Best 1960s Adventure Movies

Looking for the best 1960s Adventure movies? These are the 11 highest-rated 1960s Adventure titles in our catalogue, led by Vagabonds from Badgerville, The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven and Eleven Samurai. The list is ranked by audience score; open any title for its cast, trailer and legal places to watch.

1. Vagabonds from Badgerville (1961)

★ 8.5/10

A musical about the escapades of some tanuki passing themselves off as humans in human society.
2. The Monkey King: Uproar in Heaven (1961)

★ 7.7/10

Sun Wukong, the King of the Monkeys, sets off on his first adventure to gain a worthy weapon. This earns the attention of the Jade Emperor of Heaven.
3. Eleven Samurai (1967)

★ 7.5/10

The lord of the Oshi fief is killed by his trespassing neighbour, the cruel and despotic Nariatsu, son of the former Shogun. After an investigation, the Oshi clan is blamed for what happened and sentenced to be…
4. Dirkie (1969)

★ 7.2/10

An 8-year-old boy and his dog are left to face a vast desert wasteland alone after a plane crash, while an army of men and machines penetrate the desert searching for them. Based on true events.
5. Thunderball (1965)

★ 6.7/10

A criminal organization has obtained two nuclear bombs and are asking for a 100 million pound ransom in the form of diamonds in seven days or they will use the weapons. The secret service sends James Bond to the…
6. Fantomas vs. Scotland Yard (1967)

★ 6.7/10

In the third and final episode of the trilogy, Fantômas imposes a head tax on the rich, threatening to kill those who do not comply.
7. Clash of Steel (1962)

★ 6.3/10

In 16th-century France, the Chevalier de Pardaillan rescues the beautiful gypsy "Violetta", in reality Isabelle, daughter of the Comte d'Entraigues and prey of his sworn enemy, the Duke Henri de Guise. Pardaillan and…
8. The Wild Eye (1967)

★ 6.0/10

A film documentarian stops at nothing to record unusual and supposedly true-to-life situations.
9. The Gallant Musketeer (1964)

★ 5.9/10

Set against the troubled period of the Wars of Religion in France, at a time when the three Henries (Henri III, Henri de Guise and Henri de Béarn) vied for the the throne, these new adventures of Pardaillan have the…
10. The Perils of Pauline (1967)

★ 4.4/10

Pauline becomes involved in a series of adventures around the world and is aided by her ever present friend, George.
11. King of Kong Island (1968)

★ 3.3/10

Eve is a jungle girl brought up by apes. She is captured with a number of apes by a mad scientist, conducting mind control experiments on them. Eventually she is liberated by a young explorer.