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CLASSICS
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Ben-Hur 1959
Casablanca 1942
Double Indemnity 1944
Metropolis 1927
The Night of the Hunter 1955
On the Waterfront 1954
The Third Man 1949
Touch of Evil 1958
Vertigo 1958
White Heat 1949
The Wizard of Oz 1939 | The Adventures of Robin Hood
1938
Few characters are as iconic as Sherwood Forest’s noble outlaw, and few actors ever made a role his own like Errol Flynn. With swashbuckling, acrobatic escapes that still amaze today, it set the standard for action-adventure. Mr. Costner, why’d you even bother?
Extra: James Cagney, best known for gangster films, was originally slated for the role.
 Lawrence of Arabia
1962
Thank heaven for 70-inch flat-screens. Now home-theater buffs can grasp at least some of the stunning grandeur of director David Lean’s epic about a flamboyant British officer’s exploits in Middle East during WWI, from quicksand closeups to brutal desert battles. Sure, Peter O’Toole’s legendary performance chews the scenery, but there’s plenty to spare.
Line, please: “Nothing is written.”
Kind Hearts and Coronets
1949
Don’t be thrown by the wussified title, this classic British comedy is as dark as they come. When an ambitious but poor social climber realizes that eight nobles (all played by Alec Guinness) stand in his way of gaining a cushy dukedom, he does the only sensible thing: murders them one by one.
Extra: Originally offered only four parts, Guinness asked the producers, “Why not eight?”
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NON-GRATUITOUS NUDITY
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Angel Heart 1987
Body Heat 1981
Boogie Nights 1997
Coffy 1973
Jackass: The Movie 2002
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971
Mulholland Drive 2001
Poison Ivy: The New Seduction 1997
Revenge of the Nerds 1984
10 1979 |  Wild Things
1998
This glorious sleazefest’s signature threesome is like the last Super Bowl—one side is in to win, the other side content to coast. Denise Richards bares all of her champagne-glistened body while Neve Campbell wears…a tank top. Even her inexplicable modesty can’t derail the high jinks.
Extra: Campbell later shed the tank top for non-threesome sex scenes. Thanks for nothing, Neve.
Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1982
If ever a movie were a time capsule and an ageless classic, this almost anthropological comedy about Cali high schoolers is it. The sound-track alone is a wonder, and really, Sean Penn deserved an Oscar for disappearing inside über-stoner Jeff Spicoli.
Rewind: C’mon, you already know—Phoebe Cate’s immortal poolside topless scene is the reason frame-by-frame was invented.
Carnal Knowledge
1971
Whether you identify with Jack Nicholson’s unrepentant cocksman or buddy Art Garfunkel’s befuddled romantic, this unsparing look at the sexual revolution will make any man squirm. Luckily, Ann-Margret and Candice Bergen at their peak help the medicine go down.
Extra: The U.S. Supreme Court had to overturn the obscenity conviction of a Georgia theater owner who dared show the movie.
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SO BAD THEY'RE GOOD
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Airport 1975 1974
Barbarella 1968
Battlefield Earth 2000
Beyond the Valley of the Dolls 1970
Death Race 2000 1975
Phantom of the Paradise 1974
Reefer Madness 1936
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1978
The Toxic Avenger 1985 |
Glen or Glenda?
1953
Plan 9 From Outer Space is a cohesive masterpiece compared to Ed Wood’s transvestite odyssey, a stock-footage patchwork bookended by Bela Lugosi monologues.
Showgirls
1995
This retroactively rationalized “farce”—a triumph of Cinemaxian sexploitation—unintentionally surpasses any Judd Apatow movie’s laugh-to-minute ratio.
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Page 1: Comedy & Buddy | Page 2: Action, War, & Westerns | Page 3: Rebels, Cops, & Criminals
Page 4: Horror, Sci-Fi, Art House, & Mindbenders | Page 5: Classics, Nudity, & Train Wrecks
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