Best Movies/TV shows of 1959

100 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for best movies/tv shows of 1959.

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1 North by Northwest(1959)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English, French
2 Some Like It Hot(1959)
Movie | Comedy, Music | USA | English, French
3 Apur Sansaraka The World of Apu(1959)
Movie | Drama | India | Bengali
4 The Twilight Zone(1959)
TV | Drama, Fantasy | USA | English
5 Ben-Hur(1959)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English
6 Les quatre cents coupsaka The 400 Blows(1959)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French, English
7 Anatomy of a Murder(1959)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | USA | English
8 Rio Bravo(1959)
Movie | Western | USA | English, Spanish
9 Kaagaz Ke Phoolaka Paper Flowers(1959)
Movie | Drama, Romance | India | Hindi
10 Hiroshima mon amour(1959)
Movie | Drama, Romance | France, Japan | French, Japanese
11 Sleeping Beauty(1959)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | USA | English
12 Ballada o soldateaka Ballad of a Soldier(1959)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Russia | Russian, Ukrainian
13 Pickpocket(1959)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French
14 Die Bruckeaka The Bridge(1959)
Movie | Drama, History | Germany | German, English
15 Ohayoaka Good Morning(1959)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Japan | Japanese, English
16 Ningen no jokenaka The Human Condition I: No Greater Love(1959)
Movie | Drama, History | Japan | Japanese, Mandarin
17 Ningen no jokenaka The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity(1959)
Movie | Drama, History | Japan | Japanese, Mandarin
18 Ukigusaaka Floating Weeds(1959)
Movie | Drama | Japan | Japanese
19 Anari(1959)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Hindi
20 Orfeu Negroaka Black Orpheus(1959)
Movie | Drama, Musical | Brazil, France | Portuguese
21 Imitation of Life(1959)
Movie | Drama | USA | English
22 Sujata(1959)
Movie | Drama, Romance | India | Hindi
23 Nobiaka Fires on the Plain(1959)
Movie | Drama, War | Japan | Japanese
24 Pillow Talk(1959)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English, French
25 Nazarin(1959)
Movie | Drama | Mexico | Spanish
26 The Nun's Story(1959)
Movie | Drama | USA | English
27 Bonanza(1959)
TV | Western | USA | English
28 La grande guerraaka The Great War(1959)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Italy, France | Italian, German
29 Suddenly, Last Summer(1959)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | USA, UK | English
30 Veerapandiya Kattabomman(1959)
Movie | Biography, Drama | India | Tamil
31 Deep Jweley Jai(1959)
Movie | Drama, Romance | India | Bengali
32 Operation Petticoat(1959)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English, Filipino
33 The Diary of Anne Frank(1959)
Movie | Biography, Drama | USA | English, German
34 House on Haunted Hill(1959)
Movie | Crime, Horror | USA | English
35 Il generale Della Rovereaka General Della Rovere(1959)
Movie | Drama, War | Italy, France | Italian, German
36 Journey to the Center of the Earth(1959)
Movie | Adventure, Family | USA | English, Swedish
37 Sudba chelovekaaka The Destiny of a Man(1959)
Movie | Drama, War | Russia | Russian, German
38 Rawhide(1959)
TV | Western | USA | English
39 Pociagaka Night Train(1959)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | Poland | Polish
40 Compulsion(1959)
Movie | Biography, Crime | USA | English
41 On the Beach(1959)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English
42 Darby O'Gill and the Little People(1959)
Movie | Adventure, Family | USA | English, Irish Gaelic
43 Last Train from Gun Hill(1959)
Movie | Western | USA | English
44 Rocky and His Friendsaka The Bullwinkle Show(1959)
TV | Animation, Action | USA | English
45 The Horse Soldiers(1959)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English
46 The Hound of the Baskervilles(1959)
Movie | Horror, Mystery | UK | English, Spanish
47 The Untouchables(1959)
TV | Action, Crime | USA | English
48 Doa al karawanaka The Nightingale's Prayer(1959)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Egypt | Arabic
49 Les cousinsaka The Cousins(1959)
Movie | Drama | France | French, German
50 Neel Akasher Neechey(1959)
Movie | Drama | India | Bengali
51 Odds Against Tomorrow(1959)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
52 Dhool Ka Phool(1959)
Movie | Drama | India | Hindi
53 O Ilias tou 16ouaka The Policeman of the 16th Precinct(1959)
Movie | Comedy | Greece | Greek
54 The Mouse That Roared(1959)
Movie | Comedy | UK | English, French
55 The Mummy(1959)
Movie | Adventure, Horror | UK | English
56 Our Man in Havana(1959)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | UK | English, Spanish
57 Ride Lonesome(1959)
Movie | Western | USA | English
58 Dil Deke Dekho(1959)
Movie | Musical, Romance | India | Hindi
59 Navrang(1959)
Movie | Drama, Musical | India | Hindi
60 Warlock(1959)
Movie | Drama, Western | USA | English
61 Personal Assistant(1959)
Movie | Comedy | India | Bengali
62 Day of the Outlaw(1959)
Movie | Drama, Western | USA | English
63 Appu Chesi Pappu Koodu(1959)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Telugu
64 The Tingler(1959)
Movie | Horror, Sci-Fi | USA | English, American Sign
65 Chaowa-Pawa(1959)
Movie | Romance | India | Bengali
66 The Hanging Tree(1959)
Movie | Western | USA | English
67 A Bucket of Blood(1959)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | USA | English
68 The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis(1959)
TV | Comedy, Family | USA | English
69 Der Tiger von Eschnapuraka The Tiger of Eschnapur(1959)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | Germany, France | German
70 Pork Chop Hill(1959)
Movie | Drama, War | USA | English
71 The Young Philadelphians(1959)
Movie | Drama | USA | English
72 One Step Beyond(1959)
TV | Drama, Fantasy | USA | English
73 Das indische Grabmalaka The Indian Tomb(1959)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | Germany, France | German
74 I'm All Right Jack(1959)
Movie | Comedy | UK | English
75 Charlotte et Veronique, ou Tous les garcons s'appellent Patrickaka All Boys Are Called Patrick(1959)
Movie | Short, Comedy | France | French, English
76 Estate violentaaka Violent Summer(1959)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Italy, France | Italian
77 Look Back in Anger(1959)
Movie | Drama | UK | English
78 Dennis the Menace(1959)
TV | Comedy, Family | USA | English
79 Love Marriage(1959)
Movie | Romance | India | Hindi
80 Marie-Octobre(1959)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | France | French
81 Un maledetto imbroglioaka The Facts of Murder(1959)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Italy | Italian
82 Tiger Bay(1959)
Movie | Crime, Drama | UK | English, Polish
83 Donald in Mathmagic Land(1959)
Movie | Animation, Short | USA | English
84 Samrat Prithviraj Chauhan(1959)
Movie | Adventure, History | India | Hindi
85 Mahishasura Mardiniaka Durga Mata(1959)
Movie | India | Hindi
86 Marutirtha Hinglaj(1959)
Movie | Adventure | India | Bengali
87 Paigham(1959)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | India | Hindi
88 Jazz on a Summer's Day(1959)
Movie | Documentary, Music | USA | English
89 Do Ustad(1959)
Movie | Action, Crime | India | Hindi
90 Laramie(1959)
TV | Western | USA | English
91 Bicharak(1959)
Movie | Drama | India | Bengali
92 To xylo vgike apo ton Paradeisoaka Maiden's Cheek(1959)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | Greece | Greek
93 Tokaido Yotsuya kaidanaka The Ghost of Yotsuya(1959)
Movie | Horror | Japan | Japanese
94 The Shaggy Dog(1959)
Movie | Comedy, Family | USA | English
95 La vache et le prisonnieraka The Cow and I(1959)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | France, Italy | French, German
96 No Name on the Bullet(1959)
Movie | Western | USA | English
97 Il vedovoaka The Widower(1959)
Movie | Comedy | Italy | Italian
98 A Summer Place(1959)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English
99 Window Water Baby Moving(1959)
Movie | Documentary, Short | USA
100 The Bat(1959)
Movie | Horror, Mystery | USA | English

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Updated November 29, 2025 · FlickRatings