Soundtrack: John Barry

The best movies, series, and documentaries with a soundtrack by John Barry. Enjoy the titles that feature an unforgettable music.


The Chase

1966 · Movie · 135 min. · United States

Direction Arthur Penn

Cast Marlon Brando · Robert Redford · Angie Dickinson · Jane Fonda

Synopsis The Chase (1966) is a tense drama set in a small Texas town, where simmering tensions and hidden secrets come to a boil. When a local convict escapes from prison, the townsfolk react with fear, suspicion, and chaos. As the...

8.0

12K votes

8.0

12K votes

Midnight Cowboy

1969 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction John Schlesinger

Cast Dustin Hoffman · Jon Voight · Brenda Vaccaro · Sylvia Miles

Synopsis Texas greenhorn Joe Buck arrives in New York for the first time. Preening himself as a real 'hustler', he finds that he is the one getting 'hustled' until he teams up with a down-and-out but resilient outcast named Ratso Rizzo....

7.6

34K votes

7.6

34K votes

The Lion in Winter

1968 · Movie · 135 min. · United States

Direction Anthony Harvey

Cast Katharine Hepburn · Peter O'Toole · Jane Merrow · Anthony Hopkins

Synopsis Christmas 1183--an aging and conniving King Henry II plans a reunion where he hopes to name his successor. He summons the following people for the holiday: his scheming but imprisoned wife, Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine; his mistress, Princess Alais, whom...

7.4

3K votes

7.4

3K votes

Out of Africa

1985 · Movie · 160 min. · United States

Direction Sydney Pollack

Cast Meryl Streep · Robert Redford · Klaus Maria Brandauer · Michael Kitchen

Synopsis Out of Africa (1985) follows the life of Karen Blixen, a Danish woman who moves to Kenya in the early 20th century to start a coffee plantation with her husband. Amidst the breathtaking landscapes, she navigates the challenges of colonial...

7.4

63K votes

7.4

63K votes

Dances with Wolves

1990 · Movie · 180 min. · United States

Direction Kevin Costner

Cast Kevin Costner · Mary McDonnell · Graham Greene · Rodney A. Grant

Synopsis Dances with Wolves (1990) follows Union Army Lieutenant John Dunbar, who requests a remote posting on the western frontier during the Civil War. Arriving at an abandoned fort, he befriends a wolf and encounters a nearby Sioux tribe. Over time,...

7.4

87K votes

7.4

87K votes

Body Heat

1981 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction Lawrence Kasdan

Cast William Hurt · Kathleen Turner · Richard Crenna · Ted Danson

Synopsis Body Heat (1981) is a steamy neo-noir thriller set in a sweltering Florida town. A small-town lawyer, Ned Racine, becomes entangled in a passionate affair with Matty Walker, a seductive and mysterious woman. As their relationship intensifies, Matty convinces Ned...

7.1

15K votes

7.1

15K votes

Walkabout

1971 · Movie · 100 min. · Australia

Direction Nicolas Roeg

Cast Jenny Agutter · Lucien John · David Gulpilil · John Meillon

Synopsis Two young children are stranded in the Australian outback and are forced to cope on their own. They meet an Aborigine on "walkabout": a ritualistic separation from his tribe.

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7.0

2K votes

7.0

2K votes

Séance on a Wet Afternoon

1964 · Movie · 116 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Bryan Forbes

Cast Richard Attenborough · Kim Stanley · Judith Donner · Nanette Newman

Synopsis Myra (Kim Stanley), a self-styled psychic in London, concocts a scheme to gain celebrity. She convinces Billy, her weak-willed husband, to kidnap the young daughter of wealthy parents. She and Billy will demand money, and then she will go to...

Max

7.0

780 votes

7.0

780 votes

The Last Valley

1971 · Movie · 129 min. · United Kingdom

Direction James Clavell

Cast Michael Caine · Omar Sharif · Florinda Bolkan · Nigel Davenport

Synopsis Turgid epic set in the 23rd year of the Thirty Years War (year 1641). A thrilling epic about a regiment of soldiers who happen upon a secluded German valley that has gone untouched during the bloody Thiry Years War.

7.0

2K votes

7.0

2K votes

Frances

1982 · Movie · 134 min. · United States

Direction Graeme Clifford

Cast Jessica Lange · Sam Shepard · Kim Stanley · Bart Burns

Synopsis This is the true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood, and her later downfall and ill health which were the result of blacklisting. An inspirational account of the life and career of a woman of courage.

7.0

1K votes

7.0

1K votes

Robin and Marian

1976 · Movie · 106 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Lester

Cast Sean Connery · Audrey Hepburn · Robert Shaw · Richard Harris

Synopsis Robin and Marian (1976) tells the poignant tale of an aging Robin Hood, returning to England after years of absence. Reunited with his beloved Marian, now a nun, he finds a world changed by time and politics. King Richard's death...

6.9

10K votes

6.9

10K votes

Goldfinger

1964 · Movie · 108 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Guy Hamilton

Cast Sean Connery · Honor Blackman · Gert Fröbe · Shirley Eaton

Synopsis In Goldfinger (1964), James Bond, the suave British spy, is tasked with investigating the enigmatic gold magnate Auric Goldfinger. Suspecting illicit activities, Bond uncovers a audacious plot that threatens global financial stability. With the help of allies, including the alluring...

6.9

13K votes

6.9

13K votes

The Cotton Club

1984 · Movie · 128 min. · United States

Direction Francis Ford Coppola

Cast Richard Gere · Bob Hoskins · Diane Lane · Gregory Hines

Synopsis The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem, NYC, in the 20s. The story follows the people that visited the club, those that ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous. In...

6.9

10K votes

6.9

10K votes

The Whisperers

1967 · Movie · 105 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Bryan Forbes

Cast Edith Evans · Nanette Newman · Harry Baird · Jack Austin

Synopsis The title refers to the creatures a very poor addled old lady (Edith Evans) imagines in her paranoid fantasies. They lurk behind every drip, drip, drip of a leaky faucet. They listen all coiled up in a silent radio. The...

6.9

58 votes

6.9

58 votes

King Rat

1965 · Movie · 134 min. · United States

Direction Bryan Forbes

Cast George Segal · Tom Courtenay · James Fox · Patrick O'Neal

Synopsis George Segal is the mastermind of all black market operations in a Japanese prison camp. He is called "King Rat" because of his breeding of rodents to serve as food for his emaciated fellow prisoners. British officer James Fox helps...

6.8

172 votes

6.8

172 votes

Zulu

1964 · Movie · 138 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Cy Endfield

Cast Stanley Baker · Michael Caine · Jack Hawkins · Ulla Jacobsson

Synopsis Based on an actual historic event, this is the story of a group of British soldiers stationed in Africa who are forced to defend their tiny outpost against an attack by powerful Zulu warriors. They are outnumbered 40-1 but are...

6.8

3K votes

6.8

3K votes

Chaplin

1992 · Movie · 145 min. · United States

Direction Richard Attenborough

Cast Robert Downey Jr. · Anthony Hopkins · Dan Aykroyd · Geraldine Chaplin

Synopsis Chaplin (1992) is a biographical drama that chronicles the life of the legendary silent film star Charlie Chaplin. From his impoverished childhood in London to his rise as a global icon in Hollywood, the film explores his genius, personal struggles,...

6.7

7K votes

6.7

7K votes

A Doll's House

1973 · Movie · 105 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Patrick Garland

Cast Claire Bloom · Anthony Hopkins · Ralph Richardson · Denholm Elliott

Synopsis Nora Helmer has years earlier committed a forgery in order to save the life of her authoritarian husband Torvald. Now she is being blackmailed lives in fear of her husband's finding out and of the shame such a revelation would...

6.7

176 votes

6.7

176 votes

The Day of the Locust

1975 · Movie · 144 min. · United States

Direction John Schlesinger

Cast Donald Sutherland · Karen Black · William Atherton · Burgess Meredith

Synopsis Tod Hackett, fresh out of Yale, wants to make it as an art director in late 1930's Hollywood - but he finds himself increasingly distracted by his new neighbor Faye, a would-be starlet with possible designs of her own on...

6.6

467 votes

6.6

467 votes

Never Let Go

1960 · Movie · 90 min. · United Kingdom

Direction John Guillermin

Cast Richard Todd · Peter Sellers · Elizabeth Sellars · Adam Faith

Synopsis Car salesman John (Richard Todd) can't seem to catch a break, so he decides to buy a car himself as a way to increase sales. But when his vehicle is stolen, John will stop at nothing to get it back,...

6.6

166 votes

6.6

166 votes