10 Amazing Movies You Probably Haven't Seen (And Why)
You look interesting, but are you going to be worth it?
It's a simple, mathematical fact that there are now more movies available to watch than ever before. And by this time next week, there will be even more. The sheer volume of films you can sit down and watch these days is a little mind-boggling if you really stop to think about it.
With so many choices available to you, how do you pick a movie to invest at least 90 minutes of your time into? What if it turns out to be stupid? Or worse, boring? That's time you won't get back.
It's this strange, modern phenomena of cinema overload that has allowed a lot of really fantastic movies to go largely unnoticed for one reason or another. Maybe the film's poster was drab, or the trailer didn't highlight the film's uniqueness, or the marketing was non-existant. Or maybe it just got buried underneath the never-ending slate of blockbuster superhero movies coming out of the woodwork.
After all, when you're confronted with choosing between a collection of mutants battling to save the world from total annihilation or a period piece about feuding aristocratic families, it isn't really much of a choice at all.
Regardless of why these films slipped through the cracks, all but the most meticulous moviegoers among you have likely missed out on at least a few of these relatively unknown (or, in one case, forgotten) gems.
10. Moon
Why You Probably Haven't Seen It: Sam Rockwell has made a habit of appearing in movies that fly so far under the radar even his own mother probably doesn't know they're being released.
Moon definitely qualifies as one of those, pulling in just over $130,000 in its opening weekend, remaining one of the best kept science fiction secrets of the 2000s.
Why You Should: Moon is reminiscent of other iconic sci-fi films without being wholly derivative, bringing to mind bits and pieces of Solaris, Silent Running, Blade Runner, and even 2001: A Space Odyssey, depending on which act you're watching.
This is a deep, thoughtful, rich movie about loneliness and deception that just so happens to take place way up among the stars. Set on a moon base where Sam's mining precious moon gas to alleviate Earth's energy crisis, Rockwell is nearly a one-man show, depicting a quirky, snarky, oftentimes hilarious descent into madness from being left with no one but a sarcastic sounding robot voiced by Kevin Spacey.
And while it's highly entertaining to watch Rockwell interact with an updated version of HAL 9000, things do get pretty dark. And that's when things start to get really interesting.