Best Adventure Movies of the 1960s

1. 1
   Il Sorpasso 1962

   Directed by Dino Risi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   8.0

   8.2 · 875 votes
2. 2
   2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

   Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
   8.0

   8.0 · 13K votes
3. 3
   Lawrence of Arabia 1962

   Directed by David Lean · Streaming on Netflix, Philo, Sony Pictures Core
   8.0

   8.0 · 3.6K votes
4. 4
   The Great Escape 1963

   Directed by John Sturges · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, History Vault
   7.9

   7.9 · 3K votes
5. 5
   Planet of the Apes 1968

   Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
   7.6

   7.7 · 4.2K votes
6. 6
   The Dirty Dozen 1967

   Directed by Robert Aldrich
   7.5

   7.6 · 1.4K votes
7. 7
   Spartacus 1960

   Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on MGM Plus, TCM
   7.5

   7.5 · 2.5K votes
8. 8
   For Love and Gold 1966

   Directed by Mario Monicelli
   7.4

   7.7 · 416 votes
9. 9
   The Diamond Arm 1969

   Directed by Leonid Gaidai · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
   7.4

   7.7 · 356 votes
10. 10
    Where Eagles Dare 1968

    Directed by Brian G. Hutton
    7.4

    7.5 · 1K votes
11. 11
    Goldfinger 1964

    Directed by Guy Hamilton · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.3

    7.4 · 4.1K votes
12. 12
    The Jungle Book 1967

    Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.3

    7.3 · 6.8K votes
13. 13
    Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer 1964

    Directed by Larry Roemer
    7.3

    7.4 · 679 votes
14. 14
    The Time Machine 1960

    Directed by George Pal
    7.3

    7.4 · 962 votes
15. 15
    The Wise Guys 1965

    Directed by Robert Enrico
    7.2

    7.9 · 150 votes
16. 16
    True Grit 1969

    Directed by Henry Hathaway · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome
    7.2

    7.3 · 897 votes
17. 17
    The Guns of Navarone 1961

    Directed by J. Lee Thompson · Streaming on Netflix
    7.2

    7.3 · 918 votes
18. 18
    One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1961

    Directed by Clyde Geronimi · Streaming on Disney Plus
    7.2

    7.2 · 6.8K votes
19. 19
    That Man from Rio 1964

    Directed by Philippe de Broca · Streaming on Kanopy, Cohen Media
    7.1

    7.3 · 368 votes
20. 20
    From Russia with Love 1963

    Directed by Terence Young · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.1

    7.1 · 3.5K votes
21. 21
    Jason and the Argonauts 1963

    Directed by Don Chaffey · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
    7.1

    7.2 · 732 votes
22. 22
    Yellow Submarine 1968

    Directed by George Dunning
    7.1

    7.2 · 574 votes
23. 23
    The Bible: In the Beginning... 1966

    Directed by John Huston · Streaming on Wonder Project
    7.0

    7.3 · 305 votes
24. 24
    The Flight of the Phoenix 1965

    Directed by Robert Aldrich
    7.0

    7.2 · 393 votes
25. 25
    Easy Rider 1969

    Directed by Dennis Hopper · Streaming on Fawesome, Sony Pictures Core
    7.0

    7.0 · 2.2K votes
26. 26
    The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven 1961

    Directed by Wan Laiming
    7.0

    7.8 · 99 votes
27. 27
    Dr. No 1962

    Directed by Terence Young · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video
    7.0

    7.0 · 4.2K votes
28. 28
    Por mis pistolas 1968

    Directed by Miguel M. Delgado · Streaming on VIX
    6.9

    7.8 · 88 votes
29. 29
    The Alamo 1960

    Directed by John Wayne · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla, MGM Plus
    6.9

    7.1 · 418 votes
30. 30
    Dragon Inn 1967

    Directed by King Hu · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.4 · 151 votes
31. 31
    The Great Race 1965

    Directed by Blake Edwards · Streaming on Kanopy, YouTube Free, Plex Channel
    6.9

    7.1 · 398 votes
32. 32
    The Professionals 1966

    Directed by Richard Brooks · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus
    6.9

    7.1 · 365 votes
33. 33
    Mutiny on the Bounty 1962

    Directed by Lewis Milestone · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla, YouTube TV
    6.9

    7.1 · 362 votes
34. 34
    The Tale of Zatoichi 1962

    Directed by Kenji Misumi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.9

    7.3 · 165 votes
35. 35
    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963

    Directed by Stanley Kramer · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, MGM Plus, Kanopy
    6.9

    7.0 · 726 votes
36. 36
    Asterix and Cleopatra 1968

    Directed by René Goscinny
    6.9

    6.9 · 1.1K votes
37. 37
    Mothra 1961

    Directed by Ishirō Honda · Streaming on The Roku Channel, FlixFling, YouTube Free
    6.9

    7.2 · 195 votes
38. 38
    The White Sun of the Desert 1969

    Directed by Vladimir Motyl · Streaming on Fawesome
    6.8

    7.2 · 190 votes
39. 39
    Von Ryan's Express 1965

    Directed by Mark Robson
    6.8

    7.1 · 256 votes
40. 40
    The Fabulous Baron Munchausen 1962

    Directed by Karel Zeman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.4 · 96 votes
41. 41
    Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968

    Directed by Ken Hughes · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Hoopla
    6.8

    6.8 · 779 votes
42. 42
    The Valley of Gwangi 1969

    Directed by Jim O'Connolly
    6.8

    7.1 · 172 votes
43. 43
    Greed in the Sun 1964

    Directed by Henri Verneuil · Streaming on France Channel
    6.8

    7.1 · 171 votes
44. 44
    Black God, White Devil 1964

    Directed by Glauber Rocha
    6.8

    7.1 · 170 votes
45. 45
    Letter Never Sent 1960

    Directed by Mikhail Kalatozov · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.8

    7.2 · 132 votes
46. 46
    Father Goose 1964

    Directed by Ralph Nelson · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube Free
    6.7

    7.0 · 207 votes
47. 47
    Fantomas 1964

    Directed by André Hunebelle · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
    6.7

    6.8 · 844 votes
48. 48
    Hell in the Pacific 1968

    Directed by John Boorman
    6.7

    7.0 · 195 votes
49. 49
    Up to His Ears 1965

    Directed by Philippe de Broca · Streaming on Kanopy
    6.7

    7.0 · 203 votes
50. 50
    Help! 1965

    Directed by Richard Lester
    6.7

    6.9 · 362 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Kekec's Tricks 1968

   Directed by Jože Gale
   6.6

   8.5 · 25 votes
2. 2
   Adventures of Mowgli: Akela's Last Hunt 1969

   Directed by Roman Davydov
   6.5

   8.1 · 27 votes
3. 3
   Black Wind 1965

   Directed by Servando González
   6.5

   8.0 · 25 votes
4. 4
   Adventures of Mowgli: Raksha 1967

   Directed by Roman Davydov
   6.4

   7.8 · 25 votes
5. 5
   Adventures of Mowgli: The Kidnapping 1968

   Directed by Roman Davydov
   6.4

   7.8 · 24 votes
6. 6
   Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne 1969

   Directed by Satyajit Ray · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel
   6.4

   7.6 · 27 votes
7. 7
   Eleven Samurai 1967

   Directed by Eiichi Kudō · Streaming on Midnight Pulp, ARROW
   6.4

   7.5 · 30 votes
8. 8
   Captain Nulle 1964

   Directed by Leonīds Leimanis
   6.4

   7.5 · 23 votes
9. 9
   The Old Testament 1963

   Directed by Gianfranco Parolini · Streaming on Fawesome
   6.3

   7.6 · 15 votes
10. 10
    El ojo de vidrio 1969

    Directed by René Cardona Jr.
    6.3

    7.3 · 22 votes