Category:1954, Top Films

1950 -- 1951 -- 1952 -- 1953

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>> Film Studies (1950s) <<

1955 -- 1956 -- 1957 -- 1958

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Notable Mention

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-- #6. * Sansho the Bailiff (Mizoguchi) -- #7. Johnny Guitar (Ray) -- #8. Sabrina (Wilder) -- #9. Journey to Italy (Rossellini) -- #17. A Star Is Born (Cukor) -- #27. The Caine Mutiny (Dmytryk) -- White Christmas (Curtiz) -- The Barefoot Contessa (Mankiewicz) -- Carmen Jones (Preminger) -- 50+. Boris Godunov (Stroyeva)

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Additional Films

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Critical Reception

MUBI, Best Films

• 50 Top Films of 1954

-- #1. Rear Window -- #2. Seven Samurai -- #3. La strada -- #4. On the Waterfront -- #5. Dial M for Murder -- #6. Sansho the Bailiff -- #7. Johnny Guitar -- #8. Sabrina -- #9. Journey to Italy -- #10. Godzilla

-- #11. Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome -- #12. Senso -- #13. Touchez pas au Grisbi -- #14. The Crucified Lovers -- #15. Magnificent Obsession -- #16. Creature from the Black Lagoon -- #17. A Star Is Born -- #18. French Cancan -- #19. Samurai -- #20. Sound of the Mountain -- #21. Twenty-Four Eyes -- #22. Animal Farm <catoon> -- #23. The Barefoot Contessa -- #24. Hobson's Choice -- #25. 20,000 Leagues under the Sea -- #26. Late Chrysanthemums -- #27. The Caine Mutiny -- #28. Human Desire -- #29. The Far Country -- #30. Them!

-- #31. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers -- #32. Crime Wave -- #33. Islands of Fire -- #34. Salt of the Earth -- #35. Vera Cruz -- #36. Brigadoon -- #37. Desistfilm -- #38. Track of the Cat -- #39. River of No Return -- #40. The Swordfish Season -- #41. White Christmas -- #42. The Woman of Rumour -- #43. Illusion Travels by Streetcar -- #44. A Lesson in Love -- #45. Robinson Crusoe -- #46. A Inn in Osaka -- #47. Silver Lode -- #48. It Should Happen to You -- #49. Carmen Jones -- #50. Fear

Flickchart, Best Films

-- @1. (#1) Rear Window -- @2. (#2) Seven Samurai -- @3. (#4) On the Waterfront -- @4. (#5) Dial M for Murder -- @5. (#6) Sansho the Bailiff -- @6. (#3) La strada -- @7. (#8) Sabrina -- @8. (#27) The Caine Mutiny -- @9. (#7) Johnny Guitar -- @10. (#10) Godzilla

-- @11. (#17) A Star Is Born -- @12. (#16) Creature from the Black Lagoon -- @13. (?) Twelve Angry Men (Schaffner) -- @14. (#25) 20,000 Leagues under the Sea -- @15. (#41) White Christmas -- @16. (#30) Them! -- @17. (#19) Samurai -- @18. (#31) Seven Brides for Seven Brothers -- @19. (#9) Journey to Italy -- @20. (#24) Hobson' Choice

-- @21. (#35) Vera Cruz -- @22. (#15) Magnificent Obsession -- @23. (#12) Senso -- @24. (#23) The Barefoot Contessa -- @25. (?) The Glenn Miller Story -- @26. (#13) Grisbi -- @27. (#29) The Far Country -- @28. (#22) Animal Farm <cartoon> -- @29. (#36) Brigadoon -- @30. (?) Suddenly

-- @31. (#14) The Crucified Lovers (Mizoguchi) -- @32. (?) The Country Girl -- @33. (#28) Human Desire -- @34. (#39) River of No Return -- @35. (#49) Carmen Jones -- @36. (#18) French Cancan -- @37. (?) Executive Suite (Wise) -- @38. (#32) Crime Wave -- @39. (?) The Naked Jungle -- @40. (?) Riot in Cell Block 11

-- @41. (?) The Bridges at Toko-Ri (Robson) -- @42. (#48) It Should Happen to You -- @43. (#21) Twenty-Four Eyes -- @44. (#45) Robinson Crusoe (Bunuel) -- @45. (#11) Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome -- @46. (?) The High and the Mighty (Wellman) -- @47. (?) Garden of Evil -- @48. (#34) Salt of the Earth -- @49. (?) Witness to Murder -- @50. (?) Ulysses (Camerini)

-- @51. (?) There Is No Business Like Show Business -- @55. (?) Demetrius and the Gladiators -- @56. (#20) Sound of the Mountain -- @59. (#44) A Lesson in Love -- @60. (?) Three Coins in the Fountain -- @64. (?) Cinderella (Reineger) -- @68. (#47) Silver Lode -- @72. (#26) Late Chrysanthemums

-- @119. (#50) Fear (Rossellini) -- @140. (#37) Desistfilm

CriticsTop10, Best Films (1954)

-- @1. The Caine Mutiny -- @2. On the Waterfront -- @3. Rear Window -- @4. The Country Girl -- @5. The High and the Mighty -- @6. Seven Brides For Seven Brothers -- @7. Sabrina (1954) -- @8. Executive Suite -- @9. The Glenn Miller Story -- @10. Three Coins in the Fountain

-- @11. Magnificent Obsession (1954) -- @12. A Star is Born (1954) -- @13. Carmen Jones -- @14. The Barefoot Contessa -- @15. Dial M for Murder -- @16. White Christmas -- @17. There’s No Business Like Show Business -- @18. Genevieve -- @19. Gate of Hell -- @20. Romeo and Juliet (1954) -- @21. Desiree -- @22. The Last Time I Saw Paris -- @23. Knock on Wood -- @24. Deep in My Heart -- @25. The Egyptian -- @26. Vera Cruz -- @27. Susan Slept Here -- @28. Suddenly -- @29. Dragnet -- @30. Carnival Story

Oscar, Best Films

-- #4. On the Waterfront -- #27. The Caine Mutiny -- The Country Girl -- #31. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers -- Three Coins in the Fountain -- #1. Rear Window -- #-. The High and the Mighty -- Sabrina -- Gate of Hell (Japan)

[12^] Golden Globe, Best Films

-- #4. On the Waterfront -- Carmen Jones -- The Country Girl -- A Star Is Born -- The Barefoot Contessa -- #-. The High and the Mighty -- Broken Lance

Top Grossing Films

-- White Christmas -- #27. The Caine Mutiny -- #25. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea -- The Glenn Miller Story -- The Country Girl -- #-. The High and the Mighty -- A Star Is Born -- #31. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers -- #1. Rear Window -- Magnificent Obsession -- There's No Business Like Show Business

Schneider, Best Films

-- #1. Rear Window -- #2. Seven Samurai -- #3. La strada -- #4. On the Waterfront -- #12. Senso -- #31. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers -- #34. Salt of the Earth

-- #6. Sansho the Bailiff -- #7. Johnny Guitar -- #9. Journey to Italy -- #17. A Star Is Born -- #22. Animal Farm -- #23. The Barefoot Contessa -- #49. Carmen Jones -- #??. Silver Lode

National Board of Review

-- #4. On the Waterfront -- #25. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea -- #31. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

-- #8. Sabrina -- #17. A Star Is Born

-- #??. The Country Girl -- #??. Executive Suite -- #??. The Vanishing Prairie -- #??. The Unconquered -- #??. Beat the Devil

National Film Registry

-- #1. Rear Window -- #4. On the Waterfront -- #31. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers -- #34. Salt of the Earth

-- Carmen Jones -- Johnny Guitar -- Sabrina -- A Star Is Born -- The House in the Middle <doc> -- A Time Out of War <short>

American Film Institute

-- #1. Rear Window -- #4. On the Waterfront

NYT, Best Films

-- #1. Rear Windows -- #2. Seven Samurai -- #3. La strada -- #4. On the Waterfront -- #5. Dial M for Murder -- #31. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

-- #6. Sansho the Baliff -- #7. Johnny Guitar -- #-. The High and the Mighty -- #27. The Caine Mutiny -- Carmen Jones -- The Country Girl

TSPDT, Best Films

-- #1. Rear Windows -- #2. Seven Samurai -- #3. La strada -- #4. On the Waterfront -- #12. Senso

-- #6. Sansho the Bailiff -- #7. Johnny Guitar -- #9. Voyage in Italy -- #13. Touchez pas au Grisbi -- #14. The Crucified Lovers -- #17. A Star is Born

Top10ner, Best Films

-- #1. Rear Windows -- #2. Seven Samurai -- #3. La strada -- #4. On the Waterfront -- #5. Dial M for Murder -- #10. Godzilla

-- #6. Sansho the Bailiff -- #7. Johnny Guitar -- #8. Sabrina -- #17. A Star Is Born

Film101, Best Films

-- #1. Rear Window -- #2. Seven Samurai -- #3. La strada -- #4. On the Waterfront -- #12. Senso -- #31. Seven Brides for Seven Brothers

-- #6. Sansho the Bailiff -- #7. Johnny Guitar -- #17. A Star Is Born -- #27. The Caine Mutiny -- #49. Carmen Jones

Rotten Tomatoes, Best Films

-- #2. Seven Samurai -- #13. Touchez pas au Grisbi

ChildActors, Best Films

-- Boot Polish (India) -- L'oro di Napoli (Italy) -- River of No Return

-- Emil und die Detektive (West Germany)

-- Adventure in the Hopfields (UK) -- Le blé en herbe / The Ripening Corn (France) -- The Divided Heart (UK) -- Én és a nagyapám (Hungary) -- Das fliegende Klassenzimmer (West Germany) -- Gamin de Paris (France) -- Hänsel und Gretel (West Germany) -- Her Twelve Men -- Long John Silver / Long John Silver's Return to Treasure Island (Australia, USA) -- The Maggie (UK) -- Marcelino pan y vino (Spain) -- The Rainbow Jacket (UK) -- The Rocket Man -- Roogie's Bump -- Tobor the Great

-- Lassie (TV series) -- Father Knows Best (TV series) -- The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin (TV series)

Best International Films

{Italy} -- #3. La strada -- Un americano a Roma -- L'oro di Napoli -- Viaggio in Italia -- #12. Senso -- Riviera -- Carosello napoletano -- L'arte di arrangiarsi -- Una donna libera

{Japan} -- #2. Seven Samurai -- Godzilla -- Sansho the Bailiff -- Samurai, the Legend of Musashi (Oscar) -- A Story from Chikamatsu -- An Inn at Osaka -- Sound of the Mountain -- Twenty-Four Eyes