# Great movies that have not stood the test of time

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movies-that-have-not-stood-the-test-of-time/552936>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [September 7, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movies-that-have-not-stood-the-test-of-time/552936 "2010-09-07T16:21:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movies-that-have-not-stood-the-test-of-time/552936/61 "2010-09-08T16:06:30Z")

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> [@etv78](#):
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> According to a TvTropes member, Philadelphia is another movies whose message is already quite dated.

I concur. It was essentially dated when it came out, and may be more removed from our experience today than _Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner_.

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**Author:** ![StusBlues](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dc4da7/32.png) [@StusBlues](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StusBlues)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2010, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/great-movies-that-have-not-stood-the-test-of-time/552936/62 "2010-09-08T16:08:46Z")

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> [@Tom\_Tildrum](#):
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> > [@Diogenes\_the\_Cynic](#):
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> > _Easy Rider_ seems dated and fatuous now except for Nicholson’s performance.
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> Similarly, _Five Easy Pieces_ is almost incomprehensible.

Sorry, I’m not seeing this.

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