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>570 movies, plus >350 mini-series and TV shows we've watched over the years that we rate as at least a 7 out of 10. Check imdb.com for more info on any title.
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Your mileage may vary - not responsible for divergent tastes - warning: some of these shows and movies contain graphic violence • Last update: 17 January 2026
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Bonus - an older list with an addtional 952 movies and shows that have not been sorted or rated - may duplicate some previously listings • and for those who are curious
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we only watch about 2 to 2.5 hours of movies or shows per day
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Classic Movies
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12001: A Space Odessey - we watched this again in 2017 - it totally holds up!
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2A Day at the Races - who can resist the zany antics of the Marx Bros?
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3A Man for All Seasons - Robert Shaw rocks the role of Henry VIII and Paul Scofield is amazing as Thomas Moore, oh and Orsen Wells is in here too!
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4A Night at the Opera - more Marx Bros
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5A Streetcar Named Desire - Stella!
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6Ace in the Hole - Billy Wilder flim starring Kirk Douglas - some parts are dated but it holds up as a cautionary tale about media exploitation
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7Adam's Rib - Tracy & Hepburn, need I say more?
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8Advise and Consent - Charles Laughton, Lew Ayres and Henry Fonda - a look at Senate confirmations allegedly based on Alger Hiss
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9After The Thin Man - nearly as good as the original Thin Man
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10All About Eve - Fasten your seatbelts, it's gonna be a bumpy ride!
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11All That Jazz - Bob Fossey directs a movie about his life, including his death! Slightly dated but still holds up well
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12Anatomy of a Murder - An Otto Preminger classic with Jimmy Stewart and Lee Remick - soundtrack by Duke Ellington
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13Animal Crackers - still more Marx Bros
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14Annie Hall - still crazy after all these years
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15Apocalypse Now - I love the smell of napalm in the morning
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16Arsenic and Old Lace - one of Cary Grant's finest!
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17Baby Face - Barbara Stanwyck is The Dame!
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18Bell, Book and Candle - dated but fun
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19Ben Hur - watched this in 2018 and it mostly holds up. Bonus: get ahold of the Celluloid Closet for a gilmpse into the gay subtexts of this film
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20Black Narcissus (The Archers) - anything by The Archers (Powell and Pressberger) is worth watching
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21Blow Up - dated period piece from the 60s, but worth watching
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22Bluebeard's Eighth Wife - Gary Cooper rocks!
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23Bringing Up Baby (Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn - what's not to like?)
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24Bullit - Steve McQueen in one of the greatest (and most implausible) car chases ever!
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25Caberet - still holds up! Liza is superb!
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26Call Northside 777 - classic noir!
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27Casablanca - Play it Sam. You played it for her, you can play it for me - recently rewatched and it's still fantastic!
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28Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - Who knew Burl Ives could be so menacing! Liz and Dick chew through the scenary!
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29Charlie Chaplin – City Lights - there is a reason this man is revered as a genius - he was!
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30Charlie Chaplin – The Gold Rush - If you only see one Charlie Chaplin film you are missing out, but this is the one to see!
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31Charlie Chaplin – The Great Dictator
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32Charlie Chaplin – The Kid
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33Charlie Chaplin – Modern Times (really any Charlie Chaplin film is worth seeing)
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34Chinatown - she's my sister and my daughter…
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35Citizen Cane - Rosebud was his…
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36Cool Hand Luke - What we have here is failure to communicate…
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37Damn Yankees - Ray Walston plays "Mr Applegate" and claims the soul of a old man transforming him into young slugger to beat the Yanks
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38Dinner at Eight - John & Lionel Barrymore, Billie Burke, Jean Harlow, great fun!
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39Duck Soup - Marx Bros again!
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40Double Indemnity - Fred MacMurray before he was the father of 3 sons…
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41Elmer Gantry - Burt Lancaster does a little scenery chewing…
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42F. W. Murnau's Faust - you won't believe how good this 1926 film is!
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43Five Easy Pieces - possibly the best restaurant scene in a movie - well the faked orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally is pretty good too...
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44Foreign Correspondent - A lesser known Hitchcock film but still a masterpiece - Joel McCrea and Lorraine Day
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45From Here to Eternity - Sinatra proves he can act!
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46Gentleman's Agreement - Gregory Peck stars as an undercover reporter digging into a story on antisemitism and learning the harsh reality of bigotry
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47Gold Diggers of 1933 - they don't make em like this anymore!
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48Grand Hotel - both Barrymores, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, stunning cast!
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49Great Expectations - Alec Guiness stars in this well done Dickens adaptation
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50Harvey - overlooked classic with Jimmy Stewart
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51High Noon - Gary Cooper & Grace Kelly
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52High Sierra - Bogie, need we say more?
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53Horse Feathers - yet another Marx Bros film
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54Hud - possibly Paul Newman's finest film
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55I Know Where I'm Going - Our introduction to The Archers: Powell & Pressberger, one of the all time great movie making teams!
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56Inherit the Wind - Spencer Tracy and Fredrick March - a must see!
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57Island of Lost Souls - Charles Laughton stars in an adaptation of H G Wells' Isle of Dr Moreau - movie is so-so, Laughton is fantastic!
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58It Happened One Night - Clark Gable and Claudette Cobert - she knows how to flag down a ride!
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59It's a Wonderful Life - "Got any money?" "Oh no! We don't use money in Heaven." "Yeah? Well it comes in awful handy down here bub!"
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60Jules and Jim - Francois Truffaut directs Jeanne Moreau in this tale of a love triangle based on the book by Henri-Pierre Roché
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61Kind Hearts and Coronets - Alec Guiness plays eight different members of an eccentric family in this terrific comedy
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62Klute - Jane Fonda and Donald Sutherland, what more could you ask for?
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63Lawrence of Arabia - sort of have to see it b/c of what it is, but really it's not so great - bring water, it's thristy work looking at all that sand!
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64Les Miserables - Fredrich March and Charles Laughton overact
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65Lifeboat - one of Hitchcock's finest - Tallulah Bankhead stars - wait til you see how Hitch manages his cameo!
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66Little Ceasar - Edward G Robinson as a different kind of gangster
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67Lola Montes - fascinating biopic about a most unusual woman who had affairs with Franz Liszt and Bavaria's King Ludwig
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68M (with Peter Lorrie) - one of Fritz Lang's finest! See this film before you die!
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69Manhattan - Woody before he became (revealed himself as) so creepy. Keaton is fab!
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70Man of a Thousand Faces - Jimmy Cagney as Lon Chaney, dated and over the top, but still worth watching
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71Marty - Ernest Borgnine won an Oscar for his role as a lonely butcher with an overbearing mother who meets the love of his life at a ballroom
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72M*A*S*H - best football scene in a comedic movie!
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73Meet John Doe - Coops at his best
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74Metropolis - see this film with a live orchestra accompaniment if at all possible
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75Monkey Business - the Marx Bros at sea
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76Mr. Deeds Goes to Town - We're big fans of "Coops"
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77Mr. Smith Goes to Washington - if only we had ppl like this there today!
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78Mrs. Miniver - we enjoyed this much more than we thought we would
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79Mutiny on the Bounty - Laughton & Gable or Brando & Howard, they're both fun!
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80My Man Godfrey - nothing like a good screwball comedy!
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81My Little Chickadee - W. C. Fields and Mae West - very fun (some rather shocking depictions of racial prejudice against Native Americans, but that was par for the course when the movie was made)
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82Night of the Iguana - Richard Burton chews the scenery up and spits it out!
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83North by Northwest - Some say Psycho was Hitch's best… I'd say this one is!
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84Notorious - more Hitchcock
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85Oliver Twist - Alec Guinness in the title role - a bit dated, but satisfying nonetheless
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86On the Waterfront - I coulda been somebody, I coulda been a contendah!
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87One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - possibly Nicholson's finest performance!
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88Operation Petticoat - Cary Grant and Tony Curtis star in this laugh out loud funny tale of a Navy sub in WWII - directed by Blake Edwards - great fun!
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89Othello - so so adaptation with Orson Wells in the title role
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90Out of the Past - one of the best noir films ever made
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91Papillon - Steve McQueen in the cooler - a lot!
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92Patton - George C Scott in his career defining role
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93Picadilly - silent film starring Anna Mae Wong, the first female Chinese movie star
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94Planet of the Apes - Which line is your fave? Get your paws off me you damned dirty ape! or, Damn them, damn them all to hell!?