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May 13, 2024 · Whether it's an all-time favorite that you're eager to rewatch or a well-known title that you need to scratch off your must-watch list, Netflix has a bountiful slate of classic movies to look through. We're here to help with our own recommendations of the best classic movies on Netflix right now.
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1 day ago · From '60s favorites like 'Psycho' to more modern masterpieces like 'Oldboy,' here are the 12 best classic movies on Netflix right now.
- 25 Animal House
- 24 Cairo Station
- 23 Saladin
- 22 Mobile Suit Gundam
- 21 Legends of The Fall
- 20 Out of Africa
- 19 Conan The Barbarian
- 18 Airport
- 17 White Christmas
- 16 Monty Python and The Holy Grail
Animal House might not have won any prestigious awards in its day (though the screenplay was nominated by the Writers Guild of America for Best Comedy), but the 1978 movie has become one of a few cult classics available on Netflix. Starring Jim Belushi, Karen Allen, and Kevin Bacon, the movie follows the least respected fraternity on a college camp...
Egypt’s Cairo Stationearned director Youssef Chahine recognition among the film festival circuit in Europe after its 1958 release. It was also Egypt’s official submission to the Academy Awards that year to be considered for a Best Foreign Film nomination. Though it didn’t get the nomination from the Academy, it did leave a lasting impression on aud...
Saladinis an Egyptian historical epic and one of many Egyptian classics that have been added to Netflix’s international catalog. The movie is inspired by the real-life Saladin, the first Sultan to rule over Egypt and Syria, and a leader during the Third Crusades. While the movie takes a lot of historical liberties with the story being told, it’s on...
Mobile Suit Gundam is one of Japan’s best-known classic animated franchises. The 1981 movie, available on Netflix, isn’t actually the first. 1981 marked a rerelease of the 1979 anime series. The anime was recut into three movies so that the story could be enjoyed in a shorter sitting. Set far in the future, two factions of humanity are at war over ...
A western set during the early 20th century, Legends of the Fall is inspired by a novella by Jim Harrison and centers on a trio of brothers during World War I and the Prohibition Era. While it isn’t exactly a groundbreaking western, it’s a beautifully shot movie that earned an Academy Award for Best Cinematography as well as a handful of other Gold...
Out Of Africa, inspired by a memoir by Karen Blixen about her time owning a farm in Nairobi, is a dramatic showcase for Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. While liberties are taken with some of the historic context to tell the story, the movie has been described as an “epic romance.” Streep and Redford’s chemistry carries much of the movie, as does i...
Among the classics on Netflix is Conan The Barbarian. Based on the pulp novels of the 1930s that centered on the titular character, Conan The Barbarianis a fantasy story that doesn’t shy away from violence. In fact, when initially released in theaters, those who were critical of the movie condemned the violent scenes because so many action heroes o...
Airport was called corny and even overblown by critics at the time of its release. Despite that, it made its $10 million dollar budget back tenfold, and it earned 10 Oscar nominations, one of which the movie won: Best Supporting Actress for Helen Hayes. The movie’s bigger claim to fame, however, is that it ushered in the creation of disaster movies...
The Irving Berlin song “White Christmas” was actually released a decade before Paramount made this classic holiday movie. The song featured in the movie, however, is a new version of the track, and Berlin himself suggested using the song to make a movie a few years earlier. Starring Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, and Rosemary Clooney, the movie follows a...
Classic movies on Netflix run the gamut from romance to drama to comedy, but there are few comedies that satirize stories quite like the Monty Python movies. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is one of the most beloved satires. In this case, the story satirizes the legend of King Arthur, a story that has been remade for movies, television, and books ...
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- All Quiet on the Western Front (2022) Based on the 1929 literary novel — which was later adapted into an Oscar-winning movie in 1930, a made-for-TV movie in 1979, and finally, a film released theatrically and on Netflix in 2022 — this German language World War I movie remains one of the starkest examples of anti-war sentiment in cinematic history.
- The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) The Coen Brothers got tired of limiting themselves to one narrative in their projects, so for their Netflix film, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, they decided to mix it up and tell multiple stories.
- Beasts of No Nation (2015) Another war film, the powerful drama Beasts of No Nation follows a brutal civil dispute in Africa as told through the eyes of a child soldier.
- Da 5 Bloods (2020) Wars and wounds collide in Spike Lee's 2020 film Da 5 Bloods, a meditation on race, generational trauma, and American intervention. Toggling between the past and present, the film follows four Black war veterans as they return to Vietnam, intent on recovering a locker of gold bars and the body of their fallen friend and squad leader, Stormin' Norman (Chadwick Boseman), both of which were lost during a napalm strike.
Feb 23, 2023 · Netflix movies don't have the best reputation — but these 23 films are critically-acclaimed triumphs that demand a space in your watchlist.
Feb 1, 2024 · The 15 Best Netflix Original Movies of All Time, Ranked According to IMDb. It's no secret that Netflix is losing steam, with the streaming giant losing subscribers by the hundreds of...
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