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Best Picture 1965

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  • Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef in For a Few Dollars More (1965)

    1. For a Few Dollars More

    19652h 12mR74Metascore
    8.2 (291K)
    Two bounty killers with similar intentions but different motivations team up to track down a psychotic Mexican outlaw before he and his gang can carry out an audacious bank robbery.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodLee Van CleefGian Maria Volontè
  • Geraldine Chaplin, Julie Christie, and Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago (1965)

    2. Doctor Zhivago

    19653h 17mApproved69Metascore
    7.9 (85K)
    The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
    DirectorDavid LeanStarsOmar SharifJulie ChristieGeraldine Chaplin
  • Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)

    3. Bunny Lake Is Missing

    19651h 47mNot Rated77Metascore
    7.3 (11K)
    A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsKeir DulleaCarol LynleyLaurence Olivier
  • Terence Stamp and Samantha Eggar in The Collector (1965)

    4. The Collector

    19651h 59mApproved
    7.5 (13K)
    A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsTerence StampSamantha EggarMona Washbourne
  • The Shop on Main Street (1965)

    5. The Shop on Main Street

    19652h 8mNot Rated
    8.2 (10K)
    A carpenter in the Fascist Slovak State is appointed "Aryan controller" of a Jewish widow's store.
    DirectorsJán KadárElmar KlosStarsIda KaminskaJozef KronerFrantisek Zvarík
  • Eddie Constantine and Anna Karina in Alphaville (1965)

    6. Alphaville

    19651h 39mNot Rated92Metascore
    7.0 (29K)
    An agent wrecks the main computer on another planet.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsEddie ConstantineAnna KarinaAkim Tamiroff
  • The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)

    7. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold

    19651h 52mApproved
    7.5 (20K)
    Instead of coming in from the Cold War, British agent Alec Leamas chooses to face another mission.
    DirectorMartin RittStarsRichard BurtonOskar WernerClaire Bloom
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina in Pierrot le fou (1965)

    8. Pierrot le fou

    19651h 50mPG-13
    7.4 (39K)
    Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoAnna KarinaGraziella Galvani
  • Anthony Quinn and James Coburn in A High Wind in Jamaica (1965)

    9. A High Wind in Jamaica

    19651h 43mApproved
    6.5 (2.5K)
    In 1870, a Jamaican colonial family sends its children to Britain for proper schooling but their ship is taken over by pirates who become fond of the kids.
    DirectorAlexander MackendrickStarsAnthony QuinnJames CoburnDennis Price
  • The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

    10. The Flight of the Phoenix

    19652h 22mApproved
    7.5 (23K)
    After an oil company plane crashes in the Sahara, the survivors' hopes are buoyed by one of the passengers, an airplane designer who comes up with a plan to build a flyable plane from the wreckage.
    DirectorRobert AldrichStarsJames StewartRichard AttenboroughPeter Finch
  • Rita Tushingham in The Knack... and How to Get It (1965)

    11. The Knack... and How to Get It

    19651h 24mApproved
    6.3 (4K)
    A young school teacher tries to master the art of flirtation using his neighbor's skills.
    DirectorRichard LesterStarsRita TushinghamRay BrooksMichael Crawford
  • Claudia Cardinale and Jean Sorel in Sandra (1965)

    12. Sandra

    19651h 45m
    7.1 (2.4K)
    Sandra returns to her childhood village to take care of family business, but her childhood memories and secrets soon overcome her.
    DirectorLuchino ViscontiStarsClaudia CardinaleJean SorelMichael Craig
  • Return from the Ashes (1965)

    13. Return from the Ashes

    19651h 45mApproved
    6.9 (1.3K)
    In Paris, a Polish gigolo marries a rich Jewish doctor and stands to inherit her estate when she is deported to Dachau by the Nazis.
    DirectorJ. Lee ThompsonStarsMaximilian SchellSamantha EggarIngrid Thulin
  • In Harm's Way (1965)

    14. In Harm's Way

    19652h 45mApproved
    7.3 (11K)
    A Naval officer, reprimanded after Pearl Harbor, is later promoted to Rear Admiral and gets a second chance to prove himself against the Japanese.
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJohn WayneKirk DouglasPatricia Neal
  • Catherine Deneuve in Repulsion (1965)

    15. Repulsion

    19651h 45mNot Rated91Metascore
    7.6 (60K)
    A withdrawn manicurist who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and experiences horrific visions of violence.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsCatherine DeneuveIan HendryJohn Fraser
  • Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Great Race (1965)

    16. The Great Race

    19652h 40mApproved71Metascore
    7.2 (21K)
    In the early 20th century, heroic Leslie Gallant and his despicable rival Professor Fate engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris while enthusiastic suffragette Maggie Dubois enters the race to report on every step of it.
    DirectorBlake EdwardsStarsTony CurtisNatalie WoodJack Lemmon
  • Tura Satana in Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)

    17. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!

    19651h 23mNot Rated65Metascore
    6.6 (17K)
    Three thrill-seeking go-go dancers kidnap a young girl and attempt to swindle an old rancher and his two sons out of their small fortune, but their scheme does not play out as they intended.
    DirectorRuss MeyerStarsTura SatanaHajiLori Williams
  • Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Charmian Carr, Angela Cartwright, Duane Chase, Nicholas Hammond, Kym Karath, Heather Menzies-Urich, and Debbie Turner in The Sound of Music (1965)

    18. The Sound of Music

    19652h 52mG63Metascore
    8.1 (279K)
    A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsJulie AndrewsChristopher PlummerEleanor Parker
  • Louis de Funès and Bourvil in The Sucker (1965)

    19. The Sucker

    19651h 51m
    7.3 (8.6K)
    Criminals have chosen an ordinary man to carry drugs and jewels in his car across the border. The problem is that this man turned out too much ordinary.
    DirectorGérard OuryStarsBourvilLouis de FunèsVenantino Venantini
  • Charlton Heston and Rex Harrison in The Agony and the Ecstasy (1965)

    20. The Agony and the Ecstasy

    19652h 18mApproved
    7.2 (8.6K)
    The biographical story of Michelangelo's troubles while painting the Sistine Chapel at the urging of Pope Julius II.
    DirectorCarol ReedStarsCharlton HestonRex HarrisonDiane Cilento
  • Dream A40 (1965)

    21. Dream A40

    196516mShort
    6.7 (52)
    An experimental drama which explores a gay man's fears about his sexuality and physical attraction to another man.
    DirectorLloyd ReckordStarsMichael BillingtonTony CyrusNeville Evans
  • A Patch of Blue (1965)

    22. A Patch of Blue

    19651h 45mApproved73Metascore
    8.0 (10K)
    A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man who becomes determined to help her escape her impoverished and abusive home life by introducing her to the outside world.
    DirectorGuy GreenStarsSidney PoitierShelley WintersElizabeth Hartman
  • Toshirô Mifune and Yûzô Kayama in Red Beard (1965)

    23. Red Beard

    19653h 5mNot Rated90Metascore
    8.3 (23K)
    In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneYûzô KayamaTsutomu Yamazaki
  • Sal Mineo and Juliet Prowse in Who Killed Teddy Bear (1965)

    24. Who Killed Teddy Bear

    19651h 34mNot Rated
    6.6 (1.2K)
    In New York, a disco hostess is stalked by a sexual predator and she requests help from a vice squad detective who takes a personal interest in the case.
    DirectorJoseph CatesStarsSal MineoJuliet ProwseJan Murray
  • Jerry Lewis and Donna Butterworth in The Family Jewels (1965)

    25. The Family Jewels

    19651h 39mApproved
    6.2 (2.6K)
    A young heiress must choose among six uncles, one of whom is up to no good and out to harm the girl's beloved bodyguard who practically raised her.
    DirectorJerry LewisStarsJerry LewisSebastian CabotNeil Hamilton

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