Ok...if I wanted to broaden my appreciation in classic films...what would I see?

[terrya]

I know that "classic" is a really subjective word. "Classic" being in the eye of the beholder and all.

But if I wanted to see films in any genre...foreign films, silent films, documentaries, whatever...that you consider classic...what film or films would you recommend?

I have the Netflix account, and they do have a pretty extensive catalog of films.

I'm in this mood where I want to educate myself...seeing films that made a difference...creatively or being groundbreaking...because I was wasting my time seeing crap. If that makes any sense whatsoever.

Just want to broaden my horizons. If you have any suggestions, I'd be interested in seeing them.

Thanks!

[BuelahWitch]

1. Here are a few suggestions

Don't know if you've seen these or not, but they're all available from Netflix:

Intolerance (at least the "Modern" and Babylon stories)

Angels With Dirty Faces

White Heat

The Petrified Forest

The Ladykillers (the 1955 version)

City Lights

The Producers (the original with Gene Wilder)

Roman Holiday

Singing in the Rain

Auntie Mame (1958 with Roz Russell)

Blood and Sand (either the Valentino silent or Ty Power versions)

Dr. Strangelove

Gunga Din

One that isn't on DVD yet, but on VHS:

Student Prince of Old Heidelberg (1927 silent with Norma Shearer and Ramon Novarro)

And if you ever are able to see "Lilac Time" with Colleen Moore and a very young Gary Cooper, do it!

[terrya]

3. Thank you for the suggestions!

I have seen quite a few of these.

But it's sort of shocking, to me, that there are some films I haven't seen...for instance, "Birth of a Nation". I'm sort of reluctant seeing it knowing how horribly racist it is. But it is considered a film masterpiece and a classic.

[BuelahWitch]

5. Birth of a Nation is overlong and over-rated, IMO

besides being racist. Mae Marsh's overacting ruins both BOAN and Intolerance, but Connie Talmadge and Robert Harron make up for it in the second film
Intolerance is also quite long, but it's a better story. Another Griffith film I liked was Orphans of the Storm, with both Lillian and Dorothy Gish.
Of course, one of my ideas of heaven is Turner Classic Movies putting their entire film library "on demand." Then I could see all those rare films that probably won't ever make it to DVD.

[terrya]

6. TCM is a valuable resource.

I agree with you.

This whole subject is subjective, of course. Some people would, for instance, say that "Star Wars" is a classic. I don't want to malign their tastes, but it doesn't quite match what I'm looking for.

[BuelahWitch]

7. It's difficult for me to define newer films as "classic"

I suppose Star Wars is seen as such to those who were very young or not yet hatched in 1977. I was in high school, so for me it's not such a classic.
Of course, some people think "Porky's" is a classic. I tend to stay away from those people. ;)

[terrya]

I saw it.

It impressed me at the time. I remember standing in line at the Rogers Theater in Decatur, Illinois, in 1977 when it came out. And I was dazzled by the special effects and the John Williams score. But now...eh.

ANYONE who would that "Porky's" is a classic...yikes! :scared:

[AlCzervik]

2. i have a few, you've probably seen them but here they are anyway.

Stalag 17
The Women
Manchurian Candidate-the original please
Grey Gardens
The Bridge on the River Kwai
Dark Victory
All about Eve

[Ptah]

4. I'll suggest Adam's Rib (1949)

Adam's Rib (1949)




Husband-and-wife attorneys Adam and Amanda Bonner (Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn)
sit at opposing sides of the courtroom in this comedy directed by George Cukor.
Amanda decides to defend Doris (Judy Holliday), who stands accused of the attempted murder
of her husband (Tom Ewell) and his mistress (Jean Hagen), while Adam signs on as the prosecuting attorney.
The sensational trial rules the headlines and strains the Bonners' marriage.

[EstimatedProphet]

8. Here's a few

Sparrows

Our Daily Bread

Metropolis

M

Spartacus, A Clockwork Orange, 2001 - anything Kubrick, IMO

Dr. Zhivago

The Rules of the Game

Un Chien Andalou

The Grapes of Wrath

Blowup

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

Battleship Potemkin

These are in no particular order BTW, other than the order they came to mind

[Gormy Cuss]

9. Defining "classic" as being stuff too old for you to have seen first run

Giant (Rock Hudson, Liz Taylor, James Dean, long good cast for a long but good film.)
My Man Godfrey (William Powell, Carole Lombard)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (Alec Guinness in about 7 roles)
The Searchers (John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter)

[Wetzelbill]

61. I second "Giant" great film

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

76. "Giant" got it right, in many ways. James Dean showed his brilliance.

MKJ

[Bicoastal]

10. Seven Samurai

I'm not seeing too many foreign language flix on here, but you MUST watch this one. The penultimate scene is quite simply one of the best sequences ever filmed.

[Joe Chi Minh]

15. Which one was that? What particularly tickled me about that film was the realisation that

warrant officers and sergeant-majors (their previous rank) are the same all over the world! The backbone of the army.

[Bicoastal]

19. ?

Um, which movie are you talking about? The Seven Samurai is a Japanese film set in feudal Japan, and there are zero warrant officers, seargeant-majors, or armies present.

The LAST Samurai, perhaps?

[Joe Chi Minh]

26. No, the balding, fatherly old Samuai who came up through the ranks.

I believe he was one of Kurosawa's favourite actors.

But what was the penultimate scene you referred to?

[Bicoastal]

30. The whole climactic battle scene is extreme well-done....

But the sequence towards the end of that is brilliant.

The ramrod-straight, seemingly indestructible swordsman is felled by a gunfire, and drops ignominously into the mud.

Mfune's character realizes that the gunfire came from the bandit ringleader, the last one left, hiding in a hut. And so this joker, this clown of a samurai does the most heroic thing possible--he leaps into the hut, silently faces down the ringleader, and manages to spear him with his sword before he himself is shot dead.

AND THEN--this is the part I was referring to--the young, boylike samurai asks "Is it over?" "Yes, the bandits are all dead." And he drops his sword, raises his head and cries. The rain continues to pour, and everyine else becomes silent. All you can hear is the rain, and the tears of a young man who has just witnessed the slaughter of his friends. Fade Out.

Most American movies, especially ones made today, would have loud, bombastic music, cheering, and fist-pumping galore at this point. But this, I believe, is the most honest reaction to warfare ever captured on screen. Leave it to the Japanese, defeated in WWII only 10 years before this film was made, to recognize that there is no victory on the battlefield at the end of the day--only sadness. "We always lose," as the balding samurai says at the end. Indeed.

[Joe Chi Minh]

35. A beautiful and profound post, if I may say so. Those old warrant officers have

seen it all. They've seen blind ambition on the one hand, and camaraderie and self-sacrifice, on the other; likewise, heroism, cowardice and doubtless crippling but blameless terror; recognised each for what it was, and grew ever more wonderful human beings.

[sarge43]

34. Some of mine

It Happened One Night: The first and, I think, the greatest screwball comedy.

All Quiet on the Western Front: The film stock was badly damaged before it went to DVD, so difficult to watch now; however, some of the most realistic battle scenes ever put on film. The camera tracking down the German trenches as they are swept by machine gun fire is still wrenching. Also a great anti-war statement.

Murder, My Sweet: Dick Powell's breakout role and a very close contender to The Maltese Falcon as best film noir. I think it's better -- much darker, more complex and Moose Malloy (King Kong in a cheap suit) would have Cook for breakfast.

[Beelzebud]

88. I was just getting ready to suggest that one. It's a masterpiece.

[NMDemDist2]

11. no mention of Casablanca or Citizen Kane yet

amazing

:crazy:

[terrya]

12. Oh, no question.

These both are classics. :-)

[question everything]

49. Or To Kill a Mockingbird

and the treasure of Sierra Madre

Jules & Jim

A man and a woman

Forbidden Games

Last three are French

[darkstar]

13. My stab at some

Umbrellas of Cherbourg
8&1/2
Last Year at Marienbad
Grapes of wrath
Blue Angel
Touch of Evil
Seventh Seal
Lawrence of Arabia
2001
Porky's II

Thanks to all from an interloper. Some stuff I'm going to have to check out....

[billyskank]

14. I'm going to watch 28 Days Later tonight

British zombie movie, apparently.

A couple of weeks ago I spent an hour writing review of another film, Sunshine, by the same director. Most people ignored it. ;)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=6440934

[ScreamingMeemie]

17. That movie scared the hell out of me.

:scared:

:hi: :hug: :loveya:

[billyskank]

18. Then I hope you didn't go to see it on my advice!

;)

Hey you! :hug: :hug: :hug: :hug: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

:hi: :D

[terrya]

23. Let me know what you think.

I saw "28 Days". I liked it.

[ghostsofgiants]

37. 28 Days Later is awesome, but not by definition a zombie movie.

[stuntcat]

55. it's not, technically

still it's a main one that started me down the Dead movie path :headbang:

I haven't seen it in a couple of years so I should hurry and watch it this week!

[Shakespeare]

90. I haven't seen 28 Days, but I've got passes to a screening of the sequel..

...tomorrow night. Think it'll be worth my time?

[ScreamingMeemie]

16. Under the Red Robe... This film is stunning.

and an excellent history lesson. Released in 1937 is is about corrupt (what holy man wasn't then?) Cardinal Richelieu and his battle against opposition from the Huguenots.

also

"The Scarlet Empress"--Catherine the Great portrayed by Marlene Dietrich

"The Agony and the Ecstasy"<<<I imagine you've seen this

"A Man for All Seasons"<<< I imagine you've seen this as well. I am really fascinated by accurate depictions of world history. I had a prof in college who taught his Renaissance history classes using all film. He was a film buff as well. :hi:

[terrya]

22. Yeah...I've seen "A Man for All Seasons" and "The Agony and the Ecstasy"

I very much like "A Man". The great Paul Scofield was...well, great, in this.

Thanks for the recommendation of "The Scarlett Empress". Will add to my Netflix queue. :-)

:hi:

[bikebloke]

20. La Dolce Vita

For the beautiful black and white cinematography.

[terrya]

25. It's in my Netlfix queue.

Thanks. It's sort of sad how many of these I haven't seen.

[MissMillie]

21. The Maltese Falcon

one of my favorites

[terrya]

24. Mine too.

"The Maltese Falcon" is a great example of film noir.

[bikebloke]

51. I saw that for the first time recently

I really liked it. For some reason, I always thought it was the film where Bogie wore the white trench coat, whichever one that was.

With Peter Lorre as the Joel Cairo character, I kept seeing Johnny Depp in that role if they remade it. And I'm not one who recasts films I watch.

[Courtesy Flush]

27. Stormy Weather. Truly great.

[Richardo]

28. You've probably seen them, but I'd suggest

Citizen Kane
M
The General (Buster Keaton)
Metropolis
The Big Sleep
Key Largo
Mr Blandings Builds His Dream House
West Side Story
The Four Feathers (1939)
A Night at the Opera
The Great Race
The Thin Man

[terrya]

29. I haven't seen "The General"

But it's in my Netflix queue.

Thanks, Richardo.

[CBHagman]

69. I like the way you think!

Buster Keaton and the Marx Brothers in particular are not to be missed.

Here are some of my favorites from various categories:

The Lion in Winter (Yes, I know this has a huge following here on DU.)
Duck Soup
Arsenic and Old Lace
Bringing Up Baby
The Adventures of Robin Hood
The 39 Steps
Foreign Correspondent
The Talk of the Town (brilliant comedy and politically relevant, and what a cast -- Jean Arthur, Cary Grant, Ronald Colman)
Ball of Fire
Gaslight (the version with Ingrid Bergman and Joseph Cotten)
Pride and Prejudice (1940)
To Have and Have Not (Absolutely not to be missed!)
The Best Years of Our Lives
Now, Voyager
The Shop Around the Corner
Since You Went Away (but buy a box of tissues first)
The Bishop's Wife
The Farmer's Daughter
Rachel and the Stranger
Night of the Hunter
On the Town
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Meet Me in St. Louis
The Court Jester
Odd Man Out

Many of these play on Turner Classic Movies or turn up on PBS periodically.

Have fun! :hi:

[jpgray]

31. These without question:

"Les Diaboliques" and "Le Corbeau" by Clouzot -- top notch Hitchock-grade thrillers

"M" by Fritz Lang -- another great thriller

"Divorzio all'Italiana" and "8 1/2" with Marcello Mastroianni -- hilarious and arty

"Viridiana" by Bunuel -- hilarious and arty social commentary

"Umberto D" -- slightly corny but incredibly sad movie

"Babbette's Feast" -- food porn and heartwarming.

[terrya]

32. I have seen "M" - I agree.

And I will definitely check out the others...I have absolute trust in your taste and knowledge, jpgray. :thumbsup:

[Sabriel]

33. Paths of Glory, with Kirk Douglas

Really good (and I hate war movies).

And The Caine Mutiny, too.

[fudge stripe cookays]

48. I second "Paths of Glory"

I am not a Kubrick fan. It's about the only movie of his I can sit through and enjoy. And such a statement about the futility and unfairness of war. The fat old men sitting around making decisions that kill their underlings, deliberately.

Especially when their orders are questioned.

[cemaphonic]

36. Here are a few that I haven't seen show up yet.

The Lady Eve - Funny if improbable screwball comedy with Barbara Stanwyck and an unbelievably young Henry Fonda.

Night of the Hunter - Robert Mitchum at his creepiest, and some of the most amazing and memorable scene compositions ever.

Diabolique - Tense and suspenseful French thriller. A bit of its charge has been taken out by being aped by just about every hack thriller writer for the past 50 years, but it is still great.

Just about anything directed by Billy Wilder or Howard Hawks.

As for Birth of a Nation, it is worth seeing if you are specifically interested in the history of cinema, since it was very innovative and influental. But I don't think it has the same enduring appeal for a general audience that movies like Citizen Kane do. And it is long and repellant.

[Paladin]

38. "Red River" and "From Here To Eternity"

For Two Reasons:

1. You ought to see one of the greatest Westerns, and one of the greatest war movies, ever made; and

2. You can never have enough exposure to Montgomery Clift.

Enjoy.....

[ghostsofgiants]

39. I'm going to include a few short films in here, because they're definitely worth seeing.

Eraserhead
Un Chien Andalou
Meshes of the Afternoon
Onibaba
Kwaidan
Fando y Lis
8½
The Seventh Seal
Carnival of Souls
La Jetée
Vertigo

[Monk06]

40. Beauty and the Beast by Cocteau and Renoir's the River. The River is esp good.

[lost-in-nj]

41. The Women

A movie made with a cast of Women only
hurry before they make the remake

A great movie

and Imitation of life

the one with Claudette Colbert...


lost

[greatauntoftriplets]

42. Z.

Someone elsewhere on the thread mentioned Giant. I second that. Elizabeth Taylor at her most beautiful and an engrossing story. One of the few James Dean movies ever.

[ms liberty]

43. A lot of good suggestions in this thread - I'll add

The Philadelphia Story
Some Like It Hot
Swept Away - the Lina Wermuller (sp?) 70's or so original - NOT the newer Madonna remake (ugh)
M*A*S*H
Henry V - the Kenneth Branagh version
Monty Python and The Holy Grail
Rocky Horror Picture Show

[greatauntoftriplets]

44. Another one...

The Longest Day. It's very jingoistic, but my father partcipated in the Normandy Invasion -- so it was meaningful to me. He went ashore from a landing craft on day 6. Had he been in on it earlier, I likely would not be here.

I saw it with my parents when it came out, whenever...

My father said it was an excellent depiction of what happened and the event strongly impacted our parents and us because of them and their memories.

I'd also recommend Saving Private Ryan, which you have probably seen. I watched it on video; the next day my mother happened to mention that my father had gone ashore to Normandy the previous day. What a creepy feeling. I felt lucky to be here.

[seemunkee]

45. The Third Man

Captains Couragious is one of my all time favorites
Twelve Angry Men
Patton
Nosferatu

[murielm99]

57. It's about time someone mentioned

The Third Man.

It is one of the best noir films ever made. I think because it is not classified as an American film it gets overlooked.

Worth a look:
Gaslight
Laura
To Have and Have Not

There are so many great film noir classics that I can't name them all.

[pokerfan]

46. My short list of classics

In reverse chronological order:

Ran (1985)
Woodstock (1970)
Easy Rider (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
The Great Escape (1963)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
Yojimbo (1961)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Vertigo (1958)
12 Angry Men (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Searchers (1956)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
The Seven Samurai (1954)
Shane (1953)
The Big Heat (1953)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Citizen Kane (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Metropolis (1926)
Nosferatu (1922)

[fudge stripe cookays]

47. "Ball of Fire"

with Barbara Stanwyck.

She's a gangster's moll. Gary Cooper lives with a bunch of other prissy little professors, and they're researching slang for a slang dictionary. They have fun studying her as their subject, and she is able to hide out for awhile.

Very cute, very funny, some of the 40s-speak is hilarious. And how can you not love a movie where the heroine's name is "Sugarpuss O'Shea?"

[CBHagman]

85. "Ball of Fire" is an unsung classic!

You've got Barbara Stanwyck at her sassy best, getting poor Gary Cooper all hot and bothered. Add to that an array of terrific character actors -- and musical numbers by Gene Krupa and band -- and you've got a winner.

[fudge stripe cookays]

86. Yup!

I first saw it in high school. And if you can get a bored high school student interested, it's worth a look!

:D

[Deja Q]

50. Sunset Boulevard, Head, Serenity

[SoCalDem]

52. "Z"

Citizen Kane
On the Beach
Vertigo

[Starbucks Anarchist]

53. A list of directors you should check out:

Stanley Kubrick
Alfred Hitchcock
Akira Kurosawa
Martin Scorsese
Billy Wilder
Francis Ford Coppola
Francois Truffaut
Sidney Lumet
Woody Allen
Roman Polanski

[edbermac]

54. Anything by Russ Meyer.

[Celeborn Skywalker]

56. Maltese Falcon

Very good movie and one of the first in the film noir genre (a truly american genre).

Edit: I looked above and saw you've already seen this!

[Poiuyt]

58. The 100 Greatest American films according to the American Film Institute:

1. CITIZEN KANE (1941)

2. CASABLANCA (1942)

3. THE GODFATHER (1972)

4. GONE WITH THE WIND (1939)

5. LAWRENCE OF ARABIA (1962)

6. THE WIZARD OF OZ (1939)

7. THE GRADUATE (1967)

8. ON THE WATERFRONT (1954)

9. SCHINDLER'S LIST (1993)

10. SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (1952)

See the complete list here:

http://www.afi.com/tvevents/100years/movies.aspx

[stuntcat]

59. Being There

I will not start a list, ooo but it's hard not to x(

[stuntcat]

60. and Fargo

ok I stop

[Wetzelbill]

62. try "Ikiru" and "Dersu Uzala" both by Akira Kurosawa

I like "Yi Yi" as well, one of the finest films I have ever watched, directed by Edward Yang.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yi_yi


Also, take a look at West Beirut, which is a great directorial debut by Ziad Doueiri, who is Quentin Tarantino's cinematography in his early films.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Beirut


I would also say watch "Amores Perros" by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu and "Y Tu Mama Tambien" by Alfonso Cuaron.


As for American films, I didn't see "Miller's Crossing" or "Blood Simple" listed, and those are both directed by the Coen Brothers.

I would also suggest "Wolf Creek" a more recent horror film, which I really liked for some reason.

So just to make a quick list here to recap:

Ikiru
Dersu Uzala (contrast this with Dances With Wolves, and the "vanishing Indian/Last Frontier myth, it's fascinating)

Yi Yi
West Beirut.
Amores Perros
Y Tu Mama Tambien
Miller's Crossing
Blood Simple
Wolf Creek

[BeyondGeography]

63. The Bicycle Thief

an unforgettable study of human nature. It also contains a line about the salutary effects of good food and a bottle of wine that only an Italian could come up with:

"You see, there's a cure for everything, except death."

[RushIsRot]

64. 12 o'Clock High, Sgt. York, Battle Cry, Sands of Iwo Jima

Mr. Roberts,
Picnic,
Two for the Road,
Two Women,
Zorba the Greek,
Never on Sunday.

Those are some I remember fondly, but there are others that I cannot recall at the moment.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

65. My dear Terrya...

I highly recommend..."The Shawshank Redemption."

Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.....just plain outstanding!

It's a superb adaptation of a novella by Stephen King, no less...

[KatyaR]

66. These are all very good recommendations--

I'll add these:

La Passion de Jeanne d'Arc by Dreyer (watch this with the Richard Einhorn track of "Voices of Light")--the background of this film is amazing

Alphaville - not for everyone, but I like it

Un Coeur en Hiver (A Heart in Winter)

The Best Years of Our Lives

Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Brown, with Judi Dench

The Red Shoes

Chocolat

The Apostle

Doctor Zhivago

Raise the Red Lantern - apparently the DVD release of this is crap, but if you can find a VHS copy, this is an amazing film

On The Town - Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra, one of my all-time favorites

An American in Paris

My Darling Clementine - great western

Shane - another great western

The Belle of Amherst - this is a one-woman play of the life of Emily Dickinson as portrayed by Julie Harris. The DVD is a PBS production from the 70s, and this is absolutely my most favorite thing in the world--Ms. Harris is amazing. You can find this on Netflix.

And for some fun, The Inspector General and The Court Jester, two great Danny Kaye movies.

Someone mentioned Gaslight earlier--there are two versions of this film, and both are very good, but the first one has Angela Lansbury in what I believe is her first film role, so it wins.

I always love these threads--I never fail to find something I've never seen before.

Enjoy--you have a great list of films to watch.

[wellstone dem]

67. a few more that you've probably seen, but need to be on the list

To Kill a Mockingbird
Judgment at Nuremberg
The African Queen

[applegrove]

68. African Queen

[Patsy Stone]

70. Rebecca and Annie Hall

and I second Sunset Boulevard, The Philadelphia Story, and Auntie Mame.

[Joe Chi Minh]

71. A Few Dollars More will be watched 1000 years from now, imo; highly,

uniquely stylised, even quasi-apocalyptic. And yet on a certain level, much truer to life and a wonderful antidote to the cosy pap of the traditional Western with the cattle baron and the good guy.

A few of Kurosawa's films, including Yojimbo, The Seven Samurai and Dursu Uzala.

Any film Elmore Leonard has had a hand in, and most of Tarantinos. I thought Jackie Brown, directed by Tarantino, a classic, but didn't think a lot of Reservoir Dogs. Get Shorty is hilarious.

Hombre, with Paul Newman and Richard Boone. Richard Boone also in Goodnight, My Love.

Watched See No Evil, Hear No Evil, again the other night on the box. Not for polite society, but a lot of hilarious moments. In fact, Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder are a great pairing. They also starred in Stir Crazy. Gene Wilder in the Silver Streak.

Charley Varrick, starring Walter Matthau.

Buffet Froid, a French film with Gerard Depardieu and Carole Bouquet.

Francois Truffault's films, The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cent Coups) and Day for Night (La Nuit Americaine).

The Late Show, a film with Lily Tomlin playing a very cookie actress/agent/astrologer.

The Shawshank Redemption with Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman.

Deliverance.

[hippiechick]

72. The Third Man - Orson Welles, Joseph Cotten

aaaah. :)

[ileus]

73. Under a cherry moon.

[wildhorses]

74. gas light...with ingrid bergman

and maurice chevalier(sp) i think...

[stuntcat]

77. yes oh yes!

My aunt told me to get this and I loved it but it's been years now since I watched it. I saw Casablanca the other day which was great but it mostly just made me want to see Gaslight again! Maybe this week..

[wildhorses]

78. another good one --arsenic and old lace with cary grant

:hi:

[camero]

75. The Ladies Man-Jerry Lewis

MMMMMMMMMMMMmAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA:-)

[LostInAnomie]

79. I like 12 Angry Men

The old one, not the one with Tony Danza.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

80. The Bicycle Thief. A post war classic.

MKJ

[Little Wing]

81. Breathless

Get some French New Wave in ya

[Countdown_3_2_1]

82. "THEM!"

The original giant bug movie. It introduced all the cliches we know and love.

And it has the best acting of all its genre as well.

[Countdown_3_2_1]

83. The Quiet Man

This is a romantic movie that men love as well.
-----the perfect date movie.

For the guys, it stars John Wayne. Maureen O'Hara is the love interest.

Wayne is a New York boxer who kills a man in the ring. Swearing he will never fight again, he retires to Ireland. He falls in love with Maureen, and they get married.
BUT
Maureen's bother will not release her dowry unless Wayne fights him.
and the little lady will not consummate the marriage without her dowry.

This will be the best date movie you ever rent!

[eleny]

84. Aleksandr Nevskiy (Nevsky) - 1938

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029850/

Try getting it with the subtitles.

[Adsos Letter]

87. "Bad Day at Black Rock" spencer Tracy, et.al.

and:

"Seven Days in May"

"Judgement at Nuremberg"

"Failsafe"

[Beelzebud]

89. Rashomon

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042876/

For truly classic films, just watch anything directed by Akira Kurusawa