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Best Action Movies of the 1950s
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3.6046
44
reviews
Not Rated
Action, Adventure, Drama
$26.99
A small village constantly attacked by bandits enlists seven samurais to help protect them and ... more about Seven Samurai, The (1954) starring Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune
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3.1397
15
reviews
Not Rated
Action, Adventure, History
$7.62
Einar and Eric are two Viking half-brothers. The former is a great warrior whilst the other is an ... more about Vikings, The (1958) starring Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis
3

3.0583
79
reviews
Not Rated
Action, Drama, Thriller, Horror, Sci-Fi
$23.94
H.G. Well's classic novel is brought to life is this tale of alien invasion. The resisdents of a ... more about War of the Worlds, The (1953) starring Gene Barry and Ann Robinson
4

2.9826
21
reviews
Not Rated
Action, Adventure, Comedy
$54.99
Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the ... more about Crimson Pirate, The (1952) starring Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat
5

2.9165
19
reviews
PG
Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
$9.94
Dr. Ben McKenna, his wife Jo and their son Hank are on a touring holiday of Africa when they meet ... more about Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956) starring James Stewart and Doris Day
6

2.8637
23
reviews
Not Rated
Action, Drama, History
$27.48
On its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, the British liner Titanic with 2200 people on board is ... more about Night to Remember, A (1958) starring Ronald Allen and Robert Ayres
7

2.8316
12
reviews
Not Rated
Action, Drama, War, Biography
$6.95
This biopic follows Rommel's career after the Afrika Korps, including his work on the defenses of ... more about Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, The (1951) starring Cedric Hardwicke and Jessica Tandy
8

2.8032
18
reviews
Not Rated
Action, Drama, War
$6.31
During World War II, the USS Haynes, an American destroyer escort discovers a German U-boat in the ... more about Enemy Below, The (1957) starring Theodore Bikel
9

2.7887
9
reviews
Not Rated
Action, History, Biography, Crime
N/A
Charlie Bronson was 37 when he starred in this potent little gangster picture from King of the Bs ... more about Machine-Gun Kelly (1958) starring Charles Bronson and Susan Cabot
10

2.7614
13
reviews
Not Rated
Action, Drama, War
$5.98
During the closing days of WWII, a National Guard Infantry Company is assigned the task of setting ... more about Attack (1956) starring Jack Palance and Eddie Albert