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1950-1959

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  • Sweet Smell of Success (1957)

    1. Sweet Smell of Success

    19571h 36mApproved100Metascore
    8.0 (39K)
    A powerful Broadway columnist coerces an unscrupulous press agent into breaking up his sister's romance with a jazz musician.
    DirectorAlexander MackendrickStarsBurt LancasterTony CurtisSusan Harrison
  • Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in The Long, Long Trailer (1954)

    2. The Long, Long Trailer

    19541h 36mApproved
    7.0 (5.9K)
    Nicky and Tacy are going to be married. Nicky wants to save up money for a house, but Tacy dreams of starting off with their own home on wheels--a trailer.
    DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazMarjorie Main
  • Ain't It Aggravatin' (1954)

    3. Ain't It Aggravatin'

    19549mApprovedShort
    6.2 (103)
    A sketch of human foibles that lead to major aggravations. Pete Smith's 'Mr. Fall Guy' Dave O'Brien has problems while attempting to park his car on a city street; he bumps cars in front of and behind him, or is space-hogging two parking places. At home, he decides to construct a patio in his back yard, and various objects and people, including himself, manage to makes a mess of his wet cement.
    DirectorDave O'BrienStarsPete SmithDave O'BrienSally Payne
  • The Lower Depths (1957)

    4. The Lower Depths

    19572h 17mNot Rated
    7.2 (6.3K)
    In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young woman but is stymied by her deceptive family.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneIsuzu YamadaKyôko Kagawa
  • I Live in Fear (1955)

    5. I Live in Fear

    19551h 43m
    7.3 (5.9K)
    An aging Japanese industrialist becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraMinoru Chiaki
  • Lust for Life (1956)

    6. Lust for Life

    19562h 2mApproved68Metascore
    7.3 (13K)
    The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.
    DirectorsVincente MinnelliGeorge CukorStarsKirk DouglasAnthony QuinnJames Donald
  • Takashi Shimura in Ikiru (1952)

    7. Ikiru

    19522h 23mNot Rated92Metascore
    8.3 (98K)
    A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTakashi ShimuraNobuo KanekoShin'ichi Himori
  • Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Katô, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)

    8. Seven Samurai

    19543h 27mNot Rated98Metascore
    8.6 (389K)
    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
  • The Idiot (1951)

    9. The Idiot

    19512h 46mNot Rated
    7.1 (6K)
    A Japanese veteran, driven partially mad from the war, travels to the snowy island of Hokkaido where he soon enters a love triangle with his best friend and a disgraced woman.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsSetsuko HaraMasayuki MoriToshirô Mifune
  • Toshirô Mifune and Machiko Kyô in Rashomon (1950)

    10. Rashomon

    19501h 28mNot Rated98Metascore
    8.1 (191K)
    The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMachiko KyôMasayuki Mori
  • Toshirô Mifune in Scandal (1950)

    11. Scandal

    19501h 45mApproved
    7.2 (5K)
    A celebrity photograph sparks a court case as a tabloid magazine spins a scandalous yarn over a painter and a famous singer.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneShirley YamaguchiYôko Katsuragi
  • François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)

    12. The 400 Blows

    19591h 39mNot Rated
    8.0 (132K)
    A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
    DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Pierre LéaudAlbert RémyClaire Maurier
  • Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball in The Long, Long Trailer (1954)

    13. The Long, Long Trailer

    19541h 36mApproved
    7.0 (5.9K)
    Nicky and Tacy are going to be married. Nicky wants to save up money for a house, but Tacy dreams of starting off with their own home on wheels--a trailer.
    DirectorVincente MinnelliStarsLucille BallDesi ArnazMarjorie Main
  • Ain't It Aggravatin' (1954)

    14. Ain't It Aggravatin'

    19549mApprovedShort
    6.2 (103)
    A sketch of human foibles that lead to major aggravations. Pete Smith's 'Mr. Fall Guy' Dave O'Brien has problems while attempting to park his car on a city street; he bumps cars in front of and behind him, or is space-hogging two parking places. At home, he decides to construct a patio in his back yard, and various objects and people, including himself, manage to makes a mess of his wet cement.
    DirectorDave O'BrienStarsPete SmithDave O'BrienSally Payne
  • The Lower Depths (1957)

    15. The Lower Depths

    19572h 17mNot Rated
    7.2 (6.3K)
    In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young woman but is stymied by her deceptive family.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneIsuzu YamadaKyôko Kagawa
  • I Live in Fear (1955)

    16. I Live in Fear

    19551h 43m
    7.3 (5.9K)
    An aging Japanese industrialist becomes so fearful of nuclear war that it begins to take a toll on his life and family.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraMinoru Chiaki
  • Lust for Life (1956)

    17. Lust for Life

    19562h 2mApproved68Metascore
    7.3 (13K)
    The life of brilliant but tortured artist Vincent van Gogh.
    DirectorsVincente MinnelliGeorge CukorStarsKirk DouglasAnthony QuinnJames Donald
  • Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome (1954)

    18. Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

    195438mShort
    7.0 (2.5K)
    Historical, biblical, and mythical characters gather in the pleasure dome and become part of a visual feast of superimposed images, hallucinations, and decadence.
    DirectorKenneth AngerStarsSamson De BrierMarjorie CameronJoan Whitney
  • Bibi Andersson, Eva Dahlbeck, and Ingrid Thulin in Brink of Life (1958)

    19. Brink of Life

    19581h 24mNot Rated
    7.3 (3.6K)
    Three women in a maternity ward reveal their lives and intimate thoughts to each other, where they face the choice of keeping their babies or offering them for adoption.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsEva DahlbeckIngrid ThulinBibi Andersson
  • Bibi Andersson, Jullan Kindahl, and Naima Wifstrand in Mr. Sleeman Is Coming (1957)

    20. Mr. Sleeman Is Coming

    195743mTV Short
    6.1 (216)
    Herr Sleeman kommer (Mr. Sleeman Is Coming) is a 1917 one-act play by the Swedish author Hjalmar Bergman. The main character is an orphaned young woman who is about to be married off to an unappealing but rich old man, Mr. Sleeman, at the instigation of her aunts who have taken charge of her. Bergman infuses the situation with overtones of rueful pessimism concerning life in general.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsNaima WifstrandJullan KindahlMax von Sydow
  • Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Margit Carlqvist, Eva Dahlbeck, and Ulla Jacobsson in Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)

    21. Smiles of a Summer Night

    19551h 49mNot Rated
    7.7 (15K)
    In Sweden at the turn of the century, members of the upper class and their servants find themselves in a romantic tangle that they try to work out amidst jealousy and heartbreak.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsUlla JacobssonEva DahlbeckHarriet Andersson
  • Harriet Andersson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Eva Dahlbeck, Inga Landgré, Ulf Palme, and Gösta Åberg in Dreams (1955)

    22. Dreams

    19551h 27mNot Rated
    7.0 (3.7K)
    Two different women - a young photo model and her boss - dream about a happy life with beloved men. Their dreams are as different as they are.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsEva DahlbeckHarriet AnderssonGunnar Björnstrand
  • The Swindle (1955)

    23. The Swindle

    19551h 32mNot Rated
    7.5 (7.5K)
    A trio of con-men led by a lonesome swindler must deal with their job and family pressures.
    DirectorFederico FelliniStarsBroderick CrawfordRichard BasehartGiulietta Masina
  • A Lesson in Love (1954)

    24. A Lesson in Love

    19541h 36mNot Rated
    7.0 (4K)
    After a 15-year marriage, the spouses are going to divorce, but suddenly find out that their feelings have not vanished yet.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsEva DahlbeckGunnar BjörnstrandYvonne Lombard
  • Dangerous Mission (1954)

    25. Dangerous Mission

    19541h 15mApproved
    5.7 (958)
    A policeman tries to protect a young woman against a hit man, when she flees New York after witnessing a mob killing.
    DirectorLouis KingStarsVictor MaturePiper LaurieWilliam Bendix

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