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20 Great movies
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UnforgivenUnforgiven
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The finest western of the last 40 years and a sterling performance from Eastwood in a gripping yet very human tale of the duality of Man
The ShiningThe Shining
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A modern horror classic from Kubrick the master, the last truly great horror movie
Where's Poppa?Where's Poppa?
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A wonderfully amusing non politically correct comedy featuring the great Ruth Gordon and the woefully underrated George Segal
Flash GordonFlash Gordon
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Fabulous albeit campy but thoroughly entertaining SciFi hokum
Children of Paradise - Criterion CollectionChildren of Paradise - Criterion Collection
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Truly epic romantic without being sickly, perfect acting and the cinematic equivalent of the best epic novels
The Masque of the Red Death / The Premature BurialThe Masque of the Red Death / The Premature Burial
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Price at his best, fantastically macabre
Race With the DevilRace With the Devil
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Brilliant horror cum road movie, with great car chases and creepy atmosphere
IncubusIncubus
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Little known horror featuring William Shatner in one of his greatest roles and in the peculiar language of esperanto
Vertigo (Collector's Edition)Vertigo (Collector's Edition)
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Hitchcock's greatest movie and James Stewart's greatest performance
SuspiriaSuspiria
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Dario Argento's masterpiece, a stylistically striking pallete of blood and the macabre
The Exorcist (The Version You've Never Seen)The Exorcist (The Version You've Never Seen)
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Still powerful after all these years
Singin' in the Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)Singin' in the Rain (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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The perfect antidote for depression, far more effective than prozac
Jaws (30th Anniversary Edition)Jaws (30th Anniversary Edition)
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Worth it for the wonderful performance from Robert Shaw
The ApartmentThe Apartment
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to justify those romantics still left out there
Aguirre, the Wrath of GodAguirre, the Wrath of God
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the only one of Herzog's movies that isn't overrated
The Stepford WivesThe Stepford Wives
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Forget the remake, this is where its at
The Long GoodbyeThe Long Goodbye
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Elliot Gould at his most quirky
Being ThereBeing There
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Peter Sellers greatest performance, and at his most subtle too
The Big LebowskiThe Big Lebowski
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The Coen Brothers greatest movie and Bridges too of course
Heat (Two-Disc Special Edition)Heat (Two-Disc Special Edition)
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The greatest crime thriller of the last 30 odd years