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100 Favorite Films to Recommend According to Ordinary Times (1920s-2010s)

"As someone whose all-time favorite films tend to be older than my own parents, I have seen my share of them. I want to give you a movie list you may want to give a watch yourself to expand your library of films experienced. 1920s: instrumental in film's growth as a part of the American past time — the silent era of film; 1930s: established Hollywood's newfound era of sound, its celebrity & its integration into the fabric of American culture; 1940s: Hollywood went to war, the effects of war on soldiers as well as the peak of film noir; 1950s: Hollywood's golden age slowly fading away, & faves here tend to be human dramas; 1960s: long epics, big casts spectacular set designs; 1970s: auteur-focused film-making & blockbuster franchises; 1980s: when Hollywood learned to have fun again; 1990s: animated feature films renaissance & new original stories; 2000s: America's dying fascination w/Hollywood & rise of superhero cinema; 2010s: streaming & billion $ spectacles." - ordinary-times.com
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Kid (1921)
The Kid (1921)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The Ten Commandments (1923)
The Ten Commandments (1923)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
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Dante's Inferno (1924)
Dante's Inferno (1924)
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The Lost World (1925)
The Lost World (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
7
Faust (1926)
Faust (1926)
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Wings (1927)
Wings (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
9
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928)
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The Broadway Melody (1929)
The Broadway Melody (1929)
Rotten Tomatoes®   42%
11
The Unholy Three (1930)
The Unholy Three (1930)
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Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
13
Freaks (1932)
Freaks (1932)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
14
King Kong (1933)
King Kong (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
15
It Happened One Night (1934)
It Happened One Night (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
16
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
17
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Dracula's Daughter (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
18
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
19
You Can't Take It With You (1938)
You Can't Take It With You (1938)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
20
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
21
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
The Shop Around the Corner (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Dumbo (1941)
Dumbo (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
23
Holiday Inn (1942)
Holiday Inn (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
25
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
26
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Christmas in Connecticut (1945)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
27
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
28
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
29
Rope (1948)
Rope (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
30
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   62%
31
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
32
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
33
High Noon (1952)
High Noon (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
34
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
35
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Marty (1955)
Marty (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
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Old Yeller (1957)
Old Yeller (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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