Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish
1999 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 118 votes
The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister) go on a quest to find a fallen wishing star to help Dot with her illness. 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.
5 Fingers
1952 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 104 votes
During WWII, the valet to the British Ambassador to Ankara sells British secrets to the Germans while trying to romance a refugee Polish countess. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Balance
1989 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 145 votes
The setting is on a floating platform where a group of evenly and carefully placed men live. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Vengeance Is Mine
1979 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 156 votes
A thief, a murderer, and a charming lady-killer, Iwao Enokizu is on the run from the police. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Taste of Tea
2004 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 173 votes
A spell of time in the life of the five-piece Haruno family in rural Tochigi Prefecture. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jules and Jim
1962 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,061 votes
In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Güeros
2014 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 162 votes
Set amidst the 1999 student strikes in Mexico City, this coming-of-age tale finds two brothers venturing through the city in a sentimental search for an aging legendary musician. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sling Blade
1996 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 877 votes
Karl Childers, a mentally disabled man, has been in the custody of the state mental hospital since the age of 12 for killing his mother and her lover. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pandora
2016 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 513 votes
When an earthquake hits a Korean village housing a run-down nuclear power plant, a man risks his life to save the country from imminent disaster. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Red Pill
2016 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 221 votes
When a feminist filmmaker sets out to document the mysterious and polarizing world of the Men’s Rights Movement, she begins to question her own beliefs. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins
2012 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 924 votes
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Secret
2007 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 208 votes
Ye Xiang Lun, a talented piano player is a new student at the prestigious Tamkang School. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2007 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 833 votes
Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Grizzly Man
2005 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 969 votes
Follows the story of "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen summers in a National Park in Alaska were like in his attempt to protect the grizzly bears. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Brave Citizen
2023 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 156 votes
An expelled boxing champion, who now is a high-school teacher, witnesses intolerable violence and throws her first punch to build justice against it, while putting on a mask. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Seven Deadly Sins: Prisoners of the Sky
2018 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,085 votes
Traveling in search of the rare ingredient, “sky fish” Meliodas and Hawk arrive at a palace that floats above the clouds. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors
1965 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 186 votes
In the Carpathian Mountains of 19th-century Ukraine, love, hate, life and death among the Hutsul people are as they’ve been since time began. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
10DANCE
2025 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 118 votes
Two dancers, opposites in all but their art, agree to train together for a competition. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mom
2017 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 218 votes
After her stepdaughter is sexually assaulted at a party, a furious mother sets out to destroy the lives of the four perpetrators who walked free. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The True Cost
2015 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 238 votes
Film from Andrew Morgan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.