Movies.. Sleeper films (Films that didn't spark much attention but are worth seeing)

1.  Storm Boy 2019 - is an Australian drama film based on a book by the same name by Colin Thiele.. This film is the newest adaptation of the book .. and follows a lonely young boy growing up on a largely uninhabited coastline of Southern Australia with his reclusive father.....He rescues three orphaned pelicans and forms a close bond with them .. especially one he named Mr. Percival.. Although the film met with mixed reviews.. This film is captivating and charming..  a definite sleeper film..

2.  What They Had 2018 - is a drama film.. In the film Bridget (Hilary Swank) returns to her childhood home in Chicago accompanied by a rebellious daughter .. after her ailing Alzheimer mother wandered off during a blizzard..  is forced to referee between her father's stubborn insistence that her mother remain at home despite her rapid decline  and  her brother's struggle to get her placed in a "memory care" facility.. resentments and family conflict abound..  The film is touching ..and heartfelt..

3. My Dinner with Herve' 2018.. is a drama film.. The film is an exploration of an unlikely friendship that developed between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize (of Fantasy Island fame) during a wild night in LA and results in consequences for the both of them. Exceptional casting and stars Peter Dinklage from (Game of Thrones).. and Jamie Dornan from (Fifty Shades franchise).. Herve' death

4.  The Wife 2018 ..is a drama film and tells the story of Joan (Glenn Close) and Joe.. Joe is casual and Joan is elegant ..Joe is vain and Joan is self effacing .. Joe enjoys a very public role as an American novelist and Joan pours her intellect, grace and diplomacy into the private role of a great man's wife.. Joe is awarded for his body of work and Joan starts to realize about the shared compromises, secrets and betrayals.. she has had to overcome..  Intelligent thought provoking film.. worthy of watching

5.  Chappaquiddick 2017  - is a political drama film ..that features an outstanding cast which includes Jason Clarke as Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy.. The film details the July 18, 1969 Chappaquiddick incident in which Kennedy drove his car off a bridge and into Poucha Pond killing Mary Jo Kopechne, a 28 yr old campaign strategist who worked for Kennedy..  as well as the Kennedy family's response to the incident and how the investigation and event altered Kennedy's political legacy..