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Best Romance Movies of the 1950s

This collection ranks 1,862 romance 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 Vertigo.

1,862 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Vertigo

    1958· 2h 8m· en

    8.16.5K
  2. 7

    Cinderella

    1950· 1h 14m· en

    7.17.2K
  3. 9

    Limelight

    1952· 2h 17m· en

    7.9608
  4. 11

    Sabrina

    1954· 1h 54m· en

    7.51.4K
  5. 19

    Orpheus

    1950· 1h 35m· fr

    7.6301
  6. 25

    Marty

    1955· 1h 30m· en

    7.5467
  7. 26

    Sissi

    1955· 1h 42m· de

    7.3531
  8. 35

    Quo Vadis

    1951· 2h 54m· en

    7.1459
  9. 39

    Gun Crazy

    1950· 1h 27m· en

    7.5309
  10. 41

    Funny Face

    1957· 1h 43m· en

    7.0742
  11. 42

    Pillow Talk

    1959· 1h 42m· en

    7.1325
  12. 44

    The River

    1951· 1h 39m· en

    7.3128

Frequently asked questions

How many romance movies came out in the 1950s?

1,862 romance movies from the 1950s carry real rating data.

How are these romance 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 romance movie of the 1950s?

Vertigo holds the top position in this collection.