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200 Old Movies You Should Watch to Broaden Your Knowledge of Film - Page 5

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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The Spiral Staircase (1946)
The Spiral Staircase (1946)
161
86%7.3
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965)
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold (1965)
162
89%7.6
Stagecoach (1939)
Stagecoach (1939)
163
100%7.9
Stalag 17 (1953)
Stalag 17 (1953)
164
97%8.0
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
165
100%7.4
The Stranger (1946)
The Stranger (1946)
166
97%7.4
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
167
98%8.0
Stray Dog (1949)
Stray Dog (1949)
168
95%7.8
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
Sullivan's Travels (1941)
169
100%7.9
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
170
98%8.4
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
171
98%8.0
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
The Testament of Dr. Mabuse (1933)
172
86%7.9
Them! (1954)
Them! (1954)
173
93%7.2
They Live by Night (1948)
They Live by Night (1948)
174
96%7.5
Thieves' Highway (1949)
Thieves' Highway (1949)
175
100%7.5
The Thing From Another World (1951)
The Thing From Another World (1951)
176
86%7.1
The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
177
99%8.1
This Gun for Hire (1942)
This Gun for Hire (1942)
178
94%7.4
Throne of Blood (1957)
Throne of Blood (1957)
179
96%8.1
The Tin Star (1957)
The Tin Star (1957)
180
86%7.3
Tokyo Story (1953)
Tokyo Story (1953)
181
100%8.2
Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
182
95%8.0
The Train (1964)
The Train (1964)
183
94%7.8
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)
184
100%8.2
The Trouble With Harry (1955)
The Trouble With Harry (1955)
185
87%7.1
Ugetsu (1953)
Ugetsu (1953)
186
100%8.2
Umberto D. (1952)
Umberto D. (1952)
187
97%8.2
Union Pacific (1939)
Union Pacific (1939)
188
83%7.1
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
189
94%8.3
We're No Angels (1955)
We're No Angels (1955)
190
7.5
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
191
92%8.1
White Heat (1949)
White Heat (1949)
192
97%8.1
Winchester '73 (1950)
Winchester '73 (1950)
193
100%7.6
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
Woman in the Dunes (1964)
194
100%8.5
Woman in the Moon (1929)
Woman in the Moon (1929)
195
75%7.3
The Woman in the Window (1944)
The Woman in the Window (1944)
196
88%7.6
The Wrong Man (1956)
The Wrong Man (1956)
197
92%7.4
Yellow Sky (1948)
Yellow Sky (1948)
198
100%7.4
Yojimbo (1961)
Yojimbo (1961)
199
95%8.2
You Only Live Once (1937)
You Only Live Once (1937)
200
100%7.3
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