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15 Old-School Movies That Never Get Old

These masterpieces of cinema have proven that they can endure the test of time.

Stefan Martyniak

Jul 18, 2016

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15 Old-School Movies That Never Get Old

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Back in 2012, I began using a website named Flickchart. The site allows its users to rank movies that they have seen by pairing them in a head-to-head match up. I was addicted to Flickchart for a year and a half and it helped broaden my horizons. I embarked on a journey to watch at least one movie a day for over a year. Some of the movies I watched went on to be some of my all time favorites. Unfortunately, I burnt myself out entirely and stopped watching movies for almost two years. Just last week, I had the privilege of watching "The Princess Bride" for the first time and this reignited my love for movies. I want to share a list of some of the best movies I have seen, with some being well known and others classified as hidden gems (no order):

15. 'Whats Eating Gilbert Grape' (1993)

Directed By: Lasse Hallstrom

Notable Cast: Johnny Depp, Leonardo Dicaprio and Juliette Lewis

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14. 'Pulp Fiction' (1994)

Directed By: Quentin Tarantino

Notable Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, John Travolta, Bruce Willis and Uma Thurman

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13. 'Rain Man' (1988)

Directed By: Barry Levinson

Notable Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Tom Cruise, and Valerie Golino

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12. 'Grave of the Fireflies' (1988)

Directed By: Isao Takahata

Notable Cast: Tsutomo Tatsumi, Ayano Shiraishi and Yoshiko Shinohara,

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11. 'Se7en' (1995)

Director: David Fincher

Notable Cast: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Spacey

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10. 'Casablanca' (1943)

Directed By: Michael Curtiz

Notable Cast: Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid and Claude Rains

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9. 'Stand and Deliver' (1988)

Directed By: Ramon Menendez

Notable Cast: Lou Diamond Philips, Rosanna de Soto and Andy Garcia

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8. 'Amélie' (2001)

Directed By: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Notable Cast: Audrey Tautou, Mathieu Kassovitz and Rufus

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7. 'The Sting' (1973)

Directed By: George Roy Hill

Notable Cast: Paul Newman, Robert Redford, Robert Shaw and Eileen Brennan

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6. 'The Princess Bride' (1987)

Directed By: Rob Reiner

Notable Cast: Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Billy Crystal, Andre the Giant, Mandy Patinkin and Chris Sarandon

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5. 'Leon: The Professional' (1994)

Directed By: Luc Besson

Notable Cast: Jean Reno, Natalie Portman and Gary Oldman

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4. 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' (1975)

Directed By: Milos Form Notable Cast: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher, William Redfield and Danny Devito

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3. 'City Lights' (1931)

Directed By: Charles Chaplin

Notable Cast: Charles Chaplin, Virginia Sherill and Florence Lee

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2. 'GoodFellas' (1990)

Directed By: Martin Scorsese

Notable Cast: Robert De Niro, Ray Liotta and Joe Pesci

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1. 'The Apartment' (1960)

Directed By: Billy Wilder

Notable Cast: Jack Lemmon, Fred MacMurray and Shirley MacLaine

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Each of these movies is special and unique in their own away. I tried my best to pick a solid variety of genres that spanned multiple decades. I HIGHLY recommend every single movie on this list!

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