Best Adventure Movies & TV Series of the 1950s

Looking for the best Adventure movies and TV series of the 1950s? These 73 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

North by Northwest 1959 ★ 8.0

The Wages of Fear 1953 ★ 8.0

The Hidden Fortress 1958 ★ 8.0

Ben-Hur 1959 ★ 7.9

The Incredible Shrinking Man 1957 ★ 7.5

The African Queen 1952 ★ 7.4

Forbidden Planet 1956 ★ 7.2

Peter Pan 1953 ★ 7.2

Alice in Wonderland 1951 ★ 7.2

The Court Jester 1955 ★ 7.3

Lady and the Tramp 1955 ★ 7.1

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea 1954 ★ 7.1

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto 1954 ★ 7.2

Moby Dick 1956 ★ 7.1

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island 1956 ★ 7.2

The Vikings 1958 ★ 7.0

The Crimson Pirate 1952 ★ 7.0

Bend of the River 1952 ★ 7.0

The 7th Voyage of Sinbad 1958 ★ 6.9

Journey to the Center of the Earth 1959 ★ 6.9

Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison 1957 ★ 7.0

Scaramouche 1952 ★ 7.0

Seven Waves Away 1957 ★ 7.5

Old Yeller 1957 ★ 6.9