1950s
"1950s" Movies and TV Shows
#1
Priscilla
Synopsis:
When teenage Priscilla Beaulieu meets Elvis Presley at a party, the man who is already a meteoric rock-and-roll superstar becomes someone entirely unexpected in private moments: a thrilling crush, an ally in loneliness, a vulnerable best friend.
Starring:
Jacob Elordi,
Cailee Spaeny,
Dagmara Domińczyk
#2
Lassie
Synopsis:
Lassie is the pet of Jeff Miller, an 11-year-old farm boy. The two become best friends and enjoy family adventures in the American countryside, teaching each other about love, nature and commitment.
Starring:
Josh Albee,
Hugh Reilly
#3
M*A*S*H
Synopsis:
The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in the middle of the Korean war. With little help from the circumstances they find themselves in, they are forced to make their own fun. Fond of practical jokes and revenge, the doctors, nurses, administrators, and soldiers often find ways of making wartime life bearable.
Starring:
David Ogden Stiers,
Alan Alda,
Harry Morgan
#4
The Battle at Lake Changjin: Water Gate Bridge
Synopsis:
In the follow-up to "The Battle At Lake Changjin", brothers Wu Qianli and Wu Wanli undertake a new task for the People's Volunteer Army, defending a bridge part of the American troops' escape route from the advancing Chinese.
Starring:
Jackson Yee,
Wu Jing,
Zhang Hanyu
#5
Don't Worry Darling
Synopsis:
Alice and Jack are lucky to be living in the idealized community of Victory, the experimental company town housing the men who work for the top-secret Victory Project and their families. But when cracks in their idyllic life begin to appear, exposing flashes of something much more sinister lurking beneath the attractive façade, Alice can’t help questioning exactly what they’re doing in Victory, a…
Starring:
Florence Pugh,
Gemma Chan,
Nick Kroll
#6
Agatha Christie's Marple
Synopsis:
The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them ov…
Starring:
Julia McKenzie
#7
Devotion
Synopsis:
The harrowing true story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War. Their heroic sacrifices would ultimately make them the Navy's most celebrated wingmen.
Starring:
Jonathan Majors,
Glen Powell,
Dean Denton
#8
Asteroid City
Synopsis:
In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Starring:
Adrien Brody,
Tom Hanks,
Scarlett Johansson
Plot:
arizona desert,
desert,
1950s,
astronomy,
stargazer,
love,
small town,
military,
asteroid,
desert town
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#9
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Synopsis:
Three tales of very different women using their sexuality as a means to getting what they want.
Starring:
Aldo Giuffrè,
Marcello Mastroianni,
Sophia Loren
#10
Witness for the Prosecution
Synopsis:
When Leonard Vole is arrested for the sensational murder of a rich, middle-aged widow, the famous Sir Wilfrid Robarts agrees to appear on his behalf. Sir Wilfrid, recovering from a near-fatal heart attack, is supposed to be on a diet of bland, civil suits—but the lure of the criminal courts is too much for him, especially when the case is so difficult.
Starring:
John Williams,
Elsa Lanchester,
Marlene Dietrich
#11
Wild Strawberries
Synopsis:
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer fo…
Starring:
Ingrid Thulin,
Gertrud Fridh,
Naima Wifstrand
Plot:
professor,
road movie,
nostalgia,
dream,
swedish summer,
strawberry,
aging,
voice over narration,
flashback,
self discovery
...
#12
We All Loved Each Other So Much
Synopsis:
Three partisans bound by a strong friendship return home after the war, but the clash with everyday reality puts a strain on their bond.
Starring:
Vittorio Gassman,
Stefania Sandrelli,
Stefano Satta Flores
#13
Vertigo
Synopsis:
A retired San Francisco detective suffering from acrophobia investigates the strange activities of an old friend's wife, all the while becoming dangerously obsessed with her.
Starring:
James Stewart,
Henry Jones,
Lee Patrick
#14
Umberto D.
Synopsis:
When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by the end of the month or he and his small dog will be turned out onto the street. Unable to get the money in time, Umberto fakes illness to get sent to a hospital, giving his beloved dog to the landlady's pregnant and aban…
Starring:
Lamberto Maggiorani,
Memmo Carotenuto,
Maria Pia Casilio
#15
The Young and the Damned
Synopsis:
A group of juvenile delinquents lives a criminal, violent life in the festering slums of Mexico City, among them the young Pedro, whose morality is gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
Starring:
Alfonso Mejía,
Estela Inda,
Efraín Arauz
#16
The Wrong Man
Synopsis:
In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.
Starring:
Charles Cooper,
Henry Fonda,
Anthony Quayle
#17
The Way We Were
Synopsis:
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
Starring:
Robert Redford,
Murray Hamilton,
Bradford Dillman
#18
The Wages of Fear
Synopsis:
In the South American jungle, supplies of nitroglycerine are needed at a remote oil field. The oil company pays four men to deliver the supplies in two trucks. A tense rivalry develops between the two sets of drivers on the rough remote roads where the slightest jolt can result in death.
Starring:
Yves Montand,
Véra Clouzot,
Charles Vanel
Plot:
oil company,
unemployment,
oil,
risk,
vibration,
explosion,
nitroglycerin,
risk taking,
shifting gears,
mountain road
...
#19
The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
Synopsis:
This simple romantic tragedy begins in 1957. Guy Foucher, a 20-year-old French auto mechanic, has fallen in love with 17-year-old Geneviève Emery, an employee in her widowed mother's chic but financially embattled umbrella shop. On the evening before Guy is to leave for a two-year tour of combat in Algeria, he and Geneviève make love. She becomes pregnant and must choose between waiting for Guy's…
Starring:
Catherine Deneuve,
Jean Champion,
Marc Michel
Plot:
shop,
auto mechanic,
cherbourg normandy,
teenage girl,
military draft,
famous score,
bicycle,
france,
young lovers,
love
...
#20
The Trouble with Harry
Synopsis:
When a local man's corpse appears on a nearby hillside, no one is quite sure what happened to him. Many of the town's residents secretly wonder if they are responsible, including the man's ex-wife, Jennifer, and Capt. Albert Wiles, a retired seaman who was hunting in the woods where the body was found. As the no-nonsense sheriff gets involved and local artist Sam Marlowe offers his help, the comm…
Starring:
Mildred Natwick,
Edmund Gwenn,
John Forsythe
Plot:
corpse,
based on novel,
vermont,
small town,
autumn,
black comedy,
dead body,
cover up,
hunting,
love
...