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13 Iconic Movies that Turn 50 in 2024

13 Iconic Movies that Turn 50 in 2024

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"Murder on the Orient Express"

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"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"

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"Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"

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"The Conversation"

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"The Sugarland Express"

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"Chinatown"

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The Towering Inferno

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Blazing Saddles

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The Great Gatsby

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The Longest Yard

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The Man with the Golden Gun

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Young Frankenstein

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The Godfather Part II

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"Murder on the Orient Express"
"The Texas Chainsaw Massacre"
"Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore"
"The Conversation"
"The Sugarland Express"
"Chinatown"
The Towering Inferno
Blazing Saddles
The Great Gatsby
The Longest Yard
The Man with the Golden Gun
Young Frankenstein
The Godfather Part II

Hundreds of films are released every year, but not all of them will be remembered 50 years from now. Only true classic films are remembered for half a century, and many iconic movies are turning 50 in 2024.

The film industry has changed a lot since the 1970s. The Hays Code, which was a set of guidelines that determined what filmmakers were allowed to include in films, was abandoned by the motion picture industry in 1968.

With the Hays Code no longer in effect, there were more opportunities in the '70s for filmmakers to push boundaries. Additionally, film studios started to spend more money on films as blockbusters drew large audiences to the theaters.

One of the first blockbuster films of the 1970s was "The Godfather," which was released in 1972. The estimated budget for this film was $6 million and it brought in over $250 million at the worldwide box office. "The Godfather Part II" was another success and is one of the many iconic films that turns 50 this year.

From classics like "Young Frankenstein" to horror films like "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre," there are many films that were released in 1974, and 50 years later, movie buffs are still talking about them.

To create this list of iconic movies that turn 50 in 2024, 24/7 Tempo consulted several entertainment sources including IMDb and Netflix. Here are 13 films turning 50 in 2024. (To dive into lesser-known films from the '70s, check out The Most Underrated Movies of the '70s.)

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