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CLASSIC MOVIES IMDB

by achance-81279 • Created 6 years ago • Modified 6 years ago
ALL MOVIES OLDER THEN 1989
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  • Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and Frank Morgan in The Wizard of Oz (1939)

    1. The Wizard of Oz

    19391h 42mG92Metascore
    8.1 (453K)
    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
  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)

    2. 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
  • Ingrid Bergman, Humphrey Bogart, Peter Lorre, Claude Rains, Sydney Greenstreet, Paul Henreid, and Conrad Veidt in Casablanca (1942)

    3. Casablanca

    19421h 42mPG100Metascore
    8.5 (636K)
    A cynical expatriate American cafe owner struggles to decide whether or not to help his former lover and her fugitive husband escape the Nazis in French Morocco.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsHumphrey BogartIngrid BergmanPaul Henreid
  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)

    4. Psycho

    19601h 49mR97Metascore
    8.5 (758K)
    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
  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)

    5. North by Northwest

    19592h 16mApproved98Metascore
    8.3 (362K)
    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
  • Fay Wray and King Kong in King Kong (1933)

    6. King Kong

    19331h 40mApproved92Metascore
    7.9 (94K)
    A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to New York City.
    DirectorsMerian C. CooperErnest B. SchoedsackStarsFay WrayRobert ArmstrongBruce Cabot
  • Olivia de Havilland, Errol Flynn, Basil Rathbone, and Eugene Pallette in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

    7. The Adventures of Robin Hood

    19381h 42mPG97Metascore
    7.9 (57K)
    When Prince John and the Norman Lords begin oppressing the Saxon masses in King Richard's absence in 1190s England, a Saxon lord fights back as the outlaw leader of a resistance movement.
    DirectorsMichael CurtizWilliam KeighleyStarsErrol FlynnOlivia de HavillandBasil Rathbone
  • Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester in Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

    8. Bride of Frankenstein

    19351h 15mApproved95Metascore
    7.8 (56K)
    Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Baron Henry Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate.
    DirectorJames WhaleStarsBoris KarloffElsa LanchesterColin Clive
  • Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby (1968)

    9. Rosemary's Baby

    19682h 17mR96Metascore
    8.0 (250K)
    A young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsMia FarrowJohn CassavetesRuth Gordon
  • Boris Karloff, John Boles, Mae Clarke, Colin Clive, and Dwight Frye in Frankenstein (1931)

    10. Frankenstein

    19311h 10mApproved91Metascore
    7.8 (84K)
    Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.
    DirectorJames WhaleStarsColin CliveMae ClarkeBoris Karloff
  • Miracle on 34th Street (1959)

    11. Miracle on 34th Street

    19591hPGTV Movie
    6.9 (173)
    In this charming TV adaptation of the 1947 film classic, a kindly old gentleman (Ed Wynn) working as a Macy's department store Santa causes a commotion when he claims to be the real St. Nick. Forced to prove his sanity, he is taken to court where he must convince the judge and his friends that he actually is Santa Claus. The faith of one skeptical little girl (Susan Gordon) and a Christmas miracle are the keys to his true identity.
    DirectorWilliam CorriganStarsEd WynnPeter Lind HayesMary Healy
  • Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins (1964)

    12. 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
  • Marilyn Eastman, Duane Jones, and Judith Ridley in Night of the Living Dead (1968)

    13. 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
  • Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Tony Curtis, John Gavin, Charles Laughton, Jean Simmons, and Peter Ustinov in Spartacus (1960)

    14. Spartacus

    19603h 17mPG-1387Metascore
    7.9 (149K)
    The slave Spartacus survives brutal training as a gladiator and leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic, as the ambitious Crassus seeks to gain power by crushing the uprising.
    DirectorsStanley KubrickAnthony MannStarsKirk DouglasLaurence OlivierTony Curtis
  • Forbidden Planet (1956)

    15. Forbidden Planet

    19561h 38mG80Metascore
    7.5 (56K)
    A starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization.
    DirectorFred M. WilcoxStarsWalter PidgeonAnne FrancisLeslie Nielsen
  • James Dean, Natalie Wood, and Corey Allen in Rebel Without a Cause (1955)

    16. 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
  • 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)

    17. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

    19542h 7mG83Metascore
    7.2 (39K)
    A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsKirk DouglasJames MasonPaul Lukas
  • The War of the Worlds (1953)

    18. The War of the Worlds

    19531h 27mG78Metascore
    7.0 (40K)
    A small town in California is attacked by Martians, beginning a worldwide invasion.
    DirectorByron HaskinStarsGene BarryAnn RobinsonLes Tremayne
  • Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in The Birds (1963)

    19. 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
  • Paul Newman in The Hustler (1961)

    20. The Hustler

    19612h 14mApproved90Metascore
    7.9 (89K)
    An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
    DirectorRobert RossenStarsPaul NewmanJackie GleasonPiper Laurie
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

    21. The Day the Earth Stood Still

    19511h 32mG83Metascore
    7.7 (88K)
    An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsMichael RenniePatricia NealHugh Marlowe
  • The Manchurian Candidate (1962)

    22. The Manchurian Candidate

    19622h 6mPG-1394Metascore
    7.9 (83K)
    An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsFrank SinatraLaurence HarveyJanet Leigh
  • Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart in The Big Sleep (1946)

    23. The Big Sleep

    19461h 54mApproved86Metascore
    7.9 (94K)
    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
  • Paul Newman in Cool Hand Luke (1967)

    24. Cool Hand Luke

    19672h 7mApproved92Metascore
    8.0 (195K)
    A laid-back Southern man is sentenced to two years in a rural prison, but refuses to conform.
    DirectorStuart RosenbergStarsPaul NewmanGeorge KennedyStrother Martin
  • Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

    25. Anatomy of a Murder

    19592h 41mApproved95Metascore
    8.0 (76K)
    An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth and will he win his case?
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJames StewartLee RemickBen Gazzara

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