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Oldies Must See

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  • Jeff Bridges, Timothy Bottoms, Ellen Burstyn, Cloris Leachman, Cybill Shepherd, and Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show (1971)

    1. The Last Picture Show

    19711h 58mR93Metascore
    8.0 (55K)
    In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
    DirectorPeter BogdanovichStarsTimothy BottomsJeff BridgesCybill Shepherd
  • Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    2. The Wizard of Oz

    19391h 42mG92Metascore
    8.1 (451K)
    Young Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto are swept away by a tornado from their Kansas farm to the magical Land of Oz and embark on a quest with three new friends to see the Wizard, who can return her to her home and fulfill the others' wishes.
    DirectorsVictor FlemingKing VidorStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay Bolger
  • Kevin McCarthy and Dana Wynter in Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

    3. Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    19561h 20mApproved92Metascore
    7.7 (57K)
    A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
    DirectorDon SiegelStarsKevin McCarthyDana WynterLarry Gates
  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)

    4. Psycho

    19601h 49mR97Metascore
    8.5 (753K)
    A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera Miles
  • Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in The Birds (1963)

    5. The Birds

    19631h 59mPG-1390Metascore
    7.6 (213K)
    A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRod TaylorTippi HedrenJessica Tandy
  • Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, and Phillip Alford in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)

    6. To Kill a Mockingbird

    19622h 9mApproved88Metascore
    8.3 (344K)
    A widowed lawyer in Depression-era Alabama defends a black man against a false rape charge while teaching his young children about the sad reality of prejudice.
    DirectorRobert MulliganStarsGregory PeckJohn MegnaFrank Overton
  • Bette Davis, Olivia de Havilland, and Joseph Cotten in Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)

    7. Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte

    19642h 13mApproved
    7.5 (17K)
    An aging, reclusive Southern belle plagued by a horrifying family secret descends into madness after the arrival of a lost relative.
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsBette DavisOlivia de HavillandJoseph Cotten
  • Marilyn Eastman, Duane Jones, and Judith Ridley in Night of the Living Dead (1968)

    8. Night of the Living Dead

    19681h 36mR89Metascore
    7.8 (145K)
    A ragtag group of Pennsylvanians barricade themselves in an old farmhouse to remain safe from a horde of flesh-eating ghouls that are ravaging the Northeast of the United States.
    DirectorGeorge A. RomeroStarsDuane JonesJudith O'DeaKarl Hardman
  • All About Eve (1950)

    9. All About Eve

    19502h 18mApproved98Metascore
    8.2 (145K)
    A seemingly timid but secretly ruthless ingénue insinuates herself into the lives of an aging Broadway star and her circle of theater friends.
    DirectorJoseph L. MankiewiczStarsBette DavisAnne BaxterGeorge Sanders
  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

    10. Sunset Boulevard

    19501h 50mApproved94Metascore
    8.4 (249K)
    A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von Stroheim
  • Bette Davis and Joan Crawford in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

    11. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

    19622h 14mApproved75Metascore
    8.0 (65K)
    A former vaudeville child star torments her paraplegic sister, who eclipsed her as a movie star, in their decaying Hollywood mansion while desperately clinging to hopes of a comeback.
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsBette DavisJoan CrawfordVictor Buono
  • Faye Dunaway in Mommie Dearest (1981)

    12. Mommie Dearest

    19812h 9mR55Metascore
    6.6 (19K)
    The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted.
    DirectorFrank PerryStarsFaye DunawayDiana ScarwidSteve Forrest
  • Macaulay Culkin, Eva Amurri, Patrick Fugit, Jena Malone, and Mandy Moore in Saved! (2004)

    13. Saved!

    20041h 32mPG-1362Metascore
    6.7 (50K)
    When a girl attending a Christian high school becomes pregnant, all of her former friends turn on her and she is ostracized and demonized.
    DirectorBrian DannellyStarsJena MaloneMandy MooreMacaulay Culkin
  • Neve Campbell, Dylan McDermott, and Matthew Perry in Three to Tango (1999)

    14. Three to Tango

    19991h 38mPG-1336Metascore
    6.0 (21K)
    A rich businessman's assumption that his new colleague is gay leads him to ask the man to keep an eye on his mistress. However, the man is not gay--and he begins to fall for the woman himself.
    DirectorDamon SantostefanoStarsNeve CampbellMatthew PerryDylan McDermott
  • James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Corey Allen in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

    15. Rebel Without a Cause

    19551h 51mPG-1389Metascore
    7.6 (101K)
    A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
    DirectorNicholas RayStarsJames DeanNatalie WoodSal Mineo
  • James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson in Giant (1956)

    16. Giant

    19563h 21mG84Metascore
    7.6 (44K)
    Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
    DirectorGeorge StevensStarsElizabeth TaylorRock HudsonJames Dean
  • Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

    17. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    19581h 48mApproved84Metascore
    7.9 (55K)
    Brick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminal father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
    DirectorRichard BrooksStarsElizabeth TaylorPaul NewmanBurl Ives
  • Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine, and James Garner in The Children's Hour (1961)

    18. The Children's Hour

    19611h 48mApproved49Metascore
    7.8 (20K)
    A rebellious student at a girls' school accuses two teachers of lesbianism.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsAudrey HepburnShirley MacLaineJames Garner
  • Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion (1965)

    19. Repulsion

    19651h 45mNot Rated91Metascore
    7.6 (60K)
    A withdrawn manicurist who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and experiences horrific visions of violence.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsCatherine DeneuveIan HendryJohn Fraser
  • Olga Baclanova, Harry Earles, and Henry Victor in Freaks (1932)

    20. Freaks

    19321h 4mNot Rated80Metascore
    7.8 (53K)
    A circus' beautiful trapeze artist Cleopatra agrees to marry Hans the leader of side-show performers, but Hans' deformed friends discover that she is only marrying him for his inheritance. So they seek revenge.
    DirectorTod BrowningStarsWallace FordLeila HyamsOlga Baclanova
  • Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)

    21. The Big Sleep

    19461h 54mApproved86Metascore
    7.9 (93K)
    Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail--and what might be love.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsHumphrey BogartLauren BacallJohn Ridgely
  • Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in To Have and Have Not (1944)

    22. To Have and Have Not

    19441h 40mApproved90Metascore
    7.8 (40K)
    During World War II, an American expatriate helps transport a French Resistance leader and his wife to Martinique while romancing a lounge singer.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsHumphrey BogartLauren BacallWalter Brennan
  • Pauly Shore in Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)

    23. Pauly Shore Is Dead

    20031h 22mR
    4.4 (5.1K)
    Hollywood's Pauly Shore loses everything, fakes his own death, and gets caught.
    DirectorsAdam FreemanPauly ShoreStarsAshley L. AndersonPamela AndersonCamille Anderson
  • 18 Again! (1988)

    24. 18 Again!

    19881h 33mPG32Metascore
    5.8 (5.3K)
    In this feel-good body-switchers comedy, aging worldly-wise businessman Jack Watson swaps bodies with his grandson David in the wake of an automobile accident. George Burns shines in his final leading role.
    DirectorPaul FlahertyStarsCharlie SchlatterGeorge BurnsTony Roberts
  • Jury Duty (1995)

    25. Jury Duty

    19951h 28mPG-13
    4.3 (9.1K)
    Jobless loser Tommy Collins is sequestered to be a juror in a serial killer trial. He does everything he can to prolong the trial and deliberations to take full advantage of the free lodging and food.
    DirectorJohn FortenberryStarsPauly ShoreTia CarrereStanley Tucci

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