Some tales are so unsettling that no camera can fully capture their terror. On the page, fear slowly seeps word by word into your mind, where it can’t be edited or cut away.

S. E. Hinton was just 16 years old when she wrote The Outsiders, a book that quietly launched what we now call young adult literature.

By the 1960s, old-school Hollywood was running on fumes. The star system was wobbling, TV was stealing eyeballs, censorship rules were cracking and a wave of international filmmakers were basically sending Hollywood a memo that said: “Catch up or get left behind”. Out of that chaos came what we now call modern Hollywood—the era of director-driven blockbusters, gritty antiheroes, experimental editing, genre mash-ups and audiences who expected more than comforting happy endings. These 21 films don’t just define the 1960s; they helped build the cinematic world we still live in today.

Streaming platforms were once dismissed as convenient, but undeniably lesser venues for film. These movies prove otherwise.

Some movie sets run on caffeine, talent, and a prayer. Others run on caffeine, talent, prayers, and the faint hope that no one gets set on fire, eaten by a lion, struck by lightning, or sucked into a helicopter rotor. Before modern health and safety standards insisted that film crews return home with the same number of limbs they arrived with, Hollywood operated more like the Wild West—minus the union-mandated lunch breaks.

Netflix has become one of the best platforms for animated films that go beyond the usual “family-friendly” label. From stop-motion masterpieces to heartfelt international features, the streamer has built a surprisingly rich library of animation that challenges, charms, and inspires. Whether you’re chasing visual artistry or emotional storytelling, these animated gems are well worth adding to your queue.