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Top 100 Classic Movies of the 1950’s

Decade:
RankTitleCastScore
1 . The Band Wagon (1953)Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Oscar Levant, Nanette Fabray10.00
2 . Alice in Wonderland (1951)Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway, Jerry Colonna9.00
3 . North by Northwest (1959)Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason, Jessie Royce Landis9.00
4 . Some Like It Hot (1959)Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft9.00
5 . The African Queen (1951)Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull8.50
6 . All About Eve (1950)Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste Holm8.50
7 . Rear Window (1954)James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter8.50
8 . Ben-Hur (1959)Charlton Heston, Jack Hawkins, Haya Harareet, Stephen Boyd8.00
9 . Born Yesterday (1950)Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden, Howard St. John8.00
10 . Anatomy of a Murder (1959)James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara, Arthur O'Connell7.50
11 . The Barefoot Contessa (1954)Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Valentina Cortese7.50
12 . Bus Stop (1956)Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray, Arthur O'Connell, Betty Field7.50
13 . Funny Face (1957)Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Virginia Gibson, Ruta Lee7.50
14 . Vertigo (1958)James Stewart, Kim Novak, Barbara Bel Geddes, Tom Helmore7.50
15 . An Affair to Remember (1957)Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Richard Denning, Fortunio Bonanova7.00
16 . Auntie Mame (1958)Rosalind Russell, Forrest Tucker, Coral Browne, Fred Clark7.00
17 . Bell, Book and Candle (1958)James Stewart, Kim Novak, Jack Lemmon, Ernie Kovacs7.00
18 . The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)William Holden, Alec Guinness, Jack Hawkins, Sessue Hayakawa6.50
19 . Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)Jane Russell, Marilyn Monroe, Charles Coburn, Elliott Reid6.50
20 . On the Waterfront (1954)Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger6.50
21 . The Seven Year Itch (1955)Marilyn Monroe, Tom Ewell, Evelyn Keyes, Sonny Tufts6.50
22 . Singin' in the Rain (1952)Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen6.50
23 . Sunset Boulevard (1950)William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson6.50
24 . An American in Paris (1951)Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron, Oscar Levant, Georges Gu?tary6.00
25 . Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)Finlay Currie, Robert Morley, Ronald Squire, Basil Sydney6.00
26 . Dial M for Murder (1954)Ray Milland, Grace Kelly, Robert Cummings, John Williams6.00
27 . How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)Marilyn Monroe, Betty Grable, Lauren Bacall, David Wayne6.00
28 . Roman Holiday (1953)Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Eddie Albert, Hartley Power6.00
29 . To Catch a Thief (1955)Cary Grant, Grace Kelly, Jessie Royce Landis, John Williams6.00
30 . Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955)Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Marie Windsor, Michael Ansara5.50
31 . Harvey (1950)James Stewart, Josephine Hull, Peggy Dow, Charles Drake5.50
32 . Monkey Business (1952)Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles Coburn, Marilyn Monroe5.50
33 . Operation Petticoat (1959)Cary Grant, Tony Curtis, Joan O'Brien, Dina Merrill5.50
34 . Pillow Talk (1959)Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall, Thelma Ritter5.50
35 . The Quiet Man (1952)John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond5.50
36 . Sabrina (1954)Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, Walter Hampden5.50
37 . Ace in the Hole (1951)Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall5.00
38 . The Bad and the Beautiful (1952)Lana Turner, Kirk Douglas, Walter Pidgeon, Dick Powell5.00
39 . Cinderella (1950)Verna Felton, James MacDonald, Don Barclay, June Foray5.00
40 . Desk Set (1957)Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Gig Young, Joan Blondell5.00
41 . Gigi (1958)Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan, Hermione Gingold5.00
42 . Houseboat (1958)Cary Grant, Sophia Loren, Martha Hyer, Harry Guardino5.00
43 . The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)James Stewart, Doris Day, Brenda De Banzie, Bernard Miles5.00
44 . Mister Roberts (1955)Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmon5.00
45 . People Will Talk (1951)Cary Grant, Jeanne Crain, Finlay Currie, Hume Cronyn5.00
46 . Stalag 17 (1953)William Holden, Don Taylor, Otto Preminger, Robert Strauss5.00
47 . Strangers on a Train (1951)Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker, Leo G. Carroll5.00
48 . White Christmas (1954)Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney, Vera- Ellen5.00
49 . Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Mari Blanchard, Horace McMahon4.50
50 . Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1953)Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Boris Karloff, Craig Stevens4.50
51 . Abbott and Costello Meet the Invisible Man (1951)Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Nancy Guild, Arthur Franz4.50
52 . Anastasia (1956)Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner, Helen Hayes, Akim Tamiroff4.50
53 . Annie Get Your Gun (1950)Betty Hutton, Howard Keel, Louis Calhern, J. Carrol Naish4.50
54 . The Asphalt Jungle (1950)Sterling Hayden, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, James Whitmore4.50
55 . Beat the Devil (1953)Humphrey Bogart, Jennifer Jones, Gina Lollobrigida, Robert Morley4.50
56 . The Big Country (1958)Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Carroll Baker, Charlton Heston4.50
57 . Bundle of Joy (1956)Eddie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds, Adolphe Menjou, Tommy Noonan4.50
58 . Calamity Jane (1953)Doris Day, Howard Keel, Philip Carey, Dick Wesson4.50
59 . The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe4.50
60 . From Here to Eternity (1953)Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift, Deborah Kerr, Donna Reed4.50
61 . A Hole in the Head (1959)Frank Sinatra, Edward G. Robinson, Eleanor Parker, Carolyn Jones4.50
62 . In a Lonely Place (1950)Humphrey Bogart, Gloria Grahame, Frank Lovejoy, Carl Benton Reid4.50
63 . Mogambo (1953)Clark Gable, Ava Gardner, Grace Kelly, Donald Sinden4.50
64 . On the Beach (1959)Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins4.50
65 . The Pajama Game (1957)Doris Day, John Raitt4.50
66 . Royal Wedding (1951)Fred Astaire, Jane Powell, Peter Lawford, Keenan Wynn4.50
67 . The Searchers (1956)John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Ward Bond4.50
68 . Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1954)Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Jeff Richards, Tommy Rall4.50
69 . Show Boat (1951)Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown4.50
70 . Silk Stockings (1957)Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Peter Lorre, George Tobias4.50
71 . The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward, Ava Gardner, Hildegard Knef4.50
72 . Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion (1950)Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Walter Slezak, Douglass Dumbrille4.00
73 . Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis, Dean Jagger4.00
74 . The Bad Seed (1956)Nancy Kelly, Patty McCormack, Henry Jones, Eileen Heckart4.00
75 . Belles on their Toes (1952)Jeanne Crain, Myrna Loy, Debra Paget, Jeffrey Hunter4.00
76 . By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1953)Doris Day, Gordon MacRae, Leon Ames, Rosemary DeCamp4.00
77 . Clash by Night (1952)Barbara Stanwyck, Paul Douglas, Robert Ryan, Marilyn Monroe4.00
78 . Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)Richard Carlson, Julie Adams, Richard Denning, Antonio Moreno4.00
79 . Damn Yankees (1958)Tab Hunter, Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston, Russ Brown4.00
80 . Father of the Bride (1950)Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor4.00
81 . Father's Little Dividend (1951)Spencer Tracy, Joan Bennett, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Taylor4.00
82 . Gidget (1959)Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson, Arthur O'Connell4.00
83 . High Noon (1952)Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges4.00
84 . House on Haunted Hill (1959)Vincent Price, Richard Long, Alan Marshal, Elisha Cook Jr.4.00
85 . Indiscreet (1958)Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Phyllis Calvert, Megs Jenkins4.00
86 . The King and I (1956)Deborah Kerr, Yul Brynner, Rita Moreno, Martin Benson4.00
87 . The Long, Long Trailer (1953)Lucille Ball, Desi Arnaz, Marjorie Main, Keenan Wynn4.00
88 . Love in the Afternoon (1957)Gary Cooper, Audrey Hepburn, Maurice Chevalier, John McGiver4.00
89 . Sleeping Beauty (1959)Verna Felton, Barbara Luddy, Barbara Jo Allen, Taylor Holmes4.00
90 . A Star is Born (1954)Judy Garland, James Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford4.00
91 . A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden4.00
92 . The Sun Also Rises (1957)Tyrone Power, Ava Gardner, Mel Ferrer, Errol Flynn4.00
93 . The Ten Commandments (1956)Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson4.00
94 . The Tender Trap (1955)Frank Sinatra, Debbie Reynolds, David Wayne, Celeste Holm4.00
95 . Witness for the Prosecution (1957)Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton, Elsa Lanchester4.00
96 . Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd (1952)Bud Abbott, Lou Costello, Charles Laughton, Leonard Mudie3.50
97 . Above and Beyond (1952)Robert Taylor, Eleanor Parker, James Whitmore, Larry Keating3.50
98 . Angel Face (1953)Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman, Herbert Marshall3.50
99 . Artists and Models (1955)Dean Martin, Jerry Lewis, Shirley MacLaine, Dorothy Malone3.50
100 . Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn, Walter Slezak, Jesse White3.50

This chart uses a weighted rating based on the average rating per film and the number of votes per film.