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| 1 |  | Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957) |  3.8309 90 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, War |
$13.34
| In a WWII Japanese POW camp Col. Nicholson and his men are given the task to repair the bridge over ...more about Bridge on the River Kwai starring William Holden and Jack Hawkins |
| 2 |  | Ben-Hur (1959) |  3.7311 97 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance |
$3.42
| When Ben-Hur and long time friend Messala have a falling-out over political views Ben-Hur is sent ...more about Ben-Hur starring Charlton Heston and Jack Hawkins |
| 3 |  | Third Man, The (1950) | 3.7039 64 reviews | Not Rated | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller, Mystery, Film-Noir |
$23.99
| Novelist Holly Martins goes to post-war Vienna on the invite of his friend, Harry Lime, who ...more about Third Man starring Joseph Cotten and Geoffrey Keen |
| 4 |  | Searchers, The (1956) | 3.6915 73 reviews | PG | Adventure, Drama, Western |
$4.69
| Ethan Edwards (John Wayne)returned from war to find his family massacred and his niece kidnapped by ...more about Searchers starring John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter |
| 5 |  | Seven Samurai, The (1954) | 3.6473 44 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama |
$24.99
| A small village constantly attacked by bandits enlists seven samurais to help protect them and ...more about Seven Samurai starring Takashi Shimura and Toshiro Mifune |
| 6 |  | North by Northwest (1959) | 3.5541 115 reviews | NA | Adventure, Thriller, Mystery |
$10.53
| Middle-aged Madison Avenue advertising executive Roger O. Thornhill is mistaken for a government ...more about North by Northwest starring Cary Grant and Eva Marie Saint |
| 7 |  | Court Jester, The (1956) | 3.5086 23 reviews | NA | Adventure, Musical, Comedy |
$3.90
| While the infant King of England is awaiting his rightful spot to the throne, the regent, Roderick ...more about Court Jester starring Danny Kaye and Glynis Johns |
| 8 |  | King and I, The (1956) | 3.4000 19 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Musical, Romance, Family |
$12.99
| Mrs. Anna Leonowens and her son Louis arrive in Bangkok, where she has contracted to teach English ...more about King and I starring Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr |
| 9 |  | Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) | 3.3646 30 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Western, Musical, Romance, Comedy, Family |
$8.68
| Based on Stephen Vincent Benet’s novel, “The Sobbin’ Women,” is the feature film musical ...more about Seven Brides for Seven Brothers starring Matt Moore and Jeff Richards |
| 10 |  | Ten Commandments, The (1956) | 3.2877 67 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama |
$14.71
| The story of Moses, a Hebrew boy that was raised as an Egyptian prince. Upon learning of his ...more about Ten Commandments starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner |
| 11 |  | Old Yeller (1957) | 3.2588 30 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Western, Family, Disney |
$7.02
| Travis is the man of the house while his father is on a cattle drive. Travis is irritated when his ...more about Old Yeller starring Dorothy McGuire and Fess Parker |
| 12 |  | African Queen, The (1951) |  3.1952 45 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, War, Romance | N/A | At the start of WWI, Charlie Allnut is using his old steamer, The African Queen, to ferry supplies ...more about African Queen starring Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn |
| 13 |  | 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) | 3.1636 50 reviews | G | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi, Family, Disney |
$12.90
| The oceans during the late 1860-92s are no longer safe; many ships have been lost. Sailors have ...more about 20 starring Kirk Douglas and James Mason |
| 14 |  | Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954) | 3.1461 58 reviews | NA | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi |
$15.69
| On an expedition along the Amazon, a group of scientists discover and capture the pre-historic ...more about Creature from the Black Lagoon starring Richard Carlson and Richard Denning |
| 15 |  | Vikings, The (1958) | 3.1396 15 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, History |
$4.49
| Einar and Eric are two Viking half-brothers. The former is a great warrior whilst the other is an ...more about Vikings starring Kirk Douglas and Tony Curtis |
| 16 |  | 7th Voyage of Sinbad, The (1958) | 3.0782 34 reviews | G | Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Family |
$8.26
| When captain Sindbad and his men land on the island Colossa they are confronted with man-eating ...more about 7th Voyage of Sinbad starring Kerwin Mathews and Kathryn Grant |
| 17 |  | Peter Pan (1953) | 3.0517 14 reviews | G | Adventure, Fantasy, Musical, Family, Animation, Disney |
$9.99
| Adaptation of J. M. Barrie's story about a boy who never grew up. The three children of the Darling ...more about Peter Pan starring Bobby Driscoll and Kathryn Beaumont |
| 18 |  | Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) | 3.0433 44 reviews | G | Adventure, Comedy, Family |
$8.49
| When Phileas Fogg is challenged to prove his contention that a man can go around the world in 80 ...more about Around the World in Eighty Days starring David Niven and Cantinflas |
| 19 |  | River of No Return (1954) | 3.0351 10 reviews | NA | Adventure, Western |
$31.37
| The title river unites a farmer recently released from prison, his young son, and an ambitious ...more about River of No Return starring Marilyn Monroe and Robert Mitchum |
| 20 |  | Treasure Island (1950) | 3.0350 15 reviews | PG | Adventure, Family, Disney |
$7.02
| Enchanted by the idea of locating treasure buried by Captain Flint, Squire Trelawney, Dr. Livesey ...more about Treasure Island starring Bobby Driscoll and Chris Adcock |
| 21 |  | Old Man and the Sea, The (1958) | 2.9847 18 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama |
$12.69
| An old Cuban fisherman goes out to get fish, something he has not done well at for the last three ...more about Old Man and the Sea starring Spencer Tracy and Felipe Pazos |
| 22 |  | Crimson Pirate, The (1952) | 2.9824 21 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Comedy |
$19.99
| Burt Lancaster plays a pirate with a taste for intrigue and acrobatics who involves himself in the ...more about Crimson Pirate starring Burt Lancaster and Nick Cravat |
| 23 |  | Island in the Sky (1953) | 2.9684 16 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama |
$7.18
| A transport plane crash-lands in the frozen wastes of Labrador, and the plane's pilot, Dooley, must ...more about Island in the Sky starring John Wayne and Walter Abel |
| 24 |  | Man Who Knew Too Much, The (1956) | 2.9164 19 reviews | PG | Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller |
$9.41
| 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 starring James Stewart and Doris Day |
| 25 |  | Beat the Devil (1953) | 2.8985 15 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Crime, Romance, Comedy |
$3.82
| A quartet of international crooks -- Peterson, O'Hara, Ross and Ravello -- is stranded in Italy ...more about Beat the Devil starring Humphrey Bogart and Jennifer Jones |
| 26 |  | Abominable Snowman, The (1957) | 2.8967 23 reviews | NA | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi | N/A | A kindly English botanist and a gruff American scientist lead an expedition to the Himalayas in ...more about Abominable Snowman starring Forrest Tucker and Peter Cushing |
| 27 |  | Destination Moon (1950) | 2.8666 22 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi |
$4.82
| A private businessman arranges for an expedition to the moon before the Russians get there first. ...more about Destination Moon starring John Archer and Warner Anderson |
| 28 |  | Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959) | 2.8646 22 reviews | G | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$7.50
| Prof. Lindenbrook leads his intrepid party on an expedition to the centre of the earth, via a ...more about Journey to the Center of the Earth starring Pat Boone and James Mason |
| 29 |  | Spirit of St. Louis, The (1957) | 2.8448 6 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History |
$8.68
| Biography of Charles Lindburgh from his days of precarious mail runs in aviation's infancy to his ...more about Spirit of St. Louis starring James Stewart and Murray Hamilton |
| 30 |  | Tales of Hoffmann, The (1951) | 2.8365 20 reviews | NA | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Music |
$28.95
| This a film version of the opera "The Tales of Hoffmann", however it is NOT just a film of a staged ...more about Tales of Hoffmann starring Moira Shearer and Ludmilla Tchrina |
| 31 |  | Bhowani Junction (1956) | 2.8326 8 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Romance | N/A | The year is 1947, the British are on the verge of finally leaving India. Amongst the few who are ...more about Bhowani Junction starring Ava Gardner and Stewart Granger |
| 32 |  | Naked Jungle, The (1954) | 2.8320 21 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama |
$3.90
| It's 1901. At 19, tough, stubborn Christopher Leiningen came to South America and built levees to ...more about Naked Jungle starring Eleanor Parker and Charlton Heston |
| 33 |  | High and the Mighty, The (1954) | 2.7939 17 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama |
$11.25
| When a commercial airliner developes engine problems on a trans- Pacific flight and the pilot loses ...more about High and the Mighty starring John Wayne and Claire Trevor |
| 34 |  | Halls of Montezuma (1950) |  2.7374 15 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, War |
$6.88
| The marines attack a strongly held enemy island in the Pacific. We follow them from the beach to a ...more about Halls of Montezuma starring Richard Widmark and Neville Brand |
| 35 |  | Mogambo (1953) | 2.7273 12 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
$4.60
| Victor Marswell runs a big game trapping company in Kenya. Eloise Kelly is ditched there, and an ...more about Mogambo starring Clark Gable and Ava Gardner |
| 36 |  | Blood Alley (1955) | 2.6965 7 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$4.99
| A merchant marine captain, rescued from the Chinese Communists by local visitors, is "shanghaied" ...more about Blood Alley starring John Wayne and Lauren Bacall |
| 37 |  | Elephant Walk (1954) | 2.6658 11 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama |
$7.18
| Colonial tea planter John Wiley, visiting England at the end of World War II, wins and weds lovely ...more about Elephant Walk starring Elizabeth Taylor and Dana Andrews |
| 38 |  | Horse Soldiers, The (1959) | 2.6652 4 reviews | NA | Adventure, War, Western |
$4.86
| A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply centre. ...more about Horse Soldiers starring John Wayne and William Holden |
| 39 |  | Battle of the River Plate, The (1956) | 2.6606 7 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama, War | N/A | Set during the early years of World War II, the War in the Atlantic. The Royal Navy was fighting a ...more about Battle of the River Plate starring John Gregson and Anthony Quayle |
| 40 |  | Rob Roy, the Highland Rogue (1954) | 2.6378 1 reviews | NA | Adventure, Family, Disney | N/A | After the 1715 defeat of the clans, one of the highland leaders, Rob Roy MacGregor escapes, has ...more about Rob Roy starring Richard Todd and Glynis Johns |
| 41 |  | Frogmen, The (1951) | 2.6341 5 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, War |
$5.86
| A WWII film of the highest caliber, THE FROGMEN sports fast-paced action and extraordinary ...more about Frogmen starring Richard Widmark and Dana Andrews |
| 42 |  | Ivanhoe (1952) | 2.6126 16 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
$12.71
| In the centre of this Walter Scott classic fiction inspired film the chivalrousness and the daring ...more about Ivanhoe starring Robert Taylor and Elizabeth Taylor |
| 43 |  | Third Man on the Mountain (1959) | 2.5944 4 reviews | G | Adventure, Family, Disney |
$10.00
| Based on a true story of a teen boy who made a vow to climb the Matterhorn in memory of his father ...more about Third Man on the Mountain starring Michael Rennie and James MacArthur |
| 44 |  | Queen of Outer Space (1958) | 2.5778 13 reviews | NA | Adventure, Sci-Fi |
$8.63
| Three American astronauts are on the first manned mission to Venus, and when they arrive, they find ...more about Queen of Outer Space starring Zsa Zsa Gabor and Eric Fleming |
| 45 |  | Moby Dick (1956) | 2.5464 17 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama |
$6.62
| This classic story by Herman Melville revolves around Captain Ahab and his obsession with a huge ...more about Moby Dick starring Gregory Peck and Richard Basehart |
| 46 |  | Cat-Women of the Moon (1953) | 2.5045 18 reviews | NA | Adventure, Sci-Fi |
$7.99
| Five astronauts travel to the dark side of the moon on a scientific expedition. There they discover ...more about Cat-Women of the Moon starring Sonny Tufts and Victor Jory |
| 47 |  | North West Frontier (1959) | 2.5035 5 reviews | NA | Adventure | N/A | In northwestern India soon after the turn of the 20th Century, Moslem rebels seek to kill a ...more about North West Frontier starring Lauren Bacall and Herbert Lom |
| 48 |  | Incredible Petrified World, The (1957) | 2.4627 6 reviews | NA | Adventure, Sci-Fi |
$3.48
| Four adventurers descend to the depths of the ocean when the cable on their underwater diving bell ...more about Incredible Petrified World starring John Carradine and Robert Clarke |
| 49 |  | Legend of the Lost (1957) | 2.4232 4 reviews | NA | Adventure |
$5.32
| Paul Bonnard arrives in Timbuktu in search of a guide to escort him into the Sahara desert. ...more about Legend of the Lost starring John Wayne and Sophia Loren |
| 50 |  | Against All Flags (1952) | 2.4186 5 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure, Drama | N/A | In 1700, the pirates of Madagascar menace the India trade; British officer Brian Hawke has himself ...more about Against All Flags starring Errol Flynn and Maureen O'Hara |
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