Top Movies of 1959


The top movies of 1959 list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

41. The Atomic Submarine

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Action
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Spencer Gordon Bennet
Actors: Arthur Franz, Dick Foran, Brett Halsey, Paul Dubov, Bob Steele, Victor Varconi

42. The Mummy

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Terence Fisher
Actors: Peter Cushing, Christopher Lee, Yvonne Furneaux, Eddie Byrne, Felix Aylmer, Raymond Huntley

43. Doctor's Horrible Experiment, The ( Testament du Docteur Cordelier, Le )

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jean Renoir
Actors: Jean-Louis Barrault, Teddy Bilis, Sylviane Margollé, Michel Vitold, Jacques Danoville, André Certes

44. The Mouse That Roared

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jack Arnold
Actors: Peter Sellers, Jean Seberg, William Hartnell, David Kossoff, Leo McKern, MacDonald Parke

45. Floating Weeds ( Ukigusa )

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Yasujiro Ozu
Actors: Ganjiro Nakamura, Machiko Kyô, Ayako Wakao, Hiroshi Kawaguchi, Haruko Sugimura, Hitomi Nozoe

46. The Young Philadelphians

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Vincent Sherman
Actors: Paul Newman, Barbara Rush, Alexis Smith, Robert Vaughn, Adam West, Billie Burke
Plot: Up and coming, young lawyer Anthony Lawrence faces several ethical and
emotional dilemmas as he climbs the Philadelphia social ladder. His
personal and professional skills are tested as he tries to balance the
needs of his fiance Joan, the expectations of his colleagues and his own
obligation to defend his friend Chester on a murder count.

47. Gidget

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Paul Wendkos
Actors: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell, Mary LaRoche, Sue George

48. First Man Into Space

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Sci-Fi/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Day
Actors: Marshall Thompson, Marla Landi, Bill Edwards, Robert Ayres, Bill Nagy, Carl Jaffe

49. The Fugitive Kind

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Sidney Lumet
Actors: Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, Anna Magnani, Maureen Stapleton, Victor Jory, R.G. Armstrong
Plot: A drifter guitarist ends up in a Mississippi town after his car breaks down. He finds a job at the local grocery store where he begins to unwittingly ignite a spark with the sick owner's Italian wife.

50. Brink of Life ( Nära livet )

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Swedish
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Actors: Eva Dahlbeck, Ingrid Thulin, Bibi Andersson, Max von Sydow, Barbro Hiort af Ornäs, Erland Josephson

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