Purple Noon
1960 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 610 votes
Tom Ripley is a talented mimic, moocher, forger and all-around criminal improviser; but there's more to Tom Ripley than even he can guess. 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 2026-08-05 · 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.
Doctor Zhivago
1965 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 1,289 votes
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
12.12: The Day
2023 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 148 votes
After the assassination of President Park, martial law has been declared. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Remember
2022 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 107 votes
Pil-ju, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, who lost all his family during the Japanese colonial era, and devotes his lifelong revenge before his memories disappear, and a young man in his 20s who helps him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Collective
2019 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 196 votes
In the aftermath of a tragic fire in a Romanian club, burn victims begin dying in hospitals from wounds that were not life threatening. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ride Your Wave
2019 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 381 votes
Hinako is a surf-loving college student who has just moved to a small seaside town. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Microhabitat
2018 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 108 votes
Miso lives from day to day by housekeeping. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Key of Life
2012 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 118 votes
A failed actor switches identities with a stranger at a bath house thinking it is his way out of his life of misery but only to find himself filling the shoes of an elite assassin. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Burden of Dreams
1982 · TMDB 7.6/10 · 154 votes
The Amazon rain forest, 1979. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Big Brother
2018 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 292 votes
A soldier-turned-high school teacher uses unusual methods to reach to a class of poor students, while dealing with a greedy entrepreneur and his gang of fighters as well as the government. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ustad Hotel
2012 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 111 votes
When his father refuses to support his choice of a career, an aspiring chef tries to fulfil his dream by helping his grandfather run his small eatery. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
American Movie
1999 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 281 votes
American Movie documents the story of filmmaker Mark Borchardt, his mission, and his dream. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
They Call Me Trinity
1970 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,481 votes
The simple story has the pair coming to the rescue of peace-loving Mormons when land-hungry Major Harriman sends his bullies to harass them into giving up their fertile valley. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Philadelphia Story
1940 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,007 votes
When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Padre no hay más que uno 3
2022 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 274 votes
Christmas is coming. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Feel the Beat
2020 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,176 votes
After failing to make it on Broadway, April returns to her hometown and reluctantly begins training a misfit group of young dancers for a competition. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Au Hasard Balthazar
1966 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 517 votes
The story of a donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Woodstock
1970 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 298 votes
An intimate look at the Woodstock Music & Art Festival held in Bethel, NY in 1969, from preparation through cleanup, with historic access to insiders, blistering concert footage, and portraits of the concertgoers; negative and positive aspects are shown, from drug use by performers to naked fans sliding in the mud, from the collapse of the fences by the unexpected hordes to the surreal arrival of National Guard helicopters with food and medical assistance for the impromptu city of 500,000. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
2001 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 198 votes
InuYasha is a half-demon who was trapped in the Legendary Tree and was set free by Kagome, a girl who traveled 500 years through time. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cure
1997 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 833 votes
A frustrated detective deals with the case of several gruesome murders committed by people who have no recollection of what they've done. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.