[MHM]

Another one I liked and I am forgetting the name is about the young boy who wants to be a writer for Rolling Stone and goes on the road with a band.
Based on a true story...but I am forgetting the details.

Almost Famous was based on the early life of Cameron Crowe, who wrote and directed that movie, as well as Say Anything and Jerry Maguire. Among others.

I don't know if it was "small," but The Big Easy is a fun movie, with a young Dennis Quaid as a very charming crooked cop in New Orleans. The first time I visited the city, I wanted to see all the sights from the movie.

[shiningwizard255]

Cannibal! the Musical is hilarious. One of my favorites.

[Janet]

That is one of my favorites too.

King of Hearts

"King of Hearts (original French title: Le Roi de Cœur) is a 1966 French comedy-drama film directed by Philippe de Broca and starring Alan Bates.

The film is set in a small town in France near the end of World War I. As the Imperial German Army retreats they booby trap the whole town to explode. The locals flee and, left to their own devices, a gaggle of cheerful lunatics escape the asylum and take over the town — thoroughly confusing the lone Scottish soldier who has been dispatched to defuse the bomb."

[Janet]

Funny thing about that movie and Romeo and Juliet. I was, ahem, much younger when they were released. With R& J, I was about 14. I was reading it in English, and could recite most of it by heart.

I was in High School, reading R & J in English class when the movie came out.

The teacher or school arranged for all the English classes reading R & J to go to see the movie in a nearby town.

[JanDinWA]

One of my all time favorites is 84 Charring Cross Road with Anne Bancroft, Anthony Hopkins, and Judi Dench. Anne Bancroft plays an American writer who befriends people who work in a second hand book store in London after WWII. I think it's based on a true story.

I also recommend A New Leaf and Calendar Girls which were already mentioned.

[Bacardi1]

And a few more, some of which have already been mentioned:

"Rushmore"

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128445/

"Circle of Friends" - Chris O'Donnell & Minnie Driver

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128445/

"Vatel" - Gerard Depardieu, Uma Thurman, Tim Roth

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0190861/

"The Royal Tennenbaums" - all-star cast including Gene Hackman, Angelica Huston, the Wilson Brothers, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Stiller, Bill Murray

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265666/

"Fargo" - great Coen brothers epic

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116282/

"The Changeling" - George C. Scott, his wife Trish Van Devere, & Melvyn Douglas

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080516/

"Nobody's Fool" - Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy (her last film), Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110684/

"Hopscotch" - Walter Matthau, Glenda Jackson, Sam Waterston

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080889/

"Billy Liar" - Tom Courtenay, Julie Christie

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056868/

[Cammie]

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada with Tommy Lee Jones
Tigerland with Colin Farrell
Beautiful Girls with Matt Dillon, Timothy Hutton

And two Australian films-
The Square
Animal Kingdom (very dark and disturbing, but really good)

[MHM]

Has anyone mentioned The Triplets of Belleville? Wacky, funny, offbeat, animated film.

[Fred]

Almost Famous was based on the early life of Cameron Crowe, who wrote and directed that movie, as well as Say Anything and Jerry Maguire. Among others.

I don't know if it was "small," but The Big Easy is a fun movie, with a young Dennis Quaid as a very charming crooked cop in New Orleans. The first time I visited the city, I wanted to see all the sights from the movie.

Thanks for that MNH.

There are so many films being mentioned that I haven't seen, and I am really looking forward to seeing many of them.
Thank you everyone for all the great suggestions.

[PeteyPie]

My Dinner with Andre

I've always wanted to see this, but forget about it when I'm looking for movies. The other one I've always wanted to see is The Fearless Vampire Killers, or Pardon Me But Your Teeth Are in my Neck.

[Zarafa]

Haven't had a chance to go through all the suggestions added since last night, so apologies for duplicates.

I second the recommend for anything by Miyazaki. My boys (big and small) all love them. Favourites include: Porco Rosso, My Neighbour Totoro and Howl's Moving Castle. I don't think I've actually seen any bad films out of Studio Ghibli.

Others I'd recommend:

Impromptu - Chopin, Liszt, George Sands and the gang behaving badly. Ridiculously funny.

Fever Pitch - The British (Colin Firth/soccer) version, not the American (Jimmy Fallon/baseball) one. A great look at the life of a sports fanatic.

[rivenoak]

Not necessarily small movies, but what I had playing on Tuesday as I drank beer and sewed quilt blocks:

Moulin Rouge
The Jerk
Shaun of the Dead


There was at least one more played that day, but darned if I can remember.

One of my all time faves is The Ref, with Dennis Leary, Kevin Spacey, and Judy Davis. Delicious cast.

Recently I watched Last Tango in Paris. OMGiH, was it tedious.