1960s movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant 1960s movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, intense, dramatic and interesting films and TV shows about / with husband wife relationship, friendship, runaway, mentor, culture clash, storytelling, catastrophe, death, unlikely friendships and honest plots mostly in Drama, Biography and History genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
1960s
TOP 10 movies tagged as 1960s: Across the Universe (2007), The Help (2011), Jackie (2016), Grace of Monaco (2014), Endeavour (2012), Quadrophenia (1979), Made in Dagenham (2010), The Magdalene Sisters (2002), Hidden Figures (2016), Love & Mercy (2014).
Best films
List of 1960s movies
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
When young dockworker Jude leaves Liverpool to find his estranged father in America, he is swept up by the waves of change that are re-shaping the nation. Jude falls in love with Lucy, a rich but sheltered American girl who joins the growing ...
Style:
stylized, surreal, captivating, realistic, lyrical ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
anti war, freedom, political unrest, protest, vietnam war, hippie, cultural difference, fan, friendship, music, counterculture, romance ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1968
Place:
new york, liverpool, usa, california, greenwich village manhattan new york city ...
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434K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's ...
Style:
touching, uplifting, thought provoking, inspirational, emotional ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
racism, maid, friendship, master and servant, discrimination, civil rights, racial issues, interracial relations, social relations, hopes, writers, racial segregation ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1963
Place:
mississippi, usa, mississippi river, southern usa, united states
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74K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, France, Chile, China, Germany, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An account of the days of First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy, in the immediate aftermath of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963.
Style:
based on true events, emotional, heartbreaking, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
kennedy assassination, assassination, kennedy family, american history, first lady, u.s. president, president, loss of husband, husband wife relationship, strong female character, female protagonist, period piece ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, year 1963
Place:
usa, america, dallas texas, washington d.c., texas ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: Switzerland, France, Italy, Belgium
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The story of former Hollywood star Grace Kelly's crisis of marriage and identity, during a political dispute between Monaco's Prince Rainier III and France's Charles De Gaulle, and a looming French invasion of Monaco in the early ...
Style:
realistic, stylized, sentimental, sincere, captivating ...
Plot:
royal family, state affairs, family relations, society, politics, husband wife relationship, royal court, political intrigue, supportive spouse, prince, couple relations, teaching the ways of the world ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century
Place:
monaco, monte carlo, french riviera, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 89 min.
TV show
Story:
The early days of a young Endeavour Morse, whose experiences as a detective constable with the Oxford City Police will ultimately shape his future.
Style:
intellectual, serious, realistic, melancholic, atmospheric ...
Plot:
police detective, police investigation, british, talented, crime, crimes, investigator, intelligence, murderer, police, uncover truth, coworker ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century
Place:
england
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Genre: Drama, Music
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on the 1973 rock opera album of the same name by The Who, this is the story of 60s teenager Jimmy. At work he slaves in a dead-end job. While after, he shops for tailored suits and rides his scooter as part of the London Mod scene.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, realistic, serious, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
motorcycle, gang, youth, music, working class, coming of age, buddies, weekend, rock, teenage life, record player, dancing ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1965, 70s
Place:
england, london, europe, brighton, scotland ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
Style:
touching, realistic, contemplative, uplifting, semi serious ...
Plot:
discrimination, working class, protest, injustice, gender, factory, workplace, fighting the system, idealism, revolution, rebelliousness, workplace situations ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1968, year 1970 ...
Place:
england, europe, london, liverpool, big ben london ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Ireland, UK
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Four women are given into the custody of the Magdalene sisterhood asylum to correct their sinful behavior: Crispina and Rose have given birth to a premarital child, Margaret got raped by her cousin and the orphan Bernadette had been repeatedly ...
Style:
bleak, brutal, suspense, disturbing, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
convent, nun, sexual harassment, punishment, sin, life is a bitch, society, violence against women, sexual abuse, human spirit, mercilessness, corporal punishment ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1964
Place:
ireland, europe, dublin ireland, latin america
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
The untold story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson – brilliant African-American women working at NASA and serving as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in history – the launch of astronaut John Glenn into ...
Style:
inspirational, factual, exciting, sincere, touching ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
racism, mathematics, nasa, discrimination, space program, racial segregation, african american woman, strong female character, scientist, genius, prejudice, sexism ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, year 1961, year 1962, 20th century
Place:
virginia, langley virginia, usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
The life of reclusive and eccentric Beach Boys songwriter and musician Brian Wilson.
Style:
serious, emotional, factual, melancholic, talky ...
Plot:
mental illness, psychotherapist, musician, pop music, music, musician's life, power relations, artists and showbiz, doctors and patients, showbiz, addiction, drug abuse ...
Time:
80s, 60s, 1960s, 20th century, 70s ...
Place:
usa, california, malibu california, los angeles, new jersey
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Lyndon B. Johnson's amazing 11-month journey from taking office after JFK's assassination, through the fight to pass the 1964 Civil Rights Act and his own presidential campaign, culminating on the night LBJ is actually elected to the ...
Style:
political, factual, realistic, tense, intense ...
Plot:
politics, civil rights movement, racial issues, usa president, racism, presidential election, civil rights, prejudice, kennedy assassination, u.s. president, political campaign, activism ...
Time:
1960s, 60s, year 1963
Place:
texas, usa, vietnam, america, dallas texas ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Teenage boys discover discipline and camaraderie on an ill-fated sailing voyage.
Style:
serious, emotional, rough, suspense, touching ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
sailing, storm at sea, coming of age, catastrophe, adventure, friendship, 15 year old, survival, sailboat, danger, ocean, escapades ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1961, year 1960
Place:
connecticut, florida, cuba, south america, jamaica ...
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Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music ...
Style:
feel good, stylized, light, factual, intense ...
Plot:
hippie, music festival, family business, lifestyle, free spirited, fish out of water, artists and showbiz, sexuality, generation gap, americana, small town, musician ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1969, 70s
Place:
woodstock, bangkok thailand, new york state, new york, brooklyn new york city ...
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88K
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA, France
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
"Selma," as in Alabama, the place where segregation in the South was at its worst, leading to a march that ended in violence, forcing a famous statement by President Lyndon B. Johnson that ultimately led to the signing of the Civil Rights ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, sincere, uplifting, factual ...
Plot:
racism, politics, righting the wronged, justice, civil rights, human spirit, racial segregation, idealism, african american, discrimination, americana, fighting the system ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1965, year 1964 ...
Place:
alabama, usa, boston, birmingham alabama
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237K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
A chronicle of country music legend Johnny Cash's life, from his early days on an Arkansas cotton farm to his rise to fame with Sun Records in Memphis, where he recorded alongside Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins.
Style:
sentimental, touching, captivating, emotional, road movie ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
musician's life, country music, music, marriage, rock and roll, accident, musician, profanity, rise and fall, rising to stardom, addiction, divorce ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 1960s, 70s, 80s ...
Place:
memphis, usa, germany, tennessee, arkansas ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Scotty Smalls moves to a new neighborhood with his mom and stepdad, and wants to learn to play baseball. The neighborhood baseball guru Rodriquez takes Smalls under his wing. They fall into adventures involving baseball, treehouse sleep-ins, the ...
Style:
feel good, humorous, sentimental, semi serious, sweet ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
baseball, friendship, dog, team, sport, baseball movie, childhood, coming of age, storytelling, family relations, baseball game, unlikely friendships ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1962, 80s ...
Place:
utah, usa, california
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
An ambitious young FBI agent is assigned to investigate iconic actress Jean Seberg when she becomes embroiled in the tumultuous civil rights movement in late 1960s Los Angeles.
Style:
political thriller, realistic, captivating, tense, disturbing
Plot:
fbi, civil rights movement, interracial relations, disorder, danger, crimes, society, police, love, dishonesty, infidelity, civil rights ...
Time:
60s, 1960s
Place:
los angeles
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50K
Genre: Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizens' uprisings in the history of the United States.
Style:
suspense, surprise ending, based on true events, rough, factual ...
Plot:
racism, murder, police brutality, death, justice, rebellion, injustice, rescue, tragic event, friendship, chaos, racial tension ...
Time:
1960s, 60s, year 1967, year 1969, year 1943
Place:
detroit, michigan
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Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story:
Four friends gather at an elegant home during the Summer of Love, 1969. Unbeknownst to them, deadly visitors are waiting outside. What begins as a simple farewell party turns to a night of primal terror as the intruders stalk and torment the four, ...
Style:
suspense, tense, suspenseful, captivating, bleak ...
Plot:
home invasion, party, killing spree, attack, knife murder, murder, mercilessness, group of friends, husband wife relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, cult, serial killer ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, year 1969
Place:
california, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA, UK, France
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future following the suicide of his singing partner.
Style:
atmospheric, meditative, contemplative, clever, melancholic ...
Plot:
musician's life, music, musician, loneliness, cat, singer, guitar, homeless, ambition, introspection, life is a bitch, follow your dream ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1961
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city, chicago illinois ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
In 1967, four undercover CIA agents were sent to NASA posing as a documentary film crew. What they discovered led to one of the biggest conspiracies in American history.
Style:
suspenseful, disturbing, tense, surprise ending, suspense ...
Plot:
conspiracy, moon landing, nasa, found footage, secret agents, spy, stalking, mission, secret agent, dangerous mission, deception, lie ...
Time:
1960s, 60s, year 1965, year 1968, year 1967
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
The unforgettable friendship between three people: an English teacher who travels to Almería when he hears that John Lennon is making a film there, a 16-year-old boy who has run away from home and a young girl who also seems to be running away from ...
Style:
touching, sincere, serious, road movie, realistic ...
Plot:
on the road, hitchhiker, on the run, english teacher, escapades, introspection, teenage life, the beatles, road trip, coming of age, father son relationship, film within a film ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1966
Place:
spain, europe, madrid
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: China, France
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In 1969, a young Beijing student, Chen Zhen, is sent to live among the nomadic herdsmen of Inner Mongolia. Caught between the advance of civilization from the south and the nomads' traditional enemies - the marauding wolves - to the north; ...
Style:
touching, captivating, exciting, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
forces of nature, adventure, survival, wolf, wilderness, animal life, danger, society, little boy, wolf pack, animal attack, escapades ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1967, year 1969
Place:
mongolia, china
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story:
Mad Men is set in the 1960s, initially at the fictional Sterling Cooper advertising agency on Madison Avenue in New York City, and later at the newly created firm, Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce, located nearby in the Time-Life Building, at 1271 ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, captivating, stylized, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
workplace, family problems, womanizer, advertising agency, boss and employee, advertising, boss, ambition, career, workplace intrigue, americana, sexism ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century
Place:
usa, new york
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16K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
While researching his book In Cold Blood, writer Truman Capote develops a close relationship with convicted murderers Dick Hickock and Perry Smith.
Style:
sincere, tense, serious, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
murder, death sentence, obsession, writer's life, friendship, investigation, crimes, human nature, fame, gossip and rumors, obsessive quest, journalism ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 50s, 20th century, 1950s
Place:
kansas, usa, new york, manhattan new york city, mexico ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Depicts a heist of old bills, retired from circulation and destined by the government to be "money to burn". However, more broadly, it addresses the issues of Black Americans' involvement in the Vietnam War and their subsequent ...
Style:
tense, serious, rough, realistic, suspenseful ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
heist, vietnam war, militant, post traumatic stress disorder, urban ghetto life, redemption, friendship, soldier, mercy killing, crime, crimes, civil rights ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 70s, 20th century
Place:
vietnam, new york, bronx new york city, asia, usa ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often ...
Style:
serious, captivating, factual, intense, talky ...
Plot:
infidelity, sex addict, friendship, tv show, hollywood, filmmaking, tv star, rise and fall, adultery, addiction, crumbling marriage, showbiz ...
Time:
60s, 70s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1965 ...
Place:
usa, los angeles, california, arizona
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Genre: Action, Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Air America was the CIA's private airline operating in Laos during the Vietnam War, running anything and everything from soldiers to foodstuffs for local villagers. After losing his pilot's license, Billy Covington is recruited into it, ...
Style:
exciting, humorous, semi serious, cynical, clever ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
vietnam war, heroes, pilot, military life, society, idealism, battle zone, refugee camp, cia, helicopter, drug smuggling, airplane ...
Time:
1960s, 60s, 20th century, year 1969
Place:
laos, southeast asia, vietnam, los angeles, cambodia
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Genre: Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Cowabunga! Catch a perfect wave of fun in the sun, splashed with excitement, surprises and budding romance. Life's a beach for surfers Brady (Ross Lynch) and McKenzie (Maia Mitchell) – until a rogue wave magically transports them inside the ...
Style:
feel good, semi serious, humorous, light, sentimental
Audience:
teens, family outing
Plot:
teenage life, teenage love, summer, rivalry, surfer, time travel, parallel world, disorder, getting home, teenager, dancing, escapades ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1962, 21st century ...
Place:
usa
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Czech Republic
Duration: 231 min.
TV show
Story:
Burning Bush is a three-part mini-series created for HBO by world-renowned Polish director Agnieszka Holland. Based on real characters and events, this haunting drama focuses on the personal sacrifice of a Prague history student, Jan Palach, who set ...
Style:
realistic, bleak, atmospheric, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
lawyer, rebellion, european history, journalism, suicide, student, rebelliousness, protest, revolution, self sacrifice, russian, communism ...
Time:
60s, 1960s, 20th century, year 1969
Place:
czechoslovakia, europe, czech republic, central europe, prague ...
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