Based on the list by Jo Blo: https://www.joblo.com/tag/the-best-movie-you-never-saw
UPDATED: July 10th, 2020
In case you need some ideas for a movie night. Or just something really stupid/amazing/both to watch. All sorts of genres represented here, but with a skew toward action/horror/sci-fi and some comedy.
Note: This isn't strictly BAD movies, there are some (underappreciated) greats in here, or maybe just some movies you might have forgotten about. At the very least they're all interesting.
So Bad, its good :)
Sci Fi, Kung Fu, Action, Super hero, Ninjas, Robots, Cyborgs, Aliens, Dystopian Future, Other Worlds, Spaceships, Western, Time Travel, Cops, Lone warrior, Big Guns, Swords, Bikes, Synth music.
mostly from the 70's to mid 90's.
No Horrors.
From the site Jo Blo
The movies that Joe Bob Briggs hosted on his first series, The Drive-In Theater. See comment for complete listings by date.
highest rated martial arts + favorites.
Trashy cult cinema from the fringes of good taste.
Bit of action also. Some obvious ones missing
HollyWood Movies based on Popularity
Netflix Genre
The movies I have seen when a child. :)
The "250 key movies" rated and reviewed in the book Action! The Action Movie A-Z (1997) by Marshall Julius.
Author's ratings:
1-14: 5*
15-22: 4.5*
23-51: 4*
52-92: 3.5*
93-140: 3*
141-182: 2.5*
183-211: 2*
212-226: 1.5*
227-244: 1*
245-250: 0.5*
"Vengeful cops and car chases, lunatic villains and martial arts masters, male-bonding, gun fights and super secret agents, swords and sorcerers, wartime Nazi-bashing, boys' own adventures, casual destruction and general death-defiance... this is what we want to see, and if you feel the same way, "Action!" is for you, a fan's guide to the wackiest genre of 'em all, with 250 key movies rated and reviewed" -Introduction
All credits go to IMDb user: RDLongoria
, also colloquially known as karate or kung fu films, are a subgenre of action films that feature numerous martial arts combat between characters. These combats are usually the films' primary appeal and entertainment value, and often are a method of storytelling and character expression and development. Martial arts are frequently featured in training scenes and other sequences in addition to fights. Martial arts films commonly include other types of action, such as hand-to-hand combat, stuntwork, chases, and gunfights.
Bruce Lee and other greats.
Le Reste...
Who doesn't love some good ol' martial arts?!?! First, I'd like to start off by saying some of the older movies I have on this list have horrible acting. However, despite the bad acting, I think the martial arts were very good for it's time. So, I'm forewarning you, don't watch the movie thinking you're gonna see stellar acting! From Bruce Lee - Angela Mao - Jet Lee, I love them all! Even Jim Kelly, with his corny butt. Feel free to browse through my collection and ignite your memories. competition
The Best Movie You Never Saw
by G&A