Quintessential Movies of the 1960s
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Quintessential Movies of the 1960s

Filmsite.org's Tim Dirks picks out 20 movies from the 1960s for AMC's Mad Men fans. Which is your favorite?

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1 The Graduate
An aimless college grad (Dustin Hoffman) is seduced by a family friend (Anne Bancroft) then falls for her daughter (Katharine Ross). 1099 2171
2 Breakfast at Tiffany's
Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) escorts wealthy men in NYC but falls for a writer (George Peppard) instead. 696 1994
3 Goldfinger
British superspy 007 (Sean Connery) thwarts efforts of criminal Auric Goldfinger (Gert Frobe) to steal gold from Fort Knox. 648 1860
4 The Apartment
An office worker (Jack Lemmon) lets his boss (Fred MacMurray) have a tryst in his flat with a woman (Shirley MacLaine) he's also dating. 646 1630
5 The Hustler
"Fast" Eddie Felson (Paul Newman) falls for a failed writer (Piper Laurie) and is mentored by a big-time gambler (George C. Scott). 515 1425
6 Midnight Cowboy
Naive hick (Jon Voight) and wannabe gigolo gets hustled in NYC and partners with Ratso Rizzo (Dustin Hoffman). 514 1576
7 Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Liberals (Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn) must accept their daughter's engagement to a black doctor (Sidney Poitier). 450 1610
8 Doctor Zhivago
The story of the Russian Revolution as seen by the titular doctor (Omar Sharif), who's in love with a beautiful woman (Julie Christie). 420 1556
9 Charade
A widow (Audrey Hepburn), who discovers her late husband stole money from the CIA , gets help from a mysterious stranger (Cary Grant). 330 1360
10 The Thomas Crown Affair
Thomas Crown (Steve McQueen) heists a bank then comes under the scrutiny of an insurance investigator (Faye Dunaway). 327 1241
11 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
An alcoholic professor (Richard Burton) and his acidic wife (Elizabeth Taylor) fight into the wee hours with another couple. 268 1396
12 La Dolce Vita
Federico Fellini's visually stunning masterpiece told of a hedonistic Rome-based gossip columnist (Marcello Mastroianni). 236 1340
13 Ocean's Eleven
Danny Ocean (Frank Sinatra) plans to rip off a casino with some buds from the Army, including a Vegas garbageman (Sammy Davis Jr.). 211 1341
14 Hud
An amoral Texan (Paul Newman) antagonizes his rancher father (Melvyn Douglas) while seducing the family's housekeeper (Patricia Neal). 202 1144
15 Blow-Up
London photographer (David Hemmings) believes he's captured a murder on film. 140 1286
16 Alfie
Alfie (Michael Caine) is a ne'er-do-well who neglects his pregnant wife (Julia Foster) for his adulterous lover (Vivien Merchant). 61 1143
17 Marnie
A publishing exec (Sean Connery) blackmails a man-hating employee (Tippi Hedren) into marriage in this thriller from Hitchcock. 25 1137
18 Funny Girl
Barbra Streisand plays a Broadway star who chafes against a cautious handler (Walter Pidgeon) and a gambling husband (Omar Sharif). 25 1307
19 How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
A window washer (Robert Morse) at World Wide Wickets improbably ascends the corporate ladder with a little help. -41 1117
20 Bye Bye Birdie
When a rock star is drafted, his songwriter (Dick Van Dyke) plans a farewell concert to serenade a fan (Ann-Margret). -41 1285