The 1950s

Widescreen spectacle, sci-fi anxieties, and the birth of teen culture.

274

Movies

7.26

Avg Rating

$1.7B

Box Office

Drama

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Movies Released Per Year
Average Rating Per Year

Defining Films

The cultural touchstones — highest combined popularity and rating.

12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1957 8.6
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1957 8.2
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall
1956 7.2
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 8.5
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 8.3
Cinderella
Cinderella
1950 7.1

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12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1957 8.6
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 8.5
Night and Fog
Night and Fog
1956 8.3
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950 8.3
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 8.3
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory
1957 8.3
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 8.3
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
1959 8.2
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1957 8.2
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959 8.1
The Great War
The Great War
1959 8.1
All About Eve
All About Eve
1950 8.1

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12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1957 8.6
The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall
1956 7.2
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1957 8.2
Cinderella
Cinderella
1950 7.1
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 8.5
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 8.3
Miami Exposé
Miami Exposé
1956 6.0
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1959 7.9
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 8.3
Liane, Jungle Goddess
Liane, Jungle Goddess
1956 5.1
Vertigo
Vertigo
1958 8.1
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
1959 6.9
Genre Breakdown
Drama (183) Comedy (58) Romance (57) Adventure (35) Crime (34) Thriller (30) History (27) War (24) Music (22) Western (19) Family (18) Horror (17) Mystery (16) Science Fiction (16) Fantasy (16) Action (15) Animation (12) Documentary (11) TV Movie (2)
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