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151Movie reviews for Gunfighter, The (1950)Gunfighter, The (1950)Movie critics combined give Gunfighter a score of 2.8737 out of 4
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reviews 		PGDrama, WesternN/AJimmie Ringo is the fastest gun in the west, but he is getting tired of it all and would like to ...more about Gunfighter  starring Gregory Peck and Helen Westcott
152Movie reviews for Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)Riot in Cell Block 11 (1954)Movie critics combined give Riot in Cell Block 11 a score of 2.8706 out of 4
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reviews 		NADramaN/AProducer Walter Wanger, who had just been released from a prison term after shooting a man he ...more about Riot in Cell Block 11  starring Neville Brand and Frank Faylen
153Movie reviews for People Will Talk (1951)People Will Talk (1951)Movie critics combined give People Will Talk a score of 2.8687 out of 4
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reviews 		NARomance, Comedy $6.88 Purchase information for People Will Talk (1951)
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Successful and well-liked, Dr. Noah Praetorius becomes the victim of a witchhunt at the hands of ...more about People Will Talk  starring Cary Grant and Jeanne Crain
154Movie reviews for Picnic (1955)Picnic (1955)Movie critics combined give Picnic a score of 2.8683 out of 4
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The morning of a small town Labor Day picnic, a drifter (Hal Carter) blows into town to visit an ...more about Picnic  starring William Holden and Kim Novak
155Movie reviews for Baby Doll (1956)Baby Doll (1956)Movie critics combined give Baby Doll a score of 2.8678 out of 4
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Archie Lee Meighan, middle-aged cotton gin owner, can hardly wait for the 20th birthday of his ...more about Baby Doll  starring Karl Malden and Carroll Baker
156Movie reviews for There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)Movie critics combined give There's No Business Like Show Business a score of 2.8676 out of 4
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Molly and Terry Donahue, plus their three children, are The Five Donahues. Son Tim meets hat-check ...more about There's No Business Like Show Business  starring Ethel Merman and Marilyn Monroe
157Movie reviews for Funny Face (1957)Funny Face (1957)Movie critics combined give Funny Face a score of 2.8675 out of 4
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reviews 		NAMusical, Romance, Comedy $7.99 Purchase information for Funny Face (1957)
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Jo Stockton can only get to Paris to meet with the beatnik founder of "empathicalism" (a idea that ...more about Funny Face  starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire
158Movie reviews for Wild One, The (1953)Wild One, The (1953)Movie critics combined give Wild One a score of 2.8674 out of 4
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A gang of 40 motorcyclists, the Black Rebels, gatecrash a legitimate motorcycle race. They are ...more about Wild One  starring Marlon Brando and Mary Murphy
159Movie reviews for Destination Moon (1950)Destination Moon (1950)Movie critics combined give Destination Moon a score of 2.8666 out of 4
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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
160Movie reviews for Member of the Wedding, The (1952)Member of the Wedding, The (1952)Movie critics combined give Member of the Wedding a score of 2.8661 out of 4
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reviews 		NADramaN/AA film version of the Carson McCullers play. Frankie Addams, a very boyish articulate 12-year-old ...more about Member of the Wedding  starring Ethel Waters and Julie Harris
161Movie reviews for Rancho Notorious (1952)Rancho Notorious (1952)Movie critics combined give Rancho Notorious a score of 2.8661 out of 4
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reviews 		NADrama, WesternN/AA western based on the story "Gunsight Whitman" by Silvia Richards. Vern Haskell, a nice rancher, ...more about Rancho Notorious  starring Marlene Dietrich and Arthur Kennedy
162Movie reviews for Sabrina (1954)Sabrina (1954)Movie critics combined give Sabrina a score of 2.8661 out of 4
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reviews 		NARomance, Comedy $5.64 Purchase information for Sabrina (1954)
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Linus and Davis Larrabee are the two sons of a very wealthy family. Linus is all work -- busily ...more about Sabrina  starring Humphrey Bogart and Audrey Hepburn
163Movie reviews for Man Called Peter, A (1955)Man Called Peter, A (1955)Movie critics combined give Man Called Peter a score of 2.8661 out of 4
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Based on the true story of a young Scottish lad, Peter Marshall, who dreams of only going to sea ...more about Man Called Peter  starring Richard Todd and Jean Peters
164Movie reviews for Patterns (1956)Patterns (1956)Movie critics combined give Patterns a score of 2.8661 out of 4
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 ...more about Patterns  starring Van Heflin and Everett Sloane
165Movie reviews for Ride Lonesome (1959)Ride Lonesome (1959)Movie critics combined give Ride Lonesome a score of 2.8661 out of 4
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reviews 		NAWesternN/AA wanted murderer, Billy John, is captured by Ben Brigade, a bounty hunter, who intends to take him ...more about Ride Lonesome  starring Randolph Scott and Karen Steele
166Movie reviews for Wonderful Country, The (1959)Wonderful Country, The (1959)Movie critics combined give Wonderful Country a score of 2.8661 out of 4
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reviews 		NAWesternN/AHaving fled to Mexico from the U.S. many years ago for killing his father's murderer, Martin Brady ...more about Wonderful Country  starring Julie London and Albert Dekker
167Movie reviews for Fiend Without a Face (1958)Fiend Without a Face (1958)Movie critics combined give Fiend Without a Face a score of 2.8647 out of 4
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A Scientist, experimenting with telekinetic powers enhanced by a nearby nuclear power plant ...more about Fiend Without a Face  starring Marshall Thompson and Kynaston Reeves
168Movie reviews for Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)Movie critics combined give Journey to the Center of the Earth a score of 2.8646 out of 4
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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
169Movie reviews for Three Faces of Eve, The (1957)Three Faces of Eve, The (1957)Movie critics combined give Three Faces of Eve a score of 2.8645 out of 4
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Eve White is a quite, mousy, unassuming wife and mother who keeps suffering from headaches and ...more about Three Faces of Eve  starring Joanne Woodward and David Wayne
170Movie reviews for Night to Remember, A (1958)Night to Remember, A (1958)Movie critics combined give Night to Remember a score of 2.8635 out of 4
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On its maiden voyage across the Atlantic, the British liner Titanic with 2200 people on board is ...more about Night to Remember  starring Ronald Allen and Robert Ayres
171Movie reviews for Nightfall (1957)Nightfall (1957)Movie critics combined give Nightfall a score of 2.8569 out of 4
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reviews 		Not RatedDrama, Crime, Film-NoirN/ACAST Aldo Ray Brian Keith Anne Bancroft Jocelyn Brando James Gregory Frank ...more about Nightfall  starring Aldo Ray and Brian Keith
172Movie reviews for Fly, The (1958)Fly, The (1958)Movie critics combined give Fly a score of 2.8564 out of 4
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reviews 		NADrama, Horror, Sci-Fi, MysteryN/AThis is the original version of a scientist experimenting with matter transference accidentally ...more about Fly  starring Patricia Owens and Vincent Price
173Movie reviews for I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)I Married a Monster from Outer Space (1958)Movie critics combined give I Married a Monster from Outer Space a score of 2.8549 out of 4
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Aliens from Outer Space are slowly switching places with real humans -- one of the first being a ...more about I Married a Monster from Outer Space  starring Tom Tryon and Gloria Talbott
174Movie reviews for Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)Movie critics combined give Last Train from Gun Hill a score of 2.8543 out of 4
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reviews 		NADrama, Western $6.34 Purchase information for Last Train from Gun Hill (1959)
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The wife of marshal Matt Morgan is raped and murdered. The killers leave behind a distinctive ...more about Last Train from Gun Hill  starring Kirk Douglas and Anthony Quinn
175Movie reviews for Animal Farm (1954)Animal Farm (1954)Movie critics combined give Animal Farm a score of 2.8530 out of 4
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reviews 		NADrama, Animation $13.55 Purchase information for Animal Farm (1954)
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Britain's first animated feature, which, despite the title and Disney-esque animal animation, is in ...more about Animal Farm
176Movie reviews for Don't Bother to Knock (1952)Don't Bother to Knock (1952)Movie critics combined give Don't Bother to Knock a score of 2.8515 out of 4
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Airline pilot Jed stays at the New York hotel where girlfriend Lyn is a singer. He sees Nell in a ...more about Don't Bother to Knock  starring Richard Widmark and Marilyn Monroe
177Movie reviews for Affair to Remember, An (1957)Affair to Remember, An (1957)Movie critics combined give Affair to Remember a score of 2.8509 out of 4
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Handsome playboy Nicky Ferrante and beautiful night club singer Terry McKay have a romance while on ...more about Affair to Remember  starring Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr
178Movie reviews for Eddy Duchin Story, The (1956)Eddy Duchin Story, The (1956)Movie critics combined give Eddy Duchin Story a score of 2.8504 out of 4
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reviews 		NADrama, Biography, Music $13.34 Purchase information for Eddy Duchin Story, The (1956)
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 ...more about Eddy Duchin Story  starring Tyrone Power and Kim Novak
179Movie reviews for Pat and Mike (1952)Pat and Mike (1952)Movie critics combined give Pat and Mike a score of 2.8478 out of 4
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reviews 		NARomance, Comedy, Sports $10.98 Purchase information for Pat and Mike (1952)
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Pat's a brilliant athlete, except when her domineering fiance is around. The lady's golf ...more about Pat and Mike  starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn
180Movie reviews for Man from Laramie, The (1955)Man from Laramie, The (1955)Movie critics combined give Man from Laramie a score of 2.8463 out of 4
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reviews 		NAWestern, Mystery $3.95 Purchase information for Man from Laramie, The (1955)
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Mysterious Will Lockhart delivers supplies to storekeeper Barbara Waggoman at Coronado, an isolated ...more about Man from Laramie  starring James Stewart and Arthur Kennedy
181Movie reviews for Spirit of St. Louis, The (1957)Spirit of St. Louis, The (1957)Movie critics combined give Spirit of St. Louis a score of 2.8448 out of 4
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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
182Movie reviews for Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957)Daughter of Dr. Jekyll (1957)Movie critics combined give Daughter of Dr. Jekyll a score of 2.8442 out of 4
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reviews 		NAHorror, Sci-FiN/A ...more about Daughter of Dr. Jekyll  starring Gloria Talbott and John Agar
183Movie reviews for Blob, The (1958)Blob, The (1958)Movie critics combined give Blob a score of 2.8432 out of 4
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A giant, mysterious alien goo-like creature begins to terrorize a small town by consuming ...more about Blob  starring Aneta Corsaut and Earl Rowe
184Movie reviews for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)Movie critics combined give Cat on a Hot Tin Roof a score of 2.8429 out of 4
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reviews 		NADrama $8.68 Purchase information for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
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Based on the play by Tennessee Williams: A party is planned for the 65th birthday of family ...more about Cat on a Hot Tin Roof  starring Elizabeth Taylor and Burl Ives
185Movie reviews for Night and the City (1950)Night and the City (1950)Movie critics combined give Night and the City a score of 2.8414 out of 4
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Harry Fabian (Richard Widmark) is a London hustler with ambitious plans that never work out. One ...more about Night and the City  starring Richard Widmark and Gene Tierney
186Movie reviews for Invaders from Mars (1953)Invaders from Mars (1953)Movie critics combined give Invaders from Mars a score of 2.8403 out of 4
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Little David MacLean has a problem--all the adults in town begin acting strangely shortly after he ...more about Invaders from Mars  starring Helena Carter and Arthur Franz
187Movie reviews for Killer Shrews, The (1959)Killer Shrews, The (1959)Movie critics combined give Killer Shrews a score of 2.8403 out of 4
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A disparate group are trapped on a remote island by a hurricane. On the island, a doctor works to ...more about Killer Shrews  starring James Best and Ingrid Goude
188Movie reviews for Les Girls (1957)Les Girls (1957)Movie critics combined give Les Girls a score of 2.8401 out of 4
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reviews 		NAMusical $13.79 Purchase information for Les Girls (1957)
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After writing a tell-all book about her days in the dance troupe "Barry Nichols and Les Girls", ...more about Les Girls  starring Gene Kelly and Mitzi Gaynor
189Movie reviews for Bend of the River (1952)Bend of the River (1952)Movie critics combined give Bend of the River a score of 2.8371 out of 4
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reviews 		NAWestern $6.99 Purchase information for Bend of the River (1952)
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Two men with questionable pasts, Glyn McLyntock and his friend Cole, lead a wagon-train load of ...more about Bend of the River  starring James Stewart and Arthur Kennedy
190Movie reviews for Tales of Hoffmann, The (1951)Tales of Hoffmann, The (1951)Movie critics combined give Tales of Hoffmann a score of 2.8365 out of 4
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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 Tchérina
191Movie reviews for Harvey (1950)Harvey (1950)Movie critics combined give Harvey a score of 2.8357 out of 4
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A middle aged drunk has been driving his sister and niece wild by introducing everyone he meets to ...more about Harvey  starring James Stewart and Josephine Hull
192Movie reviews for Seven Men from Now (1956)Seven Men from Now (1956)Movie critics combined give Seven Men from Now a score of 2.8348 out of 4
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reviews 		NAWestern $8.97 Purchase information for Seven Men from Now (1956)
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A former sheriff hunts for the seven men responsible for robbing a Wells Fargo bank and killing his ...more about Seven Men from Now  starring Randolph Scott and Gail Russell
193Movie reviews for King Creole (1958)King Creole (1958)Movie critics combined give King Creole a score of 2.8343 out of 4
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reviews 		PGDrama, Crime, Musical $5.64 Purchase information for King Creole (1958)
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Danny Fisher, young delinquent, flunks out of high school. He quits his job as a busboy in a ...more about King Creole  starring Elvis Presley and Carolyn Jones
194Movie reviews for Bhowani Junction (1956)Bhowani Junction (1956)Movie critics combined give Bhowani Junction a score of 2.8326 out of 4
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reviews 		NAAdventure, Drama, RomanceN/AThe 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
195Movie reviews for Naked Jungle, The (1954)Naked Jungle, The (1954)Movie critics combined give Naked Jungle a score of 2.8320 out of 4
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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
196Movie reviews for Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, The (1951)Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, The (1951)Movie critics combined give Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel a score of 2.8314 out of 4
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reviews 		NAAction, Drama, War, Biography $8.65 Purchase information for Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel, The (1951)
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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  starring Cedric Hardwicke and Jessica Tandy
197Movie reviews for Fear Strikes Out (1957)Fear Strikes Out (1957)Movie critics combined give Fear Strikes Out a score of 2.8311 out of 4
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Jim Piersall is groomed by his loving but hard-driving father (living vicariously through his son) ...more about Fear Strikes Out  starring Anthony Perkins and Karl Malden
198Movie reviews for Robot Monster (1953)Robot Monster (1953)Movie critics combined give Robot Monster a score of 2.8310 out of 4
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The Robot Monster has been sent to Earth as the advance party of an impending invasion. Ordered by ...more about Robot Monster  starring Claudia Barrett and Selena Royle
199Movie reviews for Here Comes the Groom (1951)Here Comes the Groom (1951)Movie critics combined give Here Comes the Groom a score of 2.8305 out of 4
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reviews 		NAMusical, Comedy $4.94 Purchase information for Here Comes the Groom (1951)
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Pete Garvey, foreign correspondent, has been running an impromptu adoption agency for war orphans ...more about Here Comes the Groom  starring Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman
200Movie reviews for Clash by Night (1952)Clash by Night (1952)Movie critics combined give Clash by Night a score of 2.8251 out of 4
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Mae Doyle comes back to her hometown a cynical woman. Her brother Joe fears that his love, fish ...more about Clash by Night  starring Barbara Stanwyck and Paul Douglas
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