What are some movies that are still amazing, even if you watch it now? Think movies that don't have sexist or similarly awful jokes that have aged poorly, with special effects that are still wonderful, and characters you can still relate with. Movies old and new are equally awesome :D

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[–] 13 points 1 day ago (3 children)

12 Angry Men, Amadeus, Gladiator, Jurassic Park, The Shining, to name a few. Practical effects always hold up better especially against early CGI.

There is a wealth of good movies out there if you're willing to dig a little. Sometimes you have to get out of your comfort zone or contextualize a film as being a product of its time. But there are great films in every decade back to the late 1920s. I mean, Wings is almost 100 years old but you can still watch it and see how it influenced films that came after.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago (1 child)

    12 Angry Men was one that immediately came to mind for me too.

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    Didn't want to watch it initially, got sucked in, stayed up late, felt like crap at work the next day, worth it.

    Being that my wife is from the other side of the planet, I tried it on her for a non-American reaction. I would characterise her as "utterly engrossed".

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