Love Untangled
2025 · TMDB 8.3/10 · 222 votes
A lovestruck teen plans to win the school heartthrob by going from curly to straight hair — until a new transfer student changes everything. 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 2026-08-03 · 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.
Joseph
1995 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 228 votes
Joseph, favored son of Jacob and great-grandson of Abraham, is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Le Trou
1960 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 580 votes
Four prison inmates have been hatching a plan to literally dig out of jail when another prisoner, Claude Gaspard, is moved into their cell. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl
2019 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 605 votes
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse
2022 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 751 votes
The unlikely friendship of a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse traveling together in the boy's search for home. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Given
2020 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 423 votes
Haruki secretly had feelings for Akihiko for years, but Akihiko was still in a relationship with his roommate, the violinist Ugetsu Murata. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight
2019 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 147 votes
Second compilation movie of the TV series which covers episodes 9-13. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Il Sorpasso
1962 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 852 votes
Roberto, a shy law student in Rome, meets Bruno, a forty-year-old exuberant, capricious man, who takes him for a drive through the Roman and Tuscany countries in the summer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Baraka
1992 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 695 votes
A paralysingly beautiful documentary with a global vision—an odyssey through landscape and time—that attempts to capture the essence of life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
I Swear
2025 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 415 votes
Diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome at 15, John Davidson navigates his way against the odds through troubled teenage years and into adulthood, finding inspiration in the kindness of others to discover his true purpose in life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
CM101MMXI Fundamentals
2013 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 147 votes
The funny little details of everyday life, simple things that make us laugh. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 225 votes
Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Monica and Friends: Lessons
2021 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 100 votes
In the sequel to Turma da Mônica: Laços, we follow Mônica, Jimmy Five, Maggy and Smudge dealing with the consequences of a mistake made at school. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Brighter Summer Day
1991 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 394 votes
A boy experiences first love, friendships and injustices growing up in 1960s Taiwan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
One Direction: This Is Us
2013 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 1,074 votes
"One Direction: This Is Us" is a captivating and intimate all-access look at life on the road for the global music phenomenon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shoah
1985 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 222 votes
Director Claude Lanzmann spent 11 years on this sprawling documentary about the Holocaust, conducting his own interviews and refusing to use a single frame of archival footage. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time
2021 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 968 votes
In the aftermath of the Fourth Impact, stranded without their Evangelions, Shinji, Asuka and Rei find refuge in one of the rare pockets of humanity that still exist on the ruined planet Earth. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Woman in the Dunes
1964 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 526 votes
A vacationing entomologist suffers extreme physical and psychological trauma after being taken captive by the residents of a poor seaside village and made to live with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
BTS World Tour: Love Yourself in Seoul
2019 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 461 votes
Shot at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul during the BTS World Tour ‘Love Yourself’ to celebrate the seven members of the global boyband and their unprecedented international phenomenon. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Devils on the Doorstep
2001 · TMDB 8.2/10 · 193 votes
During the Japanese occupation of China, two prisoners are dumped in a peasant's home in a small town. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.