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1. Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959) Darby O'Gill and the Little People (1959)
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A wily old codger matches wits with the king of the leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker. Dir: Robert Stevenson With: Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Romance 93 mins.
2. Twilight Zone (1959 TV Series) Twilight Zone (1959 TV Series)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9.0/10 X  
Ordinary people find themselves in extraordinarily astounding situations, which they each try to solve in a remarkable manner. With: Rod Serling, Robert McCord, Jay Overholts Fantasy | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller 51 mins.
3. Bonanza (1959 TV Series) Bonanza (1959 TV Series)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  
The adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community. With: Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker Western 49 mins.
4. Sleeping Beauty (1959) Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  
After being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies. Dir: Clyde Geronimi With: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley Animation | Family | Fantasy | Musical | Romance 75 mins.
5. Some Like It Hot (1959) Some Like It Hot (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X  
When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women, but further complications set in. Dir: Billy Wilder With: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon Comedy 120 mins.
6. Ben-Hur (1959) Ben-Hur (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  
When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge. Dir: William Wyler With: Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Stephen Boyd Adventure | Drama 212 mins.
7. North by Northwest (1959) North by Northwest (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.4/10 X  
A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive. Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason Adventure | Mystery | Thriller 136 mins.
8. The Untouchables (1959 TV Series) The Untouchables (1959 TV Series)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  
Special Agent Eliot Ness and his elite team of incorruptable agents battle organized crime in 1930s Chicago. With: Robert Stack, Walter Winchell, Nicholas Georgiade Action | Crime | Drama 50 mins.
9. Rawhide (1959 TV Series) Rawhide (1959 TV Series)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  
Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive; he is assisted by Rowdy Yates. The crew runs into characters and adventures along the way. With: Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines Western 50 mins.
10. Rio Bravo (1959) Rio Bravo (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy. Dir: Howard Hawks With: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson Western 141 mins.
11. North West Frontier (1959) North West Frontier (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  
In British India, a young prince must be taken to safey across rebel-held territory, and an old train is the only way to do it. Dir: J. Lee Thompson With: Kenneth More, Lauren Bacall, Herbert Lom Adventure | Drama 129 mins.
12. Dennis the Menace (1959 TV Series) Dennis the Menace (1959 TV Series)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  
Television episodes built around the same sorts of incidents found in Hank Ketcham's long-running comic strip. With: Jay North, Gloria Henry, Herbert Anderson Comedy | Family 30 mins.
13. The Mating Game (1959) The Mating Game (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X  
Tax collector Lorenzo Charlton comes to the Larkins' farm to ask why Pop Larkins hasn't paid his back taxes... Dir: George Marshall With: Debbie Reynolds, Tony Randall, Paul Douglas Comedy | Romance 96 mins.
14. The 400 Blows (1959) The 400 Blows (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.2/10 X  
Intensely touching story of a misunderstood young adolescent who, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime. Dir: François Truffaut With: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, Claire Maurier Crime | Drama 99 mins.
15. Gidget (1959) Gidget (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.7/10 X  
A young girl discovers surfing and love (in that order) during one transitive summer. Dir: Paul Wendkos With: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson Comedy 95 mins.
16. The Nun's Story (1959) The Nun's Story (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.6/10 X  
In 1930, in Belgium, Gabrielle van der Mal is the stubborn daughter of the prominent surgeon Dr. Pascin... Dir: Fred Zinnemann With: Audrey Hepburn, Peter Finch, Edith Evans Drama 149 mins.
17. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  
Harrowing story of a young Jewish girl who, with her family and their friends, is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam. Dir: George Stevens With: Millie Perkins, Shelley Winters, Joseph Schildkraut Biography | Drama | Family | History | War 180 mins.
18. Anatomy of a Murder (1959) Anatomy of a Murder (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  
In a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case? Dir: Otto Preminger With: James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller 160 mins.
19. A Hole in the Head (1959) A Hole in the Head (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.4/10 X  
An impractical widower tries to hang onto his Miami hotel and his 12-year-old son. Dir: Frank Capra With: Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker Comedy 120 mins.
20. The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959 TV Series) The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959 TV Series)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  
Sensitive teenager Dobie Gillis (yes, Dobie being his real given name) exasperates his grocer father Herbert T... With: Dwayne Hickman, Bob Denver, Frank Faylen Comedy | Family 30 mins.
21. Imitation of Life (1959) Imitation of Life (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  
A struggling young actress with a six-year-old daughter sets up housekeeping with a homeless black widow and her light-skinned eight-year-old daughter who rejects her mother by trying to pass for white. Dir: Douglas Sirk With: Lana Turner, John Gavin, Sandra Dee Drama | Romance 125 mins.
22. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 4.0/10 X  
Aliens resurrect dead humans as zombies and vampires to stop humanity from creating the Solaranite (a sort of sun-driven bomb). Dir: Edward D. Wood Jr. With: Gregory Walcott, Tom Keene, Mona McKinnon Horror | Sci-Fi 79 mins.
23. Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X  
An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center. Dir: Henry Levin With: James Mason, Pat Boone, Arlene Dahl Adventure | Family | Fantasy | Romance | Sci-Fi 132 mins.
24. House on Haunted Hill (1959) House on Haunted Hill (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  
A millionaire offers ten thousand dollars to five people who agree to be locked in a large, spooky, rented house overnight with he and his wife. Dir: William Castle With: Vincent Price, Carol Ohmart, Richard Long Horror | Mystery 75 mins.
25. Pillow Talk (1959) Pillow Talk (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  
A man and woman share a telephone line and despise each other, but then he has fun by romancing her with his voice disguised. Dir: Michael Gordon With: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall Comedy | Romance 102 mins.
26. Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
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The only son of wealthy widow Violet Venable dies while on vacation with his cousin Catherine. What the girl saw was so horrible that she went insane; now Mrs. Venable wants Catherine lobotomized to cover up the truth. Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz With: Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Hepburn, Montgomery Clift Drama | Mystery | Thriller 114 mins.
27. Operation Petticoat (1959) Operation Petticoat (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  
World War 2 comedy about a submarine commander who finds himself stuck with a decrepit (and pink) sub, a con-man executive officer and a group of army nurses. Dir: Blake Edwards With: Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien Comedy | Romance | War 124 mins.
28. They Came to Cordura (1959) They Came to Cordura (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  
An army major, himself guilty of cowardice, is asked to recommended soldiers for the Congressional Medal of Honor during the Mexican Border Incursion of 1916. Dir: Robert Rossen With: Gary Cooper, Rita Hayworth, Van Heflin Adventure | Drama | History | War | Western 123 mins.
29. Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  
A marshal tries to bring the son of an old friend, an autocratic cattle baron, to justice for the rape and murder of his wife. Dir: John Sturges With: Kirk Douglas, Anthony Quinn, Carolyn Jones Western 95 mins.
30. A Summer Place (1959) A Summer Place (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.0/10 X  
A self-made businessman rekindles a romance with a former flame while their two teenage children begin a romance of their own with drastic consequences for both couples. Dir: Delmer Daves With: Richard Egan, Dorothy McGuire, Sandra Dee Drama | Romance 130 mins.
31. On the Beach (1959) On the Beach (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  
After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months. Dir: Stanley Kramer With: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire Drama | Sci-Fi 134 mins.
32. Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  
A French actress filming an anti-war film in Hiroshima has an affair with a married Japanese architect as they share their differing perspectives on war. Dir: Alain Resnais With: Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Stella Dassas Drama | Romance 90 mins.
33. Blue Denim (1959) Blue Denim (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  
Arthur Bartley and Janet Willard are fairly typical 1950s teenagers. Their lives are turned upside down however when Janet becomes pregnant... Dir: Philip Dunne With: Carol Lynley, Brandon De Wilde, Macdonald Carey Drama 89 mins.
34. Solomon and Sheba (1959) Solomon and Sheba (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.2/10 X  
Shortly before his death in ancient Israel King David has a vision from God telling him that his younger son Solomon should succeed him as king... Dir: King Vidor With: Yul Brynner, Gina Lollobrigida, George Sanders Drama | History | Romance | War 139 mins.
35. The Horse Soldiers (1959) The Horse Soldiers (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.2/10 X  
A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply center... Dir: John Ford With: John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers Adventure | War | Western 115 mins.
36. Black Orpheus (1959) Black Orpheus (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  
A retelling of the Orpheus and Eurydice myth, set during the time of the Carnaval in Rio de Janeiro. Dir: Marcel Camus With: Breno Mello, Marpessa Dawn, Lourdes de Oliveira Drama | Music | Romance 100 mins.
37. Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1959 TV Series) Alcoa Presents: One Step Beyond (1959 TV Series)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  
Produced at the same time as the more well-known Twilight Zone, this series fed the nation's growing... With: John Newland, Robert Douglas, Will J. White Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller 25 mins.
38. Laramie (1959 TV Series) Laramie (1959 TV Series)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  
It is the 1870s in Wyoming Territory. Slim Sherman and his 14-year-old brother Andy try to hang on to... With: John Smith, Robert Fuller, Spring Byington Western 60 mins.
39. Green Mansions (1959) Green Mansions (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.6/10 X  
A young man in the jungles of Venezuela meets a strange girl of the forest and falls in love with her. Dir: Mel Ferrer With: Audrey Hepburn, Anthony Perkins, Lee J. Cobb Adventure | Drama | Romance 104 mins.
40. The Shaggy Dog (1959) The Shaggy Dog (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.5/10 X  
A teenage boy is cursed with periodically turning into an sheepdog. Dir: Charles Barton With: Fred MacMurray, Jean Hagen, Tommy Kirk Family | Comedy | Fantasy 104 mins.
41. Our Man in Havana (1959) Our Man in Havana (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  
Jim Wormold is an expatriate Englishman living in pre-revolutionary Havana with his teenage daughter Milly... Dir: Carol Reed With: Alec Guinness, Maureen O'Hara, Burl Ives Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller 103 mins.
42. Rocky and His Friends (1959 TV Series) Rocky and His Friends (1959 TV Series)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.3/10 X  
An comedic anthology featuring primarily the adventures of a heroic flying squirrel and his dumb moose friend. With: June Foray, Bill Scott, Edward Everett Horton Animation | Comedy | Family | Fantasy | Sci-Fi 30 mins.
43. Yesterday's Enemy (1959) Yesterday's Enemy (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  
Cut off by the Japanese advance into Burma, Captain Langford (Stanley Baker) and his exhausted British troops take over an enemy-held jungle village... Dir: Val Guest With: Stanley Baker, Guy Rolfe, Leo McKern War | Drama 95 mins.
44. The Angry Red Planet (1959) The Angry Red Planet (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.1/10 X  
One of only two survivors from a Martian expedition is so traumatized she doesn't remember the circumstances of the trip. Dir: Ib Melchior With: Gerald Mohr, Naura Hayden, Les Tremayne Sci-Fi 83 mins.
45. Porgy and Bess (1959) Porgy and Bess (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  
In this legendary Gershwin opera set among the black residents of a fishing village in 1912 South Carolina... Dir: Otto Preminger With: Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge, Sammy Davis Jr. Drama | Musical | Romance 138 mins.
46. Shadows (1959) Shadows (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.4/10 X  
Cassavetes' jazz-scored improvisational film explores interracial friendships and relationships in Beat-Era (1950s) New York City. Dir: John Cassavetes With: Ben Carruthers, Lelia Goldoni, Hugh Hurd Drama 81 mins.
47. Compulsion (1959) Compulsion (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.5/10 X  
Two wealthy law-school students go on trial for murder in this version of the Leopold-Loeb case. Dir: Richard Fleischer With: Orson Welles, Dean Stockwell, Diane Varsi Biography | Crime | Drama | History | Thriller 103 mins.
48. Holiday for Lovers (1959) Holiday for Lovers (1959)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5.7/10 X  
Dir: Henry Levin With: Clifton Webb, Jane Wyman, Jill St. John Comedy 103 mins.
49. Hawaiian Eye (1959 TV Series) Hawaiian Eye (1959 TV Series)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X  
Set against the beautiful tropical landscape of Honolulu, Hawaii, this series centered around the cases... With: Poncie Ponce, Connie Stevens, Douglas Mossman Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Music 60 mins.
50. Warlock (1959) Warlock (1959)
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The town of Warlock is plagued by a gang of thugs, leading the inhabitants to hire Clay Blaisdell, a famous gunman... Dir: Edward Dmytryk With: Richard Widmark, Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn Romance | Western 122 mins.
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