The MoFo Top 100 of the Fifties: The Countdown

Yeah, why does it matter?

I dunno, but he was Not Guilty.

Thanks Sean
Thanks Yoda

Because it's a Countdown and we discuss movies and I would like to learn how the fans of this movie perceive it. Because I think the reason I don't like it and the reason others do like it has to do with how the accused kid is perceived.

So I have two different opinions, I like to hear more.

I meant why is it necessary that we know? No need to get super defensive.

Rear Window is a good Hitch, not my favourite but definitely one of his upper echelon films imo. 12 Angry Men fully deserves top spot, both on my list and the countdown

My full list:
1. 12 Angry Men (#1)
2. A Street Car Named Desire (#19)
3. All About Eve (#12)
4. North By Northwest (#5)
5. Sunset Blvd. (#3)
6. Witness For The Prosecution (#24)
7. On The Waterfront (#15)
8. Ikiru (#16)
9. Rififi (#53)
10. A Man Escaped (#70)
11. Seven Samurai (#6)
12. Anatomy Of A Murder (#35)
13. The Cranes Are Flying (#98)
14. Strangers On A Train (#32)
15. Children Of Hiroshima
16. Dial M For Murder (#14)
17. In A Lonely Place (#33)
18. Rear Window (#2)
19. Forbidden Planet (#55)
20. The 400 Blows (#17)
21. The War Of The Worlds
22. Night And Fog (#54)
23. Sansho The Bailiff (#34)
24. Rebel Without A Cause (#39)
25. - (still waiting for one-pointers list, might be on it)

All in all 22 films on the list with a grand total of 6546 points between them.

I forgot I had Rear Window.


This is my list, which is essentially a 50s sci-fi list




25. The Screaming Skull
24. Untamed Women
23. The Ladykillers - 65th
22. Tarantula (1955)
21. It Came From Outer Space
20. The Incredible Shrinking Man
19. Animal Farm
18. 3:10 To Yuma
17. Ice Cold In Alex
16. The Bat (1959)
15. The Flying Saucer
14. Vertigo - 4th
13. The Searchers - 18th
12. Invasion Of The Saucer-Men
11. Journey To The Center Of The Earth
10. 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
09. The Fly
08. Rear Window - 2nd
07. The Quatermass Xperiment
06. Dial M For Murder - 14th
05. Invasion Of The Body Snatchers - 37th
04. Invaders From Mars
03. The Day The Earth Stood Still - 36th
02. The Thing From Another World
My #01 Pick. The Blob - 96th

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Three of the greatest 50s sci fi. Great choices. Hopefully they will show up on the Sci Fi Countdown.

Good job Rauld!!

My List, those in red didn't make it.

1 Caged (1950)
2 The Bravados (1958)
3 Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
4 The Caine Mutiny (1954)
5 In a Lonely Place (1950)
6 A Star Is Born (1954)
7 Pickup on South Street (1953)
8 East of Eden (1955)
9 Giant (1956)
10 Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
11 An Affair to Remember (1957)
12 Stalag 17 (1953)
13 Forbidden Planet (1956)
14 The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
15 A Place in the Sun (1951)
16 Some Came Running (1958)
17 Winchester '73 (1950)
18 All About Eve (1950)
19 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
20 The African Queen (1951)
21 Touch of Evil (1958)
22 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958)
23 The Fly (1958)
24 Harvey (1950)
25 Lust for Life (1956)

Thank you Raul for all of your hard work! I really enjoyed this countdown!

Why must the finales for these lists always result in disappointment for me?!

12 Angry Men is a very good movie and I voted for it at #15, but I much prefer Rear Window, which I had at #3.

The first time I watched a Hitchcock film, I watched The Birds and I absolutely hated it - so much so that I was hesitant to try any more Hitch. But later I was convinced by MoFos to give him a chance and I was blown away by Rear Window.

If I'd been completely honest with my rankings, Rear Window would've been my #2, but I wanted to give the film that I did put there an extra boost in hopes it would make the countdown. It didn't. Oh well.


My Ballot
1. East of Eden (#43)
2. The Robe
3. Rear Window (#2)
4. Wild Strawberries (#23)
5. Alice In Wonderland (#27)
6. North by Northwest (#5)
7. Lady and the Tramp (#45)
8. Witness for the Prosecution (#24)
9. Smiles of a Summer Night (#56)
10. Brink of Life
11. Seven Samurai (#6)
12. A Streetcar Named Desire (#18)
13. Duck Amuck (#89)
14. Vertigo (#4)
15. 12 Angry Men (#1)
16. Rebel Without A Cause (#39)
17. Sunset Blvd (#3)
18. Throne of Blood (#38)
19. Rashomon (#9)
20. Written on the Wind (#82)
21. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (#37)
22. Animal Farm
23. Room at the Top (#73)
24.On the Waterfront (#15)
25. Still hoping for that one pointer list

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Yep, well done Raoul!
Hosting is never an easy task but you've done a top job.

I'm checking out your guys list for neat 1950s films that I haven't seen. I've already found some gems that I'm very keen to watch. So keep posting them!

Forgot to say thanks to Raul for all the hard work that's gone into this ... really is appreciated! (as would the one-pointers list be please )

My list

1. Ben-Hur
2. High Noon
3. The Night of the Hunter
4. A Face in the Crowd
5. The Big Country
6. The Quiet Man
7. The Bravados
8. Throne of Blood
9. The Seventh Seal
10. The Bridge on the River Kwai
11. Paths of Glory
12. Kiss Me Deadly
13. Forbidden Games
14. Mon Oncle
15. Diabolique
16. The Asphalt Jungle
17. Death of a Cyclist
18. Umberto D.
19. The Killing
20. Sunset Blvd.
21. Fires on the Plain
22. La Strada
23. Nights of Cabiria
24. The Bad Seed
25. Bob le Flambeur

Wow, 12 Angry Men cleaned up, I was not expecting that. I will post my full list later.

Well done Raul! Very nicely done!

Here is my complete list. Ashes and Diamonds, Godzilla, Bob le Flambeur, Asphalt Jungle, On Dangerous Ground, and I Live in Fear sadly did not make the list.

1. Seven Samurai (1954)
2. Ben-Hur (1959)
3. Rashomon (1950)
4. Kiss Me Deadly (1955)
5. Rififi (1955)
6. Vertigo (1958)
7. Tokyo Story (1953)
8. The Ten Commandments (1956)
9. Ashes and Diamonds (1958)
10. The Killing (1956)
11. Sansho the Baliff (1954)
12. Ikiru (1952)
13. Throne of Blood (1957)
14. Hidden Fortress (1958)
15. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
16. Godzilla (aka Gojira) (1954)
17. Bob le Flambeur (1956)
18. Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
19. Dial M for Murder (1954)
20. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
21. Some Like it Hot (1959)
22. Asphalt Jungle (1950)
23. On Dangerous Ground (1952)
24. I Live in Fear (1955)
25. Touch of Evil (1958)

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Now where is the 1 point list?

So, i'm not the only one.

I had Rear Window on #4 and 12 Angry Men as my #1. Two absolutely fantastic movies!

Seen: 47/100
List: 21/25

1. 12 Angry Men
2. Sunset Boulevard
3. Witness for the Prosecution
4. Rear Window
5. Bridge over the River Kwai
6. Paths of Glory
7. La strada
8. Some Like It Hot
9. All About Eve
10. Rififi
11. The Day the Earth Stood Still
12. The Seventh Seal
13. Brink of Life
14. Touch of Evil
15. Invasion of the Body Snatchers
16. Ben-Hur
17. High Noon
18. North By Northwest
19. Rashomon
20. From Here to Eternity
21. Rawhide
22. Stalag 17
23. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
24. Strangers on a Train
25. ...

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Loved you as a host, raul, just as I did with the HoFs! Great work my friend.

Kind of wanted to see Rear Window top the list, as it seem like the "less safe" movie of the two, but I love them both even so. They were both on my list too, obviously, and actually with 12 Angry Men ABOVE Rear Window... so, I guess I perhaps didn't want it to win, at least not at the time. They were my #3 and #4, respectively.

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My #1s for each Countdowns placing:

90's: Unforgiven #12
80's:The King of Comedy #29
Comics: The Dark Knight #1
70's: Taxi Driver #3
TV:The Sopranos #7
Animated: Princess Mononoke #9
60's: Once Upon A Time In The West t#5
Documentaries: Enron: The Smartest Guys In the Room #24
Action: Once Upon A Time In The West #95
50's: The 400 Blows #17