1960
Psycho – A Phoenix secretary embezzles forty thousand dollars from her employer’s client, goes on the run, and checks into a remote motel run by a young man under the domination of his mother.
Spartacus – The slave Spartacus leads a violent revolt against the decadent Roman Republic.
The Magnificent Seven – Seven gunfighters are hired by Mexican peasants to liberate their village from oppressive bandits.
The Apartment – A Manhattan insurance clerk tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
1961
West Side Story – Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
Breakfast at Tiffany’s – A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has moved into her apartment building, but her past threatens to get in the way.
One Hundred and One Dalmatians – When a litter of Dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella de Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
The Hustler – An up-and-coming pool player plays a long-time champion in a single high-stakes match.
1962
To Kill a Mockingbird – Atticus Finch, a lawyer in the Depression-era South, defends a black man against an undeserved rape charge, and his children against prejudice.
Lawrence of Arabia – The story of T.E. Lawrence, the English officer who successfully united and led the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I in order to fight the Turks.
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance – A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins.
Dr. No – A resourceful British government agent seeks answers in a case involving the disappearance of a colleague and the disruption of the American space program.
Lolita – A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a fourteen-year-old girl.
1963
The Pink Panther – The bumbling Inspector Clouseau travels to Rome to catch a notorious jewel thief known as “The Phantom” before he conducts his most daring heist yet: a princess’ priceless diamond with one slight imperfection, known as “The Pink Panther”.
The Great Escape – Allied prisoners of war plan for several hundred of their number to escape from a German camp during World War II.
1964
A Fistful of Dollars – A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge. Goldfinger – While investigating a gold magnate’s smuggling, James Bond uncovers a plot to contaminate the Fort Knox gold reserve.
Dr Strangelove – An insane general triggers a path to nuclear holocaust that a War Room full of politicians and generals frantically tries to stop.
Mary Poppins – In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
A Hard Day’s Night – Over two “typical” days in the life of The Beatles, the boys struggle to keep themselves and Sir Paul McCartney’s mischievous grandfather in check while preparing for a live TV performance.
1965
The Sound of Music – A woman leaves an Austrian convent to become a governess to the children of a Naval officer widower.
Doctor Zhivago – The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist’s wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
The Ipcress File – In London, a wisecracking spy investigates the kidnapping and brainwashing of British scientists while dealing with the constraints of his agency’s bureaucracy.
1966
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly – A bounty hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
Batman: The Movie – The Dynamic Duo faces four supervillains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
1967
The Jungle Book – Bagheera the Panther and Baloo the Bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization.
Bonnie and Clyde – Bored waitress Bonnie Parker falls in love with an ex-con named Clyde Barrow and together they start a violent crime spree through the country, stealing cars and robbing banks.
In the Heat of the Night – A black Philadelphia police detective is mistakenly suspected of a local murder while passing through a racially hostile Mississippi town, and after being cleared is reluctantly asked by the police chief to investigate the case.
The Dirty Dozen – During World War II, a rebellious U.S. Army Major is assigned a dozen convicted murderers to train and lead them into a mass assassination mission of German officers.
The Producers – A stage-play producer devises a plan to make money by producing a sure-fire flop.
The Graduate – A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
1968
The Thomas Crown Affair – A debonair, adventuresome bank executive believes he has pulled off the perfect multi-million dollar heist, only to match wits with a sexy insurance investigator who will do anything to get her man.
Once Upon a Time in the West – A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
2001: A Space Odyssey – After discovering a mysterious artifact buried beneath the Lunar surface, mankind sets off on a quest to find its origins with help from intelligent supercomputer H.A.L. 9000.
Planet of the Apes – An astronaut crew crash-lands on a planet where highly intelligent non-human ape species are dominant and humans are enslaved.
1969
The Italian Job – Comic caper movie about a plan to steal a gold shipment from the streets of Turin by creating a traffic jam.
The Wild Bunch – An aging group of outlaws look for one last big score as the “traditional” American West is disappearing around them.
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Wyoming, early 1900s. Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid are the leaders of a band of outlaws. After a train robbery goes wrong they find themselves on the run with a posse hard on their heels. Their solution – escape to Bolivia.
Midnight Cowboy – A naive hustler travels from Texas to New York City to seek personal fortune, finding a new friend in the process.
Easy Rider – Through the open country and desert lands, two bikers head from L.A to New Orleans, and along the way, meet a man who bridges a counter-culture gap they are unaware of.
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