Category: 1950s Decade

The Best Films of the 1950s Decade

1. VertigoAlfred Hitchcock1958
2. Tokyo StoryYasujirō Ozu1953
3. The SearchersJohn Ford1956
4. Seven SamuraiAkira Kurosawa1954
5. RashomonAkira Kurosawa1950
6. The Seventh SealIngmar Bergman1957
7. Touch of EvilOrson Welles1958
8. IkiruAkira Kurosawa1952
9. Rear WindowAlfred Hitchcock1954
10. The 400 BlowsFrançois Truffaut1959
11. The Human ConditionMasaki Kobayashi1959-61
12. Early SummerYasujirō Ozu1951
13. Paths of GloryStanley Kubrick1957
14. Lola MontèsMax Ophüls1955
15. Umberto D.Vittorio de Sica1952
16. Sunset BoulevardBilly Wilder1950
17. North by NorthwestAlfred Hitchcock1959
18. Hiroshima Mon AmourAlain Resnais1959
19. Singin’ in the RainStanley Donen, Gene Kelly1952
20. Le PlaisirMax Ophüls1952
21. Sweet Smell of SuccessAlexander Mackendrick1957
22. Written on the WindDouglas Sirk1956
23. All That Heaven AllowsDouglas Sirk1955
24. The Bridge on the River KwaiDavid Lean1957
25. Johnny GuitarNicholas Ray1954
26. Imitation of LifeDouglas Sirk1959
27. PickpocketRobert Bresson1959
28. The Night of the HunterCharles Laughton1955
29. Mon OncleJacques Tati1958
30. The Band WagonVincente Minnelli1953
31. Strangers on a TrainAlfred Hitchcock1951
32. OrdetCarl Theodor Dreyer1955
33. High NoonFred Zinnemann1952
34. Rio BravoHoward Hawks1959
35. Wild StrawberriesIngmar Bergman1957
36. PyaasaGuru Dutt1957
37. Man of the WestAnthony Mann1958
38. ShaneGeorge Stevens1953
39. Anatomy of a MurderOtto Preminger1959
40. On the WaterfrontEliza Kazan1954
41. Some Like it HotBilly Wilder1959
42. Ben-HurWilliam Wyler1959
43. A Streetcar Named DesireElia Kazan1951
44. In a Lonely PlaceNicholas Ray1950
45. 12 Angry MenSidney Lumet1957
46. Detective StoryWilliam Wyler1951
47. Track of the CatWilliam A. Wellman1954
48. Pickup on South StreetSamuel Fuller1953
49. Nights of CabiriaFederico Fellini1957
50. The Man With the Golden ArmOtto Preminger1955
51. A Star is BornA Star is Born1954
52. Night and the CityJules Dassin1950
53. The Asphalt JungleJohn Huston1950
54. Monsieur Hulot’s HolidayJacques Tati1953
55. Gun CrazyJoseph H. Lewis1950
56. Rebel Without a CauseNicholas Ray1955
57. Bob le FlambeurJean-Pierre Melville1956
58. Kaagaz Ke PhoolGuru Dutt1959
59. All About EveJoseph L. Mankiewicz1950
60. Forty GunsSamuel Fuller1957
61. Sawdust and TinselIngmar Bergman1953
62. A Place in the SunGeorge Stevens1951
63. Stalag 17Billy Wilder1953
64. Throne of BloodAkira Kurosawa1957
65. The Naked SpurAnthony Mann1953
66. Bad Day at Black RockJohn Sturges1955
67. Summer with MonikaIngmar Bergman1953
68. An American in ParisVincente Minnelli1951
69. Smiles of a Summer NightIngmar Bergman1955
70. The KillingStanley Kubrick1956
71. Ace in the HoleBilly Wilder1951
72. Magnificent ObsessionDouglas Sirk1954
73. The African QueenJohn Huston1951
74. DreamsIngmar Bergman1955
75. Aar PaarGuru Dutt1954
76. Invasion of the Body SnatchersDon Siegel1956
77. The Man From LaramieAnthony Mann1955
78. SabrinaBilly Wilder1954
79. Roman HolidayWilliam Wyler1953
80. From Here to EternityFred Zinnemann1953