Best Movies of the 1960s

1. 1
   The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1966

   Directed by Sergio Leone · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
   8.4

   8.5 · 10K votes
2. 2
   Psycho 1960

   Directed by Alfred Hitchcock · Streaming on Netflix, Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus
   8.4

   8.4 · 11K votes
3. 3
   Harakiri 1962

   Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   8.3

   8.5 · 1.3K votes
4. 4
   High and Low 1963

   Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
   8.2

   8.4 · 1.2K votes
5. 5
   Once Upon a Time in the West 1968

   Directed by Sergio Leone · Streaming on Philo, Kanopy, MGM Plus
   8.2

   8.3 · 5.1K votes
6. 6
   The Apartment 1960

   Directed by Billy Wilder · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, YouTube TV
   8.1

   8.2 · 2.8K votes
7. 7
   Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 1964

   Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on Tubi TV, Sony Pictures Core
   8.1

   8.1 · 6.4K votes
8. 8
   Il Sorpasso 1962

   Directed by Dino Risi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
   8.0

   8.2 · 875 votes
9. 9
   Persona 1966

   Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on HBO Max, Darkroom, Artiflix
   8.0

   8.1 · 2.5K votes
10. 10
    2001: A Space Odyssey 1968

    Directed by Stanley Kubrick · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.0

    8.0 · 13K votes
11. 11
    8½ 1963

    Directed by Federico Fellini · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV
    8.0

    8.1 · 2.6K votes
12. 12
    For a Few Dollars More 1965

    Directed by Sergio Leone · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    8.0

    8.0 · 4.7K votes
13. 13
    Macario 1960

    Directed by Roberto Gavaldón
    8.0

    8.7 · 225 votes
14. 14
    Yojimbo 1961

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on HBO Max
    8.0

    8.1 · 1.8K votes
15. 15
    Le Trou 1960

    Directed by Jacques Becker · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    8.0

    8.2 · 607 votes
16. 16
    Lawrence of Arabia 1962

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

    8.0 · 3.6K votes
17. 17
    Woman in the Dunes 1964

    Directed by Hiroshi Teshigahara · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Darkroom
    7.9

    8.2 · 554 votes
18. 18
    To Kill a Mockingbird 1962

    Directed by Robert Mulligan · Streaming on Hoopla, YouTube TV, Mometu
    7.9

    8.0 · 3K votes
19. 19
    La Dolce Vita 1960

    Directed by Federico Fellini
    7.9

    8.0 · 2.1K votes
20. 20
    The Great Escape 1963

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

    7.9 · 3K votes
21. 21
    Judgment at Nuremberg 1961

    Directed by Stanley Kramer · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.8

    8.0 · 1K votes
22. 22
    Red Beard 1965

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Criterion Channel
    7.8

    8.2 · 433 votes
23. 23
    Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! 1966

    Directed by Gérard Oury · Streaming on France Channel
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.5K votes
24. 24
    The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer 1961

    Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.8

    8.4 · 233 votes
25. 25
    Rocco and His Brothers 1960

    Directed by Luchino Visconti · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Criterion Channel
    7.8

    8.0 · 689 votes
26. 26
    Rosemary's Baby 1968

    Directed by Roman Polanski · Streaming on fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential
    7.8

    7.8 · 4.6K votes
27. 27
    What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962

    Directed by Robert Aldrich · Streaming on fuboTV, Kanopy, YouTube Free
    7.8

    7.9 · 1.2K votes
28. 28
    A Fistful of Dollars 1964

    Directed by Sergio Leone · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
    7.8

    7.8 · 4.9K votes
29. 29
    Andrei Rublev 1966

    Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · Streaming on Darkroom
    7.8

    7.9 · 991 votes
30. 30
    The Battle of Algiers 1966

    Directed by Gillo Pontecorvo · Streaming on HBO Max, Kanopy, Shout! Factory TV
    7.8

    7.9 · 942 votes
31. 31
    Sanjuro 1962

    Directed by Akira Kurosawa · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.7

    7.9 · 761 votes
32. 32
    La Notte 1961

    Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni · Streaming on HBO Max, AMC Plus, AMC+
    7.7

    7.9 · 764 votes
33. 33
    Love Meetings 1965

    Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
    7.7

    8.2 · 301 votes
34. 34
    La Jetée 1962

    Directed by Chris Marker · Streaming on DocAlliance Films
    7.7

    7.9 · 1.1K votes
35. 35
    The Exterminating Angel 1962

    Directed by Luis Buñuel · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.7

    7.9 · 777 votes
36. 36
    The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance 1962

    Directed by John Ford · Streaming on MGM Plus, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.4K votes
37. 37
    Samurai Rebellion 1967

    Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.7

    8.2 · 282 votes
38. 38
    Army of Shadows 1969

    Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville
    7.7

    7.9 · 787 votes
39. 39
    The Sound of Music 1965

    Directed by Robert Wise · Streaming on Disney Plus, Philo, Wonder Project
    7.7

    7.7 · 3.8K votes
40. 40
    Le Samouraï 1967

    Directed by Jean-Pierre Melville · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Kanopy
    7.7

    7.8 · 1.3K votes
41. 41
    Ivan's Childhood 1962

    Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Plex, Plex Channel
    7.7

    7.8 · 875 votes
42. 42
    Divorce Italian Style 1961

    Directed by Pietro Germi · Streaming on HBO Max
    7.7

    7.9 · 559 votes
43. 43
    Cool Hand Luke 1967

    Directed by Stuart Rosenberg
    7.7

    7.7 · 1.7K votes
44. 44
    The Virgin Spring 1960

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on Kanopy, Criterion Channel
    7.7

    7.8 · 696 votes
45. 45
    Winter Light 1963

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.6

    7.9 · 529 votes
46. 46
    Planet of the Apes 1968

    Directed by Franklin J. Schaffner
    7.6

    7.7 · 4.2K votes
47. 47
    Charade 1963

    Directed by Stanley Donen · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, JustWatch TV Free, fuboTV
    7.6

    7.7 · 1.6K votes
48. 48
    Z 1969

    Directed by Costa-Gavras · Streaming on Criterion Channel, HBO Max
    7.6

    7.8 · 661 votes
49. 49
    Mamma Roma 1962

    Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    7.6

    7.9 · 447 votes
50. 50
    The Graduate 1967

    Directed by Mike Nichols · Streaming on The Roku Channel, The CW, Kanopy
    7.6

    7.6 · 3.9K 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
   Napoli milionaria 1962

   Directed by Eduardo De Filippo
   6.6

   8.8 · 19 votes
2. 2
   What Are the Clouds? 1968

   Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini
   6.5

   8.5 · 17 votes
3. 3
   Qué perra vida 1962

   Directed by Jaime Salvador · Streaming on Tubi TV
   6.5

   8.4 · 18 votes
4. 4
   Higher Principle 1960

   Directed by Jiří Krejčík
   6.5

   8.2 · 22 votes
5. 5
   Absolute Majority 1964

   Directed by Leon Hirszman
   6.4

   8.8 · 12 votes
6. 6
   Cri-Cri the Singing little cricket 1963

   Directed by Tito Davison
   6.4

   8.1 · 20 votes
7. 7
   The Corporal and the Others 1965

   Directed by Márton Keleti
   6.4

   8.0 · 22 votes
8. 8
   Hero of the Red Light District 1960

   Directed by Tomu Uchida
   6.3

   8.7 · 11 votes
9. 9
   The Brick and the Mirror 1966

   Directed by Ebrahim Golestan
   6.4

   8.1 · 19 votes
10. 10
    The T.A.M.I. Show 1964

    Directed by Steve Binder
    6.4

    8.0 · 20 votes