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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  1. 36 +1

    Les quatre cents coups

    1959 — a.k.a. The 400 Blows, in 26 top lists Check
  2. 22 -1

    Le salaire de la peur

    1953 — a.k.a. The Wages of Fear, in 29 top lists Check
  3. 2 -

    Shichinin no samurai

    1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check
  4. 49 new

    Rio Bravo

    1959, in 20 top lists Check
  5. 14 -

    Ikiru

    1952, in 25 top lists Check
  6. 38 -3

    Tôkyô monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Tokyo Story, in 27 top lists Check
  7. 23 -1

    Pather Panchali

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  8. 50 -

    Roman Holiday

    1953, in 14 top lists Check
  9. 12 -1

    Vertigo

    1958, in 42 top lists Check
  10. 19 +1

    Dial M for Murder

    1954, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 39 -

    Kakushi-toride no san-akunin

    1958 — a.k.a. The Hidden Fortress, in 9 top lists Check
  12. 37 -1

    Smultronstället

    1957 — a.k.a. Wild Strawberries, in 23 top lists Check
  13. 34 -1

    Det sjunde inseglet

    1957 — a.k.a. The Seventh Seal, in 25 top lists Check
  14. 13 -

    Singin' in the Rain

    1952, in 37 top lists Check
  15. 35 -1

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    1957, in 32 top lists Check
  16. 32 -1

    Ben-Hur

    1959, in 22 top lists Check
  17. 8 -1

    Witness for the Prosecution

    1957, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 18 -1

    Some Like It Hot

    1959, in 35 top lists Check
  19. 33 -1

    On the Waterfront

    1954, in 32 top lists Check
  20. 20 -1

    All About Eve

    1950, in 25 top lists Check
  21. 7 +1

    Paths of Glory

    1957, in 26 top lists Check
  22. 21 -3

    Rashômon

    1950 — a.k.a. Rashomon, in 34 top lists Check
  23. 11 +1

    North by Northwest

    1959, in 30 top lists Check
  24. 6 -

    Sunset Blvd.

    1950 — a.k.a. Sunset Boulevard, in 35 top lists Check
  25. 3 -

    Rear Window

    1954, in 31 top lists Check
  26. 1 -

    12 Angry Men

    1957, in 30 top lists Check
  27. 31 +9

    Ace in the Hole

    1951, in 21 top lists Check
  28. 29 -

    Aparajito

    1956 — a.k.a. The Unvanquished, in 15 top lists Check
  29. 9 -

    Apur Sansar

    1959 — a.k.a. The World of Apu, in 19 top lists Check
  30. 45 -

    Bakushû

    1951 — a.k.a. Early Summer, in 9 top lists Check
  31. 30 -

    Ballada o soldate

    1959 — a.k.a. Ballad of a Soldier, in 15 top lists Check
  32. 44 -3

    The Browning Version

    1951, in 4 top lists Check
  33. 26 -

    Un condamné à mort s'est échappé ou Le vent...

    1956 — a.k.a. A Man Escaped, in 20 top lists Check
  34. 40 -2

    Les diaboliques

    1955 — a.k.a. Diabolique, in 21 top lists Check
  35. 43 -

    Du rififi chez les hommes

    1955 — a.k.a. Rififi, in 18 top lists Check
  36. 17 +6

    A Face in the Crowd

    1957, in 14 top lists Check
  37. 48 -

    La grande guerra

    1959 — a.k.a. The Great War, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 15 -

    Letyat zhuravli

    1957 — a.k.a. The Cranes Are Flying, in 17 top lists Check
  39. 27 +1

    Los olvidados

    1950 — a.k.a. The Young and the Damned, in 25 top lists Check
  40. 4 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition I: No Greater Love, in 12 top lists Check
  41. 5 -

    Ningen no jôken

    1959 — a.k.a. The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity, in 11 top lists Check
  42. 41 +1

    Le notti di Cabiria

    1957 — a.k.a. Nights of Cabiria, in 19 top lists Check
  43. 28 -1

    Ordet

    1955, in 21 top lists Check
  44. 16 -

    Pyaasa

    1957, in 10 top lists Check
  45. 47 -

    Saikaku ichidai onna

    1952 — a.k.a. The Life of Oharu, in 12 top lists Check
  46. 10 -

    Sanshô dayû

    1954 — a.k.a. Sansho the Bailiff, in 21 top lists Check
  47. 42 +2

    Scrooge

    1951 — a.k.a. A Christmas Carol, in 4 top lists Check
  48. 46 -

    Tôkyô boshoku

    1957 — a.k.a. Tokyo Twilight, in 5 top lists Check
  49. 24 -

    Ugetsu monogatari

    1953 — a.k.a. Ugetsu, in 25 top lists Check
  50. 25 -

    Umberto D.

    1952, in 16 top lists Check
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