Some decades were harder to pick from than others. From the 1970s through today it was very hard to just pick 10 movies. For the 1940s it was hard to even find 10. Despite people's love for this era of moviemaking, I am not a fan of it. Film noir doesn't grab me. I don't particularly like the work of Orson Welles and Hitchcock and the phony way Bogart speaks in his films turns me off what others consider classics (Casablanca, Maltese Falcon). Still I muddled through and got 10 for each decade, minus the 1920s which I am woefully behind on.
There is no 1 to 10, because any one of these could be my favorite for that time period at a given moment. And if you wondered what my final criteria was, it is this. How many of these films have I seen multiple times and would watch again. Certain movies like Schindler's List, I have no desire to ever see again, despite acknowledging their greatness. Others like Clerks fell greatly in my esteem upon second viewings. I've seen most of these movies multiple times and will stop surfing the remote if one of these happens to be on. I'd love your feedback and challenges to any films listed or not. And please rent some of these if you haven't seen them already. I doubt you'll be disappointed.
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1920s--Only saw one movie from this decade and really liked it.
Metropolis
1930s
King Kong
Of Mice and Men
It Happened One Night
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
The Wizard of Oz
Gone With the Wind
Robin Hood
A Night at the Opera
Duck Soup
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town
1940s
Treasure of the Sierra Madre
The Great Dictator
Going My Way
Holiday Inn
Miracle on 34th Street
Shop Around the Corner
The Grapes of Wrath
Bells of St. Mary's
Oliver Twist
Three Godfathers
1950s
All About Eve
Mr. Roberts
African Queen
The Killing
The Night of the Hunter
The Quiet Man
12 Angry Men
Guns of Navarone
Singing in the Rain
The Caine Mutiny
1960s
Planet of the Apes
The Sound of Music
West Side Story
To Sir with Love
In the Heat of the Night
Dr. Strangelove
Inherit the Wind
Mad Mad World
Spartacus
To Kill a Mockingbird
1970s
The Godfather 1, 2
Jaws
The Exorcist
French Connection
Rocky 2
Blazing Saddles
Taking the Pelham 1 2 3
Network
All the President's Men
Patton
1980s
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Poltergeist
Rain Man
Field of Dreams
The Untouchables
Wall Street
Die Hard
Platoon
Aliens
Empire Strikes Back
1990s
Forrest Gump
Lion King
Dumb and Dumber
Babe
Goodfellas
Silence of the Lambs
Terminator 2
Toy Story 2
Saving Private Ryan
LA Confidential
2000s
King Kong
Lord of the Rings 2, 3, 1
Kill Bill Vol. 1
School of Rock
Elf
Snatch
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
The Incredibles
The Bourne Identity, Ultimatum
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