Best English-Language Movies & TV Series of the 1950s

3eyedraven's 420 top-rated English-language movies and TV series of the 1950s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

12 Angry Men 1957 ★ 8.6
The Twilight Zone 1959 ★ 8.5
Rear Window 1954 ★ 8.3
Sunset Boulevard 1950 ★ 8.3
Paths of Glory 1957 ★ 8.3
Witness for the Prosecution 1957 ★ 8.2
Vertigo 1958 ★ 8.1
Singin' in the Rain 1952 ★ 8.1
Tokyo Story 1953 ★ 8.2
Some Like It Hot 1959 ★ 8.1
All About Eve 1950 ★ 8.1
North by Northwest 1959 ★ 8.0
Dial M for Murder 1954 ★ 8.0
The 400 Blows 1959 ★ 8.0
The Wages of Fear 1953 ★ 8.0
Roman Holiday 1953 ★ 7.9
Ben-Hur 1959 ★ 7.9
The Night of the Hunter 1955 ★ 7.9
The World of Apu 1959 ★ 8.1
Diabolique 1955 ★ 7.9
On the Waterfront 1954 ★ 7.9
The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957 ★ 7.8
Limelight 1952 ★ 7.9
Anatomy of a Murder 1959 ★ 7.8