Today we are going to list 10 essential movies from the 1960s for you to watch. These are films that show the importance of the decade for the evolution of cinema, with true classics for you to know.
10 – High and Low (1963)
An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
9 – Psycho (1960)
When larcenous real estate clerk Marion Crane goes on the lam with a wad of cash and hopes of starting a new life, she ends up at the notorious Bates Motel, where manager Norman Bates cares for his housebound mother. The place seems quirky, but fine… until Marion decides to take a shower.
8 – Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
The story of British officer T.E. Lawrence’s mission to aid the Arab tribes in their revolt against the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. Lawrence becomes a flamboyant, messianic figure in the cause of Arab unity but his psychological instability threatens to undermine his achievements.
7 – Rocco and His Brothers (1960)
When a widow’s family moves to the big city, two of her sons become romantic rivals with deadly results.
6 – The Face of Another (1966)
A businessman with a disfigured face obtains a lifelike mask from his doctor, but the mask starts altering his personality.
5 – The Graduate (1967)
Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.
4 – The Wild Bunch (1969)
Aging outlaw, Pike Bishop prepares to retire after one final robbery. Joined by his gang, Dutch Engstrom and brothers Lyle and Tector Gorch, Bishop discovers the heist is a setup orchestrated in part by a former partner, Deke Thornton. As the remaining gang takes refuge in Mexican territory, Thornton trails them—resulting in fierce gunfights with plenty of casualties.
3 – To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
Scout Finch, 6, and her older brother Jem live in sleepy Maycomb, Alabama, spending much of their time with their friend Dill and spying on their reclusive and mysterious neighbor, Boo Radley. When Atticus, their widowed father and a respected lawyer, defends a black man named Tom Robinson against fabricated rape charges, the trial and tangent events expose the children to evils of racism and stereotyping.
2 – Midnight Cowboy (1969)
Joe Buck is a wide-eyed hustler from Texas hoping to score big with wealthy New York City women; he finds a companion in Enrico “Ratso” Rizzo, an ailing swindler with a bum leg and a quixotic fantasy of escaping to Florida.
1 – Point Blank (1967)
After being double-crossed and left for dead, a mysterious man named Walker single-mindedly tries to retrieve the rather inconsequential sum of money that was stolen from him.