Capital 'M' Movies
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What is a Capital 'M' Movie? A Capital 'M' Movie is many things. It's a movie that has, with few exceptions, all of the following..
1. Fun. Now fun comes in many flavors but in one way or another it's a movie so fun that you could almost start it over as soon as it finishes. And to get that kind of fun it usually means that the film is set within..
2. A unique, fully realized world. One that draws you in and sticks with you. One you can feel exists beyond the confines of this one story. One you find yourself wanting to revisit. And a world can only make you feel that way if it's populated with..
3. Human, three dimensional characters. People written and acted so well that we can genuinely feel for them and their struggle. But if we're going to empathize with that struggle requires..
4. A gripping, well paced story with stakes, stakes that feel real, stakes that grow as the story progressing leading to a satisfying finale. But even the most gripping store can fail to move us if it be told without..
5. Craftsmanship. Solid directing, editing, cinematography, sound design, the works.
Put all that together and you end up with something unforgettable, a movie both of its time and for all time. One you can watch over and over again without losing enjoyment. A movie that's a thrill to show to someone who hasn't seen it and a delight to watch with people who have. A real, Capital 'M' Movie.
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The General
1926, in 33 top lists Check -
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Duck Soup
1933, in 24 top lists Check -
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Ruggles of Red Gap
1935, in 8 top lists Check -
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Holiday
1938, in 8 top lists Check -
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Stagecoach
1939, in 21 top lists Check -
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Citizen Kane
1941, in 39 top lists Check -
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Casablanca
1942, in 39 top lists Check -
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To Be or Not to Be
1942, in 24 top lists Check -
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Arsenic and Old Lace
1944, in 9 top lists Check -
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Double Indemnity
1944, in 37 top lists Check -
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The Third Man
1949, in 37 top lists Check -
270 new
Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
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Rashômon
1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check -
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Harvey
1950, in 4 top lists Check -
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High Noon
1952, in 18 top lists Check -
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Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
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The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957, in 32 top lists Check -
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12 Angry Men
1957, in 30 top lists Check -
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Paths of Glory
1957, in 26 top lists Check -
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Some Like It Hot
1959, in 35 top lists Check -
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Psycho
1960, in 39 top lists Check -
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Yôjinbô
1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check -
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Tsubaki Sanjûrô
1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check -
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Lawrence of Arabia
1962, in 40 top lists Check -
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop...
1964, in 37 top lists Check -
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A Hard Day's Night
1964, in 18 top lists Check -
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Per un pugno di dollari
1964 — a.k.a. A Fistful of Dollars, in 9 top lists Check -
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Il buono, il brutto, il cattivo
1966 — a.k.a. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, in 29 top lists Check -
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The Dirty Dozen
1967, in 8 top lists Check -
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Cool Hand Luke
1967, in 13 top lists Check -
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The President's Analyst
1967, in 0 top lists Check -
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Night of the Living Dead
1968, in 20 top lists Check -
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C'era una volta il West
1968 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time in the West, in 29 top lists Check -
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Patton
1970, in 13 top lists Check -
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Dirty Harry
1971, in 17 top lists Check -
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Harold and Maude
1971, in 22 top lists Check -
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Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
1971, in 8 top lists Check -
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Jeremiah Johnson
1972, in 2 top lists Check -
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The Godfather
1972, in 42 top lists Check -
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Paper Moon
1973, in 7 top lists Check -
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Chinatown
1974, in 31 top lists Check -
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Blazing Saddles
1974, in 14 top lists Check -
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Young Frankenstein
1974, in 14 top lists Check -
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Monty Python and the Holy Grail
1975, in 23 top lists Check -
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Jaws
1975, in 29 top lists Check -
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Rocky
1976, in 20 top lists Check -
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Assault on Precinct 13
1976, in 6 top lists Check -
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Rolling Thunder
1977, in 3 top lists Check -
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Star Wars
1977, in 40 top lists Check -
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
1977, in 1 top list Check
Last updated on Feb 9, 2017;