Highest Graded Films from the 1950s


  1. (98) Strangers on a Train (1951) review
  2. (97) Room at the Top (1959) review
  3. (96) A Star Is Born (1954) review
  4. (95) Singin' in the Rain (1952) review
  5. (95) A Night to Remember (1958) review
  6. (94) Ikiru (1952) review
  7. (92) Rear Window (1954) review
  8. (91) High Noon (1952) review
  9. (90) All About Eve (1950) review
  10. (90) Throne of Blood (1957) review
  11. (89) The Seven Samurai (1954) review
  12. (86) On the Waterfront (1954) review
  13. (86) Monkey Business (1952) review
  14. (85) Touch of Evil (1958) review
  15. (84) Carrie (1952) review
  16. (84) The Young Lions (1958) review
  17. (84) Paths of Glory (1957) review
  18. (83) Mon Oncle (1958) review
  19. (83) The Quiet Man (1952) review
  20. (82) Winchester '73 (1950) review
  21. (82) Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957) review
  22. (82) Julius Caesar (1953) review
  23. (82) The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) review
  24. (82) A Christmas Carol (1951) review
  25. (81) Elephant Walk (1954) review
  26. (81) East of Eden (1955) review
  27. (80) The Killing (1956) review
  28. (80) The Cranes are Flying (1957) review
  29. (80) The Hidden Fortress (1958) review
  30. (79) The Searchers (1956) review
  31. (78) Carousel (1956) review
  32. (77) Cyrano de Bergerac (1950) review
  33. (77) Lili (1953) review
  34. (77) Rashomon (1950) review
  35. (77) The Gunfighter (1950) review
  36. (76) Indiscretion of an American Wife (1953) review
  37. (75) The Importance of Being Earnest (1952) review
  38. (75) The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959) review
  39. (74) Ace in the Hole (1951) review
  40. (74) A Face in the Crowd (1957) review
  41. (74) The Browning Version (1951) review
  42. (74) Anastasia (1956) review
  43. (74) Cinderella (1950) review
  44. (74) A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) review
  45. (73) North by Northwest (1959) review
  46. (73) The Big Sky (1952) review
  47. (73) A Tale of Two Cities (1958) review
  48. (73) A Place in the Sun (1951) review
  49. (73) Shane (1953) review
  50. (73) Tokyo Story (1953) review
  51. (73) Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957) review
  52. (73) Diary of a Country Priest (1951) review
  53. (73) Jailhouse Rock (1957) review
  54. (73) Alice in Wonderland (1951) review
  55. (72) Dreamboat (1952) review
  56. (72) Marty (1955) review
  57. (72) Season of Passion (1959) review
  58. (72) The 400 Blows (1959) review
  59. (71) You Never Can Tell (1951) review
  60. (71) The Caine Mutiny (1954) review
  61. (71) No Time for Sergeants (1958) review
  62. (71) So Long at the Fair (1950) review
  63. (70) Roman Holiday (1953) review
  64. (70) I Confess (1953) review
  65. (69) The Wrong Man (1956) review
  66. (69) Othello (1952) review
  67. (69) The Last Hurrah (1958)
  68. (69) The Band Wagon (1953) review
  69. (69) Gigi (1958) review
  70. (69) The Left Handed Gun (1958) review
  71. (69) Ordet (1955) review
  72. (69) The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) review
  73. (69) Forbidden Games (1952) review
  74. (69) The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959) review
  75. (69) Never Open That Door (1952) review
  76. (68) Rio Grande (1950) review
  77. (68) The Battle of the Sexes (1959) review
  78. (68) The Quiet American (1958) review
  79. (68) The King and I (1956) review
  80. (68) Don't Touch the Loot (1954) review
  81. (68) The Wages of Fear (1953) review
  82. (67) Auntie Mame (1958) review
  83. (67) Stalag 17 (1953) review
  84. (67) The Asphalt Jungle (1950) review
  85. (67) The Steel Helmet (1951) review
  86. (67) Caged (1950) review
  87. (67) Night and the City (1950) review
  88. (67) Bob le flambeur (1956) review
  89. (67) The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T (1953) review
  90. (66) From Here to Eternity (1953) review
  91. (66) The Thing from Another World (1951) review
  92. (66) Diabolique (1955) review
  93. (66) 12 Angry Men (1957) review
  94. (66) Beau Brummell (1954) review
  95. (66) I Live in Fear (1955) review
  96. (66) Los Olvidados (1950) review
  97. (66) Guys and Dolls (1955) review
  98. (65) Rio Bravo (1959) review
  99. (65) The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958) review
  100. (65) The Three Faces of Eve (1957) review
  101. (65) Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) review
  102. (65) The Indian Fighter (1955) review
  103. (65) House of Pleasure (1952) review
  104. (65) Viva Zapata! (1952) review
  105. (65) Bend of the River (1952) review
  106. (65) Bell, Book and Candle (1958) review
  107. (65) The Lower Depths (1957) review
  108. (64) Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
  109. (64) The Bad and The Beautiful (1952) review
  110. (64) Sabrina (1954) review
  111. (64) The Seven Year Itch (1955) review
  112. (64) Umberto D (1952) review
  113. (64) Kanal (1957) review
  114. (64) The Sea Around Us (1953) review
  115. (63) The Chaplin Revue (1959)
  116. (63) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) review
  117. (63) Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) review
  118. (63) Another Man's Poison (1951) review
  119. (63) The African Queen (1951) review
  120. (63) Ballad of a Soldier (1959) review
  121. (63) The Man with the Golden Arm (1955) review
  122. (63) The Idiot (1951) review
  123. (62) Operation Petticoat (1959) review
  124. (62) The Seventh Seal (1957) review
  125. (62) Orpheus (1950) review
  126. (62) Floating Weeds (1959) review
  127. (62) A Man Escaped (1956) review
  128. (62) Night of the Demon (1957) review
  129. (61) Lady and the Tramp (1955) review
  130. (61) Love in the Afternoon (1957) review
  131. (61) Sunset Blvd. (1950) review
  132. (61) Brigadoon (1954) review
  133. (61) Moulin Rouge (1952) review
  134. (61) The Wild One (1953) review
  135. (61) The Big Country (1958) review
  136. (61) Pather Panchali (1955) review
  137. (61) Patterns (1956) review
  138. (60) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) review
  139. (60) Rififi (1955) review
  140. (60) Broken Lance (1954) review
  141. (60) Anatomy of a Murder (1959) review
  142. (60) Witness for the Prosecution (1957) review
  143. (60) Night of the Hunter (1955) review
  144. (60) Pickpocket (1959) review
  145. (60) Le Notti Bianche (1957) review
  146. (60) Limelight (1952) review
  147. (60) The Naked Spur (1953) review
  148. (60) Clash by Night (1952) review
  149. (60) Scandal (1950) review
  150. (59) The Ladykillers (1955) review
  151. (59) Imitation of Life (1959) review
  152. (59) Compulsion (1959) review
  153. (58) An American in Paris (1951) review
  154. (58) Oklahoma! (1955) review
  155. (58) Some Like It Hot (1959) review
  156. (58) No Way Out (1950) review
  157. (58) Rebel Without a Cause (1955) review
  158. (58) Ben-Hur (1959) review
  159. (58) The Red Badge of Courage (1951) review
  160. (58) Ugetsu (1953) review
  161. (57) Sabrina (1954) review
  162. (57) Pork Chop Hill (1959)
  163. (57) Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
  164. (57) The Devil's Disciple (1959)
  165. (57) Houseboat (1958)
  166. (57) Peyton Place (1957)
  167. (57) Pickup on South Street (1953) review
  168. (57) The Nun's Story (1959) review
  169. (57) Wild Strawberries (1957) review
  170. (57) Fires on the Plain (1959) review
  171. (57) Elevator to the Gallows (1958) review
  172. (57) The Life of Oharu (1952) review
  173. (56) Angels in the Outfield (1951)
  174. (56) The Men (1950)
  175. (56) tom thumb (1958)
  176. (56) Gate of Hell (1953) review
  177. (56) Man of a Thousand Faces (1957) review
  178. (56) I Want to Live! (1958) review
  179. (56) Hobson's Choice (1954) review
  180. (56) The Tin Star (1957) review
  181. (56) In a Lonely Place (1950) review
  182. (55) Country Girl (1954) review
  183. (55) The Mouse That Roared (1959) review
  184. (55) I'll Cry Tomorrow (1955) review
  185. (55) Lust for Life (1956) review
  186. (55) The Tender Trap (1955) review
  187. (55) The Story of Three Loves (1953) review
  188. (55) The Music Room (1958) review
  189. (55) Scaramouche (1952) review
  190. (55) Baby Doll (1956) review
  191. (55) O. Henry's Full House (1952) review
  192. (55) Sweet Smell of Success (1957) review
  193. (55) Dial M for Murder (1954) review
  194. (55) Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959) review
  195. (55) Black Orpheus (1959) review
  196. (54) The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) review
  197. (54) Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
  198. (54) Vertigo (1958) review
  199. (54) Mister Roberts (1955)
  200. (54) The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956) review
  201. (54) Pal Joey (1957) review
  202. (54) Ivan the Terrible, Part Two (1958) review
  203. (54) Blackboard Jungle (1955) review
  204. (54) To Catch a Thief (1955) review
  205. (54) Young Bess (1953) review
  206. (54) The Long Gray Line (1955) review
  207. (53) The River (1951) review
  208. (53) Johnny Guitar (1954) review
  209. (53) Funny Face (1957) review
  210. (53) Mogambo (1953) review
  211. (53) The Harder They Fall (1956) review
  212. (53) La Strada (1954) review
  213. (53) Sansho the Bailiff (1954) review
  214. (53) Friendly Persuasion (1956) review
  215. (53) The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) review
  216. (53) The War of the Worlds (1953) review
  217. (53) The Country Girl (1954) review
  218. (53) Desk Set (1957) review
  219. (52) To Hell and Back (1955) review
  220. (52) Forbidden Planet (1956) review
  221. (52) Niagara (1953) review
  222. (52) The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958)
  223. (52) Samurai 1 (1954)
  224. (52) 3:10 to Yuma (1957) review
  225. (52) Hondo (1953) review
  226. (52) Father of the Bride (1950) review
  227. (52) Separate Tables (1958) review
  228. (52) The Man from Laramie (1955) review
  229. (52) Nights of Cabiria (1957) review
  230. (51) Sawdust and Tinsel (AKA The Naked Night, Sunset of a Clown) (1953) review
  231. (51) Kiss Me Kate (1953)
  232. (51) Born Yesterday (1950) review
  233. (51) Pillow Talk (1959) review
  234. (51) Journey to Italy (1954) review
  235. (51) Ivanhoe (1952) review
  236. (51) Picnic (1955) review
  237. (50) Soldier of Fortune (1955) review
  238. (50) The Young Philadelphians (1959) review
  239. (50) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954) review
  240. (50) Love Me or Leave Me (1955) review
  241. (50) The Cruel Sea (1953)
  242. (50) Giant (1956) review
  243. (50) Carmen Jones (1954) review
  244. (50) tom thumb (1958) review
  245. (50) Royal Wedding (1950) review
  246. (49) The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) review
  247. (49) Les Girls (1957)
  248. (49) The Narrow Margin (1952) review
  249. (49) The Defiant Ones (1958) review
  250. (48) High Society (1956) review
  251. (48) The Crimson Pirate (1952) review
  252. (48) Harvey (1950) review
  253. (47) The Bridges at Toko-Ri (1955)
  254. (47) Edge of the City (1957) review
  255. (47) Kim (1950) review
  256. (47) Stars in My Crown (1950) review
  257. (47) A Hole in the Head (1959) review
  258. (47) Interrupted Melody (1955) review
  259. (47) On the Beach (1959) review
  260. (47) Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956) review
  261. (45) Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
  262. (45) The Court Jester (1956) review
  263. (45) Suddenly, Last Summer (1959) review
  264. (45) The Rose Tattoo (1955) review
  265. (44) Sayonara (1957)
  266. (44) His Kind of Woman (1951)
  267. (44) Kiss Me Deadly (1955) review
  268. (43) The Tarnished Angels (1958) review
  269. (43) The Blob (1958) review
  270. (43) The Barefoot Contessa (1954) review
  271. (43) Smiles of a Summer Night (1955) review
  272. (42) The Desperate Hours (1955)
  273. (42) Thunder Road (1958) review
  274. (42) Tight Spot (1955) review
  275. (41) Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
  276. (41) Suddenly (1954)
  277. (40) Men of the Fighting Lady (1954)
  278. (35) The Greatest Show on Earth (1952) review
  279. (35) Salt of the Earth (1954) review

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