Classic films which lived up to the hype?

[BabyJellyShark]

I feel like watching some classic movies over the festive period. Which movies lived up to their reputation for you? I know it's subjective to an extent but I'd appreciate any suggestions.

I'm throwing in The Godfather and Casablanca. They're now two of my favourite ever movies.

TIA

The Wicker Man.

Not to be watched with kids.

Rear Window.
Kind Hearts & Coronets.

The Full Monty

Top Gun (for the cheese factor)

Some like it hot

Got to go classic and festive: It’s A Wonderful Life

Casino Royale , The Italian Job ( Michael Caine ) , Barry Lyndon , Around The World in 80 Days , Rogue One

Star Wars

The Third Man
On The Waterfront
East Of Eden

Dial M for Murder!

My favourite ever film is the Merle Oberon/Laurence Olivier version of wuthering heights

Ohhh amazing shout. I've not seen that in years. Real cold Sunday afternoon in front of the box sort of movie that one

Yes to Wuthering Heights. Also Vertigo, Psycho, Whatever Happened to Baby Jane and Singing in the Rain

Dial M for Murder
Rear Window
Meet me in St Louis

The Godfather 1 & 2.
Cabaret
Brief Encounter
The Money Pit

Shawshank. Spectacularly good.

Good thread op I was going to start one.

Where eagles dare. Perfect for winter.

Gone with the wind

Cleopatra

Room at the top

Darling

Out of Africa

My pal Joey

Of course sunset boulevard

Die hard. Day of the jackel. Whiskey galore. Withnail.

Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines

Cabaret

Brief Encounter

I came on to same Casablanca!

witness for the prosecution, Marlene Dietrich

The original Little Women with Elizabeth Taylor as Amy. Just gorgeous.

Cat on a hot tin roof

I agree with so many of the previous ones, so:

The Big Sleep.
The Maltese Falcon.
In a Lonely Place.
The Caine Mutiny.
The African Queen.
Mr. Smith goes to Washington.
The Best Years of our Lives.
In Which We Serve.

To have and to have not

Withnail and I (not for children and young teens)
The Godfather1 and 2 (my favourite films of all time)
The Maltese Falcon
The Third Man
Double Indemnity
Laura
Some LIke it Hot
The Apartment
The Ladykillers (original Ealing comedy, not the Coen Bros remake)
The Odd Couple
The Lady Vanishes (original Hitchcock version from the 30s)
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Brief Encounter
Casablanca
Most Hitchcock films - but especially Rebecca, Suspicion, Shadow of a Doubt, Rear Window, Vertigo and North by Northwest
It's A Wonderful Life
His Girl Friday
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Sound of Music
Oliver!
Oklahoma
West Side Story (original)
The Sting
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Black Narcissus, The Red Shoes, I Know Where I'm Going and most other Powell and Pressburger films