Top 27 Drama Movies Highly Recommended Released in 1962

A middle-aged college professor becomes infatuated with a 14-year-old girl. More about Lolita / IMDB / YouTube

A senator returns to a Western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins. Details on The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance / IMDB / YouTube

An American POW in the Korean War is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy. Read about The Manchurian Candidate / IMDB / YouTube

A former vaudeville child star torments her paraplegic sister, who eclipsed her as a movie star, in their decaying Hollywood mansion while desperately clinging to hopes of a comeback. Details on What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? / IMDB / YouTube

The events of D-Day, told on a grand scale from both the Allied and German points of view. Info on The Longest Day / IMDB / YouTube

Decades of a love triangle concerning two friends and an impulsive woman. Learn about Jules and Jim / IMDB / YouTube

The story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images. Find out about La Jetée / IMDB / YouTube

A surgeon causes an accident which leaves his daughter disfigured and goes to extreme lengths to give her a new face. Learn about Eyes Without a Face / IMDB / YouTube

Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution. Find out about Vivre sa vie / IMDB / YouTube

A lawyer's family is stalked by a man he once helped put in jail. Get info on Cape Fear / IMDB / YouTube

Cleo, a singer and hypochondriac, becomes increasingly worried that she might have cancer while awaiting test results from her doctor. Info on Cléo from 5 to 7 / IMDB / YouTube

Viridiana, a young nun about to take her final vows, pays a visit to her widowed uncle at the request of her Mother Superior. Info on Viridiana / IMDB / YouTube

In a strange and isolated chateau, a man becomes acquainted with a woman and insists that they have met before. Details on Last Year at Marienbad / IMDB / YouTube

A day in the life of an unfaithful married couple and their steadily deteriorating relationship. Info on La Notte / IMDB / YouTube

An unassuming office worker is arrested and stands trial, but he is never made aware of his charges. Learn about The Trial / IMDB / YouTube

A young woman meets a vital young man, but their love affair is doomed because of the man's materialistic nature. More about L'Eclisse / IMDB / YouTube

A pianist helps his brother escape from two gangsters, who retaliate by abducting their kid brother. Find out about Shoot the Piano Player / IMDB / YouTube

The story of Anne Sullivan's struggle to teach the blind, deaf and mute child Helen Keller how to understand and communicate. Find out about The Miracle Worker / IMDB / YouTube

A surly convicted murderer held in permanent isolation redeems himself when he becomes a renowned bird expert. Get info on Birdman of Alcatraz / IMDB / YouTube

In 1787, British ship Bounty leaves Portsmouth to bring a cargo of bread-fruit from Tahiti, but the savage on-board conditions imposed by Captain Bligh trigger a mutiny led by first officer Fletcher Christian. Look into Mutiny on the Bounty / IMDB / YouTube

An ex-union soldier is hired to transport gold from a mining community through dangerous territory. But what he doesn't realize is that his partner and old friend is plotting to double-cross him. Explore Ride the High Country / IMDB / YouTube

A married Sicilian baron falls in love with his cousin and vows to wed her, but with divorce illegal he must concoct a crime of passion to do away with his wife. More about Divorce Italian Style / IMDB / YouTube

A group of men trap wild animals in Africa and sell them to zoos before the arrival of a female wildlife photographer threatens to change their ways. Info on Hatari! / IMDB / YouTube

An aging widower arranges a marriage for his only daughter. Get info on An Autumn Afternoon / IMDB / YouTube

A fiercely independent cowboy gets himself locked up in prison to escape with an old friend. Look into Lonely Are the Brave / IMDB / YouTube

A young thief takes up long-distance running when he is sent to a borstal. See more about The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner / IMDB / YouTube

An elusive billionaire hires an American smuggler to investigate his past, leading to a dizzying descent into a cold-war European landscape. Check out Confidential Report / IMDB / YouTube