Bear Story
2016 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 119 votes
An old bear goes out every day to a busy street corner. 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 2026-08-06 · 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.
Close Range Love
2014 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 116 votes
A smart high school student falls in love with her English teacher after she receives one-on-one tutoring from him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Memories
1995 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 578 votes
Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society
2007 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 290 votes
The story takes place in the year 2034, two years after the events in Ghost in the Shell: S.A.C. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Beastie Boys Story
2020 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 192 votes
Here's a little story they're about to tell... This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tell It to the Bees
2019 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 474 votes
Dr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Messi
2014 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 252 votes
His teachers, coaches, childhood friends and Barça teammates, together with journalists, writers and prominent figures from the history of football, come together in a restaurant to analyze and pick apart Messi's personality both on and off the field, and to look back at some of the most significant moments in his life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead
2009 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 225 votes
A meeting in a London bus with jewel thief Lady Christina takes a turn for the worse for the Doctor when the bus takes a detour to a desert-like planet, where the deadly Swarm awaits. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
K.G.F: Chapter 1
2018 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 288 votes
A period drama set in the 1970s, KGF follows the story of a fierce rebel who rises against the brutal oppression in Kolar Gold Fields and becomes the symbol of hope to legions of downtrodden people. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Swordsman
2020 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 290 votes
After being blinded in a coup against the king, Joseon's greatest swordsman goes into hiding, far removed from his city's anguish. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Martin (Hache)
1997 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 108 votes
After having a nearly fatal drug overdose, 19-year-old Argentine Martin is sent to Madrid, where his film director father lives with his new, younger lover, Alicia, and his bisexual actor friend, Dante. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Adam's Apples
2005 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 804 votes
A neo-nazi sentenced to community service at a church clashes with the blindly devotional priest. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Cyrano, My Love
2018 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 528 votes
Paris, France, December 1897. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Book of Henry
2017 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,372 votes
Susan, a single mother of two, works as a waitress in a small town. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Incredible Shrinking Man
1957 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 575 votes
A dangerous combination of radiation and insecticide causes the unfortunate Scott Carey to shrink, slowly but surely, until he is only a few inches tall. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Beasts
2022 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 953 votes
Antoine and Olga, a French couple, have been living in a small village in Galicia for a long time. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Prison Break: The Final Break
2009 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 737 votes
Michael and Sara wed, but the happiness is short-lived when the Feds apprehend her for the murder of Michael's mother, Christina. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Death by Hanging
1968 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 117 votes
A Korean man is sentenced to death in Japan but somehow survives his execution, sending the authorities into a panic about what to do next. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Il Grido
1957 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 168 votes
A sugar-refinery worker flees his Northern Italy town after a woman refuses his marriage proposal. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Days of Heaven
1978 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,192 votes
In 1916, a Chicago steel worker accidentally kills his supervisor and flees to the Texas panhandle with his girlfriend and little sister to work harvesting wheat in the fields of a stoic farmer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.