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Best Drama Movies of the 1950s

This collection ranks 6,645 drama 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 12 Angry Men.

6,645 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
  8. 8

    Ben-Hur

    1959· 3h 32m· en

    7.93.2K
  10. 10

    Roman Holiday

    1953· 1h 59m· en

    7.92.3K
  13. 13

    Rashomon

    1950· 1h 28m· ja

    8.02.5K
  24. 24

    Rio Bravo

    1959· 2h 21m· en

    7.81.3K
  27. 27

    Touch of Evil

    1958· 1h 51m· en

    7.71.6K
  32. 32

    Limelight

    1952· 2h 17m· en

    7.9608
  33. 33

    Ugetsu

    1953· 1h 36m· ja

    8.0648
  34. 34

    Giant

    1956· 3h 21m· en

    7.6772
  36. 36

    Sabrina

    1954· 1h 54m· en

    7.51.4K
  38. 38

    The Killing

    1956· 1h 25m· en

    7.61.8K
  42. 42

    Rififi

    1955· 1h 58m· fr

    7.8654

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Frequently asked questions

How many drama movies came out in the 1950s?

6,645 drama movies from the 1950s carry real rating data.

How are these drama 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 drama movie of the 1950s?

12 Angry Men holds the top position in this collection.