Modern Classic Movies on Netflix
The Modern Classic Movies category on Netflix is identified by the secret code 76186. Below are 26 Modern Classic Movies titles currently traceable on Netflix, sorted by rating. Top picks include Schindler's List (1993), Back to the Future (1985), Gladiator (2000).
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Last updated: 28 Sep 2021. Independent reference, not affiliated with Netflix.
Schindler's List (1993)
Oskar Schindler becomes an unlikely humanitarian, spending his entire fortune to help save 1,100 Jews from Auschwitz during World War II.
Year: 1993
IMDb: 8.9
Netflix rating: 4.4/5
Runtime: 03:15:04
Netflix ID: 60036359 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Back to the Future (1985)
Eccentric inventor Doc Brown turns a DeLorean into a time machine that inadvertently sends his young friend, Marty McFly, 30 years into the past.
Year: 1985
IMDb: 8.5
Netflix rating: 4/5
Runtime: 01:56:11
Netflix ID: 60010110 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Gladiator (2000)
Tapped for the throne after the death of the emperor, a Roman general instead finds himself condemned to die by the late ruler's power-hungry son.
Year: 2000
IMDb: 8.5
Netflix rating: 4.3/5
Runtime: 02:34:58
Netflix ID: 60000929 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
The Usual Suspects (1995)
When five unacquainted crooks are hauled into a police station to appear in a criminal lineup, they decide to pull off a heist together.
Year: 1995
IMDb: 8.5
Netflix rating: 4.3/5
Runtime: 01:46:08
Netflix ID: 1084379 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
The Pianist (2002)
Famed Polish pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman struggles to survive the onslaught of Nazi tyranny during World War II in this drama based on his memoirs.
Year: 2002
IMDb: 8.5
Netflix rating: 4.1/5
Runtime: 02:28:58
Netflix ID: 60025061 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
A Jewish cinema owner in occupied Paris is forced to host a Nazi premiere, where a group of American soldiers called the Basterds plans a face-off.
Year: 2009
IMDb: 8.3
Netflix rating: 4/5
Runtime: 02:32:50
Netflix ID: 70108777 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Scarface (1983)
Al Pacino stars as Cuban refugee Tony Montana, who becomes a Florida drug kingpin but makes the fatal mistake of getting high on his own supply.
Year: 1983
IMDb: 8.3
Netflix rating: 4.1/5
Runtime: 02:49:49
Netflix ID: 60029681 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Marine recruits endure the grueling ordeal of basic training and later face the unrelenting Viet Cong during the Tet Offensive in this grim drama.
Year: 1987
IMDb: 8.3
Netflix rating: 4.1/5
Runtime: 01:56:30
Netflix ID: 528677 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Das Boot: Theatrical Cut (1981)
The theatrical cut of Wolfgang Petersen's epic drama delves into the lives of a German U-boat crew patrolling treacherous waters during World War II.
Year: 1981
IMDb: 8.3
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 02:29:06
Netflix ID: 70189475 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
No Country for Old Men (2007)
While hunting, Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon a drug deal gone bad and takes off with $2 million in cash, but a psychotic hit man is hot on his trail.
Year: 2007
IMDb: 8.1
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 02:02:15
Netflix ID: 70071613 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Slacker Jeff 'The Dude' Lebowski gets involved in a gargantuan mess of events when he's mistaken for another man named Lebowski.
Year: 1998
IMDb: 8.1
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:57:10
Netflix ID: 1181532 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Black Swan (2010)
Ambitious New York City ballet dancer Nina lands the lead in 'Swan Lake' but soon thinks her dreams of stardom are threatened by a rival ballerina.
Year: 2010
IMDb: 8
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:48:06
Netflix ID: 60034390 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Children of Men (2006)
In a grim future in which humans can no longer reproduce, one woman mysteriously becomes pregnant, and a conflicted bureaucrat fights to protect her.
Year: 2006
IMDb: 7.9
Netflix rating: 3.6/5
Runtime: 01:44:39
Netflix ID: 70044903 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Awakenings (1990)
When a neurologist tests an experimental drug on a catatonic patient, he must come to grips with life as an adult as he awakens from a 30-year coma.
Year: 1990
IMDb: 7.8
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 02:00:41
Netflix ID: 268371 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Marty and Doc are at it again in this sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud.
Year: 1989
IMDb: 7.8
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:48:01
Netflix ID: 60010111 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Steven Spielberg's 1982 smash hit tells the heartwarming story of the special bond 10-year-old Elliot forges with an alien he names E.T.
Year: 1982
IMDb: 7.8
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 01:59:55
Netflix ID: 60022398 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Lost in Translation (2003)
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star -- find solace in each other's company.
Year: 2003
IMDb: 7.7
Netflix rating: 3.3/5
Runtime: 01:41:39
Netflix ID: 60031214 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Adaptation. (2002)
A Hollywood screenwriter battles insecurity as he struggles to adapt The Orchid Thief -- a book about a mercurial orchid poacher named John Laroche.
Year: 2002
IMDb: 7.7
Netflix rating: 3.4/5
Runtime: 01:50:25
Netflix ID: 60025026 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Facing poverty after their father's death, three sisters are obliged to rely on the generosity of others in this adaptation of the Jane Austen novel.
Year: 1995
IMDb: 7.6
Netflix rating: 3.9/5
Runtime: 02:16:22
Netflix ID: 948002 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Minority Report (2002)
In the late 21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed, a top 'Precrime' cop is targeted for a murder charge.
Year: 2002
IMDb: 7.6
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 02:25:24
Netflix ID: 60023071 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Back to the Future Part III (1990)
The final installment of the trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking up Doc in the Wild West of 1885.
Year: 1990
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:58:17
Netflix ID: 60024059 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Pusher 2: With Blood on My Hands (2004)
After doing time in prison for his involvement with the underworld, habitual screwup Tonny tries to win the approval of his gangster father.
Year: 2004
IMDb: 7.4
Netflix rating: 3.5/5
Runtime: 01:35:57
Netflix ID: 70055947 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Steel Magnolias (1989)
In this bittersweet drama, five tight-knit women congregate at a beauty parlor in a small Louisiana town to laugh, cry and discuss their lives.
Year: 1989
IMDb: 7.3
Netflix rating: 3.8/5
Runtime: 01:58:12
Netflix ID: 60001533 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Top Gun (1986)
Tom Cruise plays a hotshot pilot who struggles to balance life, responsibility and a love affair while competing at the Navy's fighter-weapons school.
Year: 1986
IMDb: 6.9
Netflix rating: 3.7/5
Runtime: 01:49:32
Netflix ID: 1056189 · Watch on Netflix · IMDb
Alexandria: Again and Forever (1989)
At the peak of his career, Yehia joins a hunger strike, becomes smitten and reckons with a creative crisis — but finds a new muse.
Year: 1989
Runtime: 01:49:17
Netflix ID: 60001803 · Watch on Netflix
An Egyptian Story (1982)
While undergoing heart surgery in London, Yehia reflects on his life as his heart chamber becomes a courtroom where he's tried for his mistakes.
Year: 1982
Runtime: 02:08:59
Netflix ID: 60001802 · Watch on Netflix