Films from the 1950s
Pattern Statistics
116
Movies
6.8
Avg Arcplot
116
Avg Runtime
1950-1959
Year Range
7.2
Avg IMDb
85%
Avg RT
80
Avg Metacritic
$2164M
Total Box Office
100
With Awards
15.0
Avg Plot Points
1950s Cinema - Structural Approach Study
Films from the 1950s showcases varied approaches to narrative structure, capturing the narrative sensibilities of the period. Within 116 films analyzed from this period, the average Arcplot score of 6.8 suggests a balance between convention and innovation.
Dominant Genres
The 1950s saw prominence in Drama (68 films), Romance (46 films), Comedy (38 films), demonstrating the period's storytelling focus.
Notable examples from this decade include The Greatest Show on Earth (1952, 7.9), Raintree County (1957, 7.7), and Rock-a-Bye Baby (1958, 7.7).
Films from this period averaged 1 hour and 56 minutes, indicating compressed dramatic structures.
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12 Angry Men
1957
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
1954
A Man Escaped
1956
A Place in the Sun
1951
A Star Is Born
1954
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951
Alice in Wonderland
1951
All About Eve
1950
An American in Paris
1951
Anatomy of a Murder
1959
Annie Get Your Gun
1950
Around the World in 80 Days
1956
Artists and Models
1955
Ben-Hur
1959
Bonjour Tristesse
1958
Bus Stop
1956
Carmen Jones
1954
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
1958
Cinderella
1950
Destination Moon
1950
Dial M for Murder
1954
Friendly Persuasion
1956
From Here to Eternity
1953
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
Giant
1956
Gigi
1958
Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
1957
Guys and Dolls
1955
Harvey
1950
High Noon
1952
High Society
1956
Hollywood or Bust
1956
House of Wax
1953
How to Marry a Millionaire
1953
Ikiru
1952
Ivanhoe
1952
Journey to the Center of the Earth
1959
Jumping Jacks
1952
King Solomon's Mines
1950
La Parisienne
1957
Lady and the Tramp
1955
Love Me Tender
1956
Macabre
1958
Moby Dick
1956
Money from Home
1953
My Friend Irma Goes West
1950
Niagara
1953
North by Northwest
1959
On the Waterfront
1954
Operation Petticoat
1959
Ordet
1955
Pal Joey
1957
Pardners
1956
Paths of Glory
1957
Peter Pan
1953
Picnic
1955
Quo Vadis
1951
Raintree County
1957
Rear Window
1954
Rebel Without a Cause
1955
Rio Bravo
1959
Rock-a-Bye Baby
1958
Roman Holiday
1953
Sabrina
1954
Sailor Beware
1952
Sands of Iwo Jima
1950
Scaramouche
1952
Scared Stiff
1953
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
1954
Seven Samurai
1954
Shane
1953
Singin' in the Rain
1952
Sleeping Beauty
1959
Solomon and Sheba
1959
Some Like It Hot
1959
South Pacific
1958
Strangers on a Train
1951
Suddenly, Last Summer
1959
Summertime
1955
That's My Boy
1951
The 400 Blows
1959
The 7th Voyage of Sinbad
1958
The African Queen
1952
The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms
1953
The Blob
1958
The Bridge on the River Kwai
1957
The Caddy
1953
The Caine Mutiny
1954
The Curse of Frankenstein
1957
The Delicate Delinquent
1957
The Dollars Are Coming!
1957
The Egyptian
1954
The Fly
1958
The Geisha Boy
1958
The Greatest Show on Earth
1952
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love
1959
The King and I
1956
The Man from Laramie
1955
The Man Who Knew Too Much
1956
The Nun's Story
1959
The Robe
1953
The Seven Year Itch
1955
The Seventh Seal
1957
The Ten Commandments
1956
The Trouble with Harry
1955
There's No Business Like Show Business
1954
Titanic
1953
To Catch a Thief
1955
Trapeze
1956
Treasure Island
1950
Vertigo
1958
War and Peace
1956
White Christmas
1954
Wild Strawberries
1957
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
You're Never Too Young
1955