1958 (Features/Shorts) Best to Worst
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1. Vertigo (1958)
PG | 128 min | Mystery, Romance, Thriller
A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore
Votes: 427,132 | Gross: $3.20M
10/10*
2. The Defiant Ones (1958)
Approved | 96 min | Crime, Drama
Two chained-together escaped convicts, White and Black, must learn to get along in order to elude capture.
Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Tony Curtis, Sidney Poitier, Cara Williams, Theodore Bikel
Votes: 17,855
10/10*
3. Touch of Evil (1958)
PG-13 | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping and police corruption in a Mexican border town.
Director: Orson Welles | Stars: Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, Janet Leigh, Joseph Calleia
Votes: 109,832 | Gross: $2.24M
10/10*
4. Robin Hood Daffy (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy attempts to convince Porky, as Friar Tuck, that he really is Robin Hood.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 2,706
10/10
5. The Fly (1958)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A scientist has a horrific accident when he tries to use his newly invented teleportation device.
Director: Kurt Neumann | Stars: David Hedison, Patricia Owens, Vincent Price, Herbert Marshall
Votes: 25,677 | Gross: $3.00M
9/10*
6. Murder by Contract (1958)
Approved | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Claude is a ruthless and efficient contract killer - until he finds his next target is a woman.
Director: Irving Lerner | Stars: Vince Edwards, Phillip Pine, Herschel Bernardi, Caprice Toriel
Votes: 4,369
9/10
7. Damn Yankees (1958)
Approved | 111 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
A frustrated fan of the hopeless Washington Senators makes a pact with the Devil to help the baseball team win the league pennant.
Directors: George Abbott, Stanley Donen | Stars: Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston, Russ Brown
Votes: 3,448
9/10
8. A Night to Remember (1958)
Not Rated | 123 min | Drama, History
On her maiden voyage in April 1912, the supposedly unsinkable RMS Titanic strikes an iceberg in the Atlantic Ocean.
Director: Roy Ward Baker | Stars: Kenneth More, Ronald Allen, Robert Ayres, Honor Blackman
Votes: 17,167
9/10
9. The Big Country (1958)
Passed | 166 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A New England sea captain in the 1880s arrives at his fiancée's sprawling Texas ranch, where he becomes embroiled in a feud between two families over a valuable patch of land.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston
Votes: 21,135
9/10
10. Whoa, Be-Gone! (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Wile E. Coyote's plans for catching the Road Runner involve a giant elastic spring, a gun and trampoline, TNT sticks in a barrel, and tornado seeds. The last of these schemes results in the... See full summary »
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 801
9/10
11. South Pacific (1958)
Approved | 157 min | Musical, Romance, War
On a South Pacific island during World War II, love blooms between a young nurse and a secretive Frenchman who's being courted for a dangerous military mission.
Director: Joshua Logan | Stars: Rossano Brazzi, Mitzi Gaynor, John Kerr, Ray Walston
Votes: 9,814
8/10
12. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
Not Rated | 108 min | Drama
Brick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminal father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Director: Richard Brooks | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Newman, Burl Ives, Jack Carson
Votes: 53,437 | Gross: $17.57M
8/10*
13. City of Fear (1959)
Passed | 81 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
A vicious killer escapes from San Quentin with a cannister of what he believes to be heroin but is actually a radioactive substance that threatens all Los Angeles.
Director: Irving Lerner | Stars: Vince Edwards, Lyle Talbot, John Archer, Steven Ritch
Votes: 1,632
8/10
14. Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Suffering from a rabbit-hangover Bugs accidentally climbs onto a rocket ship parked directly over his hole. He's taken to Marvin the Martian's home where he steals explosives Marvin was planning to use to blow up the Earth.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,489
8/10
15. Hip Hip-Hurry! (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Wile E. Coyote is once again after the Road Runner, this time resorting to hand grenades, dynamite, falling rocks and a speed potion (which contains vitamins R, P and M).
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 489
8/10
16. Cat Feud (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Marc Anthony, the ferocious guard dog, falls for a cute cuddly little kitty. An evil cat tries to swipe the kitty and it's up to Marc Anthony to protect the sweet feline.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 476
8/10
17. Knighty Knight Bugs (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Court jester Bugs races against the Black Knight (Yosemite Sam) and his sneezing dragon in pursuit of the Singing Sword.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,910
8/10
18. Gigi (1958)
G | 115 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Weary of the conventions of Parisian society, a rich playboy and a youthful courtesan-in-training enjoy a platonic friendship which may not stay platonic for long.
Directors: Vincente Minnelli, Charles Walters | Stars: Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold
Votes: 24,509
7/10
19. The Old Man and the Sea (1958)
Not Rated | 86 min | Adventure, Drama
An old Cuban fisherman's dry spell is broken when he hooks a gigantic fish that drags him out to sea.
Directors: John Sturges, Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Felipe Pazos, Harry Bellaver, Richard Alameda
Votes: 8,643
7/10*
20. The Vikings (1958)
Not Rated | 116 min | Action, Adventure, History
A slave and a Viking prince fight for the love of a captive princess.
Director: Richard Fleischer | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Tony Curtis, Ernest Borgnine, Janet Leigh
Votes: 15,700 | Gross: $7.00M
7/10
21. Hook, Line and Stinker (1958)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Wile E. Coyote hopes to catch the Road Runner using a mallet, a cooking pan, a TNT stick, a balloon, and a piano dropped from a precipice. The last of these results in Wile E. falling to ... See full summary »
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 550
7/10
22. Run Silent Run Deep (1958)
Approved | 93 min | Action, Drama, War
A U.S. sub commander, obsessed with sinking a certain Japanese ship, butts heads with his first officer and crew.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Clark Gable, Burt Lancaster, Jack Warden, Brad Dexter
Votes: 13,119
6/10
23. The Lineup (1958)
Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
In San Francisco, a psychopathic gangster and his mentor retrieve heroin packages carried by unsuspecting travelers.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Eli Wallach, Robert Keith, Richard Jaeckel, Mary LaRoche
Votes: 4,429
6/10
24. The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
G | 88 min | Action, Adventure, Family
When a princess is shrunken by an evil wizard, Sinbad must undertake a quest to an island of monsters to cure her and prevent a war.
Director: Nathan Juran | Stars: Kerwin Mathews, Kathryn Grant, Richard Eyer, Torin Thatcher
Votes: 14,767 | Gross: $6.98M
6/10
25. Machine-Gun Kelly (1958)
Unrated | 80 min | Action, Biography, Crime
The criminal exploits of Public Enemy number 1, George 'Machine-Gun' Kelly, during the 1930s.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Charles Bronson, Susan Cabot, Morey Amsterdam, Richard Devon
Votes: 1,984
6/10
26. Hare-Less Wolf (1958)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
An absent-minded wolf sets out to catch Bugs for dinner but keeps forgetting what he was heading out to shoot in the first place.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 355
6/10
27. Cop Hater (1958)
Not Rated | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The hardworking detectives of the 87th Precinct in an unnamed city during a massive heat wave investigate the seemingly random murders of policemen.
Director: William Berke | Stars: Robert Loggia, Gerald S. O'Loughlin, Ellen Parker, Shirley Ballard
Votes: 575
5/10
28. Robin Hoodwinked (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom Cat guards Robin Hood's prison cell; Jerry Mouse and his diaper-wearing friend intend to be Robin's rescuers.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Lucille Bliss, William Hanna, Bill Thompson
Votes: 743
5/10
29. Don't Axe Me (1958)
6 min | Family, Animation, Short
Farmer Elmer Fudd agrees to provide a duck to his wife for dinner. Daffy Duck has been a moocher on Elmer's farm and has therefore not endeared himself to Fudd or to Fudd's dog. So, axe in ... See full summary »
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, June Foray
Votes: 351
5/10
30. The Case Against Brooklyn (1958)
Approved | 82 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Fact-based story of a rookie cop who takes on a crime syndicate involved in corrupting government officials in Brooklyn, New York.
Director: Paul Wendkos | Stars: Darren McGavin, Margaret Hayes, Warren Stevens, Peggy McCay
Votes: 543
4/10
31. Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958)
Approved | 103 min | Comedy, Musical
A TV repair man must care for the newborn triplets of his former hometown sweetheart, now a famous movie star, so her career will not suffer.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Connie Stevens, Reginald Gardiner
Votes: 2,263
4/10
32. Thunder Road (1958)
Approved | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A veteran comes home from the Korean War to the mountains and takes over the family moonshining business. He has to battle big-city gangsters who are trying to take over the business and the police who are trying to put him in prison.
Director: Arthur Ripley | Stars: Robert Mitchum, Gene Barry, Jacques Aubuchon, Keely Smith
Votes: 4,618
4/10*
33. Tortilla Flaps (1958)
6 min | Animation, Family, Short
A hungry crow intrudes on a party honoring Speedy Gonzales, Mexico's fastest mouse, and tries to catch and eat some of Speedy's friends. Speedy leads the crow on a frustrating and violent ... See full summary »
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Tom Holland
Votes: 296
4/10
34. The Vanishing Duck (1958)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
George gives Joan a baby duck for her birthday. While they are out celebrating, Tom goes after the duck but his plans are thwarted when the duck (and, later, Jerry) finds a jar of vanishing... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Richard Anderson, Red Coffey, William Hanna, Perry Sheehan
Votes: 706
4/10
35. Pre-Hysterical Hare (1958)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Bugs discovers a Micronesian Film Documentary in "Cromagnonscope" showing Elmer Fuddstone and a sabertooth bunny in 10,000 BC.
Directors: Robert McKimson, Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Dave Barry
Votes: 333
4/10
36. Mardi Gras (1958)
Unrated | 107 min | Musical
A military school cadet Boone wins a date with a French movie goddess (Carère) who happens to be the queen of the "Mardi Gras" parade. They fall in love, but Carère's movie studio wants to capitalize on this newly found love for publicity.
Director: Edmund Goulding | Stars: Pat Boone, Christine Carère, Tommy Sands, Sheree North
Votes: 244
3/10
37. A Bird in a Bonnet (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
The chase continues between Tweety Bird and that persistant puddy tat, Sylvester. Tweety hides in a millinery store (where Granny happens to be shopping) and hides on a hat. After a store ... See full summary »
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, June Foray
Votes: 259
3/10
38. Happy Go Ducky (1958)
Passed | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Easter bunny brings an egg for Tom and Jerry that hatches into the little duckling. He keeps getting into water he shouldn't: the aquarium, water cooler, bathtub, sink, as the boys keep... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Red Coffey, William Hanna
Votes: 710
3/10
39. The Blob (1958)
Approved | 86 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An alien lifeform consumes everything in its path as it grows and grows.
Directors: Irvin S. Yeaworth Jr., Russell S. Doughten Jr. | Stars: Steve McQueen, Aneta Corsaut, Earl Rowe, Olin Howland
Votes: 29,394
2/10
40. It! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
Approved | 69 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
The first manned expedition to Mars is invaded by an unknown life form, which stows away on the rescue ship.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: Marshall Thompson, Shirley Patterson, Kim Spalding, Ann Doran
Votes: 6,270
2/10*
41. Lost, Lonely and Vicious (1958)
Approved | 73 min | Drama
Johnnie Dennis (Ken Clayton) is a rising, young male movie star. Despite his burgeoning career, Johnnie is unhappy, obsessed with death and engages in reckless behavior. After meeting Helen Preacher (Barbara Wilson), an innocent and caring drugstore clerk whom he falls for, Johnnie begins to rethink his cynical outlook on life.
Director: Frank Myers | Stars: Ken Clayton, Barbara Wilson, Lilyan Chauvin, Richard Gilden
Votes: 163
2/10
42. I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)
Not Rated | 78 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Aliens arrive on Earth to possess the bodies of humans. One of their first victims is a young man, whose new wife soon realizes something is wrong with him.
Director: Gene Fowler Jr. | Stars: Tom Tryon, Gloria Talbott, Peter Baldwin, Robert Ivers
Votes: 3,098
2/10
43. Panda and the Magic Serpent (1958)
TV-Y7-FV | 79 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
The adventures of a cute little panda, a dragon god and an evil serpent.
Director: Taiji Yabushita | Stars: Hisaya Morishige, Mariko Miyagi, Virginia Blackman, Lisa Lu
Votes: 599
2/10
44. A Pizza Tweety-Pie (1958)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Another wet and wild Sylvester Cat-Tweety Bird chase, this time in the flooded areas of Venice, Italy, where Granny has taken Tweety on vacation.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Daws Butler, June Foray
Votes: 279
2/10
45. Hot Rod Gang (1958)
Not Rated | 72 min | Drama, Music
Kid who wants to enter his car in the drag races joins a rock band to make enough money to do it.
Director: Lew Landers | Stars: John Ashley, Jody Fair, Gene Vincent, Russ Bender
Votes: 286
1/10
46. The Day the Sky Exploded (1958)
Not Rated | 82 min | Sci-Fi
Scientists discover that a group of meteors are hurtling on a collison course with Earth, and if they hit, the planet will be destroyed.
Directors: Paolo Heusch, Mario Bava | Stars: Paul Hubschmid, Madeleine Fischer, Fiorella Mari, Ivo Garrani
Votes: 842
1/10
47. War of the Satellites (1958)
Approved | 66 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
An "unknown force" declares war against planet Earth when the United Nations disobeys warnings to cease and desist in its attempts at assembling the first satellite in the atmosphere.
Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Dick Miller, Susan Cabot, Richard Devon, Eric Sinclair
Votes: 1,174
1/10
48. Gang War (1958)
Approved | 75 min | Crime, Drama
A Los Angeles high-school teacher's problems begin when he happens to witness a gangland killing and agrees to identify the murderers. Not realizing this will cause the underworld to retaliate "big time".
Director: Gene Fowler Jr. | Stars: Charles Bronson, Kent Taylor, Jennifer Holden, John Doucette
Votes: 321
1/10
49. The Screaming Skull (1958)
Unrated | 68 min | Horror, Thriller
A newly married couple arrives at the home of the husband's late wife, where the gardens have been maintained by a gardener faithful to the dead woman's memory. Soon, eerie events lead the new wife to think she's losing her mind.
Director: Alex Nicol | Stars: John Hudson, Peggy Webber, Russ Conway, Tony Johnson
Votes: 3,960
1/10
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