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A list of the best movies from the 1960s according to IMDb users and critics. Includes classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Psycho, The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, and more.
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- 'The Apartment' (1960) Director: Billy Wilder. Standing as one of Billy Wilder's best-written movies (and that's really saying something), The Apartment is a blast, working as a hilarious comedy and a human romance/drama film all at once.
- 'High and Low' (1963) Director: Akira Kurosawa. Following Yojimbo and its 1962 sequel, Sanjuro, Akira Kurosawa reteamed with the great Toshiro Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai for a non-samurai movie: High and Low.
- 'Psycho' (1960) Director: Alfred Hitchcock. Alfred Hitchcock was probably at his peak during the 1950s, because that was the decade that saw a particularly high number of classics released by the great director.
- 'Lawrence of Arabia' (1962) Director: David Lean. Lawrence of Arabia stuns because not only is it one of the biggest epics of all time, but it's also amazingly effective as a personal, intimate, and thought-provoking biopic.
- The Great Escape. 1963. 1,379 votes. Based on a true story, John Sturges' war epic chronicles the daring escape of Allied prisoners from a German POW camp during WWII.
- The Good, the Bad & the Ugly. 1966. 2,028 votes. Sergio Leone's iconic spaghetti western culminates in a thrilling climax between three gunslingers, played by Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach.
- Psycho. 1960. 2,048 votes. Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, delivered a shocking and groundbreaking psychological thriller that pushed the boundaries of conventional cinema.
- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. 1969. 1,372 votes. This classic western tells the tale of two outlaws, portrayed by Paul Newman and Robert Redford, as they attempt to outrun a relentless posse in the dying days of the Wild West.
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- Lawrence of Arabia (1962) - Director: David Lean. - Stacker score: 100. - Metascore: 100. - IMDb user rating: 8.3. - Runtime: 228 minutes. Winner of seven Academy Awards, director David Lean's WWI epic tells the story of British officer T.E.
- Psycho (1960) - Director: Alfred Hitchcock. - Stacker score: 99.5. - Metascore: 97. - IMDb user rating: 8.5. - Runtime: 109 minutes. Hitchcock went to great lengths to ensure this groundbreaking slasher film delivered maximum thrills and surprises.
- Army of Shadows (1969) - Director: Jean-Pierre Melville. - Stacker score: 98.9. - Metascore: 99. - IMDb user rating: 8.2. - Runtime: 145 minutes. This acclaimed thriller adapts a novel of the same name and goes deep into the French underground during WWII.
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964) - Director: Stanley Kubrick. - Stacker score: 98.9. - Metascore: 97. - IMDb user rating: 8.4.
100 Greatest Movies of the 1960s. by micdtrout • Created 12 years ago • Modified 9 years ago. List activity. 2.6K views. 77 this week. Create a new list. List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 61 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. 8.4 (519K) Rate. 97.
Nov 8, 2023 · From horror to sci-fi, and from westerns to kitchen sink dramas, directors in the 1960s reached for the stars, establishing a cinematic language that is still spoken by today’s best directors. Here, then, are 24 of the best movies of the 1960s. If you don’t see your number one on the list, don’t worry – we’ll be expanding this list over time.
1. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. 1969 1h 50m PG. 8.0 (227K) Rate. 66 Metascore. In 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid lead a band of outlaws. When a train robbery goes wrong, they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels.
