1950s Ratings

[The Other]

A thread for RATING and RANKING all the movies you’ve seen that were released during the 1950s by year!

It’s also in preparation of finishing the 1940s (which I will within a month), I've already gone through EVERY year of the 1950s and added about 170+ films from the 1950s on to my Netflix queue as well as writing down those I want to see but Netflix doesn't carry (I'll have to look at local video stores, etc., for copies or come across it on TCM). I've already seen, on average, about 6 or 7 movies from each year of the 50s, so there's a lot I still want and need to see.

[The Other]

Scale:
1/5 = Hated It, 2/5 = Did Not Like It, 3/5 = Liked It, 4/5 = Really Liked It, 5/5 = Loved It


1950
01. The Asphalt Jungle - 5/5
02. Los Olvidados - 5/5
03. Sunset Boulevard - 5/5
04. La Ronde - 5/5
05. Panic in the Streets - 5/5
06. Night and the City - 4/5
07. In a Lonely Place - 4/5
08. Variety Lights - 4/5
09. The Men - 4/5
10. The Flowers of St. Francis - 4/5
11. Rashomon - 4/5
12. Where the Sidewalk Ends - 4/5
13. No Way Out - 4/5
14. All About Eve - 4/5
15. Story of a Love Affair - 3/5
16. The Rocking Horse Winner - 3/5
17. Stage Fright - 3/5
18. Winchester ’73 - 3/5
19. Cinderella - 3/5
20. Born Yesterday - 3/5
21. Rio Grande - 3/5
22. The Magnificent Yankee - 3/5
23. Father of the Bride - 3/5
24. Summer Stock - 3/5
25. D.O.A. - 3/5
26. Cyrano de Bergerac - 3/5
27. Harvey - 2/5
28. Crisis - 2/5
29. King Solomon’s Mines - 2/5

Blind Spots:
1. Stromboli (have now recorded it, just haven't watched yet)
2. Les Enfants Terribles
3. Caged


1951
01. Strangers on a Train - 5/5
02. Decision Before Dawn - 5/5
03. Early Summer - 5/5
04. The Browning Version - 5/5
05. A Streetcar Named Desire - 5/5
06. The Lavender Hill Mob - 5/5
07. Bright Victory - 4/5
08. The Day the Earth Stood Still - 4/5
09. Diary of a Country Priest - 4/5
10. The Red Badge of Courage - 4/5
11. A Place in the Sun - 4/5
12. The Frogmen - 4/5
13. Teresa - 3/5
14. The Man in the White Suit - 3/5
15. The African Queen - 3/5
16. Europa ’51 - 3/5
17. Quo Vadis - 3/5
18. The Tales of Hoffman - 3/5
19. Alice in Wonderland - 3/5
20. Detective Story - 3/5
21. 14 Hours - 3/5
22. The Idiot - 3/5
23. A Christmas Carol - 3/5
24. An American in Paris - 2/5
25. Go for Broke! - 2/5
26. The River - 2/5
27. House on Telegraph Hill - 2/5

Blind Spots:
1. The Mating Season
2. Come Fill the Cup
3. Miss Oyu
4. Death of a Salesman


1952
01. Casque d’or - 5/5
02. Umberto D. - 5/5
03. Come Back, Little Sheba - 5/5
04. High Noon - 5/5
05. Forbidden Games - 4/5
06. The Quiet Man - 4/5
07. The Narrow Margin - 4/5
08. Carrie - 4/5
09. Ikiru - 4/5
10. The White Sheik - 4/5
11. The Member of the Wedding - 4/5
12. Viva Zapata! - 3/5
13. Singin’ in the Rain - 3/5
14. Clash by Night - 3/5
15. Macao - 3/5
16. The Importance of Being Earnest - 3/5
17. The Star - 3/5
18. The Bad and the Beautiful - 3/5
19. Limelight - 3/5
20. Sudden Fear - 3/5
21. The Greatest Show on Earth - 3/5
22. With a Song in My Heart - 3/5
23. Pat and Mike - 2/5
24. The Snows of Kilimanjaro - 2/5
25. On Dangerous Ground - 2/5
26. Othello - 2/5
27. Moulin Rouge - 2/5
28. A Woman Without Love - 2/5
29. Ivanhoe - 2/5

Blind Spots:
1. The Life of Oharu
2. Le Plaisir
3. My Cousin Rachel
4. Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
5. 5 Fingers


1953
01. I Vitelloni - 5/5
02. Ugetsu - 5/5
03. Tokyo Story - 5/5
04. Wages of Fear - 5/5
05. The Big Heat - 5/5
06. Pickup on South Street - 5/5
07. From Here to Eternity - 5/5
08. Stalag 17 - 4/5
09. The Moon is Blue - 4/5
10. The Golden Coach - 4/5
11. The Band Wagon - 4/5
12. Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday - 3/5
13. Roman Holiday - 3/5
14. Shane - 3/5
15. Therese Raquin - 3/5
16. The Naked Spur - 3/5
17. The Wild One - 3/5
18. The Robe - 3/5
19. Peter Pan - 3/5
20. I Confess - 3/5
21. How to Marry a Millionaire - 3/5
22. Gentleman Prefer Blondes - 3/5
23. Martin Luther - 3/5
24. Indiscretion of an American Wife - 3/5
25. Hondo - 3/5
26. Mogambo - 2/5
27. The Blue Gardenia - 2/5
28. Julius Caesar - 2/5
29. Titanic - 2/5
30. Knights of the Round Table - 2/5

Blind Spots:
1. The Earrings of Madame de...
2. El


1954
01. Seven Samurai - 5/5
02. On the Waterfront - 5/5
03. Touchez Pas au Grisbi - 5/5
04. La Strada - 5/5
05. Rear Window - 5/5
06. It Should Happen to You - 4/5
07. Too Bad She’s Bad - 4/5
08. Twenty-Four Eyes - 4/5
09. The Country Girl - 4/5
10. Sabrina - 4/5
11. Dial M for Murder - 4/5
12. Robinson Crusoe - 3/5
13. Carmen Jones - 3/5
14. Three Coins in the Fountain - 3/5
15. A Star is Born - 3/5
16. Them! - 3/5
17. The Caine Mutiny - 3/5
18. Samurai 1: Musashi Miyamoto - 3/5
19. The High and the Mighty - 3/5
20. Desirée - 3/5
21. Broken Lance - 3/5
22. Johnny Guitar - 2/5
23. Vera Cruz - 3/5
24. The Far Country - 3/5
25. Executive Suite - 2/5
26. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers - 2/5
27. White Christmas - 2/5
28. The Barefoot Contessa - 2/5
29. The Naked Jungle - 1/5

Blind Spots:
1. Sansho the Bailiff
2. Senso


1955
01. Rififi - 5/5
02. Bad Day at Black Rock - 5/5
03. East of Eden - 5/5
04. Kiss Me Deadly - 5/5
05. The Desperate Hours - 5/5
06. The Ladykillers - 5/5
07. Diabolique - 4/5
08. Rebel Without a Cause - 4/5
09. Ordet - 4/5
10. Blackboard Jungle - 4/5
11. The Night of the Hunter - 4/5
12. The Swindle - 4/5
13. The Rose Tattoo - 4/5
14. I’ll Cry Tomorrow - 4/5
15. Lola Montes - 4/5
16. Night and Fog - 4/5
17. Smiles of a Summer Night - 4/5
18. Pather Panchali - 3/5
19. Marty - 3/5
20. Summertime - 3/5
21. Bob Le Flambeur - 3/5
22. French Cancan - 3/5
23. The Man with the Golden Arm - 3/5
24. All That Heaven Allows - 3/5
25. Mister Roberts - 3/5
26. To Catch a Thief - 3/5
27. Richard III - 3/5
28. Trial - 3/5
29. The Colditz Story - 3/5
30. The Big Combo - 2/5
31. Mr. Arkadin - 2/5
32. Picnic - 2/5
33. Killer’s Kiss - 2/5
34. Love Me or Leave Me - 2/5
35. Love is a Many-Splendored Thing - 2/5

Blind Spots:
1. A Generation
2. Interrupted Melody
3. Pete Kelly's Blues


1956
01. A Man Escaped - 5/5
02. The Killing - 4/5
03. Somebody Up There Likes Me - 4/5
04. Ransom - 4/5
05. The Man Who Knew Too Much - 4/5
06. Giant - 4/5
07. Baby Doll - 3/5
08. Moby Dick - 3/5
09. Written on the Wind - 3/5
10. The Searchers - 3/5
11. Anastasia - 2/5
12. Lust For Life - 2/5
13. The Bad Seed - 1/5
14. Forbidden Planet - 1/5


1957
01. Paths of Glory - 5/5
02. The Bridge On the River Kwai - 5/5
03. Wild Strawberries - 5/5
04. The Seventh Seal - 5/5
05. 12 Angry Men - 4/5
06. The Three Faces of Eve - 4/5
07. Witness for the Prosecution - 4/5
08. Peyton Place - 3/5
09. Sweet Smell of Success - 3/5
10. 3:10 to Yuma - 3/5
11. The Bachelor Party - 3/5
12. Desk Set - 3/5
13. Raintree County - 2/5
14. Sayonara - 2/5


1958
01. Vertigo - 5/5
02. Ashes and Diamonds - 5/5
03. Separate Tables - 5/5
04. Touch of Evil - 4/5
05. Some Came Running - 4/5
06. The Defiant Ones - 4/5
07. Cat On a Hot Tin Roof - 4/5
08. I Want to Live! - 4/5
09. Lonelyhearts - 3/5
10. Gigi - 3/5
11. The Big Country - 3/5
12. Indiscreet - 3/5


1959
01. The 400 Blows - 5/5
02. Anatomy of a Murder - 5/5
03. Nazarín - 5/5
04. Some Like It Hot! - 4/5
05. North By Northwest - 4/5
06. Sleeping Beauty - 4/5
07. The Nun’s Story - 3/5
08. The Diary of Anne Frank - 3/5
09. On the Beach - 3/5
10. Pillow Talk - 2/5
11. Suddenly, Last Summer - 1/5
12. Imitation of Life - 1/5


Total Number of Movies Seen From the 1950s: 229

[Hannibal21]

1950:
1T. All About Eve - 10/10
1T. Sunset Boulevard - 10/10
3. In a Lonely Place
4. Rashomon
5. Night and the City - 9/10
6. The Asphalt Jungle
7. Harvey
8. Where the Sidewalk Ends
9. House by the River
10. Winchester '73
11. Orpheus
12. No Way Out
13. Stromboli - 8.5/10
14. La Ronde - 8/10
15. Father of the Bride
16. The Damned Don't Cry!
17. The Furies
18. Born Yesterday
19. Cinderella
20. Les Enfants Terribles - 7.5/10
21. The Baron of Arizona - 7/10
22. Side Street
23. Panic in the Streets
24. Stage Fright - 6/10

1951:
1. Strangers on a Train - 10/10
2. The Browning Version - 9/10
3. Ace in the Hole
4. A Place in the Sun
5. The African Queen
6. The Day the Earth Stood Still
7. An American in Paris
8. Miss Oyu
9. The Tales of Hoffman
10. Diary of a Country Priest - 8.5/10
11. Europa '51 - 8/10
12. Early Summer
13. Royal Wedding
14. Summer Interlude
15. Angels in the Outfield
16. A Streetcar Named Desire
17. The Lavender Hill Mob - 7/10
18. Miss Julie
19. Alice in Wonderland

Have to see:
The House on Telegraph Hill
The River

1952:
1. Singin' in the Rain - 10/10**
2. Umberto D
3. On Dangerous Ground
4. Le Plaisir
5. The Life of Oharu - 9/10
6. Ikiru
7. Angel Face
8. Carrie
9. Casque d'Or
10. The Bad and the Beautiful
11. Monkey Business
12. Come Back, Little Sheba - 8.5/10
13. High Noon
14. Sudden Fear
15. Clash by Night
16. Bend of the River - 8/10
17. Othello
18. The Quiet Man
19. Viva Zapata!
20. Forbidden Games
21. Don't Bother to Knock - 7/10
22. Macao
23. Ivanhoe - 6/10
24. Million Dollar Mermaid
25. The Star
26. Another Man's Poison - 4/10

Have to see:
Limelight
The Member of the Wedding

1953:
1. The Earrings of Madame de... - 10/10
2. Tokyo Story
3. Ugetsu
4. The Band Wagon - 9/10
5. The Big Heat
6. From Here to Eternity
7. Pickup on South Street
8. The Wages of Fear
9. I Vitelloni
10. Roman Holiday
11. I Confess
12. The Naked Spur
13. Stalag 17
14. Niagara - 8.5/10
15. The Wild One - 8/10
16. Titanic
17. The Blue Gardnia
18. House of Wax
19. Peter Pan
20. Mogambo - 7/10
21. The Million Pound Note
22. Gentleman Prefer Blondes
23. Julius Caesar
24. Beat the Devil
25. Mr. Hulot's Holiday
26. The Robe - 6/10
27. Shane

Have to see:
Sawdust and Tinsel

1954:
1. Sansho the Bailiff - 10/10
2. Rear Window - 9/10
3. On the Waterfront
4. Sabrina
5. Johnny Guitar
6. Magnificent Obsession
7. A Star us Born
8. Hobson's Choice
9. Gate of Hell
10. Touchez pas au grisbi
11. The Barefoot Contessa
12. Seven Samurai - 8/10
13. Indiscreetion of an American Wife
14. The Crucified Lovers
15. The Country Girl
16. The Million Pound Note
17. The Caine Mutiny
18. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
19. La Paura - 7.5/10
20. La Strada - 7/10
21. Dial M for Murder
22. Human Desire
23. Witness to Murder - 6/10
24. Them! - 5/10
25. Romeo and Juliet - 4/10

Have to see:
The Glenn Miller Story
Black Widow

1955:
1. All That Heaven Allows - 10/10
2. Rebel Without a Cause
3. Pather Panchali - 9/10
4. Princess Yang Kwei Fei
5. The Night of the Hunter
6. Summertime
7. Diabolique
8. The Man From Laramie
9. Smiles of a Summer Night
10. Lola Montes
11. East of Eden
12. Rififi
13. Blackboard Jungle - 9/10
14. The Seven Year Itch - 8.5/10
15. Kiss Me Deadly
16. Ordet
17. The Man with the Golden Arm
18. Marty
19. Othello - 8/10
20. Richard III
21. Death of a Cyclist
22. The End of the Affair
23. Bad Day at Black Rock
24. Lady and the Tramp
25. Oklahoma
26. Guys and Dolls
27. Mister Roberts
28. Picnic
29. I'll Cry Tomorrow - 7/10
30. To Catch a Thief
31. The Trouble with Harry
32. Killer's Kiss
33. The Rose Tattoo - 6/10

Have to see:
Night and Fog
Queen Bee
The Ladykillers

1956:
1. Bigger Than Life - 10/10
2. Written on the Wind - 9/10
3. Aparajito
4. The Killing
5. The Wrong Man
6. Street of Shame
7. The King and I
8. Crazed Fruit
9. Invasion of the Body Snatchers - 8.5/10
10. The Man Who Knew Too Much
11. The Ten Commandments - 8/10
12. Giant
13. The Searchers
14. Moby Dick
15. The Rainmaker - 7/10
16. Anastasia
17. Bus Stop
18. High Society
19. A Kiss Before Dying - 6/10
20. The Bad Seed - 5/10
21. Around the World in 80 Days - 4/10

Have to see:
Lust for Life
A Man Escaped
The Harder They Fall
The Court Jester
Elena and Her Men
The Forbidden Planet

1957:
1. Wild Strawberries - 10/10
2. Le Notti Blanche - 9/10
3. 12 Angry Men
4. Paths of Glory
5. Elevator to the Gallows
6. Sweet Smell of Success
7. Throne of Blood
8. The Cranes Are Flying
9. Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?
10. Nights of Cabiria
11. Witness for the Prosecution
12. The Bridge on the River Kwai
13. Love in the Afternoon
14. Bitter Victory
15. An Affair to Remember
16. The Three Faces of Eve - 8.5/10
17. Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
18. Silk Stockings
19. The Seventh Seal - 8/10
20. Sayanora
21. Old Yeller
22. Il Grido
23. Peyton Place
24. Desk Set - 7/10
25. Crime of Passion - 6/10

Have to see:
3:10 to Yuma

1958:
1. Vertigo - 10/10
2. Touch of Evil
3. Bonjour Tristesse - 9/10
4. The Tarnished Angels
5. Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
6. A Night to Remember
7. Separate Tables
8. The Quiet American - 8/10
9. Bell, Book, and Candle
10. Indiscreet
11. The Inn of the Sixth Happiness
12. Gigi - 7/10
13. The Lovers
14. The Old Man and the Sea
15. I Want to Live!
16. The Blob

Have to see:
Murder by Contract
Some Came Running
Man of the West

1959:
1. Some Like it Hot - 10/10
2. The 400 Blows
3. Hiroshima mon amour
4. Imitation of Life
5. The World of Apu - 9/10
6. North by Northwest
7. Anatomy of a Murder
8. Floating Weeds
9. Sleeping Beauty
10. Good Morning
11. The Nun's Story
12. On the Beach - 8.5/10
13. Pillow Talk
14. Suddenly, Last Summer
15. The Diary of Anne Frank - 8/10
16. House on Haunted Hill
17. Pickpocket
18. Shadows - 7/10
19. The Tingler - 6/10
20. Plan 9 From Outer Space - 5/10

Have to see:
Compulsion
Room at the Top
Rio Bravo

[ilovemovies]

It's funny. I've only seen a few but here they are:


Rebel Without A Cause ****
The King & I ****
Roman Holiday ****
Paths of Glory ***
North by Northwest ***
Some Like It Hot **



That's it. Sadly, that's it. I will be seeing some more soon though. Singin' in the Rain, Around the World in 80 Days, On the Waterfront I should be seeing soon.

[Tayzlor]

You haven't seen "The Searchers" Hannibal?

From those lists, 1956 looks like a weak year.

[The Other]

It's my least favorite year so far and there aren't that many films that interest me from that year from what I haven't seen.

[VincentPrice]

* - Hated
** - Didn't Like
*** - Liked
**** - Really Liked
***** - Loved


1950
1. Sunset Boulevard: ****
2. Rio Grande: *****
3. Rashomon: *****
4. D.O.A.: ****
5. Cinderella: ***
6. The Asphalt Jungle: *****
7. Harvey: *****

1951
1. The Thing From Another World: *****
2. Strangers On A Train: *****
3. The Red Badge Of Courage: ***
4. The Day The Earth Stood Still: *****
5. Alice In Wonderland: ****
6. The African Queen: ****

1952
1. Singin' In The Rain: ***
2. The Quiet Man: ***
3. High Noon: *****

1953
1. The Wild One: ***
2. The War Of The World: ****
3. Stalag 17: *****
4. Peter Pan: ***
5. It Came From Outer Space: ***
6. House Of Wax: *****
7. The Hitch-Hiker: ****
8. Donavan's Brain: *
9. The Big Heat: *****
10. Abbott And Costello Meet Dr. Jeckyll And Mr. Hydge: ***
11. Abbott And Costello Go To Mars: ***

1954
1. Them!: ****
2. The Seven Samurai: ****
3. Rear Window: *****
4. On The Waterfront: ***
5. The Mad Magician: ****
6. Dial M For Murder: ****
7. The Creature From The Black Lagoon: *****
8. The Caine Mutiny: ****

1955
1. To Catch A Thief: ***
2. Revenge Of The Creature: ***
3. Rebel Without A Cause: ***
4. The Quartermass Xperiment: ***
5. The Night Of The Hunter: *****
6. Lady And The Tramp: **
7. It Came From Beneath The Sea: ***
8. The Desperate Hours: ****
9. The Beast With A Million Eyes: **
10. Bad Day At Black Rock: *****
11. Abbott And Costello Meet The Mummy: **

1956
1. The Werewolf: ***
2. The Searchers: *****
3. Ransom!: ***
4. The Killing: *****
5. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers: *****
6. Indestructible Man: **
7. Forbidden Planet: *
8. Earth Vs. The Flying Saucers: ***
9. The Bad Seed: **

1957
1. Voodoo Island: **
2. Throne Of Blood: ***
3. The Incredible Shrinking Man: ****
4. The Curse Of Frankenstein: ****
5. The Bridge On The River Kwai: ****
6. Blood Of Dracula: ***
7. The Abominable Snowman: ***
8. 12 Angry Men: *****
9. Night Of The Demon: ***
10. Paths Of Glory: *****
11. The Monster That Challenged The World: **

1958
1. Vertigo: ***
2. Touch Of Evil: *****
3. The Thing That Couldn't Die: *
4. The Revenge Of Frankenstein: ****
5. It! Terror From Beyond Space: **
6. The Fly: ****
7. Dracula: *****
8. The Blod: ****
9. Fiend Without A Face: ***

1959
1. The Tingler: ****
2. Some Like It Hot: ****
3. Sleeping Beauty: ***
4. Rio Bravo: *****
5. Return Of The Fly: ***
6. North By Northwest: *****
7. The Mummy: ****
8. The Killer Shrews: **
9. House On Haunted Hill: ****
10. The Hound Of The Baskervilles: ***
11. A Bucket Of Blood: ***
12. Ben-Hur: *****
13. The Bat: ***
14. Attack Of The Giant Leeches: **
15. Anatomy Of A Murder: *****
16. The Alligator People: **

[dman476]

1950:
Sunset Boulevard - 10/10
Rashomon - 10/10
All About Eve - 10/10
Cinderella - 7/10
Rio Grande - 6/10
Harvey - 10/10

1951:
The Thing From Another World - 8/10
Strangers On A Train - 9/10
The Day The Earth Stood Still - 10/10
Alice In Wonderland - 8/10
The African Queen - 10/10
An American in Paris - 10/10
A Streetcar Named Desire - 10/10

1952:
Singin' In The Rain - 10/10
The Quiet Man - 9/10
Ikiru - 10/10

1953:
From Here to Eternity - 10/10
The Band Wagon - 810
Roman Holiday - 10/10
Stalag 17 - 8/10
The Wild One - 9/10
Gentleman Prefer Blondes - 7/10
Shane - 7/10
It Came From Outer Space - 6/10
War of the Worlds - 8/10
Wages of Fear - 10/10

1954:
On the Waterfront - 10/10
Sabrina - 10/10
Rear Window - 10/10
Seven Samurai - 10/10
The Caine Mutiny - 10/10
A Star is Born - 8/10
La Strada - 10/10
Dial M for Murder - 9/10
Them! - 9/10

1955:
Rebel Without a Cause - 10/10
To Catch a Thief - 8/10
Lady and the Tramp - 9/10
The Seven Year Itch - 9/10

1957:

Wild Strawberries - 10/10
12 Angry Men - 10/10
Paths of Glory - 10/10
Elevator to the Gallows - 9/10
The Bridge on the River Kwai - 10/10
The Seventh Seal - 10/10

1958:
Vertigo - 10/10
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - 8/10
Touch of Evil - 10/10

1959:
Some Like it Hot - 10/10
The 400 Blows - 10/10
North by Northwest - 9/10
Anatomy of a Murder - 9/10
Sleeping Beauty - 7/10
Plan 9 From Outer Space - 8/10

I'm too tired now to put up more ratings...

[ChemicalRomance]

Stuff like this makes me want to stop watching movies.

I will never be able to catch up..

[Hannibal21]

Originally posted by Tayzlor
You haven't seen "The Searchers" Hannibal?

From those lists, 1956 looks like a weak year.

I have seen it, but it's a been a long while so I'm going to have to see it again in order to give it a proper rating.