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The Best Films of 1952

by Christopher Beaubien • March 08, 2008 • Start the Discussion!

Singin’ in the Rain (dir. Stanley Donen)
Ikiru (dir. Akira Kurosawa)
Forbidden Games (dir. Edward Holzman)
Umberto D. (dir. Vittorio De Sica)
The Importance of Being Earnest (dir. Anthony Asquith)

The Best Films of 1951

by Christopher Beaubien • March 07, 2008 • Start the Discussion!

Ace in the Hole (dir. Billy Wilder)
A Streetcar Named Desire (dir. Elia Kazan)
Strangers on a Train (dir. Alfred Hitchcock)
The Day the Earth Stood Still (dir. Robert Wise)
The African Queen (dir. John Huston)
A Place in the Sun (dir. George Stevens)
An American in Paris (dir. Vincente Minnelli)

The UP Series (1964 – Still in Progess)

by Christopher Beaubien • March 07, 2008 • Start the Discussion!

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49 Up (dir. Michael Apted, 2005)
42 Up (dir. Michael Apted, 1998)
35 Up (dir. Michael Apted, 1991)
28 Up (dir. Michael Apted, 1984)
21 Up (dir. Michael Apted, 1977)
7 Plus Seven (dir. Michael Apted, 1970)
Seven Up! (dir. Paul Almond, 1964)

The Best Films of 1950

by Christopher Beaubien • March 07, 2008 • Start the Discussion!

Sunset Boulevard (dir. Billy Wilder)
All About Eve (dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz)
Rashomon (dir. Akira Kurosawa)
In a Lonely Place (dir. (dir. Nicholas Ray)
Cinderella (dir. Clyde Geronimi and Wilfred Jackson)
Cheaper by the Dozen (dir. Walter Lang)
Gun Crazy (dir. Joseph H. Lewis)
The Asphalt Jungle (dir. John Huston)

The Best Films of 1949

by Christopher Beaubien • March 07, 2008 • Start the Discussion!

The Third Man (dir. Carol Reed)
The Heiress (dir. William Wyler)
A Letter to Three Wives (dir. Joseph L. Mankiewicz)

Notable Omission:

Adam’s Rib (dir. George Cukor)