Maybe we should have a survey of little known gems in general!
Yes, definitely a good idea
I've seen Equilibrium, which was good. I haven't even heard of Cypher 
'Cypher' also goes by the name 'Brainstorm'. Basically for 'hidden gems', you're looking for low-budget flicks that didn't get the marketing they needed and were released at the wrong time, so they often bombed at the box-office and aren't well known, even though some are actually pretty good movies! Here's the short-list of my favourite 'hidden gems':
'Cypher'/'Brainstorm' (2002): Great cyber-punk spy thriller with a nice twisted take on personal identity.
'eXistenZ' (1999): Really bizarre David Cronenberg flick about virtual reality. Possibly the strangest film I've ever seen, but very memorable.
I've seen it years ago. I wasn't entirely sure what to think of it, but still remember lots of scenes from it, that can be taken as a compliment.
'Primer' (2004): Extremely clever and twisted modern take on time-travel.
Heard good things about this one.
'A Scanner Darkly' (2006): Highly innovative combination of digital film and animation based on the Philip K Dick novel about drugs.
Watched this last year, liked it
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Code 46 (2003)
- 17/04/2011 03:11:38 PM
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A nice little-known gem
- 22/04/2011 09:25:57 AM
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Re: A nice little-known gem
- 23/04/2011 11:58:53 AM
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Some more examples of hidden gems
- 23/04/2011 03:53:58 PM
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Re: Some more examples of hidden gems
- 26/04/2011 01:38:00 PM
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