favorite NON-mainstream movies since 1990.

i'm trying to get some dvd's that break the mold from the typical hollywood movie. any recommendations?

some of my favs are.

Fight Club (i didnt like it until the 2nd time around, now i really see the genius in the story/movie)

12 Monkeys

Moulin Rouge

Snatch

Underworld

Without a doubt, nothing else, non-mainstream or not, came close to Serenity for me. It's the best movie I have seen in a long time.

Non mainstream, Once upon a time when we were Colored

Its a slice of American history( that still remains under the surface) many would like to forget and how the slavery attitude is not that far remove after 150 years of freedom and how a family/community take steps to make it in America. The story is slow moving but it makes you think how far have we really come as a people.

In no particular order

Adaptation
Being John Malkovich
Hero
Donnie Darko
I *heart* Huckabee's
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Kill Bill V1&2
The Big Lebowski

here's a few more (but i have some odd tastes, so some of these may be TOO non-mainstream for you, its a nice mix to look up at least):

Memento
Run Lola Run
Princess Mononoke
Ed Wood
Trainspotting
Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
Oldboy
Donnie Darko (also highly reccomended!)
Amores Perros
The Station Agent
Y Tu Mama Tambien

Great list, Kam! Reminded me of

The Limey
Sexy Beast
Mulholland Drive

the out there
Pi (:Faith in Chaos) {great techno soundtrack like RLR}

and the brutal
Requiem for a Dream

Those last two, I have a hard time calling favorites but, man, they're powerful.

I think most people on this board would identify in one way or another with "Free Enterprise"

danke noddin! good additions too. also forgot to add: (although not sure if these would be purchases, but definitely at LEAST worth a onetime rental).

The Machinist
Kontrol
Layer Cake

some of these have been listed already, but here goes

1990
La Femme Nikita
Wild at Heart
Jacob's Ladder

1992
One False Move
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
The Player

1993
True Romance
Kalifornia

1994
Pulp Fiction (ok - so it's a non-mainstream movie that became mainstream)
Crumb
Ed Wood
Leon the Professional
Love & a .45

1995
Young Poisoner's Handbook
Welcome to the Dollhouse

1996
Sling Blade
Trainspotting

1998
Rushmore

2000
Requiem for a Dream

2001
Donnie Darko

In no particular order and as my dust bin mind brings them up.

1. "Utu" - Natives refuse to lie down quietly in New Zealand

2. "Once Were Warriors" - What happens to a race of Warrior Kings in a world with no place for them.

3. "The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith" - See number one but this time in Australia.

4. "Trainspoting" - A junkie is a Junkie is a Junkie.

5. "Donnie Darko" - WTF???!!!!??

6. "The Mother" - Whoa momma, Desperate Housewives in the real world.

7. "Secrets and Lies" - What happens when what is done in the dark, sees the light of day.

8. "From Dusk Till Dawn" - So figgin' over the top you just gotta love this thing.

9. "Crash" - Simply the best movie I've seen in years.

10. "The House of Sand and Fog" - Ben Kingsley shows why his Oscor for Ghandi was no fluke.

These are just off the top of my head. I'll probably shoot myself in the morning.

Da Worfster :D

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9. "Crash" - Simply the best movie I've seen in years.

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At first I thought, "He doesn't mean the one with Holly Hunter and James Spader does he?"

...but after the porno post, I'm not so sure.

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Originally Posted by noddin0ff

At first I thought, "He doesn't mean the one with Holly Hunter and James Spader does he?"

...but after the porno post, I'm not so sure.

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no, the one that came out last year directed by Paul Haggis (writer of million dollar baby) with the ensemble cast Brendan Fraser, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillion, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillipe, Larenz Tate, Ludacris.

at least i think so, if he did mean the other crash by cronenburg (the spader, hunter one) then i nominate the haggis 'crash' as a favorite! :)

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Originally Posted by Kam

no, the one that came out last year directed by Paul Haggis (writer of million dollar baby) with the ensemble cast Brendan Fraser, Sandra Bullock, Don Cheadle, Matt Dillion, Terrence Howard, Thandie Newton, Ryan Phillipe, Larenz Tate, Ludacris.

at least i think so, if he did mean the other crash by cronenburg (the spader, hunter one) then i nominate the haggis 'crash' as a favorite! :)

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Right on... Sappy ending but wonderful film.

Da Worfster

Come on, Cronenburg's Crash wasn't bad either. Why does Spader always seem to play the weird sexually deprived/twisted/predator type guy in his movies....I mean, I've heard of typecasting but Spader? Is this a case of art immitating reality?...Okay...there's Stargate, but Russell was in that back in his Dolf Lundgren years, so that doesn't count. Anyone seen (I think it's called) "Secretary"?

Donnie Darko was truly something else, Crash at least made most theaters, along with many of the other suggestions. DD's unfortunate release during the tough 9-11 week couldn't even hold back it's greatness.

And it's got the weirdest freakin' website I've ever been to...

Secretary is much better than Crash. I count Secretary as an art house flick. Crash was just...I don't know what Crash was...an experiment?

Death And The Maiden (1994) Sigourney Weaver, Ben Kingsely
The Glass Shield (1994) Michael Boatman, Lori Petty
Blue Steel ( 1990 ) Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver
Pulp Fiction ( 1994) All - Star Cast
Sideways ( 2004 ) Virginia Madsen
Steamboy ( 2005 )
One False Move ( 1994 ) Bill Paxton
Closer ( 2004 ) Julia Roberts, Jude Law
True Romance ( 1993 ) Christian Slater
Crouching Tiger.. ( 2000 ) Chow Yun Fat, Michelle Yeoh

Just To Name A Few

Off the top of my head:

Kids
Igby Goes Down
Midnight Clear
Happiness
Requiem for a Dream
Good Will Hunting

I'm sure I'll think of more at the most inopportune time.