Category:1955, Top Films

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-- #1. The Night of the Hunter -- #2. Rebel Without a Cause -- #3. Night and Fog -- #4. Diabolique -- #5. Ordet -- #6. East of Eden -- #9. Pather Panchali -- #11. Smiles of a Summer Night -- #12. Lady and the Tramp -- #13. To Catch a Thief -- #14. The Trouble with Harry -- #15. The Seven Year Itch -- #17. One Froggy Evening <short> -- #19. Bad Day at Black Rock -- #20. The Ladykillers -- #27. Marty -- #34. Il bidone -- #42. * Princess Yang Kwei-Fei -- #46. Blackboard Jungle -- #47. The Desperate Hours -- #50+. We're No Angels -- #50+. Bravissimo -- #50+. The Court Jester -- #50+. The Private War of Major Benson -- #50+. Amahl and the Night Visitors -- #50+. The Night My Number Came Up -- #50+. Ciske de Rat

Limbo

-- #7. Rififi (Dassin) -- #8. All That Heaven Allows (Sirk) -- #50+. Mister Roberts (Ford) -- French Cancan -- Du rififi chez -- La pointe courte -- Ordet -- Kiss Me Deadly -- Sommarnattem )(Bergman) -- Guys and Dolls -- The Man from Laramie -- Lola Montes -- Richard III -- Ensayo de un crimen (Bunuel)

Additional Films

Critical Reception

MUBI, Best Films

-- #1. The Night of the Hunter -- #2. Rebel Without a Cause -- #3. Night and Fog -- #4. Diabolique -- #5. Ordet -- #6. East of Eden -- #7. Rififi -- #8. All That Heaven Allows -- #9. Pather Panchali -- #10. Kiss Me Deadly

-- #11. Smiles of a Summer Night -- #12. Lady and the Tramp -- #13. To Catch a Thief -- #14. The Trouble with Harry -- #15. The Seven Year Itch -- #16. Lola Montès -- #17. One Froggy Evening <short> -- #18. Mr. Arkadin -- #19. Bad Day at Black Rock -- #20. The Ladykillers -- #21. Floating Clouds -- #22. The Man with the Golden Arm -- #23. -- #24. -- #25. -- #26. The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz -- #27. Marty -- #28. Le amiche -- #30. Summertime

-- #32. I Live in Fear -- #34. Il bidone -- #38. Guys and Dolls -- #39. Richard III -- #42. Princess Yang Kwei-Fei -- #43. Moonfleet -- #46. Blackboard Jungle -- #47. The Desperate Hours -- #50. The Long Gray Line

Flickchart, Best Films

-- @1. The Night of the Hunter -- @2. Diabolique -- @3. Rififi -- @4. Rebel Without a Cause -- @5. To Catch a Thief -- @6. Ordet -- @7. Bad Day at Black Rock -- @8. Pather Panchali -- @9. Marty -- @10. Kiss Me Deadly

-- @11. East of Eden -- @12. Smiles of a Summer Night -- @13. All That Heaven Allows -- @14. The Court Jester -- @15. Mister Roberts -- @16. The Seven Year Itch -- @17. The Ladykillers -- @18. The Trouble with Harry -- @19. Guys and Dolls -- @20. The Man from Laramie

-- @21. Lady and the Tramp -- @22. The Man with the Golden Arm -- @23. The Desperate Hours -- @24. One Froggy Evening -- @25. The Big Combo -- @26. We're No Angels -- @27. Lola Montès -- @28. Richard III -- @29. Mr. Arkadin -- @30. Blackboard Jungle

-- @31. Killer's Kiss -- @32. Oklahoma! -- @33. Summertime -- @39. Floating Clouds

CriticsTop10, Best Films (1955)

-- =1. Mister Roberts -- =2. Marty -- =3. East of Eden -- =4. Blackboard Jungle -- =5. Bad Day at Black Rock -- =6. A Man Called Peter -- =7. The Rose Tattoo -- =8. Trial -- =9. Love Me or Leave Me -- =10. Summertime

-- =11. I'll Cry Tomorrow -- =12. The Man With the Golden Arm -- =13. Love is a Many -- =14. The Bridges at Toko-Ri -- =15. To Catch a Thief -- =16. The Tender Trap -- =17. Battle Cry -- =18. Not as a Stranger -- =19. Rebel Without a Cause -- =20. The Seven -- =21. Lady and the Tramp -- =22. Strategic Air Command -- =23. I Am a Camera -- =24. The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell -- =25. The Long Gray Line -- =26. The Private War of Major Benson -- =27. To Hell and Back -- =28. The Shrike -- =29. The African Lion -- =30. Pete Kelly's Blues

Oscar, Best Films

-- Marty -- Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing -- Mister Roberts -- Picnic -- The Rose Tattoo -- East of Eden -- Summertime -- Bad Day at Black Rock -- Samurai, the Legend of Musashi (Japan)

National Board of Review

-- Marty -- East of Eden -- Mister Roberts -- Bad Day at Black Rock -- Summertime -- The Rose Tattoo -- A Man Called Peter -- Not as a Stranger -- Picnic -- The African Lion

Top Grossing Films

-- Cinerama Holiday -- Mister Roberts -- Battle Cry -- Oklahoma! -- Guys and Dolls -- Lady and the Tramp -- Picnic -- Not as a Stranger -- Strategic Air Command -- The Seven Year Itch -- The Sea Chase -- I'll Cry Tomorrow

National Film Registry

-- Bad Day at Black Rock -- Blackboard Jungle -- East of Eden -- Marty -- The Night of the Hunter -- Rebel Without a Cause -- #17. One Froggy Evening <short>

-- #8. All That Heaven Allows -- #10. Kiss Me Deadly -- #22. The Man with the Golden Arm -- Oklahoma! -- The Phenix City Story

American Film Institute

-- Rebel Without a Cause

NYT, Best Films

-- #1. The Night of the Hunter -- #2. Rebel Without a Cause -- #4. Diabolique -- #6. East of Eden -- #9. Pather Panchali -- #11. Smiles of a Summer Night -- #13. To Catch a Thief -- #14. The Trouble with Harry -- #15. The Seven Year Itch -- #19. Bad Day at Black Rock -- #27. Marty

-- #7. Rififi -- #8. All That Heaven Allows -- #16. Lola Montès -- #22. The Man with the Golden Arm -- #30. Summertime -- #39. Richard III -- #50+. The Prisoner -- #50+. Mister Roberts -- #50+. Oklahoma -- #50+. The Tender Trap -- #50+. The Rose Tattoo

TSPDT, Best Films

-- #1. The Night of the Hunter -- #2. 'Rebel Without a Cause -- #3. Night and Fog -- #4. Diabolique -- #5. Ordet -- #6. East of Eden -- #9. Pather Panchali -- #11. Smiles of a Summer Night -- #20. The Ladykillers

-- #7. Rififi -- #8. All That Heaven Allows -- #10. Kiss Me Deadly -- #16. Lola Montès -- #21. Floating Clouds -- #26. The Criminal Life of Archibaldo de la Cruz -- #43. Moonfleet -- #50+. French Cancan -- #50+. Les Maîtres fous

Top10ner, Best Films

-- #1. The Night of the Hunter -- #2. Rebel Without a Cause -- #4. Diabolique -- #5. Ordet -- #6. East of Eden -- #9. Pather Panchali -- #11. Smiles of a Summer Night -- #20. The Ladykillers -- #27. Marty

-- #7. Rififi -- #10. Kiss Me Deadly

Film101, Best Films

-- #9. Pather Panchali -- The Night of the Hunter -- Rebel Without a Cause -- Smiles of a Summer Night -- Diabolique -- Marty -- Night and Fog -- Bad Day at Black Rock -- East of Eden -- The Ladykillers -- Ordet

-- #10. Kiss Me Deadly -- #7. Rififi -- Lola Montès -- Picnic -- Summertime -- Richard III -- All That Heaven Allows -- Guys and Dolls -- The Rose Tattoo -- French Cancan -- The Man with the Golden Arm

Rotten Tomatoes, Best Films

-- #5. Ordet -- #20. The Ladykillers -- French Cancan

ChildActors, Best Films

-- Bravissimo (Italy) -- Ciske de Rat (Netherlands) -- The Desperate Hours -- Night of the Hunter -- Pather Panchali (India) -- The Private War of Major Benson -- The Trouble with Harry

-- Amici per la pelle (Italy) -- Heidi und Peter (Switzerland) -- Marcelino pan y vino / The Miracle of Marcelino (Spain) -- Moonfleet -- Summertime

-- Bobby Ware is Missing -- Cesta do praveku / Journey to the Beginning of Time (Czechoslovakia) -- Chiens perdus sans collier (France) -- Dobrodruzství na Zlaté zátoce (Czechoslovakia) -- Dym v lesu (URSS) -- Escapade (UK) -- Geordie / Wee Geordie (UK) -- Himmel ohne Sterne AKA Sky Without Stars (West Germany) -- Ina, Peter und die Rasselbande (West Germany) -- John and Julie (UK) -- A Kid for Two Farthings (UK) -- The Little Rascals -- The Littlest Outlaw -- Luffaren och Rasmus (Sweden) -- Opowiesc atlantycka AKA An Atlantic Tale (Poland) -- Punta a ctyrlístek (Czechoslovakia) -- The Stolen Airliner (UK) -- Storm Fear -- Wenn der Vater mit dem Sohne (West Germany)

-- Captain Gallant of the Foreign Legion (TV series) -- The Adventures of Champion (TV series) -- Jungle Jim (TV series) -- Brave Eagle (TV series) -- The Mickey Mouse Club (TV series) -- Fury (TV series) -- The Adventures of Spin and Marty (TV series) -- Gunsmoke (TV series)