Top 10 Underrated Classic Hollywood Movies
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Date: 2023-11-21
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DanielOrme
Every noir fan has Out Of The Past at or near the top of their list, with In A Lonely Place not far behind, so I can't call them underrated.
There's a plethora of female filmmakers from Hollywood's golden age 7: 13 Actually, no. Female directors weren't rare in the silent era, but by the late 1930's there was only Dorothy Arzner. After her retirement, from the 1940's to the 1960's the ONLY female director to be found in Hollywood movies was Ida Lupino.
Make Way For Tomorrow is a genuinely underrated great movie. After years of film buffery, I had never heard of it before stumbling over it, and when I've recommended it to people I know love old movies, I have yet to find one who knew anything about it.
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Every noir fan has Out Of The Past at or near the top of their list, with In A Lonely Place not far behind, so I can't call them underrated.
There's a plethora of female filmmakers from Hollywood's golden age 7: 13 Actually, no. Female directors weren't rare in the silent era, but by the late 1930's there was only Dorothy Arzner. After her retirement, from the 1940's to the 1960's the ONLY female director to be found in Hollywood movies was Ida Lupino.
Make Way For Tomorrow is a genuinely underrated great movie. After years of film buffery, I had never heard of it before stumbling over it, and when I've recommended it to people I know love old movies, I have yet to find one who knew anything about it.
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Kelley
The Women (1939) isn't really overlooked. Stage Door (1937, however, is. The Women is often cited as a feminist film, but it really isn't; yet the underrated Stage Door gives us flawed, funny female characters focused not on love/marriage but on finding success on the stage. That makes it, for its time, far more unique than The Women.
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The Women (1939) isn't really overlooked. Stage Door (1937, however, is. The Women is often cited as a feminist film, but it really isn't; yet the underrated Stage Door gives us flawed, funny female characters focused not on love/marriage but on finding success on the stage. That makes it, for its time, far more unique than The Women.
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markmh835
1964? (Fail Safe) Since when is a movie made that late considered classic Hollywood?
Also, are there really people (above a certain age) who are unfamiliar with Key Largo with Bogie and Bacall? I would think that that hit song from the 1970s would have driven people to that movie.
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1964? (Fail Safe) Since when is a movie made that late considered classic Hollywood?
Also, are there really people (above a certain age) who are unfamiliar with Key Largo with Bogie and Bacall? I would think that that hit song from the 1970s would have driven people to that movie.
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blkd25
They Live By Night - I saw 20 years ago by accident and fell in love with it.
They Made Me A Fugitive - Underrated film noir
The Fugitive Kind - IMO, the last good Marlon Brando film before he struggled in the 60s.
I don't think Key Largo is underrated at all imo
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They Live By Night - I saw 20 years ago by accident and fell in love with it.
They Made Me A Fugitive - Underrated film noir
The Fugitive Kind - IMO, the last good Marlon Brando film before he struggled in the 60s.
I don't think Key Largo is underrated at all imo
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Jane
I bet you can tell which actors that I love by my picks. My Man Godfrey, The Libeled Lady, My Favorite Wife, I Remember Mama, and Life With Father. Maybe the only one that's really underrated is I Remember Mama but the others aren't mentioned enough.
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I bet you can tell which actors that I love by my picks. My Man Godfrey, The Libeled Lady, My Favorite Wife, I Remember Mama, and Life With Father. Maybe the only one that's really underrated is I Remember Mama but the others aren't mentioned enough.
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Clarence
The Women was remake in 2008. It starred Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett, Eva Mendes, Bette Midler and others. Needless to say, audiences and critics were very unkind. And rightfully so. Remakes are today's Hollywood's way of saying 'Duh!
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The Women was remake in 2008. It starred Meg Ryan, Jada Pinkett, Eva Mendes, Bette Midler and others. Needless to say, audiences and critics were very unkind. And rightfully so. Remakes are today's Hollywood's way of saying 'Duh!
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wowbobwow37
The first 2 films I thought of were In A Lonely Place and Out of the Past. Nice pick Fail Safe.
Here's some others
Ball of Fire
Black Narcissus
The Night of the Iguana
Ace in the Hole
Shadow of a Doubt
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The first 2 films I thought of were In A Lonely Place and Out of the Past. Nice pick Fail Safe.
Here's some others
Ball of Fire
Black Narcissus
The Night of the Iguana
Ace in the Hole
Shadow of a Doubt
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I've
I like the list but none seem underrated to me, maybe i'm in a classic movies bubble but they are all very well-known in the circle of people i chat at twitter etc. Regardless, i've seen them all and they are indeed all great.
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I like the list but none seem underrated to me, maybe i'm in a classic movies bubble but they are all very well-known in the circle of people i chat at twitter etc. Regardless, i've seen them all and they are indeed all great.
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Fabrisse
Key Largo and In a Lonely Place are hardly unknown or underrated. The Women has its own classic status.
I've long loved The Scarlet Empress, but so many of the Dietrich - von Sternberg movies have been forgotten.
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Key Largo and In a Lonely Place are hardly unknown or underrated. The Women has its own classic status.
I've long loved The Scarlet Empress, but so many of the Dietrich - von Sternberg movies have been forgotten.
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Nancy
I've seen and own most of these movies. Fantastic cinema!
Out of the Past was updated in the 80's called Against All Odds. Jane Greer from Out of the Past is in Against All Odds as Rachael Ward's mother Mrs. Wyler.
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I've seen and own most of these movies. Fantastic cinema!
Out of the Past was updated in the 80's called Against All Odds. Jane Greer from Out of the Past is in Against All Odds as Rachael Ward's mother Mrs. Wyler.
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Dan_Gaming_Fan
With all of today's historical drama's like _The Crown_ and _Bridgerton, The Scarlet Empress_ would probably di extremely well if released today. It should really get a remake some day.
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With all of today's historical drama's like _The Crown_ and _Bridgerton, The Scarlet Empress_ would probably di extremely well if released today. It should really get a remake some day.
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AlanWhit
Fails Safe is so underrated (except by George Clooney). Strangelove mines the material for laughs but Fails Safe plays it straight. Greta performances by EVERY actor from FONDA to DELUISE
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Fails Safe is so underrated (except by George Clooney). Strangelove mines the material for laughs but Fails Safe plays it straight. Greta performances by EVERY actor from FONDA to DELUISE
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katarina
Lady Eve, Ninotchka, His girl Friday, Notorious, stalag 13, witness for the prosecution, long hot summer, trouble with Harry, inherit the wind, barefoot in the park, are also underrated.
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Lady Eve, Ninotchka, His girl Friday, Notorious, stalag 13, witness for the prosecution, long hot summer, trouble with Harry, inherit the wind, barefoot in the park, are also underrated.
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Celeste
I would really love to watch old black-and-white movies. But I don't know where to watch them at so if anyone has any special places that I can watch them comment after my comment.
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I would really love to watch old black-and-white movies. But I don't know where to watch them at so if anyone has any special places that I can watch them comment after my comment.
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Riza1890
I highly recommend Make Way for Tomorrow. It was later remade in the 1950's called the Toyko Story. The remake was very good. One movie that is underrated God's Little Acre (1958)
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I highly recommend Make Way for Tomorrow. It was later remade in the 1950's called the Toyko Story. The remake was very good. One movie that is underrated God's Little Acre (1958)
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Kristina
The Women is an absolute masterpiece! My second favorite movie behind Imitation of Life. Lucile Watson who plays Norma Shearer's mother in the movie is an extraordinary gem!
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The Women is an absolute masterpiece! My second favorite movie behind Imitation of Life. Lucile Watson who plays Norma Shearer's mother in the movie is an extraordinary gem!
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Cashel
Now Voyager, The Letter, Of Human Bondage, Mr Skeffington, All About Eve, Jezebel, The Anniversary, The Nanny and In This Our Lives
Guess Im a Bette Davis fan
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Now Voyager, The Letter, Of Human Bondage, Mr Skeffington, All About Eve, Jezebel, The Anniversary, The Nanny and In This Our Lives
Guess Im a Bette Davis fan
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Sierra
I watched the man who laughs and I was very pleasantly surprised by how good it was. I found myself actually enjoying it. If you get the chance to watch it do.
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I watched the man who laughs and I was very pleasantly surprised by how good it was. I found myself actually enjoying it. If you get the chance to watch it do.
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John
Larceny Inc. is a great film. Eddie G Robinson playing a gangster trying to straight and ultimately falling back to old habits against his will. Great flick
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Larceny Inc. is a great film. Eddie G Robinson playing a gangster trying to straight and ultimately falling back to old habits against his will. Great flick
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SarahTennyo
The Great Lie belongs on this list. It could have been just an average melodrama, but Bette Davis and Mary Astor's performances make it outstanding.
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The Great Lie belongs on this list. It could have been just an average melodrama, but Bette Davis and Mary Astor's performances make it outstanding.
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jellogirl2010
A movie that I never hear people talk about is The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. It's one of my favorites of all time and I wish more people knew about it.
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A movie that I never hear people talk about is The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. It's one of my favorites of all time and I wish more people knew about it.
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Janine
The Women is 1 of my favourite movies along with Mrs. Miniver, The Thin Man, The man who came to dinner, and Christmas in Connecticut just to say a few.
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The Women is 1 of my favourite movies along with Mrs. Miniver, The Thin Man, The man who came to dinner, and Christmas in Connecticut just to say a few.
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indy1989
3: 14 So glad they clarified that Edward G. Robinson is currently dead. He'd only be 129 today. But seriously, these are all great classic flicks.
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3: 14 So glad they clarified that Edward G. Robinson is currently dead. He'd only be 129 today. But seriously, these are all great classic flicks.
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skye
This us one of the most boring pointless lists yall have put out. Truly disappointed as a loyal fan watchmojo. Please do more interesting shit
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This us one of the most boring pointless lists yall have put out. Truly disappointed as a loyal fan watchmojo. Please do more interesting shit
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Camilla
Oh I almost forgot Arsenic and Old Lace, Harvey, the Thin Man, My Man Godfrey, You never can tell, What a Way to Go, Cabin in the Sky
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Oh I almost forgot Arsenic and Old Lace, Harvey, the Thin Man, My Man Godfrey, You never can tell, What a Way to Go, Cabin in the Sky
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Bryn
how about INTRUDER IN THE DUST? Especially with 1949 being way before the movies were generally considered to be into civil rights.
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how about INTRUDER IN THE DUST? Especially with 1949 being way before the movies were generally considered to be into civil rights.
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collin
What about Stage Door? Love the all-star cast, love the story line, love the clash of personalities between Hepburn and Rogers!
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What about Stage Door? Love the all-star cast, love the story line, love the clash of personalities between Hepburn and Rogers!
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Virginia
The Women! Often overlooked? Whatever gave MsMojo that idea? I do agree, however, with the inclusion of The Scarlet Empress.
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The Women! Often overlooked? Whatever gave MsMojo that idea? I do agree, however, with the inclusion of The Scarlet Empress.
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Phil
I've only seen fail safe on your list but I have HBO max that has a tcm hub my favorites are Gary Cooper and bette Davis movies
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I've only seen fail safe on your list but I have HBO max that has a tcm hub my favorites are Gary Cooper and bette Davis movies
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calm
I think Night Of The Hunter with Robert Mitcham and Shirley Winters is a great movie! The use of black and white is great!
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I think Night Of The Hunter with Robert Mitcham and Shirley Winters is a great movie! The use of black and white is great!
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