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    Set Fire to the Stars 2014 POSTER

    Set Fire to the Stars

    2014

    English

    5.8

    5

    57%

    40%

    1950s

    Action

    Biography

    Drama

    new york city

    poet

    Andy Goddard Andy Goddard Director Steve Speirs Steve Speirs as Ken Drury Ken Drury as Kelly Reilly Kelly Reilly as Caitlin Elijah Wood Elijah Wood as John M. Brinnin
    An aspiring poet in 1950s New York has his ordered world shaken when he embarks on a week-long retreat to save his hell raising hero, Dylan Thomas.
    The One and Only 1978 POSTER

    The One and Only

    1978

    English

    5.8

    5

    55%

    57%

    1950s

    Action

    Comedy

    dysfunctional marriage

    pro wrestling

    Romance

    show business

    sports

    Carl Reiner Carl Reiner Director Lucy Lee Flippin Lucy Lee Flippin as Agatha Franklen Henry Winkler Henry Winkler as Andy Schmidt Amzie Strickland Amzie Strickland as House Mother Kim Darby Kim Darby as Mary Crawford
    Andy Schmidt manages to win fellow student Mary’s heart, but getting a job after college turns out much harder than expected. Desperate and dreaming of stardom, he tries wrestling.
    A Painted House 2003 POSTER

    A Painted House

    2003

    English

    6.4

    6

    62%

    62%

    1950s

    Action

    arkansas

    based on novel or book

    Drama

    Family

    flood

    grandfather grandson relationship

    hallmark hall of fame

    Alfonso Arau Alfonso Arau Director Pablo Schreiber Pablo Schreiber as Hank Spruill Robert Sean Leonard Robert Sean Leonard as Jesse Chandler Logan Lerman Logan Lerman as Luke Chandler Kiersten Warren Kiersten Warren as Stacy Dale
    A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better conditions. However, with this particularly tough farming season, the boy learns that his challenges guide him in discovering who he really is.
    Havana 1990 POSTER

    Havana

    1990

    English

    6.1

    18

    28%

    58%

    1950s

    Action

    cuba

    cuban revolution

    Drama

    gambler

    havana, cuba

    Romance

    War

    Sydney Pollack Sydney Pollack Director Raul Julia Raul Julia as Arturo Duran Lena Olin Lena Olin as Bobby Duran Carmine Caridi Carmine Caridi as Captain Potts Robert Redford Robert Redford as Jack Weil
    During the revolution, a high-stakes gambler arrives in Cuba seeking to win big in poker games. Along the way, he meets and falls in love with the wife of a Communist revolutionary.
    Rebel Highway Roadracers 1994 POSTER

    Rebel Highway Roadracers

    1994

    English

    6.5

    11

    67%

    67%

    1950s

    Action

    car race

    Drama

    juvenile delinquent

    texas

    texas, usa

    young girl

    Robert Rodriguez Robert Rodriguez Director Salma Hayek Salma Hayek as Donna Lance LeGault Lance LeGault as Donna's Dad Kevin McCarthy Kevin McCarthy as Miles Jason Wiles Jason Wiles as Teddy Leather
    Cynical look at a 1950s rebellious Rocker who has to confront his future, thugs with knives, and the crooked town sheriff.
    Insignificance 1985 POSTER

    Insignificance

    1985

    English

    6.4

    15

    73%

    65%

    1950s

    Action

    albert einstein

    Comedy

    Drama

    hotel room

    joseph mccarthy

    mccarthy era

    new york city

    Nicolas Roeg Nicolas Roeg Director Raymond J. Barry Raymond J. Barry as Ballplayer's Father Lou Hirsch Lou Hirsch as Charlie Tony Curtis Tony Curtis as Senator Gary Busey Gary Busey as The Ballplayer
    Four 1950s cultural icons who conceivably could have met but probably didn't, fictionally do so in this modern fable of post-WWII America. Visually intriguing, the film has a fluid progression of flashbacks and flashforwards centering on the fictional Einstein's current observations, childhood memories, and apprehensions for the future.
    That'll Be the Day 1973 POSTER

    That'll Be the Day

    1973

    English

    6.6

    3

    56%

    56%

    1950s

    Action

    Drama

    Music

    rock 'n' roll

    Claude Whatham Claude Whatham Director Peggy Aitchison Peggy Aitchison as 2nd Old Lady on Beach Rosalind Ayres Rosalind Ayres as Jeanette David Essex David Essex as Jim MacLaine Daphne Oxenford Daphne Oxenford as Mrs. Sutcliffe
    Britain, 1958. Restless at school and bored with his life, Jim leaves home to take a series of low-level jobs at a seaside amusement park, where he discovers a world of cheap sex and petty crime. But when that world comes to a shockingly brutal end, Jim returns home. As the local music scene explodes, Jim must decide between a life of adult responsibility or a new phenomenon called rock & roll.
    The Mountain 2018 POSTER

    The Mountain

    2018

    English

    5.5

    11

    63%

    31%

    1950s

    Action

    cult leader

    Drama

    electric shock therapy

    lobotomy

    mental asylum

    Rick Alverson Rick Alverson Director Joe Cunningham Joe Cunningham as Bus Boy Jeff Goldblum Jeff Goldblum as Dr. Wallace Fiennes Amy Stiller Amy Stiller as Rink President Max Baker Max Baker as Shasta State Doctor
    1950s America. Since his mother‘s confinement to an institution, Andy has lived in the shadow of his stoic father. A family acquaintance, Dr. Wallace Fiennes, employs the introverted young man as a photographer to document an asylum tour advocating for his increasingly controversial lobotomy procedure.
    My One and Only 2009 POSTER

    My One and Only

    2009

    English

    6.5

    11

    69%

    50%

    1950s

    Action

    Adventure

    Biography

    Comedy

    Drama

    movie business

    road trip

    Romance

    saint louis

    Richard Loncraine Richard Loncraine Director Renée Zellweger Renée Zellweger as Anne Devereaux Kevin Bacon Kevin Bacon as Dan Devereaux Indra Ové Indra Ové as Diner Waitress Logan Lerman Logan Lerman as George Devereaux
    A mother takes her two sons on an unusual road trip from New York to Pittsburgh, St. Louis and eventually Hollywood in her quest to find a man to take care of them all.
    Plenty 1985 POSTER

    Plenty

    1985

    English

    6.0

    9

    59%

    52%

    1940s

    1950s

    Action

    based on play or musical

    Drama

    french resistance

    post-war england

    Fred Schepisi Fred Schepisi Director Sam Neill Sam Neill as Lazar Hugh Laurie Hugh Laurie as Michael Charles Dance Charles Dance as Raymond Brock Ian McKellen Ian McKellen as Sir Andrew Charleson
    David Hare's account of a one-time French freedom fighter who gradually realizes that her post-war life is not meeting her expectations.
    Shout 1991 POSTER

    Shout

    1991

    English

    5.3

    9

    20%

    38%

    1950s

    Action

    boys' school

    Drama

    Music

    music teacher

    rock 'n' roll

    romance

    Romance

    texas

    Jeffrey Hornaday Jeffrey Hornaday Director Roger Aaron Brown Roger Aaron Brown as Additional Voices John Travolta John Travolta as Jack Cabe Linda Fiorentino Linda Fiorentino as Molly Heather Graham Heather Graham as Sara Benedict
    A new music teacher in a 1955 West Texas home for wayward boys brings new vision and hope for many of the interned boys.
    Darkness in Tenement 45 2020 POSTER

    Darkness in Tenement 45

    2020

    English

    4.1

    6

    1950s

    Action

    alternate history

    Drama

    Horror

    psychological drama

    surrealism

    Thriller

    Nicole Groton Nicole Groton Director David Labiosa David Labiosa as Felix Melissa Macedo Melissa Macedo as Isolina Nicole Tompkins Nicole Tompkins as Joanna Nicolas Aleksandr Bolton Nicolas Aleksandr Bolton as Tomás
    Sixteen-year-old Joanna has been living with her overbearing Aunt Martha in a low-income NYC tenement building ever since a violent outburst left her fighting a feeling she can only describe as the "darkness." Little did she know that weeks after moving in, a biological threat from the Soviet Union would leave the building boarded up and the tenants locked inside. It's been one month since they were first sequestered. With food dwindling and Martha's controversial role as leader expanding, Joanna realizes that she must face both her darkness and her aunt in order to save the tenants. But can she take on the leadership without letting the darkness take over her entirely?
    Never Say Goodbye 1956 POSTER

    Never Say Goodbye

    1956

    English

    6.1

    11

    36%

    36%

    1950s

    Action

    Drama

    love triangle

    new york city

    old films

    old movies

    Romance

    screwball comedy

    Douglas Sirk Douglas Sirk Director Edward Earle Edward Earle as Colonel Washburn Howard Wendell Howard Wendell as Harry Kenneth Gibson Kenneth Gibson as Restaurant Patron Clint Eastwood Clint Eastwood as Will
    In present-day U.S., Dr. Michael Parker, a prominent surgeon, unexpectedly runs into his German-born wife whom he thought was dead. Victor, an artist and his "dead" wife's now boyfriend, berates Dr. Parker for "killing" her. The bulk of the story flashes back to Austria during World War II as we learn how Dr. Parker met and married his wife, and the one mistake that may have cost him his family.
    P.S. Burn This Letter Please 2020 POSTER

    P.S. Burn This Letter Please

    2020

    English

    7.9

    1

    93%

    1950s

    Action

    Documentary

    drag queen

    homophobia

    lgbt

    new york city

    secret letter

    Michael Seligman Michael Seligman Director Terry Noel Terry Noel as Self Claude Diaz Claude Diaz as Self Esther Newton Esther Newton as Self George Chauncey George Chauncey as Self
    A box found in an abandoned storage unit unearths a time capsule of correspondences from a forgotten era: the underground drag scene in 1950s New York City. Firsthand accounts and newly discovered footage help cast a long overdue spotlight on the unsung pioneers of drag.
    Sunday Too Far Away 1975 POSTER

    Sunday Too Far Away

    1975

    English

    6.9

    3

    79%

    79%

    1950s

    Action

    australian outback

    beer

    Drama

    sheep

    sheep shearing

    strike

    Ken Hannam Ken Hannam Director Jack Thompson Jack Thompson as Foley Max Cullen Max Cullen as Tim King John Ewart John Ewart as Ugly John Hargreaves John Hargreaves as (uncredited)
    The harsh, competitive world of Australian sheep-shearers provides the setting for this powerful film. Foley and 'Black Arthur' do battle for the position of 'top shearer' amid the boozy world of men isolated from civilisation. After weeks of work they are confronted with non-union labour undercutting them - a situation which leads to a violent conclusion.
    September 30, 1955 1977 POSTER

    September 30, 1955

    1977

    English

    6.3

    2

    53%

    53%

    1950s

    Action

    actor

    arkansas

    Drama

    james dean

    movie star

    suburb

    James Bridges James Bridges Director Lisa Blount Lisa Blount as Billie Jean Dennis Quaid Dennis Quaid as Frank Tom Hulce Tom Hulce as Hanley Richard Thomas Richard Thomas as Jimmy J.
    A young Southerner loses his grip on reality when his favorite movie star James Dean suddenly dies in a car crash.
    Saving Grace B. Jones 2009 POSTER

    Saving Grace B. Jones

    2009

    English

    5.4

    1

    14%

    52%

    1950s

    Action

    Drama

    missouri

    Thriller

    woman director

    Connie Stevens Connie Stevens Director Craig J. Harris Craig J. Harris as Brooklyn Street Fighter #1 Byron Thames Byron Thames as Clint Dexter Joel Gretsch Joel Gretsch as Dan Jones David Huddleston David Huddleston as Radio Announcer
    In a 1950s-era Missouri town the life of a couple is thrown into chaos when the husband's sister is released from the local asylum and comes to live with the family.
    A Yeti Adventure 2017 POSTER

    A Yeti Adventure

    2017

    French

    5.1

    7

    1950s

    Action

    Adventure

    Animation

    Comedy

    himalaya

    himalaya mountain range

    yeti

    Nancy Florence Savard Nancy Florence Savard Director Arthur Holden Arthur Holden as Edward Martineau Rachelle Lefevre Rachelle Lefevre as Nelly Maloye Noel Fisher Noel Fisher as Simon Picard Colm Feore Colm Feore as Tenzig Gombu
    Quebec, 1956. The impulsive and headstrong Nelly Maloye, a novice private eye, joins the methodical and pragmatic Simon Picard, a research scientist in a dubious quest to prove the existence of the elusive Yeti. The brave-hearted heroes come face-to-face with countless dangers during their trek through the heart of the Himalayas.
    Churchill's Secret 2016 POSTER

    Churchill's Secret

    2016

    English

    6.8

    25

    1950s

    Action

    Biography

    british politics

    Drama

    historical figure

    History

    stroke

    winston churchill

    Charles Sturridge Charles Sturridge Director Jon Wennington Jon Wennington as Delegate Matthew Marsh Matthew Marsh as Lord Beaverbrook John Standing John Standing as Lord Camrose Matthew Macfadyen Matthew Macfadyen as Randolph Churchill
    British Prime Minister Winston Churchill suffers from a stroke in the summer of 1953 that's kept a secret from the rest of the world.
    Hotel Noir 2012 POSTER

    Hotel Noir

    2012

    English

    5.5

    1

    13%

    31%

    1950s

    Action

    Crime

    detective

    Drama

    hotel

    hotel guest

    killer

    Romance

    Thriller

    Sebastian Gutierrez Sebastian Gutierrez Director Danny DeVito Danny DeVito as Eugene Portland Rufus Sewell Rufus Sewell as Felix Carla Gugino Carla Gugino as Hanna Click Malin Akerman Malin Akerman as Swedish Mary
    Los Angeles, 1958: a detective holes up in a downtown hotel awaiting killers to come get him. During the course of one night he will meet various occupants of the hotel and the truth of how he came to be in his present situation will be revealed.
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