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Best Action Movies of the 1950s

This collection ranks 611 action 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. The #1 film is Seven Samurai.

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

  5. 5

    The Vikings

    1958· 1h 55m· en

    7.0381
  17. 17

    Up Periscope

    1959· 1h 52m· en

    6.332
  18. 18

    Rebel

    1956· 2h 21m· ur

    10.01
  20. 20

    Al Capone

    1959· 1h 44m· en

    6.657
  30. 30

    Blood Alley

    1955· 1h 50m· en

    6.058
  35. 35

    Tanganyika

    1954· 1h 21m· en

    7.52
  49. 49

    Nine Lives

    1957· 1h 36m· no

    7.031
  50. 50

    Red Pier

    1958· 1h 39m· ja

    6.24

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Frequently asked questions

How many action movies came out in the 1950s?

611 action movies from the 1950s carry real rating data.

How are these action films 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.

What is the highest-rated action movie of the 1950s?

Seven Samurai holds the top position in this collection.