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MyMovies: 1950s

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  • Alec Guinness, William Holden, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa, Geoffrey Horne, and Ann Sears in The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)

    1. The Bridge on the River Kwai

    19572h 41mPG88Metascore
    8.1 (244K)
    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
  • Barbara Luddy and Larry Roberts in Lady and the Tramp (1955)

    2. Lady and the Tramp

    19551h 16mG78Metascore
    7.3 (157K)
    The romantic tale of a sheltered uptown Cocker Spaniel dog and a streetwise downtown Mutt.
    DirectorsClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsBarbara LuddyLarry RobertsPeggy Lee
  • Deborah Kerr, Burt Lancaster, Frank Sinatra, Ernest Borgnine, Montgomery Clift, and Donna Reed in From Here to Eternity (1953)

    3. From Here to Eternity

    19531h 58mApproved85Metascore
    7.6 (53K)
    At a U.S. Army base in 1941 Hawaii, a pugilistic private is cruelly punished for refusing to join his unit's boxing team. Meanwhile, his commanding officer's wife and top NCO are indulging in a torrid love affair.
    DirectorFred ZinnemannStarsBurt LancasterMontgomery CliftDeborah Kerr
  • Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn in The African Queen (1951)

    4. 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
  • Cinderella (1950)

    5. Cinderella

    19501h 14mG85Metascore
    7.3 (182K)
    When Cinderella's cruel stepmother prevents her from attending the Royal Ball, she gets some unexpected help from the lovable mice Gus and Jaq and from her Fairy Godmother.
    DirectorsClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsIlene WoodsJames MacDonaldEleanor Audley
  • House of Wax (1953)

    6. House of Wax

    19531h 28mPG68Metascore
    7.0 (21K)
    An associate burns down a wax museum with the owner inside, but he survives only to become vengeful and murderous.
    DirectorAndré De TothStarsVincent PriceFrank LovejoyPhyllis Kirk
  • Ernest Borgnine and Betsy Blair in Marty (1955)

    7. Marty

    19551h 30mApproved82Metascore
    7.6 (29K)
    A middle-aged butcher and a school teacher who have given up on the idea of love meet at a dance and fall for each other.
    DirectorDelbert MannStarsErnest BorgnineBetsy BlairEsther Minciotti
  • Grace Kelly and Anthony Dawson in Dial M for Murder (1954)

    8. 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
  • Cary Grant, Alfred Hitchcock, Eva Marie Saint, and Philip Ober in North by Northwest (1959)

    9. North by Northwest

    19592h 16mApproved98Metascore
    8.3 (362K)
    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
  • Marlon Brando in On the Waterfront (1954)

    10. On the Waterfront

    19541h 48mApproved91Metascore
    8.1 (174K)
    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
  • Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in Some Like It Hot (1959)

    11. Some Like It Hot

    19592h 1mApproved98Metascore
    8.2 (297K)
    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
  • Grace Kelly, James Stewart, Georgine Darcy, Judith Evelyn, and Harry Landers in Rear Window (1954)

    12. Rear Window

    19541h 52mPG100Metascore
    8.5 (552K)
    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
  • Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, and Robert Walker in Strangers on a Train (1951)

    13. Strangers on a Train

    19511h 41mPG88Metascore
    7.9 (146K)
    A psychopath tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder by submitting to his plan to kill the other's most-hated person.
    DirectorAlfred HitchcockStarsFarley GrangerRobert WalkerRuth Roman
  • Vertigo (1958)

    14. Vertigo

    19582h 8mPG100Metascore
    8.2 (448K)
    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
  • Charlton Heston, Orson Welles, and Janet Leigh in Touch of Evil (1958)

    15. Touch of Evil

    19581h 35mPG-1399Metascore
    7.9 (113K)
    A Mexican official and his American wife are targeted in a Texas border town by the crime family he's trying to put behind bars for drug trafficking, as his concern grows over the tactics of the local detective whose cooperation he needs.
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsCharlton HestonOrson WellesJanet Leigh
  • 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)

    16. 12 Angry Men

    19571h 36mApproved97Metascore
    9.0 (938K)
    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
  • Ben-Hur (1959)

    17. Ben-Hur

    19593h 32mG90Metascore
    8.1 (265K)
    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
  • Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck in Roman Holiday (1953)

    18. Roman Holiday

    19531h 58mApproved78Metascore
    8.0 (154K)
    A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
    DirectorWilliam WylerStarsGregory PeckAudrey HepburnEddie Albert
  • François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)

    19. 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
  • Toshirô Mifune and Machiko Kyô in Rashomon (1950)

    20. 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
  • Sterling Hayden and Marie Windsor in The Killing (1956)

    21. The Killing

    19561h 24mApproved91Metascore
    7.9 (103K)
    Crook Johnny Clay assembles a five-man team to plan and execute a daring racetrack robbery.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsSterling HaydenColeen GrayVince Edwards
  • Marlon Brando and Vivien Leigh in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

    22. A Streetcar Named Desire

    19512h 2mApproved97Metascore
    7.9 (118K)
    Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
    DirectorElia KazanStarsVivien LeighMarlon BrandoKim Hunter
  • Kirk Douglas in Paths of Glory (1957)

    23. Paths of Glory

    19571h 28mApproved90Metascore
    8.4 (228K)
    A colonel defends three of his soldiers in a court-martial after they abandon a suicidal attack.
    DirectorStanley KubrickStarsKirk DouglasRalph MeekerAdolphe Menjou
  • John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles in The Searchers (1956)

    24. The Searchers

    19561h 59mApproved94Metascore
    7.8 (101K)
    An American Civil War veteran embarks on a years-long journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches after the rest of his brother's family is massacred in a raid on their Texas farm.
    DirectorJohn FordStarsJohn WayneJeffrey HunterVera Miles
  • Mel Blanc, Sterling Holloway, Heather Angel, Kathryn Beaumont, Lucille Bliss, Jerry Colonna, Pinto Colvig, Verna Felton, Larry Grey, Richard Haydn, Joseph Kearns, Bill Lee, Queenie Leonard, Doris Lloyd, Tommy Luske, James MacDonald, Marni Nixon, J. Pat O'Malley, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith, Bill Thompson, Dink Trout, Ed Wynn, Norma Zimmer, The Mellowmen Quartet, and Bob Hamlin in Alice in Wonderland (1951)

    25. Alice in Wonderland

    19511h 15mApproved68Metascore
    7.3 (162K)
    Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.
    DirectorsClyde GeronimiWilfred JacksonHamilton LuskeStarsKathryn BeaumontEd WynnRichard Haydn

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