The 60 Best Classic Movies You Can Stream Right Now (Lifehacker)

[ificandream]

What exactly makes a movie a “classic” varies wildly and with the viewer, as does the appropriate timescale. For some, a movie from a decade ago might be eligible (I call these movie fans “children”). For others, you have to go back a lot further.

Today, I’m going to do the latter, taking a look at some of the great (or, at least, greatly entertaining) movies that were released no later than the tail end of 1970s. (Even if I find it personally distressing to label movies younger than I am “classics.”) Quibbling over semantics aside, these offerings prove how deeply rewarding it is to dig through the back catalog of motion picture history now and again.

Link: https://lifehacker.com/best-classic-movies-on-streaming

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The first 11 in the list: In the Heat of the Night, Rocky, All About Eve, Sounder, Casablanca, Jeanne Dielman, 32 Quai des Commerce, Black Girl, Metropolis, Only Angels Have Wings, Some Like It Hot.

I generally hate these "lists," but it seems like they didn't screw this one up too much.

[-misanthroptimist]

1. I've seen all but about a dozen of them.

I probably won't watch the ones I haven't seen for various reasons.

The only one on that list that I think is overrated massively is 2001. Boring, pretentious, and did I mention boring? Beautifully shot, though.