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Best Movies of the 1950s
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3.9856
111
reviews
G
Musical, Romance, Comedy
$10.50
Don and Lina are a famous on-screen romantic pair at the height of their silent film careers. When ... more about Singin' in the Rain (1952) starring Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor
2

3.9683
68
reviews
PG
Drama, Crime, Mystery
$12.44
The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if ... more about 12 Angry Men (1957) starring Henry Fonda and Lee J. Cobb
3

3.8968
97
reviews
PG
Thriller, Mystery
$11.68
In this Alfred Hitchcock Thriller, James Stewart plays L.B. Jefferies who is homebound after ... more about Rear Window (1954) starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly
4

3.8338
42
reviews
Not Rated
Drama, Film-Noir
$6.31
J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster), the most prestigious newspaper columnist in New York, recruits ... more about Sweet Smell of Success (1957) starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis
5

3.8237
90
reviews
PG
Adventure, Drama, War
$6.98
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, The (1957) starring William Holden and Alec Guinness
6

3.8165
75
reviews
Not Rated
Drama
$5.58
Aspiring actress Eve Harrington maneuvers her way into the lives of Broadway's elite. The stars ... more about All About Eve (1950) starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter
7

3.7311
97
reviews
PG
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
$0.01
When Ben-Hur and long time friend Messala have a falling-out over political views Ben-Hur is sent ... more about Ben-Hur (1959) starring Charlton Heston and Jack Hawkins
8

3.7176
132
reviews
PG
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Romance
$10.80
Retired police detective Scottie Fergusson is asked by an old college friend to follow his wife, ... more about Vertigo (1958) starring James Stewart and Kim Novak
9

3.6863
72
reviews
Not Rated
Thriller, Crime, Romance, Comedy, Music
$3.92
Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) just happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time ... more about Some Like It Hot (1959) starring Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
10

3.6765
73
reviews
PG
Adventure, Drama, Western
$3.74
Ethan Edwards, an embittered veteran, returns to Texas after the Civil War and discovers that ... more about Searchers, The (1956) starring John Wayne and Jeffrey Hunter