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Empire's 30 Lost Classics

This was taken from an article in Empire Magazine from October 2002 -
Tired of Citizen Kane always being top of the heap? Empire went looking for films that never make the polls but are worthy of classic status, and discovered 30 of cinema's best-kept secrets.
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The Band Wagon (1953)
The Band Wagon (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
2
Baby It's You (1983)
Baby It's You (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
3
Beautiful Girls (1996)
Beautiful Girls (1996)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
4
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
The Bitter Tea of General Yen (1933)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
5
Dead Man (1995)
Dead Man (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
6
Out of the Past (1947)
Out of the Past (1947)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
7
Bullet in the Head (1990)
Bullet in the Head (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
8
Breaking Away (1979)
Breaking Away (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
9
The Changling
The Changling
10
The China Syndrome (1979)
The China Syndrome (1979)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
11
Cube (1997)
Cube (1997)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
12
Fun With Dick and Jane (1977)
Fun With Dick and Jane (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   54%
13
Internal Affairs (1990)
Internal Affairs (1990)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
14
Ikiru (1952)
Ikiru (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
15
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
The Killing of a Chinese Bookie (1976)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
16
Martin (1978)
Martin (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
17
Witchfinder General (1968)
Witchfinder General (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
18
Meet the Feebles (1989)
Meet the Feebles (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   72%
19
Q (1982)
Q (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
20
Targets (1968)
Targets (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
21
Seconds (1966)
Seconds (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
22
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
23
Static (1985)
Static (1985)
24
Subway (1985)
Subway (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
25
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   82%
26
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
27
Under Fire (1983)
Under Fire (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
28
The Vikings (1958)
The Vikings (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
29
Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)
Unman, Wittering and Zigo (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   40%
30
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
What's Up, Doc? (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
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