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60 Essential Old Movies (Rate Your Music)

The old movies that audiences think remain the most essential to still watch today. 1950s and older only and only titles that have obtained no less than 2000 user ratings on rateyourmusic.com are included.
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The Wizard of Oz (1939)
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Casablanca (1942)
Casablanca (1942)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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Citizen Kane (1941)
Citizen Kane (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
4
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
5
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
6
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
7
12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
8
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Gone With the Wind (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
9
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
10
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
12
North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
13
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
14
Fantasia (1940)
Fantasia (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
15
Metropolis (1927)
Metropolis (1927)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
16
On the Waterfront (1954)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
17
The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man (1949)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
18
Nosferatu (1922)
Nosferatu (1922)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
19
City Lights (1931)
City Lights (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
20
Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
21
M (1931)
M (1931)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Maltese Falcon (1941)
The Maltese Falcon (1941)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
23
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
24
Modern Times (1936)
Modern Times (1936)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
27
Rebecca (1940)
Rebecca (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
28
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
29
The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
30
The Seventh Seal (1957)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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The Great Dictator (1940)
The Great Dictator (1940)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
32
Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
33
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Bicycle Thieves (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
34
Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
35
The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
36
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
37
The General (1926)
The General (1926)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
38
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The Gold Rush (1925)
The Gold Rush (1925)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
40
Rope (1948)
Rope (1948)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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