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Movies That Are Better Than Their Reputations

Our maverick English Teacher and movie buff considers the vagaries of critical reception and audience popularity and comes up with 50 movies that are actually better than their reputations suggest. Some were excoriated by both critics and audiences, some were dismissed as schlock, and some just never found an audience. All are worth a second look.
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The Black Cat (1934)
The Black Cat (1934)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
2
Tower of London (1939)
Tower of London (1939)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
3
The Undying Monster (1942)
The Undying Monster (1942)
4
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
The Return of the Vampire (1943)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
5
Conquest of Space (1955)
Conquest of Space (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
6
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   73%
7
Moby Dick (1956)
Moby Dick (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   83%
8
The 27th Day (1957)
The 27th Day (1957)
9
Ten Seconds to Hell (1959)
Ten Seconds to Hell (1959)
10
The City of the Dead (1960)
The City of the Dead (1960)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
11
The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
The Colossus of Rhodes (1961)
Rotten Tomatoes®   56%
12
Lisa (1962)
Lisa (1962)
13
The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
The Creation of the Humanoids (1962)
14
Cleopatra (1963)
Cleopatra (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   60%
15
Icarus XB 1 (1963)
Icarus XB 1 (1963)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
16
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
17
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
Rotten Tomatoes®   67%
18
Major Dundee (1965)
Major Dundee (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
19
Operation Crossbow (1965)
Operation Crossbow (1965)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
20
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Is Paris Burning? (1966)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
21
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Ice Station Zebra (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   47%
22
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
23
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
24
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
25
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
The Bridge at Remagen (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
26
Topaz (1969)
Topaz (1969)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
27
Soldier Blue (1970)
Soldier Blue (1970)
Rotten Tomatoes®   38%
28
Frogs (1972)
Frogs (1972)
Rotten Tomatoes®   29%
29
The Crazies (1973)
The Crazies (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
30
Black Christmas (1974)
Black Christmas (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
31
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
32
Cross of Iron (1977)
Cross of Iron (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
33
Sorcerer (1977)
Sorcerer (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
34
The Sentinel (1977)
The Sentinel (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   50%
35
Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
Rotten Tomatoes®   80%
36
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Any Which Way You Can (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   20%
37
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Heaven's Gate (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   59%
38
Bachelor Party (1984)
Bachelor Party (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   54%
39
The Last Starfighter (1984)
The Last Starfighter (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
40
The Abyss (1989)
The Abyss (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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