Year 1955 movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant year 1955 movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, independent film, thought provoking and crying films and TV shows about / with husband wife relationship, cigarette smoking, photograph, father daughter relationship, mother daughter relationship, family relations, doctor, marriage, couples and flashback plots mostly in Drama, Biography and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
year 1955
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year 1955 movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as year 1955: Asteroid City (2023), Back to the Future (1985), Till (2022), Revolutionary Road (2008), Back to the Future Part III (1990), The Rosa Parks Story (2002), The Old Man & the Gun (2018), Cold War (2018), Cantinflas (2014), The Alchemist (1983).

List of year 1955 movies

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 6.5
 107K
Asteroid City (2023)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: In an American desert town circa 1955, the itinerary of a Junior Stargazer/Space Cadet convention is spectacularly disrupted by world-changing events.
Style: entertaining, humorous, captivating, romantic, existential ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: astronomy, small town, love, asteroid, arizona desert, alien, diner, desert, male female relationship, military, actress, photographer ...
Time: 1950s, year 1955
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Back to the Future (1985)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Eighties teenager Marty McFly is accidentally sent back in time to 1955, inadvertently disrupting his parents' first meeting and attracting his mother's romantic interest. Marty must repair the damage to history by rekindling his ...
Style: feel good, exciting, light, funny, cult classic ...
Audience: family outing, teens, kids, family friendly, girls' night ...
Plot: time travel, time machine, mad scientist, time loop, teenager, destiny, inventor, scientist, changing the past or future, time, fish out of water, high school ...
Time: future, 80s, 1950s, year 1985, year 1955 ...
Place: california, los angeles, usa
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 7.2
 15K
Till (2022)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
Style: suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, captivating
Plot: murder, son, mother, women, bereavement, relationship problems, black, funeral, grief, black history, racist, death of son ...
Time: year 1955, 50s, 2020s, 1950s
Place: chicago, harlem, mississippi
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Revolutionary Road (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story: A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
Style: bad ending, depressing, heartbreaking, crying, bleak ...
Audience: girls' night, date night, chick flick
Plot: adultery, marriage, abortion, mental illness, infidelity, dysfunctional family, depression, death of wife, under the surface, family problems, cheating wife, midlife crisis ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, year 1955, year 2008, 20th century ...
Place: usa, new york, paris france, connecticut
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Back to the Future Part III (1990)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The final installment of the Back to the Future trilogy finds Marty digging the trusty DeLorean out of a mineshaft and looking for Doc in the Wild West of 1885. But when their time machine breaks down, the travelers are stranded in a land of spurs. ...
Style: light, futuristic, sentimental, not serious, entertaining ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teens, family friendly, date night ...
Plot: time travel, time machine, mad scientist, changing the past or future, time, sent to the past, old west, time loop, inventor, parallel universe, time paradox, science ...
Time: 19th century, year 1955, 90s, 1950s, future ...
Place: space western, los angeles, california
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The Rosa Parks Story (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: The story of the civil rights heroine whose refusal to obey racial bus segregation was just one of her acts in her fight for justice.
Style: thought provoking, uplifting, realistic, serious, political ...
Plot: african american, civil rights movement, civil rights, racism, racial segregation, black history, fighting the system, civil disobedience, rebellion, social differences, injustice, human spirit ...
Time: 50s, 20th century, year 1955, 1950s
Place: alabama, america, usa
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The Old Man & the Gun (2018)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The true story of Forrest Tucker, from his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public. Wrapped up in the pursuit are a detective, who becomes ...
Style: captivating, suspenseful, humorous, tense, exciting ...
Audience: adult
Plot: heist, old man, prison, bank robber, bank, criminal, pursuit, widow, lie, investigation, chase, secret ...
Time: year 1936, year 1979, 90s, 2010s, 80s ...
Place: usa, texas, san francisco, california, milwaukee wisconsin ...
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 7.5
 62K
Cold War (2018)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Poland, UK, France, Belgium
Duration: 89 min.
Story: A Cold War-era love story follows the passionate love affair between a mismatched couple.
Style: black and white, romantic, sad, thought provoking, art film ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: cold war, musician, communism, audition, female singer, loveless marriage, love story, suicide, tragic love, jazz, folklore, defector ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, 60s, 2010s, 90s ...
Place: poland, paris france, east berlin, former yugoslavia, eastern europe ...
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 6.6
 4K
Cantinflas (2014)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Mexico
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Mike Todd is a Broadway producer struggling to produce the film. Around the World in 80 Days. In Mexico, Mario Moreno, a young entertainer is struggling to get some respect, and he manages to become a star. A twist of faith makes them partners. ...
Style: serious, sentimental, captivating, realistic, crying
Plot: biopic, filmmaking, hollywood, rise to the top, rising to stardom, actor's life, showbiz, ambition, artists and showbiz, husband wife relationship, celebrity, fame ...
Time: year 1941, year 2014, year 1958, year 1955, year 1940 ...
Place: usa, los angeles, mexico city, mexico
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 3.8
 658
The Alchemist (1983)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 78 min.
Story: A man seeks revenge on an evil magician who placed a curse on him.
Style: psychotronic, lovecraft, independent film, eighties
Plot: supernatural, curse, demon, paranormal, magic, exploitation, premonition, portal, forest, possession, magician, devil ...
Time: year 1955
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The Fall of '55 (2006)
Genre: Documentary, Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story: In late 1955 and early 1956, the citizens of Boise, Idaho believed there was a menace in their midst. On Halloween, investigators arrested three men on charges of having sex with teenage boys. The investigators claimed the arrests were just the tip ...
Plot: lgbt, gay, gay slur, witch hunt, branding iron, halloween, justice, interview, prison, police, homosexuality, arrest ...
Time: 1950s, year 1955, year 1956
Place: idaho
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 7.1
 10K
Maigret (2016)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Hungary
Duration: 87 min.
TV show
Story: A serial killer strikes in post-war France and it's up to Jules Maigret, a dedicated police commissioner, to hunt the murderer down.
Style: detective, captivating, suspenseful, enigmatic, psychological ...
Plot: murder of a prostitute, serial killer, police detective, police investigation, undercover, murder suspect, police inspector, suspect, false confession, prostitute, justice, police officer ...
Time: 1950s, year 1955
Place: united kingdom, paris france, france
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 7.6
 5K
The Rocket (2005)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Canada
Duration: 124 min.
Story: In the late 1930s, a young machinist named Maurice Richard distinguished himself as a ice hockey player of preternatural talent. Although that was enough to get him into the Montreal Canadiens, his frequent injuries cost him the confidence of his ...
Style: serious, sincere, touching, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot: ice hockey, hockey player, hockey, factory, discrimination, athlete's life, protest, follow your dream, contests and competitions, human spirit, rise to the top, hopes ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1955, year 1937 ...
Place: quebec, montreal, toronto ontario canada, new york, boston ...
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The Long Walk Home (1990)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott lead by Martin Luther King.
Style: inspirational, independent film, touching, realistic, political ...
Audience: family outing
Plot: racism, civil rights, segregation, african american, friendship, women, ku klux klan, race issues, social commentary, black, racial segregation, boycott ...
Time: 1950s, year 1955, 20th century, 50s
Place: alabama, america, usa, southern usa
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Back to the Future Part II (1989)
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: Marty and Doc are at it again in this wacky sequel to the 1985 blockbuster as the time-traveling duo head to 2015 to nip some McFly family woes in the bud. But things go awry thanks to bully Biff Tannen and a pesky sports almanac. In a last-ditch ...
Style: futuristic, entertaining, clever, light, humorous ...
Audience: kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, date night ...
Plot: time travel, time machine, alternate reality, inventor, changing the past or future, time loop, sent to the past, teenager, travel, alternate timeline, time, mad scientist ...
Time: future, year 2015, 20th century, 1950s, 2010s ...
Place: california, los angeles
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 7.2
 95K
Angel Heart (1987)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: The down-and-out private detective Harry Angel is ordered, by a mysterious man named Louis Cyphre, to go on a mission to find a missing person. His routine failure soon leads to a bloody spar with himself as Harry Angel goes on a supernatural ...
Style: psychological, atmospheric, detective, satanic, scary ...
Audience: boys' night, adult
Plot: investigation, twists and turns, private detective, satan, voodoo, devil, amnesia, missing person, incest, supernatural, nudity, plot twist ...
Time: year 1987, year 1955, 50s, 20th century, year 1918 ...
Place: new orleans, southern usa, new york, louisiana, usa ...
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 6.6
 53K
Maestro (2023)
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: This fearless love story chronicles the complicated lifelong relationship between music legend Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.
Style: lgbt cinema, crying
Plot: marriage, gay, actress, cigarette smoking, composer, love, lgbt, train conductor, bisexual man, portrait, bisexual, male female relationship ...
Time: 1940s, year 1955, year 1978, 20th century, year 1946
Place: new york
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 5.9
 3K
Little Birds (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: We arrive with New York heiress Lucy Savage fresh off the transatlantic steamer and ready for love and marriage in exotic climes. But when her husband Hugo does not receive her in the way she expected, she spins off into the surprising, diverse and ...
Style: erotic, captivating, psychological
Plot: bdsm, social relations, multiple storylines, relationship vs career, mother daughter relationship, social problems, relationship problems, male female relationship, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love interest, love story, society ...
Time: year 1955, 1950s
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Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.
Style: independent film, freeze frame, crying
Plot: interracial sex, teacher student sex, interracial rape, older woman younger man relationship, interracial, age difference, older woman younger man, exploring sexuality, janitor, caught having sex, rape, sexual harassment ...
Time: year 1979, year 1954, year 1956, 1950s, year 1955
Place: kansas
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The Burnt Orange Heresy (2019)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, Italy, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Hired to steal a rare painting from one of most enigmatic painters of all time, an ambitious art dealer becomes consumed by his own greed and insecurity as the operation spins out of control.
Style: captivating, disturbing, psychological, tense, suspense ...
Plot: art, art critic, museum, female nudity, painting, murder, painter, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, art collector, villa, thief, escapades ...
Time: future, year 1968, year 1955
Place: milan italy, italy, minnesota, new york
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One Deadly Summer (1983)
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: France
Duration: 133 min.
Story: In spring 1976, a 19-year-old beauty, her German-born mother, and her crippled father move to the town of a firefighter nicknamed Pin-Pon. Everyone notices the provocative Eliane. She singles out Pin-Pon and soon is crying on his shoulder ...
Style: sexy, erotic drama, anthology, social, erotic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: revenge, sexual manipulation, rape and revenge, small town, exhibitionist, summer, rape victim, exhibitionism, traumatic childhood, erotica, breast feeding, raped woman ...
Time: 80s, year 1983, 70s, 60s, year 1955 ...
Place: france, europe, south of france, provence
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Der Boandlkramer und die ewige Liebe (2021)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Germany
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Death (in Bavarian: Boandlkramer) is supposed to get little Maxl, but he falls in love with Maxl's mother. Confused by the previously unknown feelings, he confides in the devil. The incarnate persuades him to start a business where the ...
Plot: mother, love, hell, heaven, little boy, post war germany, pub, small town life, single mother, small town, afterlife, angel ...
Time: year 1955
Place: bavaria
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 7.2
 3K
Susie Q (1996)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 85 min.
Story: Susie Q was going to a dance one night when she and her boyfriend got into a car crash and fell off a bridge. Years later, a teenager named Zach Sands moves into Susie's old house. Zach's father died in a car accident so his family is his ...
Style: teen, semi serious, humorous
Audience: teens, kids, teen drama
Plot: ghost, reincarnation, teenager, high school, supernatural, batman, adolescence, car crash, basketball, afterlife, friends, teenage life ...
Time: 90s, 1950s, year 1995, 50s, year 1955
Place: washington d.c., washington state
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Life (2015)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Canada, Australia, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In 1955, young photographer Dennis Stock develops a close bond with actor James Dean while shooting pictures of the rising Hollywood star.
Style: serious, captivating, realistic, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot: hollywood, actor's life, magazine, showbiz, friendship, actor, celebrity, buddy, photograph, celebrity culture, journalism, photographer ...
Time: 20th century, 50s, 1950s, year 1955
Place: usa
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OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime
Country: France
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Secret agent OSS 117 foils Nazis, beds local beauties, and brings peace to the Middle East.
Style: parody, spoof, humorous, light, suspense ...
Plot: spy, espionage, farce, secret agent, undercover agent, secret service, female spy, state affairs, dance, embassy, villain, dishonesty ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, year 2006, 2000s, 50s ...
Place: france, africa, usa, middle east, europe ...
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Chattahoochee (1989)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: In 1955 Florida, a Korean vet has a breakdown and is incarcerated in a "maximum security" mental health prison, where patients are abused.
Style: disturbing, serious, sincere, thought provoking, realistic ...
Plot: courtroom drama, mental institution, social decay, injustice, life is a bitch, male pubic hair, male nudity, hospital, price of justice, prodigy, fighting the system, rebellion ...
Time: year 1989, 50s, 1950s, year 1952, year 1955 ...
Place: florida, usa, miami, korea
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 6.2
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Our Time (1974)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Drama about students at a girls' school, their boyfriends, and an unexpected pregnancy.
Style: heartfelt
Audience: teens
Plot: good girl gone bad, high school, coming of age, christmas party, unrequited love, young love, abortion, pregnancy, girls' school, boarding school, death of friend, teenage pregnancy ...
Time: year 1955, 1950s
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Foreign Student (1994)
Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, USA, France, Italy, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A French football playing exchange student falls in love.
Style: independent film, contemplative, touching, sexual, emotional ...
Plot: interracial couple, white male black female relationship, age difference, interracial, college, interracial relations, interracial romance, couples, coming of age, opposites attract, love and romance, lifestyle ...
Time: year 1994, 50s, 1950s, year 1955
Place: virginia, paris france, france, usa, europe ...
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 7.6
 104K
Philomena (2013)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: A woman searches for her adult son, who was taken away from her decades ago when she was forced to live in a convent.
Style: touching, sentimental, realistic, captivating, sad ...
Plot: adoption, convent, catholic church, journalist, catholic, journalism, self discovery, religious intolerance, faith, nun, elderly, illegitimate son ...
Time: year 2013, 2010s, 1950s, 20th century, 50s ...
Place: ireland, england, washington d.c., britain, usa ...
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 6.6
 13K
Howl (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 84 min.
Story: It's San Francisco in 1957, and an American masterpiece is put on trial. Howl, the film, recounts this dark moment using three interwoven threads: the tumultuous life events that led a young Allen Ginsberg to find his true voice as an artist, ...
Style: atmospheric, surreal, thought provoking, realistic, sincere ...
Plot: poet, gay, poetry, courtroom drama, writers, beat generation, literature, biopic, freedom, lgbt, art, artist ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, 1920s, post world war two, year 1957 ...
Place: kansas, bronx new york city, colorado, arkansas, greenwich village manhattan new york city ...
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