German Star recently recommended the film Lonesome Dove. It was outstanding. Anyone else have recommendations for less well known but realllllllly good films?

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Finding good, but non-mainstrean, productions is analagous to surfing Google. Follow the links. For instance, if Lonesome Dove piqued your interest, check out other Robert Duval projects, like "The Great Santini" but I would probably stay away from "Days of Thunder."

Always been a big fan of Notorious (Hitchcock 1946 - Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains...)

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Far from obscure, but another favorite of mine is Rob Roy. A wildly entertaining, relatively obscure film is Stunt Man (Peter O'Toole), although it's just a bit dated (dudes are wearing bell-bottoms) .

If you like Robert Duval and want an excellent portrayal of Southern Pentecostal religion, The Apostle can't be beat.

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Tender Mercies is another excellent Duvall flick

I tend to think that older movies that have stood the test of time are worthy movies to watch--not ALL old movies are good; some are terrible.

Among the very good movies:
Casablanca
Maltese Falcon
Veritgo

African queen, the sting, cape fear, deliverance...

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Mad Hot Ballroom shows how crossing the line from child to adult can occur in marvelously engaging ways.
The Fog of War is a reminder that even warmongerers try to salve their conscience in the end.

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The Outlaw Jose Wales

Thinking of Italian films, I liked the original Swept Away but fell asleep during the Madonna remake.

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Stanley Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove" is the definitive cold-war era satire.

Being There - 1979 - Hal Ashby ...Peter Sellers
The The Razor's Edge - 1984 - John Byrum ...Bill Murray
The Coca-Coal Kid - 1985 - Dusan Makavejev ...Eric Roberts
Runaway Train - 1985 - Andrei Konchalovsky ...John Voight
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen - 1988 - Terry Gilliam ... John Neville
Bubba Ho-tep - 2002 - Don Coscarelli ...Bruce Campbell
...worth watching

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The Agony and the Ecstasy.

Arscenic and Old Lace........Cary Grant
Laugh your ass off...........

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