Best Movies of 1969
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Best Movies of 1969
TOP Movies: Midnight Cowboy (1969), The Wild Bunch (1969), True Grit (1969), Hello, Dolly! (1969), Easy Rider (1969), They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), The Bridge at Remagen (1969), Kes (1969), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), Cactus Flower (1969), Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), The Italian Job (1969), Topaz (1969), Women in Love (1969), Support Your Local Sheriff! (1969), Medium Cool (1969), Take the Money and Run (1969), Pippi Longstocking (1969), Sweet Charity (1969), Z (1969).
List of Best Movies
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
James Bond tracks archnemesis Ernst Blofeld to a mountaintop retreat where he's training an army of beautiful but lethal women. Along the way, Bond falls for Italian contessa Tracy Draco -- and marries her in order to get closer to Blofeld. ...
Style:
saga, exciting, suspenseful, surprise ending, action adventure ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
james bond, 007, agent, espionage, woman with a gun, bond girl, secret agent, assassin, car chase, secret service, cold war, mountain ...
Time:
20th century, 60s
Place:
switzerland, portugal, swiss alps, alps, england ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A naive male prostitute and his sickly friend struggle to survive on the streets of New York City.
Style:
controversial, realistic, cult classic, depressing, sexual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
friendship, fish out of water, dream, loneliness, friendship between men, marijuana, flashback, sex, sexuality, homosexuality, homelessness, prostitute ...
Time:
20th century, 1950s, 60s, year 1969, 50s ...
Place:
texas, new york, usa, manhattan new york city, florida ...
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Genre: Adventure, Biography, Crime, Drama, Western
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In late 1890s Wyoming, Butch Cassidy is the affable, clever and talkative leader of the outlaw Hole in the Wall Gang. His closest companion is the laconic dead-shot 'Sundance Kid'. As the west rapidly becomes civilized, the law finally ...
Style:
homoerotic, epic, period piece, freeze frame, scenic ...
Audience:
date night, boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
buddy, friendship, shootout, old west, bank robbery, cowboy, friendship between men, last stand, gunfight, fugitive, heist, robbery ...
Time:
1900s, 1890s, 20th century, ancient times, year 1969 ...
Place:
bolivia, south america, wyoming, new york, latin america ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Aging outlaw Pike Bishop (William Holden) prepares to retire after one final robbery. Joined by his gang, which includes Dutch Engstrom (Ernest Borgnine) and brothers Lyle (Warren Oates) and Tector Gorch (Ben Johnson), Bishop discovers the heist is ...
Style:
cult classic, controversial, epic, intense, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
mexican revolution, friendship, gang, gunfight, violent, desert, robbery, honor, soldier, on the run, one last job, bounty hunter ...
Time:
1910s, year 1969, 20th century, 19th century, edwardian era
Place:
texas, mexico, arizona, yuma arizona, persia ...
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55K
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The murder of her father sends a teenage tomboy, Mattie Ross (Kim Darby), on a mission of "justice", which involves avenging her father's death. She recruits a tough old marshal, "Rooster" Cogburn (John Wayne), because he ...
Style:
suspense, harsh, exciting, spaghetti western, period piece ...
Audience:
family outing, manly
Plot:
revenge, bounty hunter, murder, manhunt, texas ranger, vengeance, hanging, teenage girl, cowboy, civil war veteran, alcoholic, reward ...
Time:
19th century, 1880s, year 1969, 20th century, 1930s ...
Place:
texas, oklahoma, arkansas, usa, austin texas ...
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
Matchmaker, Dolly Levi takes a trip to Yonkers, New York to see the "well-known unmarried half-a-millionaire," Horace Vandergelder. While there, she convinces him, his two stock clerks and his niece and her beau to go to New York City.
Style:
period piece, retro, feel good, hilarious, captivating ...
Audience:
kids, date night, girls' night, teens
Plot:
dancing, broadway, music, love, music and dance, dance, matchmaker, widow, merchant, gilded age, theater, railway ...
Time:
19th century, 1890s, 1800s, year 1969, 60s
Place:
new york, america, usa, london
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123K
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
Style:
road movie, psychedelic, independent film, cult classic, avant garde ...
Plot:
road trip, hippie, on the road, existentialism, motorcycle, marijuana, rebelliousness, friendship, biker, self discovery, rock music, stoner ...
Time:
year 1969, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
california, new mexico, alabama, arizona, louisiana ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Desperate characters stake their fortune on a Depression-era dance marathon.
Style:
depressing, disturbing, atmospheric, bleak, period piece ...
Plot:
depression, dancing, social commentary, survival, contest, competition, great depression, cynicism, mental breakdown, exhaustion, contests and competitions, heart attack ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, year 1969, 1920s
Place:
california, usa, los angeles, chicago, dallas texas ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: USA, Czechoslovakia, West Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In March of 1945, as the War in Europe is coming to a close, fighting erupts between German and American troops at the last remaining bridgehead across the Rhine.
Style:
realistic, intense, harsh, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
world war two, war, battles, survival, soldier, nazi, world war, tank, escapades, anti war, wartime life, danger ...
Time:
1940s, year 1945, year 1969, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe, italy
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25K
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A young, English working-class boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet falcon.
Style:
independent film, bleak, depressing, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, working class, childhood, boy, neglected child, boyhood, child protagonist, bird, school, teacher, small town, friendship ...
Time:
60s, year 1969, 20th century, 70s
Place:
england, britain, united kingdom, yorkshire, northern england ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A headstrong young teacher in a private school in 1930s Edinburgh ignores the curriculum and influences her impressionable 12 year old charges with her over-romanticized world view.
Style:
sentimental, humorous, realistic, talky, funny ...
Audience:
girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
fascism, teacher, girls' school, female nudity, school, coming of age, unrequited love, boarding school, fascist, females talking about sex, dedicated teacher, lost love ...
Time:
1930s, year 1969, 1920s, 20th century, year 1932 ...
Place:
scotland, edinburgh scotland, europe, italy, britain ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Distraught when her middle-aged lover breaks a date with her, 21-year-old Toni Simmons attempts suicide. Impressed by her action, her lover, dentist Julian Winston reconsiders marrying Toni, but he worries about her insistence on honesty. Having ...
Style:
sexy, touching, humorous, witty, funny ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
dentist, honest, love and romance, cons and scams, love triangle, couples, fall in love, couple relations, dishonesty, manic pixie dream girl, swing, marriage ...
Time:
60s, 20th century, year 1969, 1950s, 50s
Place:
new york, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Henry VIII of England discards one wife, Katharine of Aragon, who has failed to produce a male heir, in favor of the young and beautiful Anne Boleyn.
Style:
period piece, costume drama, historical drama, talky, fairy tale ...
Plot:
royalty, tudors, king, british history, monarch, medieval, british monarchy, royal family, british royal family, adultery, biopic, politics ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times, ancient times, year 1969, middle ages ...
Place:
england, europe, britain, london, scotland
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Charlie's got a 'job' to do. Having just left prison he finds one his of friends has attempted a high risk job in Torino, Italy, right under the nose of the mafia. Charlie's friend doesn't get very far, so Charlie takes over ...
Style:
cliffhanger, entertaining, humorous, ambiguous ending, witty ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
car chase, robbery, mafia, chase, gold, police, caper, heist, prison, perfect crime, rivalry, car ...
Time:
year 1969, 20th century, 60s
Place:
england, italy, turin italy, bolivia, europe ...
Is relevant?
21K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
A French intelligence agent becomes embroiled in the Cold War politics first with uncovering the events leading up to the 1962 Cuban Missle Crisis, and then back to France to break up an international Russian spy ring.
Style:
tense, suspense, suspenseful, psychological, retro ...
Plot:
espionage, cold war, spy, betrayal, secret agent, cuban missile crisis, undercover, surveillance, conspiracy, politics, kgb, government agency ...
Time:
20th century, 60s, year 1962, year 1969
Place:
cuba, france, paris france, copenhagen, new york ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Close friends Rupert Birkin and Gerald Crich begin romances with siblings Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen. After the couples wed, they take a joint honeymoon to Switzerland, where things begin happily -- but they become increasingly complicated as the ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, sexual, visual, scenic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
male nudity, bisexual man, male pubic hair, erotica, sex, skinny dipping, homoerotic fight, love, female nudity, marriage, friendship, literary ...
Time:
1920s, year 1969, 70s
Place:
england, alps, europe, swiss alps, paris france
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A quick-witted drifter wanders into a lawless town in the midst of a gold rush. Shocked by the prices of food and meals he reluctantly takes the job of sheriff by amazing the Mayor with his lightning quick, dead eye pistol accuracy. He makes the ...
Style:
parody, funny, retro, humorous, spoof ...
Audience:
family outing, boys' night
Plot:
satire, cowboy, violence, gunfight, courage, mayor, shootout, screwball, indians, deputy sheriff, anti hero, lone wolves ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
colorado, australia, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
John Cassellis is the toughtest TV-news-reporter around. He becomes an expert in reporting about violence in the ghetto and racial tensions. But he discovers that his network helps the FBI by letting them look at his tapes to find suspects. When he ...
Style:
independent film, political, cult classic, cynical, disturbing ...
Plot:
journalism, politics, hippie, counterculture, television reporter, bare chested male, american politics, journalist, photograph, sex, photographer, political activism ...
Time:
60s, year 1969, year 1968, 20th century
Place:
chicago, washington d.c., west virginia, usa, illinois ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
The life and times of Virgil Starkwell, inept bank robber.
Style:
mockumentary, clever, humorous, witty, funny ...
Plot:
prison, robbery, fighting the system, goofy hero, couples, petty criminal, misfit, unlikely criminals, couple relations, cons and scams, hapless, heist ...
Time:
1940s, year 1969, 60s, 20th century, 50s ...
Place:
persia, turkey, quebec
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Sweden, West Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Pippi Longstocking, a super-strong redheaded little girl, moves into her father's cottage Villa Villekulla, and has adventures with her next-door neighbors Tommy and Annika in this compilation film of the classic Swedish TV series.
Style:
uplifting, political, social, semi serious, humorous
Audience:
kids, pre-teens, family outing, preschool
Plot:
monkey, youth, coming of age, redhead girl, scandinavian culture, adolescence, philosophy, siblings, ape, nordic, orphan, women ...
Time:
60s, 20th century
Place:
europe, eastern europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have Faith in the human race despite apparently endless disappointments at its hands, and Hope that she will finally meet the nice young man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar ...
Style:
stylized, freeze frame, funny, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot:
broadway, dancing, nightclub, transformation, charity, elevator, love, depression, tattoo, dancer, top hat, based on broadway musical ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s, 20th century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa
Is relevant?
34K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Algeria
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Repression is the rule of the day in this film that skewers Greek governance of the 1960s. Z, a leftist rabble rouser, is killed in what appears to be a traffic accident. But given the political climate, the death of such a prominent activist raises ...
Style:
political thriller, political, realistic, tense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
conspiracy, politics, military, investigation, corruption, police, government, government corruption, justice, political corruption, politician, violence ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s, 20th century, 70s
Place:
greece, france, africa, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Musical, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 164 min.
Story:
A Michigan farmer and a prospector form a partnership in the California gold country. Their adventures include buying and sharing a wife, hijacking a stage, kidnapping six prostitutes, and turning their mining camp into a boom town. Along the way ...
Style:
sexual, cult classic, funny, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
polyamory, mining, broadway, gold rush, dancing, friendship, prostitute, old west, american history, loneliness, mormon, polygamy ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s
Place:
california, usa, michigan, australia
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Genre: Animation, Short, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 25 min.
Story:
A discarded silk top-hat becomes the focus of a struggle between a washed-up stage magician and a group of schoolchildren, after it magically brings a snowman to life. Realizing that newly-living Frosty will melt in spring unless he takes refuge in ...
Style:
christmas classics, sweet, christmas special, crying, anime ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, preschool
Plot:
christmas, holiday, snowman, xmas, magic, friendship, christmas season, snow, good versus evil, winter, school, traffic cop ...
Time:
60s, 80s
Place:
antarctic
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Musical, War
Country: UK
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
A movie about the First World War based on a stage musical of the same name, portraying the "Game of War" and focusing mainly on the members of one family (last name Smith) who go off to war. Much of the action in the movie revolves around ...
Style:
cynical, humorous, satirical, thought provoking, captivating ...
Plot:
world war one, anti war, soldier, dark humor, military, great war, satire, army, railway, british history, broadway, world war ...
Time:
1910s, 20th century, year 1969, year 1917, year 1915 ...
Place:
england, europe, brighton, britain, france
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help of an outgoing showgirl. O'Toole, who received his fourth Oscar-nomination for this ...
Style:
romantic, uplifting, realistic, serious, emotional ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
boys' school, teacher student relationship, teaching, school teacher, boarding school, world war two, teacher, education, love, vacation, youth, fall in love ...
Time:
1940s, 1920s, 1930s, year 1969
Place:
italy, greece, pompeii, europe, london ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A housewife who feels trapped leaves home and takes up with a hitchhiker.
Style:
road movie, cult classic, independent film, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
road trip, psychiatry, housewife, nudity, unhappy wife, brain damage, pregnant wife, bare breasts, missing wife, depressed woman, swing, loneliness ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Place:
nebraska
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
The gangster Colorado kidnaps Marshal McKenna. He believes that McKenna has seen a map which leads to a rich vein of gold in the mountains and forces him to show him the way. But they're not the only ones who're after the gold; soon they ...
Style:
exciting, spaghetti western, retro, captivating, suspense ...
Plot:
treasure hunt, treasure, greed, chase, gold, gang, map, murder, good versus evil, danger, rivalry, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, year 1969, 60s, 19th century, 1870s
Place:
usa, arizona, persia, colorado, turkey ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Poor Charlie Brown. He can't fly a kite, and he always loses in baseball. Having his faults projected onto a screen by Lucy doesn't help him much either. Against the sage advice and taunting of the girls in his class, he volunteers for the ...
Style:
avant garde, adult cartoon, independent film, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
peanuts, dog, holiday, cartoon dog, superhero, little boy, trippy, contest, tournament, competition, life & death, boy ...
Time:
year 1969, 60s
Place:
new york, usa
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
After spending several months in an orbiting lab, three astronauts prepare to return to earth only to find their rockets wont fire. After initially thinking they might have to abandon them in orbit, NASA decides to launch a daring rescue. Their ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, exciting, futuristic, melancholic ...
Plot:
space travel, nasa, astronaut, space, rescue, survival, spacewalk, space opera, space exploration, rescue mission, stranded, escapades ...
Time:
20th century, year 1969, 60s, 1930s, future ...
Place:
usa, antarctica
Is relevant?
