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VOTE: Best Films of the 1950s

A community vote to find the best films from 1950 to 1959 (using Letterboxd dates).

In the comments below, vote for up to 10 films. 1 point goes to each film you pick, and you don't have to rank your selections. Films don't have to already be on the list, you're welcome to induct new entries.

You can change your votes at a later time if you want.

My personal favourites of the 1950s are here.

The list is sorted by points, then alphabetically by film name.

Other votes I run: Directors | Sci-Fi Films | Comedy Films | Romance Films | Animated Films | LGBTQ+ Films | Horror Films | 2000s Films | 1990s Films | 1980s Films | 1970s Films | 1960s Films | 1940s Films | 2018 Films

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  • 12 Angry Men

    1

  • Rear Window

    2

  • Vertigo

    3

  • Singin' in the Rain

    4

  • Seven Samurai

    5

  • The Night of the Hunter

    6

  • Sunset Boulevard

    7

  • Some Like It Hot

    8

  • The 400 Blows

    9

  • Paths of Glory

    10

  • North by Northwest

    11

  • All About Eve

    12

  • Rashomon

    13

  • The Seventh Seal

    14

  • Tokyo Story

    15

  • Ikiru

    16

  • Wild Strawberries

    17

  • The Bridge on the River Kwai

    18

  • On the Waterfront

    19

  • Touch of Evil

    20

  • Witness for the Prosecution

    21

  • Diabolique

    22

  • Sweet Smell of Success

    23

  • Sleeping Beauty

    24

  • The Killing

    25

  • Strangers on a Train

    26

  • The Wages of Fear

    27

  • Ace in the Hole

    28

  • Alice in Wonderland

    29

  • In a Lonely Place

    30

  • Nights of Cabiria

    31

  • Pather Panchali

    32

  • Peter Pan

    33

  • Rebel Without a Cause

    34

  • The Searchers

    35

  • A Streetcar Named Desire

    36

  • Ugetsu

    37

  • Dial M for Murder

    38

  • Harvey

    39

  • High Noon

    40

  • Hiroshima Mon Amour

    41

  • Ordet

    42

  • Sansho the Bailiff

    43

  • Throne of Blood

    44

  • Anatomy of a Murder

    45

  • The Cranes Are Flying

    46

  • The Day the Earth Stood Still

    47

  • Elevator to the Gallows

    48

  • Godzilla

    49

  • The Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

    50

  • Lady and the Tramp

    51

  • A Man Escaped

    52

  • Rio Bravo

    53

  • Roman Holiday

    54

  • The Asphalt Jungle

    55

  • Ben-Hur

    56

  • Bob le Flambeur

    57

  • Creature from the Black Lagoon

    58

  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers

    59

  • Johnny Guitar

    60

  • Kiss Me Deadly

    61

  • The Ladykillers

    62

  • Limelight

    63

  • The Man in the White Suit

    64

  • Night and Fog

    65

  • The Quiet Man

    66

  • Rififi

    67

  • Scaramouche

    68

  • Shane

    69

  • Umberto D.

    70

  • 3:10 to Yuma

    71

  • An Affair to Remember

    72

  • The African Queen

    73

  • All That Heaven Allows

    74

  • Animal Farm

    75

  • Aparajito

    76

  • Ashes and Diamonds

    77

  • Ballad of a Soldier

    78

  • The Belles of St Trinian's

    79

  • The Big Heat

    80

  • The Big Sky

    81

  • The Burmese Harp

    82

  • Cairo Station

    83

  • Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

    84

  • Cinderella

    85

  • The Court Jester

    86

  • The Curse of Frankenstein

    87

  • Destination Moon

    88

  • The Diary of Anne Frank

    89

  • Dracula

    90

  • The Earrings of Madame de...

    91

  • East of Eden

    92

  • A Face in the Crowd

    93

  • Fires on the Plain

    94

  • Floating Weeds

    95

  • The Fly

    96

  • Forbidden Planet

    97

  • Good Morning

    98

  • Gun Crazy

    99

  • Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

    100