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Shakes The Clown starring Bobcat Goldthwait.

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Guffman is a great call. Not that mainstream and easily one of the funniest movies ever made.

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The Vanishing while older, is absolutely phenomenal if you like the mystery/thriller genre, and I don't think many people (in my experience) have seen it.

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I like Tim Krabbe (the author of the original book from which The Vanishing is based), though mostly for The Rider and his Chess Curiosities blog. I admit I've never seen The Vanishing myself.

I don't know how popular it was upon release, but I love All the President's Men, and it seems to have pretty much vanished from the radar screen.

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The City of Lost Children
Dark City

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Grand Canyon

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I thought The Life of David Gale was more a pro-life propaganda piece than an actual film, but it was still entertaining.

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Pro-life doesn't mean what you think it does.

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Holy [censored], I don't know what I was thinking! Been a long day at work. I mean anti-death penalty, obv.

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Box Full of Moonlight- Starring John Turturro and Sam Rockwell in a heartfelt comedy/drama.

The Machinist-Christian Bale as an insomnaic who hasn't slept for a year.

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Shakes The Clown starring Bobcat Goldthwait.

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Festen (English Title: The Celebration) is a remarkable film. The true example of how little money and tech you need to make a brilliant movie.

Do yourself a favor and don't read too much about it because there's not so much a twist, but a big plot point that is just amazing if you are watching the movie without knowing of it.

Basically the movie is about a rich family that is celebrating the fathers birthday, at the family Farmhouse mansion like they do every year; and every year the eldest son gives the same speech before dinner. This is the first birthday party after the suicide of one of the daughters. Everything goes as planned the son gives his speech. Instead of offering the same speech he holds up two envelopes, letting the father choose which speech to give. The father chooses, and the family is changed forever.

it's a foreign flick, but just superbly written, directed and acted. An absolute treat.

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The Straight Story - http://www.metacritic.com/video/titl...raight%20story

Happiness - http://www.metacritic.com/video/titl...ss?q=happiness If you like this, also try Storytelling - http://www.metacritic.com/video/titl...q=storytelling

Big Night - http://www.metacritic.com/video/titl...?q=big%20night

Thirteen - http://www.metacritic.com/video/titl...003?q=thirteen

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai - http://www.metacritic.com/video/titl...?q=ghost%20dog

Sexy Beast - http://www.metacritic.com/video/titl...q=sexy%20beast

Grosse Pointe Blank - http://www.metacritic.com/video/titl...pointe%20blank

Bob Roberts

Capturing the Friedmans - http://www.metacritic.com/video/titl...he%20friedmans

The Sweet Hereafter - http://www.metacritic.com/video/titl...et%20hereafter