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Top Classic Films

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  • Susan Backlinie and Bruce in Jaws (1975)

    1. Jaws

    19752h 4mPG87Metascore
    8.1 (707K)
    When a massive killer shark unleashes chaos on a beach community off Long Island, it's up to the local police chief, a marine biologist, and an old seafarer to hunt the beast down.
    DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRoy ScheiderRobert ShawRichard Dreyfuss
  • The Gods Must Be Crazy (1980)

    2. The Gods Must Be Crazy

    19801h 49mPG73Metascore
    7.3 (62K)
    A comic allegory about a traveling Bushman who encounters modern civilization and its stranger aspects, including a clumsy scientist and a band of revolutionaries.
    DirectorJamie UysStarsN!xauMarius WeyersSandra Prinsloo
  • Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    3. The Wizard of Oz

    19391h 42mG92Metascore
    8.1 (454K)
    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 FlemingGeorge CukorNorman TaurogStarsJudy GarlandFrank MorganRay Bolger
  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)

    4. Citizen Kane

    19411h 59mPG100Metascore
    8.3 (484K)
    Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy Comingore
  • Suspiria (1977)

    5. Suspiria

    19771h 32mR79Metascore
    7.3 (113K)
    An American newcomer to a prestigious German ballet academy comes to realize that the school is a front for something sinister amid a series of grisly murders.
    DirectorDario ArgentoStarsJessica HarperStefania CasiniFlavio Bucci
  • Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, and Harvey Stephens in The Omen (1976)

    6. The Omen

    19761h 51mR62Metascore
    7.5 (142K)
    Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son?
    DirectorRichard DonnerStarsGregory PeckLee RemickHarvey Stephens
  • James Stewart and Donna Reed in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

    7. It's a Wonderful Life

    19462h 10mPG89Metascore
    8.6 (532K)
    An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
    DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel Barrymore
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    8. Singin' in the Rain

    19521h 43mG99Metascore
    8.3 (275K)
    A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
    DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie Reynolds
  • Ishirô Honda and Takashi Shimura in Godzilla (1954)

    9. Godzilla

    19541h 36mNot Rated79Metascore
    7.6 (44K)
    After a dinosaur-like beast - awoken from undersea hibernation by atom bomb testing - ravages Tokyo, a scientist must decide if his similarly dangerous weapon should be used to destroy it.
    DirectorIshirô HondaStarsTakashi ShimuraAkihiko HirataAkira Takarada
  • Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)

    10. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (939K)
    The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin Balsam
  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)

    11. North by Northwest

    19592h 16mApproved98Metascore
    8.3 (363K)
    A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantEva Marie SaintJames Mason
  • Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in The Birds (1963)

    12. The Birds

    19631h 59mPG-1390Metascore
    7.6 (214K)
    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
  • Jason and the Argonauts (1963)

    13. Jason and the Argonauts

    19631h 44mG69Metascore
    7.3 (33K)
    The legendary Greek hero leads a team of intrepid adventurers in a perilous quest for the legendary Golden Fleece.
    DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsTodd ArmstrongNancy KovackGary Raymond
  • Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)

    14. It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World

    19633h 30mApproved59Metascore
    7.5 (49K)
    Several different motorists witness a single car crash in the California desert and, after the driver's dying words indicate the location of a hidden stash of loot, turn against each other in a mad dash across the state to get to it.
    DirectorStanley KramerStarsSpencer TracyMilton BerleEthel Merman
  • Julie Harris in The Haunting (1963)

    15. The Haunting

    19631h 52mG74Metascore
    7.4 (44K)
    Hill House has stood for about 90 years and appears haunted: its inhabitants have always met strange, tragic ends. Now Dr. John Markway has assembled a team of people who he thinks will prove whether or not the house is haunted.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie HarrisClaire BloomRichard Johnson
  • Marilyn Eastman, Duane Jones, and Judith Ridley in Night of the Living Dead (1968)

    16. Night of the Living Dead

    19681h 36mR89Metascore
    7.8 (146K)
    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
  • Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)

    17. Mary Poppins

    19642h 19mG88Metascore
    7.8 (194K)
    In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
    DirectorRobert StevensonStarsJulie AndrewsDick Van DykeDavid Tomlinson
  • Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion (1965)

    18. 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
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    19. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    19662h 58mR90Metascore
    8.8 (862K)
    A bounty-hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van Cleef
  • Gene Wilder, Paris Themmen, Jack Albertson, Rudy Borgstaller, George Claydon, Julie Dawn Cole, Malcolm Dixon, Walker Edmiston, Günter Meisner, Denise Nickerson, and Peter Ostrum in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

    20. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory

    19711h 40mG67Metascore
    7.8 (238K)
    A poor but hopeful boy seeks one of the five coveted golden tickets that will send him on a tour of Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory.
    DirectorMel StuartStarsGene WilderJack AlbertsonPeter Ostrum
  • Solaris (1972)

    21. Solaris

    19722h 47mPG93Metascore
    7.9 (103K)
    A psychologist is sent to a station orbiting a distant planet in order to discover what has caused the crew to go insane.
    DirectorAndrei TarkovskyStarsNatalya BondarchukDonatas BanionisJüri Järvet
  • William Finley, Margot Kidder, and Jennifer Salt in Sisters (1972)

    22. Sisters

    19721h 33mR70Metascore
    6.9 (22K)
    A small-time reporter tries to convince the police she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsMargot KidderJennifer SaltCharles Durning
  • Fantastic Planet (1973)

    23. Fantastic Planet

    19731h 12mPG73Metascore
    7.6 (40K)
    On a faraway planet where blue giants rule, oppressed humanoids rebel against their machine-like leaders.
    DirectorRené LalouxStarsBarry BostwickJennifer DrakeEric Baugin
  • The Hourglass Sanatorium (1973)

    24. The Hourglass Sanatorium

    19732h 4m
    7.4 (5.6K)
    Józef visits his dying father at a remote mental institution, where time itself doesn't seem to exist, and the line between dreams and memories becomes indistinguishable.
    DirectorWojciech HasStarsJan NowickiTadeusz KondratIrena Orska
  • The Holy Mountain (1973)

    25. The Holy Mountain

    19731h 54mR76Metascore
    7.7 (51K)
    In a corrupt, greed-fueled world, a powerful alchemist leads a messianic character and seven materialistic figures to the Holy Mountain, where they hope to achieve enlightenment.
    DirectorAlejandro JodorowskyStarsAlejandro JodorowskyHoracio SalinasZamira Saunders

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