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200 Old Movies You Should Watch to Broaden Your Knowledge of Film

Once upon a time I avoided old movies due to some bad advice that they weren't worth bothering with in modern times. Don't be like I was. These are 200 old movies, all from before 1966 and the advent of the New Hollywood era (some of these films are foreign), that you should watch to broaden your knowledge of film, covering from Hitchcock to Kurosawa.
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12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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3 Godfathers (1948)
3 Godfathers (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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3:10 to Yuma (1957)
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The 39 Steps (1935)
The 39 Steps (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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The African Queen (1951)
The African Queen (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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Alphaville (1965)
Alphaville (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
9
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Angels With Dirty Faces (1938)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
10
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
12
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
The Bad Sleep Well (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Ball of Fire (1941)
Ball of Fire (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
14
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
15
The Big Combo (1955)
The Big Combo (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
16
The Big Country (1958)
The Big Country (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Big Heat (1953)
The Big Heat (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
18
The Big Sleep (1946)
The Big Sleep (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The Birds (1963)
The Birds (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
20
Black Sabbath (1963)
Black Sabbath (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
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Black Sunday (1960)
Black Sunday (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
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Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Blood and Black Lace (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
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Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Brighton Rock (1947)
Brighton Rock (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Brute Force (1947)
Brute Force (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
27
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Caine Mutiny (1954)
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Cape Fear (1962)
Cape Fear (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
32
Crime and Punishment (1935)
Crime and Punishment (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
33
Criss Cross (1949)
Criss Cross (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
34
Dark City (1950)
Dark City (1950)
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Diabolique (1955)
Diabolique (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Dial M for Murder (1954)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Dr. No (1962)
Dr. No (1962)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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