List of the best Robert Stevenson movies: Mary Poppins(1964), Jane Eyre(1944), Darby O'Gill and the Little People(1959), Bedknobs and Broomsticks(1971), To the Ends of the Earth(1948), Back Street(1941), Joan of Paris(1942), That Darn Cat!(1965), The Gnome-Mobile(1967), Non-Stop New York(1937), In Search of the Castaways(1962), The Man Who Lived Again(1936) ... ...
Musical, Kids & Family
USA
1964
140 Minutes
Director
Julie Andrews Dick Van Dyke Glynis Johns David Tomlinson Ed Wynn Hermione Baddeley Karen Dotrice Matthew Garber Arthur Treacher Reginald Owen Reta Shaw
nanny son daughter father mother musician amusing cheery engaging playful england london park household childhood magic family parenthood adventure discovery
In turn of the century London, a magical nanny employs music and adventure to help two neglected children become closer to their father.
Drama
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Director
Joan Fontaine Orson Welles Margaret O'Brien Peggy Ann Garner John Sutton Sara Allgood Henry Daniell Agnes Moorehead Aubrey Mather Edith Barrett Barbara Everest
governess pretty woman aristocrat housekeeper maid young girl emotional melodramatic dark england countryside estate yorkshire moors forbidden love romance may-december romance poverty class distinctions forbidden love love
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.
Fantasy
USA
1959
95 Minutes
Director
Albert Sharpe Janet Munro Sean Connery Jimmy O'Dea Kieron Moore Estelle Winwood Denis O'Dea J.G. Devlin Walter Fitzgerald Jack MacGowran Farrell Pelly
caretaker daughter leprechaun suitor incredible playful uplifting ireland pub estate magic friendship wishes family folklore discovery love 1950s
A wily old codger matches wits with the King of the Leprechauns and helps play matchmaker for his daughter and the strapping lad who has replaced him as caretaker.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1971
117 Minutes
Director
Angela Lansbury David Tomlinson Roddy McDowall Sam Jaffe John Ericson Bruce Forsyth Reginald Owen Tessie O'Shea Arthur E. Gould-Porter Ben Wrigley Rick Traeger
child nazi witch con artist playful charming crafty england village imaginary world world war ii magic witchcraft childcare adventure growing up escape 1940s
An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical magician conman search for the missing component to a magic spell to be used in the defense of Britain in World War II.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
109 Minutes
Director
Dick Powell Signe Hasso Maylia Ludwig Donath Vladimir Sokoloff Edgar Barrier
government agent widow ward criminal drug dealer commissioner gripping melodramatic tense suspenseful san francisco shanghai ship restaurant courtroom havana travel investigation justice crime
After witnessing an incident on a foreign ship off California coast, a U.S. Treasury agent aboard a Coast Guard vessel decides to further investigate the matter by following a crime trail leading to China, Egypt, Lebanon and Cuba.
Drama
USA
1941
89 Minutes
Director
Charles Boyer Margaret Sullavan Richard Carlson Frank McHugh Tim Holt Frank Jenks Esther Dale Samuel S. Hinds Peggy Stewart Nell O'Day Kitty O'Neil
shopgirl banker manufacturer mistress son wife melodramatic moving sad cincinnati shop train station boat new york city apartment affair unrequited love social ostracism father/son relationship business
Five years after meeting and falling in love with a banker, a willful shop girl decides to become his mistress upon learning he has since gotten married and had a son.
War
USA
1942
91 Minutes
Director
Michèle Morgan Paul Henreid Thomas Mitchell Laird Cregar May Robson Alan Ladd Jack Briggs Richard Fraser Alexander Granach Paul Weigel John Abbott
pilot love interest priest nazi emotional suspenseful paris france fugitives world war ii romance survival resistance love pursuit sacrifice 1940s
An RAF squadron is brought down over occupied France. The flyers get to Paris in spite of the fact that the youngest, Baby, is injured. He must be hidden and his wounds cared for. The Gestapo has already issued orders for their arrest.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1965
116 Minutes
Director
Hayley Mills Dean Jones Dorothy Provine Roddy McDowall Neville Brand Elsa Lanchester William Demarest Frank Gorshin Richard Eastham Grayson Hall Ed Wynn
young woman sister cat fbi agent bank robber bank teller amusing lighthearted united states household apartment cats siblings investigation kidnapping romance mystery discovery 1960s
After a kidnapped bank teller uses a neighbor's wandering cat to send an S.O.S., the F.B.I. assigns a cat-allergic Agent to the case.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1967
90 Minutes
Director
Walter Brennan Matthew Garber Karen Dotrice Tom Lowell Ed Wynn Richard Deacon Sean McClory Jerome Cowan Charles Lane Norman Grabowski Gil Lamb
gnome tycoon grandchild doctor executive charming lighthearted madcap forest california magic folklore marriage insanity adventure escape rescue 1960s
An eccentric millionaire and his grandchildren are embroiled in the plights of some forest gnomes who are searching for the rest of their tribe. While helping them, the millionaire is ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1937
71 Minutes
Director
Anna Lee John Loder Francis L. Sullivan Alexander Sarner
A young woman finds herself as the intended victim of a murder plot on a transatlantic flight from London to New York.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1962
100 Minutes
Director
Maurice Chevalier Hayley Mills George Sanders Wilfrid Hyde-White Michael Anderson Jr. Antonio Cifariello Keith Hamshere Wilfrid Brambell Jack Gwillim Ronald Fraser Inia Wiata
teen girl professor shipping magnate brother father villain thrilling endearing heartwarming confident ship glasgow, scotland andes mountains australia new zealand missing persons expedition betrayal wildlife black market
In 19th century England, young Mary Grant and her brother, Robert, embark on a dangerous quest to find their missing father, a sea captain who vanished somewhere along the Chilean coast.
Sci-Fi
UK
1936
61 Minutes
Director
Boris Karloff Anna Lee John Loder Frank Cellier Donald Calthrop Cecil Parker Lyn Harding
Dr. Laurience, a brilliant but unstable scientist experimenting with transferring minds, becomes vengeful when his magnate patron withdraws his support.
Crime, Drama
USA
1947
85 Minutes
Director
Hedy Lamarr Dennis O'Keefe John Loder William Lundigan Natalie Schafer Paul Cavanagh
art designer advertiser secretary psychiatrist neighbor friend bleak melodramatic new york city office stork club apartment house court disillusionment sex mental breakdown attempted suicide blackmail murder
A beautiful editor at a fashion magazine has a breakdown due to the pressures of her work and her disappointing love life. A psychiatrist recommends that she start life fresh by moving into a smaller apartment and under another name.
Drama, History
USA
1957
80 Minutes
Director
Hal Stalmaster Luana Patten Jeff York Sebastian Cabot Richard Beymer Walter Sande Rusty Lane Whit Bissell Will Wright Virginia Christine Walter Coy
Johnny Tremain is drawn into the Revolutionary War, and becomes a patriot fighting to free the colonies from England. Along the way he learns about life and about himself.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1968
107 Minutes
Director
Dean Jones Michele Lee David Tomlinson Buddy Hackett Joe Flynn Benson Fong Joe E. Ross Barry Kelley Iris Adrian
race car driver mechanic secretary car dealer herbie lighthearted creative amusing san francisco automobile repair shop car dealership racetrack apartment racing anthropomorphic car deception chase love friendship adventure
A race car driver becomes a champion with a Volkswagen Beetle with a mind of its own.
Crime, Drama, Romance
USA
1950
81 Minutes
Director
Joseph Cotten Alida Valli Spring Byington Paul Stewart Jack Paar Jeff Donnell John McIntire Howard Petrie Frank Puglia Esther Dale Wilma Francis
petty criminal paraplegic partner casino owner father brooding gripping melodramatic ashton, ohio mysterious past unusual romance scam confrontation consequences discovery love escape 1940s
An ex-hood hopes to start a new life under an assumed name in a small town but his past catches up with him when an old crime-buddy asks him to help with a casino heist.
Kids & Family, Comedy
USA
1964
93 Minutes
Director
Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Leon Ames Stuart Erwin Alan Hewitt Connie Gilchrist Dal McKennon Norman Grabowski Kelly Thordsen Michael Fox Burt Mustin
judge scientist hypnotist girl student monkey quirky amusing college courtroom laboratory massachusetts house inventions hypnosis kidnapping crime extrasensory perception writing discovery
Merlin Jones, a precocious and intelligent high-school boy, experiments with hypnosis and creates a mind-reading machine. However, his experiments land him in deep trouble with the law.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1974
95 Minutes
Director
David Hartman Donald Sinden Jacques Marin Mako David Gwillim Agneta Eckemyr Gunnar Öhlund Lasse Kolstad
viking aristocrat son wild suspenseful unrestrained spirited passionate rousing arctic london expedition rescue missing persons adventure quest 1900s
In 1907, four explorers discover a lost colony of Vikings in the Arctic.
Drama
USA
1951
81 Minutes
Director
Robert Mitchum Ava Gardner Melvyn Douglas Lucile Watson Janis Carter Gordon Oliver Basil Ruysdael Clarence Muse Walter Kingsford Jack Briggs Will Wright
woman doctor cousin wife love interest crafty engaging intense new orleans courtroom inheritance infidelity love triangle immorality doomed romance love pursuit forbidden love revenge sacrifice
Barbara Beaurevel lives with her aunt and cousin in New Orleans in the late 1800's. In love with Mark Lucas, a research doctor at Tulane University, her plans to marry him are thwarted. ... See full summary »
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1965
90 Minutes
Director
Tommy Kirk Annette Funicello Leon Ames Frank Faylen Arthur O'Connell Leon Tyler Norman Grabowski Alan Hewitt Connie Gilchrist Cheryl Miller Gage Clarke
inventor girlfriend jock college student teacher chimpanzee madcap lighthearted positive library classroom courtroom party dorm hijinks college inventions competition exam college athletics
Midvale College is in fear of losing its college football team. The players have grades lower than the norm. Judge Holmesby, the team's biggest fan, is at a loss for what to do. Enter ... See full summary »
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1963
100 Minutes
Director
Fred MacMurray Nancy Olson Keenan Wynn Tommy Kirk Elliott Reid Joanna Moore Leon Ames Ed Wynn Charles Ruggles Paul Lynde
professor scientist wife student loan shark government official amusing lighthearted outlandish emotional college classroom house laboratory football field inventions weird science government secrets marriage debt
When Professor Brainard experiments further on Flubber derivatives, he gets in trouble and only his students can help.
Kids & Family, Adventure
UK|USA
1975
93 Minutes
Director
Peter Ustinov Helen Hayes Clive Revill Derek Nimmo Joan Sims Bernard Bresslaw Natasha Pyne Roy Kinnear Joss Ackland Deryck Guyler Andrew Dove
nanny secret service agent british woman chinese man officer lord amusing engaging lighthearted madcap offbeat winsome museum london chinese restaurant heist secret service theft unlikely allies hostages
A suspected Western spy steals a secret microfilm from China and hides it in the skeleton of a museum dinosaur, prompting a frantic search for it by various interested parties.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1974
88 Minutes
Director
Helen Hayes Ken Berry Stefanie Powers John McIntire Keenan Wynn Huntz Hall Ivor Barry Dan Tobin Vito Scotti Raymond Bailey Liam Dunn
elderly woman niece real estate developer lawyer herbie love interest charming lighthearted playful san francisco house hotel office real estate supernatural car deception romance greed underdog discovery
The living Volkswagen Beetle helps an old lady protect her home from a corrupt developer.
Kids & Family, Drama
1957
83 Minutes
Director
Dorothy McGuire Fess Parker Tommy Kirk Kevin Corcoran Jeff York Beverly Washburn Chuck Connors
boy mother father dog brother endearing heartwarming sad texas ranch household childhood friendship family pets farming bravery growing up discovery sacrifice
A teenage boy (Tommy Kirk) grows to love a stray yellow dog while running his Texas homestead with his father (Fess Parker) away.
Drama
1938
75 Minutes
Director
Will Fyffe John Loder Margaret Lockwood Graham Moffatt Moore Marriott Wilfred Walter A. Bromley Davenport H.F. Maltby Edmond Breon
A farmer (Will Fyffe) in Scotland goes bankrupt when his prize animal loses the local sheepdog trials.
Crime, Drama
1950
73 Minutes
Director
shipping magnate communist femme fatale wife brother-in-law blackmailer brooding engaging intense suspenseful gripping tense san francisco communism extortion secret past unions deception retribution discovery
Communists blackmail a San Francisco shipper (Robert Ryan) and recruit his wife's (Laraine Day) brother (John Agar) with a blonde.
Comedy, Kids & Family
1961
97 Minutes
Director
Fred MacMurray Nancy Olson Keenan Wynn Tommy Kirk Ed Wynn Leon Ames Elliott Reid Edward Andrews
professor girlfriend basketball player criminal amusing lighthearted laboratory family home inventions crime love discovery transformation 1960s
The professor's (Fred MacMurray) latest lab explosion creates "flubber," glop that makes things bounce sky-high.
Comedy
1969
80 Minutes
Director
A reporter has his hands full when his kleptomaniac St. Bernard is kidnapped after stealing a valuable necklace.