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.

51. The Devil's Disciple

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Guy Hamilton
Actors: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Laurence Olivier, Janette Scott, Eva Le Gallienne, Harry Andrews

52. The Five Pennies

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Biography/Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Melville Shavelson
Actors: Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong, Tuesday Weld, Harry Guardino, Bob Crosby

53. It Happened to Jane

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Richard Quine
Actors: Doris Day, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs, Steve Forrest, Teddy Rooney, Mary Wickes

54. The Shaggy Dog

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Comedy
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Charles Barton
Actors: Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk, Annette Funicello, Tim Considine, Kevin Corcoran

55. Sapphire

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Basil Dearden
Actors: Nigel Patrick, Michael Craig, Yvonne Mitchell, Paul Massie, Bernard Miles, Olga Lindo
Plot: When an attractive music student, a good time girl is murdered, the police investigating her murder discover she had been passing for white. At the time it was released this was considered controversial.

56. The Wreck of the Mary Deare

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Anderson
Actors: Gary Cooper, Charlton Heston, Michael Redgrave, Emlyn Williams, Richard Harris, Cecil Parker

57. The Man in the Net

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Mystery/Crime
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Michael Curtiz
Actors: Alan Ladd, Carolyn Jones, Diane Brewster, John Lupton, Charles McGraw, Tom Helmore

58. The Legend of Tom Dooley

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Ted Post
Actors: Michael Landon, Jo Morrow, Jack Hogan, Richard Rust, Dee Pollock, Ken Lynch

59. Blood and Steel

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
Actors: John Lupton, James Edwards, Brett Halsey, John Brinkley, Allen Jung, James Hong

60. Mysteries of the Deep

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Family/Documentary
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: N/A
Actors: Winston Hibler

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