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Best Crime Movies & TV Shows of the 1950s

9 crime titles from 1950–1959, ranked by TVGEN consensus score.

Rashomon89

Rashomon

1950Film
Some Like It Hot89

Some Like It Hot

1959Film
On the Waterfront88

On the Waterfront

1954Film
Witness for the Prosecution87

Witness for the Prosecution

1957Film
The Night of the Hunter87

The Night of the Hunter

1955Film
The Young and the Damned85

The Young and the Damned

1950Film
Dial M for Murder83

Dial M for Murder

1954Film
Big Deal on Madonna Street83

Big Deal on Madonna Street

1958Film
Perry Mason82

Perry Mason

1957TV

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