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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

  5. 155

    Él

    1953· 1h 32m· es

    7.7158
  8. 158

    Viva Zapata!

    1952· 1h 53m· en

    6.8245
  16. 166

    On the Beach

    1959· 2h 14m· en

    6.7249
  17. 167

    Old Yeller

    1957· 1h 24m· en

    6.9308
  22. 172

    Broken Arrow

    1950· 1h 33m· en

    6.7226
  33. 183

    Hiroshima

    1953· 1h 45m· ja

    7.429
  34. 184

    Senso

    1954· 2h 3m· it

    7.2253
  40. 190

    Pyaasa

    1957· 2h 26m· hi

    7.274
  43. 193

    Sayonara

    1957· 2h 27m· en

    6.7150
  44. 194

    Awaara

    1951· 2h 48m· hi

    7.168
  45. 195

    Cairo Station

    1958· 1h 17m· ar

    7.4140
  47. 197

    The Idiot

    1951· 2h 46m· ja

    7.0134

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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.