Top 25 best 'murder'-movies from the fifties

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'murder'-movies from the fifties

This is a list of the best 25 'murder'-movies from the fifties and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 25 best 'murder'-movies from the fifties

1	12 Angry Men (1957) Alternative title: Twelve Angry Men Drama 96 minutes	4,1(2.630) 3
2	Witness for the Prosecution (1957) Crime, Drama 116 minutes	3,87(659) 3
3	Es Geschah am Hellichten Tag (1958) Alternative title: It Happened in Broad Daylight Crime, Thriller 95 minutes	3,85(150) 3
4	Strangers on a Train (1951) Alternative title: De Maniak Thriller, Filmnoir 101 minutes	3,79(993) 3
5	Dial M for Murder (1954) Alternative title: U Spreekt met Uw Moordenaar Crime, Thriller 105 minutes	3,77(1.124) 3

6	In a Lonely Place (1950) Alternative title: Vreemde Ontmoeting Drama, Filmnoir 94 minutes	3,76(393) 3
7	On the Waterfront (1954) Alternative title: De Wrede Haven Crime, Drama 108 minutes	3,75(785) 3
8	Tiger Bay (1959) Crime 105 minutes	3,71(62) 3
9	Rio Bravo (1959) Alternative title: Howard Hawks' Rio Bravo Western, Drama 141 minutes	3,67(659) 3
10	The Night of the Hunter (1955) Thriller, Filmnoir 93 minutes	3,66(631) 3

11	Bad Day at Black Rock (1955) Alternative title: Een Kwade Dag voor Black Rock Mystery, Thriller 81 minutes	3,62(263) 3
12	The Snorkel (1958) Crime, Drama 90 minutes	3,58(20)
13	Woman on the Run (1950) Alternative title: Achtervolging in Frisco Crime, Filmnoir 77 minutes	3,55(48)
14	The Bad Seed (1956) Alternative title: Schuldig Bloed Drama, Thriller 129 minutes	3,53(72)
15	The Narrow Margin (1952) Filmnoir, Crime 71 minutes	3,5(98) 3
16	Bend of the River (1952) Western 91 minutes	3,47(136)
17	House by the River (1950) Filmnoir, Crime 88 minutes	3,47(46)
18	I Confess (1953) Alternative title: Ik Beken Drama, Thriller 95 minutes	3,46(251) 2
19	Silver Lode (1954) Western 81 minutes	3,45(43)
20	The Tragedy of Othello: The Moor of Venice (1951) Alternative title: Othello Drama 90 minutes	3,44(63) 3
21	Yield to the Night (1956) Alternative title: Blonde Sinner Drama 99 minutes	3,44(33) 2
22	Niagara (1953) Thriller, Filmnoir 92 minutes	3,36(192) 3
23	Edge of the City (1957) Drama 85 minutes	3,36(55)
24	Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1959) Alternative title: Dangerous Liaisons Drama, Romance 115 minutes	3,32(20)
25	Mystery Street (1950) Alternative title: Murder at Harvard Filmnoir, Crime 93 minutes	3,3(38) 3