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Best movies of the 1960s

by kevandasc • Created 4 years ago • Modified 1 week ago
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  • Anthony Perkins, John Gavin, Janet Leigh, and Heather Dawn May in Psycho (1960)

    1. Psycho

    19601h 49mR97Metascore
    8.5 (759K)
    A secretary on the run for embezzlement takes refuge at a secluded California motel owned by a repressed man and his overbearing mother.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsAnthony PerkinsJanet LeighVera Miles
  • The Dirty Dozen (1967)

    2. The Dirty Dozen

    19672h 30mApproved73Metascore
    7.7 (82K)
    During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsLee MarvinErnest BorgnineCharles Bronson
  • Peter Sellers and Elke Sommer in A Shot in the Dark (1964)

    3. A Shot in the Dark

    19641h 42mApproved70Metascore
    7.3 (33K)
    Bumbling Inspector Jacques Clouseau falls in love with murder suspect Maria Gambrelli and tries to clear her name.
    DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsPeter SellersElke SommerGeorge Sanders
  • Sean Connery, Martine Beswick, Daniela Bianchi, Robert Shaw, Lisa Guiraut, and Aliza Gur in From Russia with Love (1963)

    4. From Russia with Love

    19631h 55mPG83Metascore
    7.3 (152K)
    James Bond willingly falls into an assassination plot involving a naive Russian beauty in order to retrieve a Soviet encryption device that was stolen by the organization Spectre.
    DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryRobert ShawLotte Lenya
  • Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, and George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

    5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    19692h 22mPG61Metascore
    6.7 (104K)
    British agent James Bond goes undercover to pursue the villainous Ernst Stavro Blofeld, who is planning to hold the world to ransom.
    DirectorPeter R. HuntStarsGeorge LazenbyDiana RiggTelly Savalas
  • Alfred Hitchcock and Tippi Hedren in The Birds (1963)

    6. The Birds

    19631h 59mPG-1390Metascore
    7.6 (214K)
    A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRod TaylorTippi HedrenJessica Tandy
  • Sean Connery, Honor Blackman, and Shirley Eaton in Goldfinger (1964)

    7. Goldfinger

    19641h 50mApproved87Metascore
    7.7 (210K)
    While investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.
    DirectorGuy HamiltonStarsSean ConneryGert FröbeHonor Blackman
  • Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night (1964)

    8. A Hard Day's Night

    19641h 27mG96Metascore
    7.5 (50K)
    Over two "typical" days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Paul McCartney's mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.
    DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge Harrison
  • Maurice Evans in Planet of the Apes (1968)

    9. Planet of the Apes

    19681h 52mG79Metascore
    8.0 (206K)
    After being kept in hypersleep during a long expedition into deep space, an astronaut crew crash-lands in the 40th century on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.
    DirectorFranklin J. SchaffnerStarsCharlton HestonRoddy McDowallKim Hunter
  • Sidney Poitier in To Sir, with Love (1967)

    10. To Sir, with Love

    19671h 45mApproved55Metascore
    7.6 (21K)
    Idealistic engineer-trainee and his experiences in teaching a group of rambunctious white high school students from the slums of London's East End.
    DirectorJames ClavellStarsSidney PoitierJudy GeesonChristian Roberts
  • John Wayne, Glen Campbell, and Kim Darby in True Grit (1969)

    11. True Grit

    19692h 8mG83Metascore
    7.4 (54K)
    A drunken, hard-nosed U.S. Marshal and a Texas Ranger help a stubborn teenager track down her father's murderer in the old American West.
    DirectorHenry HathawayStarsJohn WayneKim DarbyGlen Campbell
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

    12. Once Upon a Time in the West

    19682h 46mPG-1382Metascore
    8.5 (372K)
    A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia Cardinale
  • Sean Connery and Ursula Andress in Dr. No (1962)

    13. Dr. No

    19621h 50mPG78Metascore
    7.2 (187K)
    A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.
    DirectorTerence YoungStarsSean ConneryUrsula AndressBernard Lee
  • Zero Mostel in The Producers (1967)

    14. The Producers

    19671h 28mPG96Metascore
    7.5 (63K)
    A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
    DirectorMel BrooksStarsZero MostelGene WilderDick Shawn
  • Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau in The Odd Couple (1968)

    15. The Odd Couple

    19681h 45mG86Metascore
    7.6 (39K)
    A New Yorker newly separated from his wife moves in with his best friend, a divorced sportswriter, but their ideas of housekeeping and lifestyles are as different as night and day.
    DirectorGene SaksStarsJack LemmonWalter MatthauJohn Fiedler
  • Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine in The Apartment (1960)

    16. The Apartment

    19602h 5mApproved94Metascore
    8.3 (211K)
    A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but office politics and his own romantic hopes complicate matters.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonShirley MacLaineFred MacMurray
  • Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Judi West in The Fortune Cookie (1966)

    17. The Fortune Cookie

    19662h 5mApproved63Metascore
    7.2 (17K)
    A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury in order to collect a big insurance payout.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonWalter MatthauRon Rich
  • Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Charade (1963)

    18. Charade

    19631h 53mApproved83Metascore
    7.8 (90K)
    Romance and intrigue ensue in Paris as a woman is pursued by several men who want to get their hands on a fortune her murdered husband had stolen. She soon loses trust in those who claim they want to help her.
    DirectorStanley DonenStarsCary GrantAudrey HepburnWalter Matthau
  • Rod Taylor and Yvette Mimieux in The Time Machine (1960)

    19. The Time Machine

    19601h 43mG67Metascore
    7.5 (47K)
    A man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society.
    DirectorGeorge PalStarsRod TaylorAlan YoungYvette Mimieux
  • Paul Newman in The Hustler (1961)

    20. The Hustler

    19612h 14mApproved90Metascore
    7.9 (89K)
    An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
    DirectorRobert RossenStarsPaul NewmanJackie GleasonPiper Laurie
  • The Ipcress File (1965)

    21. The Ipcress File

    19651h 49mApproved66Metascore
    7.2 (19K)
    In London, a wisecracking spy investigates the kidnapping and brainwashing of British scientists while dealing with the constraints of his agency's bureaucracy.
    DirectorSidney J. FurieStarsMichael CaineNigel GreenGuy Doleman
  • Richard Attenborough, Steve McQueen, and James Garner in The Great Escape (1963)

    22. The Great Escape

    19632h 52mApproved86Metascore
    8.2 (271K)
    Allied officers in a German prisoner of war camp during World War II make a daring plan for a mass escape by hundreds of POWs hoping to draw German personnel and resources away from combat operations.
    DirectorJohn SturgesStarsSteve McQueenJames GarnerRichard Attenborough
  • Sean Connery and Tippi Hedren in Marnie (1964)

    23. Marnie

    19642h 10mPG73Metascore
    7.1 (56K)
    Mark marries Marnie although she is a habitual thief and has serious psychological problems, and tries to help her confront and resolve them.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsTippi HedrenSean ConneryMartin Gabel
  • Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr in Help! (1965)

    24. Help!

    19651h 32mG58Metascore
    7.1 (22K)
    When a member of a murderous cult sends Ringo Starr their sacrificial ring and it gets stuck on his hand, his fellow Beatles must protect him from the cult and an obsessed scientist.
    DirectorRichard LesterStarsJohn LennonPaul McCartneyGeorge Harrison
  • Junius Matthews, Rickie Sorensen, Karl Swenson, and Martha Wentworth in The Sword in the Stone (1963)

    25. The Sword in the Stone

    19631h 19mG61Metascore
    7.1 (111K)
    A poor boy named Arthur learns the power of love, kindness, knowledge and bravery with the help of a wizard called Merlin in the path to become one of the most beloved kings in English history.
    DirectorsWolfgang ReithermanClyde GeronimiDavid HandStarsRickie SorensenSebastian CabotKarl Swenson

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