Over the past few years, several movies have been released and undoubtedly Hollywood has given us many unforgettable stories as well as characters. Today in this article, we are going to list only the best classic movies that have been ever made. Also, all the movies that are listed down are a complete mix of unforgettable classics, recently made hits and even the movies that you have watched while growing up. Don’t forget to take some time out and add these movies to your next watchlist.
- Valley Of The Dolls: The movie Valley of the Dolls is objectively not that great. The overall acting is overdramatic, and the movie in itself doesn’t actually have any sort of emotional depth making the book look so fabulous. However, all of these reasons, make the movie campy and fun to watch. Visually the film looks perfect and the costumes used in the movie are stunning. And also if you think deeply about it, the overacting in the movie makes its overall plot less depressing and much easier to watch.
- Dirty Dancing: The overall chemistry between Jennifer Grey and Patrick Swayze is what makes the movie Dirty Dancing a classic cult. Also, let us not forget about the overall setting, the soundtrack and the coming of age love story that has been making us couldn’t get enough of.
- Beauty and the Beast: No disrespect for the frozen gang or Elsa, but the movie Beauty and the Beast is Disney’s all-time best. Overall the story lessons- loving one another for who they are from inside and staying true to yourself and indeed universal. Also, the music used in the movie is timeless and catchy. Another stat for the movie to be a classic is that it was the first-ever animated film that was nominated for the Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
- Belle du Jour: The movie Belle du Jour tells us the story of Catherine Deneuve’s bored housewife who decides to lighten up her afternoons with the help of some light prostitutions like one does. Also given that the great Spanish filmmaker and cinematic surrealist Louis Bunnel is calling on the shots, encounters not get kinky and reality gets blurred. This movie is undoubtedly one of the most accessible films of the movie maestro and is still gloriously and grandiloquently weird. Also, it features the best whats in the boxing scene on this side of seven.
- The Bridge on the River Kwai: Several movie enthusiasts considers this movie to be one of the best movies of all time. The movie Bridge on the River Kwai shows us an intimate look at the POW situation of the southeastern part of Asia, especially during the second world war. It further shows how the patriotic Col. Nicholson and the British prisoners were forced to build a bridge over the River Kwai while being unaware that there is an operation underway to destroy it. Another brilliant role was played by Willian Holden where he plays the role of an American POW, who somehow survives the situation and escapes in the wild only to be forced to return back and then carry out the whole operation by himself. Alec Guinness though established as a great film icon puts forth an incredible performance as a proud colonel who was driven to create history while being forced to build a monument for war.
- Psycho: This movie Psycho is referred to in almost all lectures whenever it comes to the use of music or cinematography. Alfred Hitchcock’s movie Psycho has almost become an immediate and timeless classic, especially upon its release. Completely paving the way for the future, this movie transcends the decade by releasing it as the artistry stands out similar to a sore thumb. Though Alfred Hitchcock is known for his thrillers, this particular movie stands the test of time. Its inbuilt pop culture, an iconic shower scene, and its iconic music have brought multiple different ideas to life.
- North By Northwest: North by Northwest is perhaps one of the most fun films ever directed by the legendary director Alfred Hitchcock. This thriller is all about a slick businessman who further stumbles into an espionage plot now playing as a precursor. The story of this action movie is an excuse for one ultimate jaw-dropping set piece one after another.
- Jaws: Stephen Spielberg only had a handful of television credits and a single feature to his name especially when he was handed the task of making the bestseller about a killer shark. Also, the famously troubled production that actually went millions over budget and weeks over schedule, forced Spielberg to rely more on characterization and suspense rather than special effects. All over the movie is breathlessly executed and the attachment to the three protagonists renders better stakes that are actually far higher than any other standard blockbuster.
- The Black Stallion: The movie Black Stallion was first released in 1979 and it is an American adventure movie based on a 1941 children’s classic novel having the same name written by Walter Farley. The movie was first released in the year 1946 five years after the book was first published. It tells the story of a person called Alec Ramsey who faces a shipwreck, especially on an island with a wild Arabian horse whom he befriends. After getting rescued both of them were completely set to enter a race challenging two different champion horses. The movie was adapted by Jeanne Rosenberg, William D. Wittliff, and Melissa Mathison.
- Invasion of the body snatchers: The movie Invasion of Bodysnatchers is an American sci-fi movie directed by Don Siegel and was produced by Walter Wanger. The entire storyline of the movie concerns an extraterrestrial invasion that began in the fictional town of Santa Mira in California. The movie starts with a scene that different alien plants pose have fallen from space and it is grown up into several large seed pods each one of which is capable of producing several visually identical replacement copies of human beings. Furthermore, whenever a pod reaches full development it simulates all the physical characteristics personalities memories of every sleeping person placed near it. Also, this movie was selected for preservation in the United States national film registry by the library of congress for being aesthetically, historically, and culturally significant.
