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Critics vs crowd: films of the 1950s

When

Genre

Min votes

Films with both scores

104

10K+ votes each

Within 5 points

27%

of the 104 most voted

Metascore against IMDb ratingIMDb x 10 higherMetascore higher

Metascore well above the IMDb rating

Critics loved it, the crowd didn't

Critics vs crowd: films of the 1950s: Critics loved it, the crowd didn't
#
1	Journey to Italy	1954	100	72	28
2	Touch of Evil	1958	99	79	20
3	Sweet Smell of Success	1957	100	80	20
4	Tokyo Story	1953	100	81	19
5	The Band Wagon	1953	93	74	19
6	Vertigo	1958	100	82	18
7	A Streetcar Named Desire	1951	97	79	18
8	The Night of the Hunter	1955	97	79	18
9	Rashomon	1950	98	81	17
10	The Gunfighter	1950	94	77	17
11	Rear Window	1954	100	84	16
12	North by Northwest	1959	98	82	16
13	Some Like It Hot	1959	98	82	16
14	Singin' in the Rain	1952	99	83	16
15	All About Eve	1950	98	82	16
16	The Searchers	1956	94	78	16
17	Rififi	1955	97	81	16
18	Gigi	1958	82	66	16
19	Anatomy of a Murder	1959	95	80	15
20	Invasion of the Body Snatchers	1956	92	77	15
21	The Ladykillers	1955	91	76	15
22	Elevator to the Gallows	1958	94	79	15
23	The African Queen	1951	91	77	14
24	Rio Bravo	1959	93	79	14
25	Early Summer	1951	94	80	14

IMDb rating well above the Metascore

Critics vs crowd: films of the 1950s: The crowd loved it, critics didn't
#
1	Mother India	1957	53	78	25
2	The Bad Seed	1956	51	74	23
3	White Christmas	1954	56	76	20
4	The Big Country	1958	61	79	18
5	On the Beach	1959	55	71	16
6	Gunfight at the O.K. Corral	1957	56	71	15
7	The Caine Mutiny	1954	63	76	13
8	Run Silent Run Deep	1958	62	73	11
9	The Fly	1958	62	71	9
10	A Face in the Crowd	1957	72	81	9
11	Witness for the Prosecution	1957	76	84	8
12	Ace in the Hole	1951	72	80	8
13	Stage Fright	1950	62	70	8
14	Blackboard Jungle	1955	67	74	7
15	Dial M for Murder	1954	75	81	6
16	East of Eden	1955	72	78	6
17	Alice in Wonderland	1951	68	73	5
18	Horror of Dracula	1958	67	72	5
19	The Curse of Frankenstein	1957	65	70	5
20	Sabrina	1954	72	76	4
21	I Confess	1953	68	72	4
22	Mister Roberts	1955	72	76	4
23	An Affair to Remember	1957	71	74	3
24	The Incredible Shrinking Man	1957	73	76	3
25	Roman Holiday	1953	78	80	2