Trouble in Paradise
1932 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 315 votes
Thief Gaston Monescu and pickpocket Lily are partners in crime and love. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Curated by SceneIt · United States
Hidden Gems Movies
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose well-rated titles with smaller audiences than blockbuster releases. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-06 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
We rank eligible titles using TMDB audience ratings, vote confidence, relevance to the theme, and current popularity. Ratings can change as new votes are added.
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
2025 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 121 votes
As Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, primary schools across Russia’s hinterlands are transformed into recruitment stages for the war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Unknown Soldier
2017 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 223 votes
The film follows Finnish army machine gun company in Continuation War against Soviet Union, 1941–1944. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sullivan's Travels
1941 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 519 votes
Successful movie director John L. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade
1999 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 571 votes
A member of an elite paramilitary counter-terrorism unit becomes traumatized after witnessing the suicide bombing of a young girl and is forced to undergo retraining. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond
2022 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 443 votes
A long-running conspiracy is swirling over a mysterious power wielded by the Queen in Raja, a small country west of Tempest. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Leto
2018 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 345 votes
Leningrad, one summer in the early eighties. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kuroneko
1968 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 234 votes
In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Scooby-Doo! and the Reluctant Werewolf
1988 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 341 votes
Shaggy is turned into a werewolf, and it's up to Scooby, Scrappy and Shaggy's girlfriend to help him win a race against other monsters, and become human again. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Passion of Anna
1969 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 203 votes
A recently divorced man and an emotionally devastated widow begin a love affair. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
I Stand Alone
1999 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 588 votes
After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage daughter, the Butcher wants to start life anew. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tick Tock Tale
2015 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 118 votes
Amidst an old London clock shop, a small, quirky mantle clock comes to the aide of the store's more expensive clocks when a thief breaks in and threatens to steal them away. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast
2014 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,221 votes
An ancient myth of a massive creature sparks the curiosity of Tinker Bell and her good friend Fawn, an animal fairy who’s not afraid to break the rules to help an animal in need. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Miss You Already
2015 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 713 votes
The friendship between two life-long girlfriends is put to the test when one starts a family and the other falls ill. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Only Son
1936 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 118 votes
A rural widow sends her only son to Tokyo to receive a better education. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Now, Voyager
1942 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 236 votes
A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and from an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Batman: The Long Halloween, Part Two
2021 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 589 votes
As Gotham City's young vigilante, the Batman, struggles to pursue a brutal serial killer, district attorney Harvey Dent gets caught in a feud involving the criminal family of the Falcones. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ode to My Father
2014 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 141 votes
Duk-soo lost his father and younger sister while taking refuge during the Korean War. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power
1996 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 406 votes
A retelling of Dragon Ball's origin with a different take on the meeting of Goku, Bulma, and Kame-Sen'nin. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Night at the Opera
1935 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 559 votes
The Marx Brothers take on high society and the opera world to bring two lovers together. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.