There are plenty of nostalgic titles on the streamer, from brassy musicals to tense Westerns.
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Here’sEntertainment Weeklys list of the 25 best classic movies on Amazon Prime Video right now.
Barbra Streisand in ‘Funny Girl’; Janet Gaynor in ‘A Star Is Born’; Karolyn Grimes and James Stewart in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’.Credit:Courtesy Everett Collection (2); Silver Screen Collection/Getty
Stanwyck deservedly earned an Oscar nomination for her effervescent performance.
The film tracks the lives of three vets who return to their hometown bonded over the traumas of war.
The sensitively crafted epic won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Gary Cooper and Barbara Stanwyck in ‘Ball of Fire’.John Springer Collection/Corbis/Corbis via Getty
Antonio (Lamberto Maggiorani) hopes to provide for his family by getting a job that requires a bicycle.
It’s a noir film with a straightforward mystery, but Baxter is convincing as the woman in distress.
As a bonus, the movie includes a nightclub performance byNat King Cole, cooing the title song.
Harold Russell and Dana Andrews in ‘The Best Years of Our Lives’.Everett Collection
With the woman he loves onboard the train, Johnnie goes through hell and high water to reclaimThe General.
The callous climax in which Regina tells her husband how she really feels about him is devastating and fascinating.
Meanwhile, Loretta’s parents go through their own romantic journeys, leading to a hilariously chaotic final scene.
Lamberto Maggiorani and Llianella Carell in ‘Bicycle Thieves’.ullstein bild/ullstein bild via Getty
Wayne shines in both quiet moments and the fast-paced chase sequence when the stagecoach is attacked.
It was the first of many hard-fighting everyman roles for the Duke.
You may be familiar with one of this movie’sthree remakes, which recast the main character as a singer.
James Gleason, Cary Grant, and Loretta Young in ‘The Bishop’s Wife’.Everett
Watch this version for a nostalgic tour through the mythology of vintage Tinseltown.
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Where to watchWuthering Heights: Amazon Prime Video
Cast:Laurence Olivier, Merle Oberon, David Niven
Anne Baxter in ‘The Blue Gardenia’.Everett
Walter Matthau and Audrey Hepburn in ‘Charade’.Everett
Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn in ‘The Children’s Hour’.Bettmann Archive/Getty
Charlie Chaplin and Virginia Cherrill in ‘City Lights’.Courtesy Everett
Barbra Streisand in ‘Funny Girl’.Everett
Buster Keaton and Marion Mack in ‘The General’.Everett Collection
(Left) Jean Simmons and Marlon Brando in ‘Guys and Dolls’.Everett
Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell in ‘His Girl Friday’.Everett
(Center) Jimmy Stewart and Donna Reed in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’.Everett
Bette Davis in ‘The Little Foxes’.Everett
Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair in ‘Marty’.Everett Collection
Anne Bancroft and Patty Duke in ‘The Miracle Worker’.Bettmann
Cher and Nicolas Cage in ‘Moonstruck’.Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty
Carole Lombard and William Powell in ‘My Man Godfrey’.Everett
Cary Grant and Irene Dunne in ‘Penny Serenade’.Everett
George Bancroft, John Wayne, and Claire Trevor in ‘Stagecoach’.Everett
Fredric March and Janet Gaynor in ‘A Star is Born’.Everett
Ernest Torrence and Buster Keaton in ‘Steamboat Bill Jr.’.Everett
Barbara Stanwyck in ‘Stella Dallas’.Everett
Glenda Jackson and Murray Head in ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty
Laurence Olivier and Merle Oberon in ‘Wuthering Heights’.Everett
