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.

71. Never So Few

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Sturges
Actors: Frank Sinatra, Gina Lollobrigida, Peter Lawford, Steve McQueen, Paul Henreid, Brian Donlevy

72. Cousins, The ( cousins, Les )

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Claude Chabrol
Actors: Gérard Blain, Jean-Claude Brialy, Juliette Mayniel, Guy Decomble, Geneviève Cluny, Michèle Méritz
Plot: Claude Chabrol's New Wave precursor features the straight-laced Charles moving in with his free-wheeling cousin Paul. When love enters the picture, it will forever change their relationship.

73. Street of Shame ( Akasen chitai )

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Actors: Machiko Kyô, Aiko Mimasu, Ayako Wakao, Michiyo Kogure, Kumeko Urabe, Yasuko Kawakami

74. A Hole in the Head

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Frank Capra
Actors: Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Carolyn Jones, Thelma Ritter, Keenan Wynn

75. Return of the Fly

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Edward Bernds
Actors: Vincent Price, Brett Halsey, John Sutton, David Frankham, Dan Seymour, Danielle De Metz

76. Godzilla Raids Again aka Gigantis the Fire Monster ( Gojira no gyakushû )

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.4 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama/Horror
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Motoyoshi Oda
Actors: Hiroshi Koizumi, Setsuko Wakayama, Minoru Chiaki, Takashi Shimura, Masao Shimizu, Seijiro Onda
Plot: Scout pilots for a fishing company discover a second Godzilla along with an Ankylosaurus on a small island. With no way to kill either creature, the Japan Self-Defense Forces must figure out a way to protect Osaka before it is destroyed.

77. Grisbi ( Touchez pas au Grisbi )

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.5 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Jacques Becker
Actors: Jean Gabin, René Dary, Dora Doll, Vittorio Sanipoli, Marilyn Buferd, Daniel Cauchy

78. The Sound and the Fury

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Martin Ritt
Actors: Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward, Margaret Leighton, Stuart Whitman, Ethel Waters, Jack Warden

79. The Scapegoat

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Mystery
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Robert Hamer
Actors: Alec Guinness, Bette Davis, Nicole Maurey, Irene Worth, Pamela Brown, Peter Bull

80. Tiger Bay

Year of Release: 1959
Overall Rating: 2.6 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Actors: John Mills, Horst Buchholz, Hayley Mills, Yvonne Mitchell, Megs Jenkins, Anthony Dawson

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