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Best Movies of 1959

The highest-rated films released in 1959, ranked by TMDB user score among titles with at least 500 votes.

๐Ÿ“Š A century of movies in numbers 11 titlesavg โ˜… 7.55 avg 120 min DramaRomanceCrimeAdventure

Most watched in 1959

Sleeping BeautySleeping Beauty1959 ยท โ˜… 6.9 ยท 1h 15m North by NorthwestNorth by Northwest1959 ยท โ˜… 8.0 ยท 2h 17m Some Like It HotSome Like It Hot1959 ยท โ˜… 8.1 ยท 2h 3m Ben-HurBen-Hur1959 ยท โ˜… 7.9 ยท 3h 32m The 400 BlowsThe 400 Blows1959 ยท โ˜… 8.0 ยท 1h 39m Rio BravoRio Bravo1959 ยท โ˜… 7.8 ยท 2h 21m
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  1. #1 Some Like It Hot (1959) ยท โ˜… 8.1 ยท 4,005 votes ยท 2h 3m ยท comedy, romance, crime

    In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.โ€ฆ

  2. #2 North by Northwest (1959) ยท โ˜… 8.0 ยท 4,632 votes ยท 2h 17m ยท adventure, thriller, mystery

    Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.โ€ฆ

  3. #3 The 400 Blows (1959) ยท โ˜… 8.0 ยท 2,394 votes ยท 1h 39m ยท drama

    For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his daysโ€ฆ

  4. #4 Ben-Hur (1959) ยท โ˜… 7.9 ยท 3,277 votes ยท 3h 32m ยท action, adventure, drama

    In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander โ€” setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adโ€ฆ

  5. #5 Rio Bravo (1959) ยท โ˜… 7.8 ยท 1,280 votes ยท 2h 21m ยท drama, western

    A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.โ€ฆ

  6. #6 Anatomy of a Murder (1959) ยท โ˜… 7.8 ยท 1,221 votes ยท 2h 41m ยท drama, crime, mystery

    Semi-retired Michigan lawyer Paul Biegler takes the case of Army Lt. Manion, who murdered a local innkeeper after his wife claimed that he raped her. Over the course of an extensivโ€ฆ

  7. #7 Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) ยท โ˜… 7.7 ยท 960 votes ยท 1h 32m ยท romance, drama, history

    The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French Newโ€ฆ

  8. #8 Pickpocket (1959) ยท โ˜… 7.3 ยท 593 votes ยท 1h 15m ยท drama, crime

    Michel takes up pickpocketing on a lark and is arrested soon after. His mother dies shortly after his release, and despite the objections of his only friend, Jacques, and his motheโ€ฆ

  9. #9 Sleeping Beauty (1959) ยท โ˜… 6.9 ยท 5,588 votes ยท 1h 15m ยท fantasy, romance, animation

    Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent bโ€ฆ

  10. #10 Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) ยท โ˜… 6.9 ยท 530 votes ยท 2h 12m ยท fantasy, adventure, family

    An Edinburgh professor and assorted colleagues follow an explorer's trail down an extinct Icelandic volcano to the earth's center.โ€ฆ

  11. #11 House on Haunted Hill (1959) ยท โ˜… 6.7 ยท 635 votes ยท 1h 15m ยท horror, mystery

    Frederick Loren invites five strangers to the party of a lifetime and offers each of them $10,000 if they can stay the night in the reportedly haunted house. Armed with a gun for pโ€ฆ

Questions

What is the best movie of 1959?
By TMDB user rating among films with at least 500 votes, Some Like It Hot leads 1959 with 8.1/10, followed by North by Northwest (8.0).
What was the most watched film of 1959?
Measured by TMDB vote count, Sleeping Beauty drew the most engagement with 5,588 votes.
How many notable films came out in 1959?
This index counts 11 films from 1959 with 500 or more TMDB votes; their average rating is 7.55 and average runtime 120 minutes.
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