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1Movie reviews for Singin' in the Rain (1952)Singin' in the Rain (1952)Movie critics combined give Singin' in the Rain a score of 3.9856 out of 4
3.9856
111
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GMusical, Romance, Comedy $9.99 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  starring Gene Kelly and Donald O'Connor
2Movie reviews for 12 Angry Men (1957)12 Angry Men (1957)Movie critics combined give 12 Angry Men a score of 3.9683 out of 4
3.9683
68
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PGDrama, Crime, Mystery $11.03 The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if ...more about 12 Angry Men  starring Martin Balsam and Lee J. Cobb
3Movie reviews for Rear Window (1954)Rear Window (1954)Movie critics combined give Rear Window a score of 3.9056 out of 4
3.9056
97
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NAThriller, Mystery $8.84 In this Alfred Hitchcock Thriller, James Stewart plays L.B. Jefferies who is homebound after ...more about Rear Window  starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly
4Movie reviews for Sweet Smell of Success (1957)Sweet Smell of Success (1957)Movie critics combined give Sweet Smell of Success a score of 3.8324 out of 4
3.8324
42
reviews
NADrama, Film-Noir $4.99 J.J. Hunsecker (Burt Lancaster), the most prestigious newspaper columnist in New York, recruits ...more about Sweet Smell of Success  starring Burt Lancaster and Tony Curtis
5Movie reviews for Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)Movie critics combined give Bridge on the River Kwai a score of 3.8309 out of 4
3.8309
90
reviews
PGAdventure, 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
6Movie reviews for All About Eve (1950)All About Eve (1950)Movie critics combined give All About Eve a score of 3.8135 out of 4
3.8135
75
reviews
NADrama $4.86 Aspiring actress Eve Harrington maneuvers her way into the lives of Broadway's elite. The stars ...more about All About Eve  starring Bette Davis and Anne Baxter
7Movie reviews for Ben-Hur (1959)Ben-Hur (1959)Movie critics combined give Ben-Hur a score of 3.7311 out of 4
3.7311
97
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PGAction, 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
8Movie reviews for Third Man, The (1950)Third Man, The (1950)Movie critics combined give Third Man a score of 3.7039 out of 4
3.7039
64
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Not RatedAction, 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
9Movie reviews for Vertigo (1958)Vertigo (1958)Movie critics combined give Vertigo a score of 3.7026 out of 4
3.7026
132
reviews
PGDrama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Romance $13.99 Retired police detective Scottie Fergusson is asked by an old college friend to follow his wife, ...more about Vertigo  starring James Stewart and Kim Novak
10Movie reviews for Searchers, The (1956)Searchers, The (1956)Movie critics combined give Searchers a score of 3.6915 out of 4
3.6915
73
reviews
PGAdventure, 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
11Movie reviews for Paths of Glory (1958)Paths of Glory (1958)Movie critics combined give Paths of Glory a score of 3.6840 out of 4
3.6840
42
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Not RatedDrama, War, Adaptation $5.67 The futility and irony of the war in the trenches in WWI is shown as a unit commander in the French ...more about Paths of Glory  starring Kirk Douglas and Ralph Meeker
12Movie reviews for Rebel Without a Cause (1955)Rebel Without a Cause (1955)Movie critics combined give Rebel Without a Cause a score of 3.6574 out of 4
3.6574
81
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PG-13Drama, Teen $16.88 Jim Stark is the new kid in town and has a tendency to get in trouble. Looking for love and ...more about Rebel Without a Cause  starring James Dean and Natalie Wood
13Movie reviews for Some Like It Hot (1959)Some Like It Hot (1959)Movie critics combined give Some Like It Hot a score of 3.6570 out of 4
3.6570
72
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NAThriller, Crime, Romance, Comedy, Music $4.55 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  starring Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis
14Movie reviews for Sunset Blvd. (1950)Sunset Blvd. (1950)Movie critics combined give Sunset Blvd. a score of 3.6474 out of 4
3.6474
34
reviews
NADrama, Romance, Film-Noir $6.30 Struggling screenwriter, Joe Gillis, accidentally stumbles upon the mansion of washed up and ...more about Sunset Blvd.  starring William Holden and Gloria Swanson
15Movie reviews for Seven Samurai, The (1954)Seven Samurai, The (1954)Movie critics combined give Seven Samurai a score of 3.6473 out of 4
3.6473
44
reviews
NAAction, 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
16Movie reviews for Touch of Evil (1958)Touch of Evil (1958)Movie critics combined give Touch of Evil a score of 3.6103 out of 4
3.6103
77
reviews
PG-13Thriller, Crime, Adaptation, Film-Noir $8.89 A Mexican government investigator and his young American wife put their honeymoon on hold in an ...more about Touch of Evil  starring Charlton Heston and Janet Leigh
17Movie reviews for Seventh Seal, The (1957)Seventh Seal, The (1957)Movie critics combined give Seventh Seal a score of 3.6102 out of 4
3.6102
34
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Not RatedDrama, Thriller, Fantasy $24.29 A Knight and his squire are home from the crusades. Black Death is sweeping their country. As they ...more about Seventh Seal  starring Max von Sydow and Inga Landgré
18Movie reviews for On the Waterfront (1954)On the Waterfront (1954)Movie critics combined give On the Waterfront a score of 3.5617 out of 4
3.5617
86
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PGDrama, Crime, Romance $11.84 Terry has been a witness and participant in the murder of dockworker, Joey. Terry's conscience ...more about On the Waterfront  starring Marlon Brando and Karl Malden
19Movie reviews for North by Northwest (1959)North by Northwest (1959)Movie critics combined give North by Northwest a score of 3.5541 out of 4
3.5541
115
reviews
NAAdventure, 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
20Movie reviews for Night of the Hunter, The (1955)Night of the Hunter, The (1955)Movie critics combined give Night of the Hunter a score of 3.5409 out of 4
3.5409
56
reviews
NADrama, Thriller, Film-Noir $6.62 While incarcerated with condemned killer Ben Harper (Peter Graves), fake preacher Harry Powell ...more about Night of the Hunter  starring Robert Mitchum and Shelley Winters
21Movie reviews for Court Jester, The (1956)Court Jester, The (1956)Movie critics combined give Court Jester a score of 3.5086 out of 4
3.5086
23
reviews
NAAdventure, 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
22Movie reviews for Strangers on a Train (1951)Strangers on a Train (1951)Movie critics combined give Strangers on a Train a score of 3.4828 out of 4
3.4828
63
reviews
PGDrama, Thriller, Crime, Film-Noir $8.63 An Alfred Hitchcock thriller about a famous tennis player named Guy Haines (Farley Granger) who is ...more about Strangers on a Train  starring Farley Granger and Ruth Roman
23Movie reviews for Lady and the Tramp (1955)Lady and the Tramp (1955)Movie critics combined give Lady and the Tramp a score of 3.4771 out of 4
3.4771
39
reviews
GDrama, Musical, Romance, Comedy, Family, Animation, DisneyN/ALady, a lovely housedog encounters Tramp, a mangy street mutt he takes her under his wing and ...more about Lady and the Tramp  starring Barbara Luddy and Bill Thompson
24Movie reviews for King and I, The (1956)King and I, The (1956)Movie critics combined give King and I a score of 3.4000 out of 4
3.4000
19
reviews
GAdventure, 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
25Movie reviews for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)Movie critics combined give Seven Brides for Seven Brothers a score of 3.3646 out of 4
3.3646
30
reviews
GAdventure, 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
26Movie reviews for Earrings of Madame De..., The (1954)Earrings of Madame De..., The (1954)Movie critics combined give Earrings of Madame De... a score of 3.3586 out of 4
3.3586
18
reviews
Not RatedDrama, ForeignN/ADuring the 20th century, before the World War in France, lived a wealthy countess who sells the ...more about Earrings of Madame De...  starring Charles Boyer and Danielle Darrieux
27Movie reviews for South Pacific (1958)South Pacific (1958)Movie critics combined give South Pacific a score of 3.3195 out of 4
3.3195
13
reviews
NAWar, Musical, Romance $4.60 Two couples struggle to deal with racial prejudice while stationed in the South Pacific during WWII. ...more about South Pacific  starring Rossano Brazzi and Mitzi Gaynor
28Movie reviews for Ten Commandments, The (1956)Ten Commandments, The (1956)Movie critics combined give Ten Commandments a score of 3.2877 out of 4
3.2877
67
reviews
GAdventure, 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
29Movie reviews for Asphalt Jungle, The (1950)Asphalt Jungle, The (1950)Movie critics combined give Asphalt Jungle a score of 3.2839 out of 4
3.2839
45
reviews
GDrama, Crime, Film-Noir $12.71 Infimous criminal Doc Rienschneider (Sam Jaffe) has just returned from prison and already has a ...more about Asphalt Jungle  starring Sterling Hayden and Louis Calhern
30Movie reviews for White Christmas (1954)White Christmas (1954)Movie critics combined give White Christmas a score of 3.2812 out of 4
3.2812
20
reviews
NAChristmas, Musical, Romance, Comedy $12.99 This classic Christmas movie takes place at the end of WW II where two performing Officers, Bob ...more about White Christmas  starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye
31Movie reviews for High Noon (1952)High Noon (1952)Movie critics combined give High Noon a score of 3.2624 out of 4
3.2624
78
reviews
PGThriller, Western $3.99 On his last day as town Marshall, Will Kane hears a rumor that one of the men he put in jail is on ...more about High Noon  starring Gary Cooper and Lloyd Bridges
32Movie reviews for Old Yeller (1957)Old Yeller (1957)Movie critics combined give Old Yeller a score of 3.2588 out of 4
3.2588
30
reviews
GAdventure, 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
33Movie reviews for Wrong Man, The (1956)Wrong Man, The (1956)Movie critics combined give Wrong Man a score of 3.2509 out of 4
3.2509
30
reviews
NADrama, Crime, Film-Noir $8.63 Manny Ballestero is an honest hardworking musician at New York's Stork Club. When his wife needs ...more about Wrong Man  starring Henry Fonda and Vera Miles
34Movie reviews for Quiet Man, The (1952)Quiet Man, The (1952)Movie critics combined give Quiet Man a score of 3.2500 out of 4
3.2500
55
reviews
GDrama, Romance, Comedy $5.62 After a disaster in the ring, boxer Sean Thornton returns to his birthplace in Ireland. Hoping to ...more about Quiet Man  starring John Wayne and Francis Ford
35Movie reviews for Killing, The (1956)Killing, The (1956)Movie critics combined give Killing a score of 3.2493 out of 4
3.2493
49
reviews
PGDrama, Thriller, Crime, Film-Noir $5.69 After getting out of prison, Johnny Clay masterminds a complex race-track heist, but his scheme is ...more about Killing  starring Sterling Hayden and Coleen Gray
36Movie reviews for From Here to Eternity (1953)From Here to Eternity (1953)Movie critics combined give From Here to Eternity a score of 3.2187 out of 4
3.2187
52
reviews
NADrama, War, Romance $3.95 It's 1941. Robert E. Lee Prewitt has requested Army transfer and has ended up at Schofield in ...more about From Here to Eternity  starring Burt Lancaster and Montgomery Clift
37Movie reviews for Witness for the Prosecution (1957)Witness for the Prosecution (1957)Movie critics combined give Witness for the Prosecution a score of 3.2087 out of 4
3.2087
20
reviews
NADrama, Thriller, Mystery $10.65 When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous ...more about Witness for the Prosecution  starring Tyrone Power and Marlene Dietrich
38Movie reviews for Dial M for Murder (1954)Dial M for Murder (1954)Movie critics combined give Dial M for Murder a score of 3.1960 out of 4
3.1960
47
reviews
PGThriller, Crime $6.85 Ex-tennis pro Tony Wendice decides to murder his wife for her money and because she had an affair ...more about Dial M for Murder  starring Ray Milland and Grace Kelly
39Movie reviews for African Queen, The (1951)African Queen, The (1951)Movie critics combined give African Queen a score of 3.1952 out of 4
3.1952
45
reviews
NAAdventure, Drama, War, RomanceN/AAt 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
40Movie reviews for Big Heat, The (1953)Big Heat, The (1953)Movie critics combined give Big Heat a score of 3.1877 out of 4
3.1877
35
reviews
PGDrama, Thriller, Crime, Film-Noir $17.37 Detective Dave Bannion investigates a police sergeant's suicide. Strictly routine...until a B-girl ...more about Big Heat  starring Glenn Ford and Gloria Grahame
41Movie reviews for Nun's Story, The (1959)Nun's Story, The (1959)Movie critics combined give Nun's Story a score of 3.1865 out of 4
3.1865
17
reviews
NA  $12.71 Gabrielle Van Der Mal gave up everything to become a nun. But her faith and her vows are forever ...more about Nun's Story  starring Audrey Hepburn and Peter Finch
42Movie reviews for East of Eden (1955)East of Eden (1955)Movie critics combined give East of Eden a score of 3.1861 out of 4
3.1861
48
reviews
PGDrama $11.49 In the Salinas Valley, in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against ...more about East of Eden  starring Julie Harris and James Dean
43Movie reviews for Cinderella (1950)Cinderella (1950)Movie critics combined give Cinderella a score of 3.1851 out of 4
3.1851
57
reviews
GFantasy, Musical, Romance, Family, Animation, Disney $19.15 Cinderella wants nothing more than to go to the ball held in honor of the prince. However, ...more about Cinderella  starring Ilene Woods and William Phipps
44Movie reviews for Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951)Streetcar Named Desire, A (1951)Movie critics combined give Streetcar Named Desire a score of 3.1769 out of 4
3.1769
55
reviews
PGDrama $16.37 Blanche is in real need of a protector at this stage in her life when circumstances lead her into ...more about Streetcar Named Desire  starring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando
45Movie reviews for All That Heaven Allows (1955)All That Heaven Allows (1955)Movie critics combined give All That Heaven Allows a score of 3.1725 out of 4
3.1725
38
reviews
NADrama, Romance $27.95 A wealthy socialite woman falls in love with a nurse several years her junior. She is ridiculed by ...more about All That Heaven Allows  starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson
46Movie reviews for Star Is Born, A (1954)Star Is Born, A (1954)Movie critics combined give Star Is Born a score of 3.1695 out of 4
3.1695
16
reviews
NADrama, Musical $13.71 Drunken waining movie star Norman Maine meets showgirl Esther Blodgett when he literally stumbles ...more about Star Is Born  starring Judy Garland and Jack Carson
47Movie reviews for Stalag 17 (1953)Stalag 17 (1953)Movie critics combined give Stalag 17 a score of 3.1646 out of 4
3.1646
18
reviews
Not RatedDrama, War, Adaptation $11.25 Set in a German POW Camp for enlisted American airmen, a spy is discovered to be living in one of ...more about Stalag 17  starring William Holden and Don Taylor
48Movie reviews for 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954)Movie critics combined give 20 a score of 3.1636 out of 4
3.1636
50
reviews
GAdventure, 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
49Movie reviews for Anatomy of a Murder (1959)Anatomy of a Murder (1959)Movie critics combined give Anatomy of a Murder a score of 3.1520 out of 4
3.1520
49
reviews
NADrama, Mystery $13.34 Since being voted out of office as local prosecutor, Paul Biegler spends more time fishing than ...more about Anatomy of a Murder  starring James Stewart and Lee Remick
50Movie reviews for Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)Movie critics combined give Creature from the Black Lagoon a score of 3.1461 out of 4
3.1461
58
reviews
NAAdventure, 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