Best award winning movies with powerful imagery from 1961

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with powerful imagery from 1961! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with powerful imagery from 1961, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal to answer charges of crimes against humanity. Chief Justice Haywood hears evidence and testimony not only from lead defendant Ernst Janning and his defense attorney Hans Rolfe, but also from the widow of a Nazi general, an idealistic U.S. Army captain and reluctant witness Irene Wallner.

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1961-12-18 | Drama / War

Cast

Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster

Rating

rating icon 8.0
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #39 for
    sad
  2. Ranked #65 for
    Courtroom Drama
  3. Ranked #104 for
    Oscar nomination deserving

Trailer

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2 Through a Glass Darkly (1961)

Karin hopes to recover from her recent stay at a mental hospital by spending the summer at her family's cottage on a tiny island. Her husband, Martin, cares for her but is frustrated by her physical withdrawal. Her younger brother, Minus, is confused by Karin's vulnerability and his own budding sexuality. Their father, David, cannot overcome his haughty remoteness. Beset by visions, Karin descends further into madness.

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1961-10-16 | Drama

Cast

Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand

Rating

rating icon 7.753
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #68 for
    with biblical reference
  2. Ranked #92 for
    foster father
  3. Ranked #99 for
    tetchy

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3 West Side Story (1961)

In the slums of the upper West Side of Manhattan, New York, a gang of Polish-American teenagers called the Jets compete with a rival gang of recently immigrated Puerto Ricans, the Sharks, to "own" the neighborhood streets. Tensions are high between the gangs but two romantics, one from each gang, fall in love leading to tragedy.

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1961-12-13 | Crime / Drama

Cast

Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer

Rating

rating icon 7.263
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #39 for
    deservedly won awards
  2. Ranked #41 for
    great soundtrack
  3. Ranked #57 for
    critically acclaimed

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4 Last Year at Marienbad (1961)

In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before.

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1961-05-25 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Delphine Seyrig, Giorgio Albertazzi

Rating

rating icon 7.423
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #31 for
    symmetry plots
  2. Ranked #35 for
    impressionistic
  3. Ranked #60 for
    opaque

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5 La Notte (1961)

A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship in Milan.

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1961-01-24 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Marcello Mastroianni, Jeanne Moreau

Rating

rating icon 7.931
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #30 for
    with marital problems
  2. Ranked #67 for
    ambling
  3. Ranked #142 for
    rhythmic continuity of character development

Trailer

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6 The Hustler (1961)

Fast Eddie Felson is a small-time pool hustler with a lot of talent but a self-destructive attitude. His bravado causes him to challenge the legendary Minnesota Fats to a high-stakes match.

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1961-09-25 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason

Rating

rating icon 7.686
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #21 for
    cocksure
  2. Ranked #44 for
    tremendously talented
  3. Ranked #65 for
    devil-may-care

Trailer

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7 The Innocents (1961)

A young governess for two children becomes convinced that the house and grounds are haunted by ghosts and that the children are being possessed.

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1961-12-15 | Horror / Mystery

Cast

Deborah Kerr, Peter Wyngarde

Rating

rating icon 7.453
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #7 for
    lovecraftian
  2. Ranked #73 for
    Cosmic Horror
  3. Ranked #117 for
    minx

Trailer

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8 Lola (1961)

A bored young man meets with his former girlfriend, now a cabaret dancer and single mother, and soon finds himself falling back in love with her.

Info

1961-03-03 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Anouk Aimée, Marc Michel

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #95 for
    strange twist
  2. Ranked #106 for
    symmetry plots
  3. Ranked #107 for
    Multiple POV

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9 The Children's Hour (1961)

A private school for young girls is scandalized when one spiteful student accuses the two young women who run the school of being in a relationship.

Info

1961-12-19 | Drama

Cast

Audrey Hepburn, Shirley MacLaine

Rating

rating icon 7.679
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #16 for
    thudding sound
  2. Ranked #80 for
    scandalous
  3. Ranked #99 for
    spoiled brat

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10 Accattone (1961)

A pimp with no other means to provide for himself finds his life spiralling out of control when his prostitute is sent to prison.

Info

1961-09-25 | Drama

Cast

Franco Citti, Franca Pasut

Rating

rating icon 7.735
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #18 for
    neo-realism
  2. Ranked #59 for
    naturalist
  3. Ranked #184 for
    bawdy

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