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1966 Movies, Best to Worst

by J_Frank_Parnell • Created 2 years ago • Modified 2 months ago
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  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    1. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    19662h 58mR90Metascore
    8.8 (857K)
    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.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van Cleef
    10/10*
  • Hayley Mills, Hywel Bennett, and John Mills in The Family Way (1966)

    2. The Family Way

    19661h 55mApproved
    7.3 (2K)
    Compassionate look at the troubles of two young newlyweds, whose marriage has yet to be consummated.
    DirectorsJohn BoultingRoy BoultingStarsHayley MillsHywel BennettAvril Angers
    10/10
  • Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

    3. Fahrenheit 451

    19661h 52mNot Rated
    7.2 (47K)
    In an oppressive future, a fireman whose duty is to destroy all books begins to question his task.
    DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsOskar WernerJulie ChristieCyril Cusack
    9/10*
  • Cul-de-sac (1966)

    4. Cul-de-sac

    19661h 52mNot Rated75Metascore
    7.0 (15K)
    In search of help, two wounded gangsters on the run find refuge in the secluded castle of a feeble man and his wife; however, under the point of a gun, nothing is what it seems.
    DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsDonald PleasenceFrançoise DorléacLionel Stander
    9/10
  • Seconds (1966)

    5. Seconds

    19661h 46mR71Metascore
    7.6 (24K)
    An unhappy middle-aged banker agrees to a procedure that will fake his death and give him a completely new look and identity - one that comes with its own price.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsRock HudsonFrank CampanellaJohn Randolph
    9/10
  • Fantastic Voyage (1966)

    6. Fantastic Voyage

    19661h 40mPG72Metascore
    6.8 (22K)
    When a blood clot renders a scientist comatose, a submarine and its crew are shrunk and injected into his bloodstream in order to save him.
    DirectorRichard FleischerStarsStephen BoydRaquel WelchEdmond O'Brien
    9/10
  • The Trap (1966)

    7. The Trap

    19661h 46m
    7.1 (2.4K)
    A fur trapper takes a mute girl as his unwilling wife to live with him in his remote cabin in the woods.
    DirectorSidney HayersStarsRita TushinghamOliver ReedRex Sevenoaks
    9/10
  • Candice Bergen, Steve McQueen, and Emmanuelle Arsan in The Sand Pebbles (1966)

    8. The Sand Pebbles

    19663h 2mApproved
    7.5 (17K)
    In 1926, a U.S. Naval engineer gets assigned to a gunboat on a rescue mission in war-torn China.
    DirectorRobert WiseStarsSteve McQueenRichard AttenboroughRichard Crenna
    9/10
  • Claudia Cardinale, Lee Marvin, and Robert Ryan in The Professionals (1966)

    9. The Professionals

    19661h 57mPG-1375Metascore
    7.3 (20K)
    An arrogant Texas millionaire hires four adventurers to rescue his kidnapped wife from a notorious Mexican bandit.
    DirectorRichard BrooksStarsBurt LancasterLee MarvinRobert Ryan
    8/10
  • Boris Karloff and Dal McKennon in How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966)

    10. How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

    196626mNot RatedTV Movie
    8.3 (63K)
    A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
    DirectorsChuck JonesBen WashamStarsBoris KarloffThurl RavenscroftJune Foray
    8/10
  • Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau, and Judi West in The Fortune Cookie (1966)

    11. The Fortune Cookie

    19662h 5mApproved63Metascore
    7.2 (16K)
    A crooked lawyer persuades his brother-in-law to feign a serious injury in order to collect a big insurance payout.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsJack LemmonWalter MatthauRon Rich
    8/10
  • Michael Caine and Shirley MacLaine in Gambit (1966)

    12. Gambit

    19661h 49mApproved62Metascore
    7.0 (7.2K)
    An English cat burglar needs a Eurasian dancer's help to pull off the perfect heist, but even the most foolproof schemes have a way of backfiring.
    DirectorRonald NeameStarsShirley MacLaineMichael CaineHerbert Lom
    8/10
  • Skaterdater (1966)

    13. Skaterdater

    196617mShort
    7.1 (332)
    A group of young boys show their skateboarding skills around town, trying to impress each other. One boy keeps crashing into the girl on a bike so they decide to hang out instead. His friends don't understand his budding romance.
    DirectorNoel BlackStarsMichael MelMelissa MalloryGregg Carroll
    8/10
  • James Garner, Toshirô Mifune, Eva Marie Saint, Antonio Sabato, Françoise Hardy, and Yves Montand in Grand Prix (1966)

    14. Grand Prix

    19662h 56mApproved72Metascore
    7.2 (11K)
    American Grand Prix driver Pete Aron is fired by his Jordan-BRM racing team after a crash at Monaco that injures his British teammate, Scott Stoddard.
    DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsJames GarnerEva Marie SaintYves Montand
    8/10
  • How to Steal a Million (1966)

    15. How to Steal a Million

    19662h 3mApproved
    7.5 (31K)
    The daughter of an art forger teams up with a burglar to steal one of her father's forgeries and protect his secret.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsAudrey HepburnPeter O'TooleEli Wallach
    8/10
  • A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)

    16. A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

    19661h 39mApproved
    6.8 (10K)
    A wily Roman slave schemes to earn his freedom by romantically uniting his master with a courtesan. But matters get complicated and he ends up dragging in his neighbors around him, leading to chaos.
    DirectorRichard LesterStarsZero MostelPhil SilversBuster Keaton
    7/10
  • The War Game (1966)

    17. The War Game

    196648m
    7.9 (7.6K)
    A docudrama depicting a hypothetical nuclear attack on Britain.
    DirectorPeter WatkinsStarsMichael AspelPeter GrahamDave Baldwin
    7/10*
  • Robert Mitchum, John Wayne, and James Caan in El Dorado (1966)

    18. El Dorado

    19662h 6mApproved85Metascore
    7.5 (32K)
    Cole Thornton, a gunfighter for hire, joins forces with old friend, Sheriff J.P. Hara. Together with an old Indian fighter and a gambler, they help a rancher and his family fight a rival rancher who's trying to steal their water.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsJohn WayneRobert MitchumJames Caan
    7/10
  • Alfie (1966)

    19. Alfie

    19661h 54mPG70Metascore
    7.0 (16K)
    Unrepentant ladies' man Alfie Elkins gradually begins to understand the consequences of his lifestyle in 1960s London.
    DirectorLewis GilbertStarsMichael CaineShelley WintersMillicent Martin
    7/10
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

    20. Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

    19662h 11mApproved75Metascore
    8.0 (82K)
    A middle-aged New England associate professor and his wife, with the help of alcohol, use their young guests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.
    DirectorMike NicholsStarsElizabeth TaylorRichard BurtonGeorge Segal
    7/10*
  • The Blue Max (1966)

    21. The Blue Max

    19662h 36mApproved
    7.1 (7.9K)
    A young pilot in the German air force of 1918, disliked as lower-class and unchivalrous, tries ambitiously to earn the medal offered for 20 kills.
    DirectorJohn GuillerminStarsGeorge PeppardJames MasonUrsula Andress
    7/10
  • Franco Nero in Django (1966)

    22. Django

    19661h 31mR75Metascore
    7.2 (33K)
    A coffin-dragging gunslinger and a prostitute become embroiled in a bitter feud between a Klan of Southern racists and a band of Mexican Revolutionaries.
    DirectorSergio CorbucciStarsFranco NeroJosé CanalejasJosé Bódalo
    7/10
  • Sammy Davis Jr. in A Man Called Adam (1966)

    23. A Man Called Adam

    19661h 44mNot Rated
    6.5 (808)
    A famous jazz trumpeter finds himself unable to cope with the problems of everyday life.
    DirectorLeo PennStarsSammy Davis Jr.Louis ArmstrongOssie Davis
    6/10
  • The Endless Summer (1966)

    24. The Endless Summer

    19661h 35mNot Rated82Metascore
    7.6 (6.6K)
    The crown jewel to ten years of Bruce Brown surfing documentaries. Brown follows two young surfers around the world in search of the perfect wave, and ends up finding quite a few in addition to some colorful local characters.
    DirectorBruce BrownStarsRobert AugustMichael HynsonLord James Blears
    6/10
  • Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, Robert Redford, Angie Dickinson, James Fox, and E.G. Marshall in The Chase (1966)

    25. The Chase

    19662h 14mApproved
    7.1 (14K)
    The citizens of a small Texas town become worried and panicked when a local bad boy escapes prison and heads for his hometown.
    DirectorArthur PennStarsMarlon BrandoJane FondaRobert Redford
    6/10
  • The Trouble with Angels (1966)

    26. The Trouble with Angels

    19661h 52mPG
    7.3 (6.1K)
    Two high-spirited young students at St. Francis Academy keep things hopping for the challenged Mother Superior and her staff of bewildered Sisters.
    DirectorIda LupinoStarsRosalind RussellHayley MillsBinnie Barnes
    6/10
  • The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966)

    27. The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming

    19662h 6mApproved69Metascore
    7.0 (11K)
    A Soviet officer and crewmen go ashore for help after their submarine runs aground off Nantucket.
    DirectorNorman JewisonStarsCarl ReinerEva Marie SaintAlan Arkin
    6/10
  • Lauren Bacall, Paul Newman, Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner, and Pamela Tiffin in Harper (1966)

    28. Harper

    19662h 1mApproved51Metascore
    6.8 (12K)
    Cool private investigator Lew Harper is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband.
    DirectorJack SmightStarsPaul NewmanLauren BacallJulie Harris
    5/10
  • Jack Nicholson, Harry Dean Stanton, Tom Filer, Cameron Mitchell, and Millie Perkins in Ride in the Whirlwind (1966)

    29. Ride in the Whirlwind

    19661h 22mG
    6.4 (4.7K)
    Three cowboys, mistaken for members of an outlaw gang, are relentlessly pursued by a posse.
    DirectorMonte HellmanStarsJack NicholsonCameron MitchellMillie Perkins
    5/10
  • David Hemmings and Veruschka von Lehndorff in Blow-Up (1966)

    30. Blow-Up

    19661h 51mNot Rated82Metascore
    7.4 (71K)
    A fashion photographer unknowingly captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park.
    DirectorMichelangelo AntonioniStarsDavid HemmingsVanessa RedgraveSarah Miles
    5/10
  • Alfred Hitchcock, Paul Newman, and Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)

    31. Torn Curtain

    19662h 8mPG55Metascore
    6.6 (31K)
    An American scientist publicly defects to East Germany as part of a cloak and dagger mission to steal a formula before planning an escape back to the West.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsPaul NewmanJulie AndrewsLila Kedrova
    4/10
  • Triple Cross (1966)

    32. Triple Cross

    19662h 20mPG
    6.3 (3.4K)
    During WW2, convicted bank robber Eddie Chapman becomes a triple agent working for both the British and the Germans.
    DirectorTerence YoungStarsChristopher PlummerRomy SchneiderTrevor Howard
    4/10
  • The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery (1966)

    33. The Great St. Trinian's Train Robbery

    19661h 33mNot Rated
    5.8 (1.2K)
    The all-girl school foil an attempt by train robbers to recover two and a half million pounds hidden in their school.
    DirectorsSidney GilliatFrank LaunderStarsFrankie HowerdDora BryanGeorge Cole
    4/10
  • Born Free (1966)

    34. Born Free

    19661h 35mPG
    7.2 (7.3K)
    The story of George and Joy Adamson and the orphaned lion cub, Elsa, they adopt.
    DirectorsJames HillTom McGowanStarsVirginia McKennaBill TraversGeoffrey Keen
    4/10
  • The Ugly Ones (1966)

    35. The Ugly Ones

    19661h 35mR
    6.3 (756)
    An escapee Mexican outlaw returns to his hometown, where he is sheltered from a tenacious bounty killer by the townspeople - who discover too late that he is a changed man.
    DirectorEugenio MartínStarsRichard StapleyTomas MilianHalina Zalewska
    4/10
  • Terence Stamp and Monica Vitti in Modesty Blaise (1966)

    36. Modesty Blaise

    19661h 59m
    5.0 (3.4K)
    Stylish ex-con Modesty Blaise and her partner Willie Garvin are tasked by the British Secret Service with preventing her rival Gabriel from stealing diamonds that are to be delivered to her adoptive father, a Sheikh.
    DirectorJoseph LoseyStarsMonica VittiTerence StampDirk Bogarde
    3/10
  • Dean Martin in The Silencers (1966)

    37. The Silencers

    19661h 42mTV-PG
    5.9 (4K)
    Retired secret agent Matt Helm is re-activated in order to stop an evil organization from starting WWIII by exploding an atomic bomb over the USA.
    DirectorPhil KarlsonStarsDean MartinStella StevensDaliah Lavi
    3/10
  • Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello, Fabian, and Julie Parrish in Fireball 500 (1966)

    38. Fireball 500

    19661h 32mUnrated
    5.1 (673)
    Two race car drivers get caught up in a moonshine operation while competing for titles and women.
    DirectorWilliam AsherStarsFrankie AvalonAnnette FunicelloFabian
    3/10
  • Adam West, Cesar Romero, Frank Gorshin, Burgess Meredith, Lee Meriwether, and Burt Ward in Batman: The Movie (1966)

    39. Batman: The Movie

    19661h 45mPG71Metascore
    6.5 (37K)
    The Dynamic Duo face four super-villains who plan to hold the world for ransom with the help of a secret invention that instantly dehydrates people.
    DirectorLeslie H. MartinsonStarsAdam WestBurt WardLee Meriwether
    3/10
  • They're a Weird Mob (1966)

    40. They're a Weird Mob

    19661h 52m
    6.4 (1.2K)
    An Italian sports journalist arrives in Australia but finds no work. The only employment he can find is as a builder's labourer. At first, he cannot comprehend the culture, but eventually he finds mateship and romance.
    DirectorMichael PowellStarsWalter ChiariClaire DunneChips Rafferty
    2/10
  • Press for Time (1966)

    41. Press for Time

    19661h 38m
    5.9 (662)
    The British P.M.'s grandson, Norman, becomes a reporter for a provincial newspaper in Teignmouth where he causes hilarious chaos.
    DirectorRobert AsherStarsNorman WisdomDerek BondAngela Browne
    2/10
  • Richard Gilden, Kirk Kirksey, and Rima Kutner in The Black Klansman (1966)

    42. The Black Klansman

    19661h 28mNot Rated
    6.1 (554)
    After a black man's daughter is killed by the KKK, he seeks revenge by becoming a Klansman.
    DirectorTed V. MikelsStarsRichard GildenRima KutnerHarry Lovejoy
    2/10
  • Peter Fonda and Nancy Sinatra in The Wild Angels (1966)

    43. The Wild Angels

    19661h 33mR
    5.6 (3.6K)
    The "Angels", a San Pedro motorcycle gang, party their way through the Coachella Valley while searching for a bike stolen from them by Mexicans, clashing with police along the way.
    DirectorRoger CormanStarsPeter FondaNancy SinatraBruce Dern
    2/10
  • Our Man Flint (1966)

    44. Our Man Flint

    19661h 48mApproved
    6.4 (7.4K)
    When scientists use eco-terrorism to impose their will on the world by affecting extremes in the weather, Intelligence Chief Cramden calls in top agent Derek Flint.
    DirectorDaniel MannStarsJames CoburnLee J. CobbGila Golan
    2/10
  • The Doomsday Flight (1966)

    45. The Doomsday Flight

    19661h 33mApprovedTV Movie
    6.5 (446)
    A bomb on board an airliner has an altitude-sensitive trigger. Unless a ransom is paid, it will explode when the plane descends to land.
    DirectorWilliam A. GrahamStarsJack LordEdmond O'BrienKatherine Crawford
    2/10
  • Raquel Welch in One Million Years B.C. (1966)

    46. One Million Years B.C.

    19661h 32mApproved58Metascore
    5.7 (10K)
    Prehistoric man Tumak is banished from his savage tribe and meets pretty Loana, who belongs to a gentler coastal tribe, but he must fight caveman Payto to win her favors.
    DirectorDon ChaffeyStarsRaquel WelchJohn RichardsonPercy Herbert
    1/10
  • Hot Rods to Hell (1966)

    47. Hot Rods to Hell

    19661h 32mApproved
    5.4 (1.2K)
    The new owner of a motel in the California desert has a run-in with a gang of delinquent teenage hot rod drivers.
    DirectorJohn BrahmStarsDana AndrewsJeanne CrainMimsy Farmer
    1/10
  • John Carradine and Chuck Courtney in Billy the Kid Versus Dracula (1966)

    48. Billy the Kid Versus Dracula

    19661h 14mApproved
    3.8 (2.4K)
    Dracula travels to the American Old West, intent on making a young and beautiful female ranch owner his vampire bride. Her fiance, the reformed outlaw Billy the Kid, finds out about it and rushes to save her.
    DirectorWilliam BeaudineStarsJohn CarradineChuck CourtneyMelinda Casey
    1/10
  • Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)

    49. Manos: The Hands of Fate

    19661h 10mNot Rated
    1.7 (38K)
    A family gets lost on the road and stumbles upon a hidden, underground, devil-worshiping cult led by the fearsome Master and his servant Torgo.
    DirectorHarold P. WarrenStarsTom NeymanJohn ReynoldsDiane Adelson
    1/10

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