Best 22 Drama Movies Fan Favorites from 1964

In 1910s London, snobbish phonetics professor Henry Higgins agrees to a wager that he can make a crude flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, presentable in high society. See more about My Fair Lady / IMDB / YouTube

When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity. More about Harakiri / IMDB / YouTube

Mark marries Marnie although she is a habitual thief and has serious psychological problems, and tries to help her confront and resolve them. Look into Marnie / IMDB / YouTube

Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift. Find out about Zulu / IMDB / YouTube

A young reindeer Rudolph lives at the North Pole. His father is one of Santa's reindeer and it is expected that Rudolph will eventually be one too. However, he has a feature which is a setback and causes him to be ostracized: his red nose. Find out about Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / IMDB / YouTube

A French writer's marriage deteriorates while working on Fritz Lang's version of The Odyssey, as his wife accuses him of using her to court favor with the film's brash American producer. Find out about Contempt / IMDB / YouTube

A young woman separated from her lover by war faces a life-altering decision. More about The Umbrellas of Cherbourg / IMDB / YouTube

Two crooks with a fondness for old Hollywood B-movies convince a languages student to help them commit a robbery. Learn about Band of Outsiders / IMDB / YouTube

A technical malfunction sends American bombers to Moscow to deliver a nuclear attack. Can all-out war be averted? Explore Fail Safe / IMDB / YouTube

A reserved English writer travelling to Crete on a matter of business finds his life changed forever when he meets the gregarious Alexis Zorba. Find out about Zorba the Greek / IMDB / YouTube

An entomologist on vacation is trapped by local villagers into living with a woman whose life task is shoveling sand for them. Look into Woman in the Dunes / IMDB / YouTube

When a disease turns all of humanity into the living dead, the last man on earth becomes a reluctant vampire hunter. Find out about The Last Man on Earth / IMDB / YouTube

Two estranged sisters, Ester and Anna, and Anna's 10-year-old son travel to the Central European country on the verge of war. Ester becomes seriously ill and the three of them move into a hotel in a small town called Timoka. See more about The Silence / IMDB / YouTube

United States military leaders plot to overthrow the President because he supports a nuclear disarmament treaty and they fear a Soviet sneak attack. Get info on Seven Days in May / IMDB / YouTube

A European prince terrorizes the local peasantry while using his castle as a refuge against the Red Death plague that stalks the land. Learn about The Masque of the Red Death / IMDB / YouTube

King Henry II of England comes to terms with his affection for his close friend and confidant Thomas Becket, who finds his true honor by observing God's divine will rather than the King's. Details on Becket / IMDB / YouTube

Upper-class Tony hires servant Hugo Barrett, who turns out to have a hidden agenda. Find out about The Servant / IMDB / YouTube

An ostracized Episcopal clergyman leads a busload of middle-aged Baptist women on a tour of the Mexican coast and comes to terms with the failure haunting his life. Find out about The Night of the Iguana / IMDB / YouTube

A burglar betraying other criminals prepares for a big heist with a trusted friend who might be as untrustworthy as he. Read about Le Doulos / IMDB / YouTube

Wealthy businessman Domenico and penniless prostitute Filumena share a large part of their lives in post-WWII Italy. Read about Marriage Italian Style / IMDB / YouTube

Four vignettes about the lives of the Cuban people set during the pre-revolutionary era. Explore I Am Cuba / IMDB / YouTube

The death of Marcus Aurelius leads to a succession crisis, in which the deceased emperor's son, Commodus, demonstrates that he is unwilling to let anything undermine his claim to the Roman Empire. Find out about The Fall of the Roman Empire / IMDB / YouTube