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| 1 |  | 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 |
| 2 |  | 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 |
| 3 |  | 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 |
| 4 |  | 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 |
| 5 |  | 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 |
| 6 |  | 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 |
| 7 |  | 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 |
| 8 |  | 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 |
| 9 |  | 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 |
| 10 |  | Gidget (1959) | 2.4090 17 reviews | NA | Comedy, Teen |
$7.23
| Due to an accident while swimming in the sea, Francis meets the surfer Moondoggy. She's fascinated ...more about Gidget starring Sandra Dee and James Darren |
| 11 |  | Ask Any Girl (1959) | 2.3090 1 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | When naive young girl (Shirley MacLaine) goes to big city looking for a husband she lands a job in ...more about Ask Any Girl starring Shirley MacLaine and Gig Young |
| 12 |  | Alias Jesse James (1959) | 2.2908 1 reviews | NA | Western, Comedy | N/A | Inept insurance salesman Milford Farnsworth sells a man a $100,000 policy. When his boss learns the ...more about Alias Jesse James starring Bob Hope and Rhonda Fleming |
| 13 | | Immoral Mr. Teas, The (1959) | 2.2524 6 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | Mr. Teas is a door to door salesman for dentists' appliances. Everywhere he goes he encounters ...more about Immoral Mr. Teas starring Bill Teas and Ann Peters |
| 14 | | Follow a Star (1959) |  2.1629 1 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | Norman Truscott is a store worker who dreams of stardom. Vernon Carew is a singer who's star is ...more about Follow a Star starring Norman Wisdom and June Laverick |
| 15 |  | Carry On Nurse (1959) | 2.1355 5 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy |
$42.95
| Set in Haven Hospital where a certain men's ward is causing more havoc than the whole hospital put ...more about Carry On Nurse starring Kenneth Connor and Shirley Eaton |
| 16 | | Bridal Path, The (1959) | 2.0898 2 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | Based on a novel by Nigel Tranter, The Bridal Path is a light-hearted look at the somewhat ...more about Bridal Path starring Bill Travers and George Cole |
| 17 | | Mouse That Roared, The (1959) | 2.0515 15 reviews | NA | War, Comedy |
$15.69
| The Duchy of Grand Fenwick decides that the only way to get out of their economic woes is to ...more about Mouse That Roared starring Peter Sellers and Jean Seberg |
| 18 |  | Chaplin Revue, The (1959) | 2.0016 5 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$11.29
| Three Chaplin silent comedies "A Dog's Life", "Shoulder Arms", and "The Pilgrim" are strung ...more about Chaplin Revue |
| 19 | | Too Many Crooks (1959) | 1.9894 2 reviews | NA | Crime, Comedy | N/A | Accident-prone Fingers runs a pretty unsuccessful gang. They try and rob wealthy but tricky Billy ...more about Too Many Crooks starring Terry-Thomas and George Cole |
| 20 |  | Hole in the Head, A (1959) | 1.9407 5 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy |
$9.99
| Tony Manetta runs an unsuccessful Miami hotel, on which he can't meet the payments. Another ...more about Hole in the Head starring George DeWitt and Frank Sinatra |
| 21 | | Mating Game, The (1959) |  1.7154 3 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy | N/A | Tax-collector Lorenzo Charlton comes to the Larkins' farm to ask why Pop Larkins hasn't paid his ...more about Mating Game starring Debbie Reynolds and Tony Randall |
| 22 |  | League of Gentlemen, The (1959) | 1.6972 5 reviews | NA | Adventure, Crime, Comedy | N/A | Involuntarily-retired Colonel Hyde recruits seven other dissatisfied ex-servicemen for a special ...more about League of Gentlemen starring Jack Hawkins and Nigel Patrick |
| 23 | | Left Right and Centre (1959) | 1.6150 1 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy | N/A | At the Earndale by-election natural history expert and TV personality Bob Wilcot for the ...more about Left Right and Centre starring Ian Carmichael and Alastair Sim |
| 24 |  | Gazebo, The (1959) | 1.5602 3 reviews | NA | Crime, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Gazebo starring Glenn Ford and Debbie Reynolds |
| 25 |  | Carry On Teacher (1959) | 1.5328 2 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$42.95
| Pupils run amock at Maudin Street School in an attempt to hang on to their headmaster. He has ...more about Carry On Teacher starring Kenneth Connor and Charles Hawtrey |
| 26 | | Make Mine a Million (1959) | 1.5237 1 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | Sid Gibson is a soap powder salesman who decides what he really needs is TV advertising. The ...more about Make Mine a Million starring Arthur Askey and Sid James |
| 27 | | Say One for Me (1959) |  No Score 0 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy | N/A | Father Conroy (Crosby) has a parish which serves the acting and performance community. When one of ...more about Say One for Me starring Bing Crosby and Debbie Reynolds |
| 28 | | Unnatural History (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | Are animals human? Or vice versa? This is the question asked by a professor, Dr. Beest Lee, who ...more about Unnatural History |
| 29 | | Operation Stogie (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Adventure, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Operation Stogie |
| 30 | | Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror, Comedy |
$9.99
| A group of drag-racing fanatics, members of a Los Angeles club, move into an old deserted mansion ...more about Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow starring Jody Fair and Russ Bender |
| 31 | | Headless Ghost, The (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Horror, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Headless Ghost starring Richard Lyon and Liliane Sottane |
| 32 | | Running Jumping & Standing Still Film, The (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Short | N/A | ...more about Running Jumping & Standing Still Film starring Peter Sellers |
| 33 | | Have Rocket, Will Travel (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Sci-Fi, Comedy | N/A | ...more about Have Rocket starring Moe Howard and Larry Fine |
| 34 | | Mouse-Placed Kitten (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | A kitten is dropped in a sack out of a car and rolls down a hill, to arrive at the door of Clyde ...more about Mouse-Placed Kitten |
| 35 | | Broth of a Boy (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Broth of a Boy starring Barry Fitzgerald and Harry Brogan |
| 36 | | How to Have an Accident at Work (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | J.J. Fate again shows us how accidents aren't his fault, but instead are the result of carelessness. ...more about How to Have an Accident at Work |
| 37 | | Laffing Time (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | The misadventures of Musty Suffer (Edward Finney, billed as Eddie Finn), good-natured family man. ...more about Laffing Time starring Gloria Jean and El Brendel |
| 38 | | Apes of Wrath (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | Modified summary: The drunken stork loses his baby ape for Mr. and Mrs. Elvis Ape on a jungle ...more about Apes of Wrath |
| 39 | | Sappy Bullfighters (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Short | N/A | Stranded in Mexico, the stooges need a job and a pretty actress friend gets them an engagement at ...more about Sappy Bullfighters starring Moe Howard and Larry Fine |
| 40 |  | But Not for Me (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy | N/A | Russ Ward, after 30 years of producing Broadway plays, is ready to quit. His secretary, Ellie ...more about But Not for Me starring Clark Gable and Carroll Baker |
| 41 | | Navy Lark, The (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Navy Lark starring Cecil Parker and Ronald Shiner |
| 42 | | Three Stooges Fun-O-Rama (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Three Stooges Fun-O-Rama |
| 43 | | Tommy the Toreador (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Musical, Comedy | N/A | Tommy is a happy sailor, travelling the world, singing his favourite songs. When he visits Spain, ...more about Tommy the Toreador starring Tommy Steele and Janet Munro |
| 44 |  | Man Who Understood Women, The (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Man Who Understood Women starring Cesare Danova and Leslie Caron |
| 45 | | Stump Run (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Stump Run starring Edgar Buchanan and Slim Pickens |
| 46 | | Tee Bird, The (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Tee Bird |
| 47 | | Happy Anniversary (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | ...more about Happy Anniversary starring Mitzi Gaynor and Carl Reiner |
| 48 | | Alive and Kicking (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy | N/A | Three elderly ladies tire of living in an old people's home and when they heard that they are about ...more about Alive and Kicking starring Sybil Thorndike and Kathleen Harrison |
| 49 | | Romp in a Swamp (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short | N/A | ...more about Romp in a Swamp |
| 50 |  | Baton Bunny (1959) | No Score 0 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family, Animation, Short, Music |
$12.99
| ...more about Baton Bunny |
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