1965 (Features/Shorts) Best to Worst
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1. For a Few Dollars More (1965)
R | 132 min | Drama, Western
Two bounty hunters with the same intentions team up to track down a gang of outlaws led by a psychotic Mexican bandit, who is plotting an audacious bank robbery.
Director: Sergio Leone | Stars: Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, Gian Maria Volontè, Mara Krupp
Votes: 274,628 | Gross: $15.00M
10/10
2. The Sound of Music (1965)
G | 172 min | Biography, Drama, Family
A young novice is sent by her convent in 1930s Austria to become a governess to the seven children of a widowed naval officer.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Richard Haydn
Votes: 261,016 | Gross: $163.21M
10/10
3. The Collector (1965)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Thriller
A man kidnaps a woman and holds her hostage just for the pleasure of having her there.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Terence Stamp, Samantha Eggar, Mona Washbourne, Maurice Dallimore
Votes: 11,952
10/10
4. King Rat (1965)
Approved | 134 min | Drama, War
Fast-talking wheeler-dealer Corporal King is stuck in a Malaysian P.O.W. camp during World War II and uses bribery and larceny to take de-facto control of the camp.
Director: Bryan Forbes | Stars: George Segal, Tom Courtenay, James Fox, Patrick O'Neal
Votes: 5,082
10/10
5. The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)
Approved | 142 min | Adventure, Drama
After an oil company plane crashes in the Sahara, the survivors are buoyed with hope by one of the passengers, an airplane designer who plans for them to build a flyable plane from the wreckage.
Director: Robert Aldrich | Stars: James Stewart, Richard Attenborough, Peter Finch, Hardy Krüger
Votes: 22,410
9/10
6. Battle of the Bulge (1965)
Not Rated | 167 min | Drama, History, War
A dramatization of Nazi Germany's final Western Front counterattack of World War II.
Director: Ken Annakin | Stars: Henry Fonda, Robert Shaw, Robert Ryan, Dana Andrews
Votes: 17,799 | Gross: $11.12M
9/10*
7. Von Ryan's Express (1965)
Approved | 117 min | Action, Adventure, War
An American POW leads a group of mainly British prisoners to escape from the Germans in WWII.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Frank Sinatra, Trevor Howard, Raffaella Carrà, Brad Dexter
Votes: 15,142 | Gross: $17.11M
9/10
8. Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
Not Rated | 107 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller
A woman reports that her young daughter is missing, but there seems to be no evidence that she ever existed.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Keir Dullea, Carol Lynley, Laurence Olivier, Martita Hunt
Votes: 10,226
9/10
9. The Great Race (1965)
Passed | 160 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
In the early 20th century, two rivals, the heroic Leslie and the despicable Professor Fate, engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris.
Director: Blake Edwards | Stars: Tony Curtis, Natalie Wood, Jack Lemmon, Peter Falk
Votes: 19,828 | Gross: $25.33M
8/10*
10. The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965)
Approved | 10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A simple line attempts to woo his true love, a dot, away from the unkempt squiggle she prefers. But he'll have to learn to bend before she'll notice him.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Star: Robert Morley
Votes: 1,641
8/10
11. Cat Ballou (1965)
Not Rated | 97 min | Western
A young schoolteacher turns into an outlaw to avenge her murdered father.
Director: Elliot Silverstein | Stars: Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman
Votes: 16,193 | Gross: $20.67M
7/10
12. Satan's Choice (1965)
28 min | Documentary, Short
A rare "inside" view of a motorcycle club in Toronto. The names they adopt (Satan's Choice is only one) are as individual as their special ethics and views of life, all freely expressed in this film.
Director: Donald Shebib | Stars: Howard Doyle Berry, Lorne Campbell, Bernie Guindon, Rod MacLeod
Votes: 32
7/10
13. Tom-ic Energy (1965)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Essentially one long chase scene, in an urban setting; at the end, a dog joins in, to Jerry's annoyance.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 487
7/10
14. The Spy Who Came in from the Cold (1965)
Approved | 112 min | Drama, Thriller
Instead of coming in from the Cold War, British agent Alec Leamas chooses to face another mission.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Richard Burton, Oskar Werner, Claire Bloom, Sam Wanamaker
Votes: 18,810
6/10
15. The Hill (1965)
Approved | 123 min | Drama, War
In a North African military prison during World War II, five new prisoners struggle to survive in the face of brutal punishment and sadistic guards.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Sean Connery, Harry Andrews, Ian Bannen, Alfred Lynch
Votes: 15,159
6/10
16. Roadrunner a Go-Go (1965)
6 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Wile E. Coyote uses slow motion photography to record his failures at catching the Road Runner in hopes of detecting where exactly he went wrong and avoiding the same pratfalls in the future.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble, Tom Ray | Stars: Mel Blanc, Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires, Paul Julian
Votes: 312
6/10
17. Thunderball (1965)
PG | 130 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
James Bond heads to the Bahamas to recover two nuclear warheads stolen by S.P.E.C.T.R.E. Agent Emilio Largo in an international extortion scheme.
Director: Terence Young | Stars: Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Adolfo Celi, Luciana Paluzzi
Votes: 127,089 | Gross: $63.60M
6/10
18. Major Dundee (1965)
PG-13 | 123 min | Adventure, Drama, War
In 1864, due to frequent Apache raids from Mexico into the U.S., a Union officer decides to illegally cross the border and destroy the Apache, using a mixed army of Union troops, Confederate POWs, civilian mercenaries, and scouts.
Director: Sam Peckinpah | Stars: Charlton Heston, Richard Harris, Jim Hutton, James Coburn
Votes: 8,824 | Gross: $0.01M
5/10
19. The Early Bird (1965)
98 min | Comedy
Norman is the assistant trying to assist the operation of a small, old-fashioned dairy which is being threatened by a larger, modern organisation. Norman gives his best attempts to save the... See full summary »
Director: Robert Asher | Stars: Norman Wisdom, Edward Chapman, Jerry Desmonde, Paddie O'Neil
Votes: 1,300
5/10
20. Genghis Khan (1965)
Approved | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, History
During the thirteenth century, the shy Mongol boy Temujin becomes the fearless leader Genghis Khan, who unites all Mongol tribes and conquers most of Asia, Europe, and the Middle East.
Director: Henry Levin | Stars: Stephen Boyd, Omar Sharif, James Mason, Eli Wallach
Votes: 2,533 | Gross: $0.00M
5/10
21. Wild Seed (1965)
Approved | 99 min | Drama, Romance
A 17-year-old girl runs away from her East Coast home, going west to Los Angeles to meet her biological father. She has learned from letters her mother kept that he was tragically separated... See full summary »
Director: Brian G. Hutton | Stars: Michael Parks, Celia Milius, Ross Elliott, Woodrow Chambliss
Votes: 407
5/10
22. The Nanny (1965)
Unrated | 93 min | Mystery, Thriller
There's just something not quite right when Bette Davis stars as an English nanny. And is her 10-year-old charge an emotionally disturbed murderer or just an insolent brat?
Director: Seth Holt | Stars: Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett, James Villiers
Votes: 6,782
5/10
23. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Ann Altieri, Chris Doran, Sally Dryer, Bill Melendez
Votes: 44,094
5/10
24. Just Plane Beep (1965)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Wile E. Coyote builds a World War I bi-plane to chase the Road Runner.
Director: Rudy Larriva | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 256
5/10
25. Cats and Bruises (1965)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Sylvester Cat intrudes on Speedy Gonzales' Cinco De Mayo celebration, starting a chase that ends in disaster.
Directors: Friz Freleng, Hawley Pratt | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 195
5/10
26. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
PG-13 | 197 min | Drama, Romance, War
The life of a Russian physician and poet who, although married to another, falls in love with a political activist's wife and experiences hardship during World War I and then the October Revolution.
Director: David Lean | Stars: Omar Sharif, Julie Christie, Geraldine Chaplin, Rod Steiger
Votes: 82,072 | Gross: $111.72M
4/10
27. Donald's Fire Survival Plan (1965)
11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald Duck shows how to prevent fire in the home by using a bit of forethought and prevention. The story is introduced and concluded by Walt Disney talking to a Donald-like (but not ... See full summary »
Director: Les Clark | Stars: Clarence Nash, Hal Smith, Walt Disney
Votes: 98
4/10
28. Rushing Roulette (1965)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Wile E. Coyote tries all sorts of methods to catch the Road Runner.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 308
4/10
29. Suppressed Duck (1965)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
In the woods, hunter Daffy Duck jumps out of his jeep excited about hunting season. The forest ranger announces a boundary line for hunters and bears, so Daffy must resort to trickery to catch his game.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 291
4/10
30. Hairied and Hurried (1965)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Wile E. Coyote chases the Road Runner and hopes, without success, to catch his prey using such schemes as a snow-making machine, a bomb dropped from a kite, a parachute dive (into a tornado... See full summary »
Director: Rudy Larriva | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 263
4/10
31. Repulsion (1965)
Not Rated | 105 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
A sex-repulsed woman who disapproves of her sister's boyfriend sinks into depression and has horrific visions of rape and violence.
Director: Roman Polanski | Stars: Catherine Deneuve, Ian Hendry, John Fraser, Yvonne Furneaux
Votes: 57,271
3/10
32. Steel and America (1965)
25 min | Animation, Short
A short film by Disney in which Donald Duck is involved in showing the history of Steel and America.
Director: Les Clark | Stars: Lawrence Dobkin, Clarence Nash
Votes: 39
3/10
33. Well Worn Daffy (1965)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Speedy and a couple of his mouse friends are in need of a drink in the hot desert and come across a water-filled oasis, which belongs to greedy Daffy Duck.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 188
3/10
34. Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner (1965)
6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Wile E. Coyote unsuccessfully tries to catch the Road Runner in a bird seed trap with overhead spikes, and then with a lightning rod disguised as a female Road Runner, with Wile E. Doing rain dances to start a storm.
Director: Rudy Larriva | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 237
3/10
35. Highway Runnery (1965)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Wile E. Coyote chases the Road Runner around an old jalopy that starts up and runs him over, with the Road Runner at the wheel. Wile E. plants a bomb in a fake egg shell for the Road Runner... See full summary »
Director: Rudy Larriva | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 286
3/10
36. The Wild Chase (1965)
6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Speedy Gonzales and the Road Runner are racing each other, with Sylvester Cat and Wile E. Coyote in hot pursuit.
Directors: Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Hawley Pratt | Stars: Mel Blanc, Paul Julian
Votes: 461
3/10
37. Moby Duck (1965)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Daffy Duck, stranded on a desert island and starving, finds canned food on an island. However, there's one problem, Speedy Gonzales has the only available can opener.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 183
3/10
38. Boulder Wham! (1965)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
The Coyote tries, with no success, to find a way across a gorge to reach the Road Runner on the other side.
Director: Rudy Larriva | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 322
3/10
39. The Return of Ringo (1965)
Not Rated | 95 min | Romance, Western
A returning Union Officer discovers that his home has been overrun by Mexican bandits, and infiltrates the gang to restore order and determine if his wife has been faithful to him.
Director: Duccio Tessari | Stars: Giuliano Gemma, Fernando Sancho, Lorella De Luca, Nieves Navarro
Votes: 2,035
2/10
40. The Satan Bug (1965)
Approved | 114 min | Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi
A germ that could destroy life on Earth is stolen from a biological warfare lab and the thief threatens to release it into the open, prompting a security officer to act.
Director: John Sturges | Stars: George Maharis, Richard Basehart, Anne Francis, Dana Andrews
Votes: 3,039
2/10
41. Tired and Feathered (1965)
6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Wile E. Coyote's latest misbegotten Road Runner-catching schemes include a propeller-powered backpack, a stone log let loose down a hill, and a bogus bird sanctuary containing a phone booth... See full summary »
Director: Rudy Larriva | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 226
2/10
42. Assault and Peppered (1965)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales wage war on each other.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 173
2/10
43. Zip Zip Hooray! (1965)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Two boys watch a cartoon where the Coyote chases the Road Runner.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble, Tom Ray | Stars: Mel Blanc, Dick Beals, Paul Julian, Dick Tufeld
Votes: 285
2/10
44. Chaser on the Rocks (1965)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Wile E. Coyote is both thirsty and hungry in this one. He keeps seeing mirages of oases in the desert as he chases the Road Runner.
Director: Rudy Larriva | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 267
2/10
45. It's Nice to Have a Mouse Around the House (1965)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
When Speedy Gonzales invades the home of Granny and rapidly drives her cat, Sylvester, to a nervous breakdown, Granny calls on Daffy Duck of the Jet Age Pest Control company to do the job ... See full summary »
Directors: Friz Freleng, Hawley Pratt | Stars: Mel Blanc, GeGe Pearson
Votes: 212
1/10
46. Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! (1965)
Not Rated | 83 min | Action, Comedy
Three go-go dancers holding a young girl hostage come across a crippled old man living with his two sons in the desert. After learning he's hiding a sum of cash around, the women start scheming on him.
Director: Russ Meyer | Stars: Tura Satana, Haji, Lori Williams, Ray Barlow
Votes: 16,125
1/10
47. Motorpsycho! (1965)
74 min | Action, Thriller
Three bad boy motorcyclists get kicks raping women and generally being a nuisance. When they rape a veterinarian's wife, he takes exception and pursues them, teaming up with a Cajun woman ... See full summary »
Director: Russ Meyer | Stars: Haji, Alex Rocco, Steve Oliver, Lane Carroll
Votes: 1,610
1/10
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