Hidden Gems

Highly-rated movies you probably haven't seen yet. These films have fewer than 5,000 votes but are scoring big with those who have watched them.

Swapped

2026 · 1,966 ratings

A small woodland creature and a majestic bird, two natural sworn enemies of the Valley, magically trade places and set off on an adventure of a lifetime to switch back. Their journey soon uncovers a greater threat—one that could endanger not only their species, but the entire valley they call home.

8.9

Michael

2026 · 3,596 ratings

The story of Michael Jackson, one of the most influential artists the world has ever known, and his life beyond the music. His journey from the discovery of his extraordinary talent as the lead of the Jackson Five, to the visionary artist whose creative ambition fueled a relentless pursuit to become the biggest entertainer in the world, highlighting both his life off-stage and some of the most iconic performances from his early solo career.

8.7

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge

1995 · 4,602 ratings

Raj is a rich, carefree, happy-go-lucky second generation NRI. Simran is the daughter of Chaudhary Baldev Singh, who in spite of being an NRI is very strict about adherence to Indian values. Simran has left for India to be married to her childhood fiancé. Raj leaves for India with a mission at his hands, to claim his lady love under the noses of her whole family. Thus begins a saga.

8.5

Seven Samurai

1954 · 4,280 ratings

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

8.4

Cinema Paradiso

1988 · 4,881 ratings

A filmmaker recalls his childhood, when he fell in love with the movies at his village's theater and formed a deep friendship with the theater's projectionist.

8.4

A Silent Voice: The Movie

2016 · 4,565 ratings

Shouya Ishida starts bullying the new girl in class, Shouko Nishimiya, because she is deaf. But as the teasing continues, the rest of the class starts to turn on Shouya for his lack of compassion. When they leave elementary school, Shouko and Shouya do not speak to each other again... until an older, wiser Shouya, tormented by his past behaviour, decides he must see Shouko once more. He wants to atone for his sins, but is it already too late...?

8.4

Gabriel's Inferno

2020 · 2,475 ratings

An intriguing and sinful exploration of seduction, forbidden love, and redemption, Gabriel's Inferno is a captivating and wildly passionate tale of one man's escape from his own personal hell as he tries to earn the impossible--forgiveness and love.

8.4

Modern Times

1936 · 4,120 ratings

A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...

8.3

It's a Wonderful Life

1946 · 4,953 ratings

George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

8.3

#10

Once Upon a Time in the West

1968 · 4,953 ratings

As the railroad builders advance unstoppably through the Arizona desert on their way to the sea, Jill arrives in the small town of Flagstone with the intention of starting a new life.

8.3

#11

Paths of Glory

1957 · 3,306 ratings

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

8.3

#12

Perfect Blue

1998 · 3,257 ratings

Rising pop star Mima Kirigoe quits singing to pursue a career as an actress. After she takes up a role on a popular detective show, her handlers and collaborators begin turning up murdered. Harboring feelings of guilt and haunted by visions of her former self, Mima's reality and fantasy meld into a frenzied paranoia.

8.3

#13

The Great Dictator

1940 · 3,738 ratings

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

8.3

#14

Miracle in Cell No. 7

2019 · 4,578 ratings

Separated from his daughter, a father with an intellectual disability must prove his innocence when he is jailed for the death of a commander's child.

8.3

#15

Klaus

2019 · 4,726 ratings

A selfish postman and a reclusive toymaker form an unlikely friendship, delivering joy to a cold, dark town that desperately needs it.

8.2

#16

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

2020 · 4,578 ratings

Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it!

8.2

#17

Sunset Boulevard

1950 · 2,967 ratings

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

8.3

#18

Obsession

2026 · 3,311 ratings

After breaking the mysterious "One Wish Willow" to win his crush's heart, a hopeless romantic finds himself getting exactly what he asked for but soon discovers that some desires come at a dark, sinister price.

8.3

#19

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie

2026 · 3,130 ratings

Having thwarted Bowser's previous plot to marry Princess Peach, Mario and Luigi now face a fresh threat in Bowser Jr., who is determined to liberate his father from captivity and restore the family legacy. Alongside companions new and old, the brothers travel across the stars to stop the young heir's crusade.

8.3

#20

The Handmaiden

2016 · 4,390 ratings

1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with her domineering Uncle Kouzuki. But the maid has a secret. She is a pickpocket recruited by a swindler posing as a Japanese Count to help him seduce the Lady to steal her fortune.

8.2

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What Makes a Hidden Gem?

A hidden gem is a movie that scores well above average but hasn't reached mainstream visibility. We define them as films with fewer than 5,000 votes but a Bayesian-weighted score that holds up against much more popular titles.

These are the movies that dedicated film lovers discover and champion. Finding one that resonates with you is one of the great joys of cinema.