Best Movies of the 1950s

Best Movies of the 1950s on MovieWatcher, ranked by rating and popularity. See where to watch and track what you want to see.

12 Angry Men
12 Angry Men (1957)
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rear Window
Rear Window (1954)
Paths of Glory
Paths of Glory (1957)
Sunset Boulevard
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Vertigo
Vertigo (1958)
Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
The Seventh Seal
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Ikiru
Ikiru (1952)
Witness for the Prosecution
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
North by Northwest
North by Northwest (1959)
All About Eve
All About Eve (1950)
Rashomon
Rashomon (1950)
Wild Strawberries
Wild Strawberries (1957)
The 400 Blows
The 400 Blows (1959)
Tokyo Story
Tokyo Story (1953)
The Bridge on the River Kwai
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Night of the Hunter
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront (1954)
Big Deal on Madonna Street
Big Deal on Madonna Street (1958)
La Strada
La Strada (1954)
Nights of Cabiria
Nights of Cabiria (1957)
Touch of Evil
Touch of Evil (1958)
The Searchers
The Searchers (1956)
The Young and the Damned
The Young and the Damned (1950)
Limelight
Limelight (1952)
Sansho the Bailiff
Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
Rebel Without a Cause
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Sabrina
Sabrina (1954)
The Great War
The Great War (1959)
The Man Who Knew Too Much
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
In a Lonely Place
In a Lonely Place (1950)
The African Queen
The African Queen (1952)
Peter Pan
Peter Pan (1953)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)
Forbidden Games
Forbidden Games (1952)
The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Cinderella
Cinderella (1950)
Shane
Shane (1953)
From Here to Eternity
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Marty
Marty (1955)
Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Bellissima
Bellissima (1952)
Dracula
Dracula (1958)
The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man (1952)
A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember (1958)
The Little World of Don Camillo
The Little World of Don Camillo (1952)
The Ladykillers
The Ladykillers (1955)
Scrooge
Scrooge (1951)
Early Summer
Early Summer (1951)
The Band of Honest Men
The Band of Honest Men (1956)
The Joker is Wild
The Joker is Wild (1957)
Bad Day at Black Rock
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
White Christmas
White Christmas (1954)
A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun (1951)
Winchester '73
Winchester '73 (1950)
Pickup on South Street
Pickup on South Street (1953)
All That Heaven Allows
All That Heaven Allows (1955)