Given that the word "critics" is a shortened version of "critics," it is no surprise that few films have received a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Of course, peeking into that coveted 100% list, it is even rarer to find a movie from the 21st century. Classics are classics for a reason, and they make up a significant portion of the most highly rated films in cinematic history.

Sure, we all love a good blockbuster or genre film. But sometimes it's fun to sit back and review (or watch for the first time) some of Hollywood's most acclaimed films. Fortunately for Max subscribers, there are plenty of classic films available on streaming services. In between films like "Singin' in the Rain" and "Gold Rush," here are Max's top five classic films with 100% ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.

The movie that made the world fall in love with Debbie Reynolds: Singin' in the Rain. If you can't get Gene Kelly's vocals out of your head and can't read the title, it's time to see this classic musical film. Kelly plays Don Lockwood, a silent film star who falls in love with chorus girl Kathy Selden, played by Reynolds.

Reynolds was still a relatively new face in Hollywood, but Kelly had starred in the hit "An American in Paris" a year before "Singin' in the Rain" was released. Kelly also co-directed the film with Stanley Donen. Meanwhile, Betty Comden and Adolph Green brought the story to life. Not everyone is a musical fan, but many moviegoers would argue that if there is only one film to watch, this is it.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's line "I'll be back" is one of the most iconic and parodied lines in film history. Directed by James Cameron, this masterpiece is a science fiction classic that seamlessly blends time travel and robots. Cameron worked with Gale Anne Hurd on the film's screenplay.

For those who need a time shock, let's discuss the year 2029, when the Terminator and his nemesis, Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), travel to the 80s. Kyle's mission. To stop the Terminator from killing a woman named Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Sarah Connor, before giving birth to the leader of a future rebel force against the AI.

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Charlie Chaplin was arguably one of the most notable figures of early Hollywood. Even without having actually seen all of Chaplin's films, most people can name him as a silent film star. And while he was opposed to talking movies long after movies with dialogue became commonplace, even Chaplin's first feature film with dialogue, The Great Dictator, has been identified as fresh in Rotten Tomatoes.

Fifteen years earlier, however, in 1925, Chaplin released one of his most beloved silent films: The Gold Rush. As the title suggests, the film is set in the Klondike Gold Rush of the 1890s. Chaplin plays a "lonely prospector" trying to make a fortune in gold (like everyone else of the era). As with most of his projects, he wrote, starred in, and produced this feature film.

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Before a group of teenagers were thrown together for detention in The Breakfast Club, John Wayne's 1939 film Stagecoach helped transform the western genre into the art form it is today. Alongside Wayne's Ringo Kid are gamblers, white pigeons, and other characters, mostly from different walks of life.

Naturally, this group finds commonalities in the human condition, even though they would never have been together under different circumstances. Between the bonds, there is a healthy dose of gunplay worthy of a Western.

Given the film's setting and the time of its release, many aspects (especially the Native American elements) have not aged well. However, it is worth looking back and analyzing those issues. Stagecoach, directed by John Ford, is an adaptation by Dudley Nichols of Ernest Haycox's book Stage to Lordsburg.

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Mother-daughter duo Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds were bright lights in Hollywood, but gone too soon. The loss of the two actresses, just one day apart, has been a total morning for family, friends, and fans that can still be felt today.

Fisher, best known for her role as Leia Organa in the "Star Wars" series, was a beacon in the mental health community for her openness about her bipolar disorder in interviews and three memoirs. Reynolds, on the other hand, has been active on stage and screen since the '40s, and it is no exaggeration to say that both men have changed the course of Hollywood.

While it was nice to see Fisher's humor honored when the family placed her ashes in a giant Prozac urn, fans were itching for a tribute. But fans were itching for a tribute. A little over a month after Reynolds and Fisher took their final bows, HBO released a documentary honoring the two. Fortunately, filming for Bright Lights: Starring Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds began in 2014.

The documentary was not only filled with vibrant images of mother and daughter, but also seemed to show the two women consenting and enjoying sharing their lives and love with each other. In other words, this was not a tasteless moneymaker thrown together after a tragedy, but a labor of love dedicated by the two women while they were still alive.

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