Top 10 Classic Hollywood Movies That Properly Handled Serious Topics

[@MsMojo]

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[@elmerelninodelgrano1278]

You are missing the Children's hour. It was one of the first films that handled lesbianism and it shows how a lie can destroy many lives. Because of that film, I stopped believing that children always tell the truth.

[@billiam011]

Too wong foo thanks for everything Julie Newmar

[@raymondtitano3819]

Gentlemen's Agreement (1947): A reporter who is assigned to write a series of articles on anti-Semitism pretends to be Jewish in order to experience the degree of racism that exists. It doesn't take long for him to discover the true depths of bigotry and hatred.

[@DanGamingFan2406]

_To Kill a Mockingbird_ does an amazing job at taking a deep look into racism in the justice system, and the South in general, and showing that there's always a beacon of hope even in the darkest of times.

[@cajayson8301]

agreed. I work as a paralegal and the first attorney I ever worked for was a modern day Atticus Finch

[@heathermacmillan962]

This is my absolute FAVOURITE movie of all time 😊❤

[@trinaq]

"12 Angry Men" will forever be one of my favourite films of all time, and I can thank my English teacher for introducing me to its brilliance. Despite the action never leaving the jury room, and consisting mostly of talking, you still get swept up in the drama unfolding.

[@Omar-wq9dz]

I saw it in 7th grade, where my social studies teacher showed it in class

[@trinaq]

@@Omar-wq9dz Coolness, did your class generally like it?

[@Omar-wq9dz]

@@trinaq I don't remember, but I liked it

[@DG_Toti]

Saw it in my senior year of high school, loved it tons!

[@marilynsobel7414]

I love it too. I remember showing it to my sixth grade class of gifted kids and we had a great discussion about it. They were so engaged!

[@mmps18]

The Grapes of Wrath was an incredible classic film that effectively handled many serious issues.

[@hectorsmommy1717]

Judgement at Nuremburg is an incredible film. I saw it in a German history class back in the late 70's. We did have a few laughs that were indicative of our age group, not the film. A couple of the secondary characters were funny to us. The aide to Spencer Tracy was played by William Shatner and his rank was captain. The housekeeper was the woman who played Mrs. Olsen in the Folger coffee commercials, and one of the Nazi's on trial was played by Werner Klemperer who was commandant of the German POW camp in Hogan's Heroes. First time he appeared on screen we all cried out "Klink!"

[@Chantara27]

Imitation of Life has always been a favorite in my family. The sadness over Sarah Jane rejecting her mother simply for being Black is devastating. The ending is the very definition of a tearjerker

[@mlynettepinky595]

The 1950s version when Mahalia Jackson is singing, definitely will make you cry.

[@R1ckDeckard]

"12 Angry Men" is very important, especially these days. It showed me how important it is to consider others' point of view, stand for your ideas and be able to justifiy them, and that it's OK to change your mind without compromising own's integrity

[@juanpablogonzalezlacava]

Spencer Tracy last scene (literally for him) always got me into tears and proud. But Chaplain's speach is the most powerful and profound speach about humanity I ever heard

[@jesseowenvillamor6348]

*Speech

[@wowbobwow37]

I don't know if it was because he was blacklisted, but Elia Kazan is often overlooked on lists like this or a similar nature. He made a career of making films concerning difficult topics: Gentleman's Agreement, Baby Doll, On The Waterfront. Splendor in the Grass

[@Locke350]

Elia was blacklisted because he dared criticise Soviet apologists.

[@marilynsobel7414]

Elia Kazan wasn't blacklisted; just the opposite. Instead of bravely refusing to name names, he named plenty of them. It was his friends who were blacklisted because of his testimony. They were the ones who lost their careers. He deserves to be ignored, after ruining so many people's lives. People like Zero Mostel and Dalton Trumbo refused to name names and suffered as a result.

[@MsAppassionata]

@@marilynsobel7414I couldn’t agree more. Why people think that he was the one who got blacklisted is beyond me. He was a snitch, though I do believe that he directed some great films.

[@MsAppassionata]

@@marilynsobel7414I couldn’t agree more. Why people think that he was the one who got blacklisted is beyond me. He was a snitch, though I do believe that he directed some great films.

[@lindabarnhouse3724]

Mr. Smith Goes To Washington should be on this list and Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner deserves to be more than just an honorable mention.

[@Marsha_Ann]

I agree!

[@caronstout354]

Kate Hepburn's "dismissal" of her gallery manager is just 1 of the many stellar scenes of "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner"...

[@juanpablogonzalezlacava]

"don't talk Hilary, just go" can't think a word to describe perfect that scene was

[@MurderOfSuburbia]

I was hoping "To Sir, With Love" would have at least gotten an honourable mention

[@emilyeshelman5216]

I know you folks tend to focus on American/Hollywood-based films for lists like this, but I think that Fritz Lang's early German-language procedural thriller M not even receiving an honorable mention is a crime. It is a film that not only tackles some very tricky questions regarding social responsibility, moral finger-pointing, and even when mental illness crosses with criminal justice, but it purposefully does not give a definitive resolution to what the right answer is. It's be nice to see more foreign films also get some attention.

[@purplemist7]

To be fair, the title specifies that the list is about classic Hollywood fims.

[@marilynsobel7414]

They are the top 10 Hollywood films, but I agree we would benefit for giving more consideration to the great non-American films. M is a disturbing and wonderful classic and Peter Lorre gives an incredible performance. Grand Illusion is a terrific anti-war film and Umberto D. is unusual in dealing with the subject of the loneliness of those who are old and poor.

[@bethriley9757]

"The Best Years of our Lives" great movie!! One of my favorites!!

[@trinaq]

It's hard to believe that "It's a Wonderful Life" was almost universally panned when it was first released. Luckily, it's been vindicated by history, and is deservedly lauded as one of the best Christmas films of all time.

[@Omar-wq9dz]

It also didn't do well in theaters when it came out. TV helped with its popularity decades later

[@sheilaholmes996]

It wasn’t supposed to be a Christmas movie, it was not released during the Christmas season.

[@DanielOrme]

It wasn't panned. It was praised (the most celebrated film critic of the time, James Agee, called it "one of the most efficient sentimental pieces since A Christmas Carol"), even nominated for best picture at the Oscars. But it was a box office failure and was almost forgotten compared to Capra's earlier successes. After 25 years it came into the public domain (meaning anyone could show it without having to pay the original producers), so in the early 1970's TV stations began playing it, usually at Christmastime. Before long it became everybody's favorite movie.

[@manuelorozco7760]

My high school did a play my junior year for their fall show. I had to see for myself as homework to get ready for this beautiful story.

[@rachelgarber1423]

It was panned even by, I think the FBI because it was perceived to be anti Capitalist. And unfortunately Jimmy blamed its poor showing at the box office on Donna Reed because she was inexperienced as an actor

[@manuelorozco7760]

I discovered West Side Story, To Kill A Mockingbird and It’s A Wonderful Life as a high school student. But putting Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner as an honorable mention is a shame. With each of these four classics, I didn’t know what was in store or why they’ve remained so beloved years later.

[@marilynsobel7414]

One of the problems with the way "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" treated interracial marriage is that Sidney Poitier's character is this ultra-perfect guy working for the World Health Organization saving lives, etc. It seemed to imply it was acceptable to marry a black man if he was truly elite. The producers did this on purpose to forestall racist objections, but I think most people today feel that by making his character so unrealistic (no faults), they didn't do much to diminish prejudice.

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@marilynsobel7414 I never thought it that way

[@bluerose3262]

Great list! I would add Twelve O Clock High, a WW2 movie with Gregory Peck that tackles depression and PTSD. It has it’s flaws, but for the time it was a pretty brutal depiction of WW2.

[@amandaredd3057]

I remember watching The Days of Wine and Roses with Jack Lemmon with my mom as a teenager and thinking how amazing and heartwrenching it was. It was a couple who fall into the despair of severe alcoholism yet it was made sometime in the early 60s I believe so not something portrayed all that often. *Oh hey, it's on the list! How about that!

[@geviesanta3631]

One old Hollywood film I would love to include for the sake of this list is Sullivan's Travels because in that film, it touches upon some of the realistic aspects of what it's like to work in the film industry during the 1940's. At the time when some film directors or actors were growing desperate to pursue their own ambitions, despite the demands of other filmmakers to produce other projects, besides the ones they want to do next.

[@Missinyellow]

I feel like the bit on Wonderful Life misses an important part of the film's message: George has the opportunity to get ahead multiple times, but the catch is he'd have to take it at the expense of his community. And every time, he can't do it, because at his core he wants to help people - so he keeps putting his own dreams and ambitions on hold to keep pulling the community back from the edge of collapse, until he finally can't take it anymore and has a breakdown. THAT'S when he goes to jump off a bridge. And the community repays him for all the sacrifices he's made at the end of the film by coming together for HIM this time. It's not that he's stymied by fate despite his best efforts. He CAN have the things he wants, he just can't have them without stepping on other people to get there, and that's what he keeps steadfastly refusing to do.

[@niabelizaire3596]

The first time that I watched 12 Angry Men was in my tenth grade government class. It’s a really good movie! 🎥🍿❤️

[@Omar-wq9dz]

Great Dictator's speech is still relevant today

[@TCWRebelsResistanceWords]

I remember when I both read and watched To Kill a Mockingbird in high school

[@trinaq]

Me too, the book will forever be one of my favourites.

[@maryannlockwood7806]

@@trinaqmine too. 📚

[@manuelorozco7760]

Me three. I read the book one year to study in class and read by myself on my own terms as silent summer school reading in another.

[@mlynettepinky595]

It's banned in schools now

[@danieldumas7361]

Awesome picks! Though, your depiction of "It's a Wonderfull life" left a lot to be desired

[@edkeaton]

"Days of Wine and Roses" does a great job of showing how alcoholism affects a couple who are caught up in it and how it negatively changes their lives. Both Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick give outstanding performances and Blake Edwards provides very taut direction. 🍾🍷🍷🌹🌹

[@Geekylori]

One movie not listed here is “The Children’s Hour” which tackled the effects of homophobia.

[@jaclynsanture6643]

I watched that once.

[@lyndiwilson7671]

Agreed. That movie is brilliant in its portrayal of the tragic circumstances that arise out of one vicious rumour and the homophobic minds of people.

[@marypat4536]

I love ❤️ Jimmy Stewart👍

[@roberttast]

Why colorized clips from It’s a Wonderful Life when it looks gorgeous in black and white… HOW IT WAS SHOT?

[@rogerphilhower8448]

I think you should have included James Stewarts classic film Harvey because it addresses mental health among other issues

[@amandaredd3057]

Oh man Imitation of Life is gut wrenching

[@mlynettepinky595]

Which one It's 2 versions 1959 or 1939 I like the one with Lana Turner

[@MrsDKessler]

Lee Remick is so underrated. She was also great in Anatomy of a Murder and Wild River.

[@DivinaM1105]

I always felt bad for George Bailey. Yes, he learned his life was important for everyone else, but what about him. George wanted to travel and go to school he had to give up his dreams for everyone else to succeed 😢

[@myname7056]

I felt bad that Potter got away with the cash. SNL’s parody put a stop to that.

[@bailysbeads2057]

The Lost Weekend should've been mentioned.

[@sheilamcintosh6632]

A Touch of Blue is a classic that dealt with the issues of race, class and diversity masterfully. The Grapes of Wrath examined life in the Great Depression.

[@AnimeSabrina]

'On the Waterfront' should also be in the list! 😌

[@stephenolan5539]

It could'a been a contender

[@christopherjohnvalles8322]

​@@stephenolan5539😅

[@bailysbeads2057]

Showing colorized clips of It's a Wonderful Life. Shame.

[@emaarredondo-librarian]

15:30. That address, in an almost empty movie theater, in the last times of Chilean dictatorship (when even the use of the word "dictator" was a conflicting matter) had a remarkable moving effect. Specially when the scarce audience applauded it.

[@EmiBethxo]

It's weird to see "It's A Wonderful Life" in color lol Some movies I think should always be seen in black and white. And there's no doubt that "To Kill A Mockingbird" is one of the best, most important movies/books ever made.

[@manuelorozco7760]

After seeing Miracle on 34th Street in color the first time I know what you mean. I watched Its A Wonderful Life in color once

[@ericgjovaag7958]

It may be a little more lightweight compared to some of these others, but "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" sure does an entertaining job of showing how Washington works (long before C-SPAN ever existed) and the corrosive effects of partisanship and cronyism.

[@kathynoll4634]

Geesh you are SO RIGHT!

[@Jeremiah_Rivers76]

I remember seeing that in American Gov’t.

[@manuelorozco7760]

I watched that one two years ago on July 4th

[@harsyakiarraathallah2222]

Finally Chaplin Wins!

[@wunderkind-7724]

I think there is a good argument to have been made to include the film Citizen Kane

[@debbieguitor1745]

I’ve seen every one of these and they are all superb

[@marianmorioka6931]

“Lifeboat” Hitchcock movie that portrayed survival and prejudices

[@greatfilmmaker]

For the first time in history, I agree with all 10 of your movies. Yes, I would change the order example( Number one would have been number 2 in number 2), which would have been number 1.) And wanted to others would have changed, but to top 10 with spot on.

[@jamesinbaltimore5487]

Dr. Strangelove, Kubrick's satiric masterpiece, is a hilarious and terrifying look at the futility and danger of the arms race and the military-industrial complex.

[@stephenolan5539]

He first intended to make a serious movie.

[@mariasmith9460]

I would love to see Blossoms in the Dust 1941 based on Edna Gladney's work of getting rid of the word "illegitimate" on birth certificates. Such a deep and wonderful film. Also The Inn of the Sixth Happiness based on Gladys Alyward as a missionary in China ❤

[@jalenikezeue4114]

We ❤ Sidney

[@sheilaholmes996]

It’s interesting that Hollywood was braver back in the day than it is now. I constantly read, this couldn’t be made today.

[@purplemist7]

Take off the Classic Hollywood veneer and you'll see that these films are still being made today ("Selma" [2014], ""The Trial of the Chicago 7" [2020], to name a few), but we all know that nowadays a certain group of people lose their minds and scream at anything with the slightest hint of criticism of societal issues or represention as being "woke."

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@purplemist7We live in a cynical world these days

[@sheilaholmes996]

@@purplemist7 I have talked with people about how most of Mel Brooks’ movies, which are classics, would not be made now.

[@bennymora3086]

It handled a good message.

[@michaelmonthey5974]

It’s A Wonderful Life is supposed to be black and white.

[@danielstanwyck2812]

Yes, The Grapes of Wrath as was mentioned below; Gentleman's Agreement,; The Lost Weekend; Crossfire; Make Way for Tomorrow by Leo McCarey, about an elderly couple being shuffled out to separate living quarters in the last moments of their long marriage; a couple of dozen more, no doubt. I watched Guess Who is Coming to Dinner the other day. Save for Spencer Tracy, it leaves me kind of cold. It's statement, for 1967, was as good as it could have been, I suppose, but too manufactured, like a lawn newly mowed without any hint of having had a life.

[@Barnabas45]

1965's 'The Slender Thread' would have been a good addition.

[@theoharrington8668]

Why was "Guess who's coming to dinner" only a mention?,it's displayed on the net,which why I looked into it.

[@yadielenielbellecolon982]

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[@sureshmukhi2316]

How do you define "classical"? Is it before a certain year? Schindler's List is almost 30 years old. Would that fall under the "classical" genre today?

[@janbarrett4544]

I know it's more recent...but I would have added The Green Book,which included at least one Oscar and should have gotten more.

[@bennywark3103]

I love In The Heat Of The Night

[@LaLayla99]

All great films.

[@karaokebackgroundplaylists9878]

The Great Dictators speech is in the beginning of U2's "Blackout" in the 2018 experience and innocence tour

[@BookBabe1967]

Can you not talk about a black and white movie as “the best” and review it in its colorized self? That’s not what the director made.

[@impossibleego]

Why must you ALWAYS use colorized clips of films when you find the very bad colorizations (just like Janet Gaynor’s A Star Is Born, you’ve done it again with Its A Wonderful Life) vs the actual original prints? Please make this stop. Just STOP.

[@lauriekester4602]

The Grapes Of Wrath- The Great Depression

[@mmps18]

I love that film so much. I love the "I'll be there" monologue Henry Fonda gives at the end.

[@denisefreitas6727]

Great sellection of movies, but i missed The Grapes of Wrath.

[@DrCory48]

Cool top 10

[@cajayson8301]

Am I the only one who also watches It's a Wonderful Life outside of the Christmas season?

[@j.p.6932]

13:38 They couldn’t have gotten a biracial actress (I’m sure they were in short supply) or at least someone at least halfway convincing? What am I saying, it’s around the same time John Wayne was cast as an Asian man.

[@chelseacanales8763]

I read To Kill a Mockingbird and it’s rather good but sad about the justice and race

[@CynthiaWarren]

Pinky. About a light-skinned black woman trying to reconcile her life passing as white in the North with her past as a black woman in the South.

[@adriangarcia543]

Top 10 new Disneyland costume characters

[@bheast86]

the 1959 IMITATION OF LIFE was a remake of 1934. Don't know about INN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT; Tibbs had a lot more shouting and being locked up than in the novel and, rather significantly, had to keep being saved by the white police chief, when he was a big city detective who ought to be able to take care of himself. PATHS OF GLORY made the French army look bad; it's hard to find a Hollywood movie doing the same for US Armed Services, but you might try the UK co-production MAN IN THE MIDDLE, with American and British establishments try to brush away a racist psychopath find a home in the US Army till he does a murder in plain sight. you missed OF MICE AND MEN, THE GRAPES OF WRATH, CROSSFIRE, INTRUDER IN THE DUST, NO WAY OUT (1950), OUTRAGE (1950), BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK,

[@missjoshemmett]

In Rebel Without a Cause, you left off homosexuality. Dean and Wood's characters accepted Mineo's character for who he was. To Sir, With Love tackled racism, classism, and what would eventually become #me too.

[@MariaFernanda-dr7pv]

Natalie Wood❤❤❤❤❤

[@isoldejaneholland8370]

I love how the picture used in the thumbnail never actually makes the list, - except as an "honorable mention."

[@mlynettepinky595]

At 5:33 In the heat of the night scene with Sidney Poitier slapping the white old man was not scripted Thats why Rod Steiger looks surprised The movie and show was good Sidney didn't play roles that was demeaning for Blck man. Lillies of the field was a good movie to.

[@christianfranz2686]

Wait I didn’t realize in the heat of the night was a movie I always thought it was a tv show first

[@trueamnisias]

I am really sad to see that so many people only know these movies through school.

[@jonstreng7850]

If nothing else I feel these two movies definitely deserve a spot in an honorable mention list. The movies are A Few Good Men which deals with the topics of law in the military, how it is enforced and who it is enforced upon. The other is Dead Man Walking which depicted the final hours of both not only the convicted going to death row but also the lawyer who fights for him or her. Both very powerful.

[@CJ-im2uu]

I have issue with GUESS WHOSE COMING TO DINNER. Joey, daughter, talks down to Tillie --the family's housekeeper and cook. Joey says she's progressive yet it is she who insist it is not a problem extra meat nd prepare additional portions with less than 3 hours for the meal that was planned, add extra place settings while she goes out to visit friends; offering no help. Joey also believes Tillie and she were friends ever since she was a child. Her tone is also condescending.

[@alexandralibin5131]

Disappointed that 'Inheret The Wind', is not mentioned.

[@DianaHakes-x2y]

The search with Montgomery Clift

[@lesliepollock9309]

Butterfield 8, should have been in this list.

[@Showtunediva]

Hello! It’s A Wonderful Life should definitely ranked in the top 3 not at number 9.

[@shaliseshaw9385]

Waiting for Top 20 Extinct Disney Parks and Shows(Universe Of Energy(Ellen's Universe Of Energy, Rafiki's Planet Watch, A Bug's Land, It's Tough To Be A Bug, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, Honey I Shrunk The Audience, Honey I Shrunk The Kids: A Movie Set Adventure, Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?: Play It! Playhouse Disney Live(Disney Junior Live), Disney MGM Studios:Behind The Scenes, Residential Street, MGM Backlot Tour, The Magic Of Disney Animation, Superstar Television, Drew Carey: Noises Off, Superstar Limo, Tarzan Rocks, Discovery Island, River Country, Country Bear Vacation Hoedown, Food Rocks, Circle Of Life: An Environmental Fable, Legend Of The Lion King, The Lion King Celebration Parade, Mickey's Jammin' Jungle Parade, Shark Reef, Lights, Camera, Action, Disney Millenium Celebration, Citizens Of Hollywood, Extraterrorestrial Encounter, The Great Movie Ride, Muppet Mobile Labs, Mickey's Revue, etc.), Top 10 Retired Disney Park Walk Around Characters, Face Characters, etc.(Lucky The Dinosaur, Minnie the Cow, Push The Talking Trashcan, Luxo Jr. animatronic, Bernard, Bianca, and other The Rescuers characters, Oliver and Company characters, Phineas and Ferb, Owl, Kanga, Christopher Robin(Winnie The Pooh), Playhouse Disney characters(Stanley, Little Einsteins, Jojo's Circus, Handy Mandy, Sofia The First, Vampirina, Fancy Nancy, Mira:Royal Detective, Bear In The Big Blue House, etc.). Top 20 Alvin and The Chipmunks facts, Top 10 Muppet Babies(1980s series) episodes Top 10 Cable Networks That Aren't The Way They Used To Be(National Geographic, Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, Game Show Network, Science, Syfy, Travel Channel, Cooking Channel, Discovery Family(Discovery Kids), The Learning Channel, etc. Top 10 PBS Kids Shows people still miss(Wishbone, Maya and Miguel, Ghostwriter, Wishbone, The Kidsongs TV Show, Shining Time Station, Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego? Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego? Tots TV, Postcards From Buster, The Electric Company, 3,2,1 Contact, Martha Speaks, Reading Rainbow, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood, etc. 🎥🎥🎥🎥🎥📺

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

GONE WITH THE WIND, FRANKENSTEIN, DRACULA, WIZARD OF OZ

[@waittillfamewtf2385]

⚔️ "Ben-Hur" (1959)

[@MsAppassionata]

How could you forget “Dr. Strangelove”?

[@schannstewart9385]

The Men dealt with living in a wheelchair after getting injured at war

[@selfan2005]

Why isn't Inherit the Wind on this list?

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

THE APARTMENT??

[@j.p.6932]

13:16 There was also supposed to be a homosexual undercurrent, but it was played down so much, most people miss(ed) it.

[@kevseb66]

In Westside Story & Imitation of Life white actors were casted as people of color. In some ways things have truly changed and in others we still have so far to go.

[@zachtheowlhousefanhall973]

Top 10 Netflix Shows(Live-Action and Animated) That Properly Handled Serious Topics

[@melissaolson6108]

Don't forget Gentleman's Agreement, a movie about anti-Semitism.

[@kitkeller5831]

Sarah Jane in “Imitation of Life” is not biracial. Other films I’d add to this list include “A Town Without Pity” and “Network.”

[@ronaldwebster9683]

I was looking for someone to make this comment. Sarah Jane is not mixed race. It’s indicated in the movie that her daddy was very light skinned, and she took after him.

[@Lee-Darin]

I can't understand Kirk Douglas because of his thick French accent.

[@hannahdelvecchio7521]

If I had to pick a song I might not assign a movie from this list to kill walking bird kill a mockingbird

[@hannahdelvecchio7521]

Rip Stanley Kubrick

[@hannahdelvecchio7521]

To kill mockingbird the book is banned

[@cynthiaschultheis1660]

GRAPES OF WRATH??

[@safiremorningstar]

Charlie Chaplin also said about the movie that he made The Great Dictator that had he known just what was going on in Germany and specifically the final solution the mass extermination I'm more than 10 million people in total Jews Gypsies the handicapped the politically incorrect Etc he would not have made this movie we look now back at it as a great movie as a masterpiece, the irony is he was ashamed of it.

[@ghw7192]

I hate It’s a Wonderful Life and refuse to watch it. I would replace it with any of the Honerable Mentions, but the rest of the list is well chosen.