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20 Movies That Are Built for Nostalgia

Many of our favorite movies hooked us by evoking a powerful sense of nostalgia for the past. Some of these films are set in a time or place you experienced firsthand; others dredge up formative feelings of first love, heartbreak, and friendship so powerfully that you feel as though you lived through them. In the wrong hands, nostalgia is the cheapest of emotional appeals. But when it comes from a real, wistful place, it can result in a masterpiece. Here are 20 films that do nostalgia right.
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American Graffiti (1973)
American Graffiti (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Dazed and Confused (1993)
Dazed and Confused (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Matinee (1993)
Matinee (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
4
Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
5
Cooley High (1975)
Cooley High (1975)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
6
A Christmas Story (1983)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
7
The Big Chill (1983)
The Big Chill (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
8
Goodfellas (1990)
Goodfellas (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
9
Almost Famous (2000)
Almost Famous (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
10
Diner (1982)
Diner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
11
Not Fade Away (2012)
Not Fade Away (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   68%
12
Boogie Nights (1997)
Boogie Nights (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
13
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
14
20th Century Women (2016)
20th Century Women (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
15
Hairspray (1988)
Hairspray (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
16
Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird (2017)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
17
The Wanderers (1979)
The Wanderers (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
18
Crooklyn (1994)
Crooklyn (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   77%
19
Adventureland (2009)
Adventureland (2009)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
20
Pleasantville (1998)
Pleasantville (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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