10 Awesome Recent Movies That Came Totally Out Of Nowhere

10. The Last Stop in Yuma County

The Last Stop in Yuma County feels like precisely the sort of movie which blows up out of Sundance and becomes a surprise hit, yet Francis Galluppi's stunning crime thriller debut had a far more low-key rollout.

The film premiered to strong reviews at Fantastic Fest 2023, yet this failed to translate into substantial buzz, and it ended up being quietly released in just 45 cinemas by distributor Well Go USA Entertainment last May.

It grossed less than $100,000 at the box office, but was soon enough discovered by genre fans on streaming, who were naturally baffled that they'd heard nothing about this brilliantly crafted neo-Western starring the likes of Jim Cummings, Jocelin Donahue, Alex Essoe, Sam Huntington, Barbara Crampton, Faizon Love, and Richard Brake.

Even with a stunning 97% on the Tomatometer, The Last Stop in Yuma County was barely talked about even in cineaste circles until it hit streaming, where it's been largely embraced as a darkly comedic, expectation-defying 90-minute chamber piece of a movie.