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A french silent film directed by George Melies, its release in 1902 was a huge success, especially in the Untited States. A Trip To The Moon is about a group of astronomers going to the moon and discovering its inhabitants. The movie influenced many other narrative films and continues to be one of Melies best-known films.
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Directed by Lewis Milestone, All Quiet On The Western Front is based on the anti-war novel by Erich Remarque of the same name. The film centers around a young soldier who experiences the horrors of war firsthand.
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Directed by James Whale, Frankenstein is a chilling sci-fi-horror film that leaves its mark in movie history. A mad scientist creates life from pieces of corpses to make a monster.
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Directed and written by Charlie Chaplin, this silent film centers around a man struggling to survive in the industrialized world. The movie depicts the life of the Great Depression and those who lived through it.
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Directed by Victor Fleming, Gone With The Wind is an epic-historical romance film that is told from the views of white southerners. The release was a huge success, being the highest-earning film of that time. It continues to make its mark in film history with a remake of the movie in production today.
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An 1939 musical-fantasy film, The Wizard of Oz is one of the most well-known films in American culture. A young girl from Kansas is caught in a tornado and lands in the magical world of Oz. The colorful setting, unique characters, and catchy songs is what makes this movie popular in the 20th and 21st century.
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Directed by William Freidkin, two monks try to save a teenage girl who has been possessed by a demonic entity. This movie became a horror classic for many.
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Directed by John Carpenter, Halloween continues to make its mark in American horror-movie. The film centers around Michael Myers, a man who escapes a mental asylum fifteen years after killing his older sister. My mother saw this movie when it came out, and she has never watched another horror movie since.
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Friday The 13th, directed by Sean S. Cunningham, is one of the earliest and best American slasher movie out there. The plot focuses on Jason Voorhees, who as a boy drowned in Camp Crystal Lake due to counselor negligence. Decades later, supposedly cursed, he returns to the lake, slicing and dicing anyone in his path.
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The Goonies is an American adventure-comedy about a band of pre-teens trying to save their neighborhood from demolition. The film continues to be a favored classic by many even today.
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Directed by Tom Holland, Child's Play taught people to never trust dolls. A boy gets the doll he's always wanted for his birthday, only to find out it has been possessed by the soul of a serial killer.
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Directed by James Wan, Saw is an American horror movie sequel that is still continuing today. The story is about a mysterious killer named "Jigsaw" who finds people who he sees are wasting their lives and puts them in life-threatening situations.
