Hidden Gems
These are movies that didn't get a lot of buzz, but are still great to watch.
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- DirectorAngel Kristi WilliamsStarsKofi SiriboeYootha Wong-Loi-SingUzo AdubaSet in contemporary Washington D.C., a rising black painter strives to break into the competitive art world, while balancing a bittersweet romance he never expected.
- DirectorKat CandlerStarsAaron PaulJuliette LewisJosh WigginsWhen motocross and heavy metal obsessed thirteen-year-old Jacob's increasing delinquent behavior forces CPS to place his little brother, Wes, with his aunt, Jacob and his emotionally absent father, Hollis, must finally take responsibility for their actions and for each other in order to bring Wes home.
- DirectorDaniel Patrick CarboneStarsRyan JonesNathan VarnsonColm O'LearyAfter a neighborhood tragedy, two adolescent brothers confront changing relationships, the mystery of nature, and their own mortality.
- DirectorJacob VaughanStarsKadeem HardisonAnne RamsayJudah FriedlanderFive suburban kids solve a murder in 1980 and a popular children's TV show is based on their real-life adventures; 25 years later, the estranged friends reunite for the DVD release of the series but one of them arrives with a dark secret.
- DirectorGeorgina LightningStarsAdam BeachTantoo CardinalBradley CooperA Native American woman is haunted by visions that compel her to seek the truth about a residential school.
- DirectorJeff BarnabyStarsDevery JacobsGlen GouldBrandon OakesRed Crow Mi'kmaq reservation, 1976: By government decree, every Indian child under the age of 16 must attend residential school. In the kingdom of the Crow, that means imprisonment at St. Dymphna's. That means being at the mercy of "Popper", the sadistic Indian agent who runs the school.From Canada.
- DirectorAdam LeonStarsCallum TurnerGrace Van PattenMichal VondelA young man and woman find love in an unlikely place while carrying out a shady deal.
- DirectorRyan KooStarsMichael Rainey Jr.Tekola CornetetHanna LongoA young basketball future star struggles with his personal life in pursuit of his dream.
- DirectorAmman AbbasiStarsDevin BlackmonDontrell BrightLachion BuckinghamIn the wake of his older brother's death, 13-year-old Dayveon spends the sweltering summer days roaming his rural Arkansas town. When he falls in with a local gang, he becomes drawn to the camaraderie and violence of their world.
- DirectorMichael CuestaStarsConor DonovanJesse CamachoZoe WeizenbaumAfter his twin brother is accidentally killed by vengeful bullies, a 12-year old boy and his friends face the harsh realities of death, teenage hormones, and family dysfunction.
- DirectorMischa WebleyStarsChadwick BosemanTory KittlesBilly ZaneThe shadow of war follows a troubled Iraq War vet as he is forced to pursue one of his own into the Pacific Northwest wilderness to finally confront a war crime that has haunted them both.
- DirectorAva DuVernayStarsEmayatzy CorinealdiDavid OyelowoLorraine ToussaintRuby goes on a journey of self-discovery when she drops out of medical school in order to focus on her incarcerated husband's well-being.
- DirectorJulie DashStarsCora Lee DayAlva RogersBarbara OA languid, impressionistic story of three generations of Gullah women living on the South Carolina Sea Islands in 1902.
- DirectorEliza HittmanStarsGina PiersantiNyck CautionGiovanna SalimeniLila wants to emulate the sexual exploits of her more experienced best friend. She fixates on a tough older guy who will "sleep with anyone" and tries to insert herself into his world, putting herself in a dangerously vulnerable situation.
- DirectorChris SmithStarsNana PatekarVenkatesh ChavanJhangir BadshahA boy in abject poverty works in a hotel and becomes obsessed with a swimming pool in the opulent hills of Panjim, Goa, India. His life gets turned upside-down when he attempts to meet the mysterious family who lives at the house.From India.
- DirectorFaraday OkoroStarsAntonio J BellChinaza UcheTina MbaAfter being sent to Nigeria against his will, a stubborn Nigerian-American teenager joins forces with an Internet scammer in order to return to the United States.
- DirectorChristopher NolenStarsNoree VictoriaBrad JamesRobert Christopher RileyWALK AWAY FROM LOVE is the story of Micah (Noree Victoria), a single attorney who hasn't been in a committed relationship in three years. After having her heart broken, Micah has no plans of falling in love again any time soon. But after an unexpected encounter with her ex (Robert Christopher Riley), Micah is forced to face her truths and make the biggest decision of her life.
- DirectorArthur MuhammadStarsLisa ArrindellSheronda BlantonLes BrownVERNON RICHARDSON and IMANI TOWNSEND meet unexpectedly at a cozy Jazz club, unpretentious, and unaware, they're a match made for heaven on a popular internet dating website.
- DirectorOlivia NewmanStarsElvire EmanuelleYahya Abdul-Mateen IIColman DomingoHardened by years in foster care, a teenage girl from Brooklyn's Brownsville neighborhood decides that joining the boys' wrestling team is the only way back to her estranged father.
- DirectorJeremiah ZagarStarsEvan RosadoRaúl CastilloSheila VandManny, Joel, and Jonah tear their way through childhood and push against the volatile love of their parents. As Manny and Joel grow into versions of their father and Ma dreams of escape, Jonah embraces an imagined world all on his own.
- DirectorAnthony LuceroStarsDiana Elizabeth TorresYutaka TakeuchiRodrigo Duarte ClarkAn immigrant single mother discontented by her regular life decides to take a chance working at a Japanese restaurant and realize her dream to become a sushi chef and provide a better future to her family.
- DirectorGeremy JasperStarsDanielle MacdonaldSahr NgaujahBridget EverettPATTI CAKE$ is centered on aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$, who is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in New Jersey.
- DirectorBill DukeStarsMorris ChestnutTaraji P. HensonMaeve QuinlanA car accident and shifting affections test the bond between a married couple.
- DirectorPrentice PennyStarsCourtney B. VanceLashun PollardMichael MobleyElijah must balance his dream of becoming a master sommelier with his father's expectations that he carry on the family's Memphis BBQ joint.
- DirectorRob MeyerStarsMelanie LynskeyNelsan EllisArmani JacksonAn interracial family struggles to adjust when they move from New York City to a small, predominately white town in Washington State.