Category:1951, Top Films

1947 -- 1948 -- 1949 -- 1950

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1952 -- 1953 -- 1954 -- 1955

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1. (1) A Streetcar Named Desire (1951 Kazan), film
2. (2) Alice in Wonderland (1951 Disney), film
3. (3) Strangers on a Train (1951 Hitchcock), film
4. (4) Ace in the Hole (1951 Wilder), film
5. (6) The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 Wise), film
6. (7) The African Queen (1951 Huston), film
7. (8) Early Summer (1951 Ozu), film
8. (10) An American in Paris (1951 Minnelli), film
9. (13) A Place in the Sun (1951 Stevens), film
10. (17) Miracle in Milan (1951 De Sica), film
11. (19) The Thing from Another World (1951 Nyby), film
12. (22) The Lavender Hill Mob (1951 Crichton), film
13. (27) Scrooge (1951 Hurst), film
14. (37) The Red Badge of Courage (1951 Huston), film
15. (42) Cops and Robbers (1951 Steno & Monicelli), film
16. @ The Great Caruso (1951 Thorpe), film
17. You Never Can Tell (1951 Breslow), film
18. Angels in the Outfield (1951 Brown), film
19. Cause for Alarm! (1951 Garnett), film
20. On Dangerous Ground (1951 Ray N), film
21. Bellissima (1951 Visconti), film

Notable Mention

-- #5. Diary of a Country Priest (Bresson) -- #9. The River (Renoir) -- #15. The Tales of Hoffman -- Early Summer -- The Man in the White Suite -- Othello

Additional films

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> -- #24. The Man in the White Suit -- #27. <Scrooge>

-- #37. <The Red Badge of Courage> -- #40. People Will Talk -- #42. <Cops and Robbers> -- #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)

Best International Films

{Italy} -- Miracle in Milan -- Cops and Robbers -- Bellissima -- La famiglia Passaguai

{Japan} -- Early Summer -- Repast