20 Most Popular 5 Stars Rated Movies From The 1950s

[claws]

Criteria: rating 8,0 and higher (IMDb)
Ranking by number of votes (IMDb)

5 Stars = Perfect 5/5
4 1/2 Stars = Excellent 4.5/5
4 Stars = Great 4/5
3 1/2 Stars = Very Good 3.5/5
3 Stars = Good 3/5
2 1/2 Stars = Flawed but Worthy 2.5/5
2 Stars = Fair 2/5
1 1/2 Stars = Barely Sufficient 1.5/5
1 Star = Poor 1/5
1/2 Star = Very Poor 0.5/5
0 Stars = Awful 0/5

[claws]

Not seen 11, 15 and 19

[RCMerchant]

Not seen RASHOMON, ROMAN HOLIDAY, WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION, or the 400 BLOWS.

Claws- I think you would enjoy PATHS OF GLORY. It's early Kubrick. And devastating. A fantastic film.

http://youtu.be/0gyyGHHXfck

[Trevor]

18 for me.

I read somewhere that Paths of Glory is still banned in France. 

[RCMerchant]

18 for me.

I read somewhere that Paths of Glory is still banned in France.  

Only until 1975.
Any film beyond child porn or snuff films should never be banned-that's evil.
Freedom of expression is not a " God given right".
It's just something that people are going to do-and will be debated- but to ban things does not help. You can't erase history and pretend it didn't happen because  it doesn't fit your sensibility.  It's still there.
This "ban" s**t should not extend into art.

[bob]

all of them

I think the 400 Blows is a little high

[ER]

All of them except Rashmon, and offhand I couldn't tell you what that's about..

[Rev. Powell]

All of them except Rashmon, and offhand I couldn't tell you what that's about..

Every time someone describes it, the plot seems a little bit different.

[Trevor]

All of them except Rashmon, and offhand I couldn't tell you what that's about..

Every time someone describes it, the plot seems a little bit different.

[pacman000]

Seen:

1. 12 Angry Men (1957)   - 6 (5.8%)
2. Rear Window (1954)   - 7 (6.8%)
3. Vertigo (1958)   - 7 (6.8%)

5. North by Northwest (1959)   - 7 (6.8%)
6. Some Like It Hot (1959)   - 5 (4.9%)
7. Singin' in the Rain (1952)   - 6 (5.8%)
8. Ben-Hur (1959)   - 6 (5.8%)
9. The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)   - 7 (6.8%)
10. Sunset Blvd. (1950)   - 7 (6.8%)

13. Dial M for Murder (1954)   - 6 (5.8%)

16. Roman Holiday (1953)   - 4 (3.9%)

20. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)   - 6 (5.8%)


I think I forgot to check off Some Like It Hot.

[ER]

All of them except Rashmon, and offhand I couldn't tell you what that's about..

Every time someone describes it, the plot seems a little bit different.

Okay, I looked it up and I have heard of it, just have not seen it.