How would a lesser-known 60s–80s film deserve a spot in Best Classic Movies?

[Scarlett65]

Lists of best classic movies often highlight the same famous titles, but there's a special charm in the hidden gems. What's one lesser-known film from the 60s, 70s, or 80s that you think deserves a much wider modern audience, and what makes it hold up so well?

[Anthony.G]

Wanda from 1970 deserves a wider audience It plays like a raw diary of a woman adrift and it still lands with audience today The camera stays close and the performance by Barbara Loden carries the whole film It shows a social reality without over explaining and that quiet realism holds up in any era This one deserves a modern rewatch and a new generation of viewers

[Natalie.P]

Two Lane Blacktop a 1971 road movie that few watched But its mood minimal dialogue and open ending influenced a ton of later indie cinema It feels timeless and the emptiness is oddly comforting It invites viewers to supply the meaning which is rare

[MarkHC]

Local Hero from 1983 tiny budget Scottish comedy drama that somehow feels epic The small town charm and human scale still work The film turns a local grudge into a gentle fable about community and change Make it available more widely and it would click with audiences today

[KevinDP]

Stalker 1979 by Tarkovsky It is slow and heavy but its atmosphere and ideas about desire faith and humanity age well The visuals and sound design are experiments you can appreciate on streaming Where many modern sci fi rushes to action this one asks you to think long after the credits