Nearly 4 years ago, I made a list of the 30 most obscure films I had seen (Rare Movies). This list was based loosely on how many people using the movie site Criticker had seen them. I figured by now I've seen a few more obscure films, or maybe films that had been obscure four years ago had gained a following, so it was time for an update. This time I'm just going to list the movies based on the number of rankings on Criticker (minus myself).
From most to least obscure:
0 - Polite People - Icelandic movie I saw while flying on Icelandair.
1 - Taarka - Estonian movie about the Seto people.
3 - The Last Relic - Medieval film from Soviet Estonia.
5 - Names in Marble - Film about Estonia's fight for independence during WWI.
10 - Passione: A Musical Adventure - Musical documentary about Naples.
10 - Ulzhan - Boring French movie.
12 - Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion - Documentary about the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
17 - Reckless Kelly - Has Hugo Weaving kicking a wombat.
23 - The Baker - Cute British movie I saw on a flight.
25 - The Celestine Prophecy - I have no memory of this movie.
26 - Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe - Do made-for-TV movies count?
28 - Benji the Hunted - Traumatic, would not recommend.
30 - The Big Tease - Cute Craig Ferguson film.
32 - Krabat - German fantasy film.
34 - Silent Star - Saw on Mystery Science Theater 3000.
38 - Days and Nights in the Forest - Cool old Indian film.
39 - April - By Italian Woody Allen.
41 - The King and the Clown - Historical drama from Korea.
45 - Animals Are Beautiful People - Disney nature "documentary".
46 - Hellbound - Chuck Norris film.
52 - Felix the Cat: The Movie - Absurdity.
57 - How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying - Fun old musical.
62 - The Princess Blade - Emo Ninjas.
64 - Farce of the Penguins - Failure of a parody.
72 - Undisputed III: Redemption - MMA film seen at the behest of a Ukrainian boy.
74 - Undisputed II: Last Man Standing - MMA film seen at the behest of a Ukrainian boy.
75 - Volunteers - Movie about Peace Corps with Tom Hanks.
80 - Laserblast - Saw on Mystery Science Theater 3000.
85 - Things to Come - Really old sci-fi film.
96 - So Close - Chinese action film.
Apparently I've been watching a lot more obscure movies as 20 of these were not on my previous list. Otherwise, there doesn't seem there was much movement. All the other movies on the previous list seem to have remained fairly obscure. Of these films that I think more people should see, I say Names in Marble, Reckless Kelly, The Baker, The King and the Clown, and Animals Are Beautiful People.