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Sometimes, when choosing a film, only a documentary will do. 

I’ve assembled ten outstanding “under the radar” titles released over the past five years that didn’t earn a single Oscar nod, but that win awards from those audiences lucky enough to find them. Just watch a few, and see for yourself.

Here are ten special movies that capture the unique spirit, grit and energy of this incredible town.

If you don’t remember the face of this peerless British player, whose film career spanned from the forties through the eighties, his silky, mellifluous voice will surely be familiar.

It was LA cartoonist Bob Thaves who wrote the following caption: “Sure he (Fred Astaire) was great, but don’t forget Ginger Rogers did everything he did…backwards and in high heels.”

Dick Powell: always underrated, and today, perhaps even unknown. While any movie buff worth their salt will certainly remember him, for most anyone else not holding an AARP card, the mention of his name will likely elicit a questioning look.