The Yellow Sea
2010 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 595 votes
A Korean man in China takes an assassination job in South Korea to make money and find his missing wife. 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 2026-08-07 · 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.
Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century
1999 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 203 votes
Kaitou Kid dares to challenge the police once more, setting his sights on the Russian Imperial Easter Egg. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ghost Train
2025 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 135 votes
Da-kyung, a horror YouTuber desperate for views, uploads a video about the eerie urban legends surrounding Gwanglim Station—the site of the highest number of missing person cases in the country. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Lost in Starlight
2025 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 163 votes
When an astronaut leaves Earth for Mars, the vast infinite space divides star-crossed lovers in this animated romance that crosses the cosmos. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
2016 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,165 votes
The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Why Don't You Play in Hell?
2013 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 326 votes
In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
All That Heaven Allows
1955 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 342 votes
Two different social classes collide when Cary Scott, a wealthy upper-class widow, falls in love with her much younger and down-to-earth gardener, prompting disapproval and criticism from her children and country club friends. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Bone Man
2009 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 112 votes
Set in a sleepy Austrian mountain village, ex-detective Simon Brenner has grown weary of his job repossessing cars and embarks on an extended getaway to the countryside. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Twelve Tasks of Asterix
1976 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,364 votes
Asterix and Obelix depart on an adventure to complete twelve impossible tasks to prove to Caesar that they are as strong as the Gods. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Europa
1991 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 365 votes
Just after World War II, an American takes a railway job in Germany, but finds his position politically sensitive with various people trying to use him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Lady from Shanghai
1947 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 732 votes
A romantic drifter gets caught between a corrupt tycoon and his voluptuous wife. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
No Mercy
2019 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 166 votes
A woman seeks to take revenge when her younger sister disappears and she finds out that her sister suffered violence and sexual abuse from school bullies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ajin: Demi-Human
2017 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 143 votes
Kei Nagai dies in a car accident, but realises he is a type of immortal known as Ajin. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Collector
1965 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 229 votes
A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Summer Palace
2006 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 115 votes
Yu Hong leaves her home village and starts university in Beijing, where she develops a consuming and compulsive relationship with another student. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Christiane F.
1981 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 1,459 votes
A teen girl in 1970s Berlin becomes addicted to heroin. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet
2014 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 142 votes
Exiled artist and poet Mustafa embarks on a journey home with his housekeeper and her daughter; together the trio must evade the authorities who fear that the truth in Mustafa's words will incite rebellion. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Horse Fever
1976 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 383 votes
Bruno Fioretti, known as "Mandrake", is an inveterate gambler who never misses a day at the horse racing track in Rome. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Swimmer
1968 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 272 votes
A man spends a summer day swimming home via all the pools in his quiet suburban neighborhood. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Madadayo
1993 · TMDB 7.3/10 · 136 votes
In postwar Tokyo, beloved writer-professor Hyakken Uchida retires and is buoyed through hardship by the fierce devotion of his former students, who honor him each year with a raucous “Not yet!” birthday toast. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.