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Best Movies of the 1950s

This collection ranks 16,554 movies released in the 1950s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list sits 12 Angry Men.

16,554 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    Rear Window

    1954· 1h 53m· en

    8.37.3K
  5. 5

    Ikiru

    1952· 2h 23m· ja

    8.31.4K
  6. 6

    Vertigo

    1958· 2h 8m· en

    8.16.5K
  11. 11

    Ben-Hur

    1959· 3h 32m· en

    7.93.2K
  15. 15

    Roman Holiday

    1953· 1h 59m· en

    7.92.3K
  18. 18

    Rashomon

    1950· 1h 28m· ja

    8.02.5K
  29. 29

    High Noon

    1952· 1h 25m· en

    7.71.6K
  31. 31

    Rio Bravo

    1959· 2h 21m· en

    7.81.3K
  32. 32

    Godzilla

    1954· 1h 36m· ja

    7.61.1K
  36. 36

    Touch of Evil

    1958· 1h 51m· en

    7.71.6K
  39. 39

    Diabolique

    1955· 1h 58m· fr

    7.91.1K
  40. 40

    Cinderella

    1950· 1h 14m· en

    7.17.2K
  44. 44

    Limelight

    1952· 2h 17m· en

    7.9608
  45. 45

    Ugetsu

    1953· 1h 36m· ja

    8.0648
  46. 46

    Giant

    1956· 3h 21m· en

    7.6772
  48. 48

    Sabrina

    1954· 1h 54m· en

    7.51.4K
  50. 50

    The Killing

    1956· 1h 25m· en

    7.61.8K

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Frequently asked questions

How many movies from the 1950s have ratings?

16,554 movies released in the 1950s carry real rating data in this catalog.

What is the best movie of the 1950s?

12 Angry Men currently holds the #1 position among 1950s releases.

How are these 1950s movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.