Pulse of Cinema

Best Drama Films of 1959

213

Pulse of Cinema lists 213 films released in 1959, ranked by the Pulse Score blended from IMDb, Letterboxd and TMDB. Standouts include The World of Apu, The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity.

213Films
70Avg Pulse
1280+ Pulse
1959-1959Span

These 213 films average a Pulse Score of 70; 12 score 80+ ("strong pick"). Span 1959-1959. Highest is The World of Apu (90).

Films

The World of Apu 90

The World of Apu

1959
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love 89

The Human Condition I: No Greater Love

1959
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity 87

The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity

1959
North by Northwest 87

North by Northwest

1959
Some Like It Hot 86

Some Like It Hot

1959
The 400 Blows 83

The 400 Blows

1959
Ben-Hur 83

Ben-Hur

1959
Ballad of a Soldier 82

Ballad of a Soldier

1959
Anatomy of a Murder 82

Anatomy of a Murder

1959
Good Morning 82

Good Morning

1959
Rio Bravo 81

Rio Bravo

1959
Floating Weeds 81

Floating Weeds

1959
Hiroshima Mon Amour 79

Hiroshima Mon Amour

1959
The Great War 78

The Great War

1959
The Bridge 77

The Bridge

1959
Fires on the Plain 77

Fires on the Plain

1959
Imitation of Life 77

Imitation of Life

1959
Pickpocket 77

Pickpocket

1959
The Nightingale's Prayer 76

The Nightingale's Prayer

1959
Nazarín 75

Nazarín

1959
Night Train 75

Night Train

1959
Fate of a Man 75

Fate of a Man

1959
Kaagaz Ke Phool 75

Kaagaz Ke Phool

1959
General Della Rovere 74

General Della Rovere

1959
Black Orpheus 74

Black Orpheus

1959
Suddenly, Last Summer 73

Suddenly, Last Summer

1959
The Diary of Anne Frank 73

The Diary of Anne Frank

1959
The Nun's Story 73

The Nun's Story

1959
Day of the Outlaw 73

Day of the Outlaw

1959
Odds Against Tomorrow 73

Odds Against Tomorrow

1959
Violent Summer 72

Violent Summer

1959
Araya 72

Araya

1959
Tiger Bay 72

Tiger Bay

1959
Compulsion 72

Compulsion

1959
Last Train from Gun Hill 72

Last Train from Gun Hill

1959
Pillow Talk 72

Pillow Talk

1959
The Policeman of the 16th Precinct 71

The Policeman of the 16th Precinct

1959
I, a Negro 71

I, a Negro

1959
The Young Philadelphians 71

The Young Philadelphians

1959
Marie-Octobre 71

Marie-Octobre

1959
The Facts of Murder 71

The Facts of Murder

1959
Sleeping Beauty 71

Sleeping Beauty

1959
The Cousins 71

The Cousins

1959
The Hanging Tree 71

The Hanging Tree

1959
Ride Lonesome 71

Ride Lonesome

1959
No Name on the Bullet 71

No Name on the Bullet

1959
Between Heaven and Earth 70

Between Heaven and Earth

1959
The Chaplin Revue 70

The Chaplin Revue

1959