Posted on 01/03/2018 10:00:22 AM PST by Simon Green
1950: "All About Eve" #2
1951: "An American in Paris" #6
1952: "The Greatest Show on Earth" #1
1953: "From Here to Eternity" #1
1954: "On the Waterfront" #14
1955: "Marty" #37
1956: "Around the World in 80 Days" #2
1957: "The Bridge on the River Kwai" #1
1958: "Gigi" #5
1959: "Ben-Hur" #1
8 of out 10 in the top 10, and 4 #1 hits. Bit of a difference compared to today's films!
Agree. It’s quite a film. And a good portrayal of the ups and downs of a marriage!
The older movies were so much better than the movies that get Oscar nominations these days. I’ve only enjoyed a handful of the best picture nominees from the last several years. The old movies were so much more entertaining.
Some good examples of that:
The Hurt Locker (2009): 116
Moonlight (2016): 92
Birdman (2014): 78
The Artist (2011): 71
Spotlight (2015): 62
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