Best of the 1950s

Movies, TV shows, and anime from 1950–1959.

Bonanza poster

7.5 TV

Bonanza

1959

The Twilight Zone poster

8.5 TV

The Twilight Zone

1959 · 5 Seasons

12 Angry Men poster

8.6

12 Angry Men

1957 · Drama

Sleeping Beauty poster

6.9

Sleeping Beauty

1959 · Animation

The Harder They Fall poster

7.2

The Harder They Fall

1956 · Drama

Lady and the Tramp poster

7.1

Lady and the Tramp

1955 · Adventure

Cinderella poster

7.1

Cinderella

1950 · Animation

Alice in Wonderland poster

7.2

Alice in Wonderland

1951 · Adventure

Seven Samurai poster

8.5

Seven Samurai

1956 · Action

The Ten Commandments poster

7.8

The Ten Commandments

1956 · Drama

Touch of Evil poster

7.7

Touch of Evil

1958 · Crime

Some Like It Hot poster

8.1

Some Like It Hot

1959 · Comedy

Vertigo poster

8.1

Vertigo

1958 · Mystery

Roman Holiday poster

7.9

Roman Holiday

1953 · Comedy

Singin' in the Rain poster

8.1

Singin' in the Rain

1952 · Comedy

Peter Pan poster

7.2

Peter Pan

1953 · Adventure

North by Northwest poster

8.0

North by Northwest

1959 · Adventure

Ben-Hur poster

7.9

Ben-Hur

1959 · Adventure

Sunset Boulevard poster

8.3

Sunset Boulevard

1950 · Drama

The 400 Blows poster

8.0

The 400 Blows

1959 · Drama

Witness for the Prosecution poster

8.2

Witness for the Prosecution

1957 · Crime

The Seventh Seal poster

8.1

The Seventh Seal

1957 · Drama

High Noon poster

7.7

High Noon

1952 · Western

The Third Man poster

7.9

The Third Man

1950 · Mystery

Dial M for Murder poster

8.0

Dial M for Murder

1954 · Crime

East of Eden poster

7.5

East of Eden

1955 · Drama

Ikiru poster

8.3

Ikiru

1956 · Drama

Paths of Glory poster

8.3

Paths of Glory

1957 · Drama

To Catch a Thief poster

7.3

To Catch a Thief

1955 · Mystery

The Bridge on the River Kwai poster

7.8

The Bridge on the River Kwai

1957 · Drama

The Searchers poster

7.7

The Searchers

1956 · Western

Rio Bravo poster

7.8

Rio Bravo

1959 · Drama

Rashomon poster

8.0

Rashomon

1950 · Crime

Strangers on a Train poster

7.7

Strangers on a Train

1951 · Crime

The Night of the Hunter poster

7.9

The Night of the Hunter

1955 · Crime

Around the World in 80 Days poster

6.7

Around the World in 80 Days

1956 · Adventure

The Man Who Knew Too Much poster

7.4

The Man Who Knew Too Much

1956 · Drama

All About Eve poster

8.1

All About Eve

1950 · Drama

Hiroshima Mon Amour poster

7.7

Hiroshima Mon Amour

1959 · Drama

Forbidden Planet poster

7.3

Forbidden Planet

1958 · Adventure

Rebel Without a Cause poster

7.5

Rebel Without a Cause

1955 · Drama

On the Waterfront poster

7.8

On the Waterfront

1954 · Crime

Giant poster

7.6

Giant

1956 · Drama

A Streetcar Named Desire poster

7.6

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951 · Drama

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea poster

7.1

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

1954 · Adventure

Anatomy of a Murder poster

7.8

Anatomy of a Murder

1959 · Crime

The War of the Worlds poster

6.8

The War of the Worlds

1953 · Action

War and Peace poster

6.6

War and Peace

1956 · Drama