Wild Reeds (1994), Ida (2013), Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), Dirty Dancing (1987), Down with Love (2003), Ouija: Origin of Evil (2016), Sparkle (2012), Take a Girl Like You (1970) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best 1960s Setting movies.
Storyline: A village in Southern France, 1962. The Algerian war is coming to an end. Teenagers Maïte and François are friends. François realizes he has feelings for his classmate Serge, who is instead attracted to Maïte - but Maïte is more interested in politics than in Serge. Her views are opposed to those of Henri, another classmate of the boys. The four of them entangle in a game of tensions and emotions.
Plot Keywords: french film, rural setting, emotional entanglement, school life, friendship, love triangle, self-discovery ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Poland, 1962. Anna, an orphan brought up by nuns in the convent, is a novice. She has to see Wanda, the only living relative, before she takes her vows. Wanda tells Anna about her Jewish roots. Both women start a journey not only to find their family's tragic story, but to see who they really are and where they belong. They question what they used to believe in.
Plot Keywords: polish film, black and white film, historical drama, catholicism, family secret, moral dilemma, minimalism ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Six strangers, (Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm, Cailee Spaeny and Lewis Pullman) each with their own secrets, meet at the El Royale hotel of Lake Tahoe. Taking place over one night, alliances are made and secrets are revealed.
Plot Keywords: thriller, mystery, crime, drama, dark comedy, nonlinear narrative, secrets ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1963, Frances "Baby" Houseman, a sweet daddy's girl, goes with her family to a resort in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains. Baby has grown up in privileged surroundings and all expect her to go on to college, join the Peace Corps and save the world before marrying a doctor, just like her father. Unexpectedly, Baby becomes infatuated with the camp's dance instructor, Johnny Castle, a man whose background is vastly different from her own. Baby lies to her father to get money to pay for an illegal abortion for Johnny's dance partner. She then fills in as Johnny's dance partner and it is as he is teaching her the dance routine that they fall in love. It all comes apart when Johnny's friend falls seriously ill after her abortion and Baby gets her father, who saves the girl's life. He then learns what Baby has been up to, who with and worse, that he funded the illegal abortion. He bans his daughter from any further association with "those people". In the first deliberately willful ...
Plot Keywords: romance, dance, musical, coming of age, personal growth, class divide, rebellion ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: An homage to the early 1960s sex comedies that starred Rock Hudson and Doris Day. The story follows a best-selling female advice author who has all the answers until a sly journalist playboy starts asking the questions.
Plot Keywords: romantic comedy, retro style, career woman, lighthearted humor, female independence, male perspective, over-the-top acting ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: In 1967 Los Angeles, a young widow named Alice Zander works out of her suburban home as a spiritual medium, accompanied by her daughters, 15-year-old Paulina "Lina" and 9-year old Doris. The family is still reeling over the recent death of Roger, Alice's husband and the kids' father. At Lina's suggestion, Alice incorporates a Ouija board into her readings. While trying out the board, she unknowingly contacts a spirit named Marcus that begins to possess Doris. Alice receives a notice that the bank intends to foreclose on their home. Doris contacts the board for help, believing she is communicating with her dead father. The spirit leads her to a secret compartment behind the basement wall containing a pouch of cash. When she gives the money to her mother, the family has an Ouija session, believing they can contact Roger. When the board answers a question only Roger would know the answer to, a thrilled Alice begins believing that they are in contact with her dead husband..
Plot Keywords: horror, supernatural, paranormal, exorcism, evil spirits, family tragedy, demonic possession ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: A talented young woman is torn between her dreams and her family in this musical. Sparkle (Jordin Sparks) has been blessed with a beautiful voice and a gift for songwriting, but she's afraid to perform her songs in public, in part because her mother Emma (Whitney Houston), a former entertainer whose career brought her nothing but heartache, refuses to allow her daughters to sing outside of church. But Sparkle persuades her older sibling Sister (Carmen Ejogo) to sing one of her tunes at a talent show, and the reaction proves that Sister has star quality and Sparkle can write potential hits. An ambitious would-be manager, Stix (Derek Luke), persuades Sparkle and Sister to form a singing group with their sibling Dolores (Tika Sumpter), but while the act clicks wit audiences, the sisters have to contend with their angry mother, Sister gets caught up in a destructive relationship with a short-tempered comedian (Mike Epps), and Sparkle finds herself falling in love with Stix.
Plot Keywords: musical, drama, family, dreams, sisterhood, inspirational, american ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: Young Jenny Bunn (Hayley Mills) heads to the South of England to start a new career as a school teacher. Even before she has had a chance to settle in she meets Patrick Standish (Oliver Reed), one of the local "lads". Within a short time, she has her hands full when several of the local boys take a liking to her. But who will be the lucky one who wins her affections?—Kevin Steinhauer <K.Steinhauer@BoM.GOV.AU>
Plot Keywords: comedy, romance, drama, british film, adaptation, novel adaptation, country life ...
Movie Details Click Here !Storyline: During the 1968 riots. French relatives (Michel Piccoli, Miou-Miou, Michel Duchaussoy) carry on at a country house, where a will is read.
Plot Keywords: comedy, drama, french film, family gathering, social commentary, satire, ensemble cast ...
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