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1940s1960s

The 1950s

Widescreen spectacle at the movies, quiet revolutions in Japan and Europe, and television arriving to change everything.

Ten years, ten doors

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The films that defined the decade

12 Angry Men

The defense and the prosecution have rested and the jury is filing into the jury room to decide if a young Spanish-American is guilty or innocent of murdering his father. What begins as an open and shut case soon becomes a mini-drama of each of the jurors' prejudices and preconceptions about the trial, the accused, and each other.

4.3

12 Angry Men

1957

Seven Samurai

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.

4.3

Seven Samurai

1954

Rear Window

A wheelchair-bound photographer spies on his neighbors from his apartment window and becomes convinced one of them has committed murder.

4.2

Rear Window

1954

Sunset Boulevard

A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.

4.1

Sunset Boulevard

1950

Paths of Glory

A commanding officer defends three scapegoats on trial for a failed offensive that occurred within the French Army in 1916.

4.1

Paths of Glory

1957

Witness for the Prosecution

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

4.1

Witness for the Prosecution

1957

The Seventh Seal

When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.

4.1

The Seventh Seal

1957

Vertigo

A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.

4.1

Vertigo

1958

Singin' in the Rain

In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.

4.1

Singin' in the Rain

1952

Some Like It Hot

In Prohibition-era Chicago, musicians Joe and Jerry witness a mob hit, and flee the state in an all-female band disguised as Josephine and Daphne, but further complications set in.

4.0

Some Like It Hot

1959

All About Eve

From the moment she glimpses her idol at the stage door, Eve Harrington is determined to take the reins of power away from the great actress Margo Channing. Eve maneuvers her way into Margo's Broadway role, becomes a sensation and even causes turmoil in the lives of Margo's director boyfriend, her playwright and his wife. Only the cynical drama critic sees through Eve, admiring her audacity and perfect pattern of deceit.

4.1

All About Eve

1950

Wild Strawberries

Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.

4.0

Wild Strawberries

1957

Rashomon

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

4.0

Rashomon

1950

Dial M for Murder

When her American lover visits London, a wealthy woman’s jealous husband hatches a plan to murder her and inherit her fortune.

4.0

Dial M for Murder

1954

The 400 Blows

For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.

4.0

The 400 Blows

1959

North by Northwest

Advertising man Roger Thornhill is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.

4.0

North by Northwest

1959

Roman Holiday

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.

4.0

Roman Holiday

1953

Ben-Hur

In ancient Judea, a Jewish aristocrat opposing Roman occupation of his homeland reunites with his childhood friend, now a Roman commander — setting in motion a saga of betrayal, adventure, tragedy, revenge, and faith.

3.9

Ben-Hur

1959

What everyone watched

Cinderella

Cinderella has faith her dreams of a better life will come true. With help from her loyal mice friends and a wave of her Fairy Godmother's wand, Cinderella's rags are magically turned into a glorious gown and off she goes to the Royal Ball. But when the clock strikes midnight, the spell is broken, leaving a single glass slipper... the only key to the ultimate fairy-tale ending!

3.5

Cinderella

1950

Ikiru

Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.

4.2

Ikiru

1952

Sleeping Beauty

Cursed to die by the evil fairy Maleficent when she was a baby, Princess Aurora is sent into hiding under protection from three good fairies. As she grows up far away, Maleficent becomes increasingly determined to seal the princess's fate.

3.5

Sleeping Beauty

1959

Alice in Wonderland

On a golden afternoon, wildly curious young Alice tumbles into the burrow and enters the merry, madcap world of Wonderland full of whimsical escapades.

3.6

Alice in Wonderland

1951

Peter Pan

Leaving the safety of their nursery behind, Wendy, Michael and John follow Peter Pan to a magical world where childhood lasts forever. But while in Neverland, the kids must face Captain Hook and foil his attempts to get rid of Peter for good.

3.6

Peter Pan

1953

The Ten Commandments

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.

3.9

The Ten Commandments

1956

Lady and the Tramp

Lady, a golden cocker spaniel, meets up with a mongrel dog who calls himself the Tramp. He is obviously from the wrong side of town, but happenings at Lady's home make her decide to travel with him for a while.

3.6

Lady and the Tramp

1955

High Noon

Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.

3.8

High Noon

1952

White Christmas

Two talented song-and-dance men team up after the war to become one of the hottest acts in show business. In time they befriend and become romantically involved with the beautiful Haynes sisters who comprise a sister act.

3.6

White Christmas

1954

On the small screen

Tagesschau

German daily news program, the oldest still existing program on German television.

3.4

Tagesschau

1952

Bonanza

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.

3.8

Bonanza

1959

The Twilight Zone

An anthology series containing drama, psychological thriller, fantasy, science fiction, suspense, and/or horror, often concluding with a macabre or unexpected twist.

4.3

The Twilight Zone

1959

I Love Lucy

Cuban Bandleader Ricky Ricardo would be happy if his wife Lucy would just be a housewife. Instead she tries constantly to perform at the Tropicana where he works, and make life comically frantic in the apartment building they share with landlords Fred and Ethel Mertz, who also happen to be their best friends.

4.0

I Love Lucy

1951

Zorro

Diego de la Vega, the son of a wealthy landowner, returns from his studies in Spain and discovers that Los Angeles is under the command of Capitan Monastario, a cruel man who relishes in the misuse of his power for personal gain. Knowing that he cannot hope to single-handedly defeat Monastario and his troops, Diego resorts to subterfuge. He adopts the secret identity of Zorro, a sinister figure dressed in black, and rides to fight Monastario's injustice.

3.8

Zorro

1957

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

3.9

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

1955

Felix the Cat

Felix the Cat follows the offbeat adventures of that curious feline, Felix. Although he was quickly overshadowed by Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse, America's favorite cat still remains a classic.

3.8

Felix the Cat

1958

On the page

Great Britain

Great Britain

Ordnance Survey

1950

The Magic World

Magic · Children's stories, English

The Magic World

Edith Nesbit

1959

The Fellowship of the Ring

Elves · Dwarves

The Fellowship of the Ring

J.R.R. Tolkien

1954

The Old Man and the Sea

American Sea stories · Male friendship

The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

1952

The Two Towers

Ents · Orcs

The Two Towers

J.R.R. Tolkien

1954

The Return of the King

Elves · Hobbits

The Return of the King

J.R.R. Tolkien

1950

Fahrenheit 451

Mechanical Hound · girl next door

Fahrenheit 451

Ray Bradbury

1953

The Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings · Fiction

The Lord of the Rings

J.R.R. Tolkien

1954

Mathilda

Fathers and daughters · Incest

Mathilda

Mary Shelley

1959

En attendant Godot

French drama · Translations into English

En attendant Godot

Samuel Beckett

1952

Lord of the Flies

fiction · relationships

Lord of the Flies

William Golding

1954

The national union catalog

Library of Congress

The national union catalog

Library of Congress

1953

The Horse and His Boy

Fantasy · Children's fiction

The Horse and His Boy

C. S. Lewis

1954

Доктор Живаго

Fiction · History

Доктор Живаго

Boris Leonidovich Pasternak

1957

Principles of internal medicine

Internal medicine · Internal medicine,

Principles of internal medicine

Tinsley Randolph Harrison

1950

Casino Royale

British · Fiction

Casino Royale

Ian Fleming

1953

The Magician's Nephew

Fantasy · Juvenile fiction

The Magician's Nephew

C. S. Lewis

1955

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

the Blitz · fauns

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

C. S. Lewis

1950

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