✬ Hidden treasure films ✬

It's a list for you to add your favourite UNDERRATED movie gems! Share your favourites with MDL community ;)

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- Only movies below 200 watchers (it's a soft limit. If you have a movie that has 210 or 240 watchers that deserve more recognition, you should add it too!)
- Both shorts and feature films welcome
- Any country, any genre, any year of release
- The least known the better. The better the better too (lol)

mengosteen Apr 3, 2021

142 Titles 26 Loves

0% Watched

28 Voters Report

101. Peony Pavilion

Hong Kong Movie - 2001

7.2

93 points by 1 voters

The story takes place in a beautiful pavilion in 1930's Suzhou. Jade is a famous songstress courtesan, marrying into the noble house. She develops a dubious relationship with a female cousin of ...more
102. Summer Is the Coldest Season

Chinese Movie - 2020

8.1

92 points by 1 voters

Jia He’s mother was murdered unexpectedly two years ago. Because of that, she and her father both lost their focus in life. Jia He’s father failed to find any decent job after ...more
103. Uchuu Keiji Sharivan NEXT GENERATION

Japanese Movie - 2014

7.4

92 points by 1 voters

Kai Hyuga/Sharivan uncovers a spy from the Neo Madou organization. In addition to that, Kai's friend, Seigi becomes the new Space Sheriff Estevan.
104. Warriors of Heaven and Earth

Chinese Movie - 2003

7.2

92 points by 1 voters

A Chinese emissary is sent to the Gobi desert to execute a renegade soldier. When a caravan transporting a Buddhist monk and a valuable treasure is threatened by thieves, however, the two ...more
105. My Dad's Story

Thai Special - 2015, 1 episode

8.1

92 points by 1 voters

The short film shows the dream of all parents who work hard to give their children a good education so they have a better life.
106. A Leg

Taiwanese Movie - 2020

7.3

91 points by 1 voters

In this deliciously dark comedy, a woman desperately attempts to reunite her husband’s amputated leg with his body before his funeral, leading her on a wild goose chase across Taipei and through ...more
107. Ultraman R/B The Movie: Select! The Crystal of Bond

Japanese Movie - 2019

7.4

91 points by 1 voters

“Are you Ultraman? Or are you Katsumi Minato?” A mysterious Ultraman, Ultraman Tregear, has appeared in Ayaka City out of nowhere. A question from Tregear on making dreams come true makes Katsumi ...more
108. Picnic

Japanese Movie - 1996

7.5

91 points by 1 voters

Director Shunji Iwai follows up on the wild success of his star-crossed romantic drama Love Letter with this slick, brooding tale about a trio of mental asylum inmates and one really long ...more
109. Little Big Master

Hong Kong Movie - 2015

8.0

91 points by 1 voters

Lilian Lui, former headmistress of an elite kindergarten in Discovery Bay whom originally planned to retire to travel around the world with her husband Alvin Tse, takes up a job with a ...more
110. The Professor's Beloved Equation

Japanese Movie - 2006

7.9

91 points by 1 voters

The story centers around a mathematics professor, his housekeeper, and her young son, as they explore the beauty of equations. ...more
111. Kamen Rider Den-O: Pretty Den-O Appears!

Japanese Movie - 2020

7.4

90 points by 1 voters

Anna, a 10-year-old girl, runs away from home after an argument with her mother. For unknown reasons, she is later chased by Shocker. Then she manages to hop onto DenLiner, known as ...more
112. Mad World

Hong Kong Movie - 2017

7.4

90 points by 1 voters

Tung, a former banker struggling with bipolar disorder, has just been picked up from a psychiatric hospital by his father, truck driver Wong Tai Hoi. However, this isn't a heartwarming reunion: Tung ...more
113. The Soul

Taiwanese Movie - 2021

7.5

90 points by 1 voters

Liang Wen Chao is a man suffering from cancer, yet remains dedicated to his job. His wife A Bao is pregnant with their child. When Wang Shi Chong, the chairman of a ...more
114. Mutant Girls Squad

Japanese Movie - 2010

6.1

89 points by 1 voters

Rin, is a seemingly normal high school girl. However, on her 16th birthday, her life changes forever when her house is stormed by government special forces who brutally kill both her parents. ...more
115. The Viewpoint

Korean Movie - 2016

7.5

89 points by 1 voters

See what you want to see, believe what you want to believe.
116. Ala Changso

Chinese Movie - 2018

8.0

89 points by 1 voters

Ala Changso is the transliteration of a Tibetan folk song's title meaning please drink up this cup of good wine. It tells the story of a woman who conceals her illness and ...more
117. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai

Japanese Movie - 2001

7.4

88 points by 1 voters

The Gaorangers start off by fighting the Demon Tribe Org until a great monster named Rakushasa has awaken from his hibernation. He is nothing like what the Gaorangers have ever fought before, ...more
118. The Police Box

Hong Kong Movie - 2006

6.5

88 points by 1 voters

A girl writes love letters to a policeman and puts them in a police box on his beat. One day a jealous boy sees her tampering with the box and decides to ...more
119. Holiday Dreaming

Taiwanese Movie - 2004

7.3

88 points by 1 voters

Ah Zhou, who is about to be honorably discharged from the military service, has a surreal dream. In the dream, he sees the dead body of Chen Shing Shing, a classmate in ...more
120. Engine Sentai Go-Onger: Boom Boom! Bang Bang! GekijoBang!!

Japanese Movie - 2008

7.2

87 points by 1 voters

The film begins as Gaiark Pollution Ministers attempt to break the dimensional barriers that separate the Braneworlds, recycling 13 Barbaric Machine Beasts to help them out. The Go-ongers intercept the Recycle Barbaric ...more
121. Call Her Ganda

Filipino Movie - 2018

8.1

87 points by 1 voters

When Jennifer Laude, a Filipina transwoman, is brutally murdered by a U.S. Marine, three women intimately invested in the case–an activist attorney, a transgender journalist and Jennifer’s mother –galvanize a political uprising, ...more
122. Yakiniku Dragon

Japanese Movie - 2018

7.4

87 points by 1 voters

In the 1970s, the Kansai region of Japan experienced a high economic growth and the Osaka World Expo was held. Yong Gil is Korean who moved to Japan and settled down in ...more
123. Dear Dakanda

Thai Movie - 2005

7.5

87 points by 1 voters

A shy young man from Bangkok , Khaiyoi develops a friendship with a girl with strong personality called Dakanda. Later, they both realize of their changing feeling far more than the 'best ...more
124. Cho Ninjatai Inazuma!

Japanese Movie - 2006

7.7

86 points by 1 voters
125. A Day

Korean Movie - 2011

7.8

86 points by 1 voters

Short film about an old lady travelling through 90 years of her life in a single day.
126. Tokyo Olympiad

Japanese Movie - 1965

7.8

86 points by 1 voters

A spectacle of magnificent proportions, Kon Ichikawa’s Tokyo Olympiad ranks among the greatest documents of sport ever committed to film. Utilizing glorious widescreen cinematography, Ichikawa examines the beauty and rich drama on ...more
127. Welcome Back, Mr. McDonald

Japanese Movie - 1997

8.0

86 points by 1 voters

A radio play is going to go on air at a Tokyo radio station. It is a weepy melodrama written by housewife Miyako, who is the winner of the competition run by ...more
128. Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger: The Fire Mountain Roars

Japanese Movie - 2001

7.0

85 points by 1 voters

It is the theatrical adaptation of Gaoranger that was a double bill with the Kamen Rider Series film Kamen Rider Agito: Project G4. The film features Gao Kong and the Gao Knight ...more
129. Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie

Japanese Movie - 2012

7.2

84 points by 1 voters

« Space Sheriff Gavan: The Movie » is a 2012 Japanese tokusatsu film to commemorate the 30th Anniversary of the Metal Hero Series' first entry, Space Sheriff Gavan, and is a sequel to the ...more
130. Right Place

Japanese Movie - 2009

7.2

84 points by 1 voters

"Right Place" is a short film about an obsessive-compulsive Japanese store clerk, who has everything in its rightful place. However, he finds he cannot find his own place.
131. Chou Ninjatai Inazuma!! Spark

Japanese Movie - 2007

7.4

83 points by 1 voters
132. A Scene at the Sea

Japanese Movie - 1991

7.5

83 points by 1 voters

Born with a hearing impairment, Shigeru is a part timer working for the sanitation service. His girlfriend Takako has the same condition as well. On his usual pickup route, Shigeru finds a ...more
133. Sansho the Bailiff

Japanese Movie - 1954

7.9

81 points by 1 voters

In mediaeval Japan a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but are separated, and the children grow up amid suffering and oppression. ...more
134. Youth

Chinese Movie - 2017

7.6

80 points by 1 voters

The film chronicles the lives of a group of idealistic adolescents in a military art troupe in the People's Liberation Army during the Cultural Revolution. They experience love, lust, betrayal, and sufferings ...more
135. That Kind of Love Story

Japanese Movie - 2015

7.7

77 points by 1 voters

What is the real meaning of marriage? He believes... and she believes... that True Love exists. (Source: Viddsee)
136. Wife of a Spy

Japanese Movie - 2020

7.5

76 points by 1 voters

Set in 1940, Yusaku runs a trading company in Kobe, Japan, and he is married to Satoko. While on a business trip in Manchuria, Yusaku learns of a horrific national secret. For ...more
137. The Tokyo Night Sky Is Always the Densest Shade of Blue

Japanese Movie - 2017

6.7

75 points by 1 voters

Mika works in Tokyo as a nurse during the day and at a girl's bar at night. She meets Shinji, who works as a day labourer, and they become attracted to each ...more
138. Traces of Sin

Japanese Movie - 2017

7.4

74 points by 1 voters

A year has gone by without any progress on the Tako family's murder, in which an elite businessman, his beautiful and perfect wife, and adorable daughter were brutally killed. Weekly magazine journalist ...more
139. A Lucid Dream

Chinese Movie - 2021

7.1

73 points by 1 voters

Memory eats into his dream. With the disappearance of that batch of wood which comes from the Southwest border, Li Guang, who is at the age of knowing destiny, realizes that this ...more
140. The Pluto Moment

Chinese Movie - 2018

6.7

72 points by 1 voters

Four people go to remote mountains in Hubei province to survey exterior views for a new movie. They get lost in the mountain and have to face darkness and daze of themselves. ...more
141. Home Sweet Home

Chinese Movie - 2021

7.4

71 points by 1 voters

A story that follows a family of four leading harmonious and contented lives. When a mysterious visitor starts residing in their basement, their lives are turned upside down as strange events begin ...more
142. Melancholic

Japanese Movie - 2019

6.9

70 points by 1 voters

Nabeoka Kazuhiko, a graduate of a prestigious university, wasn’t enjoying his life, until he takes a job at a bathhouse. There, he discovers something unexpected happening after hours.