I turn 60 next Thursday and I'm doing a movie binge-athon all day

[steve2470]

I have never seen Casablanca, believe it or not, so it's first on my list. I also have never seen Citizen Kane. I have Amazon Prime which includes movies, and I'm also going to raid Google Movies.

Any other suggestions ? I do prefer color over black and white and newer over later, but if it's a classic older movie, I'm open to it. They don't have to be comedies but nothing really sad, please.

I see my older brother the next day, so that will be wonderful. He lives 4 hours away.

Suggestions ? Thank you very much in advance!

Steve

[safeinOhio]

1. If you want to see an movie

about a guy like trump that gets his in the end, ckevk out A Face In The Crowd with Andy Griffin.

[steve2470]

57. thank you! nt

[Soxfan58]

2. Key lago

Gone with the wind, African Queen, The Graduate, A Quite Man, and many more. Have fun I just turned 60. LIfe is just getting good!

[bigbrother05]

3. The Quiet Man has the alltime classic fight scene

To Kill a Mockingbird
Bringing Up Baby

[Soxfan58]

4. Maureen O'Hara

What a acting performance. My parents favorite movie, seeing my mom was irish.

[gratuitous]

11. If you do watch Key Largo, pair it with Stagecoach

Claire Trevor is in both movies, and both movies center around an unlikely bunch of people thrown together in a situation fraught with danger. The delightful Miss Trevor plays two very different characters in the two movies.

[FSogol]

5. North by Northwest, Lost Horizon, You Can't Take It With You, Harvey

Enjoy.

[steve2470]

59. thank you! nt

[JDC]

6. Along the lines of Bogart and B/W: The Maltese Falcon is a Fav

Others have mentioned some Hitchcock already.

The Fortune Cookie always works its way into a marathon w me.

Have fun and Happy Bday

[steve2470]

61. Thank you for suggestions and birthday wishes :) nt

[empedocles]

76. Casablanca still works over and over

[Dave Starsky]

7. High Noon streams for free on Prime.

It's not color, but it is a classic, one-of-a-kind western. It was a direct reaction to the Hollywood blacklists of the Joseph McCarthy era. It pissed off a lot of people.

You might have already seen it, but there might be others here on DU who haven't, and they should.

[steve2470]

65. thank you! nt

[csziggy]

8. For light hearted fun "The Trouble with Harry"

An underrated film, not seen often but loads of fun with a great cast.

[steve2470]

69. thank you! nt

[samnsara]

9. i made hubby take me on a cruise to Alaska on my 60th....

…..but for movie ideas.. Alices Restaurant......Eraserhead…..EZ Rider....any old Woodstock footage....and my fav MUSIC MAN ( only cuz I saw it at Theater By the Sea in Wakefield, Rhode island and oh my...!)..


my bday is Sat so Happy Bday fellow Leo...

[steve2470]

37. thank you, I am on the cusp of Leo and Virgo

Most astrologers call me a Virgo, a few call me a Leo.

[PennyK]

10. If you haven't seen it, AMELIE

Sweet, funny, ironic, and most lovely. It's also where the "Roaming Gnome" in the travel ads came from.

[steve2470]

38. thank you! nt

[TexasBushwhacker]

12. Late 60s and 70s classics

Serpico, 5 Easy Pieces, Catch 22, MASH, Bonnie and Clyde, Easy Rider, etc. It was an incredibly rich time for filmmaking and at our age (I'm 61) it's right in our wheelhouse.

https://m.imdb.com/list/ls000024359/

Also Dazed and Confused for a deja vu experience. I swear they got hold of my high school wardrobe somehow!

[Iggo]

20. I went to high school from '75 to '79...

...and I gotta tell you, nobody has ever gotten the wardrobe as right on as that movie. Took me right back there.

[TexasBushwhacker]

21. I graduated in '75

I remember zipping up my jeans with a pair of pliers and there were a couple of shirts in the movie that I owned.

[Upthevibe]

73. I graduated in '75 as well...from W.B. Ray High School

in Corpus Christi, Texas....Been livin' in California most of my adult life....

[samnsara]

79. i graduated in 68 and back then we were zipping jeans by lieing flat on the bed and using pliers

...

[steve2470]

39. thank you! nt

[mrmpa]

13. You should think about 60 films.........

one from 1958, one from 1959, etc,

[steve2470]

40. thank you! nt

[First Speaker]

14. The Incredibly Strange People Who Stopped Living...

...And Became Mixed-Up Zombies. It's the film version of Omarosa's book.

[Aristus]

15. Wonderful movies, both of them. See them in black-and-white.

Some people these days see Citizen Kane and just shrug, wondering what all the shouting is about. That's not an invalid observation; but they're watching the film in a completely different context than the original audience for the film.

Everything that made the film innovative for the time, rapid cuts and scene changes, montages, overlapping dialogue, deep-focus cinematography, are all common coin today, and don't make the impression on us that they did to audiences in 1941. Watch with an open mind. Forget the hype - THE GREATEST AMERICAN FILM OF ALL TIME!!! and just watch it on its own merits. It still holds up.

[steve2470]

53. thanks, I know I absolutely MUST see both of those movies

People have given me a wonderful list so far, so I will run out of birthday hours before I run out of films hahaha

[smirkymonkey]

16. One of my favorite classics - Charade with Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn.

It's a murder mystery thriller, but very tongue-in-cheek and comedic at the same time. Also starring Walter Matthau, George Kennedy, James Coburn and others. Setting is in the French Alps and in Paris. Very entertaining!

[Kurt V.]

31. i love that movie. Breakfast at Tiffany's with Hepburn is good too

[steve2470]

68. thank you! nt

[steve2470]

66. thank you! nt

[IrishEyes]

17. Have you seen Godfather 1 and 2?

I finally watched them a few months ago.

[steve2470]

41. yes I have, forgotten most of them lol nt

[empedocles]

78. Then you need to see GF 1 again, study Brando

[ADX]

82. The two best movies in cinematic history...

...bar none.

[rurallib]

18. If you have never seen "Young Frankenstein" or "Blazing Saddles" by Mel Brooks

they are a must see.

Some one on here reminded me the other day of "A Boy and His Dog" a really funny sci-fi that is kind of a cult classic.

[steve2470]

42. never seen ABaHD but seen the two others, thanks! nt

[Aristus]

67. If you see the film 'A Boy And His Dog', follow up by reading the source material,

the short story of the same name by Harlan Ellison. It's quite a bit more shocking; instead of the young adult Don Johnson, the protagonist in the short story is only fifteen.

[LeftInTX]

19. I second Blazing Saddles

I didn't see it at the theaters.

Saw it on Netflix a few months ago. It was hilarious.

Have you seen Airplane?

[steve2470]

43. yes I've seen Blazing Saddles and Airplane

Both are great films.

[Rhiannon12866]

22. Two of my favirite movies are "A Thousand Clowns" and "Local Hero"

And I agree about "Bringing Up Baby!"

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059798/




https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085859/




https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029947/

[Snellius]

24. Two quirky classics.

A Thousand Clowns is a lost little gem you never see any more. Local Hero though has always been one of those films everyone says it's cool to like but never really could. Even watched it again to see what I was missing and found it even harder to find.

[Rhiannon12866]

25. A Thousand Clowns has long been my favorite

I agree the characters are quirky and unusual, but that's what I like about it. It's clever and unlike anything else, not something we see all that much these days. And in 1984 when I bought my VCR, I was allowed to pick one free movie and "Local Hero" was my choice. I've been to Scotland and Ireland, loved it there so that's probably why I liked it.

[Snellius]

27. "Yes, sir, that's my baby", sung with ukulele, never gets out of your head. Sweetest love song ever.

Thousand Clowns may be the sweetest, most human love story that affirms that love is always worth the risks. Especially in a "love is dead" age. Maybe that's why no one ever sees it anymore.

Scotland must be wonderful. Magical. Mystical. I'd love to go there and watch Local Hero again. The scene with the Northern Lights, though, blows you away further than 2001.

[Rhiannon12866]

29. I love that scene! And the relationship between Nick and Murray...

It seems like they remake everything these days, but this one was dependent on a group of very unique actors - including Barbara Harris.

And I first went to Ireland and Scotland as a teenager with a group from my summer camp - to ride horses. I was so taken with it that I didn't want to leave. Five of us are lifelong friends and we're getting together at the end of the summer - and there'll be horses. It's been awhile, LOL, and I'm a little apprehensive, I'm not exactly a teenager anymore...

[Snellius]

32. Nice to meet you, Rhiannon12866. Another bird of a feather. Feel we're becoming extinct.

Hope you have a wonderful trip. Don't know if you can ever recapture such magical moments in life, first born, first high, first love, first kiss. Always tell myself to come to anything different with new eyes. Not let the past blind you to new experiences, to what's to see never seen before. But that's not possible. So maybe to try to fit the past and what comes together to widen the adventure of discovering ourselves. Each person is the only world they can ever really know. Your trip sounds so exciting. With horses and all.

[steve2470]

63. thank you! nt

[steve2470]

44. thank you! nt

[Snellius]

23. Add the Hollywood classics Sunset Boulevard and Treasure of Sierra Madre

Not new or color. Nothing to distract from the dramatic acting and compelling storytelling.

[steve2470]

52. I will seriously consider those, thank you! nt

[Funtatlaguy]

26. Idiocracy

Could be where America is headed.

[steve2470]

45. oh I think that would get me really depressed, sigh

Thank you anyway, good sir.

[Funtatlaguy]

71. Surely someone has said Shawshank Redemption

Great guys movie 🎥

[BeyondGeography]

28. Lawrence of Arabia

On a big screen.

[steve2470]

46. my TV is 70 inches, so that's pretty big

I will consider it! Thanks!

[yardwork]

98. It's in gorgeous color, btw.

[Kurt V.]

30. On the Waterfront

i coulda been a contender.

[steve2470]

47. never seen it, I will consider it! nt

[handmade34]

33. Happy Birthday!

you share it with my partner... only a decade difference

movies? too many to list and here are a few not so classic (keeping it light) we enjoyed (we have somewhat eclectic taste in movies)

CLIMB

LION

for fun:
Zootopia, Toy Story, UP , Wall-E, etc

Marilyn Hotchkiss Ballroom Dancing & Charm School Trailer

Blues Brothers

Big Fish

The Milagro Beanfield War

To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar

anything with James Cromwell...
Still Mine

McFarland, USA

anything with Judy Dench

VICTORIA & ABDUL

THE WIRE

[steve2470]

48. nice list, thanks! nt

[MFM008]

34. I turn 60

In October.
I've never Seen Citizen Kaine either.
I recommend
Lust for Life,
Jason and the Argonauts,
Cat on a hot tin Roof,
Ghost and the Darkness,
Chicago
The Birdcage,
Anything with Morgan Freeman...
Have a good time.

[steve2470]

49. thank you! nt

[zanana1]

35. In addition to all these fine movies...

There is one that will scare you, but it isn't sci-fi. Cape Fear has it all!

[steve2470]

50. thank you! nt

[Wounded Bear]

36. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum...

It's a musical and can be kind of frenetic, but they don't come much funnier.

[steve2470]

51. thank you! nt

[2naSalit]

70. That ONE!

Funniest... yikes, DO watch that, not with a full bladder.

[vlyons]

54. yes a few suggestions

Youth - a must see
8 1/2 by Fellini
Doctor Zivago
Lawrence of Arabia

[steve2470]

55. thank you! nt

[dameatball]

56. Cool Hand Luke

[steve2470]

58. thank you! nt

[dameatball]

92. "It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World."

Worth it just because of the cast.

[pangaia]

104. And the gas station scene.

[SWBTATTReg]

60. The Wizard of Oz, in color...nt

[Wounded Bear]

86. Well, most of it is...

[Raven123]

62. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

[steve2470]

64. thank you! nt

[Upthevibe]

72. Well first of all, Happy Birthday next Thursday!

(Another Virgo - I turn 61 on the 29th). A lot of great movies have been listed in this thread. I don't know if your a Quentin Tarantino fan but if you are, Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Basterds are at the top of my list....

[steve2470]

75. Happy Birthday in advance!

Yes I have seen those movies, good ones!

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

74. Have a great birthday... I'm not sure of your preferred genre but...

In no particular order...

Action:
Den of Thieves 2018 (O'Shea Jackson Jr. kind of steals the show!)
Eagle Eye 2006
Expendables 3
Enemy of the State 1998
Man on Fire 2004
Leon: The Professional

Dramas:
Shawshank Redemption
Denial 2016

Classics:
The African Queen
The Good The Bad And The Ugly
The Magnificent Seven (either original or remake)

SciFi:
Forbidden Planet 1956
Star Trek 2009

Based on actual events:
Defiance 2008
Spartacus (The 2004 TV movie)
We Were Soldiers 2002
Tombstone 1993
Lord of War
Bridge of Spies

Comedy:
My Cousin Vinnie
Groundhog Day
Christmas Vacation
Bandits
Young Frankenstein
Animal House
Overboard (The original is probably better but the remake with Anna Farris is good)
Adventures in Babysitting (definitely the original)

[steve2470]

77. good list, thanks!

I've seen a lot of the movies people are suggesting, so my main purpose aside from pure entertainment is to "catch up", and that means the classic ones, which are usually black and white. There are modern classics in color, but it seems I really need to catch up on the black and white ones.

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

87. You're welcome

Have fun

[LeftInTX]

88. Adventures in Babysitting - yeah

All around fun and funny.
Very light.

[pangaia]

105. The original of The Magnificent Seven was called The Seven Samurai. 🤣

[lapfog_1]

80. It may be a bit before your time

Let me recommend my dad's absolute favorite film

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Spenser Tracy in a "screwball comedy".

Fantastic cast.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_a_Mad,_Mad,_Mad,_Mad_World

[lkinwi]

81. Some Sydney Poitier gems are...

In the Heat of the Night, Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, A Patch of Blue

A great Doris Day film is Midnight Lace.

[SeattleVet]

83. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

Starring pretty much everyone that was ever anyone in Hollywood, including a LOT of huge stars that were in it uncredited.

A Clockwork Orange - Every time I've seen it I've noticed something I missed in the previous 12 or 15 viewings
Joe - Tony Boyle and Susan Sarandon; relevant to today, in many ways

[windje]

84. French Connection. Bullitt. The Sting

[windje]

85. All the President's Men

[Dyedinthewoolliberal]

89. Here's one I don't see mentioned;

"Lonely are the Brave"- Kirk Douglas, George Kennedy, William Shallert, Walter Matthau and a small role for Carroll O'Connor. A great movie and a man unable to live in a modern world and his attempt to escape........

[sarge43]

90. The Three and Four Muskrteers (two films) with Michael York and Oliver Reed among others

IMO the best film versions of the story

[underpants]

91. Little Big Man. The Conspirator--- saw that just a few days ago

[CTyankee]

93. Anything with Meryl Streep in it!

I particularly like "Bridges of Madison County" but "Iron Lady" is excellent as well.

You just can't go wrong with a Meryl Streep movie. She's that good.

[PJMcK]

94. 1958 Academy Award winners

I turned 60 a couple of weeks ago so happy birthday to both of us!

On a lark, I did something similar to your plan. I watched the Oscar winners for films released in 1958, (the awards ceremony was in March, 1959).

Best Picture, Best Director, Best Song and Best Score: Vincent Minnelli's GIGI (Alan Jay Lerner and Andre Previn)
Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress: David Niven and Wendy Hiller in SEPARATE TABLES
Best Actress: Susan Hayward in I WANT TO LIVE!
Best Supporting Actor: Burl Ives in THE BIG COUNTRY
Best Original Screenplay: THE DEFIANT ONES by Nedrick Young and Harold Jacob Smith

It took some time to find a couple of these but it was fun nonetheless!

Want to feel really old? When we were born, there were only 48 stars on the U.S. flag!

Enjoy your day, Steve!

[steve2470]

96. thank you PJMcK! nt

[edbermac]

95. How about a couple of Stormy Daniels videos?

Casablanca and Citizen Kane are good. I like The Killing, an early Kubrick film. Later he did Barry Lyndon, a very beautifully filmed period piece.

What movie genre do you like?

[steve2470]

97. for my birthday, I think I am just focusing on the classics of all genres, thanks! :) nt

[yardwork]

99. Have you seen Moonstruck? It's charming.

[orleans]

100. generally speaking

i'm not crazy about black & white movies
and i don't really like the old movies

i'm not going to recommend you see any movie in particular.

i'm just wishing you a happy birthday

and i hope you & your brother have a nice time together

[alwaysinasnit]

101. Happy Birthday!

The responses you've gotten have given great suggestions. As for my 2 cents worth; if you like drama, I would suggest "Lion in Winter" and on a much lighter note, Mel Brooks' "History of the World" and one of my all time favorites, "Bringing Down the House" with Steve Martin and Queen Latifah. Enjoy!!!

[Hela]

102. Some of my faves...

Frank Capra Classics:
It Happened One Night
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (the original, not the horrible remake)
You Can't Take it With You
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
It's a Wonderful Life

Preston Sturges:
The Lady Eve
Sullivan's Travels
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

Musicals:
Swing Time
Show Boat
Singin' in the Rain
The Band Wagon
On The Town
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
West Side Story
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Cabaret
Chicago

Misc others:
The Best Years of Our Lives
Elmer Gantry
Some Like it Hot
The Great Escape
Bridge on the River Kwai
Spartacus
The Americanization of Emily
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
Sophie's Choice
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Tootsie
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Radio Days
Dances With Wolves
The Pianist
Fargo
Galaxy Quest
The Descendants

The John Hughes canon:
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Sixteen Candles
The Breakfast Club

Almost anything by Pixar, but especially:
Wall-E
Up
All three Toy Story movies, in order
The Incredibles I and II
Inside Out

I really love movies.

[pangaia]

103. The Seven Samurai.

[pangaia]

106. Once Upon A Time in the West.

Still Life

Blow Up

Yojimbo

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

107. I turn 70 that same day.

My all time favorite movie is "The Lion in Winter" with Peter O'Toole and Katherine Hepburn.

I'll be doing a wine tasting at a local wine store that evening, then spending the weekend at a science fiction thing In Albuquerque, and then two days at a resort spa where I intend to be completely self indulgent for the entire time there.

Happy Birthday!

[steve2470]

109. Thank you, and you too! :) nt

[duforsure]

108. Happy Birthday Steve!

I will have one to on the 30th , and I think I may do the same thing that day, just line up some of my favorite movies to watch . Have you ever just gone down the list of Academy award winners down through the years and pick from them too. Older really sometimes good older movies I found from the weekly ones on Liars & crooks website on Sat. nights , and some were really really good ones , and relevant to the times today . Dumb and Dumber, No Time for Sargent's, Gladiator, The Sum of all Fears, The Searchers, There will be Blood, Uncle Buck, Ray, and Grapes of Wrath. Have a great Birthday.

[steve2470]

110. Thank you and you also! nt