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The Definitive Movies of the 50s

Now we are going back in time quite a bit but this decade saw many iconic films that stay with us today. These are not the best but the most defining of the decade.
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Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
1
100%8.3
Vertigo (1958)
Vertigo (1958)
2
94%8.3
12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
3
100%9.0
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
4
94%8.2
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
5
98%8.4
North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
6
97%8.3
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
7
100%8.6
Cinderella (1950)
Cinderella (1950)
8
97%7.3
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
Sleeping Beauty (1959)
9
89%7.2
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
10
99%8.2
On the Waterfront (1954)
On the Waterfront (1954)
11
99%8.1
Peter Pan (1953)
Peter Pan (1953)
12
79%7.3
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
13
95%8.0
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
14
96%8.1
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
15
98%8.2
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ben-Hur (1959)
16
86%8.1
The Seventh Seal (1957)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
17
94%8.2
The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers (1956)
18
96%7.9
Roman Holiday (1953)
Roman Holiday (1953)
19
97%8.0
Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
20
96%8.4
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
21
93%7.7
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
22
98%7.7
The 400 Blows (1959)
The 400 Blows (1959)
23
99%8.1
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
24
97%8.0
Touch of Evil (1958)
Touch of Evil (1958)
25
95%8.0
High Noon (1952)
High Noon (1952)
26
95%8.0
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
27
98%8.0
Tokyo Story (1953)
Tokyo Story (1953)
28
100%8.2
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
29
89%8.2
Ikiru (1952)
Ikiru (1952)
30
98%8.3
The African Queen (1951)
The African Queen (1951)
31
96%7.8
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
32
94%8.2
Diabolique (1955)
Diabolique (1955)
33
96%8.1
An American in Paris (1951)
An American in Paris (1951)
34
96%7.2
The Ten Commandments (1956)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
35
84%7.9
Rio Bravo (1959)
Rio Bravo (1959)
36
98%8.0
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
37
95%7.8
From Here to Eternity (1953)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
38
90%7.6
Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954)
39
79%7.0
The Wages of Fear (1953)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
40
100%8.1
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