IMDb's 1950s Top 50
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In the period following WWII when most of the films were idealized with conventional portrayals of men and women, young people wanted new and exciting symbols of rebellion. Hollywood responded to audience demands through the rise of the anti-hero and anti-heroines, with Marlon Brando, James Dean and Marilyn Monroe being the main stars. Studios tried to counter the rise of television through all sorts of (mostly failed) inventions like 3-D, Smell-O-Vision, and cinerama. Risks were taken with lavish, overstated, spectacular epics and musicals.
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Sunset Blvd.
1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check -
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Vertigo
1958, in 42 top lists Check -
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Singin' in the Rain
1952, in 37 top lists Check -
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Letyat zhuravli
1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check -
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Pyaasa
1957, in 10 top lists Check -
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Ballada o soldate
1959 — a.k.a. Ballad of a Soldier, in 15 top lists Check -
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On the Waterfront
1954, in 32 top lists Check -
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Smultronstället
1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 24 top lists Check -
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Roman Holiday
1953, in 14 top lists Check
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