The Best Films of the 1950's

Too many Hitchcock films? Will your going to have to live with it. Because the 50's were dominated with some his best films that have inspired and defined cinema today. But the 50's werent only about him. Enjoy the 50's a time much different than ours with aliens, unlikely heroes and intense rebellious youth.

The 10 Best Films of the 1950's

1. Vertigo (1958) by Alfred Hitchcock


2. Paths of Glory (1957) by Stanley Kubrick


3. North by Northwest (1959) by Alfred Hitchcock


4. 12 Angry Men (1957) by Sidney Lumet


5. Rear Window (1954) by Alfred Hitchcock


6. Strangers on a Train (1951) by Alfred Hitchcock


7. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) by Elia Kazan


8. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) by Robert Wise


9. Rebel Without a Cause (1955) by Nicholas Ray


10. Ben-Hur (1959) by William Wyler

Honorable Mentions in Alphabetical Order

• Dial M for Murder (1954) by Alfred Hitchcock


• High Noon (1952) by Fred Zinnerman


• La Strada (1954) by Federico Fellini


• Limelight (1952) by Charlie Chaplin


• Some Like it Hot (1959) by Billy Wilder


• The Bridge on River Kwai (1957) by David Lean


• The Great St. Louis Robbery (1959) by Charles Guggenheim & John Stix


• The Seven Samurai (1954) by Akira Kurosawa