1950s Movies

  • 1955
    The Town That Came Back

    The Town That Came Back

    The Town That Came Back

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    This documentary film from the 1950s explains how the citizens of a small midwestern town restore community spirit through a 4-H club.

    The Town That Came Back
  • 1997
    Hollywood Rated 'R'

    Hollywood Rated 'R'

    Hollywood Rated 'R'

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    A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach...

    Hollywood Rated 'R'
  • 2003
    The House by the Canal

    The House by the Canal

    The House by the Canal

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    After her parents' death, a young woman moves in with her unsophisticated country relatives with unfortunate results.

    The House by the Canal
  • 2005
    Code Breakers

    Code Breakers

    Code Breakers

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    In 1951, a cheating scandal rocks West Point academy, as 83 cadets -- including the son of the school's football coach (Glenn) -- are implicated and...

    Code Breakers
  • 2020
    The Day the Mountain Cried

    The Day the Mountain Cried

    The Day the Mountain Cried

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    In 1950s North Korea, during the war with South Korea, Son-a, a stunningly beautiful young girl, saves the life of Il-kyu, a wounded soldier left...

    The Day the Mountain Cried
  • 2016
    The Body of Emmett Till

    The Body of Emmett Till

    The Body of Emmett Till

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    Emmett Till was brutally killed in the summer of 1955. At his funeral, his mother forced the world to reckon with the brutality of American racism. ...

    The Body of Emmett Till
  • 2013
    Le regard de Georges Brassens

    Le regard de Georges Brassens

    Le regard de Georges Brassens

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    An atypical portrait of singer, songwriter, poet Georges Brassens.

    Le regard de Georges Brassens
  • 2017
    From Quatermass to Caltiki

    From Quatermass to Caltiki

    From Quatermass to Caltiki

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    Author and critic Kim Newman on the influence of classic monster movies on Riccardo Freda's "Caltiki: The Immortal Monster".

    From Quatermass to Caltiki
  • 1970
    Eyes Along the Valley

    Eyes Along the Valley

    Eyes Along the Valley

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    In 1950s Australia, tenacious veteran detectives Pollock and McArthur, united by a series of missing person cases, are led to a vast, sprawling and...

    Eyes Along the Valley
  • 2017
    Café Limbo

    Café Limbo

    Café Limbo

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    A young waitress in a desolate café surrounded by an overpowering snowstorm challenges an evil presence when she's forced to save the life of...

    Café Limbo
  • 2016
    Scratch

    Scratch

    Scratch

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    When a repressed 1950s housewife is left alone by her philandering husband, she makes a horrifying discovery about the noises in the house that are...

    Scratch
  • 2019
    The Producers

    The Producers

    The Producers

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    Broadway producer Max Bialystock and his accountant, Leo Bloom plan to make money by charming wealthy old biddies to invest in a production many...

    The Producers
  • 2025
    Here's Your Coffee, Mr. Mintz

    Here's Your Coffee, Mr. Mintz

    Here's Your Coffee, Mr. Mintz

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    A meek 1950s housewife struggles to confront her adulterous husband after uncovering his affair.

    Here's Your Coffee, Mr. Mintz
  • 2007
    Consenting Adults

    Consenting Adults

    Consenting Adults

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    Fifty years ago, a Home Office committee chaired by Wolfenden, then vice-chancellor of Reading University, recommended the decriminalization of...

    Consenting Adults
  • 1970
    Willie and Jimmy Dean

    Willie and Jimmy Dean

    Willie and Jimmy Dean

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    In 1950's Hollywood, a gay aspiring writer forms an intimate bond with his roommate, James Dean. Together they navigate their careers and concealed...

    Willie and Jimmy Dean
  • 1956
    Paper Run

    Paper Run

    Paper Run

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    A panorama of scenic beauty unfolds as the newspaper delivery man works his run along Sydney's northern beaches of Newport and the Palm Beach area.

    Paper Run
  • 2017
    Gene Tierney: A Forgotten Star

    Gene Tierney: A Forgotten Star

    Gene Tierney: A Forgotten Star

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    Martin Scorsese is among those paying tribute to Gene Tierney, the Academy Award-nominated American actress who was a leading lady in Hollywood...

    Gene Tierney: A Forgotten Star
  • 1958
    Young Husbands

    Young Husbands

    Young Husbands

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    In a small Italian town, the local youngsters realize that their youth is coming to an end and marriage will soon follow. They gather together for...

    Young Husbands
  • 1999
    The Day Silence Died

    The Day Silence Died

    The Day Silence Died

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    A handsome and mysterious stranger, played by Darío Grandinetti, walks into the town square of Villaserena one day and strategically places...

    The Day Silence Died
  • 2017
    De Gaulle, the Last King of France

    De Gaulle, the Last King of France

    De Gaulle, the Last King of France

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    Charles de Gaulle, the first president (1958-1969) of the Vth Republic, France’s current system of government, left his mark on the country ....

    De Gaulle, the Last King of France