Every year there are a huge number of movies that fly right under the radar of the average movie fan. movies that are great but just not that well known.
There are plenty of movie gems out there and hopefully this list will help you find some.
Feel free to submit new movies in the comments below.
This list contains movies/documentaries and short films. The list was originally created on IMDb. http://goo.gl/gHles
All credits go to IMDb user: RDLongoria
Made with the help of Reddit users: https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/9h4g7s/documentaries_about_movies_the_history_of_cinema
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Trakt ratings: Between 10 and 100 with at least 0
IMDb ratings: Between 10 and 100 with at least 5
Rumtime: Between 30 and 250 minutes
Years: Between 1910 and 2021
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Countries: gb, us, gb
Genres: documentary
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Max rating: 100
Min votes: 0
Min runtime: 30
Max runtime: 250
Min year: 1910
Max year: 2025
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Trakt ratings: Between 0 and 100 with at least 10
Rumtime: Between 0 and 2000 minutes
Years: Between 1910 and 2200
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Trakt ratings: Between 20 and 100 with at least 1
IMDb ratings: Between 50 and 100 with at least 10
Rumtime: Between 60 and 800 minutes
Years: Between 1910 and 2021
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Max rating: 100
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Min year: 2000
Max year: 2009
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Max runtime: 250
Min year: 1910
Max year: 2025
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Max year: 2019
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Years: Between 1980 and 2050
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Rumtime: Between 60 and 300 minutes
Years: Between 1910 and 2999
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Years: Between 1910 and 2022
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Rumtime: Between 0 and 350 minutes
Years: Between 1910 and 2022
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Trakt ratings: Between 10 and 100 with at least 1
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Rumtime: Between 30 and 800 minutes
Years: Between 1910 and 2021
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Genres: short
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Languages: en
Trakt ratings: Between 1 and 100 with at least 2
Rumtime: Between 15 and 300 minutes
Years: Between 2000 and 2021
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Trakt ratings: Between 9 and 100 with at least 10
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