piehawker's - Underrated List

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A mende fisherman.

Amid the explosive civil war overtaking 1999 Sierra Leone, these man join for two desperate missions: recovering a rare pink diamond of immense values and rescuing the fisherman's son, conscripted as a child soldier into the brutal rebel forces ripping a swath of torture and bloodshed across the alternately beautiful and ravaged countryside. Directed by Edward Zwick, this urgent, intensely moving adventure shapes gripping human stories and heart-pounding action into a modern epic of profound impact.

A new time, a new odyssey, a new chance to confront enigmas arising from the daring Jupiter mission of 2001. Crew members aboard the Leonov will rendezvous with the still-orbiting Discovery. And their fate will rest on the silicon shoulders of the computer they reawaken, HAL-9000.

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After a major shipment of drugs goes missing on the US-Canadian border, forest ranger and former Navy SEAL Henry is plunged into survival mode when the drug cartel forces him to help retrieve the downed package.

Trapped in the wilderness with no communication to the outside world, Henry finds himself face to face with Clay, a man with a personal vendetta against Henry who has returned for retribution. Now, the two mortal enemies must make a choice: put aside their past and work together, or die alone at the hands of the drug runners, a ruthless gang who will stop at nothing to retrieve their lost cargo.

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Ray and Danny (Gregory Hines and Billy Crystal) are the wild men of the Windy City's police force.

The pair's unorthodox methods get results in a tough town - until they come up against Julio Gonzales (Jimmy Smits), a smooth-talking drug dealer who is bucking to become Chicago's first Spanish Godfather. Trying to nail Gonzales, they blow a delicate undercover operation and are sent on a forced vacation to Key West - where they discover the good life of warm weather and warmer women. The new locale makes them decide to retire...but not before putting Gonzales behind bars first!

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Lt. Col. Caldwell (Sean Connery) and Police Inspector Jay Austin (Mark Harmon) don't like each other. Not even a little bit. That's because Caldwell helped run Austin out of the military police a few years back.

And now these natural enemies are forced to team up to solve a brutal murder at The Presidio military compound. To make matters worse, Inspector Austin has taken a sudden and passionate interest in a beautiful, feisty young woman (Meg Ryan), who just happens to be Lt. Col. Caldwell's daughter. First, sparks fly between the two lovers. Then fists and bullets start flying as this action-packed thriller kicks into high gear and tears up the streets of San Francisco.

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Northern Exposure is a cult US drama series about Dr Joel Fleischman (Rob Murrow), a hot shot New York doctor who is sent to practice in Alaska and must learn to grow accustom to the states ways and the unconventional lives the people in the small town of Cicely have.

The series follows Joel as he must deal with his new patients, a group of weird and wonderful people that it may take Joel a while to get used to.

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Jack London's immortal tale comes to glorious life amid the breathtaking beauty of the great Alaskan frontier. Ethan Hawke stars as a young man trying to find gold in the treacherous Yukon valley to fulfil his father's dying wish.

Along his incredible journey, he meets a friend who will change his life forever… a magnificent wolf-dog name White Fang. From the taming of a wolf, to the taming of the wild, he must find the courage to conquer his fears and become a man. Hailed by critics as terrific family entertainment, White Fang is a spectacular outdoor adventure!

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Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson bring to life the untold true story about the origins of one of the most treasured Disney classics of all time. John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) directs this acclaimed film, which reveals the surprising backstory behind the making of Mary Poppins.

Determined to fulfill a promise to his daughters, Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) tries for twenty years to obtain the rights to author P. L. Travers' (Emma Thompson) beloved book. Armed with his iconic creative vision, Walt pulls out all the stops, but the uncompromising Travers won't budge. Only when he reaches into his own complicated childhood does Walt discover the truth about the ghosts that haunt Travers, and together, they set Mary Poppins free!

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Goodbye Charlie Bright is the humorous and heart-warming story of the friendship between two teenage boys from a tough council estate. Set during a long hot summer it charts the close but volatile relationship between Charlie and Justin.

Goodbye Charlie Bright features powerhouse performances from Paul Nicholls (Eastenders, The Trench) as Charlie and Roland Manookian as Justin.

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Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) is the sole survivor after her escape pod crash lands on Fiorina 161, a bleak planet inhabited by former inmates of a maximum security facility.

When she realises an alien was also aboard her craft, she is shocked to learn the inmates possess no advanced technology or modern weapons. Yet no weapon can help Ripley after she learns that the alien terror has taken on a frightening and new personal dimension.

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Lukas Moodysson returns with this raucous coming-of-age comedy set in 1982, Stockholm. Klara and Bobo are united as misfits by their love of music, ignoring their own lack or talent and the people who tell them punk is dead, the pair form their own band with shy classmate Hedvig.

Between fighting over boys and provoking their metal-head nemeses, the three begin preparing for their debut live gig.

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Some men dream of conquering the world. Roger Corman created his own.

"Corman's World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel" is a tantalising and star-studded tribute to Roger Corman, Hollywood's most prolific writer-director-producer, and seminal influencing force in modern movie-making over the last 60 years. Featuring interviews with Hollywood icons and cinematic luminaries, some who launched their careers within Corman's unforgettable world of film-making, including Paul W.S. Anderson, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert DeNiro, Pam Grier, Ron Howard, Jack Nicholson, Martin Scorsese, along with many others, this documentary chronicles how Corman created his cult film empire, one low-budget success at a time, capitalising on undiscovered talent, and pushing the boundaries of independent film-making.

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Dora (Montenegro) is a lonely and cynical older woman who spends her days unhappily writing letters for illiterate customers at Rio de Janeiro's Central Station. But things begin to change when she reluctantly befriends a homeless orphan, Josue.

When she agrees to help Josue search for the father he's never known, Dora also rediscovers something she'd thought was lost forever: her heart.

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Experience Tim Burton's acclaimed, true-life story of the wackiest filmmaker in Hollywood history,'Ed Wood'. Celebrated actor Johnny Depp stars as the high-spirited director who never let terrible reviews or hostile studio executives derail his big-screen dreams.

With an oddball collection of showbiz misfits, Ed takes the art of bad moviemaking to an all-time low!

Upon examining the Warren Commission report on President Kennedy's assassination, New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) suspects that there is more to the story than the public is being told.