The 1950s

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

132

Movies

7.56

Avg Rating

$1.2B

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
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 8.5
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 8.3
Cinderella
Cinderella
1950 7.1
Ben-Hur
Ben-Hur
1959 7.9

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12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1957 8.6
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 8.5
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard
1950 8.3
Night and Fog
Night and Fog
1956 8.3
Ikiru
Ikiru
1952 8.3
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory
1957 8.3
Rear Window
Rear Window
1954 8.3
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution
1957 8.2
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
1959 8.1
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal
1957 8.1
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
1952 8.1
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story
1953 8.1

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12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men
1957 8.6
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
Vertigo
Vertigo
1958 8.1
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
1959 6.9
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
1951 7.2
Roman Holiday
Roman Holiday
1953 7.9
Genre Breakdown
Drama (89) Comedy (31) Romance (26) Adventure (17) Music (15) Crime (15) History (14) Family (13) Thriller (11) War (10) Fantasy (9) Action (8) Mystery (8) Animation (7) Science Fiction (6) Western (6) Horror (4) Documentary (3)
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