The top-ranked films of the 50's
© 2009, William L. Sinclair
This continues our series of top-ranked films by year, based on the Top Ranked 1000 Films on the Net that we compiled. This decade has the most ranked films so far. (Photo: Tishiro Mifune, Seven Samurai)
Total Ranked Films in the 50's: 144This continues our series of top-ranked films by year, based on the Top Ranked 1000 Films on the Net that we compiled. This decade has the most ranked films so far. (Photo: Tishiro Mifune, Seven Samurai)
- [ 1950 ] -
1. Sunset Boulevard #14 - Wilder, Billy (photo rt)
2. Rashomon #22 - Kurosawa, Akira
3. All About Eve #33 - Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
4. Diary of a Country Priest #248 - Bresson, Robert
5. Asphalt Jungle, The #345 - Huston, John
6. Orpheus #358 - Cocteau, Jean
7. In a Lonely Place #360 - Ray, Nicholas
8. Los Olvidados #364 - Buñuel, Luis
9. Gun Crazy (Deadly is the Female) #582 - Lewis, Joseph H.
10. Harvey #649 - Coster, Henry
11. Chant d'amour, Un #681 - Genet, Jean
12. Stromboli #741 - Rossellini, Roberto
13. Ronde, La #829 - Ophüls, Max
14. Wagon Master #841 - Ford, John
15. Flowers of St. Francis, The #871 - Rossellini, Roberto
16. Rio Grande #990 - Ford, John
Best Picture: All About Eve
- [ 1951 ] -
1. Strangers on a Train #121 - Hitchcock, Alfred
2. Streetcar Named Desire, A #150 - Kazan, Elia
3. African Queen, The #160 - Huston, John
4. Forbidden Games #303 - Clément, René
5. Day the Earth Stood Still, The #319 - Wise, Robert
6. Place in the Sun, A #426 - Stevens, George
7. An American in Paris #433 - Minnelli, Vincente
8. River, The #449 - Renoir, Jean
9. Miracle in Milan #473 - De Sica, Vittorio
10. Plaisir, Le #571 - Ophüls, Max
11. Ace in the Hole #604 - Wilder, Billy
12. Thing from Another World, The #791 - Nyby, Christian/Howard Hawks
13. Early Summer (Bakushû) #984 - Ozu, Yasujiro
Best Picture: An American in Paris
- [ 1952 ] -
1. Singin' in the Rain #26 - Donen, Stanley/Gene Kelly
2. Umberto D #53 - De Sica, Vittorio
3. High Noon #106 - Zinnemann, Fred
4. Wages of Fear, The #134 - Clouzot, Henri-Georges
5. Ikiru #197 - Kurosawa, Akira
6. Golden Coach, The #218 - Renoir, Jean
7. Quiet Man, The #297 - Ford, John
8. Life of Oharu, The #478 - Mizoguchi, Kenji
9. El #520 - Buñuel, Luis
10. Casque d'or #543 - Becker, Jacques
11. Limelight #569 - Chaplin, Charles
12. Europa '51 #635 - Rossellini, Roberto
13. Bad and the Beautiful, The #697 - Minnelli, Vincente
14. Othello #800 - Welles, Orson
15. Lusty Men, The #967 - Ray, Nicholas
Best Picture: The Greatest Show on Earth
- [ 1953 ] -
1. Tokyo Story #57 - Ozu, Yasujiro
2. Ugetsu #58 - Mizoguchi, Kenji
3. Earrings of Madame de..., The #264 - Ophuls, Max
4. Shane #283 - Stevens, George
5. Roman Holiday #298 - Wyler, William
6. Band Wagon, The #308 - Minnelli, Vincente
7. Mr. Hulot's Holiday #326 - Tati, Jacques
8. Madame de… #376 - Ophüls, Max
9. Voyage in Italy #379 - Rossellini, Roberto
10. Big Heat, The #463 - Lang, Fritz
11. Vitelloni, I #593 - Fellini, Federico
12. Stalag 17 #682 - Wilder, Billy
13. Sawdust and Tinsel #715 - Bergman, Ingmar
14. From Here to Eternity #729 - Zinnemann, Fred
15. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes #774 - Hawks, Howard
16. Anatahan #810 - von Sternberg, Josef
17. Pickup on South Street #826 - Fuller, Sam
18. Sun Shines Bright, The #931 - Ford, John
19. Naked Spur, The #946 - Mann, Anthony
Best Picture: From Here to Eternity
- [ 1954 ] -
1. Seven Samurai, The #7 - Kurosawa, Akira (Japanese title: The Magnificent Seven, so when that western was released, they changed this title in the U.S.)
2. Rear Window #52 - Hitchcock, Alfred
3. On the Waterfront #67 - Kazan, Elia (photo rt)
4. La Strada #113 - Fellini, Federico
5. Sansho the Bailiff #203 - Mizoguchi, Kenji
6. Star is Born, A #329 - Cukor, George
7. Johnny Guitar #336 - Ray, Nicholas
8. Senso #348 - Visconti, Luchino
9. French Cancan #624 - Renoir, Jean
10. Dial M for Murder #701 - Hitchcock, Alfred
11. Barefoot Contessa, The #813 - Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
12. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers #979 - Donen, Stanley
Best Picture: On the Waterfront
- [ 1955 ] -
1. Pather Panchali / Apu Trilogy I #32 - Ray, Satyajit
2. Night of The Hunter, The #35 - Laughton, Charles
3. Ordet #111 - Dreyer, Carl
4. Diaboliques, Les #163 - Clouzot, Henri-Georges
5. All That Heaven Allows #233 - Sirk, Douglas
6. Rebel Without a Cause #281 - Ray, Nicholas
7. Lola Montès #305 - Ophüls, Max
8. Kiss Me Deadly #337 - Aldrich, Robert
9. Night and Fog #454 - Resnais, Alain
10. Smiles of a Summer Night #456 - Bergman, Ingmar
11. Floating Clouds #481 - Naruse, Mikio
12. East of Eden #549 - Kazan, Elia
13. Maîtres fous, Les #752 - Rouch, Jean
14. Princess Yang Kwei Fei (Yokihi) #833 - Mizoguchi, Kenji
15. Moonfleet #850 - Lang, Fritz
16. Il Bidone #959 - Fellini, Federico
Best Picture: Marty
- [ 1956 ] -
1. Seventh Seal, The #29 - Bergman, Ingmar (photo rt)
2. Searchers, The #46 - Ford, John
3. Man Escaped, A #151 - Bresson, Robert
4. Aparajito #309 - Ray, Satyajit
5. Written on the Wind #313 - Sirk, Douglas
6. Killing, The #325 - Kubrick, Stanley
7. Invasion of the Body Snatchers #343 - Siegel, Don
8. There's Always Tomorrow #687 - Sirk, Douglas
9. Bigger Than Life #698 - Ray, Nicholas
10. Bob le flambeur #768 - Melville, Jean-Pierre
11. While the City Sleeps #956 - Lang, Fritz
12. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt #1011 - Lang, Fritz
Best Picture: Around the World in 80 Days
- [ 1957 ] -
1. Paths of Glory #83 - Kubrick, Stanley
2. Bridge on the River Kwai, The #85 - Lean, David
3. Wild Strawberries #108 - Bergman, Ingmar
4. 12 Angry Men #124 - Lumet, Sidney
5. Sweet Smell of Success #133 - Mackendrick, Alexander
6. Nights of Cabiria #136 - Fellini, Federico
7. Throne of Blood #254 - Kurosawa, Akira
8. Witness for the Prosecution #559 - Wilder, Billy
9. Pyaasa #561 - Dutt, Guru
10. Affair to Remember, An #602 - McCarey, Leo
11. Funny Face #733 - Donen, Stanley
12. Cranes Are Flying, The #880 - Kalatozishvili, Mikheil
13. Night of the Demon #925 - Tourneur, Jacques
Best Picture: Bridge on the River Kwai, The
- [ 1958 ] -
1. Vertigo #6 - Hitchcock, Alfred
2. Touch of Evil #30 - Welles, Orson
3. Ashes and Diamonds #114 - Wajda, Andrzej
4. Mon oncle #407 - Tati, Jacques
5. Music Room, The #434 - Ray, Satyajit
6. Some Came Running #609 - Minnelli, Vincente
7. Tarnished Angels, The #764 - Sirk, Douglas
8. Man of the West #803 - Mann, Anthony
9. Hidden Fortress, The #867 - Kurosawa, Akira
10. Big Deal on Madonna Street #916 - Monicelli, Mario
11. Murder by Contract #951 - Lerner, Irving
12. Gigi #996 - Minnelli, Vincente
Best Picture: Gigi
- [ 1959 ] -
1. North by Northwest #19 - Hitchcock, Alfred
2. Some Like it Hot #55 - Wilder, Billy
3. 400 Blows, The #60 - Truffaut, François
4. Pickpocket #125 - Bresson, Robert
5. Ben-Hur #137 - Wyler, William
6. Breathless #178 - Godard, Jean-Luc
7. World of Apu, The #216 - Ray, Satyajit
8. Hiroshima mon amour #280 - Resnais, Alain
9. Anatomy of a Murder #293 - Preminger, Otto
10. Rio Bravo #300 - Hawks, Howard
11. Imitation of Life #384 - Sirk, Douglas
12. Eyes Without a Face #393 - Franju, Georges
13. Shadows #405 - Cassavetes, John
14. Tiger of Eschnapur, The #742 - Lang, Fritz
15. Kaagaz Ke Phool #851 - Dutt, Guru
16. Indian Tomb, The #883 - Lang, Fritz
Best Picture: Ben-Hur
Top Ranked of the Decade
1. Vertigo #6 - Hitchcock, Alfred
2. Seven Samurai, The #7 - Kurosawa, Akira
3. Sunset Boulevard #14 - Wilder, Billy
4. North by Northwest #19 - Hitchcock, Alfred
5. Rashomon #22 - Kurosawa, Akira
6. Singin' in the Rain #26 - Donen, Stanley/Gene Kelly
7. Touch of Evil #30 - Welles, Orson
8. Pather Panchali / Apu Trilogy I #32 - Ray, Satyajit
9. All About Eve #33 - Mankiewicz, Joseph L. (photo)
10. Night of The Hunter, The #35 - Laughton, Charles
11. Rear Window #52 - Hitchcock, Alfred
12. Umberto D #53 - De Sica, Vittorio
13. Some Like it Hot #55 - Wilder, Billy
14. Tokyo Story #57 - Ozu, Yasujiro
15. Ugetsu #58 - Mizoguchi, Kenji
16. 400 Blows, The #60 - Truffaut, François
17. On the Waterfront #67 - Kazan, Elia
18. Paths of Glory #83 - Kubrick, Stanley
19. Bridge on the River Kwai, The #85 - Lean, David
Unranked best picture winners: The Greatest Show on Earth, Marty, Around the World in 80 Days
1. Sunset Boulevard #14 - Wilder, Billy (photo rt)
2. Rashomon #22 - Kurosawa, Akira3. All About Eve #33 - Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
4. Diary of a Country Priest #248 - Bresson, Robert
5. Asphalt Jungle, The #345 - Huston, John
6. Orpheus #358 - Cocteau, Jean
7. In a Lonely Place #360 - Ray, Nicholas
8. Los Olvidados #364 - Buñuel, Luis
9. Gun Crazy (Deadly is the Female) #582 - Lewis, Joseph H.
10. Harvey #649 - Coster, Henry
11. Chant d'amour, Un #681 - Genet, Jean
12. Stromboli #741 - Rossellini, Roberto
13. Ronde, La #829 - Ophüls, Max
14. Wagon Master #841 - Ford, John
15. Flowers of St. Francis, The #871 - Rossellini, Roberto
16. Rio Grande #990 - Ford, John
Best Picture: All About Eve
- [ 1951 ] -
1. Strangers on a Train #121 - Hitchcock, Alfred
2. Streetcar Named Desire, A #150 - Kazan, Elia
3. African Queen, The #160 - Huston, John
4. Forbidden Games #303 - Clément, René
5. Day the Earth Stood Still, The #319 - Wise, Robert
6. Place in the Sun, A #426 - Stevens, George
7. An American in Paris #433 - Minnelli, Vincente
8. River, The #449 - Renoir, Jean
9. Miracle in Milan #473 - De Sica, Vittorio
10. Plaisir, Le #571 - Ophüls, Max
11. Ace in the Hole #604 - Wilder, Billy
12. Thing from Another World, The #791 - Nyby, Christian/Howard Hawks
13. Early Summer (Bakushû) #984 - Ozu, Yasujiro
Best Picture: An American in Paris
- [ 1952 ] -
1. Singin' in the Rain #26 - Donen, Stanley/Gene Kelly
2. Umberto D #53 - De Sica, Vittorio
3. High Noon #106 - Zinnemann, Fred
4. Wages of Fear, The #134 - Clouzot, Henri-Georges
5. Ikiru #197 - Kurosawa, Akira
6. Golden Coach, The #218 - Renoir, Jean
7. Quiet Man, The #297 - Ford, John
8. Life of Oharu, The #478 - Mizoguchi, Kenji
9. El #520 - Buñuel, Luis
10. Casque d'or #543 - Becker, Jacques
11. Limelight #569 - Chaplin, Charles
12. Europa '51 #635 - Rossellini, Roberto
13. Bad and the Beautiful, The #697 - Minnelli, Vincente
14. Othello #800 - Welles, Orson
15. Lusty Men, The #967 - Ray, Nicholas
Best Picture: The Greatest Show on Earth
- [ 1953 ] -
1. Tokyo Story #57 - Ozu, Yasujiro
2. Ugetsu #58 - Mizoguchi, Kenji
3. Earrings of Madame de..., The #264 - Ophuls, Max
4. Shane #283 - Stevens, George
5. Roman Holiday #298 - Wyler, William
6. Band Wagon, The #308 - Minnelli, Vincente
7. Mr. Hulot's Holiday #326 - Tati, Jacques
8. Madame de… #376 - Ophüls, Max
9. Voyage in Italy #379 - Rossellini, Roberto
10. Big Heat, The #463 - Lang, Fritz
11. Vitelloni, I #593 - Fellini, Federico
12. Stalag 17 #682 - Wilder, Billy
13. Sawdust and Tinsel #715 - Bergman, Ingmar
14. From Here to Eternity #729 - Zinnemann, Fred
15. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes #774 - Hawks, Howard
16. Anatahan #810 - von Sternberg, Josef
17. Pickup on South Street #826 - Fuller, Sam
18. Sun Shines Bright, The #931 - Ford, John
19. Naked Spur, The #946 - Mann, Anthony
Best Picture: From Here to Eternity
- [ 1954 ] -
1. Seven Samurai, The #7 - Kurosawa, Akira (Japanese title: The Magnificent Seven, so when that western was released, they changed this title in the U.S.)
2. Rear Window #52 - Hitchcock, Alfred
3. On the Waterfront #67 - Kazan, Elia (photo rt)4. La Strada #113 - Fellini, Federico
5. Sansho the Bailiff #203 - Mizoguchi, Kenji
6. Star is Born, A #329 - Cukor, George
7. Johnny Guitar #336 - Ray, Nicholas
8. Senso #348 - Visconti, Luchino
9. French Cancan #624 - Renoir, Jean
10. Dial M for Murder #701 - Hitchcock, Alfred
11. Barefoot Contessa, The #813 - Mankiewicz, Joseph L.
12. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers #979 - Donen, Stanley
Best Picture: On the Waterfront
- [ 1955 ] -
1. Pather Panchali / Apu Trilogy I #32 - Ray, Satyajit
2. Night of The Hunter, The #35 - Laughton, Charles
3. Ordet #111 - Dreyer, Carl
4. Diaboliques, Les #163 - Clouzot, Henri-Georges
5. All That Heaven Allows #233 - Sirk, Douglas
6. Rebel Without a Cause #281 - Ray, Nicholas
7. Lola Montès #305 - Ophüls, Max
8. Kiss Me Deadly #337 - Aldrich, Robert
9. Night and Fog #454 - Resnais, Alain
10. Smiles of a Summer Night #456 - Bergman, Ingmar
11. Floating Clouds #481 - Naruse, Mikio
12. East of Eden #549 - Kazan, Elia
13. Maîtres fous, Les #752 - Rouch, Jean
14. Princess Yang Kwei Fei (Yokihi) #833 - Mizoguchi, Kenji
15. Moonfleet #850 - Lang, Fritz
16. Il Bidone #959 - Fellini, Federico
Best Picture: Marty
- [ 1956 ] -
1. Seventh Seal, The #29 - Bergman, Ingmar (photo rt)2. Searchers, The #46 - Ford, John
3. Man Escaped, A #151 - Bresson, Robert
4. Aparajito #309 - Ray, Satyajit
5. Written on the Wind #313 - Sirk, Douglas
6. Killing, The #325 - Kubrick, Stanley
7. Invasion of the Body Snatchers #343 - Siegel, Don
8. There's Always Tomorrow #687 - Sirk, Douglas
9. Bigger Than Life #698 - Ray, Nicholas
10. Bob le flambeur #768 - Melville, Jean-Pierre
11. While the City Sleeps #956 - Lang, Fritz
12. Beyond a Reasonable Doubt #1011 - Lang, Fritz
Best Picture: Around the World in 80 Days
- [ 1957 ] -
1. Paths of Glory #83 - Kubrick, Stanley
2. Bridge on the River Kwai, The #85 - Lean, David
3. Wild Strawberries #108 - Bergman, Ingmar
4. 12 Angry Men #124 - Lumet, Sidney
5. Sweet Smell of Success #133 - Mackendrick, Alexander
6. Nights of Cabiria #136 - Fellini, Federico
7. Throne of Blood #254 - Kurosawa, Akira
8. Witness for the Prosecution #559 - Wilder, Billy
9. Pyaasa #561 - Dutt, Guru
10. Affair to Remember, An #602 - McCarey, Leo
11. Funny Face #733 - Donen, Stanley
12. Cranes Are Flying, The #880 - Kalatozishvili, Mikheil
13. Night of the Demon #925 - Tourneur, Jacques
Best Picture: Bridge on the River Kwai, The
- [ 1958 ] -
1. Vertigo #6 - Hitchcock, Alfred
2. Touch of Evil #30 - Welles, Orson
3. Ashes and Diamonds #114 - Wajda, Andrzej
4. Mon oncle #407 - Tati, Jacques
5. Music Room, The #434 - Ray, Satyajit
6. Some Came Running #609 - Minnelli, Vincente
7. Tarnished Angels, The #764 - Sirk, Douglas
8. Man of the West #803 - Mann, Anthony
9. Hidden Fortress, The #867 - Kurosawa, Akira
10. Big Deal on Madonna Street #916 - Monicelli, Mario
11. Murder by Contract #951 - Lerner, Irving
12. Gigi #996 - Minnelli, Vincente
Best Picture: Gigi
- [ 1959 ] -
1. North by Northwest #19 - Hitchcock, Alfred
2. Some Like it Hot #55 - Wilder, Billy
3. 400 Blows, The #60 - Truffaut, François
4. Pickpocket #125 - Bresson, Robert
5. Ben-Hur #137 - Wyler, William
6. Breathless #178 - Godard, Jean-Luc
7. World of Apu, The #216 - Ray, Satyajit
8. Hiroshima mon amour #280 - Resnais, Alain
9. Anatomy of a Murder #293 - Preminger, Otto
10. Rio Bravo #300 - Hawks, Howard
11. Imitation of Life #384 - Sirk, Douglas
12. Eyes Without a Face #393 - Franju, Georges
13. Shadows #405 - Cassavetes, John
14. Tiger of Eschnapur, The #742 - Lang, Fritz
15. Kaagaz Ke Phool #851 - Dutt, Guru
16. Indian Tomb, The #883 - Lang, Fritz
Best Picture: Ben-Hur
Top Ranked of the Decade 1. Vertigo #6 - Hitchcock, Alfred
2. Seven Samurai, The #7 - Kurosawa, Akira
3. Sunset Boulevard #14 - Wilder, Billy
4. North by Northwest #19 - Hitchcock, Alfred
5. Rashomon #22 - Kurosawa, Akira
6. Singin' in the Rain #26 - Donen, Stanley/Gene Kelly
7. Touch of Evil #30 - Welles, Orson
8. Pather Panchali / Apu Trilogy I #32 - Ray, Satyajit
9. All About Eve #33 - Mankiewicz, Joseph L. (photo)
10. Night of The Hunter, The #35 - Laughton, Charles
11. Rear Window #52 - Hitchcock, Alfred
12. Umberto D #53 - De Sica, Vittorio
13. Some Like it Hot #55 - Wilder, Billy
14. Tokyo Story #57 - Ozu, Yasujiro
15. Ugetsu #58 - Mizoguchi, Kenji
16. 400 Blows, The #60 - Truffaut, François
17. On the Waterfront #67 - Kazan, Elia
18. Paths of Glory #83 - Kubrick, Stanley
19. Bridge on the River Kwai, The #85 - Lean, David
Unranked best picture winners: The Greatest Show on Earth, Marty, Around the World in 80 Days
My Favorites
1-Seven Samurai, 2-All About Eve, 3-Sunset Boulevard, 4-Singin in the Rain, 5-Night of the Hunter, 6-Umberto D., 7-Bridge on the River Kwai, 8-On the Waterfront, 9-The Sweet Smell of Success, 10-Paths of Glory, 11-12 Angry Men, 12-Vertigo, 13-A Streetcar Named Desire, 14-Rashoman, 15-In a Lonely Place, 16-The Seventh Seal, 17-Shane, 18-Ugetsu, 19-Some Like it Hot, 20-Stalag 17
