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| 1 |  | Searchers, The (1956) |  3.6915 73 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, Western |
$4.69
| Ethan Edwards (John Wayne)returned from war to find his family massacred and his niece kidnapped by ...more about Searchers starring John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter |
| 2 |  | Court Jester, The (1956) | 3.5086 23 reviews | NA | Adventure, Musical, Comedy |
$3.90
| While the infant King of England is awaiting his rightful spot to the throne, the regent, Roderick ...more about Court Jester starring Danny Kaye and Glynis Johns |
| 3 |  | King and I, The (1956) | 3.4000 19 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Musical, Romance, Family |
$12.99
| Mrs. Anna Leonowens and her son Louis arrive in Bangkok, where she has contracted to teach English ...more about King and I starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr |
| 4 |  | Ten Commandments, The (1956) | 3.2877 67 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama |
$14.71
| The story of Moses, a Hebrew boy that was raised as an Egyptian prince. Upon learning of his ...more about Ten Commandments starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner |
| 5 |  | Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) |  3.0433 44 reviews | G | Adventure, Comedy, Family |
$8.49
| When Phileas Fogg is challenged to prove his contention that a man can go around the world in 80 ...more about Around the World in Eighty Days starring David Niven and Cantinflas |
| 6 |  | Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956) | 2.9164 19 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
$9.41
| Dr. Ben McKenna, his wife Jo and their son Hank are on a touring holiday of Africa when they meet ...more about Man Who Knew Too Much starring James Stewart and Doris Day |
| 7 |  | Bhowani Junction (1956) | 2.8326 8 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Romance | N/A | The year is 1947, the British are on the verge of finally leaving India. Amongst the few who are ...more about Bhowani Junction starring Ava Gardner and Stewart Granger |
| 8 |  | Battle of the River Plate, The (1956) |  2.6606 7 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, War | N/A | Set during the early years of World War II, the War in the Atlantic. The Royal Navy was fighting a ...more about Battle of the River Plate starring John Gregson and Anthony Quayle |
| 9 |  | Moby Dick (1956) | 2.5464 17 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama |
$6.62
| This classic story by Herman Melville revolves around Captain Ahab and his obsession with a huge ...more about Moby Dick starring Gregory Peck and Richard Basehart |
| 10 |  | Helen of Troy (1956) | 2.4058 7 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Drama, War, Romance |
$4.99
| In this version, Prince Paris of Troy, shipwrecked on a mission to the king of Sparta, meets and ...more about Helen of Troy starring Rossana Podestŕ and Stanley Baker |
| 11 |  | Great Locomotive Chase, The (1956) |  2.1830 6 reviews | NA | Adventure, War, Family, Disney |
$10.98
| This is based on a true story. During the Civil War, a Union spy, Andrews, is asked to lead a band ...more about Great Locomotive Chase starring Fess Parker and Jeffrey Hunter |
| 12 |  | Curucu, Beast of the Amazon (1956) | 2.1355 1 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | Rock Dean and Dr. Andrea Romar travel up the Amazon River to find out why the plantation workers ...more about Curucu starring John Bromfield and Beverly Garland |
| 13 |  | Conqueror, The (1956) | 2.0655 3 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Biography |
$16.37
| In ancient times, the Mongolian warlord Temujin must do battle against the rival tribe that killed ...more about Conqueror starring Pedro Armendáriz and John Wayne |
| 14 |  | Manfish (1956) | 1.9620 1 reviews | NA | Adventure |
$13.25
| ...more about Manfish starring John Bromfield and Victor Jory |
| 15 | | Run for the Sun (1956) | 1.9529 4 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | ...more about Run for the Sun starring Richard Widmark and Trevor Howard |
| 16 |  | Davy Crockett and the River Pirates (1956) | 1.8615 2 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Western, Comedy, Family, Disney |
$10.98
| Davy Crockett and his sidekick Georgie compete against boastful Mike Fink ("King of the River") in ...more about Davy Crockett and the River Pirates starring Walter Catlett and Fess Parker |
| 17 | | Jungle Hell (1956) | 1.7679 4 reviews | NA | Adventure, Sci-Fi | N/A | Dr. Morrison has been sent into the jungles of India to investigate reports about a strange set of ...more about Jungle Hell starring Sabu (I) and K.T. Stevens |
| 18 | | Sharkfighters, The (1956) |  1.7246 1 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | Landing on a small island not far from Havana, Cuba, Lt. Cmdr. Ben Staves joins a Navy scientific ...more about Sharkfighters starring Victor Mature and Karen Steele |
| 19 | | Savage Fury (1956) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Sci-Fi | N/A | ...more about Savage Fury |
| 20 | | Zarak (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Romance | N/A | On the mountainous frontier between British India and Afghanistan, circa 1860s, Zarak Khan kisses ...more about Zarak starring Victor Mature and Michael Wilding |
| 21 | | Escape in the Sun (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | ...more about Escape in the Sun starring John Bentley and Vera Fusek |
| 22 | | Dick Turpin: Highwayman (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Short | N/A | ...more about Dick Turpin: Highwayman |
| 23 | | Dark Venture (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | ...more about Dark Venture starring John Calvert and Ann Cornell |
| 24 | | Women of Pitcairn Island, The (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama | N/A | Eighteen years have passed since the arrival of the Bounty mutineers on Pitcairn Island. The last ...more about Women of Pitcairn Island starring Lynn Bari and John Smith |
| 25 | | Congo Crossing (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama | N/A | Congotanga, West Africa, has no extradition laws; the government is controlled by foreign ...more about Congo Crossing starring Virginia Mayo and Peter Lorre |
| 26 | | Daniel Boone, Trail Blazer (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Western, Biography |
$2.26
| ...more about Daniel Boone starring Bruce Bennett and Faron Young |
| 27 | | Amazon Trader, The (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Short | N/A | ...more about Amazon Trader |
| 28 |  | Santiago (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | ...more about Santiago starring Alan Ladd and Rossana Podestŕ |
| 29 | | Mobs, Inc. (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller, Crime | N/A | Captain Braddock of the Los Angeles Racket Squad schools a group of incoming policemen by leading ...more about Mobs starring Reed Hadley and Douglass Dumbrille |
| 30 | | Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Sci-Fi, Comedy, Family, Animation, Short |
$9.32
| While meeting a new friend, Gerald is abducted by aliens and whisked to the planet Moo. The king of ...more about Gerald McBoing! Boing! on Planet Moo |
| 31 | | Beyond Mombasa (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure | N/A | ...more about Beyond Mombasa starring Cornel Wilde and Donna Reed |
| 32 | | Black Panther, The (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Short | N/A | ...more about Black Panther starring Sabu (I) |
| 33 | | Uranium Boom (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama | N/A | Ex-lumberjack Brad Collins (Dennis Morgan) and mining engineer Grady Mathews (William Talman) find ...more about Uranium Boom starring Patricia Medina and William Talman |
| 34 |  | Lisbon (1956) | No Score 2 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Crime | N/A | High stakes battle of wits and morals between gentlemen crooks, set in beautiful Portugal. ...more about Lisbon starring Maureen O'Hara and Claude Rains |
| 35 | | Cruel Tower, The (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | ...more about Cruel Tower |
| 36 | | Jaguar (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Romance | N/A | ...more about Jaguar starring Sabu (I) and Barton MacLane |
| 37 | | Walk Into Paradise (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | ...more about Walk Into Paradise starring Chips Rafferty and Reg Lye |
| 38 | | Naked Hills, The (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Western | N/A | ...more about Naked Hills starring David Wayne and Keenan Wynn |
| 39 | | Safari (1956) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | Wealthy eccentric Sir Vincent Brampton and his fiancée Linda Latham hire Ken Duffield to lead them ...more about Safari starring Victor Mature and Janet Leigh |
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