Badlands
1974 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,371 votes
An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands. 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.
South Park (Not Suitable for Children)
2023 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 223 votes
After it's discovered that a teacher at South Park Elementary has an OnlyFans page, Randy is compelled to take a closer look at the seedy underbelly of the world of online influencers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fear City: A Family-Style Comedy
1994 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,363 votes
A second-class horror movie has to be shown at Cannes Film Festival, but, before each screening, the projectionist is killed by a mysterious fellow, with hammer and sickle, just as it happens in the film to be shown. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Legend of Drunken Master
1994 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,113 votes
Returning home with his father after a shopping expedition, Wong Fei-Hong is unwittingly caught up in the battle between foreigners who wish to export ancient Chinese artifacts and loyalists who don't want the pieces to leave the country. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Zorba the Greek
1964 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 388 votes
An uptight English writer traveling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Three Wishes for Cinderella
1973 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 386 votes
Popelka, a resourceful and independent young girl, is a servant in her stepmother's house and confides in her closest friend the owl. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Kal Ho Naa Ho
2003 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 452 votes
An uptight MBA student falls for the charismatic new neighbor who charms her troubled family – but he has a secret that forces him to push her away. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Catman
2021 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 205 votes
Liang Qu is a chic, confident and cold but charming half cat, half human due to a magic spell and he has the ability to melt/heal broken hearts. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Emergency Declaration
2022 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 438 votes
While investigating a terroristic threat that goes viral online, Korean authorities discover that a suspect has recently boarded an international flight bound for the United States. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
50 Greatest Harry Potter Moments
2011 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 135 votes
To mark the release two weeks ago of the eighth and final movie in the series, Robbie Coltrane narrates a countdown of the movie franchise's best moments. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Caliber 9
1972 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 278 votes
Just out of prison, ex-con Ugo Piazza meets his former employer, a psychopathic gangster Rocco who enjoys sick violence and torture. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Samsara
2002 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 134 votes
A love story situated in the Himalayas. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 925 votes
In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
1974 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 107 votes
A director faces creative block while working on his latest film – a reimagination of his adolescence growing up in a mountain village in rural Japan. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Hail the Judge
1994 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 153 votes
Pao Lung Sing, a descendant of the legendary Judge Pao Ching Tin, is a 9th degree corrupt judge who changes his tune when he tries to champion a woman Chi Siu-Lin, who was framed for killing her husband. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
2010 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 166 votes
Millions of years from now, after Socrates, Shakespeare and the bible are long forgotten, only two great works will remain: the sci-fi cinema epic Star Wars and Adult Swim's stop-motion animated, cheap gag extravanganza Robot Chicken. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Sorcerer
1977 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 672 votes
Four men from different parts of the globe, all hiding from their pasts in the same remote South American town, agree to risk their lives transporting several cases of dynamite (which is so old that it is dripping unstable nitroglycerin) across dangerous jungle terrain. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
1956 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 1,212 votes
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bill Burr: Paper Tiger
2019 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 231 votes
Comedian Bill Burr talks male feminists, outrage culture, robot sex, and cultural appropriation in this standup comedy special shot in London. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Escaping the Madhouse: The Nellie Bly Story
2019 · TMDB 7.5/10 · 140 votes
An investigative reporter Nellie Bly, who’s on a mission to expose the deplorable conditions and mistreatment of patients at the notorious Women’s Lunatic Asylum, and feigns mental illness in order to be institutionalized to report from the inside. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.