Sorry, not a proper AIBU but would like suggestions for a classic movie

[Rainbunny]

We started a tradition of "Classic Movie Night" once a month during lockdown in our house and it's my turn tonight but I'm stumped? We like movies from all genres including movies dating from the 1930's to 2000's. We're all adults so no need to be kid-friendly. I'm grateful for any suggestions!

Before Sunrise / sunset / midnight. Do all 3 in one go.

Shawshank Redemption, Gone with the Wind, Thelma and Louise

Night of the Hunter, Robert Mitchum and Shellie Winters

There was a thread about just this a few months ago, it ran for pages. Will see if I can find it.

It Happened One Night

Here you go: www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/4482633-Recommend-to-me-old-films

The Philadelphia Story or High Society (Musical version) - fab
Mr Smith Goes To Washington
Roman Holiday
A Night To Remember
Last of the Mohicans
Goodfellas
Pride
Brassed Off

“Classic” is hard to define, for me it means “everyone should see this film”, not necessarily “this film will change your life/is groundbreaking”

Dr Strangelove
Some Like It Hot
Blazing Saddles
Young Frankenstein
Weekend At Bernie’s

Postman Always Rings Twice
Gilda
Casablanca

Dangerous Liaisons

Psycho
Strangers on a train
North by northwest
Vertigo
Rear window

Can you tell I'm a Hitchcock fan?!?

Pretty much anything with Peter Sellers in it - The Mouse That Roared is highly underrated.

Thanks everyone! Lot's of great suggestions and especially thanks to 007DoubleOSeven for posting the older thread. I think we're going to watch "Twelve Angry Men" but I also want to see "It happened one night."

I'm also a massive Hitchcock fan so we've seen all of his movies several times but I was reminded about Alistair Sims movies like "School for Scoundrels" and the original St Trinians movies - so great!

Have you ever seen The Lodger? Im desperate to see it but cant work out where to get it from

What, literally anything?! That's a long list...

All About Eve
Some Like It Hot
Singing In The Rain
Brief Encounter
Mrs Miniver
This Happy Breed
North By Northwest
Rebecca
Crossfire
Double Indemnity
Jezebel
39 Steps
From Here To Eternity
Sullivan's Travels
Mr Smith Goes To Washington
The Shop Around The Corner
Arsenic and Old Lace
The Third Man
Our Man in Havana
Kind Hearts and Coronets
Lavender Hill Mob
The Ladykillers
In A Lonely Place
the African Queen
Casablanca
Dead of Night
Night of the Demon
... I could go on...

It looks like the full movie version of The Lodger can be seen on YouTube:

The Ladykillers or really anything Ealing. Double Indemnity. Ask a Policeman. Bringing up Baby. The Lady Vanishes.

Do you count films in other languages?

Tampopo is absolutely a film everyone should see! It's wonderful.

Classic English sci-fi such as The Day The Earth Caught Fire and Quatermass.

WW2 'propaganda' such as In Which We Serve and The Way To The Stars.

Espionage - any of the early adaptations of John Le Carre's The Spy Who Came In From The Cold, the original Ipcress File and Funeral In Berlin.

I'd watch any of those right now! And actually, I might!

The Italian job (original)
2001 a space odyssey
Pulp fiction
Watership down (original)

Another vote for It Happened One Night. Perfect, magnificent film.

Otherwise:
Days of Heaven
Top Hat
To Be or Not To Be.

Citizen Kane
The Third Man
Meet me in St Louis
True Grit (original)
The Magnificent Seven (original) and The Seven Samurai
The Bishop's Wife
On the Town
Gigi
Breakfast at Tiffany's
An American in Paris
Whatever Happened to Baby Jane

A few of my rainy afternoon films

Stalag 17
Seven Samurai
Jackie Brown
Enter the Dragon
Ice Cold in Alex
Jaws
The Color Purple
Robocop (the original/proper one)
Starship Troopers
The Raid & Raid 2
Steel Magnolias
In The Mood For Love
The Devil Wears Prada

A Matter of Life and Death
I Know Where I'm Going
Passport to Pimlico
The Green Man
An Inspector Calls

and all of the Hitchcocks and the other Powell & Pressburger movies

We did loads of musicals...
Seven brides
Calamity Jane
Bells of St Mary's
The Music Man
Carousel
Oklahoma
Evita
Lots and lots