Old Movie Recommendations
 

I have always been more of a music guy than a movie guy I feel like I have a good understanding of music from many different eras and can see the evolution of music to the stuff we enjoy (or for some don't enjoy lol) today.

I don't have that same base of understanding with movies.

I would love some recs from the Chiefs Planet brain trust of old movies I should watch I am going to spend time this fall and especially winter when things slow down and get a lot of movies in.

I signed up for the Criterion streaming service and there is a lot to dive into there. Generally I am drawn to stuff from the 40's 50's and 60's and enjoy noir stylized stuff but totally open minded.

First one I am watching is 1949's Obsession a British crime drama that has been fun so far.

Interested to see what people think are still worth watching today! Thanks in advance.

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Sunset Boulevard

How the West was Won.

Bringing up Baby.

Yojimbo - Sergio Leone remade this movie as a western. Yojimbo is the basis for Fistful of Dolllars.

Sanjuro is the sequel. it is also on Criterion

Throne of Blood - its MacBeth but set in feudal Japan

These three are great and a good introduction. I would stay away from Seven Samurai unless you get into the genre. It is long and rather slow.

If you are into Shakespeare and know your King Lear, and you like Throne of Blood, Ran is good but very long and a bit hard to follow if you don't already know the Shakespeare story.

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg

The Last Picture Show

In the Mood for Love

(More recent but set in 1962 with an 'older' movie feel and available on Criterion)

Gilda - Rita Hayworth, nuff said.

Sullivan's Travels - comedy with Veronica Lake

To Kill a Mockingbird - Awesome movie

Double Indemnity - Film Noir at its' best

Never heard of Criterion, looks like they have some interesting stuff.
Turner Classic Movies has expanded their offerings recently if you have access to that.

Looks like Dragonwyck is on the Criterion list. Vincent Price is amazing.
And it looks like they have Pit and Pendelum and House of Usher as well.

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Double Indemnity is good. Maltese Falcon is also good.

The Coen Brothers made a really good film, in a film noir style, The Man Who Wasn't There.

A Man For All Seasons

Casablanca

Lawrence of Arabia

Giant

Few of my noir faves from the '40s - Out of the Past and the Blue Dahlia and Phantom Lady. I'd recommend any noir with Alan Ladd and Veronica Lake. Early 50s noir is abundant, if you find something on Criterion from the time frame it's guaranteed to be good.

Check out "Elevator to the Gallows" from '58. It's French Film Noir with a killer improvised score by Miles Davis.

Vintage noir ended in 1959 with Touch of Evil, but neo-Noir movies exist that are great too - The Long Goodbye and Chinatown and Night Moves from the 70s are examples. Check out "Noir Alley" on TCM every Saturday Night.

In no particular order:

“To Have & Have Not”
“The Big Sleep”
“His Kind of Woman”
“Notorious”
“Out of the Past”
“Double Indemnity”

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

The Caine Mutiny

The African Queen

The Big Sleep

and of course Casablanca

Its a long slog down the Bogart road but some of the finest actors and Actresses putting in work on well-written material.

Paul Newman

Cool Hand Luke

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Hud

The Hustler

The Sting

Slap Shot

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Never Give an Inch ( Sometimes a Great Notion) is Based on the Ken Kesey Novel.

Mrs. Miniver
The 7th Seal
Witness For The Prosecution
Rear Window
The Devil and Daniel Webster
The General
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Mr. Roberts

Toxic Avenger

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Dawn Patrol

For music: The Music Man
Horror: The Legend of Hell House
Comedy: It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad world

Many terrific suggestions have been made for you.

High Plains Drifter

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Oh yea! Going to set aside an hour for this. Don't think I ever listened to all of it.

My favorite film that has John Wayne in it is Liberty Valence and that is an all time classic.

But my favorite John Wayne film is The Searchers.

Both great movies but my personal favorite John Wayne movie is The Quiet Man.

I just rewatched The Dirty Dozen again a while ago, very enjoyable. It is (very) loosely based on a true story. In Harm's Way is a great movie with John Wayne in it that isn't a John Wayne movie. Kelly's Heroes is another WWII movie from the 60's that is worth a watch. Top those off with The Longest Day.

12 Angry Men...

Grapes of Wrath

kelly's heroes from 1970

The Searchers is truly excellent. You know when John Wayne walks out the door at the end? I swear that's how Mahomes walks.

Lots of good options here thanks folks.

Didn't see it listed - Sergeant York. WWI Highly Decorated Hero. Gary Cooper is Outstanding.

one of my all time faves: Steve McQueen, "The Great Escape"

This x1000. Walter Brennan too.

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since you dabled in F1....Grand Prix with james gardner is fun. The 1969 f1 season is probably the most famous season

Are you gonna post your "siskel and ebert" thoughts after you watch these movies?

You guys nailed most of the ones I like.


Bridge on the River Kwai

Seven Year itch

The King and I

Rebel Without a Cause (probably already mentioned but great flick)

North by Northwest

Psycho

TGTBATU

Dr. Strangelove

The Wild Bunch

Night of the Living Dead

Yohimbo

Manchurian Candidate

Midnight Cowboy

The Hustler

Already saw Great Escape (one of my all time favorites) and Sergeant York on here, I'd add Guns of Naverone to the list.

For epics go with Ben Hur and Gone With the Wind

Comedy - Bringing Up Baby, His Girl Friday, Arsenic and Old Lace, Harvey, We're No Angels, Philadelphia Story

Hitchcock - North by Northwest, Rear Window, basically anything with Jimmy Stewart or Cary Grant in the lead

Others - Pride of the Yankees, Casablanca, African Queen, Best Years of Our Lives, 12 Angry Men

If yer' a Paul Newman fan Hud and Cool Hand Luke are must watches. Now that I type this I might watch them again this weekend since we're not playing.

And The Hustler, of course. The Sting too, although that may not be old enough.

Just finished American Underdog, the Kurt Warner movie from 2021

Wow, absolutely could NOT be more impressed... cast, chemistry, dialogue, revolutionary football scene camera work, an emotionally intense and believable love story

I recall the trailers looking baaad, like made for tv quality and so I had no interest, but randomly chose it off on demand tonight

Zachary Levi brought forth an incredibly authentic everyman, dude is superb. This guy is capable of so much more than Shazam, some of his deep emotional scenes with Paquin reeeally hit home

Kurt Warner was apparently on the balls of his ass, just rock bottom barely getting by with Brenda and his newly adopted kids... this movie does such a great job of showing just what a struggle it was for him

Anna Paquin is excellent as well, she displays real nuance... but isn't even as pretty as the real Brenda Warner

Quaid as Vermeil was AT LEAST 8 of 10, very good

And all of the other unknown cast were shockingly solid as well, this was just genuine under the radar GEM

The football scenes were legit, the best I've ever seen in a football movie

Oh and I also totally forgot that his very first game as a Ram was against that dreaded and PRIME Ravens defense... and he actually won, just wow