Best Black And White Movies & TV Series of the 1950s

Looking for the best black and white movies and TV series of the 1950s? These 85 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

12 Angry Men 1957 ★ 8.6
Seven Samurai 1954 ★ 8.4
Sunset Boulevard 1950 ★ 8.3
Ikiru 1952 ★ 8.3
Paths of Glory 1957 ★ 8.3
The Seventh Seal 1957 ★ 8.1
Tokyo Story 1953 ★ 8.2
Some Like It Hot 1959 ★ 8.1
All About Eve 1950 ★ 8.1
Rashomon 1950 ★ 8.0
The 400 Blows 1959 ★ 8.0
Ugetsu 1953 ★ 8.0
Roman Holiday 1953 ★ 7.9
The Night of the Hunter 1955 ★ 7.9
The World of Apu 1959 ★ 8.1
Throne of Blood 1957 ★ 7.9
La Strada 1954 ★ 7.9
Ordet 1955 ★ 8.0
Diabolique 1955 ★ 7.9
On the Waterfront 1954 ★ 7.9
A Man Escaped 1956 ★ 7.9
Limelight 1952 ★ 7.9
Anatomy of a Murder 1959 ★ 7.8
The Cranes Are Flying 1957 ★ 7.9