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.

Back to the Future Part III 1990 ★ 7.5
Happy Days 1974 ★ 7.6
Carol 2015 ★ 7.5
Ed Wood 1994 ★ 7.5
Them 2021 ★ 7.6
Elvis 2022 ★ 7.5
Operation Y and Other Shurik's Adventures 1965 ★ 7.5
Tell It to the Bees 2019 ★ 7.5
Cold War 2018 ★ 7.4
The Right Stuff 1983 ★ 7.4
Grease 1978 ★ 7.4
Marty Supreme 2025 ★ 7.4
Call the Midwife 2012 ★ 7.5
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg 1964 ★ 7.4
The Remains of the Day 1993 ★ 7.4
Shine 1996 ★ 7.4
The Butler 2013 ★ 7.3
Phantom Thread 2017 ★ 7.3
The Bletchley Circle 2012 ★ 7.6
Palm Trees in the Snow 2015 ★ 7.4
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes 1953 ★ 7.3
The Man in the Moon 1991 ★ 7.4
Black Rain 1989 ★ 7.6
Brooklyn 2015 ★ 7.3