Celebrated classics* that are not only as good as advertised but, just as importantly, are still fun to watch today.
*Classics defined here as "AFI 100 Years, 100 Movies"-type films released through 1975––the year Jaws invented the modern blockbuster.
Casablanca (1942)
The Third Man (1949)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Rear Window (1954)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Vertigo (1958)
The Apartment (1960)
Psycho (1960)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
The Godfather (1972)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
The Conversation (1974)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Jaws (1975)