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40. Sabrina
Director – Billy Wilder
Cast – Humphery Bogart, Audrey Hepburn
IMDB Rating – 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 91%
Box Office – $4 Million
Awards – Academy Award for Best Costume
Genre – Comedy, Romance
Release Date – 15 October 1954
Plot – Two brothers fall for the same girl but one just want to use her.
39. Tokyo Story
Director – Yasujiro Ozu
Cast – Chishu Ryu
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 100%
Box Office – $100 K
Awards – None
Genre – Drama
Release Date – 3 November 1953
Plot – An old couple find it hard to live when their kids do not find time for them.
38. Diabolique
Director – Henri Georges Clouzot
Cast – Simone Signoret
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 95%
Box Office – $1 Million
Awards – None
Genre – Horror, Crime
Release Date – 21 November 1955
Plot – A wife plans to murder her husband along with his mistress. However, things turn upside down when his dead body disappears.
37. Porgy and Bess
Director – Samuel Goldwyn
Cast – Sidney Poitier, Dorothy Dandridge
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 83%
Box Office – $7 Million
Awards – Oscar for Best Score
Genre – Musical, Romance
Release Date – 24 June 1959
Plot – A man can only win love of a woman only if everyone agrees so.
36. The Caine Mutiny
Director – Edward Dmytryk
Cast – Humphery Bogart, Jose ferrer
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 92%
Box Office – $21.8 Million
Awards – None
Genre – Drama, War
Release Date – 24 June 1954
Plot – First officer of a naval ship faces mutiny when he discharges the captain of the ship.
35. Sansho the Bailiff
Director – Kenji Mizoguchi
Cast – Fuji Yahiro
IMDB Rating – 8.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 100%
Box Office – $100 K
Awards – None
Genre – Drama
Release Date – 31 March 1954
Plot – A general is sent to exile by his king. His family tries to overcome this tragedy.
34. Touch of Evil
Director – Orson Welles
Cast – Charlton Heston, Janet Leigh
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 96%
Box Office – $2.2 Million
Awards – None
Genre – Film Noir
Release Date – 21 May 1958
Plot – The film explores a small mexico town where a murder and kidnapping takes place.
33. Gigi
Director – Vincente Minneli
Cast – Leslie Caron, Eva Gabor
IMDB Rating – 6.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 77%
Box Office – $13. Million
Awards – 9 Oscars (Best picture, director, screenplay, art direction, cinematography, costume, film editing, score, song)
Genre – Romance, Musical
Release Date – 15 may 1958
Plot – Story of unique friendship between a boy and a girl with unique personalities.
32. Lust For Life
Director – Vincente Minneli
Cast – Anthony Quinn, Kirk Douglas
IMDB Rating – 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 100%
Box Office – $29 K
Awards – Best Supporting actor Oscar
Genre – Biography, Drama
Release Date – 17 September 1956
Plot – Story of Vincent Van gogh.
31. The Seventh Seal
Director – Ingmar Bergman
Cast – Gunnar Bjornstrand, Bengpt Ekerot
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 93%
Box Office – $150 K
Awards – None
Genre – Fantasy
Release Date – 16 February 1957
Plot – A man plays chess against death while trying to uncover the meaning of life.
30. Ikiru
Director – Akira Kurosawa
Cast – Takashi shimura
IMDB Rating – 8.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 100%
Box Office – $10 K
Awards – None
Genre – Drama
Release Date – 9 October 1952
Plot – A man suffering from terminal cancer tries to find the meaning of life.
29. A Place in the sun
Director – George Stevens
Cast – Montgomery Clift, Elizabeth Taylor
IMDB Rating – 7.8
Rotten Tomatoes – 75%
Box Office – $7 million
Awards – 6 Oscars (best cinematography, best costume, best director, film editing, original score, screenplay)
Genre – Romance, Drama
Release Date – 14 august 1951
Plot – A poor boy falls in love with two rich women.
28. High Noon
Director – Fred Zinnermann
Cast – Gary cooper, Thomas mitchell
IMDB Rating – 8
Rotten Tomatoes – 89%
Box Office – $12 million
Awards – 4 Oscars (Best actor, best film editing, best music, best song)
Genre – Action, Drama, Thriller
Release Date – 24 July 1952
Plot – An outlaw takes revenge against the sherrif who sent him jail years ago.
27. Wild Strawberries
Director – Ingmar Bergman
Cast – Victor sjorstorm, Bibi Andresson
IMDB Rating – 8.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 95%
Box Office – $1 Million
Awards – None
Genre – Drama, Romance
Release Date – 26 december 1957
Plot – A dying professor tries to find the meaning of his life.
26. The Wages of Fear
Director – Henri-Georges Clouzot
Cast – Yves Montand, Charles Vanel
IMDB Rating – 8.1
Rotten Tomatoes – 100%
Box Office – $1 million
Awards – none
Genre – Adventure, thriller
Release Date – 22 April 1953
Plot – 4 men are given the task to transport a deadly chemical without the equipment that can keep it protected.
25. From Here to Eternity
Director – Fred Zinnerman
Cast – Burt Lancaster, Montgomery clift
IMDB Rating – 7.7
Rotten Tomatoes – 92%
Box Office – $30 Million
Awards –
Genre – Romance, War
Release Date – 5 august 1953
Plot – A drama set in hawaii during world war 2.
24. To Catch a Thief
Director – Alfred Hitchcock
Cast – Cary Grant, Grace Kelly
IMDB Rating – 7.5
Rotten Tomatoes – 95%
Box Office – $8 million
Awards – Academy Award for best cinematography
Genre – Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Release Date – 3 august 1955
Plot – An ex-convict tries to prove his innocence in a robbery by turning in the real culprit.
23. Witness for the prosecution
Director – Billy Wilder
Cast – Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich
IMDB Rating – 8.4
Rotten Tomatoes – 100%
Box Office – $9 million
Awards – None
Genre – Crime, Drama, Mystery
Release Date – 17 december 1957
Plot – A british barrister tries to save his client in a murder prosecution.
22. Rashomon
Director – Akira Kurosawa
Cast – Toshiro Milune
IMDB Rating – 8.3
Rotten Tomatoes – 98%
Box Office – $100 K
Awards – None
Genre – Crime, Drama, Mystery
Release Date – 26 December 1951
Plot – Different people tells a story from their point of view.
21. An American In Paris
Director – Vincent Minnelli
Cast – Gene Kelly, Leslie Caron
IMDB Rating – 7.2
Rotten Tomatoes – 95%
Box Office – $7 million
Awards – 6 Oscars including Best picture, art, cinematography, costume design, music, writing.
Genre – Drama, Romance, Musical
Release Date – 11 November 1951
Plot – Two friends fall for same woman in paris.
