Movies that went under the radar?

They Cloned Tyrone, Bottoms, and Weird: The Al Yankovic Story are the e funniest movies I have seen this decade.

recently swept under the carpet.... **Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die**

oh and *Watcher* (2022) with Maika Monroe, if you like psychological suspense thrillers. inspired by Rear Window, Rosemary’s Baby, and Charade

My Old Ass on Amazon Prime. Practically no marketing for it at all and the trailers they did show made it look like a low-stakes comedy with Aubrey Plaza. But I watched it and it's freakin' a seriously touching coming-of-age story that feels surprisingly authentic and heartfelt. I thought it was great.

The Autopsy of Jane Doe When Evil Lurks C**** Thrills

I've recommended Brigsby Bear to everyone I know and I'll do it here again. It's incredible. Also, Freaky Tales was an instant cult classic the minute it came out. So there's another fun one.

Dark City

Underwater

Columbus

Psycho Goreman

Monsters vs. Aliens The Skeleton Key Kubo and the 2 Strings Happy Death Day

The Guest from 2014 is criminally underrated - Dan Stevens absolutely kills it as this mysterious dude who shows up at a family's door claiming to know their dead son. It's got this perfect 80s thriller vibe with a modern twist that'll leave you thinking about it for days Also check out Wind River if you haven't yet, Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen in this murder mystery set on a Native reservation. Way better than most of the mainstream stuff that came out that year and barely anyone talks about it

The Father (2020). Amazing, but I hardly ever see it on top whatever lists

Everybody's radar is different, but: Confess, Fletch. Cold in July. The Empty Man. The Standoff at Sparrow Creek. Blue Ruin. Vast of Night. Rebel Ridge.

Idk if it is under the radar but the horror film creep is a must watch

A Dark Song.

Bob Trevino Likes It - 2025 movie that was beautifully written and acted. Very emotional and relatable. Snack Shack - 2024 teen comedy. Very old school style movie, super fun. Wheelman - 2017 Frank Grillo movie where he's a heist driver. Intense and fun.

*Bad Times at the El Royale* *Four Lions* (died laughing, such a great movie, really smart. kind of reminded me of the humor in Spinal Tap) edit: my bad this is 2010 but it’s so good *Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes* (super low-budget time-travel comedy made during quarantine, so good)

Game Night

Bros opened against Smile and was utterly crushed. The audience for either is obviously very different from the other, but Bros was a genuinely fantastic film that was in theaters for like 11 days and disappeared.

Some good sci fi:\ Cosmos (2019)\ Swan Song (2021)\ Lapsis (2020)\ After Yang (2021)\ Caddo Lake (2024)\ Spitnik (2020)(Russian)\ Good low budget:\ The Battery (2012) - Zombie\ Slash/Back (2022) - Alien/zombie\ The Civil Dead (2022) - Ghost

Sorry to Bother You (2018)

Ex machina holds up like crazy

Maybe this thread should be retitled 'Movies that got sold to streaming' instead Mitchells vs the Machines (Buried by Netflix. SO funny, written by Chris Miller and Phil Lord of Project Hail Mary) Annihilation (sold to Netflix by you-know-who) The Green Knight (sold to Amazon) Booksmart (should have reached Easy-A's level of cult classic) La Chimera (was released same time as Challengers so Josh O'Connor couldn't promote both)

Strange Darling Gunpowder Milkshake

Kid Detective! Its almost a comfort movie for me now

Prospect

I'll suggest the dark existential conspiracy-mindset satire **Under The Silver Lake**.

There's still lots of good stuff out there. 2025 had one of the best slate of movies we've seen in a while, several of which I thought were instant classics: Sinners, One Battle, Bugonia, Blue Moon, The Secret Agent, No Other Choice, Weapons, etc. Here's 5 from 2025 that I enjoyed and thought flew under the radar: * Eternity * Rental Family * Good Fortune * Roofman * Predator: Killer of Killers

Molly’s Game gets my recommendation. Great movie that hardly anybody has heard of.

Some weird low-budget gems: Deadstream Hundreds of Beavers Onyx the Fortuitous and the Talisman of Souls

These would be my recommendations of lesser known movies that definitely flew under the radar; - Equilibrium with Christian Bale - Serenity (you'll need to watch the TV show first though, Firefly) - Where to Invade Next (super interesting documentary film) - Pink Panther movies with Steve Martin - Beowulf - District 9 (somewhat more known now but definitely a sleeper hit) - Fracture (panned by critics and IMDB this is honestly such an underrated gem) - Vantage Point (honestly one of the best multiple perspective films I've ever seen) - The Hurt Locker (achieved great success in USA but abroad it was quite the sleeper film) - Wanted (to my knowledge it was a bit of a cinema flop but has now become a cult classic) - Das Boot (due to it being in German it probably is not that well known in English speaking countries) - Miami Vice with Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx (for some reason Michael Mann films just never seem to achieve the widespread recognition they deserve) - Collateral with Tom Cruise (another one that wasn't big in cinema but has become a cult classic) - News of the World (a new era of streaming films so many seem to fly under the radar as if you don't have that service you'll never hear about the film) - A Man Called Otto with Tom Hanks (same as above) - Greyhound with Tom Hanks (same as above) - Raya and the Last Dragon (animation films have kind of fallen out with adults but this one is definitely one of the few recent ones adults can still enjoy) - Vice with Christian Bale (Bale is always so great to watch but this one definitely flew under the radar) - Don't Look Up (if you had Netflix you've probably seen it, if you didn't then you might not be aware of it) - The Bucket List (if you've not seen it, it really is a must watch!) - Constantine (quite the controversial film especially in religious regions but a great vastly underrated film if you've not seen it yet!) - Enemy at the Gates (I've yet to meet anyone who has seen it, vastly underrated war film) - Memoirs of a Geisha (honestly this film should have been a clean sweep of award season and should have gained both critical and commercial acclaim and yet it just didn't for some reason. Easily the most underrated film on my entire list) - Johnny English and Reborn (comedies in general just don't make waves like big action blockbusters) - Wasabi with Jean Reno (a film almost no one will have heard of with only 45,000 ratings on IMDB) - Soylent Green (I know you said recent but this is an old classic from 1973 that really more people should watch even still today) - Quigley Down Under (with only 27k ratings on IMDB you'll be shocked how unknown this gem of an Australian western film is with great acting by Tom Selleck) - The Campaign (another comedy that just didn't gain widespread recognition due to the fact it is a comedy) - Monster with Charlize Theron (another one like Memoirs that really should have just swept critics and audiences alike but for some reason didn't land at the time, vastly underrated) - Blood Work (probably one of my all time detective murder mystery films, yet with a meager 50k ratings on IMDB this is completely unheard of film) - Quick and the Dead (a great modern take on the spaghetti western yet completely flew under the radar) - The Highwaymen (great synergy between Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson but because it is a streaming film most people haven't heard of it) - The Creator (panned by critics and audiences alike, this is an underrated sci-fi epic) - The Client (a murder court film that is vastly underrated) - Mutiny on the Bounty (another way beyond your date range, but this 1962 classic has long been forgotten by modern audiences) - Uncle Buck (a feel good family film that most people that probably will not have seen) - The General's Daughter (with only 68k votes this is another great murder investigative film though a very graphic one, viewer discretion definitely advised!) Sorry if the list is long but hopefully some of what you were looking for?

The Silent Night Deadly Night remake (2025) Practically no marketing at all, and it’s definitely no movie of the year, but I thought it was a lot of fun! I mean, I had really low expectations, so that may have helped - but I still liked it.

RELAX everybody, I've got this: RAT RACE Let the quotes begin....

Prey (originally streamed on hulu)

I highly recommend The Death of Stalin if you’re a fan of black comedy and satire at all.

Swiss Army Man

Das Boot.

The Unforgivable with Sandra Bullock made me go “well damn”

I enjoyed Dinner in America. Think Napoleon Dynamite meets Juno.

I will never understand why more people don't talk about "Hail, Caesar!"

Titan A.E. Didn't really do well in the box office but it was a good fun animated space adventure.

it's relatively new, but I highly recommend [Operation Taco Gary's](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt19393076) Absolutely surprising indie film. Super fun in a totally bonkers way.

The Fall - Tarsem Singh made something magical

Bernie. Jack Black is crazy talented

Fackham Hall.

Just finished watching Snack Shack and found it to be a very funny, moving coming of age film.

Chip n' Dale: Rescue Rangers from 2022

Cocaine Bear. My wife was amazed that I wanted to go see a horror movie. I really do not like them at all, but I figured that it would be historically and comedically that it would be with it. I was surprised at how much I actually liked the story.

Good movies are coming out all the time but sometimes you have to hunt them down. Some favourites of mine are Cmon Cmon Win Win Perfect Days Friendship Blackberry Worst Person In The World

The Endless Heavy Trip Come as You Are

The 13th floor

Three Thousand Years of Longing (2022, starring Tilda Swinton and Idris Elba, directed by George Miller) The Outfit (2022, starring Mark Rylance) The Libertine (2005, so it's outside your ten year limit, but still well worth seeking out)

Bay town outlaws Maybe older than ten years but hell of a movie

H******* Henry 10/10 movie, went under the radar so much people think it's a submarine. Your lady will probably not enjoy it, but you'll have a blast!

I picked some worth watching/re-watching movies from 2017: Life - sci/fi with Jake Gyllenhaal Wind River - Contemporary western / crime story with Jeremy Renner Logan Lucky - Action with Adam Driver and Channing Tatum American Made - True crime with Tom Cruise The Foreigner - Thriller with Jacky Chan Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri - Crime/Drama with Frances McDormand

The Vast of Night

When Independence Day came out, my mom took me that week to the movies but as the theatre was filled for ID4 she bought tickets for Dragonheart instead and it was a wonderful movie that no one was talking about, I remember a few days later we went back to the movies with my grandma to see ID4 and again it was full and no tickets so we just watched Dragonheart again lol, and my grandma loved it too. But I’ve never met anyone even by accident mentioning that movie. I watched it with my SO and mother in law a few years ago and they both loved it.

"[The Night is Short, Walk On Girl](https://www.imdb.com/video/vi416267033/?ref_=vp_nv_sr_srsg_1_tt_8_nm_0_in_0_q_the%20night%20is%20short)"

Dear God. I didn’t expect this thread to turn into a goldmine.

The Ballad of Wallis Island

Stranger Than Fiction (Amazing cast, wonderful story) Rental Family (recent and not very well promoted)

A few excellent films in recent years that flopped *hard* at the box office: 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple Dead Man’s Wire Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die The Life of Chuck The Plague They Will Kill You **Struggled at the Box Office** Doctor Sleep Predator: Badlands **Other** The Voice of Hind Rajab (not a flop, just couldn’t get US distribution)

Also, have you seen any of the following? Anora A Real Pain Bottoms Colossal Decision to Leave Dinner in America Hamnet Perfect Days Redux Redux Rental Family Theater Camp The Three Musketeers (recent French two-parter) Train Dreams

I think in the Top Gun sequel they have a whole plot point about going under the radar.

Just rewatched ‘Sunshine’ last night - still a masterpiece. 

Edge of Tomorrow