Golden Oldies, a list by James Kearney

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78

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77

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3.8

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84

/44/

87

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age 9+

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.

62

59

6.5

/7001/

67

/275/

63

/137/

3.2

/3264/

63

/8/

53

/99/

The world is delighted when a spacecraft containing a crew made up of the world's astronauts lands on the moon, but are shocked when the astronauts discover an old British flag and a document declaring that the moon is taken for Queen Victoria proving that the astronauts were not the first men on the moon.

79

7.6

/85218/

74

/2256/

74

/1999/

3.8

/116334/

89

/47/

84

/1872/

81

/15/

Traveling businessman David Mann angers the driver of a rusty tanker while crossing the California desert. A simple trip turns deadly, as Mann struggles to stay on the road while the tanker plays cat and mouse with his life.

84

8.0

/301033/

76

/5241/

76

/3576/

4.1

/459380/

87

/94/

90

/7029/

83

/19/

4.0

age 15+

A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.

69

6.6

/22697/

68

/752/

64

/398/

3.5

/35652/

88

/48/

68

/480/

66

/10/

2.5

age 16+

Cool Black private eye John Shaft is hired by a crime lord to find and retrieve his kidnapped daughter.

81

67

7.5

/5097/

74

/106/

71

/85/

3.9

/7800/

100

/15/

89

/23/

A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.

59

13

5.8

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52

/12/

65

/14/

3.2

/268/

"Spy in the Green Hat, The (1966)" on the other hand, is both exciting AND funny. Especially the scene where Napoleon Solo (Robert Vaughn) hides from THRUSH agents under a young woman's (the incredibly cute Letícia Román) bed and is caught by the woman's grandmother (Penny Santon), who is forcing Solo to marry the young woman. He successfully escapes, but is hunted by a legion of stereotyped Italian gangsters. Now that's comedy.

71

70

7.1

/15653/

74

/468/

69

/234/

3.3

/5544/

75

/8/

85

/401/

57

/4/

An aging Texas cattle man who has outlived his time swings into action when outlaws kidnap his grandson.

75

7.2

/19267/

72

/539/

68

/332/

3.6

/13095/

97

/32/

85

/352/

66

/9/

Sly and dry intelligence agent Harry Palmer is tasked with investigating British Intelligence security, and is soon enmeshed in a world of double-dealing, kidnap and murder when he finds a traitor operating at the heart of the secret service.

56

32

6.0

/1322/

54

/24/

63

/33/

3.2

/1038/

42

/52/

Inspector Holloway is investigating a series of brutal murders in which a doll of each victim is found at the scene. The dolls, as it turns out,were purchased by the crippled Mrs. Von Sturm, whose home is overcrowded with a doll collection. Her pale, wide-eyed, neurotic son is the prime suspect and the daughter of one of the victims discovers the shocking truth.

82

7.9

/31388/

74

/528/

74

/412/

4.1

/25134/

75

/44/

88

/404/

89

/4/

4.0

After a botched robbery results in the brutal murder of a rural family, two drifters elude police, in the end coming to terms with their own mortality and the repercussions of their vile atrocity.

69

7.4

/66750/

75

/1782/

72

/892/

3.7

/28229/

59

/29/

85

/1291/

63

/13/

2.0

The story of Operation Market Garden—a failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.

64

6.8

/1595/

68

/27/

66

/37/

3.5

/907/

46

/13/

69

/9/

2.5

The Grissom Gang is a remake of the notorious 1949 British melodrama No Orchids For Miss Blandish. Kim Darby plays a 1920s-era debutante who is kidnapped and held for ransom. Her captors are the Grissoms, a family comprised of sadists and morons, and headed by Ma Barker clone Irene Dailey. One of the Grissoms, played by Scott Wilson, takes a liking to his prisoner, which results in a bloody breakdown of the family unit. Both The Grissom Gang and the original No Orchids For Miss Blandish were inspired by the best-seller by James Hadley Chase, though neither film retains Chase's original ending.

75

68

7.3

/10241/

72

/156/

70

/133/

3.6

/4176/

83

/12/

82

/96/

A Roman Catholic nun and a hard-bitten US Marine are stranded together on a Japanese-occupied island in the South Pacific during World War II. Under constant threat of discovery by a ruthless enemy, they hide in a cave and forage for food together. Their forced companionship and the struggle for survival forge a powerful emotional bond between them.

79

7.6

/38194/

74

/768/

75

/623/

3.8

/55047/

90

/71/

88

/705/

A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.

70

6.9

/135046/

70

/5054/

67

/2528/

3.2

/107017/

85

/54/

73

/2139/

64

/9/

age 14+

A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the Bahamas to once again save the world.

45

4.8

/3556/

52

/159/

50

/86/

2.5

/2178/

21

/43/

35

/5/

2.5

age 10+

Detective Inspector Jacques Clouseau is borrowed from the Surete on special assignment for Scotland Yard in hopes that a fresh outlook will help the government recover the loot from the Great Train Robbery, which is being used to underwrite a new crime wave. What they don't count on, however, is having more than one Clouseau on the job.

60

48

6.3

/3369/

62

/72/

60

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3.1

/2089/

54

/1366/

Simon Cordier, a French magistrate and amateur sculptor comes into contact with a malevolent entity. The invisible - yet corporeal - being, called a "horla" is capable of limited psychokinesis and complete mind control.

83

8.1

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78

/4645/

78

/3007/

4.1

/119891/

87

/54/

89

/3850/

90

/9/

age 13+

In 26 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.

64

6.6

/44297/

68

/1370/

65

/751/

3.3

/66903/

72

/50/

67

/1324/

72

/10/

1.5

A teenage boy and his friends face off against a mysterious grave robber, known only as the Tall Man, who employs a lethal arsenal of unearthly weapons.

71

56

7.4

/3227/

72

/52/

68

/46/

3.6

/2543/

71

/164/

A penniless pregnant woman adopts the identity of a rich woman killed in a train crash.

72

7.1

/57196/

70

/1223/

71

/1195/

3.6

/58995/

80

/44/

73

/943/

73

/15/

age 13+

Marnie is a beautiful but emotionally withdrawn thief, stealing from employers before disappearing under new identities. When her new boss, Mark Rutland, discovers her secret, his fascination turns to obsession, and he blackmails her into marriage, convinced he can cure her. But as he probes deeper into Marnie’s fractured mind, long-buried fears and compulsions begin to surface.

41

32

4.8

/2880/

51

/79/

42

/46/

2.6

/1765/

29

/7/

26

/57/

age 10+

The son of a sorceress, armed with weapons, armour and six magically summoned knights, goes on a quest to save a princess from a vengeful wizard.

73

7.1

/22266/

73

/429/

68

/340/

3.7

/39478/

86

/28/

86

/1532/

58

/8/

age 8+

An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come off). On top of that, a pair of mad scientists, members of Scotland Yard, and a beautiful but dead-eyed assassin all have their own plans for the Fab Four.

81

7.4

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72

/1139/

71

/979/

3.7

/53633/

89

/47/

78

/817/

92

/15/

4.0

age 15+

London is terrorized by a vicious sex killer known as The Necktie Murderer. Following the brutal slaying of his ex-wife, down-on-his-luck Richard Blaney is suspected by the police of being the killer. He goes on the run, determined to prove his innocence.

85

7.7

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74

/1767/

74

/1295/

4.0

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97

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90

/1404/

94

/20/

4.0

An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.

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59

6.6

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69

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63

/208/

3.2

/4918/

42

/24/

64

/305/

From his birth in Bethlehem to his death and eventual resurrection, the life of Jesus Christ is given the all-star treatment in this epic retelling. Major aspects of Christ's life are touched upon, including the execution of all the newborn males in Egypt by King Herod; Christ's baptism by John the Baptist; and the betrayal by Judas after the Last Supper that eventually leads to Christ's crucifixion and miraculous return.

58

29

5.8

/1323/

62

/95/

57

/24/

3.0

/423/

55

/46/

A scientist who has been preserved in suspended animation wakes up to find himself in a primitive society in the future.

86

8.1

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78

/5700/

79

/4100/

4.2

/268645/

86

/129/

91

/5764/

90

/18/

4.0

age 17+

Three steelworkers enlist in the Vietnam War, one leaving behind a rushed marriage, the others a shared love. What they encounter overseas changes their lives forever.

82

7.4

/15626/

74

/338/

71

/288/

3.7

/12843/

100

/29/

81

/250/

4.0

age 8+

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

39

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3.1

/538/

35

/10/

41

/11/

2.8

/247/

An evil hypnotist puts a beautiful woman under his spell.

43

11

5.0

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52

/17/

50

/17/

2.9

/499/

6

/8/

When a vacationing couple in Tangiers runs into an old friend there, they discover that he is searching for his missing girlfriend who has been kidnapped by an international gang of white slavers.

63

60

5.8

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59

/234/

57

/149/

3.2

/13727/

88

/17/

55

/223/

Within the decadent walls of the Frankenstein mansion, the Baron and his depraved assistant Otto have discovered the means of creating new life. As the Baron's laboratory begins to fill up with stitched body parts, the Baroness dallies with the randy new manservant and soon the decadent, permissive household is consumed by an outrageous, bizarre and hilarious combination of death and dismemberment.

56

54

5.7

/10384/

58

/305/

61

/235/

2.9

/6456/

67

/15/

35

/249/

58

/8/

As the Earth wrestles with its agonizing birth, the peoples of this barren and desolate world struggle to survive. Driven by animal instinct they compete against the harsh conditions, their giant predators, and warring tribes. When two people from opposing clans fall in love, existing conventions are shattered forever as each tribe struggles for supremacy and Man embarks on his tortuous voyage of civilization.

72

50

6.7

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69

/31/

65

/35/

3.3

/1386/

100

/5/

67

/20/

An innocent trucker takes it on the lam when he's accused of robbery.

57

6.7

/119758/

67

/4376/

64

/2200/

3.1

/86815/

40

/52/

55

/2122/

43

/11/

age 13+

Cool government operative James Bond searches for a stolen invention that can turn the sun's heat into a destructive weapon. He soon crosses paths with the menacing Francisco Scaramanga, a hitman so skilled he has a seven-figure working fee. Bond then joins forces with the swimsuit-clad Mary Goodnight, and together they track Scaramanga to a Thai tropical isle hideout where the killer-for-hire lures the slick spy into a deadly maze for a final duel.

55

51

5.9

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61

/203/

56

/102/

2.8

/5711/

60

/10/

39

/113/

A giant octopus, whose feeding habits have been affected by radiation from H-Bomb tests, rises from the Mindanao Deep to terrorize the California Coast.

67

6.7

/106442/

67

/4176/

65

/2054/

3.4

/92014/

81

/59/

64

/2944/

61

/12/

age 14+

James Bond tracks his archnemesis, Ernst Blofeld, to a mountaintop retreat in the Swiss alps where he is training an army of beautiful, lethal women. Along the way, Bond falls for Italian contessa Tracy Draco, and marries her in order to get closer to Blofeld.

70

7.0

/74570/

70

/2422/

69

/1371/

3.5

/59280/

70

/40/

70

/1849/

66

/13/

3.0

In the year 2022, overcrowding, pollution, and resource depletion have reduced society’s leaders to finding food for the teeming masses. The answer is Soylent Green.

78

8.2

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80

/18241/

81

/13532/

4.1

/1304335/

86

/84/

93

/29696/

77

/22/

2.0

age 17+

In a near-future Britain, young Alexander DeLarge and his pals get their kicks beating and raping anyone they please. When not destroying the lives of others, Alex swoons to the music of Beethoven. The state, eager to crack down on juvenile crime, gives an incarcerated Alex the option to undergo an invasive procedure that'll rob him of all personal agency. In a time when conscience is a commodity, can Alex change his tune?

81

7.4

/54454/

74

/1184/

73

/827/

3.7

/29264/

87

/54/

84

/1339/

83

/17/

4.0

age 11+

The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy on a mission of 'justice', which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, 'Rooster' Cogburn because he has 'true grit', and a reputation of getting the job done.

66

6.8

/124972/

69

/4884/

66

/2370/

3.2

/97585/

73

/52/

69

/2106/

61

/14/

2.5

age 14+

A mysterious spacecraft captures Russian and American space capsules and brings the two superpowers to the brink of war. James Bond investigates the case in Japan and comes face to face with his archenemy Blofeld.

63

61

6.2

/10137/

62

/277/

59

/197/

3.1

/7499/

88

/16/

55

/149/

56

/12/

A boy tries to stop aliens that have taken over his town and are brainwashing its inhabitants.

76

7.2

/39986/

72

/1526/

71

/952/

3.5

/29717/

91

/32/

74

/913/

83

/6/

age 9+

A ship sent to investigate a wave of mysterious sinkings encounters the advanced submarine, the Nautilus, commanded by Captain Nemo.

56

6.3

/32096/

68

/1009/

61

/488/

3.1

/14925/

41

/27/

56

/625/

41

/8/

Philo Beddoe is your regular, easygoing, truck-driving guy. He's also the best bar-room brawler west of the Rockies. And he lives with a 165-pound orangutan named Clyde. Like other guys, Philo finally falls in love - with a flighty singer who leads him on a screwball chase across the American Southwest. Nothing's in the way except a motorcycle gang, some cops, and legendary brawler Tank Murdock.

60

6.4

/101468/

69

/5255/

64

/1851/

3.2

/70671/

51

/59/

42

/3049/

50

/17/

3.0

age 8+

When an unidentified alien destroys three powerful Klingon cruisers, Captain James T. Kirk returns to the newly transformed U.S.S. Enterprise to take command.

76

7.4

/69259/

73

/2041/

72

/1303/

3.7

/71099/

88

/56/

83

/759/

63

/11/