http://www.blockbuster.com:80/rss/top25/classics Top 25 Blockbuster Movies by Genre 7200000 http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/68868 This Disney animated classic is based on the children's story by Dodie Smith. The story involves the canine pets of a struggling composer and his wife: Dalmatians Pongo (male) and Perdita (female).... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/88 A mind-bending sci-fi symphony, Stanley Kubrick's landmark 1968 epic pushed the limits of narrative and special effects toward a meditation on technology and humanity. Based on Arthur C. Clarke's... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/6487 Stanley Kubrick dissects the nature of violence in this darkly ironic, near-future satire, adapted from Anthony Burgess' novel, complete with "Nadsat" slang. Classical music-loving proto-punk Alex... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/869 Big-budget special effects, swiftly paced action, and a distinct feminist subtext from writer/director James Cameron turned what should have been a by-the-numbers sci-fi sequel into both a... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/881 Based on the story The Wisdom of Eve by Mary Orr, All About Eve is an elegantly bitchy backstage story revolving around aspiring actress Eve Harrington (Anne Baxter). Tattered and forlorn, Eve shows... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/931 Conspiracy film specialist Alan J. Pakula turned journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein's best-selling account of their Watergate investigation into one of the hit films of Bicentennial year... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/92472 A young pig fights convention to become a sheep dog -- or, rather, sheep pig -- in this charming Australian family film, which became an unexpected international success due to superior special... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/2268 The classic Felix Salter story Bambi provides the basis for this near-perfect Disney animated feature. We follow the male deer Bambi from birth, through his early childhood experiences with woodland... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/91630 Richard Linklater's third feature -- set, like his other works, over the course of one 24-hour period -- Before Sunrise is a sweet, intelligent romantic comedy filmed primarily in Austria. It stars... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/3147 More than anything else, 13-year old New Jerseyite Josh (David Moscow) wants to be "big". That's the wish he makes at an odd-looking amusement pier fortunetelling machine. The next morning, Josh... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/4068 Producer/star Warren Beatty had to convince Warner Bros. to finance this film, which went on to become the studio's second-highest grosser. It also caused major controversy by redefining violence in... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/5365 One of the most beloved American films, this captivating wartime adventure of romance and intrigue from director Michael Curtiz defies standard categorization. Simply put, it is the story of Rick... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/6213 Cinderella was Walt Disney's return to feature-length "story" cartoons after eight years of turning out episodic pastiches like Make Mine Music and Three Caballeros. A few understandable liberties... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/92503 Jane Austen might never have imagined that her 1816 novel Emma could be turned into a fresh and satirical look at ultra-rich teenagers in a Beverly Hills high school. Cher (Alicia Silverstone) and... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/9407 Based on the Nobel Prize-winning novel by Boris Pasternak, Doctor Zhivago covers the years prior to, during, and after the Russian Revolution, as seen through the eyes of poet/physician Yuri Zhivago... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/11468 Teenaged Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick) is a legend in his own time thanks to his uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last grand duck-out before... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/11988 Chevy Chase added a classic comic hero to the film landscape with Fletch, one of his few truly popular star vehicles in a famously misguided post-Saturday Night Live career. Chase plays Irwin M.... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/89704 "Stupid is as stupid does," says Forrest Gump (played by Tom Hanks in an Oscar-winning performance) as he discusses his relative level of intelligence with a stranger while waiting for a bus. Despite... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/14065 "Grease," said the poster and the Barry Gibb song, "is the word." Transferring its setting from Chicago to sunny California, and adding a dash of disco to the ersatz '50s score, producer Allan Carr... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/19581 Lady and the Tramp represented two "firsts" for Disney: It was the studio's first Cinemascope animated feature, and it was their first full-length cartoon based on an original story rather than an... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/130741 http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/25563 Though some viewers might be put off by its length, graphic violence, and absence of likable characters, Sergio Leone's final film is also a cinematic masterpiece. Spanning four decades, the film... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/25779 Robert Redford's directorial debut ended up the 1980 Oscar winner for Best Picture. It is a simple but painfully emotional story of the disintegration of a "perfect" family. Teenager Conrad (Timothy... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/115189 Persona is difficult to characterize in simple terms, but it may be helpful to describe this complex film as being an exploration of identity that combines elements of drama, visual poetry, and... http://www.blockbuster.com:80/catalog/movieDetails/26992 Oliver Stone's breakthrough as a director, Platoon is a brutally realistic look at a young soldier's tour of duty in Vietnam. Chris Taylor (Charlie Sheen) is a college student who quits school to...