5 Movies that you probably haven't watched but SHOULD.

Here are 5 movies that 1 out of 5 people are likely to have watched.Why? some because they weren't successful at the box office,some because they weren't critically acclaimed and mostly because nobody has heard ever about them.Get ready to be pleasantly surprized,and in case of a few of them,pleasantly traumatized.

5.Consent  

Susan is an alcoholic.Mark is a philanderer.Josh is hallucinating his dead sister.Amanda is abused by her boyfriend.They are a family.

Consent tells the story of a well off suburban family that heads into a downward spiral after the death of the eldest daughter,Sam.Not only does the film portray the taboo subject of incest with extreme sensitivity ,it also manages to make the movie about more than that.A beautiful movie about complicated familial relationships, it manages to be touching at moments that would otherwise make you cringe.

4.Keith

Natalie is a popular high school student with dreams of going to college on a Tennis scholarship.Things change when she meets Keith,a boy with a yellow truck and a knack for getting into trouble.Before you dismiss this as just another love story you should know that this is so much more than that.Natalie soon discovers that Keith is hiding a life changing secret.As much as i'm dying to tell ya'll this secret that wouldn't be fair now,would it?

Have you heard that quote "Your life is a culmination of all the people you meet" .Well if i had to sum up this movie in one sentence, this is the cinematic portrayal of that one quote.

3. Mystic pizza 

 About a small town called Mystic and a considerably smaller pizzeria called Mystic Pizza ,this film follows the lives of 3 sisters who in the movie discover love among other things in life.This movie has a kind of old world charm that is barely ever seen today .A wonderful watch ,simple without the flamboyance of today's complicated relationships leaves you feeling a few pounds lighter (which now that i think about it is kind of ironic given that the movie's title).If you need more reasons to watch this movie, it was the debut film of both Julia Roberts and Matt Damon (who btw has just this one dialogue "Mom,do you want my green stuff").Watch it for Julia's youthful exuberance ,watch it for the town of Mystic and watch it because after you watch it you'll be delighted when you know that there's an actual Mystic Pizza in Connecticut that you just have to visit.

2. Speak

Based on the Bestselling novel of the same name by Laurie Halse Anderson,Speak is an independent film released in 2004 directed by Jessica Sharzer.It follows Melinda Sordino as she embarks on her freshman year and soon we realize that something's awfully wrong.She barely talks,most of her dialogues are voice overs and her class mates all hate her because she called the cops at her best friend's party last summer. Yet,nobody knows the real reason why she did what she did.What happened that night?

Having read both the book and watched the movie,i can wholeheartedly vouch for it.One of the best book to movie adaptations i have watched EVER.Also anyone who watched the Twilight series and thinks Kirsten Stewart cannot act,you should know 13 year old Stewart is a revelation in this.Watch it for the story,for her.

1.Marie Antoinette 

Follows the life of Marie Antoinette from when she was shipped off to France as the Bride to be of  Louie the 14th .If  you have grown up reading about this ruthless queen of France who could care less about the people of her country,you will be pleasantly surprised by this movie.It manages to portray Marie as heartbreakingly vulnerable,charming,funny and even kind to a fault.If for nothing else,you should watch this movie for Sofia Coppola's unique take on 18th century France.She takes all the conventions associated with a period film and throws them out the window one by one.Gone are the mile long dialogues and the subdued ambience,this movie is a candy coated confection welcoming you into a world of fantasy enter twined with historic relevance.