piehawker's - Underrated List
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A civilian oil-rig crew is recruited to conduct a search-and-rescue effort when a nuclear submarine mysteriously sinks. One diver (Ed Harris) soon finds himself on a spectacular odyssey over 25,000 feet below the ocean's surface, where he confronts a mysterious force that has the power to change the world or destroy it. - Director:
- James Cameron
- Cast:
- Ed Harris, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Michael Biehn
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Unbreakable (2000)No Ordinary Man
When David Dunn (Bruce Willis) emerges from a horrific train crash as the sole survivor - and without a single scratch on him - he meets a mysterious stranger, Elijah Price (Samuel L. Jackson), who will change David's life forever. Interrupting his life at odd moments, it's Elijah's presence and probing that force David to confront his destiny on a journey of self-discovery and purpose that will absolutely stun you with its power. - Director:
- M. Night Shyamalan
- Cast:
- Bruce Willis, Jennifer Hale, Samuel L. Jackson
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Six men saw it. One man became a prisoner inside it. But who would believe them? In 1975, logger Travis Walton and his co-workers discovered a hovering UFO. Walton's pals fled, but Walton was into so fortunate. Whisked aboard the strange craft, he was subjected to a painful, unearthly medical study. Fire In The Sky is the amazing tale of that ordeal...and of the contempt and ridicule endured by his coworker's as they try to explain Walton's mysterious disappearance. James Garner plays an investigator who suspects the story may be a murder cover-up. And Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer, Peter Berg, Bradley Gregg and Henry Thomas join Sweeney in the roles of the men staggered by an event they would have thought impossible if it hadn't happened to them... an encounter with a UFO. - Director:
- Robert Lieberman
- Cast:
- D.B. Sweeney, Robert Patrick, Craig Sheffer
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An alien entity inhabits the earthly form of a seductive young woman who combs the Scottish highways in search of the human prey it is here to plunder. It lures its isolated and forsaken male victims into an otherworldly dimension where they are stripped and consumed. But life in all its complexity starts to change the alien. It begins to see itself as 'she', as human, with tragic and terrifying consequence. 'Under the Skin' is about seeing ourselves through alien eyes. - Director:
- Jonathan Glazer
- Cast:
- Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy McWilliams, Lynsey Taylor Mackay
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Down on his luck Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal) stumbles upon the dangerous, cut-throat world of underground world of freelance crime journalism - discovering that filming murder and mayhem can be a quick way to make a buck. Aided by Nina (Rene Russo), a ruthless veteran of TV news, Lou combs LA's seedy underbelly for the city's most sensational news footage. He soon discovers he's uniquely suited to his new job, but events begin to spiral out of control as one dark choice leads to another. - Director:
- Dan Gilroy
- Cast:
- Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton
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When a group of cannibal savages kidnaps settlers from the small town of Bright Hope, an unlikely team of gunslingers, led by Sheriff Franklin Hunt (Kurt Russell), sets out to bring them home. But their enemy is more ruthless than anyone could have imagined, putting their mission - and survival itself - in serious jeopardy. - Director:
- S. Craig Zahler
- Cast:
- Kurt Russell, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Fox
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Steve Arlo and Daryl Zero have the art of private investigation covered from A to Z, even with their newest case: finding a shady tycoon's missing keys. But when love zeroes in on Zero, the world's best detective suddenly hasn't got a clue. Ryan O'Neal and Kim Dickens co-star in writer-director Jake Kasdan's feature-film debut, a clever comedy marked by a sleuth's eye for detail. - Director:
- Jake Kasdan
- Cast:
- Bill Pullman, Ben Stiller, Ryan O'Neal
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December 30th, 1999, is it the end of the world or the beginning of a new one. Lenny Nero (Ralph Feinnes) stalks the streets of Los Angeles, a street hustler, an ex-cop, a seller of stolen dreams. Lenny deals in "clips", digital recordings of real-life experiences packaged for a vicious thrill. He doesn't deal in "blackjacks" - recordings of death - but when a close associate is murdered by a ruthless killer, Lenny gets drawn into a sleazy and psychotic world of wealth, power and paranoia. Trying to protect his ex-love Faith (Juliette Lewis), Lenny is aided by the only two people he can trust, personal security expert Mace (Angela Bassett) and ex-cop and former colleague Max (Tom Sizemore), as he tries to stay alive to see the next millennium. - Director:
- Kathryn Bigelow
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- Ralph Fiennes, Ron Young, Chris Douridas
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Ralph Fiennes and John Turturro play contestants battling for huge cash prizes and instant fame on a top-rated quiz show. But when charges surface that the hit programme is fixed and that players are being given the answers, it becomes far more than a game. Now contestants, producers and the network itself get caught in the centre of an escalating scandal. Based on a true story, Quiz Show is entertainment at its most compelling. - Director:
- Robert Redford
- Cast:
- Ralph Fiennes, John Turturro, Rob Morrow
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"Hidden Figures" tells the incredible untold story of Katherine Johnson (Taraji P. Henson), Dorothy Vaughan (Octavia Spencer) and Mary Jackson (Janelle Monae) - brilliant African-American women working at NASA who served as the brains behind the launch into orbit of astronaut John Glenn (Glen Powell), a stunning achievement that turned around the Space Race. The visionary trio crossed all gender and racial lines and inspired generations. - Director:
- Theodore Melfi
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- Taraji P. Henson, Octavia Spencer, Janelle Monáe
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Run Lola Run (1998)Lola Rennt / Lola Runs
Manni (Moritz Bleibtreu), who works as a small-time courier for a big-time gangster, is in huge trouble. He has accidentally left the cash from a mob deal on the subway, and he has only twenty minutes to deliver the 100,000 marks to his unforgiving boss. Desperate, he calls his girlfriend, Lola (Franka Potente), the only person who can rescue him from certain death. As the seconds tick away and the tiniest choices become life altering, Lola must try to reach Manni before the line between fate and fortune begins to blur. One story told from three different perspectives, 'Run Lola Run' is a veritable maze of intriguing plot twists and heart-stopping suspense in a high-octane thrill ride about one woman's desperate attempt to save her lover. - Director:
- Tom Tykwer
- Cast:
- Franka Potente, Hans Paetsch, Moritz Bleibtreu
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She was torn in Detroit...on an automobile assembly line. But she is no ordinary automobile. Deep within her chassis lurks the devil incarnate. She is Christine - red and white 1958 Plymouth Fury whose unique 'standard' equipment includes a chilling, insatiable vengeance that will destroy anyone in her path. She seduces 17-year-old Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) who becomes consumed with passion for her sleek, rounded, chrome-laden body. She demands his absolute and unquestionable devotion and when outsiders seek to interfere, they become the victims of Christine's uncontrollable wrath. - Director:
- John Carpenter
- Cast:
- Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul
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Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018)Maze Runner 3
Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) leads his group of escaped Gladers on their final mission. To save their friends, they must break into the legendary Last City, a WCKD-controlled labyrinth that may turn out to be the deadliest maze of all! Anyone who makes it out alive will get answers to the questions the Gladers have been asking since they first arrived in the maze. - Director:
- Wes Ball
- Cast:
- Dylan O'Brien, Ki Hong Lee, Kaya Scodelario
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Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015)The Scorch Trials
There's more action, more excitement, and more spectacular effects in this thrilling new chapter of the epic 'Maze Runner' saga that's taking the world by storm! They may have escaped from the Maze, but Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) and his fellow Gladers now face a greater challenge: searching for clues about the secret organisation known as WCKD. Their journey leads them to the Scorch, a desolate wasteland filled with unimaginable dangers. The mystery deepens at every turn as the Gladers work together to discover their purpose and battle to survive... - Director:
- Wes Ball
- Cast:
- Dylan O'Brien, Ben Pronsky, Kaya Scodelario
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In this heart-pounding thriller based on the best-selling novel, Thomas (Dylan O'Brien) wakes up trapped in a massive, ever-changing maze with a group of boys who have no memory of the outside world. Facing dangerous obstacles at every turn - especially the deadly Grievers that roam the concrete corridors at night - Thomas and the others must race to piece together clues in order to discover their true purpose...and find a way out before it's too late! - Director:
- Wes Ball
- Cast:
- Dylan O'Brien, Aml Ameen, Ki Hong Lee
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