Of course, Casablanca is already on my list as it's almost always the first recommendation.
I really love drama and romance, so any recommendations of that genre is greatly appreciated. I'd also like some horror/thriller/suspense movies as well for Halloween.
Thanks.
2007-10-27 09:24:13 · 12 answers · asked by Daisy 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Movies
HORROR:
The Haunting (original)
The Innocents
Curse of the Demon aka Night of the Demon
The Leopard Man
Psycho (original)
Burn, Witch, Burn!
Haunting of Hill House (original)
I Walked With a Zombie~far better than the title; eerie, haunting and beautiful
Beauty & the Beast~fantasy film by French director Jean Cocteau
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (original)~almost more horror than sci fi
Carnival of Souls (original)
Bride of Frankenstein
Cat People (original)
Curse of the Cat People
Isle of the Dead
Bedlam
The Tingler
The Mummy (original with Boris Karloff)
The Black Cat (Karloff and Bela Lugosi)
Dracula (original)
Rebecca (suspense with a spooky housekeeper)
I Married a Witch~comedic more than scary but very cute (Yes, it probably did inspire "Bewitched".)
The Uninvited (with Ray Milland)
Nosferatu (original)
Phantom of the Opera (with Lon Chaney, Jr.)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
SCI FI:
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Thing from Another World
I Married a Monster from Outer Space~It's far better than the title leads you to believe.
The Monster That Challenged the World
The Incredible Shrinking Man
Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
OTHER:
Elephant Man
Paper Moon
Raging Bull
Mildred Pierce
It Happened One Night
Bringing Up Baby
Arsenic & Old Lace
In a Lonely Place
Some Like It Hot
Sergeant York
High Noon
Meet John Doe (original)
The Maltese Falcon
Grapes of Wrath
Roman Holiday
Citizen Kane
Spellbound
Notorious
Harvey
Yankee Doodle Dandy
Fred Astaire/Ginger Rogers movies~Actually, the plots are sort of fluffy, but the dance numbers are wonderful!
42nd Street~This is where all of the stages cliches originated. "42nd Street" did them first!
The Bad and the Beautiful
Asphalt Jungle
Blackboard Jungle
Wuthering Heights (original)
Jane Eyre (original)
The Good Earth
Laura
Jezebel
The Thin Man~There are a number of films in this series with William Powell and Myrna Loy.
MIracle on 34th Street
Mr. Peabody & the Mermaid
The Great Ziegfeld
Christmas in Connecticut (original)
La Strada (Italian~subtitles)
Forbidden Games (French~subtitles)
Diabolique (French~subtitles)
Also, try the films of Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Humphrey Bogart, Clark Gable, Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Paul Muni, Fredric March, Mae West (She's outrageous!), W.C. Fields, and other brilliant stars.
2007-10-27 09:48:19 · answer #1 · answered by MystMoonstruck 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Seven Samurai (not just an action movie, it's superb storytelling)
Les Diaboliques (original french version) suspense, atmosphere and one of the best film endings ever- inspired Hitchcock to make Pyscho
Les Yeux sans Visage (Eyes without a face) genuinely horrific and poetic
The Wages of Fear - desperate men, driving unstable explosives through South American jungle- classic thriller
or if you don't like subtitles
Kind Hearts and Coronets- possible the best comedy film from/about England, dark humour, wittily done
Treasure of the Sierra Madre -well you seem to like Bogart
The Maltese Falcon -Bogart again
The Big Sleep -and again
2007-10-27 10:30:38 · answer #2 · answered by Skiərkæ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
casablanca was great, here are some other personal favorites in black and white.
The Bicycle Thief (Ladri di biciclette)
The Battle of Algiers (La Battaglia di Algeri)
Divorce, Italian Style (Divorzio all'italiana)
Good Night, and Good Luck
Le Samourai
8 1/2
2007-10-27 18:21:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
La Belle et La Bete and the original Hunchback of Notre Dame.
2007-10-27 09:32:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Haunting (original)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq74oz6mf3w
Bringing Up Baby
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9uUJQRzh4k
Queen Christina
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFrQmfNLtAQ
2007-10-27 09:43:39 · answer #5 · answered by kaijawitch 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
To Kill A Mockingbird
The original Psycho
2007-10-27 09:30:19 · answer #6 · answered by ♥☠Madame Joker☠♥ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Penny Serenade (Cary Grant & Irene Dunne)
It is a really good but sad drama. Keep the kleenex handy...
2007-10-27 09:47:12 · answer #7 · answered by heyjude 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A Streetcar Named Desire
2007-10-27 09:48:35 · answer #8 · answered by HP 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The original Night of the Living Dead is pretty scary. I'm watching it tonight!
2007-10-27 09:27:56 · answer #9 · answered by buttercup923 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Casablanca, Twelve Angry Men,
2007-10-27 09:32:22 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋