The Whispering Star
2015 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 130 votes
A feminine android delivers packages to scattered humans throughout the galaxy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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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 2026-08-08 · 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.
Cleveland Abduction
2015 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 434 votes
A single mother becomes Ariel Castro's first kidnapping victim, and finds herself trapped in his home with two other women for 11 years. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fresh Guacamole
2012 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 149 votes
In this follow-up to his stop-motion hit Western Spaghetti, director PES transforms familiar objects into Fresh Guacamole. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Titicut Follies
1967 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 147 votes
A stark and graphic portrayal of the conditions that existed at the State Prison for the Criminally Insane at Bridgewater, Massachusetts, and documents the various ways the inmates are treated by the guards, social workers, and psychiatrists. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Scandal Makers
2008 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 105 votes
Former teen idol Nam Hyeon-soo is now in his thirties and working as a radio DJ. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Barbie and the Magic of Pegasus
2005 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 778 votes
Princess Annika escapes the clutches of the evil wizard, explores the wonders of Cloud Kingdom, and teams up with a magnificent winged horse - who turns out to be her sister, Princess Brietta - to defeat the wizard and break the spells that imprisoned her family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Puppy
2013 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 243 votes
A Minion, longing for a puppy, humorously tries to catch a dog, a squirrel, and even a ladybug, but none of his attempts succeed. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tim's Vermeer
2013 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 169 votes
Tim Jenison, a Texas based inventor, attempts to solve one of the greatest mysteries in all art: How did Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer manage to paint so photo-realistically 150 years before the invention of photography? This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mondays in the Sun
2002 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 253 votes
After the closure of their shipyard in Northern Spain, a few former workers: Santa, José, Lino, Amador, Sergei and Reina keep in touch. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Goat
1921 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 177 votes
A series of misadventures occur when Buster is mistaken for a criminal on the lam. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
We Can Do That
2008 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 215 votes
The film follows Nello, the recently hired director of a newly developed work cooperative of former mental patients. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
God of Gamblers
1989 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 196 votes
Ko Chun, a renowned gambler, loses his memory in an accident and starts behaving like a child. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Aerial
2007 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 112 votes
An entire city has lost its voice. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Woman in the Moon
1929 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 118 votes
A scientist discovers that there's gold on the moon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Psych: The Movie
2017 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 256 votes
The ambitious friends come together during the holidays after a mystery assailant targets one of their own. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Love Streams
1984 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 148 votes
Two closely-bound, emotionally wounded siblings reunite after years apart. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Picnic at Hanging Rock
1975 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 900 votes
In the early 1900s, Miranda attends a girls boarding school in Australia. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Zatoichi
2003 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 978 votes
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sly
2023 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 232 votes
His love of film began as an escape from a rocky childhood. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996 · TMDB 7.2/10 · 227 votes
Connie Doyle is eighteen, pregnant and alone. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.