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150 Great Movies That Lived Up to the Hype - Page 2

Some movies are hyped to a point that it seems impossible to live up to expectations. This is a list of films that, for me, live up to those expectations.
Yesterday I made a short list of movies that I found to be overrated and a short list of movies I found to be underrated. Luckily for me, I find that most great movies have their reputation for a reason.
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Taxi Driver (1976)
Taxi Driver (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Rocky (1976)
Rocky (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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All the President's Men (1976)
All the President's Men (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Star Wars (1977)
Star Wars (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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The Warriors (1979)
The Warriors (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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Apocalypse Now (1979)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Airplane! (1980)
Airplane! (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Blues Brothers (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
49
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
50
The Shining (1980)
The Shining (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
51
Das Boot (1981)
Das Boot (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
52
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
53
The Thing (1982)
The Thing (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
54
First Blood (1982)
First Blood (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
55
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Return of the Jedi (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
56
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
57
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   19%
58
Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
59
The Terminator (1984)
The Terminator (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
60
Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
61
The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
62
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
63
Aliens (1986)
Aliens (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
64
Blue Velvet (1986)
Blue Velvet (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
65
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
66
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
67
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
68
Predator (1987)
Predator (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
69
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
70
Batman (1989)
Batman (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
71
Tremors (1990)
Tremors (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
72
Misery (1990)
Misery (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
73
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Reservoir Dogs (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
74
Aladdin (1992)
Aladdin (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
75
Wayne's World (1992)
Wayne's World (1992)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
76
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
77
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
78
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
79
The Lion King (1994)
The Lion King (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
80
Clerks (1994)
Clerks (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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