1956 (Features/Shorts) Best to Worst
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1. The Killing (1956)
Approved | 84 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.
Director: Stanley Kubrick | Stars: Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Vince Edwards, Jay C. Flippen
Votes: 97,559
10/10*
2. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Approved | 80 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: Kevin McCarthy, Dana Wynter, Larry Gates, King Donovan
Votes: 54,783
10/10*
3. The Searchers (1956)
Passed | 119 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.
Director: John Ford | Stars: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond
Votes: 96,331
10/10*
4. The Bad Seed (1956)
Approved | 129 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller
Rhoda Penmark seems like your average, sweet eight-year-old girl. After her rival at school dies in mysterious circumstances at the school picnic, her mother starts to suspect that Rhoda was responsible.
Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Gage Clarke, Jesse White
Votes: 15,780
10/10*
5. Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Wile E. Coyote unsuccessfully chases the Road Runner using such contrivances as a rifle, a steel plate, a dynamite stick on an extending metal pulley, a painting of a collapsed bridge (... See full summary »
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 1,238
10/10
6. Rocket Squad (1956)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In a futuristic city, Detectives Monday and Tuesday pursue a wanted criminal.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 646
10/10
7. Nightfall (1956)
78 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Through a series of bizarre coincidences, an artist finds himself falsely accused of bank robbery and murder and is pursued by the authorities and the real killers.
Director: Jacques Tourneur | Stars: Aldo Ray, Anne Bancroft, Brian Keith, Jocelyn Brando
Votes: 4,568
9/10
8. The Harder They Fall (1956)
Passed | 109 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Sport
An ex-sportswriter is hired by a shady fight promoter to promote his latest find, an unknown but easily exploitable rising star from Argentina.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Rod Steiger, Jan Sterling, Mike Lane
Votes: 9,042
9/10
9. A Town Like Alice (1956)
Not Rated | 117 min | Drama, Romance, War
A newly wealthy English woman returns to Malaya to build a well for the villagers who helped her during war. Thinking back, she recalls the Australian man who made a great sacrifice to aid her and her fellow prisoners of war.
Director: Jack Lee | Stars: Virginia McKenna, Peter Finch, Kenji Takaki, Tran Van Khe
Votes: 1,910
9/10
10. Barbary-Coast Bunny (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
When Nasty Canasta cheats Bugs out of his gold, the rabbit retaliates by playing a naive hayseed whose effortless and unrelenting winning bankrupts Canasta's new casino.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Daws Butler
Votes: 963
9/10
11. Broom-Stick Bunny (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Witch Hazel's claim to be the ugliest witch of all is threatened by a Halloween witch who turns out to be Bugs trick-or-treating.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 1,635
9/10
12. There They Go-Go-Go! (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Wile E. Coyote, tired of eating mud, chases after the Road Runner instead.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Paul Julian
Votes: 834
9/10
13. The Conceited General (1956)
24 min | Animation, Short
Set in ancient China. After a great victory, the general becomes complacent and out of practice. When the enemy returns, he acts like a punk.
Director: Wei Te
Votes: 98
9/10
14. The Girl Can't Help It (1956)
Approved | 98 min | Comedy, Music
A gangster hires a down-and-out press agent to make his airheaded girlfriend a singing star.
Director: Frank Tashlin | Stars: Tom Ewell, Jayne Mansfield, Edmond O'Brien, Julie London
Votes: 3,919
8/10
15. High Society (1956)
Not Rated | 111 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
With socialite Tracy Lord about to remarry, her ex-husband - with the help of a sympathetic reporter - has 48 hours to convince her that she really still loves him.
Director: Charles Walters | Stars: Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, Celeste Holm
Votes: 17,535 | Gross: $13.00M
8/10*
16. Bugs' Bonnets (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
A psychological study of the behavioral effects of headgear as Bugs and Elmer continually switch personas depending on which hats they wear.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, Robert C. Bruce
Votes: 769
8/10
17. Blue Cat Blues (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Drama
As Tom prepares to commit suicide, Jerry recounts the cat's hopeless lover's pursuit of the opportunistic lady that led to this.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Paul Frees, Bob Laztny, Jack Sabel
Votes: 1,046
8/10
18. Rocket-bye Baby (1956)
7 min | Animation, Sci-Fi, Family
A cosmic mix-up results in a Martian baby being delivered to Earth, while an Earth baby is sent to Mars. Joseph Wilbur and his wife try to raise the green-skinned, ingenious Martian tyke as... See full summary »
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Daws Butler, June Foray
Votes: 533
8/10
19. A Star Is Bored (1956)
TV-G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy Duck must double for Bugs in any slapstick which Warners considers too dangerous for its star Bugs Bunny.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan, June Foray
Votes: 849
8/10
20. The Fastest Gun Alive (1956)
Passed | 89 min | Drama, Western
In the western frontier town of Cross Creek, storekeeper George Temple is a polite and soft spoken man with a secret past. When 3 bank robbers on the lam stop in town to change horses, George's past comes back to haunt him.
Director: Russell Rouse | Stars: Glenn Ford, Jeanne Crain, Broderick Crawford, Russ Tamblyn
Votes: 3,579
7/10
21. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
PG | 120 min | Drama, Thriller
An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda de Banzie, Bernard Miles
Votes: 69,596 | Gross: $10.25M
7/10
22. The Unexpected Pest (1956)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Sylvester is pressured to catch mice or leave the house. In desperation, he finds an outdoor mouse who will act the part.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 370
7/10
23. Raw! Raw! Rooster! (1956)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Foghorn's annoying college buddy, Rhode Island Red, comes for a visit and then won't leave. What's worse, he muscles in on Foggy's harem and reverses most of Foggy's traps and tricks. A ... See full summary »
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Daws Butler
Votes: 304
7/10
24. How to Have an Accident in the Home (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
The spirit of Fate demonstrates how carelessness is responsible for much of Donald Duck's misfortune at home.
Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Clarence Nash, Bill Thompson
Votes: 339
7/10
25. Deduce, You Say (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy Duck is a detective who is hunting for the Shropshire Slasher.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, June Foray
Votes: 1,228
7/10
26. Baby Doll (1956)
Approved | 114 min | Comedy, Drama
An immature, naive teenage bride holds her anxious husband at bay while flirting with an amorous Sicilian farmer.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach, Mildred Dunnock
Votes: 8,296
6/10*
27. To Hare Is Human (1956)
7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Wile E. Coyote consults a "Univac Electric Brain (Do It Yourself)" in his efforts to catch Bugs.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 846
6/10
28. The Honey-Mousers (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The Honey-Mousers are starved for food and a cat stands between them and the refrigerator. Ralph and his friend concoct unsuccessful cat-passing techniques, the best being a Trojan dog made from a barrel.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Daws Butler, June Foray
Votes: 459
6/10
29. The Scarlet Hour (1956)
Approved | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
An unhappy wife uses her powers of manipulation to draw an infatuated man into an ill-fated jewelry heist.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, Jody Lawrance, James Gregory
Votes: 733
6/10
30. Chips Ahoy (1956)
6 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
Chip and Dale are starving in their tree home when they notice a plentiful supply of acorns on an island in a lake. To get to the island, they borrow a miniature model ship of Donald's to ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Dessie Flynn, Clarence Nash, Norma Swank
Votes: 712
6/10
31. Stupor Duck (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Daffy Duck plays a superhero who can't do anything right while fighting a menace he does not know is non-existant.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Daws Butler
Votes: 707
6/10
32. Patterns (1956)
Approved | 83 min | Drama
When Fred Staples is recruited onto the board of a high-powered New York corporation, he finds his ethics and ambition at odds.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Van Heflin, Everett Sloane, Ed Begley, Beatrice Straight
Votes: 3,548
5/10
33. The High and the Flighty (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Salesman Daffy Duck comes upon a farm, the site of Foghorn Leghorn's ongoing feud with the barnyard dog, and proceeds to sell Foghorn and the dog contraptions to continue their violent, ... See full summary »
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 472
5/10
34. Please Murder Me! (1956)
Approved | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A lawyer suffers a guilt complex after getting a murder acquittal for his client, and then finding out she did commit the crime.
Director: Peter Godfrey | Stars: Angela Lansbury, Raymond Burr, Dick Foran, John Dehner
Votes: 1,622
5/10
35. Down Beat Bear (1956)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A dancing bear, who has escaped from a carnival, uses Tom as his reluctant dance partner.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, Paul Frees
Votes: 748
5/10
36. The Egg and Jerry (1956)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A baby woodpecker mistakes Jerry for his mother. The mouse rejects the newly hatched bird but soon finds himself protecting it against his feline nemesis, Tom.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Sara Berner, William Hanna
Votes: 558
5/10
37. Heaven Scent (1956)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
On the French Riviera, a female cat is frightened by sudden outbursts of barking by every dog around her. So, to scare them away, she paints her back with a white stripe like that of a ... See full summary »
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 384
5/10
38. Giant (1956)
G | 201 min | Drama, Western
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker
Votes: 42,259
4/10
39. 1984 (1956)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In a totalitarian future society, Winston Smith, whose daily work is re-writing history, tries to rebel by falling in love.
Director: Michael Anderson | Stars: Edmond O'Brien, Michael Redgrave, Jan Sterling, David Kossoff
Votes: 4,181
4/10
40. Busy Buddies (1956)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom and Jerry are forced to take care of a baby because the babysitter is more interested in talking on the phone.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: Julie Bennett
Votes: 680
4/10
41. Napoleon Bunny-Part (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Bugs takes a wrong turn off the Hollywood freeway and tunnels into the headquarters of Napoleon Bonaparte.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 499
4/10
42. Indestructible Man (1956)
Approved | 72 min | Crime, Horror, Sci-Fi
Charles "The Butcher" Benton, a brutal death row inmate gets double-crossed by his crooked lawyer. He gets his chance for revenge when, after he's been executed, a bizarre experiment brings him back to life and more deadly than ever.
Director: Jack Pollexfen | Stars: Lon Chaney Jr., Max Showalter, Marian Carr, Ross Elliott
Votes: 3,158
3/10
43. Night and Fog (1956)
TV-14 | 32 min | Documentary, Short, History
The history of Nazi Germany's death camps of the Final Solution and the hellish world of dehumanization and death contained inside.
Director: Alain Resnais | Stars: Michel Bouquet, Reinhard Heydrich, Heinrich Himmler, Adolf Hitler
Votes: 21,473
3/10
44. Rabbitson Crusoe (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Crusoe, played by Yosemite Sam, has been living off coconuts for 20 years when Bugs washes up on his island.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 422
3/10
45. Forbidden Planet (1956)
G | 98 min | Adventure, Sci-Fi
A starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization.
Director: Fred M. Wilcox | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis, Leslie Nielsen, Warren Stevens
Votes: 53,235 | Gross: $3.00M
2/10*
46. Rock Rock Rock! (1956)
G | 85 min | Drama, Music
Dori is trying to get together enough money to buy a strapless gown; Daddy has cut off Dori's allowance, but gee, she's gotta go to the prom.
Director: Will Price | Stars: Alan Freed and his Rock 'n Roll Band, Fran Manfred, Tuesday Weld, Connie Francis
Votes: 643
2/10
47. The Ten Commandments (1956)
G | 220 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson
Votes: 77,899 | Gross: $93.74M
2/10*
48. Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
Unrated | 83 min | Action, Horror, Sci-Fi
Extraterrestrials traveling in high-tech flying saucers contact a scientist as part of a plan to enslave the inhabitants of Earth.
Director: Fred F. Sears | Stars: Hugh Marlowe, Joan Taylor, Donald Curtis, Morris Ankrum
Votes: 9,114
2/10
49. Hot Rod Girl (1956)
Approved | 79 min | Action, Drama, Romance
After his kid brother is killed in a street race, a champion drag-racer quits racing. However, a new kid comes to town determined to force him back into racing so he can take his title--and he's already taken his girlfriend.
Director: Leslie H. Martinson | Stars: Lori Nelson, Chuck Connors, John Smith, Mark Andrews
Votes: 394
1/10
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