Stream 5 100% classic movies on Rotten Tomatoes now!

Stream 5 100% classic movies on Rotten Tomatoes now!

With streaming platforms adding new movies and TV shows almost daily, it can be overwhelming to narrow down something good But even more so if the film has a 100% Fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes

While there is no such thing as an objectively "perfect" film, being in the "100% club" of review aggregation sites is a pretty good indicator of a film's excellence From mid-century musicals like "Singin' in the Rain" to old-school romantic comedies like "The Philadelphia Story" to extreme courtroom dramas like "12 Angry Men," these standout titles are no exception Here are five certified fresh masterpieces to add to your next movie marathon

Katharine Hepburn brought her famous role of Philadelphia socialite Tracy Lord from the stage to the screen in this 1940 adaptation of the Broadway play of the same name Cary Grant (as Tracy's confrontational but charming ex-husband CK Dexter Haven) and James Stewart (as the inquisitive but charming tabloid reporter Macaulay Connor) play her romantic-comedy guise, and bored but wealthy George Kittredge (John Howard) complicates her marriage plans Tracy, played by Hepburn, is a witty and enduring rom-com whose hijinks unfold as she develops feelings for three men

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Walt Disney Productions got off to a strong start with its first two animated feature films: "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" and the 1940 musical based on Carlo Collodi's 1883 Italian children's novel "The Adventures of Pinocchio" It is a fantasy film Considered one of the greatest animated films of all time, this delightful and delicately crafted film features a mischievous wooden puppy (voiced by Dickie Jones) who comes to life when his creator, Zeppetto (Christian Rub), makes a wish on a shooting star Pinocchio is tempted by darkness and must learn how to follow his conscience when making choices between right and wrong

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Akira Kurosawa's 1954 epic transports the audience to the past, some 400 years ago, to a village in the mountains of Japan There, desperate farmers offer to feed hungry samurai if they help them fight off a band of thieves attempting to steal their harvest It seems like a simple conceit, but Kurosawa uniquely weaves into the thrilling action scenes of this adventure epic a fierce humanity and playful humor that transcends the specifics of the film's time and place [Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, and Debbie Reynolds, a trio of performers played by a 19-year-old newcomer, chart Hollywood's transition from silent film stardom to the rise of the "talkies" A clever and wryly wry dig at the film industry, "Singin' in the Rain" is also a celebration of all that is possible when both screen and sound come together The choreography, a collaboration between co-directors Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen, is giddy and gymnastic, and the songs are as Technicolor as the sets The umbrella-wielding, lamppost-shaking title number attests to the exuberance

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Even more astonishing than how director Sidney Lumet has crafted a tension-filled courtroom drama set almost entirely in one room is the fact that "12 Angry Men" is Lumet's first film released in 1954, the eponymous Adapted from the 1954 TV drama of the same name, the 1957 feature film stars a jury of New York City men (Henry Fonda, Lee J Cobb, Ed Begley, and Jack Klugman) and others are deliberating the trial of a poor teenager accused of killing his abusive father Given that a guilty verdict leads to the young man's death, the importance of standing up for one's beliefs in the face of ridicule and rejection is demonstrated by Juror 8, played by Fonda, in Lumet's directorial debut

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