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Automakers urge Congress to quickly pass law banning Chinese cars By David Shepardson Fri, September 4, 2026 at 3:51 AM UTC 0 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) A group representing major automakers on Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation permanently barring Chinese vehicles from the U.S. market before the end of the year. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Honda, Stellantis and other major automakers, called for quick action.

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WASHINGTON, Sept 3 (Reuters) - A group representing major automakers on Thursday urged Congress to pass legislation permanently barring Chinese vehicles from the U.S. market before the end of the year.

The Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Honda, Stellantis and other major automakers, called for quick action.

"Right now, Chinese automakers are dumping subsidized vehicles with connected software and hardware around the world," the group's CEO John Bozzella wrote Congress in a letter seen by Reuters. "This hasn’t happened inside the U.S. yet, but given the scale and urgency of this threat, we urge you to enact a Chinese vehicle, software and hardware ban before adjourning this year and make this policy the law of the land."

In July, the Senate Commerce Committee approved legislation to toughen a government ‌ban on Chinese automakers entering the American market, but it still faces hurdles to winning final passage.

Bozzella said passing the bill "will send a clear and bipartisan message that China's strategy to dominate global automotive manufacturing will be met with a national security response from the American government."

The Chinese embassy in Washington said it opposed the effort and said Beijing has abolished market access restrictions on foreign investment in manufacturing "and remains open to international car makers who can fully share in the dividends of China’s big market. Tesla, Buick, Toyota, and Ford have been household names in China."

The Alliance in July urged the committee to consider as part of the legislation explicitly prohibiting the Commerce Department from granting specific authorizations to Chinese automakers such as "BYD, Chery, SAIC Motor and others subsidized by the Chinese Communist Party to manufacture, sell or import connected vehicles to the U.S.," according to a previously unreported letter.

Republican Senator Bernie Moreno of Ohio and Senator Elissa Slotkin, a Michigan Democrat, proposed legislation to codify a regulation imposed by the Biden administration that effectively bans all Chinese automakers from selling or building passenger vehicles in the U.S. and takes other steps to prevent China from entering the U.S. light-duty market.

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz said a provision in the bill that would ban companies with more than 15% ownership by Chinese entities would bar Mercedes-Benz from selling vehicles in the United States because of its nearly 20% passive Chinese investment. Cruz said the bill required changes before it could become law.

In June, Polestar said the Trump administration was forcing the electric-vehicle maker to stop selling vehicles in the U.S beginning in the 2027 model year. The Sweden-based company is majority-owned by China's Geely Holding.

Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, cellular connectivity and some satellite communications technologies are covered under the rules based on national security concerns linked to the ability of vehicles to collect sensitive data on American owners.

(Reporting by David Shepardson; Editing by Franklin Paul, Philippa Fletcher and Christopher Cushing)

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US job growth expected to rebound in August; unemployment rate forecast steady at 4.1% By Lucia MutikaniFri, September 4, 2026 at 4:01 AM UTC 0 By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) U.S. payrolls growth likely rebounded in August as the drag from local government education reversed, but the anticipated recovery could be limited by job losses related to the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants.

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WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (Reuters) - U.S. payrolls growth likely rebounded in August as the drag from local government education reversed, but the anticipated recovery could be limited by job losses related to the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Haitian immigrants.

The Labor Department's closely watched employment report on Friday is expected to paint a picture of a labor market that economists say remains in a "slow hire, slow fire" mode, with the unemployment rate forecast to have held steady at 4.1% last month.

Labor market momentum has decelerated after surging in the spring, partly blamed on the oil price shock and supply chain strains from the U.S.-led war with Iran. Job growth was hobbled by President Donald Trump's sweeping import tariffs in 2025.

"Businesses felt some of the problems from 2025 were behind, then all of a sudden we get another black swan event that introduces a new set of uncertainties," said Brian Bethune, an economics professor at Boston College. "We saw significant problems with supply chains, oil and fuel prices went up, and that situation has not changed. So that's why the job numbers have dropped from what we saw in the first few months."

Nonfarm payrolls likely increased by 56,000 jobs last month after declining 23,000 in July, according to a Reuters survey of economists. Estimates ranged from as low as another loss of 25,000 jobs to as high as a 121,000 gain.

August payrolls have a tendency to undershoot expectations, with economists blaming a summer seasonal quirk. Local government education employment dropped by 49,600 in July, and a rebound was expected to underpin payrolls in August.

A recovery was also anticipated in the leisure and hospitality industry after losing jobs for two straight months.

Economists, however, cautioned that those gains could be offset by the termination of TPS for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants, which impacted their work permits.

"We are assuming a 15,000 drag on payrolls from the revocation of Temporary Protected Status for unauthorized Haitian immigrants," said Michael Gapen, chief economist at Morgan Stanley. "It could be much larger. The TPS-affected Haitians account for an estimated 160,000 of national payrolls."

The drag, which some economists said could be temporary, would be evident in labor-intensive services sectors like healthcare, mostly care-giving. Some immigrants who lost their TPS could move to other visa categories.

"If payroll employment in August is a bit weaker than we expect, we would not necessarily dismiss weakness as only a result of the TPS expiration, as other data like hiring plans have been soft," said Veronica Clark, an economist at Citigroup.

The Trump administration is cracking down on immigration, through deportations and revocations of TPS, shrinking the labor pool. That has drastically reduced the number of jobs economists say the economy needs to create to keep up with growth in the working-age population. Economists estimate the so-called break-even rate at between zero and 50,000 jobs per month.

Reduced labor supply, also the result of retirements, is keeping the unemployment rate lower, though some economists expected the jobless rate to rise to 4.2% in August, arguing the recent drop in the labor force participation rate was excessive.

"Participation has fallen a full percentage point since the start of the year, a decline that appears outsized relative to broader labor market conditions," said Gregory Daco, chief economist at EY-Parthenon. "The drop mainly reflects reduced population growth, aging demographics and rising retirements, and lower immigration flows."

Barring a shock, August's employment report was unlikely to impact the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision at the U.S. central bank's September 15-16 policy meeting, with the focus on next week's Consumer Price Index report. The labor market is not a source of inflation, with annual wage growth estimated to have slowed to 3.0% last month from 3.2% in July.

Fed Governor Christopher Waller said at a Reuters NEXT Newsmaker event on Thursday that he was inclined to argue in favor of keeping rates steady this month if upcoming data confirmed inflation pressures were cooling off.

Financial markets saw a 50% chance of a rate hike this month, down from 63.2% on Wednesday, according to CME's FedWatch tool.

Concerns about inflation and lack of forward guidance from the Fed have helped to boost U.S. Treasury yields, which economists said was a problem for the central bank.

Rising yields drove the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to a more than one-year high of 6.71% this week, data from mortgage finance agency Freddie Mac showed on Thursday, which could further undermine a struggling housing market.

"The markets have already dialed in tightening on the yield curve; we got 75 basis points of tightening and that's going to slow down the economy," said Boston College's Bethune. "One of the reasons the long-term rates have been going up is because it's pricing in uncertainty about what the Fed is going to do. That uncertainty is connected with political intimidation."

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The Athletic Finds Dianna Russini&x27;s Scandalous Relationship With Mike Vrabel To Be In Violation Of Newsroom Standards Andrew Powell Thu, September 3, 2026 at 11:46 PM UTC 0 The Athletic Finds Dianna Russini's Scandalous Relationship With Mike Vrabel To Be In Violation Of Newsroom Standards ©(Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for ESPN) My man said he felt "uncomfortable." Wow.

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My man said he felt "uncomfortable." Wow.

The relationship between former The Athletic reporter Dianna Russini and New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was in violation of the outlet's newsroom standards, according to the findings from a five-month internal investigation into Russini's work that was published Thursday on The Athletic's website. The probe also showed that there wasn't any clear bias from Russini toward Vrabel. (RELATED: SEC Files Lawsuit Against LSU As School Plans On Playing Professional Athletes)

"Russini's relationship with Vrabel was in clear violation of The Athletic's standards," wrote The Athletic's editorial director for standards and editorial quality Mike Semel in the report. "Regardless of whether the relationship was romantic, it was a breach and should have been disclosed."

In regard to Vrabel coverage from Russini, Semel wrote, "I've not found a clear link to conclude that Russini used her platform to help promote Vrabel or help his teams during her time at The Athletic. That said, there are examples of Russini writing glowingly of Vrabel that in hindsight are awkward or even uncomfortable."

This is nothing more than a corporate spin cycle designed to protect The Athletic's institutional credibility while attempting to downplay what everybody with eyes already knew.

The outlet combed through hundreds of stories, videos and podcast episodes just to arrive at the world's most baffling non-verdict: she broke the rules, it looks terrible, but trust us, there wasn't any clear link to intentional bias.

Like, come on, it's so obvious what's going on here.

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New testosterone guidelines temporarily rescinded, Pentagon says Joe Walsh Thu, September 3, 2026 at 6:36 PM UTC 14 The Defense Department has temporarily rescinded guidelines it introduced a day ago for a new requirement that male service members ages 30 and older get screened for testosterone deficiency. The guidelines are being , and the final clinical guidance will be issued shortly, the Pentagon said.

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The Defense Department has temporarily rescinded guidelines it introduced a day ago for a new requirement that male service members ages 30 and older get screened for testosterone deficiency.

The guidelines are being , and the final clinical guidance will be issued shortly, the Pentagon said.

"The Department remains committed to addressing hormone deficiencies, protecting the long-term health of its Service members, and enabling peak operational performance," the Defense Department said. "The 'Interim Guidance on Testosterone Deficiency Screenings for Active Duty and Reserve Component Personnel' remains in effect. The final clinical guidance will be issued shortly."

Hegseth had called for the change earlier this summer. The Defense Health Agency released a set of clinical guidelines for the tests, which will take place during service members' regular health assessments.

The guidelines had called for screenings and blood tests for active-duty troops and reservists ages 30 and over. Service members who are diagnosed with hypogonadism, or low testosterone, will get follow-up screenings and treatment, including testosterone replacement therapy, if needed.

Hegseth said in July that if treatment is recommended for service members, "it's entirely your choice to receive testosterone replacement therapy."

Male service members under the age of 30 will be offered optional annual screenings.

The guidelines also called for female service members to be asked if they have any symptoms of hormonal dysregulation and referred for further assessment if needed.

In a statement, the Defense Department said its goal is to "invest in the health of its warfighters, strengthen their performance, and maximize force readiness."

The testing push comes two and a half months after Hegseth announced in a social media video titled "The High-T Department of War" that the military would introduce mandatory testosterone screening.

"This initiative, it's not about artificial enhancement. It's about restoring and optimizing your natural capabilities, protecting your longevity and ensuring you have the biological foundation required to sustain the fight," the defense secretary said.

The health guidance issued Wednesday calls testosterone levels a "critical biological marker for Warfighter readiness, directly impacting physical strength, bone density, aerobic fitness, depressive symptoms, and cardiovascular health."

It also warns that service members may be particularly at risk of decreased testosterone.

Medical experts have pointed to that risk in the past. Army Maj. Theodore Crisostomo-Wynne, a Madigan Army Center urologist, said during a Food and Drug Administration panel last year that "the high operations tempo and high stress that these service members go through can actually decrease testosterone, sometimes acutely and sometimes even in the long term."

Some studies indicate that service members in high-stress roles — including members of the Special Operations Forces — face an especially high risk of hormone issues and other medical conditions, a condition researchers have called "Operator Syndrome."

Crisostomo-Wynne said last year the phenomenon may be linked to the "chronic stress, blast exposure, traumatic brain injuries and sleep disruptions" that some service members face.

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Trump again appeals to Supreme Court on mailvoting restrictions with midterm elections looming By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, MICHAEL CASEY and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Thu, September 3, 2026 at 10:33 PM UTC 200 BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject an order by a federal judge that halts it from implementing a new rule regulating mail ballots, hours after being unable to tell that judge whether the computer system that would govern the entire project was operational yet.

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BOSTON (AP) — The Trump administration on Thursday asked the Supreme Court to reject an order by a federal judge that halts it from implementing a new rule regulating mail ballots, hours after being unable to tell that judge whether the computer system that would govern the entire project was operational yet.

The administration filed its appeal the afternoon before mail ballots were scheduled to be sent out by North Carolina, which on Friday kicks off a wave of states shipping ballots out for the rapidly approaching midterm election. Its appeal was part of a flurry of last-minute litigation as the federal government struggles to implement President Donald Trump's restrictions on mail ballots before the midterm elections in November, and came even as legal wrangling over Trump’s executive order continued in lower courts.

The high court's conservative majority previously allowed the president’s plan to move ahead, but they have not decided whether it is legal.

Under Trump’s executive order, the U.S. Postal Service could refuse to deliver ballots from states that do not follow a uniform envelope style and submit lists of eligible voters to an online portal that was apparently still inactive Thursday.

During a hearing in Boston, U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani repeatedly questioned Department of Justice attorney Michael Velchik about whether the Postal Service could actually implement Trump's plan from an executive order he issued last spring. The key piece is the online portal, which would track tens of millions of mail ballots. States would be required to upload their list of mail voters to the portal to have ballots delivered, and if the data there didn't match what was on the envelopes, the ballots would not be sent.

Unclear if key system has been set up

“I don’t even have a declaration from the Postal Service: ‘This is how it will work.’ I don’t have it. I have nothing,” Talwani said, adding later that it felt like the government was running an “experiment” to see if the system would work in the upcoming election.

“As you sit here today, you can’t tell me the government has a program ready to go?” Talwani asked.

Velchik repeated that the Postal Service would “fully implement the rule” that it published last month, triggering the latest round of litigation. He argued the main issue is whether Talwani has the legal power to stop it.

“The $64,000 question is, is this authorized by the statute?” Velchik said.

Talwani is considering whether to extend her temporary order barring the Postal Service from requiring use of the system through Sept. 10. The first state to send out all its mail ballots, North Carolina, is scheduled to begin shipping them out Friday, with other states quickly following.

Talwani has been here before. In June, she prohibited the administration from implementing Trump's executive order for the November election, ruling the changes came too close to voting for the federal government to embark on such a project.

But the Supreme Court late last month ruled that Talwani's order was premature because the Postal Service had not yet published regulations governing how it would apply Trump's order. The agency did so just before the high court ruling came down, prompting Democrats and voting rights groups to swiftly re-file their lawsuits.

They counter that the president has no authority to set election rules, which is a power designated by the Constitution to the states and, in some cases, to Congress.

Tangled legal fight goes up to election deadlines

They won an initial victory with Talwani's 14-day restraining order. In a sign of the pressures on the administration, its lawyers already appealed that order to the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston, but they added the Supreme Court appeal Thursday and urged the top justices to act quickly.

Illustrating the challenge, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the high court justice designated to deal with appeals from the region, set a Sept. 8 deadline for the plaintiffs to file their arguments, likely pushing any decision into the middle of next week at the earliest.

Trump has long opposed mail voting and falsely blamed it for his 2020 election loss to Democrat Joe Biden, even though he often uses that method to cast his own ballot.

Election officials say there's simply no way they can comply with the Postal Service directives, which could require a complete overhaul of their operations. Before it delivers mail ballots for any state, the Postal Service would have to approve the design of the envelopes that contain them and have the state upload a list of voters receiving them to an online portal.

Some ballots have already gone out. A few municipalities in Wisconsin opted to send mail ballots to voters earlier this week, but Friday marks the full kickoff of voting as North Carolina starts shipping its mail ballots to all voters who requested them.

The administration has contended the changes are relatively minor and legal.

“While the States have primary authority to regulate the manner of elections, they cannot choose to use the federal mails to carry out their elections but then insist that their election-related mail is somehow exempt from the Postal Service’s rulemaking authority, conferred by Congress, to regulate envelope design and addressee information,” Trump's solicitor general, John Sauer, wrote in the appeal.

No red states have said they'll use system

Still, the hearing before Talwani focused more on practicalities — especially that the portal was still not active, while most election offices have already printed their envelopes and ballots.

Velchik told the judge that the federal government is offering states the choice to opt into the system, but the Postal Service has yet to identify a single state that has done so. None of the 12 states that intervened in the lawsuit to argue the Trump administration has the right to require the program have announced that they have voluntarily opted into it.

Talwani scolded Missouri Solicitor General Lou Capozzi for arguing on behalf of the project.

“You want the voters in your states to be disenfranchised,” Talwani said. “I don't understand the interest.”

Capozzi said that was misinformation: “There is no risk that people would be disenfranchised.”

A whistleblower report made public this week warns that the postal system's requirements could lead to millions of mail ballots never being sent. The new rule requires all ballots to be physically brought to post offices before being mailed to voters. But if a single one's bar code registers an error, the whole batch gets thrown out, even if it contains tens of thousands of legitimate ballots.

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5 of the best outfits and 3 that missed the mark at the 2026 Venice Film Festival Amanda KrauseThu, September 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM UTC 0 Amal Clooney and George Clooney at the 2026 Venice International Film Festival.Aurore Marechal/Getty Images You can&x27;t miss the fashion at the Venice International Film Festival. The Clooneys, for example, hit the red carpet in matching formal wear. A few other stars, like Jewel, unfortunately missed the mark. It&x27;s lights, camera, fashion at the Venice International Film Festival.

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You can't miss the fashion at the Venice International Film Festival.

The Clooneys, for example, hit the red carpet in matching formal wear.

A few other stars, like Jewel, unfortunately missed the mark.

It's lights, camera, fashion at the Venice International Film Festival.

New films will be screened, and the cinema will be celebrated at the annual festival, held on the island of Venice Lido from September 2 through September 12.

Each day will also welcome new celebrity guests who will hit the red carpet in eye-catching fashion.

Here's a look at the best and worst outfits so far.

Jonathan Bailey looked dapper in a tuxedo and scarf.

Jonathan Bailey at the 2026 Venice International Film Festival.Michael Buckner/Getty Images

The "Wicked" actor wore black trousers with a satin cummerbund, a textured white top with a velvet bow tie, and an oversize blazer draped with a thin scarf.

Each piece of the suit complemented the others, and its loose fit gave the outfit a cool edge. Bailey completed the look with sunglasses.

J Balvin's outfit looked a little too much like pajamas.

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The six-time Latin Grammy winner hit the red carpet in a printed, oversize suit from Emporio Armani.

Though its brown diamond print was regal, its satin material and baggy fit made it look too casual for a red carpet.

Still, he elevated the look with Miu Miu aviator glasses, diamond jewelry, and a massive gold watch.

The Clooneys matched in elegant formal wear.

George Clooney and Amal Clooney at the 2026 Venice International Film Festival.Alessandro Levati/Getty Images

The Clooneys are one of the best-dressed couples in Hollywood, so it's no surprise they arrived at the Venice Film Festival in style.

George Clooney wore a classic tuxedo with a bow tie and textured button-up top, while Amal Clooney sported a custom Tom Ford gown designed by Haider Ackermann.

It was sleeveless, form-fitting, and ruched from top to bottom.

Claire Foy probably should have ditched one accessory.

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Foy matched the red carpet in a vibrant, satin gown from Bottega Veneta. It was sleeveless with a scoop neckline, a wrapped waist, and a long skirt.

The dress itself could have worked for "The Crown" star, but the leather, full-length gloves she wore distracted from the look.

Madisin Rian shimmered her way down the red carpet.

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The model and influencer arrived on the red carpet wearing a sequin-covered gown from Giorgio Armani.

The halter dress was striking with its swirled pattern, shimmering attachments, and its plunging neckline. She perfected the look with silver sandals and statement diamond jewelry.

Jewel's animal-print dress was a bit confusing.

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Jewel chose an animal-print gown from the Italian designer Genny for the film event.

The form-fitting piece was long and sparkling, with a deep neckline that revealed a ruched mesh halter top. The latter was also adorned with velvet, crystal-encrusted bows.

The piece distracted from what could have been a bold and memorable fashion moment.

Domhnall Gleeson proved that brown is his color.

Domhnall Gleeson at the 2026 Venice International Film Festival.Daniele Venturelli/Getty Images

He posed for photographers in a chocolate-brown suit, a matching top, leather dress shoes, and a bow tie.

Not only did the suit's color perfectly complement his red hair, but it was also well-tailored to him.

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25 iconic movies you won&x27;t believe are turning 50 in 2026 Louis PeitzmanThu, September 3, 2026 at 4:01 PM UTC 3 Collage featuring 25 beloved movies celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2026, with iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. The 25 Most Beloved Movies Turning 50 in 2026 It&x27;s hard to imagine now, but "Rocky" wasn&x27;t always poised to be the enduring classic that it became. Sylvester Stallone wrote the script — his first — in just three days. It was then very nearly made into a TV movie, destined to be forgotten.

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It's hard to imagine now, but "Rocky" wasn't always poised to be the enduring classic that it became. Sylvester Stallone wrote the script — his first — in just three days. It was then very nearly made into a TV movie, destined to be forgotten. And it almost didn't star Stallone himself. Of course, we all know how "Rocky" turned out in the end, with the film going on to become a Best Picture winner and catapulting its writer and star to worldwide fame. But looking back 50 years later, it's still remarkable at how close it all came to falling apart.

There are stories like this behind many of the greatest films ever made. The ones we remember most fondly are simply the movies where things clicked into place, often despite great odds. That's surely the case for the other standouts from 1976, a year in cinema still somewhere in the middle of the New Hollywood movement that defined moviegoing from the mid-1960s to the early 1980s. It was an era that gave us filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, Sidney Lumet, and Brian De Palma — all of whom are represented on this list of the 25 most beloved movies turning 50 in 2026.

To find cinephiles' favorite 1976 movies, Stacker consulted online film cataloging service Letterboxd and sorted 1976 releases by popularity. The resulting ranking represents some of that year's most iconic films (including "Rocky"), along with several deeper cuts ripe for discovery. We've also included IMDb user ratings, as well as Metascores for critical context.

Read on to see the 25 most popular movies celebrating their 50th birthday this year.

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#25. Mr. Klein

- Director: Joseph Losey

- IMDb user rating: 7.5

- Metascore: Data not available

- Runtime: 2 hours, 3 minutes

The French Holocaust drama "Mr. Klein" stars Alain Delon as a Parisian art dealer targeted by the police who believe him to be Jewish. Klein believes this to be a case of mistaken identity, but as he struggles to find proof of who he really is, the twisty film refuses to provide any easy answers. In a 2019 review for the Los Angeles Times, Kenneth Turan wrote, "Moody, elegantly disturbing and impeccably made by a master director, this story of blurred identities and casual immorality in German-occupied Paris benefits from what might be the best performance of star Alain Delon's long career."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#24. The Town That Dreaded Sundown

- Director: Charles B. Pierce

- IMDb user rating: 6.0

- Metascore: 52

- Runtime: 1 hour, 30 minutes

"The Town That Dreaded Sundown" wasn't well received upon its release. In a dismissive review for The New York Times, Vincent Canby wrote, "A couple of professional actors, Ben Johnson and Andrew Prine, head the cast, but the film looks nonprofessional in every other respect." Nevertheless, the low-budget film was a box-office hit that has since become regarded as an influential early slasher. "The Town That Dreaded Sundown," which follows a hooded serial murderer called the Phantom Killer who targets Texarkana, also inspired a metasequel of the same name in 2014.

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#23. Murder by Death

- Director: Robert Moore

- IMDb user rating: 7.2

- Metascore: 59

- Runtime: 1 hour, 35 minutes

With a sharp script from playwright Neil Simon, the mystery comedy "Murder by Death" is notable for its impressive ensemble cast, including Peter Sellers, Alec Guinness, Maggie Smith, and writer Truman Capote, among others. Most of them play parody versions of famous fictional crime-solvers. It earned two Golden Globe nominations and mostly positive reviews, with Variety calling it "a very good silly-funny Neil Simon satirical comedy."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#22. Obsession

- Director: Brian De Palma

- IMDb user rating: 6.7

- Metascore: 59

- Runtime: 1 hour, 38 minutes

Not to be confused with the 2026 horror film of the same name, Brian De Palma's "Obsession"—his first of two movies on this list—is a psychological thriller about a man (Cliff Robertson) haunted by the death of his wife, who then falls in love with her exact double. Both women are played by Geneviève Bujold, and yes, De Palma cited "Vertigo" as an influence. The New York Post's Lou Lumenick wrote in 2011, "Subtlety is not a term that can often be applied to DePalma's other work, but it's this uncharacteristic restraint that helps make 'Obsession' his masterpiece."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#21. The Fifth Seal

- Director: Zoltán Fábri

- IMDb user rating: 8.5

- Metascore: Data not available

- Runtime: 1 hour, 56 minutes

Though the subject matter might prove daunting for some, Zoltán Fábri's "The Fifth Seal" is regarded as a major achievement in Hungarian filmmaking. The movie is a wartime drama with a focus on the psychological, asking tough questions of its characters—and its audience. The Guardian critic Peter Bradshaw has called it a "gloomy fable of disillusion and resignation."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#20. Harlan County U.S.A.

- Director: Barbara Kopple

- IMDb user rating: 8.2

- Metascore: 80

- Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes

"Harlan County U.S.A." won Best Documentary Feature at the Academy Awards—and with good reason. The film is a remarkable depiction of a 1973 coal miners' strike, and earned massive acclaim from critics. In fact, it has a perfect 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. In a 2005 review, Roger Ebert championed "Harlan County U.S.A." as "articulate, indomitable, courageous."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#19. 1900

- Director: Bernardo Bertolucci

- IMDb user rating: 7.6

- Metascore: 70

- Runtime: 5 hours, 17 minutes

You have to strap in for Bernardo Bertolucci's epic historical drama "1900," which runs over five hours and was screened in two separate parts in many countries to account for its length. (In the U.S., it was edited down to a shorter version, but the unedited cut is now available.) While reviews for the Robert De Niro and Gérard Depardieu film were decidedly mixed at the time, it has always had its fans. For Sight & Sound, Geoffrey Nowell-Smith wrote, "Its eccentricity, and the incorporation of this eccentricity into the staid format of the historical spectacular, proves to be its redemption."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#18. Alice, Sweet Alice

- Director: Alfred Sole

- IMDb user rating: 6.4

- Metascore: 67

- Runtime: 1 hour, 47 minutes

Brooke Shields has a memorable early role in "Alice, Sweet Alice," playing the first victim of a masked killer whose identity drives the film's central mystery. Highly controversial at the time for its graphic violence, the movie has the feel of an Italian giallo despite being made by American director Alfred Sole. In a 2005 review for Slant, Jeremiah Kipp wrote, "'Alice, Sweet Alice' conflates the angst of adolescent sexual development with the fury of Catholic retribution, suggesting at times an analog version of David Fincher's 'Se7en.'"

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#17. Logan's Run

- Director: Michael Anderson

- IMDb user rating: 6.8

- Metascore: 53

- Runtime: 1 hour, 59 minutes

Based on the novel of the same name, "Logan's Run" is a dystopian sci-fi action movie about a society where citizens who reach the age of 30 are killed. The film got Oscar nominations for art direction and cinematography, and it received a Special Achievement Award in commendation of its visual effects. Reviews were mixed, but Roger Ebert defended "Logan's Run" as "a vast, silly extravaganza that delivers a certain amount of fun, once it stops taking itself seriously."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#16. Cría Cuervos

- Director: Carlos Saura

- IMDb user rating: 7.9

- Metascore: Data not available

- Runtime: 1 hour, 45 minutes

The psychological drama "Cría Cuervos" was chosen as Spain's entry for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, though it was ultimately not picked. The movie did, however, earn the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival, and has, in the 50 years since its release, solidified its reputation as a classic. For The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw wrote, "The film is a masterpiece of form and technique, and [Geraldine] Chaplin and [Ana] Torrent are both outstanding."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#15. The Outlaw Josey Wales

- Director: Clint Eastwood

- IMDb user rating: 7.8

- Metascore: 69

- Runtime: 2 hours, 15 minutes

Clint Eastwood directed and starred in "The Outlaw Josey Wales," which is not your typical Western. Here, Eastwood's gunslinger character is not exactly a hero, and he spends the movie evading the Union soldiers and bounty hunters who want him dead. As Time Out's Phil Hardy noted, "the film demonstrated Eastwood's ability to recreate his first starring role, as the mythic Man with No Name of the Italian Westerns, and to subtly undercut it through comedy and mockery."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#14. Marathon Man

- Director: John Schlesinger

- IMDb user rating: 7.4

- Metascore: 64

- Runtime: 2 hours, 5 minutes

"Is it safe?" For all that happens over the course of two hours, "Marathon Man" will always be best remembered for the notorious scene where Dr. Szell (Laurence Olivier), a disguised Nazi war criminal, uses dental instruments to torture Babe (Dustin Hoffman). Olivier was nominated for an Oscar for his performance, but critics also recognized William Goldman's taut script. In a contemporary review, Roger Ebert wrote, "If holes in plots bother you, 'Marathon Man' will be maddening. But as well-crafted escapist entertainment, as a diabolical thriller, the movie works with relentless skill."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#13. The Killing of a Chinese Bookie

- Director: John Cassavetes

- IMDb user rating: 7.2

- Metascore: 65

- Runtime: 2 hours, 15 minutes

John Cassavetes movies are often intense experiences, and that's certainly true of "The Killing of a Chinese Bookie," which stars Ben Gazzara as a strip club owner whose gambling debt forces him to do a gangster's bidding. It's probably for the best that a potential remake never came to fruition. Writing for The New Yorker, Richard Brody said, "John Cassavetes, who made much of his money performing in action films, put that experience to work as the director of this hard, brooding crime drama."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#12. In the Realm of the Senses

- Director: Nagisa Ōshima

- IMDb user rating: 6.6

- Metascore: Data not available

- Runtime: 1 hour, 49 minutes

One of the most controversial films ever made, the Japanese movie "In the Realm of the Senses" shocked audiences with its graphic content, and was banned across the globe. Up until the '90s, it was hard to see an uncut version of the movie in the U.S. In a Time Out review from 2009, Trevor Johnston wrote, "Unsanitised, worryingly convincing in its sadomasochistic detail, this is seriously provocative cinema, a telling reminder of what it really means to be dangerous."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#11. News from Home

- Director: Chantal Akerman

- IMDb user rating: 7.3

- Metascore: Data not available

- Runtime: 1 hour, 29 minutes

Chantal Akerman's 1975 classic "Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles" has been called the greatest movie ever made. She followed that up with another lauded film, the avant-garde documentary "News from Home," in which footage of New York is interspersed with the filmmaker reading letters sent by her mother. Is it for everyone? Surely not. But the Chicago Reader's Jonathan Rosenbaum praised it as "one of the best depictions of the alienation of exile that I know."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#10. The Man Who Fell to Earth

- Director: Nicolas Roeg

- IMDb user rating: 6.6

- Metascore: 81

- Runtime: 2 hours, 19 minutes

David Bowie always had a certain alien vibe about him, and that was used to great effect in "The Man Who Fell to Earth," a surreal sci-fi drama where he plays an extraterrestrial who crash lands on our planet. The movie is now regarded as a cult classic that has influenced films like "The Prestige" and "Under the Skin," and it was adapted into the 2015 musical "Lazarus." In The Ringer, Adam Nayman wrote, "[Nicolas] Roeg's film is so rich and lucid that it could be an essay."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#9. The Tenant

- Director: Roman Polanski

- IMDb user rating: 7.5

- Metascore: 71

- Runtime: 2 hours, 6 minutes

"The Tenant" is not one of Roman Polanski's more famous films, but it forms the third part of his "Apartment Trilogy," following the more well known "Repulsion" and "Rosemary's Baby." It's another psychological thriller, this time about a man, played by Polanski himself, who discovers that his apartment belonged to a tenant who died by suicide. In a contemporary review for The New York Times, Vincent Canby wrote, "That 'The Tenant' works so well is because it's not strictly about madness, though that is its narrative form. It's about emotional isolation that has become physical."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#8. Assault on Precinct 13

- Director: John Carpenter

- IMDb user rating: 7.3

- Metascore: 89

- Runtime: 1 hour, 31 minutes

John Carpenter was inspired by classic Westerns and "Night of the Living Dead" when he wrote and directed the action film "Assault on Precinct 13," which follows a police officer (Austin Stoker) defending a nearly shuttered station from a ruthless gang's siege. While not as famous as Carpenter's subsequent work, like "Halloween," this early film has a serious cult following. The Chicago Reader's Dave Kehr called it a "hopelessly violent but exceedingly well made police thriller." It was also remade in 2005, though that iteration has had less staying power.

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#7. Mikey and Nicky

- Director: Elaine May

- IMDb user rating: 7.3

- Metascore: 81

- Runtime: 1 hour, 46 minutes

John Cassavetes wasn't only directing films in 1976—he also starred in "Mikey and Nicky," a crime drama helmed by Elaine May. Cassavetes plays the titular Nicky, a desperate mobster looking for help from his childhood friend Mikey, played by Peter Falk. "Mikey and Nicky" was a bomb that kept May from directing for over a decade, but it's much more appreciated now, particularly with the release of May's director's cut. Polygon's Matt Patches called it "a nuclear attack on toxic masculinity, and among the more challenging films I've ever watched."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#6. The Omen

- Director: Richard Donner

- IMDb user rating: 7.5

- Metascore: 43

- Runtime: 1 hour, 51 minutes

Richard Donner's "The Omen" is a little schlockier than you might expect from an Academy Award-winning horror film (it picked up a trophy for Jerry Goldsmith's score), but there's no questioning its influence. The film—which follows young Damien Thorn (Harvey Spencer Stephens), who turns out to be the Antichrist—spawned an entire franchise and countless copycats. As Los Angeles Times critic Kevin Thomas put it, "No matter how much you may dislike 'The Omen' there's just no denying that it is an absolutely riveting, thoroughly scary experience."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#5. All the President's Men

- Director: Alan J. Pakula

- IMDb user rating: 7.9

- Metascore: 84

- Runtime: 2 hours, 18 minutes

Who knew a film about a newspaper investigation could be so thrilling? In "All the President's Men," Alan J. Pakula and writer William Goldman manage to turn Bob Woodward (Robert Redford) and Carl Bernstein (Dustin Hoffman) investigating the Watergate scandal into edge-of-your-seat entertainment. Roger Ebert praised it by saying, "The movie's so well paced, acted, and edited that it develops the illusion of momentum."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#4. Network

- Director: Sidney Lumet

- IMDb user rating: 8.1

- Metascore: 83

- Runtime: 2 hours, 1 minute

Many movies are said to be ahead of their time, but few can boast the kind of prescience that "Network" delivers. While ostensibly the story of news anchor Howard Beale (Peter Finch) having a nervous breakdown, the film accurately predicted the evolution of media, from the transformation of news into entertainment to reality television. In a 2026 review for Slant, Derek Smith noted, "Half a century later, Sidney Lumet's 'Network' remains a darkly humorous and relevant treatise on capitalism's erosion of morality."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#3. Rocky

- Director: John G. Avildsen

- IMDb user rating: 8.1

- Metascore: 70

- Runtime: 2 hours

It's hard to measure the success of "Rocky," a film made for $1 million that went on to gross over $115 million. It led to eight more movies, with the series as a whole earning more than $1.5 billion, making it the most profitable sports movie franchise in cinema. And it's become a cultural touchstone that far surpasses the simple story of Sylvester Stallone as an aspiring heavyweight champion. In a contemporary review for the New York Daily News, Kathleen Carroll wrote, "Like the movies of Frank Capra, Rocky is a glowing tribute to the human spirit—a chin-up reminder that the decent, little guys of the world often accomplish the impossible if only because they try so hard."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#2. Carrie

- Director: Brian De Palma

- IMDb user rating: 7.4

- Metascore: 86

- Runtime: 1 hour, 38 minutes

The first adaptation of a Stephen King novel, "Carrie" is inarguably one of the very best. Brian De Palma earns his second spot on this list with his riveting take on Carrie White (Sissy Spacek), a high schooler tormented by bullies and her abusive mother (Piper Laurie). In the movie's most memorable sequence, still harrowing after 50 years, Carrie uses her telekinetic powers for blood-soaked revenge at the prom. The renowned critic Pauline Kael, writing for The New Yorker, said, "'Carrie' is a terrifying lyrical thriller. The director, Brian De Palma, has mastered a teasing style—a perverse mixture of comedy and horror and tension."

Iconic film posters and memorable scenes from each classic. -#1. Taxi Driver

- Director: Martin Scorsese

- IMDb user rating: 8.2

- Metascore: 94

- Runtime: 1 hour, 54 minutes

Even people who haven't seen "Taxi Driver" know the iconic scene of Travis Bickle (Robert De Niro) talking to himself in the mirror, but the movie's impact far exceeds one quotable moment. Martin Scorsese's harrowing psychological drama, with a screenplay by Paul Schrader, captured the country's uneasy state in the aftermath of the Vietnam War. As Kevin Kelly wrote for The Boston Globe, "'Taxi Driver' is so volatile it nearly explodes from the screen. Under Martin Scorsese's brilliant direction, it works a dramatic tension that is inescapable, carefully, systematically straitjacketing its audience in the problems of its central character."

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