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The 18 Best Movies Set in the 1950s (Whatnerd)

"What defines the 1950s? Scratchy records playing in smoke-filled jazz bars. The first nerves of Cold War anxiety. Homes surrounded by white picket fences. James Dean and Marilyn Monroe. The Baby Boomer years were all about recuperating from half a century of wars, stabilizing family values, and suppressing the impending moral corruption of rock 'n' roll. And so many great movies have been made that take place during that generation. With the benefit of hindsight, we can return to—and re-examine—the conveyer belt-style industry of the Nifty Fifties. Here are our picks for the best movies set in the 1950s, which show us a better look at what life was really like during those years." - whatnerd.com
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Raging Bull (1980)
Raging Bull (1980)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
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Stand by Me (1986)
Stand by Me (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
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Back to the Future (1985)
Back to the Future (1985)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
4
The Master (2012)
The Master (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
5
The Last Picture Show (1971)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
6
Badlands (1973)
Badlands (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
7
Diner (1982)
Diner (1982)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
8
Grease (1978)
Grease (1978)
Rotten Tomatoes®   76%
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Pleasantville (1998)
Pleasantville (1998)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
10
Ed Wood (1994)
Ed Wood (1994)
Rotten Tomatoes®   92%
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Naked Lunch (1991)
Naked Lunch (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   69%
12
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   91%
13
Loving (2016)
Loving (2016)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
14
United (2011)
United (2011)
15
Life (2015)
Life (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
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Trumbo (2015)
Trumbo (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
17
Cadillac Records (2008)
Cadillac Records (2008)
Rotten Tomatoes®   66%
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Howl (2010)
Howl (2010)
Rotten Tomatoes®   63%
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