Movie Say: the Film Buzz Index

Buzz rankings for classic movies: displaying Top 10 most discussed movies. Served with a Movie Say 'rental movies' tip.


 


 
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This page lists the Top 10 most discussed classic movies, ranked by their current buzz.

Films made in the past 15 years are not included, and are instead available on the separate "Modern Classics" list.

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1. Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Rambo: First Blood Part II DVD or VHS cover
Buzz level:

150dB

(Sound of a nuclear explosion)
Blogs:
54,000
mentions a month
Media:
3,800
mentions a month
Websites:
140,000
updated each month
A hugely popular sequel to the first action-packed Rambo movie starring Sylvester Stallone, Rambo: First Blood Part II continues the straightforward action without bothering much with a story.

 

2. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly DVD or VHS cover
Buzz level:

150dB

(Sound of a nuclear explosion)
Blogs:
18,000
mentions a month
Media:
2,400
mentions a month
Websites:
270,000
updated each month
One of the most well-known Westerns, and probably the most acclaimed of Sergio Leone's "spaghetti westerns", The Good, the Bad and the Ugly stars Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach and Lee Van Cleef as three men searching for buried gold, each of them having only part of the knowledge about where it is located. The movie is also recognizable for its theme music, composed by Ennio Morricone.

 

3. Dirty Harry (1971)

Dirty Harry DVD or VHS cover
Buzz level:

150dB

(Sound of a nuclear explosion)
Blogs:
9,800
mentions a month
Media:
3,700
mentions a month
Websites:
69,000
updated each month
Clint Eastwood's classic performance as the no-nonsense cop was good enough to spin four sequels and a busload of unforgettable one-liners, including "Go ahead. Make my day." Directed by Don Siegel to an enormous popular success.

 

4. Ghost (1990)

Ghost DVD or VHS cover
Buzz level:

150dB

(Sound of a nuclear explosion)
Blogs:
6,200
mentions a month
Media:
2,100
mentions a month
Websites:
27,000
updated each month
A romantic fairy tale where Molly (Demi Moore) and Sam (Patrick Swayze) play passionate lovers whose romance is cut short when the latter is murdered. However, Sam who is now a ghost is determined to come back to her life, and sets out to communicate to Molly through a psychic (Whoopi Goldberg, who received an Oscar for her performance).

 

5. Saturday Night Fever (1977)

Saturday Night Fever DVD or VHS cover
Buzz level:

150dB

(Sound of a nuclear explosion)
Blogs:
6,100
mentions a month
Media:
3,300
mentions a month
Websites:
35,000
updated each month
The movie that made John Travolta an internationally known actor, while also promoting disco music to a worldwide audience, tells the story of a troubled Brooklyn youth whose weekend activities are dominated by visits to a Brooklyn discotheque.

 

6. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

The Wizard of Oz DVD or VHS cover
Buzz level:

150dB

(Sound of a nuclear explosion)
Blogs:
4,900
mentions a month
Media:
1,900
mentions a month
Websites:
190,000
updated each month
A musical fantasy based on L. Frank Baum's children's story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The film stars Judy Garland as a girl who is taken by a tornado into a fantastic land populated among other things by witches, a talking scarecrow, and a cowardly lion. The musical also stars Frank Morgan, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, Billie Burke and Margaret Hamilton.

 

7. Schindler's List (1993)

Schindler's List DVD or VHS cover
Buzz level:

150dB

(Sound of a nuclear explosion)
Blogs:
3,700
mentions a month
Media:
3,000
mentions a month
Websites:
24,000
updated each month
Based on Thomas Keneally's novel Schindler's Ark, this Steven Spielberg directed movie starring Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley and Ralp Fiennes relates the tale of Oskar Schindler, a German Catholic businessman who was instrumental in saving the lives of over one thousand Polish Jews during the Holocaust.

 

8. Gone with the Wind (1939)

Gone with the Wind DVD or VHS cover
Buzz level:

149dB

(Sound of an airplane closeby)
Blogs:
7,700
mentions a month
Media:
1,500
mentions a month
Websites:
72,000
updated each month
This biggest ever box-office hit (if adjusted to inflation) is a true American classic in which a manipulative woman (Vivien Leigh) and a roguish man (Clark Gable) carry on a turbulent love affair in the American south during the Civil War and Reconstruction.

 

9. The Godfather (1972)

The Godfather DVD or VHS cover
Buzz level:

145dB

(Sound of an airplane closeby)
Blogs:
4,700
mentions a month
Media:
1,300
mentions a month
Websites:
34,000
updated each month
Francis Ford Coppola's definitive mafia film and one of the most popular and critically acclaimed movies ever made. The cast includes Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton.

 

10. The Godfather Part II (1974)

The Godfather Part II DVD or VHS cover
Buzz level:

144dB

(Sound of an airplane closeby)
Blogs:
23,000
mentions a month
Media:
1,200
mentions a month
Websites:
78,000
updated each month
One of the rare few sequels that are generally consider better than their originals, Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather Part II chronicles the continuing saga of the Corleone family following the events of the first film while also giving viewers a more in-depth look at Vito Corleone's life as a young man and his rise to power. Al Pacino, Robert Duvall and Diane Keaton reprise their roles, while Robert De Niro takes over the role of Don Corleone, played by Marlon Brando in the original.