Best Music Movies of the 1960s

1. 1
   The Sound of Music 1965

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

   7.7 · 3.8K votes
2. 2
   My Fair Lady 1964

   Directed by George Cukor · Streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
   7.4

   7.5 · 1.5K votes
3. 3
   A Hard Day's Night 1964

   Directed by Richard Lester · Streaming on HBO Max, Cinemax
   7.2

   7.3 · 774 votes
4. 4
   Yellow Submarine 1968

   Directed by George Dunning
   7.1

   7.2 · 574 votes
5. 5
   Bob Dylan – Don't Look Back 1967

   Directed by D. A. Pennebaker · Streaming on HBO Max, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
   7.0

   7.4 · 184 votes
6. 6
   Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day 1968

   Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman
   6.8

   7.3 · 121 votes
7. 7
   The Music Man 1962

   Directed by Morton DaCosta · Streaming on Hoopla, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
   6.8

   7.1 · 205 votes
8. 8
   Monterey Pop 1968

   Directed by D. A. Pennebaker · Streaming on HBO Max, Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV
   6.8

   7.4 · 101 votes
9. 9
   Help! 1965

   Directed by Richard Lester
   6.7

   6.9 · 362 votes
10. 10
    Star! 1968

    Directed by Robert Wise
    6.7

    6.9 · 237 votes
11. 11
    Thoroughly Modern Millie 1967

    Directed by George Roy Hill
    6.5

    6.9 · 106 votes
12. 12
    The Blues Accordin' to Lightnin' Hopkins 1968

    Directed by Les Blank · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.4

    7.9 · 23 votes
13. 13
    Cri-Cri the Singing little cricket 1963

    Directed by Tito Davison
    6.4

    8.1 · 20 votes
14. 14
    Magical Mystery Tour 1967

    Directed by Paul McCartney
    6.4

    6.6 · 180 votes
15. 15
    Goopy Gyne Bagha Byne 1969

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

    7.6 · 27 votes
16. 16
    The T.A.M.I. Show 1964

    Directed by Steve Binder
    6.4

    8.0 · 20 votes
17. 17
    Scorpio Rising 1964

    Directed by Kenneth Anger
    6.4

    6.6 · 157 votes
18. 18
    Time Piece 1965

    Directed by Jim Henson · Streaming on Kanopy
    6.4

    7.2 · 37 votes
19. 19
    The Terribly Sad Princess 1968

    Directed by Bořivoj Zeman
    6.4

    7.5 · 26 votes
20. 20
    Padosan 1968

    Directed by Jyoti Swaroop
    6.4

    7.1 · 37 votes
21. 21
    Un novio para dos hermanas 1967

    Directed by Luis César Amadori
    6.4

    7.5 · 24 votes
22. 22
    Jazz on a Summer's Day 1960

    Directed by Bert Stern · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, GuideDoc
    6.4

    7.3 · 29 votes
23. 23
    Pas de Deux 1968

    Directed by Norman McLaren · Streaming on Kanopy, Filmzie
    6.3

    6.7 · 74 votes
24. 24
    Goodbye, Mr. Chips 1969

    Directed by Herbert Ross
    6.3

    6.8 · 54 votes
25. 25
    The 3 Worlds of Gulliver 1960

    Directed by Jack Sher · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Hoopla
    6.3

    6.6 · 84 votes
26. 26
    When I Am Dead and White 1967

    Directed by Živojin Pavlović
    6.3

    7.4 · 21 votes
27. 27
    Life Goes On 1969

    Directed by Eugenio Martín
    6.3

    7.0 · 31 votes
28. 28
    The Happiest Millionaire 1967

    Directed by Norman Tokar · Streaming on Disney Plus
    6.3

    6.8 · 43 votes
29. 29
    Dile que la quiero 1963

    Directed by Fernando Cortés
    6.3

    8.1 · 12 votes
30. 30
    Gay Purr-ee 1962

    Directed by Abe Levitow
    6.3

    6.6 · 70 votes
31. 31
    Sangam 1964

    Directed by Raj Kapoor
    6.3

    7.4 · 19 votes
32. 32
    Acompáñame 1966

    Directed by Luis César Amadori
    6.3

    6.8 · 41 votes
33. 33
    Summer Magic 1963

    Directed by James Neilson
    6.3

    6.6 · 56 votes
34. 34
    The Love Eterne 1963

    Directed by Li Han-Hsiang
    6.3

    7.0 · 26 votes
35. 35
    G.I. Blues 1960

    Directed by Norman Taurog · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.3

    6.5 · 81 votes
36. 36
    All Night Long 1962

    Directed by Basil Dearden · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Shout! Factory TV, YouTube Free
    6.3

    6.8 · 35 votes
37. 37
    Mad Monster Party? 1967

    Directed by Jules Bass · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel, Lionsgate+
    6.3

    6.5 · 78 votes
38. 38
    If a Thousand Clarinets 1965

    Directed by Vladimír Svitáček
    6.3

    7.5 · 15 votes
39. 39
    Oh! What a Lovely War 1969

    Directed by Richard Attenborough · Streaming on Hoopla
    6.3

    6.6 · 54 votes
40. 40
    A Happening in Central Park 1968

    Directed by Robert Scheerer
    6.3

    7.8 · 12 votes
41. 41
    Bluebeard's Castle 1963

    Directed by Michael Powell · Streaming on Eternal Family
    6.3

    7.8 · 12 votes
42. 42
    Paris Blues 1961

    Directed by Martin Ritt · Streaming on Hoopla, YouTube Free, Fawesome
    6.3

    6.5 · 76 votes
43. 43
    Pink, Plunk, Plink 1966

    Directed by Hawley Pratt
    6.2

    7.4 · 15 votes
44. 44
    Paint Your Wagon 1969

    Directed by Joshua Logan · Streaming on Kanopy, YouTube Free
    6.2

    6.3 · 292 votes
45. 45
    Can-Can 1960

    Directed by Walter Lang · Streaming on YouTube TV
    6.2

    6.7 · 37 votes
46. 46
    Bouzouki Strumming 1966

    Directed by Giorgos Skalenakis
    6.2

    7.3 · 15 votes
47. 47
    The Haunted Castle 1960

    Directed by Kurt Hoffmann
    6.2

    6.8 · 26 votes
48. 48
    Cinderella 1965

    Directed by Charles S. Dubin · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, fuboTV
    6.2

    6.5 · 49 votes
49. 49
    Gypsy 1962

    Directed by Mervyn LeRoy · Streaming on YouTube TV
    6.2

    6.4 · 81 votes
50. 50
    Herbie 1966

    Directed by George Lucas
    6.2

    6.9 · 21 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
   Evening Primrose 1966

   Directed by Paul Bogart
   6.2

   7.5 · 11 votes
2. 2
   Almost Angels 1962

   Directed by Steve Previn · Streaming on Disney Plus
   6.2

   7.1 · 16 votes
3. 3
   The Two Rivals 1966

   Directed by Miguel Zacarías · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Pluto TV, Amazon MX Player
   6.2

   7.0 · 18 votes
4. 4
   Thillana Mohanambal 1968

   Directed by A. P. Nagarajan · Streaming on Sun Nxt
   6.2

   7.3 · 10 votes
5. 5
   Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam 1962

   Directed by Abrar Alvi
   6.2

   7.1 · 14 votes
6. 6
   Feast of Friends 1969

   Directed by Paul Ferrara · Streaming on Qello Concerts by Stingray
   6.2

   6.9 · 18 votes
7. 7
   Elgar 1962

   Directed by Ken Russell
   6.1

   7.1 · 10 votes
8. 8
   Too Young for Love 1966

   Directed by Niazi Mostafa · Streaming on AD tv
   6.1

   7.0 · 11 votes
9. 9
   Third Sister Liu 1960

   Directed by Li Su
   6.1

   7.0 · 11 votes
10. 10
    The Phantom of the Operetta 1960

    Directed by Fernando Cortés
    6.2

    6.8 · 16 votes