Movies about the past

[HuntingtonM15]

What are some of your favorite movies about the past? Right now I find myself to be enjoying movies that are about/set in the 40's-60's.

[dandelion wine]

There are so many, but here are a few just off the top of my head:

Somewhere In Time

A River Runs Through It

Schindler's List

Full Metal Jacket

A Christmas Story

The Outsiders

[Brian]

One of my favorite movies in this category is "The Sting." Set in the 1930s. One of the best movies I've ever seen.

[barwars]

does "Back to the Future" count?

[HIGH ENOUGH]

Titanic
Pearl Harbor
Brave Heart

These movies ain't my favorite, but they're alright.

[Mijada]

To Kill A Mockingbird

Fried Green Tomatoes

Star Wars

American Graffiti

Angela's Ashes

[Penny Lane]

Dirty Dancing

American Grafitti

Somewhere In Time

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

[RGO1013]

Saving Private Ryan

The Untouchables

Pirates of the Caribbean

Boycott

The Frisco Kid

Tombstone

The Mummy

[The Modfather]

Back to the Future
That Thing You Do!
American Graffiti
Liberty Heights
A Christmas Story
Stand by Me

[~*Hannah_Lee*~]

Gone with the Wind
Pirates of the Caribbean
Titanic
Pearl Harbor
Angela's Ashes (never seen the movie, but the book is incredible)

[Janice]

Titanic
Pearl Harbor
Schindler's List
The Piano
The Grey Zone
Saving Private Ryan
The Remains of The Day
Pride and Predjudice
Unforgiven
Cold Mountain
Open Range
Summer of Sam
Boogie Nights
Saturday Night Fever

[hawaii five-o]

Forrest Gump
Gone With the Wind
Christmas Story
It's a Wonderful Life (some scenes flash back to the 1910's ,20's and 30's)

[AB]

Summer of 42

Casablanca

Bonnie & Clyde

Whatever Happened to Baby Jane

Swing Shift

[comedyfreak]

Roll Bounce- My favorite movie about the roller disco era of the 70's

The Big Street-Lucy and Henry Fonda takes place in the 20's or 30's and was made in the 40's.

The Outsiders-One of my favorite movies, set in the 60's

Stand By Me-Set in the 50's or 60's.

[catlover79]

Roll Bounce was a lot of fun. I didn't expect to like it, but I did. GREAT soundtrack.

A GREAT movie from 1965 is A Patch of Blue with Sidney Poitier, Elizabeth Hartman and Shelley Winters. It's about the friendship of a black man and a blind white girl. It was VERY daring for its time and maybe still is to some degree. But it's a great story of love, friendship and loyalty. I would recommend it to anyone.

Inherit the Wind was great. It was made in 1960 and set in the 1920s, based on the Scopes Monkey trial. It starred Spencer Tracy, Gene Kelly, Frederic March and our beloved Darrin #1, Dick York.