Best Movies of the 1960s
The 1960s tore the rulebook up: new waves in France and Japan, spaghetti westerns, and studio spectacle giving way to something rawer. The decade's essential films are ranked here by how audiences rate them today. See where each one streams and log the classics you've met.
The Ape Woman (1964)
The Boston Strangler (1968)
The Sleeping Car Murders (1965)
Harper (1966)
Billy Liar (1963)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964)
The Nutty Professor (1963)
Born Free (1966)
Come Drink with Me (1966)
Darling (1965)
King and Country (1964)
36 Hours (1964)
The Blue Max (1966)
David and Lisa (1962)
Mackenna's Gold (1969)
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Sundays and Cybele (1962)
Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
Sweet Charity (1969)
The Absent-Minded Professor (1961)
Woman in Chains (1968)
Love and Larceny (1960)
Strange Voyage (1964)
Will Our Heroes Be Able to Find Their Friend Who Has Mysteriously Disappeared in Africa? (1968)
Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
Ikarie XB 1 (1963)
Zazie dans le Métro (1960)
Hamlet (1964)
The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965)
Witchfinder General (1968)
The Demon (1964)
King of Hearts (1966)
Our Man in Havana (1960)
The Hunt (1966)
Francis of Assisi (1961)
The Taking of Power by Louis XIV (1966)
The Last Sunset (1961)
The Chalk Garden (1964)
King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)
The Stranger (1967)
The Prize (1963)
The Assassin (1961)
The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
Who's Minding the Store? (1963)
Lord Jim (1965)
In Harm's Way (1965)
Pasha (1968)
The Slender Thread (1965)
The Best Man (1964)
Scorpio Rising (1964)
The Twelve Jurors (1963)
Letto a tre piazze (1960)
The Visitor (1963)
Women in Love (1969)
Topkapi (1964)
A Bullet for the General (1967)
His Days Are Numbered (1962)
Family Diary (1962)