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Best of 1950's

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  • Ben-Hur (1959)

    1. Ben-Hur

    19593h 32mG90Metascore
    8.1 (264K)
    A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend in 1st-century Jerusalem, but it's not long before he regains his freedom and comes back for revenge.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsCharlton HestonJack HawkinsStephen Boyd
  • Sterling Hayden and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)

    2. The Killing

    19561h 24mApproved91Metascore
    7.9 (102K)
    Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsSterling HaydenColeen GrayVince Edwards
  • Henry Fonda, Martin Balsam, Jack Klugman, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley, Edward Binns, John Fiedler, E.G. Marshall, Joseph Sweeney, George Voskovec, Jack Warden, and Robert Webber in 12 Angry Men (1957)

    3. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (932K)
    The jury in a New York City murder trial is frustrated by a single member whose skeptical caution forces them to more carefully consider the evidence before jumping to a hasty verdict.
    DirectorSidney LumetStarsHenry FondaLee J. CobbMartin Balsam
  • Kirk Douglas in Paths of Glory (1957)

    4. Paths of Glory

    19571h 28mApproved90Metascore
    8.4 (227K)
    A colonel defends three of his soldiers in a court-martial after they abandon a suicidal attack.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKirk DouglasRalph MeekerAdolphe Menjou
  • Killer's Kiss (1955)

    5. Killer's Kiss

    19551h 7mApproved
    6.5 (27K)
    Ready to catch a train to his hometown, a washed-up boxer tells us about the strange and twisty events that happened to him the past couple of days.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsFrank SilveraIrene KaneJamie Smith
  • Flying Padre (1951)

    6. Flying Padre

    19519mApprovedShort
    5.5 (5.1K)
    Two days in the life of priest Father Fred Stadtmuller whose New Mexico parish is so large he can only spread goodness and light among his flock with the aid of a monoplane. The priestly pilot is seen dashing from one province to the next at the helm of his trusty Piper Cub administering guidance (his plane, the Flying Padre) to unruly children, sermonizing at funerals and flying a sickly child and its mother to a hospital.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsFred StadtmuellerBob HitePedro
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    7. Singin' in the Rain

    19521h 43mG99Metascore
    8.3 (274K)
    A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
    DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie Reynolds
  • Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

    8. The Bridge on the River Kwai

    19572h 41mPG88Metascore
    8.1 (243K)
    British POWs are forced to build a railway bridge across the river Kwai for their Japanese captors in occupied Burma, not knowing that the allied forces are planning a daring commando raid through the jungle to destroy it.
    DirectorDavid LeanStarsWilliam HoldenAlec GuinnessJack Hawkins
  • Fear and Desire (1952)

    9. Fear and Desire

    19521h 2mNot Rated
    5.3 (15K)
    Four soldiers trapped behind enemy lines must confront their fears and desires.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsFrank SilveraKenneth HarpPaul Mazursky
  • Doris Day and James Stewart in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)

    10. The Man Who Knew Too Much

    19562hPG76Metascore
    7.4 (73K)
    An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their young son is kidnapped.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartDoris DayBrenda de Banzie
  • Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in The African Queen (1951)

    11. The African Queen

    19511h 45mPG91Metascore
    7.7 (87K)
    In WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.
    DirectorJohn HustonStarsHumphrey BogartKatharine HepburnRobert Morley
  • The Seafarers (1953)

    12. The Seafarers

    195329mNot RatedShort
    5.1 (3.4K)
    Stanley Kubrick's first film made in color, lost for over forty years. The documentary extols the benefits of membership to the Seafarers International Union.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsDon HollenbeckPaul Hall
  • Elizabeth Taylor in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)

    13. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    19581h 48mApproved84Metascore
    7.9 (55K)
    Brick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminally ill father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
    DirectorRichard BrooksStarsElizabeth TaylorPaul NewmanBurl Ives
  • Day of the Fight (1951)

    14. Day of the Fight

    195116mApprovedShort
    6.2 (5.5K)
    After a short study of boxing's history, narrated by newscaster Douglas Edwards, we follow a day in the life of a middleweight Irish boxer named Walter Cartier.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsDouglas EdwardsNat FleischerWalter Cartier
  • Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

    15. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    19531h 31mApproved
    7.1 (45K)
    Showgirls Lorelei Lee and Dorothy Shaw travel to Paris, pursued by a private detective hired by the suspicious father of Lorelei's fiancé, as well as a rich, enamored old man and many other doting admirers.
    DirectorHoward HawksStarsJane RussellMarilyn MonroeCharles Coburn
  • Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Georgine Darcy, Judith Evelyn, and Harry Landers in Rear Window (1954)

    16. Rear Window

    19541h 52mPG100Metascore
    8.5 (549K)
    A bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartGrace KellyWendell Corey
  • Vertigo (1958)

    17. Vertigo

    19582h 8mPG100Metascore
    8.2 (446K)
    A former San Francisco police detective juggles wrestling with his personal demons and becoming obsessed with the hauntingly beautiful woman he has been hired to trail, who may be deeply disturbed.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsJames StewartKim NovakBarbara Bel Geddes
  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)

    18. North by Northwest

    19592h 16mApproved98Metascore
    8.3 (361K)
    A New York City advertising executive goes on the run after being mistaken for a government agent by a group of foreign spies, and falls for a woman whose loyalties he begins to doubt.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsCary GrantEva Marie SaintJames Mason
  • William Holden, Nancy Olson, and Gloria Swanson in Sunset Boulevard (1950)

    19. Sunset Boulevard

    19501h 50mApproved94Metascore
    8.4 (250K)
    A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsWilliam HoldenGloria SwansonErich von Stroheim
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)

    20. Some Like It Hot

    19592h 1mApproved98Metascore
    8.2 (296K)
    After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.
    DirectorBilly WilderStarsMarilyn MonroeTony CurtisJack Lemmon
  • Charlton Heston, Edward G. Robinson, Anne Baxter, Yul Brynner, John Carradine, Yvonne De Carlo, John Derek, and Vincent Price in The Ten Commandments (1956)

    21. The Ten Commandments

    19563h 40mG
    7.9 (82K)
    Moses, raised as a prince of Egypt in the Pharaoh's household, learns of his true heritage as a Hebrew and his divine mission as the deliverer of his people from slavery.
    DirectorCecil B. DeMilleStarsCharlton HestonYul BrynnerAnne Baxter
  • Grace Kelly and Anthony Dawson in Dial M for Murder (1954)

    22. Dial M for Murder

    19541h 45mPG75Metascore
    8.2 (199K)
    A London playboy plots the perfect murder of his rich, unfaithful Wife.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsRay MillandGrace KellyRobert Cummings
  • Anatomy of a Murder (1959)

    23. Anatomy of a Murder

    19592h 41mApproved95Metascore
    8.0 (75K)
    An upstate Michigan lawyer defends a soldier who claims he killed an innkeeper due to temporary insanity after the victim raped his wife. What is the truth and will he win his case?
    DirectorOtto PremingerStarsJames StewartLee RemickBen Gazzara
  • Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront (1954)

    24. On the Waterfront

    19541h 48mApproved91Metascore
    8.1 (173K)
    An ex-prize fighter turned New Jersey longshoreman struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses, including his older brother, as he starts to connect with the grieving sister of one of the syndicate's victims.
    DirectorElia KazanStarsMarlon BrandoKarl MaldenLee J. Cobb
  • Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Katô, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)

    25. Seven Samurai

    19543h 27mNot Rated98Metascore
    8.6 (387K)
    Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko Tsushima

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