1960s: 10 Films That Defined the Decade

Easy Rider, Raybert Productions

The films of the 1960s have long been categorized wrong. While the 60s were a decade of great social upheaval, it wasn’t so much in film. The true revolution in film was coming from across the Atlantic in France, Sweden, and to a lesser extent, England.

Censorship codes loosened world-wide and character morality in film became more subjective. It was a concept the European film-makers adapted far faster than their American counterparts.

Button your safety straps,

Here are the top 10 movies that defined the 1960s.

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