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| 1 |  | Ben-Hur (1959) |  3.7311 97 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance |
$3.42
| When Ben-Hur and long time friend Messala have a falling-out over political views Ben-Hur is sent ...more about Ben-Hur starring Charlton Heston and Jack Hawkins |
| 2 |  | Some Like It Hot (1959) | 3.6570 72 reviews | NA | Thriller, Crime, Romance, Comedy, Music |
$4.55
| Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) just happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time ...more about Some Like It Hot starring Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis |
| 3 |  | North by Northwest (1959) | 3.5541 115 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller, Mystery |
$10.53
| Middle-aged Madison Avenue advertising executive Roger O. Thornhill is mistaken for a government ...more about North by Northwest starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint |
| 4 |  | Nun's Story, The (1959) |  3.1865 17 reviews | NA |
$12.71
| Gabrielle Van Der Mal gave up everything to become a nun. But her faith and her vows are forever ...more about Nun's Story starring Audrey Hepburn and Peter Finch | |
| 5 |  | Anatomy of a Murder (1959) | 3.1520 49 reviews | NA | Drama, Mystery |
$13.34
| Since being voted out of office as local prosecutor, Paul Biegler spends more time fishing than ...more about Anatomy of a Murder starring James Stewart and Lee Remick |
| 6 |  | Tiger Bay (1959) | 3.1008 11 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime | N/A | 12 year old Gillie witnesses a Polish Sailor killing his girlfriend and manages to get hold of the ...more about Tiger Bay starring John Mills and Horst Buchholz |
| 7 |  | Sleeping Beauty (1959) | 3.0964 25 reviews | G | Family, Animation, Disney | N/A | When the evil witch Maleficent curses young Princess Aurora the child is hidden away in the woods ...more about Sleeping Beauty starring Mary Costa and Eleanor Audley |
| 8 |  | Hound of the Baskervilles, The (1959) | 3.0859 13 reviews | PG | Horror, Crime, Mystery |
$5.74
| Returning to his familie’s manor house on the lonely moors after his father dies under mysterious ...more about Hound of the Baskervilles starring Peter Cushing and André Morell |
| 9 |  | Pillow Talk (1959) | 3.0817 22 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy, Music |
$8.96
| Interior decorator Jan Morrow and composer Brad Allen share a phone line. Brad keeps the line ...more about Pillow Talk starring Rock Hudson and Doris Day |
| 10 |  | Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959) | 3.0670 59 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi, Comedy |
$6.88
| Aliens try to take over the world by raising the dead and marching on all its major cities. ...more about Plan 9 from Outer Space starring Gregory Walcott and Mona McKinnon |
| 11 |  | Tingler, The (1959) | 3.0421 24 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$3.92
| After much hard work, a pathologist discovers and captures a creature that lives in every ...more about Tingler starring Vincent Price and Judith Evelyn |
| 12 |  | Pork Chop Hill (1959) | 3.0304 10 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War |
$4.12
| American GI's must retake a barren hill in Korea that has been overrun by Red Chinese troops. The ...more about Pork Chop Hill starring Gregory Peck and Harry Guardino |
| 13 |  | Room at the Top (1959) | 3.0083 12 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | The English factory town is dreary but Joe Lampton has landed a job with a future. To have ...more about Room at the Top starring Simone Signoret and Laurence Harvey |
| 14 |  | Bucket of Blood, A (1959) | 2.9928 20 reviews | NA | Horror, Crime, Comedy |
$5.69
| Walter Paisley, nerdish waiter at a Bohemian cafe, is jealous of the talent (and popularity) of its ...more about Bucket of Blood starring Dick Miller and Barboura Morris |
| 15 |  | On the Beach (1959) | 2.9826 23 reviews | NA | Drama, Sci-Fi |
$5.80
| In 1964, nuclear war wipes out humanity in the northern hemisphere; one American submarine finds ...more about On the Beach starring Gregory Peck and Ava Gardner |
| 16 |  | Imitation of Life (1959) | 2.9307 21 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance |
$8.89
| In 1947 at Coney Island, down-on-her-luck actress Lora Meredith and her young daughter Susie meet ...more about Imitation of Life starring Lana Turner and John Gavin |
| 17 |  | Bat, The (1959) | 2.9002 14 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Mystery |
$1.99
| Mystery writer Cornelia Van Gorder has rented a country house called "The Oaks", which not long ago ...more about Bat starring Vincent Price and Agnes Moorehead |
| 18 |  | Compulsion (1959) | 2.8962 19 reviews | Not Rated | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$6.88
| Based very closely on the Loeb-Leopold murder case, the second half of the movie is primarily taken ...more about Compulsion starring Orson Welles and Diane Varsi |
| 19 | | Ride Lonesome (1959) | 2.8661 5 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | A wanted murderer, Billy John, is captured by Ben Brigade, a bounty hunter, who intends to take him ...more about Ride Lonesome starring Randolph Scott and Karen Steele |
| 20 | | Wonderful Country, The (1959) | 2.8661 4 reviews | NA | Western | N/A | Having fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady ...more about Wonderful Country starring Julie London and Albert Dekker |
| 21 |  | Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) | 2.8646 22 reviews | G | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$7.50
| Prof. Lindenbrook leads his intrepid party on an expedition to the centre of the earth, via a ...more about Journey to the Center of the Earth starring Pat Boone and James Mason |
| 22 |  | Last Train from Gun Hill (1959) | 2.8543 7 reviews | NA | Drama, Western |
$6.34
| The wife of marshal Matt Morgan is raped and murdered. The killers leave behind a distinctive ...more about Last Train from Gun Hill starring Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn |
| 23 |  | Killer Shrews, The (1959) | 2.8403 17 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$2.99
| A disparate group are trapped on a remote island by a hurricane. On the island, a doctor works to ...more about Killer Shrews starring James Best and Ingrid Goude |
| 24 |  | Attack of the Giant Leeches (1959) | 2.8225 33 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$6.88
| After local-moonshine swilling trapper Lem Sawyer (George Cisar) sees a giant creature, people ...more about Attack of the Giant Leeches starring Ken Clark and Yvette Vickers |
| 25 |  | House on Haunted Hill (1959) | 2.8117 28 reviews | NA | Thriller, Horror, Comedy |
$2.99
| Five diverse people are invited to a 'haunted house' party. They are offered $10,000 each by an ...more about House on Haunted Hill starring Vincent Price and Carolyn Craig |
| 26 |  | It Happened to Jane (1959) | 2.7887 8 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$3.95
| Jane Osgood is trying to support her two young children by running a lobster business. After one of ...more about It Happened to Jane starring Doris Day and Jack Lemmon |
| 27 |  | Cosmic Man, The (1959) | 2.7693 13 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi |
$5.85
| The latest UFO, a white globe levitating in a California canyon, is investigated by the Air Force, ...more about Cosmic Man starring John Carradine and Bruce Bennett |
| 28 |  | Best of Everything, The (1959) | 2.7561 14 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance |
$9.27
| This is another of those films where a couple of names (Joan Crawford and Louis Jourdan) that no ...more about Best of Everything starring Hope Lange and Stephen Boyd |
| 29 |  | Night of the Ghouls (1959) | 2.7501 18 reviews | NA | Horror |
$11.01
| ...more about Night of the Ghouls starring Kenne Duncan and Tor Johnson |
| 30 |  | Shaggy Dog, The (1959) |  2.7184 14 reviews | G | Fantasy, Comedy, Family, Disney |
$7.34
| Through an ancient spell, a boy (played by Tommy Kirk) changes into a sheepdog and back again. It ...more about Shaggy Dog starring Fred MacMurray and Jean Hagen |
| 31 |  | Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) | 2.7177 4 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror |
$13.34
| In New Orleans in 1937, a rich widow, Mrs. Venable, plans to fund a hospital building for a state ...more about Suddenly starring Elizabeth Taylor and Katharine Hepburn |
| 32 |  | Alligator People, The (1959) | 2.7126 20 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$5.70
| A newlywed couple sit in a train. The husband receives a frantic telegram. He gets off at a station ...more about Alligator People starring Beverly Garland and George Macready |
| 33 |  | Mummy, The (1959) | 2.7069 17 reviews | NA | Horror |
$1.96
| Three British archeologists discover the grave of an important Egyptian female priest who has died ...more about Mummy starring Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee |
| 34 |  | Rio Bravo (1959) | 2.6763 16 reviews | NA | Drama, Western, Romance |
$10.72
| A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a cripple, a drunk, and a young ...more about Rio Bravo starring John Wayne and Angie Dickinson |
| 35 |  | Horse Soldiers, The (1959) | 2.6652 4 reviews | NA | Adventure, War, Western |
$4.86
| A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply centre. ...more about Horse Soldiers starring John Wayne and William Holden |
| 36 |  | Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) | 2.6472 11 reviews | NA | Horror |
$8.65
| The promotion announced that this film was released in "Hypnovision" which gives an idea of the ...more about Horrors of the Black Museum starring Michael Gough and June Cunningham |
| 37 | | Our Man in Havana (1959) | 2.6451 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Comedy | N/A | Jim Wormold sells vacuum cleaners in Havana. His daughter Milly, 17, spends a lot of money, so he ...more about Our Man in Havana starring Alec Guinness and Burl Ives |
| 38 |  | Carlton-Browne of the F.O. (1959) | 2.6438 14 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$39.84
| Great Britain has had an international agreement for the last 50 years with a small pacific island. ...more about Carlton-Browne of the F.O. starring Terry-Thomas and Ian Bannen |
| 39 |  | Teenagers from Outer Space (1959) | 2.6027 12 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Teen |
$2.99
| Horror movie about Maritans invading earth to grow their "Gargon Herd" (actually a lobster). The ...more about Teenagers from Outer Space starring Harvey B. Dunn |
| 40 |  | Third Man on the Mountain (1959) | 2.5944 4 reviews | G | Adventure, Family, Disney |
$10.00
| Based on a true story of a teen boy who made a vow to climb the Matterhorn in memory of his father ...more about Third Man on the Mountain starring Michael Rennie and James MacArthur |
| 41 |  | Invisible Invaders (1959) | 2.5928 12 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$12.29
| Aliens, contacting scientist Adam Penner, inform him that they have been on the moon for twenty ...more about Invisible Invaders starring John Agar and Jean Byron |
| 42 |  | Beast from Haunted Cave (1959) | 2.5560 17 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi, Crime |
$5.00
| A group of gold thieves (Frank Wolff, Richard Sinatra, Wally Campo and Sheila Carol) pull of a ...more about Beast from Haunted Cave starring Michael Forest and Sheila Noonan |
| 43 |  | Five Pennies, The (1959) | 2.5445 7 reviews | NA | Drama, Biography, Music |
$5.97
| Loring "Red" Nichols is a cornet-playing country boy who goes to New York in the 1920s full of ...more about Five Pennies starring Danny Kaye and Barbara Bel Geddes |
| 44 |  | Teenage Zombies (1959) | 2.5343 6 reviews | NA | Horror, Sci-Fi |
$5.16
| Teenagers Reg, Skip, Julie and Pam go out for an afternoon of water skiing on a nice day. They come ...more about Teenage Zombies starring Don Sullivan and Katherine Victor |
| 45 | | Cover Girl Killer (1959) | 2.5312 7 reviews | NA | Thriller, Crime | N/A | A bikini-clad pin-up is found dead by the Serpentine in the same place, pose and get-up as when she ...more about Cover Girl Killer starring Harry H. Corbett and Felicity Young |
| 46 |  | Operation Petticoat (1959) | 2.5273 13 reviews | NA | War, Comedy |
$9.99
| A submarine newly commissioned is damaged in the opening days of WW II. A captain, looking for a ...more about Operation Petticoat starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis |
| 47 |  | North West Frontier (1959) | 2.5035 5 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | In northwestern India soon after the turn of the 20th Century, Moslem rebels seek to kill a ...more about North West Frontier starring Lauren Bacall and Herbert Lom |
| 48 |  | 4D Man (1959) | 2.4993 9 reviews | NA | Action, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi, Romance |
$7.99
| Two brothers, scientists Scott and Tony Nelson, develop an amplifier which enables a person to ...more about 4D Man starring Lee Meriwether and James Congdon |
| 49 |  | I'm All Right Jack (1959) | 2.4893 10 reviews | NA |
$8.11
| Naive Stanley Windrush returns from the war, his mind set on a successful career in business. Much ...more about I'm All Right Jack starring Ian Carmichael and Terry-Thomas | |
| 50 |  | Shadows (1959) | 2.4871 10 reviews | NA | Drama |
$84.75
| Benny's a hipster, moving in and out of Manhattan's beat scene, aimless, maybe close to trouble. ...more about Shadows starring Ben Carruthers and Lelia Goldoni |
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