# A list of movies that seem to never be included in lists of movies **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 28, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387 "2012-05-28T22:32:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/1 "2012-05-28T22:32:07Z")
Just like the title of the thread, let’s give these poor, unlisted, forgotten movies a chance. Perhaps they are unmemorable. Perhaps they are forgettable. Perhaps they are good, terrible, funny, offensive, etc, but they just don’t ever seem to quite make the list of best, worst, funniest, awful movies. No need to include a reason for listing the movie(s) that you do, but if you have a reason, please do! \*\*Contact \*\*- This is my personal favorite movie of all time, but never seems to make a list of great movies, or terrible movies, or even memorable movies. I totally understand why, too, so I’m not even saying that it should be. Just my personal favorite. **Who Framed Roger Rabbit** - Another one of my personal faves. I know this got accolades, but I almost never see it show up on any lists. **Car 54, Where Are You?** - My dad bought me this movie on DVD for Christmas one year. I have no idea why, it must have been one of his famous impulse, penny-pincher buys. Anyway, it’s abysmally awful, but I never see it included on a list of worst movies. **Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World** - I remember the trailer for this movie from 2003, but I don’t know anything about it and nobody has ever talked about it to me, ever. Was it a flop? Completely forgettable? Somebody help me out here! \*\*The Fox and the Hound \*\*- This movie made me cry the hardest I’ve ever cried at a movie, yet I never see it listed as one of the saddest movies. Anyone else agree? Overall, seems like a pretty forgotten Disney animated movie. ---
**Author:** ![SecretaryofEvil](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@SecretaryofEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SecretaryofEvil)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/2 "2012-05-28T23:00:40Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > **Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World** - I remember the trailer for this movie from 2003, but I don’t know anything about it and nobody has ever talked about it to me, ever. Was it a flop? Completely forgettable? Somebody help me out here! I liked it. It wasn’t amazing, it was a little slow. But if you like old wooden sailing ships (they’re beautiful) than you’d probably enjoy it. If you don’t like that sort of thing, you probably wouldn’t like it. ---
**Author:** ![Reno\_Nevada](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Reno\_Nevada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reno_Nevada)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/3 "2012-05-28T23:12:06Z")
> [@drewtwo99](#): > > **Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World** - I remember the trailer for this movie from 2003, but I don’t know anything about it and nobody has ever talked about it to me, ever. Was it a flop? Completely forgettable? Somebody help me out here! As SecretaryOfEvil says, an enjoyable film if you like that sort of thing. I believe that, financially speaking, it was a flop, unfortunately. I will add **Big Trouble in Little China** , a magnificently \*fun \*movie. Also **Tremors**. Neither movies that tend to show up on Best of… lists. Both tons of fun to watch. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/4 "2012-05-28T23:55:42Z")
[Keeping Mum](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444653/) - a great British dark comedy starring Rowan Atkinson, Kristen Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, and _Patrick Swayze_. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2012, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/5 "2012-05-28T23:59:41Z")
**Mr Mom** -My go to for pointless entertainment. ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/6 "2012-05-29T00:01:45Z")
Was just talking about Swing Kids with my wife. I think it has a place in this thread. Oh, and I’ll add an old favorite of mine - the Dudley Moore/Paul Reiser advertising comedy “Crazy People.” Love that one. Hello. ---
**Author:** ![hogarth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hogarth/32/1773_2.png) [@hogarth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hogarth)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/7 "2012-05-29T00:43:08Z")
“Another Stakeout” – a sequel for a movie that required no sequel. It’s not good, it’s not bad, it’s not memorable. It’s just…nothing. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/8 "2012-05-29T01:24:47Z")
I know dozens of forgotten movies where I think, ‘that was a big thing and it just disappeared, never seen again’! Unfortunately, I never made a list, so I forgot what they are, dammit! One is “The Year of the Dragon”, starring Mickey Rourke, a detective thing (made in North Carolina!) set in Chinatown in San Francisco. The true star of this movie is an eye-popping loft apartment looking out on the Golden Gate Bridge. The ‘loft’ is actually listed in the credits at the end! OK, another is “The Reader” which won an Oscar for Kate Winslet. A brief huzzah, and then zip. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/9 "2012-05-29T01:31:20Z")
**Inner Space** always puts me in a good mood. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/10 "2012-05-29T01:39:28Z")
> [@Reno\_Nevada](#): > > I will add **Big Trouble in Little China** , a magnificently \*fun \*movie. > Also **Tremors**. Neither movies that tend to show up on Best of… lists. Both tons of fun to watch. I couldn’t agree more strongly. (I just watched Big Trouble last night, for about the 20th time. \* “Son of a bitch must pay.”\*) ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/11 "2012-05-29T01:47:35Z")
Agree with both **Tremors** and **Big Trouble in Little China,** too. Pure movie fun. Also, **Misery.** ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/12 "2012-05-29T01:51:35Z")
I like _Ever After_, the Cinderella tale with Drew Barrymore and Melanie Lynskey. _The Borrowers_ from 1997, with John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Mark Williams, Hugh Laurie, and Tom Felton. Frank Oz directed _The Indian in the Cupboard_, which is quite sweet and has excellent visual effects. _Rescuers Down Under_, which is better than most people give it credit for. _Radio Flyer_ starring Elijah Wood, Adam Baldwin, and a cameo from Tom Hanks. _The Sandlot_ which has one of the best enemies in cinema history. Has Denis Leary, Karen Allen, and James Earl Jones in it. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/13 "2012-05-29T01:54:07Z")
**Near Dark,** one of the greatest vampire movies ever, particularly because they never actually use the word “vampire.” Great sound track by Tangerine Dream. **Silverado,** my favorite western, made long after people stopped making lots of westerns. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/14 "2012-05-29T02:11:18Z")
**Quick Change** , starring Bill Murray. I saw it when it first came out (1990), then not again until last night. Not the masterpiece I remembered it to be, but still very enjoyable. mmm ---
**Author:** ![Asimovian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asimovian/32/172_2.png) [@Asimovian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Asimovian)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/15 "2012-05-29T06:37:06Z")
**Trigger Happy** , a.k.a. **Mad Dog Time**. A strange and random movie with a strange and random cast (Richard Dreyfuss, Gabriel Byrne, Jeff Goldblum, Gregory Hines, etc.). I mention it only because I’ve never met anyone else who’s even heard of it, let alone seen it. I own it on DVD and get a kick out of it every once in a while, although I would not, by any stretch, call it a good movie. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/16 "2012-05-29T06:37:40Z")
Anything made before 1935 that does not feature either monsters or gangsters. ---
**Author:** ![Rubixcube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rubixcube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubixcube)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/17 "2012-05-29T11:35:29Z")
> [@Beware\_of\_Doug](#): > > Anything made before 1935 that does not feature either monsters or gangsters. _Birth of a Nation, Intolerance, Broken Blossoms, Wings, Sunrise, The General, Metropolis, Passion of Joan of Arc_ and maybe a half dozen more are common on “best” lists, and those are just the common silents. I’d say you’re just looking at the wrong lists. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/18 "2012-05-29T12:21:09Z")
> [@Tangent](#): > > [Keeping Mum](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0444653/) - a great British dark comedy starring Rowan Atkinson, Kristen Scott Thomas, Maggie Smith, and _Patrick Swayze_. Oh, we _loved_ this one! Not only was it funny, the scenery was incredible. Where was it, Cornwall? Kristen is having an affair with Swayze, who’s her golf pro, and the golf course is the most beautiful place I’ve ever seen in my life. This movie is terrific. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/19 "2012-05-29T12:36:01Z")
\*\*Vampire’s Kiss Money For Nothing The Osterman Weekend At First Sight\*\* The lead male actors in all of these are well known for other popular movies, but turned in very good performances (imho, ymmv) in these non blockbuster films. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2012, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387/20 "2012-05-29T13:01:26Z")
**Powder.** Powerful, touching little movie. **127 Hours.** I know it got some Oscar buzz, but hardly anyone I know has seen it (nor seems interested). Fantastic movie and a refreshing take on a true story/survival film. **Cube,** if you’re into striking, minimalistic, twilight-zone style (albeit, low-budget) horror films. **The Fifth Element.** Once you realize it’s mainly a romantic comedy, it all clicks into place. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-list-of-movies-that-seem-to-never-be-included-in-lists-of-movies/623387.md?page=2)