What movies did people look up to during the 80s/90s? (midwest.social)

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You know how, today, we take inspiration or look up to “classic” films like The Godfather and The Shawshank Redemption? Well, what did people in the 80s/90s look up to? 70s movies? Black and white movies? What were seen as classics back then?

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[-] Got_Bent@lemmy.world 18 points 2 months ago

Off the top of my head:

Casablanca

Citizen Kane

It's a Wonderful Life

The Wizard of Oz

Ben Hur

Cleopatra

Giant

Rebel Without a Cause

American Graffiti

The Graduate

Psycho

North by Northwest

[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Let me throw 12 Angry Men on the pile. I've rarely (maybe never) been so astonished at..., whatever that movie is. Grabs you by the short and curlies, won't let go. And the premise could hardly sound more boring.

[-] patchexempt@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

thank you for the reminder to rewatch north by northwest

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Add The Ten Commandments to your list. So let it be written. So let it be done.

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