1950s

001 Det sjunde inseglet (1957)
The Seventh Seal
A man seeks answers about life as he plays chess against Death during the Black Plague.
Duration: 96 Minutes
Director: Ingmar Bergman
Personal Grade: 10/10
IMDB » (8.3/10)
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002 12 Angry Men (1957)
A juror in a murder trial slowly manages to convince the others that the case is not as obviously clear as it seemed in court.
Duration: 96 Minutes
Director: Sidney Lumet
Personal Grade: 10/10
IMDB » (8.9/10)
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003 Le notti di Cabiria (1957)
Nights of Cabiria
A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love.
Duration: 110 Minutes
Director: Federico Fellini
Personal Grade: 10/10
IMDB » (8.2/10)
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004 Sunset Blvd. (1950)
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent-film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Duration: 110 Minutes
Director: Billy Wilder
Personal Grade: 10/10
IMDB » (8.6/10)
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005 Rear Window (1954)
A wheelchaired photographer spies on his neighbours and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.
Duration: 112 Minutes
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Personal Grade: 10/10
IMDB » (8.6/10)
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006 The Defiant Ones (1958)
Two escaped convicts chained together, white and black, must learn to get along.
Duration: 96 Minutes
Director: Stanley Kramer
Personal Grade: 10/10
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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007 Sanshô dayû (1954)
Sansho the Bailiff
In mediaeval Japan a compassionate governor is sent into exile. His wife and children try to join him, but grow up amid suffering and oppression.
Duration: 124 Minutes
Director: Kenji Mizoguchi
Personal Grade: 10/10
IMDB » (8.2/10)
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008 Tôkyô monogatari (1953)
Tokyo Story
An old couple visit their children and grandchildren in the city; but the children have little time for them.
Duration: 136 Minutes
Director: Yasujirô Ozu
Personal Grade: 10/10
IMDB » (8.3/10)
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009 All About Eve (1950)
An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress.
Duration: 138 Minutes
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Personal Grade: 9.5/10
IMDB » (8.4/10)
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010 Strangers on a Train (1951)
A psychotic socialite confronts a pro tennis star with a theory on how to get away with murder.
Duration: 101 Minutes
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Personal Grade: 9.5/10
IMDB » (8.2/10)
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011 Ben-Hur (1959)
A Jewish prince is betrayed and sent into slavery by a Roman friend.
Duration: 212 Minutes
Director: William Wyler
Personal Grade: 9.5/10
IMDB » (8.2/10)
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012 Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
A rebellious young man with a troubled past comes to a new town, finding friends and enemies.
Duration: 111 Minutes
Director: Nicholas Ray
Personal Grade: 9.5/10
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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013 Shichinin no samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai
A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.
Duration: 207 Minutes
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Personal Grade: 9/10
IMDB » (8.8/10)
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014 Harvey (1950)
a whimsical middle-aged man is thought by his family to be insane.
Duration: 104 Minutes
Director: Henry Koster
Personal Grade: 9/10
IMDB » (8.1/10)
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015 Rashômon (1950)
A heinous crime is recalled from four differing points of views.
Duration: 88 Minutes
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Personal Grade: 9/10
IMDB » (8.4/10)
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016 Jeux interdits (1952)
Forbidden Games
A young French girl orphaned in a Nazi air attack is befriended by the son of a poor farmer.
Duration: 86 Minutes
Director: René Clément
Personal Grade: 9/10
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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017 Vertigo (1958)
A San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend’s wife.
Duration: 128 Minutes
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Personal Grade: 8.5/10
IMDB » (8.5/10)
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018 Pather Panchali (1955)
Apu is born to a poor Brahmin family in a village in Bengal. Apu’s sister, Durga, is forever stealing guavas from the neighbour’s orchards.
Duration: 119 Minutes
Director: Satyajit Ray
Personal Grade: 8.5/10
IMDB » (8.1/10)
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019 The Night of the Hunter
A religious fanatic marries a gullible widow whose young children know where their real daddy hid $10,000.
Duration: 93 Minutes
Director: Charles Laughton
Personal Grade: 8.5/10
IMDB » (8.2/10)
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020 Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland.
Duration: 75 Minutes
Director: Clyde Geronimi
Personal Grade: 8.5/10
IMDB » (7.4/10)
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021 East of Eden (1955)
A young man feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father.
Duration: 115 Minutes
Director: Elia Kazan
Personal Grade: 8.5/10
IMDB » (8.0/10)
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022 Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
A silent film production company and cast make a difficult transition to sound.
Duration: 103 Minutes
Director: Gene Kelly
Personal Grade: 8.5/10
IMDB » (8.4/10)
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023 Roman Holiday (1953)
A bored and sheltered princess escapes her guardians and falls in love with an American newsman in Rome.
Duration: 118 Minutes
Director: William Wyler
Personal Grade: 8.5/10
IMDB » (8.1/10)
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024 Aparajito (1956)
A boy leaves home to study in Calcutta, while his mother must face a life alone.
Duration: 110 Minutes
Director: Satyajit Ray
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (7.9/10)
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025 Caged (1950)
A naive and pregnant nineteen year old is sent to a woman’s prison.
Duration: 96 Minutes
Director: John Cromwell
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (7.8/10)
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026 Dial M For Murder (1954)
An ex-tennis pro carries out a plot to murder his wife. When things go wrong, he improvises a brilliant plan B.
Duration: 105 Minutes
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (8.2/10)
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027 An American in Paris (1951)
An ingenue insinuates herself in to the company of an established but aging stage actress.
Duration: 113 Minutes
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (7.3/10)
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028 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Disturbed woman moves in with her sister while her reality crumbles around her.
Duration: 122 Minutes
Director: Elia Kazan
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (8.1/10)
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029 Sleeping Beauty (1959)
A malevolent fairy casts a curse on a princess that only a prince can break.
Duration: 75 Minutes
Director: Clyde Geronimi
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (7.4/10)
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030 Some Like It Hot (1959)
When two musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all female band disguised as women.
Duration: 120 Minutes
Director: Billy Wilder
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (8.4/10)
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031 Old Yeller (1957)
A boy brings a yellow dog home.
Duration: 83 Minutes
Director: Robert Stevenson
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (7.3/10)
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032 Ivan Groznyy. Skaz vtoroy: Boyarskiy zagovor (1958)
Ivan the Terrible, Part II
As Ivan the Terrible attempts to consolidate his power by establishing a personal army.
Duration: 88 Minutes
Director: Sergei M. Eisenstein
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (7.6/10)
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033 On The Waterfront (1954)
An ex-prize fighter struggles to stand up to his corrupt union bosses.
Duration: 108 Minutes
Director: Elia Kazan
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (8.3/10)
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034 Peter Pan (1953)
Wendy and her brothers are whisked away to the magical world of Neverland.
Duration: 77 Minutes
Director: Clyde Geronimi
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (7.4/10)
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035 Touch of Evil (1958)
Stark, perverse story of murder, kidnapping, and police corruption in Mexican border town.
Duration: 95 Minutes
Director: Orson Welles
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (8.2/10)
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036 The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
A young Jewish girl with her family and their friends is forced into hiding in an attic in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam.
Duration: 180 Minutes
Director: George Stevens
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (7.5/10)
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037 Giant (1956)
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family.
Duration: 201 Minutes
Director: George Stevens
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (7.7/10)
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038 La Strada (1954)
The Street
A carefree girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.
Duration: 108 Minutes
Director: Federico Fellini
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (8.2/10)
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039 The Greatest Show on Earth (1952)
The dramatic lives of trapeze artists, a clown, and an elephant trainer.
Duration: 152 Minutes
Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (6.7/10)
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040 Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
A scientific expedition encounter a dangerous humanoid fish creature.
Duration: 79 Minutes
Director: Jack Arnold
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (7.0/10)
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041 Los olvidados (1950)
The Young and the Damned
A group of juvenile delinquents’s life in the festering slums of Mexico City.
Duration: 85 Minutes
Director: Luis Buñuel
Personal Grade: 8/10
IMDB » (8.1/10)
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TOTAL: 100

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