Best 1950s Movies & TV Series

3eyedraven's 214 top-rated 1950s movies and TV series — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Godfather 1972 ★ 8.7
The Godfather Part II 1974 ★ 8.6
The Queen's Gambit 2020 ★ 8.4
Back to the Future 1985 ★ 8.3
Dead Poets Society 1989 ★ 8.3
Shutter Island 2010 ★ 8.2
Project Blue Book 2019 ★ 8.1
Lessons in Chemistry 2023 ★ 8.2
Flipped 2010 ★ 8.0
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel 2017 ★ 8.1
The Iron Giant 1999 ★ 8.0
The Vietnam War 2017 ★ 8.2
To Live 1994 ★ 8.1
The Postman 1994 ★ 7.9
Stand by Me 1986 ★ 7.8
L.A. Confidential 1997 ★ 7.8
Luca 2021 ★ 7.8
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters 2023 ★ 7.8
October Sky 1999 ★ 7.7
When a Woman Ascends the Stairs 1960 ★ 8.0
The Last Emperor 1987 ★ 7.6
The Banker 2020 ★ 7.6
The Irishman 2019 ★ 7.6
The Last Picture Show 1971 ★ 7.6