Manon of the Spring
1986 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 570 votes
In this, the sequel to Jean de Florette, Manon has grown into a beautiful young shepherdess living in the idyllic Provencal countryside. 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 2026-08-05 · 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.
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
1967 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 923 votes
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter brings home a fiancé who is black. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Article 15
2019 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 179 votes
A young IPS officer’s new posting in rural India has him confronting caste disparities and uncomfortable truths in the face of a gruesome crime. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned
2007 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 212 votes
When disaster hits the Titanic, the Doctor uncovers a threat to the whole human race. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Amy
2015 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,326 votes
A documentary on the life of Amy Winehouse, the immensely talented yet doomed songstress. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Marathon Family
1982 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 103 votes
The Topalović family has been in the burial business for generations. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Crowd
1928 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 200 votes
John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Battleship Potemkin
1925 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,312 votes
A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Talk to Her
2002 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,460 votes
Two men share an odd friendship while they care for two women who are both in deep comas. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Until Forever
2016 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 118 votes
Until Forever: The Michael Boyum Story is a powerful, true account of one young man's courageous battle with leukemia and his journey of faith. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Drifting Clouds
1996 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 208 votes
The ever-poker-faced Ilona loses her job as a restaurant hostess, as her tram driver husband, Lauri, also finds himself out of work. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Indian Summer
1972 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 164 votes
In Italy, the gambler and professor of poetry Daniele Dominici arrives in the seaside town of Rimini and is hired to teach for four months in the local high school replacing another teacher. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly
2007 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,295 votes
Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor-in-chief of French fashion bible Elle magazine, has a devastating stroke at age 43. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dollhouse
2025 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 122 votes
After losing their child, a mother finds solace in a life-sized ancient doll she finds on the market. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
2019 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 380 votes
Dave Chappelle takes on gun culture, the opioid crisis and the tidal wave of celebrity scandals in this defiant stand-up special. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
I Was Born, But...
1932 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 151 votes
Brothers Keiji and Ryoichi move to a new neighborhood in the Tokyo suburbs after their father, an office clerk, is promoted. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
2015 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 879 votes
The film profiles eight former members of the Church of Scientology, shining a light on how they attract true believers and the things they do in the name of religion. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Steins;Gate: The Movie - Load Region of Déjà Vu
2013 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 404 votes
One year after the events of the anime, Rintarou begins to feel the repercussions of extensive time travel, and eventually completely fades from reality. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Patch of Blue
1965 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 124 votes
A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Sicilian Clan
1969 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 375 votes
An ambitious mobster plans an elaborate diamond heist while seducing the daughter-in-law of a ruthless mob patriarch as a determined police commissioner closes in on all of them. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.