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Movies set in the 1950s
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The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Years: 1901-1941 (plot 1), 1957-58 (plot 2)
Locations (plot 2): USA, Cuba
Locations (plot 2): USA, Cuba
Anautix's rating:
42
6.2
6.7
Year: 1957
Locations: Caracas, Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico City, Guatemala, New York, Paris, Avignon, Greece
Locations: Caracas, Sierra Madre Oriental, Mexico City, Guatemala, New York, Paris, Avignon, Greece
Anautix's rating:
4844
7.6
8.2
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Years: 1947-1960s, 1994
Locations: Connecticut, Miami, Baltimore (USA)
(student in the 40s, working for the Department of Defense in the 50s, mental illness in the 60s, nobel prize in 1994)
Locations: Connecticut, Miami, Baltimore (USA)
(student in the 40s, working for the Department of Defense in the 50s, mental illness in the 60s, nobel prize in 1994)
Anautix's rating:
2325
7
7.4
The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Years: 1950s
Locations: Italy, USA
I did also read the book written by Patricia Highsmith.
Locations: Italy, USA
I did also read the book written by Patricia Highsmith.
Anautix's rating:
103
5.8
5.5
Blonde (2022)
Years: 1933, 1940s, 1950s, 1962
Locations: L.A., Maine, New York City (USA)
Locations: L.A., Maine, New York City (USA)
Anautix's rating:
599
6.9
7.3
This Boy's Life (1993)
Years: 1957-59
Locations: Concrete (WA), Seattle, Salt Lake City (USA)
Locations: Concrete (WA), Seattle, Salt Lake City (USA)
Anautix's rating:
3664
7.6
8.1
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Year: 1959
Location: Welton Academy (northeast USA)
Location: Welton Academy (northeast USA)
Anautix's rating:
66
5.9
6.1
Havana (1990)
Years: 1958-59, 1963
Locations: Havana (Cuba), Florida Keys (USA)
Locations: Havana (Cuba), Florida Keys (USA)
Anautix's rating:
2214
8.1
8.2
Raging Bull (1980)
Years: 1941-58, 1964 (opening- and final scene)
Locations: New York, Miami (USA)
I could put it as well in the 40s list.
Locations: New York, Miami (USA)
I could put it as well in the 40s list.
Anautix's rating:
267
7
7.5
Trumbo (2015)
Years: 1947-60, 1970
Locations: L.A., Hollywood; Washington, D.C. (USA)
Locations: L.A., Hollywood; Washington, D.C. (USA)
Anautix's rating:
85
6.5
6.6
Guilty by Suspicion (1991)
Years: early 1950s
Locations: L.A., Hollywood (USA)
Locations: L.A., Hollywood (USA)
Anautix's rating:
210
5.9
6.5
Child 44 (2015)
Years: (1933, 1945), 1953
Locations: Soviet Union (Ukraine, Moskow, Wolsk, Rostow), Germany (Berlin)
Locations: Soviet Union (Ukraine, Moskow, Wolsk, Rostow), Germany (Berlin)
Anautix's rating:
34
7
7.1
Years: 1952-53
Locations: Haapsalu, Estonia (ESSR); Leningrad (USSR)
Locations: Haapsalu, Estonia (ESSR); Leningrad (USSR)
Anautix's rating:
19
7.1
6.6
Devotion (2022)
Years: 1950-51
Locations: Rhode Island (USA), Mediterranean Sea, Cannes (France),
North Korea
Locations: Rhode Island (USA), Mediterranean Sea, Cannes (France),
North Korea
Anautix's rating:
43
6.9
6.7
Years: late 1940s - 1950s
Locations: France (Lyon, Provence), Switzerland, Spain
Locations: France (Lyon, Provence), Switzerland, Spain
Anautix's rating:
143
6.1
6.8
The Finest Hours (2016)
Years: 1951-52
Locations: Cape Cod (Massachusetts, USA)
Locations: Cape Cod (Massachusetts, USA)
Anautix's rating:
35
6.9
7.1
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
Year: 1957
Locations: London (UK), Paris (France)
Locations: London (UK), Paris (France)
Anautix's rating:
422
7.2
7.5
Brooklyn (2015)
Years: 1951-52
Locations: Enniscorthy, County Wexford (Ireland); New York City (USA)
Locations: Enniscorthy, County Wexford (Ireland); New York City (USA)
Anautix's rating:
13
6.9
7.1
Years: 1957-1960
Locations: Frankfurt a.M., Stuttgart (Germany); Buenos Aires (Argentina), Israel
Locations: Frankfurt a.M., Stuttgart (Germany); Buenos Aires (Argentina), Israel
Anautix's rating:
1
7
5.8
Year: 1950
Locations: Vienna (Austria), Red Sea
Locations: Vienna (Austria), Red Sea
Anautix's rating:
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7.8
7.6
Magic City (2012)
Years: 1958-59
Locations: Miami Beach (Florida, USA), Cuba
Locations: Miami Beach (Florida, USA), Cuba
Anautix's rating:
232
8.5
8.6
The Crown (2016)
Years: 1947-62 (with some flashbacks) [seasons 1-2]
Locations: England, Africa, others
Locations: England, Africa, others
Anautix's rating:
14
7.3
6.9
Quirke (2013)
Year: end of the 1950s (1957 or later)
Location: Dublin (Ireland)
Location: Dublin (Ireland)
Anautix's rating:
62
7.3
8
The Bletchley Circle (2012)
Years: 1952-53 (with some flashbacks to 1943)
Locations: England
Locations: England
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My favourite movies and TV-Series set in the 1950s that were not made in that time.
⟸ 1940s | 1960s ⟹
⟸ 1940s | 1960s ⟹
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