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    Amerikatsi 2022 POSTER

    Amerikatsi

    2022

    Armenian

    7.3

    7

    88%

    98%

    1950s

    armenia

    communist party

    Drama

    hope

    painting

    prison cell

    Michael A. Goorjian Michael A. Goorjian Director Michael A. Goorjian Michael A. Goorjian as Charlie Bakhchinyan Jean-Pierre Nshanian Jean-Pierre Nshanian as Prison Warden Sargsyan Aram Karakhanyan Aram Karakhanyan as Sgt. Melikov Hovik Keuchkerian Hovik Keuchkerian as Tigran
    In 1948, decades after fleeing Armenia to the US as a child, Charlie returns in the hopes of finding a connection to his roots, but what he finds instead is a country crushed under Soviet rule. After being unjustly imprisoned, Charlie falls into despair, until he discovers that he can see into a nearby apartment from his cell window - the home of a prison guard.
    Populaire 2012 POSTER

    Populaire

    2012

    French

    6.8

    7

    72%

    71%

    1950s

    Action

    Comedy

    Romance

    Sport

    typewriter

    typing

    Régis Roinsard Régis Roinsard Director Nathan Rippy Nathan Rippy as Cashier Frédéric Pierrot Frédéric Pierrot as Jean Pamphyle Miou-Miou Miou-Miou as Madeleine Échard Serpentine Teyssier Serpentine Teyssier as Mme Teyssier, propriétaire de la pension de jeune fille
    An insurance agent and his new secretary become locked in the grip of romance and competition as they train together for a speed-typing contest.
    Always: Sunset on Third Street 2005 POSTER

    Always: Sunset on Third Street

    2005

    Japanese

    7.7

    4

    90%

    90%

    1950s

    based on manga

    Comedy

    Drama

    Family

    japan

    japanese economic miracle

    shōwa era (1926-89)

    tokyo, japan

    Takashi Yamazaki Takashi Yamazaki Director Koyuki Koyuki as Hiromi Ishizaki Tomokazu Miura Tomokazu Miura as Shirô "Akuma" Takuma Yôichi Nukumizu Yôichi Nukumizu as The Bicycle Shopkeeper Pierre Taki Pierre Taki as The Ice Seller
    Teenage Mutsuko comes to Tokyo for work but ends up at a repair shop. She befriends the owner's family. Neighbors Hiromi, writer Chagawa with admirer Junnosuke strive alongside them in postwar Tokyo's evolution.
    Elvis 2022 POSTER

    Elvis

    2022

    English

    7.3

    129

    77%

    94%

    1950s

    Action

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    Music

    music business

    rock 'n' roll

    singer

    Baz Luhrmann Baz Luhrmann Director Tom Hanks Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker Natasha Bassett Natasha Bassett as Dixie Locke Austin Butler Austin Butler as Elvis Andrea Moor Andrea Moor as Nurse Tish
    The life story of Elvis Presley as seen through the complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker.
    Szabadság, szerelem 2006 POSTER

    Szabadság, szerelem

    2006

    Hungarian

    6.9

    1950s

    Drama

    History

    hungary

    olympic games

    revolution

    Romance

    Sport

    sports

    War

    woman director

    Krisztina Goda Krisztina Goda Director Greg Brummel Greg Brummel as AVH katona Máté Haumann Máté Haumann as egyetemista Szegedrõl Iván Fenyö Iván Fenyö as Szabó Karcsi Tsogtsaikan Narantsogt Tsogtsaikan Narantsogt as Ussr solider
    During the ill-fated Hungarian revolution of 1956, Karcsi Szabo, star player on the water polo team, is torn between his love for a revolutionary student and his training for the Melbourne Olympics.
    Living 2022 POSTER

    Living

    2022

    English

    7.2

    46

    96%

    91%

    1950s

    Drama

    london, england

    period drama

    post world war ii

    remake

    terminal illness

    Oliver Hermanus Oliver Hermanus Director Adrian Rawlins Adrian Rawlins as Middleton Michael Cochrane Michael Cochrane as Sir James Tom Burke Tom Burke as Sutherland Bill Nighy Bill Nighy as Williams
    London, 1953. Mr. Williams, a veteran civil servant, is an important cog within the city's bureaucracy as it struggles to rebuild in the aftermath of World War II. Buried under paperwork at the office and lonely at home, his life has long felt empty and meaningless. Then a devastating medical diagnosis forces him to take stock, and to try and grasp some fulfilment before it passes permanently beyond reach.
    84 Charing Cross Road 1987 POSTER

    84 Charing Cross Road

    1987

    English

    7.4

    13

    85%

    81%

    1950s

    Action

    based on memoir or autobiography

    based on play or musical

    Biography

    bookshop

    correspondence

    Drama

    london, england

    Romance

    David Hugh Jones David Hugh Jones Director Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins as Frank P. Doel Mercedes Ruehl Mercedes Ruehl as Kay Connie Booth Connie Booth as The Lady from Delaware Charles Lewsen Charles Lewsen as The Print Buyer
    When a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road.
    Circle of Friends 1995 POSTER

    Circle of Friends

    1995

    English

    6.6

    8

    77%

    73%

    1950s

    childhood friends

    college

    Drama

    forbidden love

    moral conflict

    Romance

    Pat O'Connor Pat O'Connor Director Aidan Gillen Aidan Gillen as Aidan Chris O'Donnell Chris O'Donnell as Jack Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds as Professor Flynn Colin Firth Colin Firth as Simon Westward
    Three girlhood friends now at college share first loves, first kisses and first betrayals. At the center of it all is the best-looking boy on campus. Can a self-conscious dreamer hook the biggest fish in the pond?
    Ferrari 2023 POSTER

    Ferrari

    2023

    English

    6.4

    85

    73%

    73%

    1950s

    Action

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    cars

    Drama

    History

    husband wife relationship

    racing

    Sport

    Michael Mann Michael Mann Director Penélope Cruz Penélope Cruz as Laura Ferrari Shailene Woodley Shailene Woodley as Lina Lardi Sarah Gadon Sarah Gadon as Linda Christian Jack O'Connell Jack O'Connell as Peter Collins
    Set during the summer of 1957. Ex-racecar driver, Enzo Ferrari, is in crisis. Bankruptcy stalks the company he and his wife, Laura, built from nothing ten years earlier. Their tempestuous marriage struggles with the mourning for one son and the acknowledgement of another.
    The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout 2023 POSTER

    The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout

    2023

    English

    7.1

    2

    92%

    93%

    1950s

    Action

    behind the scenes

    Documentary

    filmmaking

    nuclear radiation

    nuclear testing

    western

    William Nunez William Nunez Director Agnes Moorehead Agnes Moorehead as Self John F. Kennedy John F. Kennedy as Self - 35th President of the United States Thomas Gomez Thomas Gomez as Self - Actor, The Conqueror June Allyson June Allyson as Self - Wife of Dick Powell
    The story of one of the great environmental disasters to befall the United States, and the terrible movie that helped bring the catastrophe to light.
    Frank and Ava 2020 POSTER

    Frank and Ava

    2020

    English

    3.4

    8

    40%

    40%

    1950s

    Action

    based on real person

    Biography

    Drama

    historical drama

    historical fiction

    History

    hollywood

    independent film

    Michael Oblowitz Michael Oblowitz Director Carmine Caridi Carmine Caridi as Carmine Eric Roberts Eric Roberts as Harry Cohn Terry Moore Terry Moore as Herself Jonathan Silverman Jonathan Silverman as Mannie Sacks
    A destitute Frank Sinatra pursues sultry starlet Ava Gardner while campaigning for the lead in 'From Here to Eternity'.
    The Long Game 2023 POSTER

    The Long Game

    2023

    English

    6.7

    16

    82%

    97%

    1950s

    Action

    based on true story

    Drama

    golf

    History

    latino

    mexican american

    Sport

    texas

    Julio Quintana Julio Quintana Director Jimmy Gonzales Jimmy Gonzales as Chet Grissom Chet Grissom as Eugene Patterson Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid as Frank Mitchell Jay Hernandez Jay Hernandez as JB Peña
    In a segregated Texas, five Mexican-American teenage caddies were prohibited from playing at the country club where they worked. Against all odds, they formed their own team, built a one-hole course in the fields, and won the 1957 Texas State championship. Based on a true story.
    Mischief 1985 POSTER

    Mischief

    1985

    English

    6.5

    21

    57%

    67%

    1950s

    Action

    Comedy

    first love

    high school

    rebel

    Romance

    romantic comedy

    romcom

    Mel Damski Mel Damski Director Catherine Mary Stewart Catherine Mary Stewart as Bunny Terry O'Quinn Terry O'Quinn as Claude Harbrough Doug McKeon Doug McKeon as Jonathan Jami Gertz Jami Gertz as Rosalie
    1956: The shy Jonathan's luck with girls changes when he wins the rebellious Gene as a friend in his last year of high school. Gene is adored by many girls and manages to teach Jonathan a few lessons. Gene himself would rather just be with one girl: his girlfriend Bunny. But since his father is poor, her parents don't accept him.
    Wildcat 2023 POSTER

    Wildcat

    2023

    English

    5.8

    14

    59%

    68%

    1950s

    biography

    Biography

    Drama

    Fantasy

    female protagonist

    hopeful

    writer

    Ethan Hawke Ethan Hawke Director Steve Zahn Steve Zahn as Willa Fitzgerald Willa Fitzgerald as Elizabeth Hardwick Maya Hawke Maya Hawke as Flannery O'Connor Liam Neeson Liam Neeson as Priest
    Can scandalous art still serve God? Does suffering precede all greatness? Can illness be a blessing? In 1950, writer Flannery O'Connor visits her mother Regina in Georgia when she is diagnosed with lupus at twenty-four years old. Struggling with the same disease that took her father’s life when she was a child and desperate to make her mark as a great writer, this crisis pitches her imagination into a feverish exploration of belief.
    An American Girl Story: Maryellen 1955 - Extraordinary Christmas 2016 POSTER

    An American Girl Story: Maryellen 1955 - Extraordinary Christmas

    2016

    English

    6.6

    10

    1950s

    Action

    american girl

    christmas

    Family

    polio

    Valerie Weiss Valerie Weiss Director Paul Linke Paul Linke as Grandpop Alex MacNicoll Alex MacNicoll as Jerry Ross Madison Lawlor Madison Lawlor as Joan Larkin Alyvia Alyn Lind Alyvia Alyn Lind as Maryellen Larkin
    It's Christmas, 1955 in Daytona Beach, FL, and middle child Maryellen longs to stand out amidst the hustle and bustle of her big family. When Benji, a family friend afflicted with polio comes to stay with them, Maryellen is intent on making the holiday special. After her plans for a big celebration fall through, she discovers the best gifts are often simple, meaningful gestures of friendship.
    I Am Not Your Negro 2016 POSTER

    I Am Not Your Negro

    2016

    English

    7.9

    69

    99%

    83%

    1950s

    Action

    Documentary

    History

    interview

    martin luther king

    race politics

    racism

    society

    Raoul Peck Raoul Peck Director Michelle Obama Michelle Obama as Herself Bob Dylan Bob Dylan as Himself Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Schwarzenegger as Himself Samuel L. Jackson Samuel L. Jackson as Narration
    Working from the text of James Baldwin’s unfinished final novel, director Raoul Peck creates a meditation on what it means to be Black in the United States.
    The Long Walk Home 1990 POSTER

    The Long Walk Home

    1990

    English

    7.3

    13

    88%

    85%

    1950s

    african american history

    civil rights

    Drama

    History

    racial segregation

    racism

    segregation

    Richard Pearce Richard Pearce Director Ving Rhames Ving Rhames as Herbert Cotter Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg as Odessa Cotter Dylan Baker Dylan Baker as Tunker Thompson Philip Sterling Philip Sterling as Winston
    Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.
    Insidious: The Last Key 2018 POSTER

    Insidious: The Last Key

    2018

    English

    5.7

    388

    34%

    49%

    1950s

    haunted house

    Horror

    key

    medium

    Mystery

    prequel

    spirit

    Thriller

    Adam Robitel Adam Robitel Director Patrick Wilson Patrick Wilson as Josh Lambert Danielle Bisutti Danielle Bisutti as Mother of Parker Crane Rose Byrne Rose Byrne as Renai Lambert Hana Hayes Hana Hayes as Teenage Elise Rainier
    Parapsychologist Elise Rainier and her team travel to Five Keys, NM, to investigate a man’s claim of a haunting. Terror soon strikes when Rainier realizes that the house he lives in was her family’s old home.
    Murmur of the Heart 1971 POSTER

    Murmur of the Heart

    1971

    French

    7.5

    20

    94%

    86%

    1950s

    Action

    Comedy

    Drama

    incest

    jazz

    sanatorium

    sanitorium

    shoplifting

    Louis Malle Louis Malle Director Lea Massari Lea Massari as Clara Chevalier Michael Lonsdale Michael Lonsdale as Father Henri Jacques Gheusi Jacques Gheusi as Hotel receptionist Henri Poirier Henri Poirier as Uncle Leonce
    This loosely plotted coming-of-age tale follows the life of 15-year-old Laurent Chevalier as he stumbles his way over the burgeoning swell of adolescence in 1950s France. After having his first sexual experience with a prostitute and dodging the lips of a priest, Chevalier contracts a case of scarlet fever. When the fever leaves him with a heart murmur, Chevalier is placed in a sanatorium, along with his over-attentive and adulterous mother.
    The Actor 2025 POSTER

    The Actor

    2025

    English

    5.4

    12

    78%

    85%

    1950s

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    Drama

    Mystery

    ohio

    Thriller

    Duke Johnson Duke Johnson Director Youssef Kerkour Youssef Kerkour as Toby Jones Toby Jones as Simon McBurney Simon McBurney as Gemma Chan Gemma Chan as Edna
    Paul Cole finds himself stranded in a mysterious small town with no memory of who he is or how he got here. As bits and pieces of his past slowly emerge, he attempts to find his way home, but time is slippery, appearances can't be trusted, and it's unclear which of his identities is real.
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