Shadow of a Doubt
1943 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,174 votes
In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie arrives for a long visit. 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 2026-08-06 · 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.
The Man Who Would Be King
1975 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 720 votes
Tired of life as soldiers, Peachy Carnehan and Danny Dravot travel to the isolated land of Kafiristan, where they are ultimately embraced by the people and revered as rulers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 345 votes
After killing a prison guard, convict Robert Stroud faces life imprisonment in solitary confinement. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Josep
2020 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 122 votes
February 1939. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day - The Movie
2013 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 196 votes
A year has passed since Menma's ghostly return to the Super Peace Busters. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part II: Eternal
2012 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 119 votes
As the young girls have discovered the truth about the cruel fate of a magical girl, one magical girl after another is destroyed. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Four Times
2010 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 118 votes
An old shepherd lives his last days in a quiet medieval village perched high on the hills of Calabria, at the southernmost tip of Italy. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
2009 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 452 votes
When barbarian hordes threaten her homeland, the brave and cunning Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier to swell the ranks in her aging father's stead. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Second Renaissance Part II
2003 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 186 votes
The battle for Earth turns against the humans, despite their infamous desperate act of blackening the skies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Great Silence
1968 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 465 votes
A mute gunslinger fights in the defense of a group of outlaws and a vengeful young widow, against a group of ruthless bounty hunters. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Breaking the Waves
1996 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,130 votes
In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Work It
2020 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,227 votes
A brilliant but clumsy high school senior vows to get into her late father's alma mater by transforming herself and a misfit squad into dance champions. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Oslo, August 31st
2011 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 520 votes
A recovering drug addict is granted a day’s leave from rehab and returns to Oslo, where he reconnects with friends, faces the weight of his past, and struggles with uncertainty about his future. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cria!
1976 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 277 votes
Ana, an eight-year-old girl living in Madrid with her grandmother and two sisters, mourns the death of her mother. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bitter Rice
1949 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 228 votes
Francesca and Walter are two-bit criminals in Northern Italy, and, in an effort to avoid the police, Francesca joins a group of women rice workers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure
2007 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 172 votes
When the Boogey Man causes Grim to lose his powers, rank, and title in the Underworld Court for misusing his powers, he plots to seek out Horror's Hand and take over the world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Our Hospitality
1923 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 322 votes
A young man falls for a young woman on his trip home; unbeknownst to him, her family has vowed to kill every member of his family. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Vengeance
2026 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 290 votes
The brutal murder of the wife of “Toro,” a military hero in the special forces, turns him into a man with a single purpose: revenge. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
New Gods: Yang Jian
2022 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 102 votes
Fifteen hundred years after the war of gods, the heaven declined. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Talvar
2015 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 198 votes
A hardened cop deals with three conflicting perspectives involving a brutal double murder. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.