gang takes on a new target, what was once a game soon becomes a case of life and death. - Director:
- Daniel Benmayor
- Cast:
- Taylor Lautner, Marie Avgeropoulos, Adam Rayner
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71: Into the Fire (2010)Pohwasogeuro
On August 11th, 1950, 71 boy soldiers of the South Korean army singlehandedly held back the elite North Korean 766 Commando Brigade for a full 11 hours. Most were still in their school uniforms and had only fired a single bullet in training! Their astonishing bravery under fire enabled allied forces to hold a strategic bridgehead at the Nakdong River and gain a tactical advantage that would help turn the tide of the entire war. Nothing less than the freedom of their nation was at stake. Their ingenuity, tenacity and brotherhood helped them to achieve the impossible. This is their remarkable true story... Now, discover one of the greatest events in modern military history and re-live the day when courage came of age. - Director:
- John H. Lee
- Cast:
- Seung-won Cha, Sang-woo Kwon, Seung Hyun Choi
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Star Trek 1: The Motion Picture (1979)Star Trek I: The Motion Picture / Star Trek: Phase II
When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command. Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley and the cast from the acclaimed original Star Trek television series mobilise at warp speed to stop the alien intruder from its relentless flight toward Earth. - Director:
- Robert Wise
- Cast:
- William Shatner, Doug Hale, Leonard Nimoy
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Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)Star Trek 6: The Undiscovered Country
After a lunar cataclysm brings the Klinaon Empire to its knees, the foreign concept of peace with the Federation may be finally within reach. Ironically, it is Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) who is the first emissary to broker that peace. Yet all hope is virtually lost when the Enterprise and crew are implicated in the brutal assassination of a Klingon diplomat bringing both worlds to the brink of full-scale war. - Director:
- Nicholas Meyer
- Cast:
- William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, Deforest Kelley
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Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter) was an average teenage girl who was the target of terrifying demonic forces that would ultimately shock a town and torment her soul. But was she, as many believed, possessed? In an attempt to clear the clergyman who exorcised Emily, a sceptical attorney awakens to the discovery that powerful spiritual forces may actually exist. This harrowing film unfolds like a recurring nightmare from which there is no waking. - Director:
- Scott Derrickson
- Cast:
- Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Shohreh Aghdashloo
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Elizabeth Olsen stars as a rookie FBI agent tasked with solving the brutal murder of a young woman in a Native American reserve. Enlisting the help of a local hunter (Jeremy Renner) to help her navigate the freezing wilderness, the two set about trying to find a vicious killer hidden in plain sight. The closer they get to the truth the greater the danger becomes with a town full of explosive secrets ready to fight back. - Director:
- Taylor Sheridan
- Cast:
- Kelsey Chow, Jeremy Renner, Julia Jones
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One False Move (1992)Hurricane
A small-town police chief (Bill Paxton) concealing an explosive secret. A pair of ruthless drug dealers (cowriter Billy Bob Thornton and Michael Beach) who leave a bloody trail in their wake as they make their way from Los Angeles to Arkansas. And an enigmatic woman (Cynda Williams) caught in the middle. The way these desperate lives converge becomes a masterclass in slow-bum tension thanks to the nuanced direction of Carl Franklin, whose haunting film travels a crooked road across America's most fraught divisions - urban and rural, Black and white - while imbuing noir conventions with a wrenching emotional depth. - Director:
- Carl Franklin
- Cast:
- Bill Paxton, Billy Bob Thornton, Cynda Williams
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When Alice Guy-Blache completed her first film in 1896 Paris, she was not only the first female filmmaker, but one of the first directors ever to make a narrative film. In 'Be Natural', Pamela B. Green acts as a detective, revealing the real story of Alice Guy-Blache and highlighting her pioneering contributions to the birth of cinema and her acclaim as a creative force and entrepreneur in the earliest years of movie-making. - Director:
- Pamela B. Green
- Cast:
- Jodie Foster, Alice Guy, Richard Abel
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Suzhou River (2000)Suzhou he
'Suzhou River' is a visually arresting tale of mystery and obsession set in the neon lit nightclubs and grimy industrial wastelands of Shanghai. Petty criminal Mardar wanders the city streets haunted by the memory of his dead lover Moudan, who threw herself into the murky depths of the Suzhou river. But when he encounters MeiMei, the performer of a Mermaid act in a nightclub, Mardar is so struck by her striking resemblance to Moudan that he becomes convinced that she is in fact his lost love... - Director:
- Ye Lou
- Cast:
- Xun Zhou, Hongshen Jia, Zhongkai Hua
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