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'The Godfather' to 'Forrest Gump': Here's your Hollywood nostalgia binge guide

The Godfather (1972)
1 / 10

The Godfather (1972)

Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video

Francis Ford Coppola`s cinematic gem is about Don Vito Corleone, head of a mafia family, and how things turn dangerous when he decides to hand over his empire to his youngest son Michael. It stars Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, James Caan, Richard Castellano and Robert Duvall amongst others. 

Top Gun (1986)
2 / 10

Top Gun (1986)

Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video.

"Top Gun" was apparently inspired by a magazine article on Navy pilots. The film followed the life of a fighter pilot and launched Tom Cruise`s career as a global action star. From iconic moments featuring Cruise on a motorcycle and flying a jet, a volleyball game, shirtless men, aerial tricks to its music, there are many reasons to watch the movie once again. 

Jurassic Park (1993)
3 / 10

Jurassic Park (1993)

Streaming on: Netflix

The science fiction adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg chronicles a disastrous and dangerous attempt to create a theme park of dinosaurs. It stars Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum and Richard Attenborough. 
 

Forrest Gump (1994)
4 / 10

Forrest Gump (1994)

Streaming on: Netflix

The American comedy-drama film based on the 1986 novel of the same name by Winston Groom. The story depicts several decades in the life of Forrest Gump (Tom Hanks), a slow-witted but kind-hearted man from Alabama who witnesses and unwittingly influences several defining historical events in the 20th century in the US. The film was directed by Robert Zemeck.
 

Apollo 13 (1995)
5 / 10

Apollo 13 (1995)

Streaming on: Netflix

The space docudrama, directed by Ron Howard, stars Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Gary Sinise, and Ed Harris. It narrates the story of astronauts Lovell, Haise and Swigert of the Apollo 13 moon mission, who get stranded after their spacecraft gets damaged. 


 

Seven (1995)
6 / 10

Seven (1995)

Streaming on: Hotstar

The thriller is about a serial killer who begins murdering people according to the seven deadly sins. It stars Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kevin Spacey and John C.

The Sixth Sense (1999)
7 / 10

The Sixth Sense (1999)

Streaming on: Netflix

The supernatural psychological thriller, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, tells the story of Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment), a boy who is able to see and talk to the dead, and Malcolm Crowe (essayed by Bruce Willis), a psychologist who is trying to help the child.

The Matrix (1999)
8 / 10

The Matrix (1999)

Streaming on: Hotstar

The film tells the story of Thomas Anderson, a computer programmer, who leads a fight against powerful computers who have constructed his entire reality with a system called the Matrix. Starring Keanu Reeves, Laurence Fishburne, and Carrie-Anne Moss. 

Pearl Harbor (2001)
9 / 10

Pearl Harbor (2001)

Streaming on: Netflix

As the name suggests, the movie presents a fictionalised version of the Pearl Harbor attack. It follows American friends Rafe McCawley (Ben Affleck) and Danny Walker (Josh Hartnett) as they enter World War II as pilots. 

The Aviator (2004)
10 / 10

The Aviator (2004)

Streaming on: Netflix

It`s a classic film by Martin Scorsese about Howard Hughes, who despite suffering from germophobia and psychological illness, is trying to design a new aircraft. He faces personal issues but becomes a successful filmmaker. The biographical drama, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett and Kate Beckinsale.