Col Needham’s Hidden Gem Movies of 2023
I am the Founder & CEO of IMDb. I already shared my Best Movies of 2023 list. This is a list in alphabetical order of 21 2023 titles which I feel have not yet received the recognition they deserve in one way or another. Many titles are yet to be widely released so there is still plenty of time.
All of these are worth seeing IMHO, although, as I am fond of saying, "Differences of opinions about movies make the world go around."
All of these are worth seeing IMHO, although, as I am fond of saying, "Differences of opinions about movies make the world go around."
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- DirectorJoe LawlorChristine MolloyStarsImogen PootsTom Vaughan-LawlorLewis BrophyBased on the life of Rose Dugdale, a former debutante who rebelled against her wealthy upbringing, becoming a volunteer in the militant Irish republican organization, the Provisional Irish Republican Army.
- DirectorGeorge JaquesStarsJamie FlattersKeenan Munn-FrancisNicholas PinnockTwo teenage boys from very different London backgrounds embark on a road trip North together. As they start to open up about their pasts, the boys learn they have far more in common than they first thought.
- DirectorMichel GondryStarsPierre NineyBlanche GardinFrançoise LebrunFollows a man, a director who tries to vanquish his demons, which are oppressing his creativity.
- DirectorViggo MortensenStarsVicky KriepsViggo MortensenSolly McLeodTwo pioneers fight for their lives and their love on the American frontier during the Civil War.
- DirectorCharles GuardThomas GuardStarsAml AmeenColin MorganMáiréad TyersA retired Irish paramilitary witnesses the fatal shooting of his pregnant wife by an SAS officer. After outwitting the SAS, now wounded, and presumed dead, he escapes, taking his revenge to the dark and paranoid streets of 1970's London.
- DirectorSarah Kambe HollandStarsBryson JonSteeleLouis TomeoSimon LeeAfter coming out to her parents, an Asian American teenage girl takes off on a road trip to meet her online crush with the help of her nerdy best friend.
- DirectorWilliam OldroydStarsThomasin McKenzieShea WhighamSam NivolaA young woman working at a boys' corrections facility becomes mesmerized by the new female psychologist, but their budding relationship soon takes a sinister turn.
- DirectorMichael KeatonStarsMichael KeatonRay McKinnonCassie MoronezWhen a contract killer has a rapidly evolving form of dementia, he is offered an opportunity to redeem himself by saving the life of his estranged adult son.
- DirectorJohn SlatteryStarsJon HammTina FeyMicah StockPolice Chief Sanders investigates the bizarre murders of two women with the same name and unravels a web of small-town lies. He meets and quickly falls for Rita, a nosy neighbor who is eager to help solve the mystery.
- DirectorMatteo GarroneStarsSeydou SarrMoustapha FallIssaka SawadogoA Homeric fairy tale that tells the adventurous journey of two young boys, Seydou and Moussa, who leave Dakar to reach Europe.
- DirectorMaryam KeshavarzStarsLayla MohammadiNiousha NoorKamand ShafieisabetWhen a large Iranian-American family gathers, a family secret is uncovered that catapults the estranged mother and daughter into an exploration of the past, and to discover they are more alike than they know.
- DirectorNida ManzoorStarsPriya KansaraRitu AryaRenu BrindleRia Khan believes she must save her older sister Lena from her impending marriage. After enlisting her friends' help, she attempts to pull off the most ambitious of all wedding heists in the name of independence and sisterhood.
- DirectorDionne EdwardsStarsNatey JonesAlexandra BurkeTemilola OlatunbosunFollows a South London family and how one red dress is the center of their lives.
- DirectorNikolaj ArcelStarsMads MikkelsenAmanda CollinSimon BennebjergThe story of Danish soldier and explorer Ludvig Kahlen, who explored and cultivated Denmark's wild Jutland, which now comprises the vast majority of the country, in the mid-18th century.
- DirectorFawzia MirzaStarsAmrit KaurNimra BuchaHamza HaqAzra is worlds apart from her conservative Muslim mother. Following a tragedy, Azra finds herself on a Bollywood-inspired journey to Pakistan - guided by memories of her mother's youth in Karachi and her own coming-of-age in rural Canada.
- DirectorRandall ParkStarsJustin H. MinSherry ColaAlly MakiFollows a trio of young, Bay Area urbanites - Ben Tanaka, Miko Hayashi and Alice Lee -as they navigate a range of interpersonal relationships while traversing the country in search of the ideal connection.
- DirectorSacha PolakStarsVicky KnightEsme Creed-MilesAngela BruceFifteen years after she got burnt when the pub where she slept as a child caught fire, Franky (23) seeks revenge because she still hasn't found any answers.
- DirectorDamián SzifronStarsShailene WoodleyBen MendelsohnJovan AdepoAn intuitive but troubled police officer is recruited by an FBI expert to stop a relentless shooter who is terrorizing Baltimore.
- DirectorCarol MorleyStarsMonica DolanKelly MacdonaldGina McKeeThe growing friendship between two women as they hit the road in an electric car looking for endings and reconciliation.
- DirectorSally El HosainiJames Krishna FloydStarsBen HardyKate LindseyJason PatelThe story of a queer South Asian nightclub performer living a double life, and a young, single father who works as a mechanic. When they meet, a search for identity is sparked.
- DirectorAnna KendrickStarsAnna KendrickDaniel ZovattoTony HaleSheryl Bradshaw, a single woman looking for a suitor on a hit 1970s TV show, chooses charming bachelor Rodney Alcala, unaware that, behind the man's gentle facade, he hides a deadly secret.
