Category:1951, Top Films

6. The Day the Earth Stood Still (Wise)

1947 -- 1948 -- 1949 -- 1950

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1952 -- 1953 -- 1954 -- 1955

10. An American in Paris (Minnelli)

22. The Lavender Hill Mob (Crichton)

7. The African Queen (Huston)

42. Cops and Robbers (Steno & Monicelli)

1. A Streetcar Named Desire (Kazan)
2. Alice in Wonderland (Disney)
3. Strangers on a Train (Hitchcock)
4. Ace in the Hole (Wilder)
8. Early Summer (Ozu)
13. A Place in the Sun (Stevens)
17. Miracle in Milan (De Sica)
19. The Thing from Another World (Nyby)
27. Scrooge (Hurst)
37. The Red Badge of Courage (Huston)
+. The Great Caruso (Thorpe)
+. You Never Can Tell (Breslow)
+. Angels in the Outfield (Brown)
+. Cause for Alarm! (Garnett)
+. On Dangerous Ground (Ray N)
+. Bellissima (Visconti)
Tom and Jerry [xii]
(Hanna & Barbera)

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Notable Mention (1951)

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5. Diary of a Country Priest (Bresson)
9. The River (Renoir)
24. The Man in the White Suite (Mackendrick)

. -- #15. The Tales of Hoffman -- Early Summer -- Othello -- < Death of a Salesman .

Additional films

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Critical Reception

MUBI, Best Films (1951)

-- #1. A Streetcar Named Desire -- #2. Alice in Wonderland -- #3. Strangers on a Train -- #4. Ace in the Hole -- #5. < Diary of a Country Priest -- #6. The Day the Earth Stood Still -- #7. The African Queen -- #8. Early Summer -- #9. < The River -- #10. An American in Paris

-- #11. Rabbit Fire -- #12. Summer Interlude -- #13. A Place in the Sun -- #14. The Steel Helmet -- #15. On Dangerous Ground -- #16. The Idiot -- #17. Miracle in Milan -- #18. < The Tales of Hoffmann -- #19. The Thing from Another World -- #20. Repast

-- #21. < The Browning Version -- #22. The Lavender Hill Mob -- #23. Miss Oyu -- #24. < The Man in the White Suit -- #25. Miss Julie -- #26. The Prowler -- #27. Scrooge -- #28. Drip-Along Daffy <short> -- #29. Susana -- #30. Pandora and the Flying Dutchman

-- #31. Venom and Eternity -- #32. Fixed Bayonets! -- #33. Presentation, or Charlotte and Her -- #34. Detective Story -- #35. Gerald McBoing-Boing -- #36. The Lady of Musashino -- #37. The Red Badge of Courage -- #38. M -- #39. The Vagabond -- #40. People Will Talk

-- #41. Day of the FIght -- #42. Cops and Robbers -- #43. Panta Rhei -- #44. Anne of the Indies -- #45. Rooty Toot Toot -- #46. The Enforcer -- #47. His Kind of Woman -- #48. Poison -- #49. Jerry's Cousin <short> -- #50. He Ran All the Way

Flickchart, Best Films

-- @1. Ace in the Hole -- @2. Strangers on a Train -- @3. A Streetcar Named Desire -- @4. The African Queen -- @5. A Place in the Sun -- @6. The Day the Earth Stood Still -- @7. An American in Paris -- @8. The Lavender Hill Mob -- @9. < Diary of a Country Priest -- @10. Alice in Wonderland

-- @11. The Thing from Another World> -- @12. Early Summer> -- @13. < The Man in the White Suit -- @14. < The River -- @15. Othello -- @16. A Christmas Carol -- @17. Summer Interlude -- @18. The Steel Helmet -- @19. Detective Story -- @20. When Worlds Collide

-- @21. The Browning Version -- @22. Quo Vadis? -- @23. The Tales of Hoffmann -- @24. The Red Badge of Courage -- @25. Rabbit Fire <short> -- @26. The Idiot

-- @31. Miracle in Milan -- @35. Show Boat -- @41. Angels in the Outfield (Brown) -- @43. Bellissima (Visconti) -- @55. Father's Little Divident (Minnelli) -- @59. No Highway in the Sky (Koster) -- @74. Jim Thorpe, All American (Curtiz)

CriticsTop10, Best Films (1951)

-- @1. A Place in the Sun -- @2. A Streetcar Named Desire -- @3. An American in Paris -- @4. The African Queen -- @5. Detective Story -- @6. < Born Yesterday -- @7. Decision Before Dawn -- @8. The Lavender Hill Mob -- @9. Cyrano de Bergerac (1951) -- @10. The River (1951)

-- @11. David and Bathsheba -- @12. Death of a Salesman -- @13. Quo Vadis? -- @14. Bright Victory -- @15. The Great Caruso -- @16. The Blue Veil -- @17. Show Boat (1951) -- @18. The Red Badge of Courage -- @19. Harvey -- @20. Samson and Delilah -- @21. Oliver Twist -- @22. People Will Talk -- @23. Strangers on a Train -- @24. Fourteen Hours -- @25. The Well (1951) -- @26. Here Comes the Groom -- @27. The Big Carnival -- @28. Tales of Hoffmann -- @29. Go for Broke -- @30. The Brave Bulls

Oscar, Best Films

-- An American in Paris -- Decision Before Dawn -- A Place in the Sun -- Quo Vadis -- A Streetcar Named Desire -- The African Queen -- Detective Story -- Rashomon (Japan)

[9^] Golden Globe, Best Films

-- Death of a Salesman -- A Streetcar Named Desire -- An American in Paris -- A Place in the Sun -- The Day the Earth Stood Still -- The Blue Veil -- On the Riviera -- Too Young to Kiss -- Quo Vadis

Top Grossing Films

-- [Quo Vadis] -- [Show Boat] -- [David and Bathsheba] -- The Great Caruso -- A Streetcar Named Desire -- The African Queen -- That's My Boy -- An American in Paris -- A Place in the Sun -- Father's Little Dividend

Schneider, Best Films

-- A Place in the Sun -- Ace in the Hole -- Strangers on a Train -- The Lavender Hill Mob -- An American in Paris -- A Streetcar Named Desire -- The Day the Earth Stood Still -- The African Queen

-- Pandora and the Flying Dutchman -- < Diary of a Country Priest

National Board of Review

-- A Place in the Sun -- The Red Badge of Courage -- A Streetcar Named Desire -- An American in Paris -- Strangers on a Train

-- Death of a Salesman -- Detective Story -- Decision Before Dawn -- Quo Vadis -- Fourteen Hours

National Film Registry

-- Ace in the Hole -- The African Queen -- An American in Paris -- The Day the Earth Stood Still -- A Place in the Sun -- Strangers on a Train -- A Streetcar Named Desire -- The Thing from Another World

-- Duck and Cover <short> -- Notes on the Port of St. Francis <doc>

American Film Institute

-- The African Queen -- An American in Paris -- A Place in the Sun -- A Streetcar Named Desire

NYT, Best Films

-- The African Queen -- A Place in the Sun -- Strangers on a Train -- The Lavender Hill Mob -- An American in Paris -- A Streetcar Named Desire -- The Day the Earth Stood Still -- The Red Badge of Courage

-- < Diary of a Country Priest -- Cry, the Beloved Country -- Othello -- Death of a Salesman

TSPDT, Best Films

-- Miracle in Milan -- Strangers on a Train -- A Streetcar Named Desire -- A Place in the Sun -- The African Queen -- Ace in the Hole -- An American in Paris -- The Day the Earth Stood Still -- The Thing from Another World -- Early Summer

-- < Diary of a Country Priest -- < Othello -- < The River

Top10ner, Best Films

-- Ace in the Hole -- Strangers on a Train -- A Streetcar Named Desire -- The Day the Earth Stood Still -- Scrooge -- The African Queen -- Early Summer -- < Diary of a Country Priest

Film101, Best Films

-- A Streetcar Named Desire -- Diary of a Country Priest -- An American in Paris -- Strangers on a Train -- The African Queen -- The Lavender Hill Mob -- A Place in the Sun -- Ace in the Hole -- The Day the Earth Stood Still -- The Thing from Another World

-- < The River -- < Death of a Salesman -- < The Man in the White Suit

Rotten Tomatoes, Best Films

-- #22. The Lavender Hill Mob

ChildActors, Best Films

-- Bellissima -- A Christmas Carol (UK) -- The Day the Earth Stood Still -- Tom Brown's Schooldays (UK)

-- The Browning Version -- I due derelitti

-- Arizona Manhunt -- The Dakota Kid -- Darling, How Could You! -- Father Takes the Air -- Finders Keepers -- Le garçon sauvage (France) -- Her First Romance -- Here Comes the Groom -- Kekec (Yugoslavia) -- The Painted Hills -- Peppino e Violetta / Never Take No for an Answer (Italy) -- Snake River Desperados -- Week End with Father -- The Wonder Kid (UK)