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    Mothra 1961 POSTER

    Mothra

    1961

    Japanese

    6.6

    18

    80%

    64%

    Action

    Adventure

    ambassador

    cigarette smoking

    Comedy

    Fantasy

    havoc

    island

    journalist

    monster

    Sci-Fi

    Thriller

    Ishirô Honda Ishirô Honda Director Seizaburô Kawazu Seizaburô Kawazu as General Robert Dunham Robert Dunham as Police chief of New Kirk City Kô Mishima Kô Mishima as Ship Survivor Haruya Katô Haruya Katô as Ship Survivor
    Shipwreck survivors found on the presumably uninhabited Infant Island leads to a scientific expedition that discovers a surviving native population along with the Shobijin, tiny twin fairy priestesses of the island's mythical deity called Mothra. After the fairies are kidnapped by an exploitative businessman named Clark Nelson, Mothra sets out to rescue them.
    A Woman Is a Woman 1961 POSTER

    A Woman Is a Woman

    1961

    French

    7.3

    15

    83%

    83%

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    experimental cinema

    french new wave

    Romance

    romcom

    Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard Director Jean-Paul Belmondo Jean-Paul Belmondo as Alfred Lubitsch Marie Dubois Marie Dubois as Angela's friend Jean-Claude Brialy Jean-Claude Brialy as Émile Récamier Jeanne Moreau Jeanne Moreau as Woman in Bar
    Longing for a baby, a stripper pursues another man in order to make her boyfriend jealous.
    The Parent Trap 1961 POSTER

    The Parent Trap

    1961

    English

    7.2

    18

    89%

    75%

    Action

    Comedy

    deception

    Family

    Romance

    summer camp

    twins

    twins separated at birth

    David Swift David Swift Director Maureen O'Hara Maureen O'Hara as Maggie McKendrick Irene Tedrow Irene Tedrow as Miss Lockness - the Housekeeper Brian Keith Brian Keith as Mitch Evers Frank De Vol Frank De Vol as Mr. Eaglewood
    Two identical twin sisters, separated at birth by their parents' divorce, are reunited years later at a summer camp, where they scheme to bring their parents back together. The girls, one of whom has been living with their mother and the other with their father, switch places after camp and go to work on their plan, the first objective being to scare off a gold-digger pursuing their father.
    The Taste of Violence 1961 POSTER

    The Taste of Violence

    1961

    French

    7.0

    3

    Drama

    spaghetti western

    Western

    Robert Hossein Robert Hossein Director Mia Oremovic Mia Oremovic as Mario Adorf Mario Adorf as Chamaco Mate Ergovic Mate Ergovic as Diego Robert Hossein Robert Hossein as Perez
    Perez kidnaps the President's daughter to trade her for imprisoned revolutionaries.
    A Taste of Honey 1961 POSTER

    A Taste of Honey

    1961

    English

    7.4

    21

    86%

    86%

    Action

    based on play or musical

    coming of age

    Drama

    family relationships

    friendship

    parent child relationship

    single parent

    Tony Richardson Tony Richardson Director Moira Kaye Moira Kaye as Doris Murray Melvin Murray Melvin as Geoffrey Ingham Rita Tushingham Rita Tushingham as Jo [Josephine] Robert Stephens Robert Stephens as Peter Smith
    While out to avoid spending time with her narcissistic and promiscuous mother, sixteen-year-old Jo has a brief affair that leaves her pregnant and abandoned. When her mother remarries, Jo's only support becomes her friend Geoffrey, a homosexual.
    The Absent Minded Professor 1961 POSTER

    The Absent Minded Professor

    1961

    English

    6.7

    13

    83%

    63%

    absent minded

    Action

    basketball

    Comedy

    Family

    flying car

    inventor

    professor

    Sci-Fi

    secret formula

    Sport

    Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson Director Keenan Wynn Keenan Wynn as Alonzo P. Hawk Gregg Palmer Gregg Palmer as Communications Man Forrest Lewis Forrest Lewis as Police Officer Kelley Wally Boag Wally Boag as TV Newsman
    Bumbling professor Ned Brainard accidentally invents flying rubber, or "Flubber", an incredible material that gains energy every time it strikes a hard surface. It allows for the invention of shoes that can allow jumps of amazing heights and enables a modified Model-T to fly. Unfortunately, no one is interested in the material except for Alonzo Hawk, a corrupt businessman who wants to steal the material for himself.
    Divorce Italian Style 1961 POSTER

    Divorce Italian Style

    1961

    Italian

    7.9

    9

    Action

    Comedy

    divorce

    Drama

    italy

    Romance

    sicily, italy

    Pietro Germi Pietro Germi Director Stefania Sandrelli Stefania Sandrelli as Angela Maria Grazia Spadaro Maria Grazia Spadaro as Bit part Marcello Mastroianni Marcello Mastroianni as Il barone Ferdinando Cefalù Lando Buzzanca Lando Buzzanca as Rosario Mulè
    Ferdinando Cefalù is desperate to marry his cousin, Angela, but he is married to Rosalia and divorce is illegal in Italy. To get around the law, he tries to trick his wife into having an affair so he can catch her and murder her, as he knows he would be given a light sentence for killing an adulterous woman. He persuades a painter to lure his wife into an affair, but Rosalia proves to be more faithful than he expected.
    Last Year at Marienbad 1961 POSTER

    Last Year at Marienbad

    1961

    French

    7.6

    24

    93%

    84%

    Action

    amnesia

    card game

    Drama

    extramarital affair

    hotel

    mysterious

    mystery

    Mystery

    Romance

    Alain Resnais Alain Resnais Director Delphine Seyrig Delphine Seyrig as A - la femme brune Françoise Bertin Françoise Bertin as Un personnage de l'hôtel Gilles Quéant Gilles Quéant as Un personnage de l'hôtel Giorgio Albertazzi Giorgio Albertazzi as X - l'homme à l'accent italien
    In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.
    Splendor in the Grass 1961 POSTER

    Splendor in the Grass

    1961

    English

    7.7

    27

    72%

    90%

    Action

    asylum

    Drama

    forbidden love

    kansas, usa

    Romance

    sexual repression

    unmarried couple

    unrequited love

    Elia Kazan Elia Kazan Director Dolores Costello Dolores Costello as Actress in film clip from 'Glorious Betsy' Audrey Christie Audrey Christie as Mrs. Loomis Jim Antonio Jim Antonio as Oil Field Worker at Party Eugene Roche Eugene Roche as Private Detective
    A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.
    The Errand Boy 1961 POSTER

    The Errand Boy

    1961

    English

    6.4

    9

    50%

    72%

    Comedy

    Family

    mailroom

    Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis Director Pernell Roberts Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright - Cameo Mary Treen Mary Treen as Commissary Cashier Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Premiere Attendee Regis Toomey Regis Toomey as Studio Exec with the Baron
    Paramutual Pictures wants to know where all the money is going so they hire Morty to be their spy. Morty works for Mr. Sneak and gets a job in the mail room so that he can have access to the lot. But all that Morty ever finds is that he can cause havoc no matter what he does.
    The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 1961 POSTER

    The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone

    1961

    English

    6.4

    3

    58%

    Drama

    gigolo

    matchmaking

    Romance

    rome, italy

    stalker

    vacation

    widow

    José Quintero José Quintero Director Jill St. John Jill St. John as Barbara Bingham Bessie Love Bessie Love as Bunny Warren Mitchell Warren Mitchell as Giorgio Harold Kasket Harold Kasket as Tailor
    Critics and the public say Karen Stone is too old -- as she approaches 50 -- for her role in a play she is about to take to Broadway. Her businessman husband, 20 years her senior, has been the angel for the play and gives her a way out: They are off to a holiday in Rome for his health. He suffers a fatal heart attack on the plane. Mrs. Stone stays in Rome. She leases a magnificent apartment with a view of the seven hills from the terrace. Then the contessa comes calling to introduce a young man named Paolo to her. The contessa knows many presentable young men and lonely American widows.
    The Ghost Story of Oiwa's Spirit 1961 POSTER

    The Ghost Story of Oiwa's Spirit

    1961

    Japanese

    6.6

    3

    Horror

    Tai Katô Tai Katô Director Mitsuko Yoshikawa Mitsuko Yoshikawa as Hiroko Sakuramachi Hiroko Sakuramachi as Osode Yumiko Mihara Yumiko Mihara as Oume Tomisaburô Wakayama Tomisaburô Wakayama as Tamiya Iemon
    A samurai plots to reclaim his estranged wife after she leaves him over a murder scandal. When her sister falls victim to a scheme, he and his friend manipulate events, but their plans lead to supernatural vengeance.
    Paris Belongs to Us 1961 POSTER

    Paris Belongs to Us

    1961

    French

    6.7

    7

    86%

    71%

    Action

    Drama

    expatriate

    femme fatale

    Mystery

    paranoia

    paris, france

    pericles

    theater troupe

    Thriller

    Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette Director Giani Esposito Giani Esposito as Gerard Lenz Henri Poirier Henri Poirier as Jean-Val - L'assistant de Gérard Malka Ribowska Malka Ribowska as Tania Fedin Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard as Un homme à la terrasse
    A young woman joins a theatrical troupe where she slowly believes that the director is involved with a secret group and that he is in grave danger.
    Please, Not Now! 1961 POSTER

    Please, Not Now!

    1961

    French

    5.6

    3

    Action

    Comedy

    model

    Romance

    Roger Vadim Roger Vadim Director Edith Zetline Edith Zetline as Josette Mireille Darc Mireille Darc as Marie-Jeanne Bernard Fresson Bernard Fresson as Serge, le photographe Brigitte Bardot Brigitte Bardot as Sophie
    A sexy model pretends to have a new boyfriend in a wacky plan to make her ex-lover jealous.
    The Outsider 1961 POSTER

    The Outsider

    1961

    English

    7.2

    6

    67%

    67%

    based on true story

    Biography

    Drama

    iwo jima

    native american

    pacific theater

    u.s. marine

    War

    world war ii

    Delbert Mann Delbert Mann Director Frank Mills Frank Mills as Courtroom Spectator Wayne Heffley Wayne Heffley as Cpl. Johnson Lynda Day George Lynda Day George as Kim Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Rally Guest Gregory Walcott Gregory Walcott as Sgt. Kiley
    Ira Hayes, a young Pima Indian, enlists in the Marine Corps. At boot camp, he is shunned and mocked by everyone, aside from a Marine named Sorenson, who he befriends. They happen to be two of the six marines captured in the famous photograph of Marines raising the U.S. flag on Suribachi during the battle of Iwo Jima, but Sorenson is killed soon after. Although he is hailed as a hero, Ira's life begins to spiral out of control after the war.
    Wild in the Country 1961 POSTER

    Wild in the Country

    1961

    English

    6.3

    18

    50%

    57%

    doctor

    Drama

    garage

    Musical

    oath

    writing

    Philip Dunne Philip Dunne Director Linden Chiles Linden Chiles as Doctor Jason Robards Sr. Jason Robards Sr. as Judge Tom Parker Ron Nyman Ron Nyman as Man at Hospital Bazaar Walter Baldwin Walter Baldwin as Mr. Spangler
    A troubled young man discovers that he has a knack for writing when a counselor encourages him to pursue a literary career.
    Lover Come Back 1961 POSTER

    Lover Come Back

    1961

    English

    7.1

    15

    91%

    77%

    Action

    advertising

    Comedy

    deception

    Drama

    Romance

    romantic comedy

    romcom

    sex comedy

    white collar

    Delbert Mann Delbert Mann Director Doris Day Doris Day as Carol Templeton Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Nightclub Patron Tony Randall Tony Randall as Peter 'Pete' Ramsey Edie Adams Edie Adams as Rebel Davis
    Jerry Webster and Carol Templeton are rival Madison Avenue advertising executives who each dislike each other’s methods. After he steals a client out from under her cute little nose, revenge prompts her to infiltrate his secret "VIP" campaign in order to persuade the mystery product’s scientist to switch to her firm.
    The Innocents 1961 POSTER

    The Innocents

    1961

    English

    7.7

    34

    95%

    86%

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    england

    haunted house

    haunting

    Horror

    Mystery

    possession

    supernatural

    Thriller

    Jack Clayton Jack Clayton Director Deborah Kerr Deborah Kerr as Miss Giddens Megs Jenkins Megs Jenkins as Mrs. Grose Peter Wyngarde Peter Wyngarde as Peter Quint Michael Redgrave Michael Redgrave as The Uncle
    A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.
    Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo 1961 POSTER

    Don Camillo monsignore... ma non troppo

    1961

    Italian

    7.0

    3

    Comedy

    communist

    conflict

    election campaign

    italy

    pastor

    senate

    Carmine Gallone Carmine Gallone Director Saro Urzì Saro Urzì as Brusco - il sindaco Emma Gramatica Emma Gramatica as Desolina - la vecchietta Armando Bandini Armando Bandini as Don Carlino Spartaco Pellicciari Spartaco Pellicciari as (uncredited)
    Don Camillo (now bishop) and Peppone (now senator) return to the town of Brescello and rekindle their friendly rivalry.
    Creature from the Haunted Sea 1961 POSTER

    Creature from the Haunted Sea

    1961

    English

    3.5

    5

    20%

    20%

    boat

    Comedy

    cuba

    cuban revolution

    gangster

    Horror

    monster

    secret agent

    Roger Corman Roger Corman Director Karl Lukas Karl Lukas as Bartender (scenes added later for television showings) Richard Sinatra Richard Sinatra as Man at Pay Phone (scenes added later for television showings) Charles Macaulay Charles Macaulay as Man with Walking Stick Betsy Jones-Moreland Betsy Jones-Moreland as Mary-Belle Monahan
    A crook decides to bump off members of his inept crew and blame their deaths on a legendary sea creature. What he doesn't know is that the creature is real.
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