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200 Old Movies You Should Watch to Broaden Your Knowledge of Film - Page 3

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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Human Desire (1954)
Human Desire (1954)
81
59%7.1
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)
82
82%7.5
Ikiru (1952)
Ikiru (1952)
83
98%8.3
In a Lonely Place (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
84
96%7.9
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
85
100%7.2
The Innocents (1961)
The Innocents (1961)
86
95%7.8
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
87
98%7.7
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Invisible Man (1933)
88
94%7.7
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
89
94%8.6
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
90
94%7.6
Key Largo (1948)
Key Largo (1948)
91
97%7.7
The Killers (1946)
The Killers (1946)
92
100%7.7
The Killing (1956)
The Killing (1956)
93
95%8.0
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)
94
100%8.0
King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1933)
95
99%7.9
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
96
98%7.5
Kwaidan (1964)
Kwaidan (1964)
97
91%7.9
The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
The Lady From Shanghai (1947)
98
84%7.5
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
The Lady Vanishes (1938)
99
98%7.8
The Ladykillers (1955)
The Ladykillers (1955)
100
100%7.7
Laura (1944)
Laura (1944)
101
100%7.9
Little Caesar (1931)
Little Caesar (1931)
102
92%7.2
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog (1927)
103
96%7.3
Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
104
93%7.6
The Longest Day (1962)
The Longest Day (1962)
105
87%7.8
The Lost Weekend (1945)
The Lost Weekend (1945)
106
97%7.9
The Lower Depths (1957)
The Lower Depths (1957)
107
83%7.3
M (1931)
M (1931)
108
100%8.3
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
109
89%7.7
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
110
100%8.0
The Man From Laramie (1955)
The Man From Laramie (1955)
111
100%7.3
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
112
87%7.4
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)
113
89%6.8
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
114
94%8.1
Marnie (1964)
Marnie (1964)
115
83%7.1
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
116
97%8.3
Mildred Pierce (1945)
Mildred Pierce (1945)
117
86%8.0
My Darling Clementine (1946)
My Darling Clementine (1946)
118
100%7.7
Night and the City (1950)
Night and the City (1950)
119
81%7.9
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
120
95%8.0
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