Films 1963
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1. The Cardinal (1963)
Approved | 175 min | Drama, History, War
A young Catholic priest from Boston confronts bigotry, Nazism, and his own personal conflicts as he rises to the office of cardinal.
Director: Otto Preminger | Stars: Tom Tryon, John Huston, Romy Schneider, Carol Lynley
Votes: 2,897
2. Dementia 13 (1963)
Unrated | 75 min | Horror, Thriller
A scheming widow hatches a bold plan to acquire her late husband's inheritance, unaware that she is being targeted by an ax murderer who lurks in the family's estate.
Director: Francis Ford Coppola | Stars: William Campbell, Luana Anders, Bart Patton, Mary Mitchel
Votes: 8,969
3. 8½ (1963)
Not Rated | 138 min | Drama
A harried movie director retreats into his memories and fantasies.
Director: Federico Fellini | Stars: Marcello Mastroianni, Anouk Aimée, Claudia Cardinale, Sandra Milo
Votes: 125,075 | Gross: $0.05M
Third favorite
4. Contempt (1963)
Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Romance
A French writer's marriage deteriorates while working on Fritz Lang's version of "The Odyssey", as his wife accuses him of using her to court favor with the film's brash American producer.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Brigitte Bardot, Jack Palance, Michel Piccoli, Giorgia Moll
Votes: 35,991 | Gross: $0.04M
5. America America (1963)
Approved | 174 min | Adventure, Drama
A young Greek stops at nothing to secure a passage to America.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Stathis Giallelis, Frank Wolff, Elena Karam, Harry Davis
Votes: 5,990
6. Showman (1963)
53 min | Documentary
A documentary portrait of the brash American producer and distributor Joseph E.Levine, known for his successful promotions of Godzilla and Hercules,and now working on the US release of an Italian art film.
Directors: Albert Maysles, David Maysles | Stars: Joseph E. Levine, Sophia Loren, Norman Rosten, Gustavo Lombardo
Votes: 58
7. Muriel (1963)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
In the seaside town of Boulogne, no one seems to be able to cope with their past, least of all Hélène, an antique furniture saleswoman, her stepson Bernard, and her former lover Alphonse.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Delphine Seyrig, Jean-Pierre Kérien, Nita Klein, Jean-Baptiste Thiérrée
Votes: 3,713
8. Normal Love (1963)
105 min | Documentary, Thriller
Andy Warhol films Jack Smith Filming "Normal Love".
Director: Jack Smith | Stars: Diana Baccus, Tony Conrad, Beverly Grant, Mario Montez
Votes: 113
9. The Yellow Sequence (1963)
15 min | Short
Originally supposed to be part of "Normal Love". Francis Francine, dressed in pink, mimes his death in a field of reeds while Tiny Tim, is filmed perched on the carcass of a graffiti car, scratching a guitar and not his famous ukulele.
Director: Jack Smith | Stars: Francis Francine, Tiny Tim
Votes: 10
10. Blow Job (1963)
35 min | Documentary, Short
Andy Warhol directs a single 35-minute shot of a man's face to capture his facial expressions as he receives the sexual act depicted in the title.
Director: Andy Warhol | Stars: DeVeren Bookwalter, Willard Maas
Votes: 1,159
11. Eat (1964)
45 min
This art experiment by Andy Warhol captures the simple act of a man eating mushrooms. This one-man show starring Robert Indiana presents the actor slowly eating some mushrooms, having an ... See full summary »
Director: Andy Warhol | Star: Robert Indiana
Votes: 343
13. Haircut (1963)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Andy Warhol | Stars: John Daley, Fred Herko, Billy Name, James Waring
Votes: 36
14. Kiss (1963)
55 min | Documentary, Drama
Close-ups of couples kissing for three minutes each.
Director: Andy Warhol | Stars: Rufus Collins, Johnny Dodd, Fred Herko, Jane Holzer
Votes: 428
15. Naomi's Birthday Party (1963)
Short
Director: Andy Warhol | Stars: Naomi Levine, Bhob Stewart
Votes: 12
Second favorite
16. Haircut #3 (1963)
Short
Billy Name gives Johnny Dodd a haircut at the Factory.
Director: Andy Warhol | Stars: Johnny Dodd, Billy Name
Votes: 10
Favorite of the year
18. Hud (1963)
Passed | 112 min | Drama, Western
Honest, hard-working Texas rancher Homer Bannon has a conflict with his unscrupulous, selfish, arrogant, egotistical son Hud, who sank into alcoholism after accidentally killing his brother in a car crash.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Paul Newman, Melvyn Douglas, Patricia Neal, Brandon De Wilde
Votes: 23,907 | Gross: $10.00M
19. The Servant (1963)
Unrated | 116 min | Drama
Upper-class Tony hires servant Hugo Barrett, who turns out to have a hidden agenda.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Dirk Bogarde, Sarah Miles, Wendy Craig, James Fox
Votes: 13,800 | Gross: $0.04M
20. Donovan's Reef (1963)
Approved | 109 min | Adventure, Comedy, Romance
In an ideal society on a picturesque South Seas isle, diverse people live in harmony until an outsider disrupts the balance.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden
Votes: 9,819
21. Lord of the Flies (1963)
Not Rated | 92 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Schoolboys marooned on a Pacific island create their own savage civilization.
Director: Peter Brook | Stars: James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Roger Elwin
Votes: 20,401
22. Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow (1963)
Not Rated | 119 min | Comedy, Romance
Stories about three very different women and the men they attract.
Director: Vittorio De Sica | Stars: Sophia Loren, Marcello Mastroianni, Aldo Giuffrè, Agostino Salvietti
Votes: 10,102
23. The Silence (1963)
R | 96 min | Drama
Two estranged sisters, Ester and Anna, and Anna's 10-year-old son travel to the Central European country on the verge of war. Ester becomes seriously ill and the three of them move into a hotel in a small town called Timoka.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Ingrid Thulin, Gunnel Lindblom, Birger Malmsten, Håkan Jahnberg
Votes: 21,314
24. Winter Light (1963)
Not Rated | 81 min | Drama
A small-town priest struggles with his faith.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Ingrid Thulin, Gunnar Björnstrand, Gunnel Lindblom, Max von Sydow
Votes: 27,048
25. Flaming Creatures (1963)
45 min | Comedy, Drama, Horror
An experimental film that features graphic sexual imagery, an earthquake, and a lipstick commercial.
Director: Jack Smith | Stars: Francis Francine, Sheila Bick, Joel Markman, Mario Montez
Votes: 1,659
26. The Cool World (1963)
105 min | Crime, Drama
A look at the horrors of Harlem ghetto slum life filled with drugs, violence, human misery, and a sense of despair due to the racial prejudices of American society.
Director: Shirley Clarke | Stars: Rony Clanton, Carl Lee, Yolanda Rodríguez, Clarence Williams III
Votes: 659
27. Dog Star Man: Part II (1963)
7 min | Short, Drama
The second part of Dog Star Man (1964), an experimental film wherein a man climbs a mountain along with his dog.
Director: Stan Brakhage | Star: Stan Brakhage
Votes: 1,191
28. Mothlight (1963)
4 min | Short
A "found foliage" film composed of insects, leaves, and other detritus sandwiched between two strips of perforated tape.
Director: Stan Brakhage
Votes: 2,853
29. Overstimulated (1963)
6 min | Short
Sims and Fleischner, dressed in gowns, frantically jump up and down in front of a flickering television set in Smith's Lower East Side apartment. Overstimulated was later inter-cut with ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Smith | Stars: Bob Fleischner, Jerry Sims
Votes: 12
30. Scotch Tape (1963)
3 min | Short
A black and white short filming three men rummaging through a group of destroyed buildings.
Director: Jack Smith | Stars: Reese Haire, Ken Jacobs, Jerry Sims
Votes: 230
31. Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
Not Rated | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
A love-struck landlord tries to convince a pretty tenant to dump her fiancé and give him a chance.
Director: David Swift | Stars: Jack Lemmon, Carol Lynley, Dean Jones, Edie Adams
Votes: 2,069
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