Movie Releases by User Score
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Some Like It Hot
March 29, 1959
When two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
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North by Northwest
August 6, 1959
A hapless New York advertising executive is mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and is pursued across the country while he looks for a way to survive.
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Anatomy of a Murder
July 1, 1959
In a murder trial, the defendant says he suffered temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth, and will he win his case?
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Rio Bravo
April 4, 1959
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
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Ben-Hur
November 18, 1959
When a Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend, he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
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Wild Strawberries
June 22, 1959
After living a life marked by coldness, an aging professor is forced to confront the emptiness of his existence.
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Imitation of Life
March 18, 1959
An aspiring white actress befriends an African American widow, but trouble arises when the latter is rejected by her daughter, who tries to pass for white.
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The Magician
August 27, 1959
A traveling magician and his assistants are persecuted by authorities in Sweden of the 19th century. Their captures, however, didn't bring victory to those in power.
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Shadows
November 11, 1959
Cassavetes' jazz-scored improvisational film explores interracial friendships and relationships in Beat-Era (1950s) New York City.
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Sleeping Beauty
January 29, 1959
After being snubbed by the royal family, a malevolent fairy places a curse on a princess which only a prince can break, along with the help of three good fairies.
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Pillow Talk
October 7, 1959
An interior decorator and a playboy songwriter share a telephone party line and size each other up.
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Look Back in Anger
September 15, 1959
A disillusioned, angry university graduate comes to terms with his grudge against middle-class life and values.
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The Diary of Anne Frank
March 18, 1959
During World War II, a teenage Jewish girl named Anne Frank and her family are forced into hiding in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands.
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On the Beach
December 17, 1959
After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.
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Titles with fewer than 7 critic reviews are excluded.