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Best Thriller Movies & TV Shows of the 1950s

8 thriller titles from 1950–1959, ranked by TVGEN consensus score.

Rear Window92

Rear Window

1954Film
North by Northwest90

North by Northwest

1959Film
Vertigo89

Vertigo

1958Film
A Man Escaped89

A Man Escaped

1956Film
The Wages of Fear88

The Wages of Fear

1953Film
The Night of the Hunter87

The Night of the Hunter

1955Film
Diabolique86

Diabolique

1955Film
Dial M for Murder83

Dial M for Murder

1954Film

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