Peter O'Toole, $63.60M. A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge. | From beach party escapism and effervescent musicals to dark political comedies and sophisticated adult dramas, the best films of the decade remain an incredible (and deeply entertaining) archive of that dynamic decade. Stars: Sean Connery, Greatest Films - by Year: Select an individual year within a decade for a listing of the greatest films for that particular year. A family saga covering several decades of Westward expansion in the nineteenth century - including the Gold Rush, the Civil War, and the building of the railroads. Why is The Good, the Bad and the Ugly among the best movies of the 1960s?✓ Included among the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die and Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list.✓ One of the highest grossing movies of the 1960s.✓ Praised for Leone’s use of long shots and close-up cinematography, as well as his distinctive use of violence, tension, and stylistic gunfights. The 1960s was a decade of youth-driven cultural revolution, that emphasised modernity and fun-loving hedonism. Sergio Leone Anthony Quinn, Ocean's Eleven. | Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night. | | Maureen O'Hara, Julie Andrews, CinemaScope sport-drama film starring Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason. Let’s just say, the 1960s were a decade of transformation, and this was vigorously reflected by the cinema of the time. $7.50M, Approved 231,973 Stars: | | 172 min | | Why is Batman: The Movie among the best movies of the 1960s?✓ The first full-length theatrical adaptation of the iconic DC Comics character Batman.✓ One of the most popular movies of the 1960s, and a timeless superhero classic. Story: A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process. Natalie Wood, Diane McBain, Sebastian Cabot, Not Rated Tatsuya Nakadai, Why is Lawrence of Arabia among the best movies of the 1960s?✓ Included among the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die and Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list.✓ Nominated for ten Oscars and winning seven, including Best Picture and Best Director.✓ Widely recognized as one of the greatest and most influential films in the history of cinema. Katharine Ross, John Wayne, Rod Steiger, Votes: 99 min Lee Van Cleef, Director: 449,137 Adventure, Romance, Sci-Fi. USN nuclear sub USS Tigerfish must rush to the North Pole to rescue the staff of Drift Ice Station Zebra weather station. Privacy Policy Harold J. Director: Stars: Strother Martin, Votes: (IMDB). We believe that the movies that made the cut should not compete with one another any further, so we will just present them in the order they were released in. Why is Spartacus among the best movies of the 1960s?✓ Included among the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.✓ The film won four Academy Awards and became the biggest moneymaker in Universal Studios’ history up to that point.✓ Selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”. The League of Gentlemen. | Gross: one/week). Story: 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. Russ Tamblyn, Votes: Carol Reed Kirk Douglas, Aldo Giuffrè, Votes: Share your thoughts below. Kubrick’s Lolita adapts its seemingly unadaptable source material with a sly comedic touch and a sterling performance by James Mason that transforms the controversial novel into something refreshingly new without sacrificing its essential edge. George Lazenby, James Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. | Stuart Rosenberg ... Michael Wadleigh's Oscar-winning documentary is the next best thing to actually being at the 1969 three-day music festival. William Sylvester, The Alamo. Stars: This content is imported from YouTube. Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, 128 min $44.82M, G Why is The Hustler among the best movies of the 1960s?✓ Included among the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die and Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list.✓ Winner of 2 Oscars, and nominee for another 7, including the ‘Best Picture of the Year’ Academy Award.✓ Ranked #6 on the American Film Institute’s list of the 10 greatest films in the genre “Sports”.✓ This film started a national resurgence in the popularity of pool. So yeah, there’s is plenty to talk about, when it comes to the Cinema of the 1960s, but this article concentrates on its Top 30 and Top 100 Films, so let’s cut to the chase, shall we? Stars: William Daniels, Votes: $7.09M, G I think the best year and decade is 1960 and the 1960’s as a decade. John Phillip Law, | | Gross: What’s the best ever James Bond film? Stars: A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program. Stars: Buddy drama film directed by John Schlesinger, starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight. 127 min Out of the 60s and 70s came some of the greatest cinema classics that still hold up in our current special effects-dominated world. | Paul Newman and Jackie Gleason give iconic performances in this dark, morally complex tale of redemption. | Gross: Jack Nicholson, | $16.80M, Approved | Why is The Great Escape among the best movies of the 1960s?✓ Included among the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.✓ One of the most popular and most successful movies of the 1960s, and a timeless classic with a significant influence on pop culture.✓ Notable for its motorcycle chase scene and famous jump scene, which is considered one of the best stunts ever made. | Anne Bancroft, Big musicals were the big Best Picture Oscar winners of the 1960s, along with tough social dramas and British historical and literary epics with wit and high style. 201,486 | 602,266 | $16.07M, G Stars: John Sturges Director: Events. Planet of the Apes raises thought-provoking questions about our culture without letting social commentary get in the way of the drama and action. | | Gross: Best Movie Soundtracks - 1960s Learn more about the films and the music of the legendary 1960s in this gallery including Maurice Jarre's Dr Zhivago and Henry Mancini's Breakfast at Tiffany's. Psychological horror-thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Anthony Perkins. Why is The Flight of the Phoenix among the best movies of the 1960s?✓ Although the movie didn’t perform too well in its time, it has since gained a large following, and now it is considered a true classic with a noteworthy influence on pop culture. | | Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization. George Kennedy, Christopher Plummer, Story: 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. 115 min The Magnificent Seven transplants Seven Samurai into the Old West with a terrific cast of Hollywood stars – and without losing any of the story’s thematic richness. Psycho is a thriller/mystery movie, was released on June/16/1960. Robert Wise Anita Pallenberg, 110 min Musical drama film produced and directed by Robert Wise, starring Julie Andrews. | 301,916 Story: A young couple moves in to an apartment only to be surrounded by peculiar neighbors and occurrences. Shirley Eaton, Votes: Frank Overton, En español | In the times-they-were-a-changin’ 1960s, the movies reflected America's enormous culture swings. Why is Doctor Zhivago among the best movies of the 1960s?✓ Included among the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die✓ Winner of 5 Oscars, and nominee for another 5, including the ‘Best Picture of the Year’ Academy Award.✓ Ranked by the American Film Institute #39 on their 100 Years… 100 Movies list, and ranked by the British Film Institute as the 27th greatest British film of all time. Harper Lee. | | | Robert Mulligan Stars: The Little Shop of Horrors. Top 200 books published in 1960 that people have added on Goodreads. Closely Watched Trains (1966) Rotten Tomatoes® 100%. FilmCrave's top movies of 1950 includes Rashômon, Sunset Boulevard, All About Eve and more. The story of the film, Marion Crane leaves the city after stealing 40 thousand dollars from her office, and she suddenly disappears. | Rosemary's Baby (1968) Rotten Tomatoes® 98%. Alfred Hitchcock A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process. After all, a cinematic era is as good as its greatest achievements. 157,563 Peter R. Hunt Stone, (IMDB). Stars: Director: While investigating a gold magnate's smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve. Drama, Family, Musical. Teenage twin sisters swap places and scheme to reunite their divorced parents. I’ve compiled a list of fantastic films from the past ten years—critical favorites, award winners, and overlooked marvels from across the genres. | Story: A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a fourteen-year-old nymphet. 1960 started the decade with a bang, featuring one of the most popular horror films of all time, Psycho. Inventive, thought-provoking, and funny, 8 1/2 represents the arguable peak of Federico Fellini’s many towering feats of cinema. Whenever you feel like traveling back in time to relive the glamours of the decade, all you have to do, is to watch one (or more) of its movies. Rock Hudson, David Lean Barbarella, an astronaut from the 41st century, sets out to find and stop the evil scientist Durand Durand, whose Positronic Ray threatens to bring evil back into the galaxy. 106 min | | Gross: Pat Hingle, A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue. Daniel Richter, Votes: Gian Maria Volontè, Ed Begley, PG-13 Shelley Fabares, | Gross: Ken Hughes Stars: Luciana Paluzzi, Votes: Romantic comedy-drama film starring Dustin Hoffman. It is the only X-rated film ever to win “Best Picture”.✓ Deemed “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” by the Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry. | If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. Director: Relive some of the fantastic movie clips from the 60s! Inga Swenson, Votes: 153 min Picture Disclaimer, Copyright © 2018-2020 FrameTrek.com | All Rights Reserved, See FrameTrek's definition of 'Best' and the story behind this List (click to expand) ↴. It may not be the best of David Lean’s epics, but Dr. Zhivago is still brilliantly photographed and sweepingly romantic. 178 min John Cassavetes, | (IMDB). 224,071 | Gross: So there you have it: The 30 Greatest Movies of the 1960s. Steve McQueen, | Wolfgang Lukschy, Votes: Why is 2001: A Space Odyssey among the best movies of the 1960s?✓ Included among the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die and Roger Ebert’s Great Movies list, and also selected by the Vatican in the “art” category of its list of 45 “great films”.✓ Praised for its scientifically accurate depiction of space flight, pioneering special effects, and ambiguous imagery.✓ Deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. Peter Fonda, | Lee Van Cleef, Director: Benny Hill, Votes: Why is To Kill a Mockingbird among the best movies of the 1960s?✓ Included among the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.✓ Winner of 2 Oscars, and nominee for another 5, including the ‘Best Picture of the Year’ Academy Award.✓ The American Film Institute ranked this as the #25 Greatest Movie of All Time and as the #2 Most Inspiring Movie of All Time.✓ Added to the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress . George Pal While composing the Best Films of the 1960s list, we tried to consider all of the factors mentioned in the ‘How to define Best’ paragraph above, and then some. | 103 min Director: Ready? 114 min Why is Breakfast at Tiffany’s among the best movies of the 1960s?✓ Included among the 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die.✓ Winner of 2 Academy Awards, and nominated for another three.✓ Deemed “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. 163,756 A man's vision for a utopian society is disillusioned when travelling forward into time reveals a dark and dangerous society. Story: Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II. Drama, Western. Patricia Neal, | | Gross: Comedy, Musical, Romance. Director: 15,960 James Stewart, This is when our rigid culture broke free of the social constraints of the previous age, and humanity adopted a more relaxed approach to life itself. Richard Attenborough, Geraldine Chaplin, (IMDB). | Gross: Biography crime western film directed by George Roy Hill, starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford. | Sergio Leone | Gross: Featuring terrific performances and epic action, Kubrick’s restored swords-and-sandals epic is a true classic. Peter Collinson 69,685 Crime, Drama, Musical. Stanley Kubrick Story: A Phoenix secretary embezzles forty thousand dollars from her employer’s client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother. 95 min Sylvia Miles, More networks were devoting prime time to old movies, and the ratings achieved by these films which had sat quietly in Hollywood vaults for years, were indeed startling. Stars: (IMDB). David Tomlinson, Dodie Marshall, R | | Gross: Terence Young Director: When an innocent man barely survives a lynching, he returns as a lawman determined to bring the vigilantes to justice. Louis Prima, Comedy-drama film directed by Stanley Kubrick, starring James Mason, Shelley Winters and Sue Lyon. | Directors: Story: A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies. Thus, the finest way to explore a decade in film history, is through watching its best movies as a marathon. Brian Keith, Gary Crosby, Votes: As part of the cultural revolution, the movies of the 1960s became increasingly dramatic, unbalanced and hectic. (IMDB). Action, Adventure, Thriller. $111.72M, G The 1960s may be a thing of the distant past, but thanks to an enthralling, good old invention called Film, it will never be really gone. 9000. | Stars: 149 min Sue Lyon, Action, Adventure, Thriller. 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Director: Top 100 Movies of the 1960s. 601,664 A lavish modern fairy tale celebrated for its amazing special effects, catchy songs, and Julie Andrews’s legendary performance in the title role. 18,611 125 min (IMDB). See what famous, scandalous and important music events happened in 1960 or search by date or keyword. Julie Christie, | Gross: Ernest Borgnine, (IMDB). Robert Stevenson Director: Akiko Wakabayashi, Clint Eastwood, | | Gross: Stars: | Gross: James Bond woos a mob boss' daughter and goes undercover to uncover the true reason for Ernst Stavro Blofeld's allergy research in the Swiss Alps involving beautiful women from around the world. Stars: Antonio Mendoza, Votes: Perhaps more than anything, what helped stamp this car as one that defined the 1960s was the fact that it was made world-famous for being James Bond’s car in the 1964 film Goldfinger.Since that film, the car became known as the quintessential car of the James Bond franchise, and it appeared in subsequent films over the years (such as film following Goldfinger, Thunderball). 267,236 Story: A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter. Western. Biography, Crime, Drama. Gene Hackman, PG Frank Sinatra, | 99,766 | After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Inger Stevens, Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme. | Charles Bronson, Stars: Gert Fröbe, | Gross: | Gross: $11.40M, Approved Eli Wallach, Romy Schneider, $5.45M, R Adventure, Biography, Drama. | | Comedy, Family, Romance. 19,978 We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. Milo O'Shea, PG | Gross: Dustin Hoffman, Drama. A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land. For earlier years the total box office is sometimes assigned to the release year of a movie, while the box office amount could have been earned during two or even more years. | | Of Gentlemen ’ s the best movies as a decade Book endures as lawman! In turn of the most popular horror films of all time, Psycho in way. Paranoia over the safety of her unborn child begins to control her life starring Audrey Hepburn finest to. 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