Best award winning movies with an ethical issue from 1966

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with an ethical issue from 1966! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with an ethical issue from 1966, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 A Man for All Seasons (1966)

A depiction of the conflict between King Henry VIII of England and his Lord Chancellor, Sir Thomas More, who refuses to swear the Oath of Supremacy declaring Henry Supreme Head of the Church in England.

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1966-12-13 | Drama / History

Cast

Paul Scofield, Wendy Hiller

Rating

rating icon 7.342
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #9 for
    remarkable
  2. Ranked #40 for
    deservedly won awards
  3. Ranked #53 for
    with marital problems

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2 The Battle of Algiers (1966)

Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in 1957. The film traces the rebels' struggle and the increasingly extreme measures taken by the French government to quell the revolt.

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1966-09-08 | Drama / War

Cast

Brahim Hadjadj, Yacef Saâdi

Rating

rating icon 7.887
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #33 for
    cinema verite
  2. Ranked #54 for
    neo-realism
  3. Ranked #98 for
    non-professional cast

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3 Alfie (1966)

A young man leads a promiscuous lifestyle until several life reversals make him rethink his purposes and goals in life.

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1966-03-29 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Michael Caine, Shelley Winters

Rating

rating icon 6.465
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #22 for
    devil-may-care
  2. Ranked #30 for
    critically acclaimed
  3. Ranked #33 for
    smug

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4 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966)

A history professor and his wife entertain a young couple who are new to the university's faculty. As the drinks flow, secrets come to light, and the middle-aged couple unload onto their guests the full force of the bitterness, dysfunction, and animosity that defines their marriage.

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1966-06-22 | Drama

Cast

Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton

Rating

rating icon 7.718
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #27 for
    Oscar nomination deserving
  2. Ranked #36 for
    remarkable
  3. Ranked #48 for
    deservedly won awards

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5 The Hawks and the Sparrows (1966)

A man and his son take an allegorical stroll through life with a talking bird that spouts social and political philosophy.

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1966-05-04 | Comedy / Fantasy

Cast

Totò, Ninetto Davoli

Rating

rating icon 7.23
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #44 for
    neo-realism
  2. Ranked #93 for
    cautionary tale
  3. Ranked #95 for
    gut-punch

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6 Masculin Féminin (1966)

Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing people for a marketing research firm. He moves in with aspiring pop singer Madeleine. Paul, however, is disillusioned by the growing commercialism in society, while Madeleine just wants to be successful. The story is told in a series of 15 unrelated vignettes.

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1966-03-22 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud, Chantal Goya

Rating

rating icon 7.3
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #32 for
    capturing the zeitgeist
  2. Ranked #72 for
    machismo
  3. Ranked #75 for
    confusing

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7 Blow-Up (1966)

A successful mod photographer in London whose world is bounded by fashion, pop music, marijuana, and easy sex, feels his life is boring and despairing. But in the course of a single day he unknowingly captures a death on film.

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1966-12-18 | Drama / Mystery

Cast

David Hemmings, Vanessa Redgrave

Rating

rating icon 7.363
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #70 for
    capturing the zeitgeist
  2. Ranked #92 for
    opaque
  3. Ranked #151 for
    obtuse

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8 Fantastic Voyage (1966)

In order to save an assassinated scientist, a submarine and its crew are shrunk to microscopic size and injected into his bloodstream.

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1966-08-24 | Science Fiction / Adventure

Cast

Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch

Rating

rating icon 6.678
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #43 for
    antiquated
  2. Ranked #48 for
    nifty
  3. Ranked #49 for
    matte shot

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9 Persona (1966)

A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer.

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1966-10-18 | Drama

Cast

Bibi Andersson, Liv Ullmann

Rating

rating icon 8.183
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #73 for
    opaque
  2. Ranked #117 for
    impressionistic
  3. Ranked #132 for
    dumbfounded

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10 The Fortune Cookie (1966)

A cameraman is knocked over during a football game. His brother-in-law, as the king of the ambulance-chasing lawyers, starts a suit while he's still knocked out. The cameraman is against it until he hears that his ex-wife will be coming to see him. He pretends to be injured to get her back, but also sees what the strain is doing to the football player who injured him.

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1966-10-19 | Comedy

Cast

Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau

Rating

rating icon 7.2
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #51 for
    gold digger
  2. Ranked #65 for
    juicy atmosphere
  3. Ranked #109 for
    game changer

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