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Cinephile 101: 50 Popular Movies of the 1950s

Cinephile 101 is a cinephile/film buff list series, aiming to cover a diverse range of different areas that anyone who claims this distinction should really know their stuff in.
In this entry of the series, we continue looking at the kind of movies you need to watch to cover the basic groundwork of being a cinephile. Some may think they're clever for jumping in at the deep end, but no one will be impressed with you if you haven't seen the most basic of movie standards. Today we're looking at 50 well known movies from the 1950s, five from each year (data source: Rate Your Music, top 5 for each year, skipping any low rated movies), that will help you build up a basic knowledge of film.
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Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Sunset Boulevard (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
2
Rashomon (1950)
Rashomon (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
3
All About Eve (1950)
All About Eve (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
4
Los Olvidados (1950)
Los Olvidados (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
5
In a Lonely Place (1950)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
6
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Strangers on a Train (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
7
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Alice in Wonderland (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
8
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
9
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Ace in the Hole (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
10
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
11
Ikiru (1952)
Ikiru (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
12
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Singin' in the Rain (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
13
High Noon (1952)
High Noon (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
14
Umberto D. (1952)
Umberto D. (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
15
Limelight (1952)
Limelight (1952)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
16
Tokyo Story (1953)
Tokyo Story (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
17
Ugetsu (1953)
Ugetsu (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
18
The Wages of Fear (1953)
The Wages of Fear (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
19
Peter Pan (1953)
Peter Pan (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   79%
20
Roman Holiday (1953)
Roman Holiday (1953)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
21
Rear Window (1954)
Rear Window (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
22
Seven Samurai (1954)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
23
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
24
On the Waterfront (1954)
On the Waterfront (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   99%
25
La Strada (1954)
La Strada (1954)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
26
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
The Night of the Hunter (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
27
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
28
Diabolique (1955)
Diabolique (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
29
Ordet (1955)
Ordet (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
30
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Lady and the Tramp (1955)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
31
The Killing (1956)
The Killing (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   95%
32
The Searchers (1956)
The Searchers (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
33
A Man Escaped (1956)
A Man Escaped (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
34
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   98%
35
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
36
12 Angry Men (1957)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
37
The Seventh Seal (1957)
The Seventh Seal (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Paths of Glory (1957)
Paths of Glory (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
39
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Wild Strawberries (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
40
Throne of Blood (1957)
Throne of Blood (1957)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
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