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What a strange question. "What older movies made a good use of side stepping special effects?" Do you mean any of the stories which do not need such effects in the first place?
Also, special effects "holding up today" is in no way necessary for a good picture... There are many great films with dated effects.
Another way to phrase it would be "which older films, if filmed today, would rely heavily on special effects that weren't around when they were made?"
Obvs something like 12 Angry Men wouldn't count since there's no need for those effects, practical or otherwise.
Thank you for clarifying. I misinterpreted the question, my apologies. Two movies that immediately come to mind:
Vampyr (1932) has a great double exposure sequence which no doubt would have been much easier to shoot with modern methods. Strongly recommended to fans of early horror movies. It features several shots that are both haunting and absolute classics.
Staying with the same director, Dreyer, The Passion of Joan of Arc would be another candidate. The camera angles in themselves are an effect and contribute to the oppressively disconcerting atmosphere. The way the set was designed with holes in the walls to allow for the camera to be placed in certain ways is genius. Modern methods would not have improved on this aspect of the film, but, on the other hand, nevermind CGI or effects, this movie features a bloodletting scene which could not happen today!