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1950s Movies That Absolutely Have to Be Seen

A selection of movies from the 1950s that I think people today should make an effort to watch. Some lesser known gems as well as the classics here.
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12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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3:10 to Yuma (1957)
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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The African Queen (1951)
The African Queen (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Bad Day at Black Rock (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
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The Big Combo (1955)
The Big Combo (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
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The Big Country (1958)
The Big Country (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Big Heat (1953)
The Big Heat (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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A Bloody Spear on Mount Fuji (1955)
A Bloody Spear on Mount Fuji (1955)
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The Bravados (1958)
The Bravados (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
13
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Caine Mutiny (1954)
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
15
Day of the Outlaw (1959)
Day of the Outlaw (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
16
Diabolique (1955)
Diabolique (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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Dial M for Murder (1954)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
18
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Elevator to the Gallows (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
19
Forty Guns (1957)
Forty Guns (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Furies (1950)
The Furies (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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The Gunfighter (1950)
The Gunfighter (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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The Hidden Fortress (1958)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
23
High Noon (1952)
High Noon (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
24
House of Bamboo (1955)
House of Bamboo (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
25
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
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The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
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In a Lonely Place (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
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Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
30
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Johnny Guitar (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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The Killing (1956)
The Killing (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
32
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
33
The Ladykillers (1955)
The Ladykillers (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
34
Man of the West (1958)
Man of the West (1958)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
35
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
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The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
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No Name on the Bullet (1959)
No Name on the Bullet (1959)
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North by Northwest (1959)
North by Northwest (1959)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
39
On the Waterfront (1954)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
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Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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