Best Old Movies

  • Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

    Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (PG, 2005)

    Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor
    Director Tim Burton brings his unique vision and sensibility to Roald Dahl's classic children's stor... read morey in this lavish screen interpretation. Willy Wonka (Johnny Depp) is the secretive and wildly imaginative man behind the world's most celebrated candy company, and while the Wonka factory is famously closed to visitors, the reclusive candy man decides to give five lucky children a chance to see the inside of his operation by placing "golden tickets" in five randomly selected chocolate bars. Charlie Bucket (Freddie Highmore), whose poor but loving family lives literally in the shadow of the Wonka factory, is lucky enough to obtain one of the tickets, and Charlie, escorted by his Grandpa Joe (David Kelly), is in for the ride of a lifetime as he tours the strange and remarkable world of Wonka with fellow winners, media-obsessed Mike Teavee (Jordan Fry), harsh and greedy Veruca Salt (Julia Winter), gluttonous Augustus Gloop (Philip Wiegratz), and ultra-competitive Violet Beauregarde (AnnaSophia Robb). Over the course of the day, some of the children will learn difficult lessons about themselves, and one will go on to become Wonka's new right hand. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory also stars Christopher Lee, James Fox, and Noah Taylor; the book was famously adapted to the screen before in 1971 under the title Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, with Gene Wilder as the eccentric candy tycoon. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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      fb539312794: i prefer this one to the old one - gosh i so hate that old willy wonka
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
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      fb1218310889: . My 8 year old likes this one better.
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
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      fb1579908820: the old was cuz wanker was clewa da new 1 is badass cuz
      Reviewed 9 days days ago
  • King Kong

    King Kong (PG-13, 2005)

    Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks
    One of the greatest adventure stories in Hollywood history gets a new interpretation in this action ... read moredrama from Academy Award-winning director Peter Jackson. In the early 1930s, Carl Denham (Jack Black) is a daring filmmaker and adventurer who has gained a reputation for his pictures documenting wildlife in remote and dangerous jungle lands; despite the objections of his backers, Denham plans to film his next project aboard an ocean vessel en route to Skull Island, an uncharted island he discovered on a rare map. Correctly assuming his cast and crew would be wary of such a journey, Denham has told them they're traveling to Singapore, but before they set sail, his leading lady drops out of the project. Needing a beautiful actress willing to take a risk, Denham finds Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts), a beautiful but down-on-her-luck vaudeville performer, and offers her the role; cautious but eager to work, Darrow takes the role, and onboard the ship she strikes up a romance with Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody), a respected playwright hired by Denham to write the script for his latest epic.When Denham and company arrive on Skull Island, the natives react with savage violence, but they happen to be the least of their worries. Skull Island is a sanctuary for prehistoric life, and lording it over the dinosaurs and other giant beasts is Kong, a 25-foot-tall gorilla who can outfight any creature on Earth. The natives kidnap Darrow, giving her to Kong as an offering to appease the giant beast; Denham and his men set out to find her, with Driscoll bravely determined to save the woman he loves. Eventually, Driscoll finds Darrow and Denham outwits Kong, intending to take the giant ape back to New York for display. But Kong has bonded with Darrow, and his attraction to her proves to be his undoing. Andy Serkis, who provided the body movements for Gollum in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings pictures, performed similar duties on King Kong, studying gorillas so he could mimic their actions, which were then used as the basis for the special-effects crew's digital animation of the great ape. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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      FlatlanderHank: . I found this movie to be a real jaw-dropper. My eight-year old son LOVED it, although I fast-forwarded through the creepy-slimy-creature scene. That part frea
      Reviewed 6 months days ago
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      fb572079499: . Saw 2 other old and first versions. Didn't care for those
      Reviewed 10 months days ago
    • fb599632529
      fb599632529: A good remake of an old movie kind of a let down though, cause you already know the outcome but thumbs up
      Reviewed 11 months days ago
  • Clash of the Titans

    Clash of the Titans (PG-13, 2010)

    Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Flemyng, Gemma Arterton
    The 1981 mythological fantasy adventure Clash of the Titans is resurrected in this remake from Incre... read moredible Hulk director Louis Leterrier. Discovered at sea as an infant by a weary fisherman, demigod Perseus (Sam Worthington) grows up with no real knowledge of his celestial origins until his watchful guardian, Io (Gemma Arterton), informs him that he is the offspring of Zeus (Liam Neeson). When Zeus' brother Hades (Ralph Fiennes) casually wipes out Perseus' family, the grieving son vows to show the gods just what kind of damage humankind can inflict on its creators. Before long, Perseus and a small group of soldiers are venturing out into the desert in order to find a way to stop the Kraken, a terrifying force of nature that an indignant Hades has vowed to unleash upon man should they fail to offer up beloved princess Andromeda (Alexa Davalos) as a sacrifice. Along the way, the soldiers encounter a trio of frightening witches with second sight, contend with Hades' devoted servant Calibos (Jason Flemyng), battle giant scorpions, and come face to face with Medusa (Natalia Vodianova), the dreaded gorgon whose gaze has the power to turn men into stone. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • msstatedawg
      msstatedawg: . Even my 10-yr-old said he was hoping for more.
      Reviewed 41 days days ago
    • kenfranck
      kenfranck: . now I've got to see the original. I wasn't old enough to stay up that late.
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
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      fb100000118988024: I have seen the old one but this one has much better graphics. The soundtrack is awesome!!
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
  • War of the Worlds

    War of the Worlds (PG-13, 2005)

    Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Miranda Otto, Justin Chatwin, Tim Robbins
    An ordinary man has to protect his children against alien invaders in this science fiction thriller,... read more freely adapted from the classic story by H.G. Wells. Ray Ferrier (Tom Cruise) is a dockworker living in New Jersey, divorced from his first wife Mary Ann (Miranda Otto) and estranged from his two children Rachel and Robbie (Dakota Fanning and Justin Chatwin), of whom he has custody on weekends. On one such visitation, looking after the kids becomes a little more difficult when, after a series of strange lighting storms hit his neighborhood, Ray discovers that a fleet of death-ray robotic spaceships have emerged nearby, part of the first wave of an all-out alien invasion of the Earth. Transporting his children from New York to Boston in an attempt to find safety at Mary Ann's parents' house, Ray must learn to become the protector and provider he never was in marriage. Also starring Tim Robbins, War of the Worlds was directed by Steven Spielberg, who had been planning the project for years, but set it aside until a wave of "alien invasion" films (led by Independence Day) had run its course. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
    • fb799903087
      fb799903087: . new one's ok. But the old one, no way.
      Reviewed 47 days days ago
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      fb500100892: . If not, go rent the old one for a good alien movie with story.
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
    • fb1011496601
      fb1011496601: .... but like i said for King Kong, its hard to bring back a old movie without the good amount of CGI effects and/or good storyline to base off of.
      Reviewed 15 months days ago
  • The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe

    The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe (PG, 2005)

    Georgie Henley, Skandar Keynes, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Tilda Swinton
    Four siblings -- Edmund (Skandar Keynes), Lucy (Georgie Henley), Peter (William Moseley), and Susan ... read more(Anna Popplewell) -- are sent from their London home to the country estate of an eccentric professor in order to ensure their safety during World War II. The house is very dull, except for a large, ornate wardrobe discovered by young Lucy during a game of hide-and-seek. Venturing inside of it in the hopes of finding a hiding place, Lucy is transported to a snowy alternate universe: a magical world called Narnia. The land is populated by talking animals and ruled over by the benevolent lion god Aslan (voiced by Liam Neeson), but sadly, the world is also in a state of perpetual winter. The white witch Jadis (Tilda Swinton), lustful for power and governed by narcissism, has cursed Narnia with a tyrannical decree that it will always be winter but never Christmas. Now, the children must fight alongside Aslan for the salvation of Narnia, but one of them, seduced by the charisma of the white witch, may choose to fight on the wrong side. ~ Cammila Collar, Rovi
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      fb571215517: Went to see this in theaters and I was amazed really cool and really true to the old old book,
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
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      fb1218310889: My 8 & 2 year old boys saw this with me, and all three of us enjoyed it.
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
    • froggy516
      froggy516: . My 4 year old loves it.
      Reviewed 2 months days ago
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still

    The Day the Earth Stood Still (PG-13, 2008)

    Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith
    Keanu Reeves tops this adaptation of the seminal 1951 sci-fi film The Day the Earth Stood Still with... read more this 20th Century Fox production. Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) helms the story of an alien traveler, Klaatu (Reeves), who heads to Earth along with his bodyguard robot, Gort, to deliver a warning of planetary destruction if the people of the world fail to stop laying waste to the environment. Jennifer Connelly, Jon Hamm, and Kathy Bates co-star in the David Scarpa-penned film. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi
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      fb1345292692: ...Keanu Reeves may be getting old but he's still a FOX!! =D
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
    • johnegallagher
      johnegallagher: original story about whether or not man will be the destructors of their own planet but this is an old story that is relevant. Mix in the alien judge jury and exectutioners, stick keanu in a role whe
      Reviewed 17 months days ago
    • gebraroest
      gebraroest: . The old 1980s film was fucking 10x better. I want my fucking time and money back. BULLSHIT
      Reviewed 3 years days ago
  • The Wolfman

    The Wolfman (R, 2010)

    Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Art Malik
    Universal Studios resurrects the classic lycanthrope with this tale of a man who experiences an unse... read morettling transformation after he returns to his ancestral home in Victorian-era Great Britain and gets attacked by a rampaging werewolf. When Ben Talbot (Simon Merrells) vanishes into thin air, his brother Lawrence (Benicio Del Toro) returns to his family estate to investigate. Upon reuniting with his estranged father, Sir John Talbot (Anthony Hopkins), however, he discovers a destiny far darker than his blackest nightmares. Ben is dead; the victim of a savage attack by a beast that keeps the superstitious locals cowering in fear every time the moon shines bright in the sky. Shortly after discovering his brother's true fate, Lawrence swears to Ben's wife, Gwen (Emily Blunt), that he will bring her late husband's killer to justice. As a young boy, the untimely death of his mother caused Lawrence to grow up before his time. Though Lawrence had previously attempted to bury his pain in the past by leaving the quiet Victorian hamlet of Blackmoor behind, he discovers that you can't outrun fate when he's attacked by the very same nocturnal beast that claimed his brother. Not even recently arrived Scotland Yard inspector Aberline (Hugo Weaving) can dream up a rational explanation for the gruesome spell cast over Blackmoor, yet rumors of an ancient curse persist. According to legend, the afflicted will experience a horrific transformation by the light of the full moon. Now, the woman Talbot loves is in mortal danger, and in order to protect her he must venture into the moonlit woods and destroy the beast before it destroys her. But this isn't a typical hunt, because before the beast can be slain, a simple man will uncover a primal side of himself that he never knew existed. Screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker pens a film directed by Joe Johnston and featuring creature effects by special-effects makeup legend Rick Baker. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
    • jgmcx5
      jgmcx5: . That's a good thing because it makes for an even better presentation. The Wolfman is old fashioned to pay homage to the classic monster films from Universal Studios-it's complemented by
      Reviewed 10 months days ago
    • fb1669885777
      fb1669885777: wellll since it was a re-make of the older movie i would imagine it would be modernized up a bit. nope, i felt like i was watching some o
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
    • cfwinged1
      cfwinged1: I enjoyed the slight sense of it was still an old movie but with today's technology.
      Reviewed 12 months days ago
  • The Longest Yard

    The Longest Yard (PG-13, 2005)

    Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, Nelly, James Cromwell
    One of the toughest and best-remembered sports movies of the 1970s gets a humorous makeover in this ... read morecomedy. Paul "Wrecking" Crewe (Adam Sandler) was once a famous professional football player, but after several years out of the limelight and an alcohol problem have taken their toll, Crewe is arrested for a serious traffic accident aggravated by the fact he was drunk. Crewe is sentenced to Allenville Penitentiary, where Warden Hazen (James Cromwell) is something of a football fan. Hazen had organized his guards into an impressive football team, and clears a healthy profit by taking bets on their games. Looking to make the competition more interesting, Hazen suggests that Crewe put together a team from the inmate population to play his guards. With the help of fellow prisoner Caretaker (Chris Rock), Crewe recruits the heaviest hitters from the cell block for the team, but the guys don't play like a unit until Crewe and Caretaker get some help from Nate Scarborough (Burt Reynolds), a former college and NFL coach doing hard time. Adapted from Robert Aldrich's 1974 box-office smash of the same name, The Longest Yard also features rap star Nelly and Nicholas Turturro; the film has previously been loosely remade in 2001 as Mean Machine, with the action moved to England and the game changed to soccer. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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      fb508566451: Great way to start a Fall Sunday with my 12-year-old!
      Reviewed 8 months days ago
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      fb737230475: .(The old ones good too)
      Reviewed 13 months days ago
    • fb615282036
      fb615282036: Classic remake of an old Burt Renolds movie but with a bit of comedy.
      Reviewed 12 months days ago
  • Casablanca

    Casablanca (PG, 1943)

    Humphrey Bogart, Ingrid Bergman, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, Conrad Veidt
    One of the most beloved American films, this captivating wartime adventure of romance and intrigue f... read morerom director Michael Curtiz defies standard categorization. Simply put, it is the story of Rick Blaine (Humphrey Bogart), a world-weary ex-freedom fighter who runs a nightclub in Casablanca during the early part of WWII. Despite pressure from the local authorities, notably the crafty Capt. Renault (Claude Rains), Rick's cafĂ (C) has become a haven for refugees looking to purchase illicit letters of transit which will allow them to escape to America. One day, to Rick's great surprise, he is approached by the famed rebel Victor Laszlo (Paul Henreid) and his wife, Ilsa (Ingrid Bergman), Rick's true love who deserted him when the Nazis invaded Paris. She still wants Victor to escape to America, but now that she's renewed her love for Rick, she wants to stay behind in Casablanca. "You must do the thinking for both of us," she says to Rick. He does, and his plan brings the story to its satisfyingly logical, if not entirely happy, conclusion. ~ Robert Firsching, Rovi
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      fb100002485808204: . For old times' sake." "I don't know what you mean, Miss Elsa." "Play it, Sam. Play As Time Goes By ." On
      Reviewed 3 months days ago
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      fb500034827: You know that list of old movies you plan on watching someday, but probably never will, yeah that one, this is the one you
      Reviewed 15 months days ago
    • fb1265730469
      fb1265730469: . So how could a 70-year-old flick possibly live up to that kind of hype... It's outdated, right? Old fashioned? Cheesy? The
      Reviewed 14 months days ago
  • E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

    E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (PG, 1982)

    Henry Thomas, Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Robert MacNaughton, Drew Barrymore
    Both a classic movie for kids and a remarkable portrait of childhood, E.T. is a sci-fi adventure tha... read moret captures that strange moment in youth when the world is a place of mysterious possibilities (some wonderful, some awful), and the universe seems somehow separate from the one inhabited by grown-ups. Henry Thomas plays Elliott, a young boy living with his single mother (Dee Wallace), his older brother Michael (Robert MacNaughton), and his younger sister Gertie (Drew Barrymore). Elliott often seems lonely and out of sorts, lost in his own world. One day, while looking for something in the back yard, he senses something mysterious in the woods watching him. And he's right: an alien spacecraft on a scientific mission mistakenly left behind an aging botanist who isn't sure how to get home. Eventually Elliott puts his fears aside and makes contact with the "little squashy guy," perhaps the least threatening alien invader ever to hit a movie screen. As Elliott tries to keep the alien under wraps and help him figure out a way to get home, he discovers that the creature can communicate with him telepathically. Soon they begin to learn from each other, and Elliott becomes braver and less threatened by life. E.T. rigs up a communication device from junk he finds around the house, but no one knows if he'll be rescued before a group of government scientists gets hold of him. In 2002, Steven Spielberg re-released E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in a revised edition, with several deleted scenes restored and digitally refurbished special effects. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
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      fb507601250: The first movie I ever saw in a the cinema, as a little 3 year old and I still remember that day, feeling frightened, excited, exhilarated and at the end very emot
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
    • fb551398117
      fb551398117: it's AGES old but I liked it when I saw it except for certain things....
      Reviewed 4 months days ago
    • fb1165170052
      fb1165170052: An old classic I have yet to watch all the way through.
      Reviewed 6 months days ago

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