Best 1950s Movies & TV Series of the 2000s

3eyedraven's 30 top-rated 1950s movies and TV series of the 2000s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Nowhere Boy 2009 ★ 7.2
Vera Drake 2004 ★ 7.2
Always - Sunset on Third Street 2005 ★ 7.7
Good Night, and Good Luck. 2005 ★ 7.1
Far from Heaven 2002 ★ 7.1
Revolutionary Road 2008 ★ 7.0
Chocolat 2000 ★ 7.0
Capote 2005 ★ 7.0
Mona Lisa Smile 2003 ★ 6.9
Saint Ralph 2005 ★ 7.0
Che: Part One 2008 ★ 6.8
The Majestic 2001 ★ 6.8
Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 2007 ★ 7.2
James Dean 2001 ★ 6.8
A Painted House 2003 ★ 7.1
The Girl Next Door 2007 ★ 6.6
Bride Flight 2008 ★ 6.7
The Quiet American 2002 ★ 6.6
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio 2005 ★ 6.6
My One and Only 2009 ★ 6.6
Hair High 2004 ★ 6.4
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights 2004 ★ 6.4
Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks 2003 ★ 6.3
Women Without Men 2009 ★ 6.3