13 Movies That Only IMPROVE With Age

3. The Great Dictator

Charlie Chaplin's 1940 classic comedy is fondly remembered as one of his finest achievements, a radical and riotous satire of the Nazi party and Adolf Hitler in particular.

Though the focal figure of derision tethers the film to a very specific point in time, its overall message, about humanity uniting against hatred, tearing down national barriers, fighting ignorance, championing science and securing happiness for all, hasn't lost a shred of import in almost 80 years.

The Great Dictator is an especially compelling sit at present, where the so-called "Leader of the Free World" actively bolsters his brand on gun-totting nationalism, hatred, racism, ignorance and an anti-science agenda.

But the film's relevance goes one level deeper when you consider the current debate about the ethics of satirising figures as harmful as Trump and, indeed, Hitler.

Some will argue that comedy can be a useful tool to de-legitimise these figures, while others argue that it unintentionally creates emotional distance from their more heinous actions.

After all, Chaplin himself stated decades after he released The Great Dictator that he wouldn't have made the movie had he known the full extent of the Nazis' atrocities, and in a current age all-too-eager to parody Trump on shows like SNL, it'll be interesting to see how history views that decision.

Whatever your own stance, the fact that a movie so old can still provoke such passionate and nuanced dialogue about the present political moment is all the proof you need that it's only grown in relevance and interest over the years.