Year 1951 movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant year 1951 movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, thought provoking, independent film, crying and touching films and TV shows about / with mentor, husband wife relationship, flashback, cigarette smoking, catastrophe, friendship, runaway, storytelling, sex and love plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as year 1951: On the Road (2012), The Guardian Angel (2018), I Am David (2003), Indignation (2016), Murder Most Foul (1964), Out of Time (2021), Gholamreza Takhti (2019), The Scent of Green Papaya (1993), Forrest Gump (1994), Twenty Plus Two (1961).
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List of year 1951 movies
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA, UK, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.S.
Style:
road movie, sexy, inspirational, period piece, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
road trip, on the road, writers, beat generation, homoeroticism, nude, infidelity, homoerotic friendship, bisexual, travelogue, beatnik, poetry ...
Time:
1940s, year 1948, 1950s, year 1951, year 1949 ...
Place:
nebraska, arizona, california, usa, virginia ...
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Finland, Denmark, Croatia
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Criminal investigator Anders Olsen begins to solve a case in which a bank robber shoots two bank clerks and runs into the streets of Copenhagen with the money. When arrested, he claims to have committed the crime alone. Some eyewitnesses say the ...
Style:
captivating, psychological, tense, suspense, psychological thriller
Plot:
bank robbery, criminal, mind control, hypnotist, past, prisoner, police, danger, twists and turns, society, female pubic hair, pet cat ...
Time:
1950s, year 1951, post world war two, year 1947, 50s
Place:
denmark, copenhagen
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Based on Anne Holm's acclaimed young adult novel North to Freedom, I Am David chronicles the struggles of a 12-year-old boy (Ben Tibber) who manages to flee a Communist concentration camp on his own -- through sheer will and determination. All ...
Style:
touching, sentimental, emotional, tense, sad ...
Audience:
family friendly, family outing, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot:
boy, self discovery, rescue, hopes, friendship, coming of age, children, human spirit, danger, courage, boyhood, holocaust ...
Time:
1950s, year 1951, year 2003, post world war two, year 1952 ...
Place:
denmark, switzerland, italy, europe, greece ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, China, Brazil, Germany
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
In 1951, Marcus Messner, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with anti-Semitism, sexual repression, and the ongoing Korean War.
Style:
intellectual, melancholic, exciting, stylized, social ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
sexual repression, adolescence, existentialism, atheist, lgbtq, coming of age, adaptation, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, love, student ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1951, year 2016, 20th century ...
Place:
ohio, new jersey, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
The German soldier Clemens Forel - determined to be reunited with his beloved family - makes a dramatic escape through bitter cold winters, desolate landscapes, and life threatening ventures from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. 8000 miles ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, breathtaking, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, pow, survival, human spirit, gulag, confined, captivity, wehrmacht, danger, wilderness survival, nazi, fugitives ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, year 1937, year 1947, year 1951 ...
Place:
germany, ussr, soviet union, siberia, tehran iran ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A murderer is brought to court and only Miss Marple is unconvinced of his innocence. Once again she begins her own investigation. The third Miss Marple film starring Margaret Rutherford as the quirky amateur detective.
Style:
realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious, black and white ...
Plot:
amateur detective, whodunit, private detective, murder mystery, courtroom drama, murder, strangulation, false accusation, power relations, protagonist as suspect, dedicated lawyer, dishonesty ...
Time:
60s, year 1951, 1950s, 50s
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Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Three mysterious figures emerge from the Mojave Desert and make their way to Los Angeles, leaving a trail of bodies in their path.
Style:
suspenseful, tense, detective, action packed, grim ...
Plot:
alien invasion, shape shifting, apocalypse, genocide, extraterrestrial, survival, cat and mouse, investigation, conspiracy, chase, lapd, violent ...
Time:
year 1947, year 1951
Place:
los angeles, mojave desert
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: Iran
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The story of life of Gholam Reza Takhti from his childhood till adulthood, his matches and finally his death.
Plot:
athlete, child, olympics, tournament, chief, silver, competition, wrestling, childhood, life, coach, based on real people ...
Time:
60s, 1930s, 1950s, year 1939, year 1956 ...
Place:
iran
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: France, Vietnam
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A little girl, Mui, went to a house as a new servant. The mother still mourns the death of her daughter, who would have been Mui's age. In her mind she treated Mui as her daughter. 10 years later Mui (now a young woman) was sent to another ...
Style:
retro, erotic, aesthetic, poetic, independent film ...
Plot:
buddhism, food, friendship, cooking, sex scene, music, animal abuse, coming of age, youth, destiny, vietnam war, master and servant ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 20th century, 1950s, year 1961 ...
Place:
vietnam, saigon, asia
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2.5M
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
A man with a low IQ has accomplished great things in his life and been present during significant historic events - in each case, far exceeding what anyone imagined he could do. Yet, despite all the things he has attained, his one true love eludes ...
Style:
inspirational, touching, feel good, sentimental, uplifting ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, chick flick, kids, teens ...
Plot:
life philosophy, philosophy, life, mentally challenged, destiny, storytelling, love, rise to the top, human spirit, selflessness, vietnam war, life & death ...
Time:
70s, 20th century, 50s, 60s, 1950s ...
Place:
china, alabama, vietnam, america, savannah georgia ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Julia Joliet handles fan mail for movie stars. Now someone has a message for her, delivered at point-blank range. David Janssen (TV’s The Fugitive) brings his laconic cool to Twenty Plus Two as Tom Alder, a Los Angeles private eye who ties ...
Style:
suspense, crime drama, independent film, neo noir
Plot:
private investigator, private detective, dual identity, lost girl, learning the truth, blackmailer, korean war veteran, social climber, romantic reunion, missing brother, 16 year old, con man ...
Time:
year 1961, year 1947, 60s, year 1951
Place:
los angeles, tokyo, chicago, japan, new york ...
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78K
Genre: Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 167 min.
Story:
From her volatile childhood as Norma Jeane, through her rise to stardom and romantic entanglements, this reimagined fictional portrait of Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe blurs the lines of fact and fiction to explore the widening split between her ...
Style:
exciting, cerebral, dramatic, rough, realistic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
actress, traumatic childhood, threesome, abortion, bare breasts, hand job, hollywood, female nudity, biopic, single mother, fame, oral sex ...
Time:
60s, 2020s, year 1946, 1950s, 1940s ...
Place:
los angeles, maine, new york
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
American chess champion Bobby Fischer prepares for a legendary match-up against Russian Boris Spassky.
Style:
realistic, inspirational, captivating, political, factual ...
Plot:
chess, cold war, biopic, genius, mental illness, politics, destiny, obsession, eccentricity, rivalry, contests and competitions, anti semitism ...
Time:
70s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1951, year 1959 ...
Place:
new york, canada, former yugoslavia, israel, reykjavik iceland ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out ...
Style:
grindhouse, humorous, semi serious, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
sex with teenager, coming of age, sex, older man young girl relationship, pregnancy, working class, pregnant girl, teenage pregnancy, exploring sexuality, underage sex, father daughter conflict, post war ...
Time:
year 1987, 1950s, 50s, 20th century, year 1951 ...
Place:
england, europe, brighton, tokyo
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous.
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, touching, melancholic ...
Plot:
husband wife reunion, alcoholics anonymous, alcohol abuse, rehabilitation, obsession, fall in love, college graduate, couples, love and romance, family problems, couple relations, world war one ...
Time:
future, 1930s, year 1951, 1920s, 1910s
Place:
vermont, europe, washington d.c., canada, brooklyn new york city ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A small-town star helps a young apprentice land the girl of his dreams.
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, witty, sentimental ...
Plot:
small town, coming of age, small town life, reincarnation, couples, wizards and magicians, aging, youth, artists and showbiz, twins, desire for fame, misfit ...
Time:
year 1980, 50s, 1950s, year 1951
Place:
ohio, usa, cleveland ohio
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Germany, Italy, USA
Duration: 189 min.
Story:
Inspired by real events and spanning three eras of German history, film tells the story of Kurt, a young art student who falls in love with fellow student, Ellie. Ellie’s father, Professor Seeband, a famous doctor, is dismayed at his daughter’s ...
Style:
suspense, sensual, exciting, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
painter, art gallery, nazi, artist, nazism, berlin wall, sex scene, female pubic hair, forced abortion, romantic relationship, pregnancy, world war two ...
Time:
1950s, 1940s, 1930s, year 1948, 20th century ...
Place:
east germany, berlin germany, germany, west berlin west germany, west germany ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
It is about a loving couple which trying to make a living in 1951 Florida. When they are arrested, for a crime they didn't commit. The pair are given long jail terms and ripped from their children, so they begin a stunning fight for justice ...
Plot:
christmas carol, trumpet player, white supremacist, court hearing, police corruption, jail, cruelty, racism, u.s. constitution, psychological abuse, abuse of power, outsider ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, year 1951, 50s
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
1951: Andy Schmidt is in his last year of college. Taking life easy and always a saucy joke on his lips, he manages to win fellow student Mary's heart, although she's already otherwise engaged. But getting a job after college turns out ...
Style:
independent film, semi serious, realistic, offbeat, touching ...
Plot:
wrestling, showbiz, professional wrestling, dysfunctional marriage, college, actor's life, couples, down on your luck, midlife crisis, relationship vs career, infidelity, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
year 1978, 1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1951
Place:
new york
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
Martin works at the local radio station, which just hired a new scriptwriter with a reputation for great drama, Pedro Carmichael. Martin’s aunt Julia, not related by blood, returns home after many years away and Martin falls for her. Once Pedro ...
Style:
witty, independent film, retro, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night
Plot:
aunt nephew relationship, love, radio, forbidden love, age difference, aunt, radio station, past, couples, opposites attract, love and romance, artists and showbiz ...
Time:
80s, year 1951, 1950s, 50s, 1920s
Place:
new orleans, usa, england, latin america
Is relevant?
82K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
The staff of a Korean War field hospital use humor and high jinks to keep their sanity in the face of the horror of war.
Style:
satirical, humorous, black comedy, witty, talky ...
Plot:
satire, military, nurse, medical, surgeon, korean war, surgery, american football, dark humor, sexual harassment, irreverence, sexism ...
Time:
1950s, year 1970, 20th century, 50s, year 1951 ...
Place:
north korea, korea, south korea, canada, vietnam
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Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Emily Crane is fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee, and takes a part-time job as companion to an old lady. One day her attention is drawn to a noisy argument being conducted largely in German in a ...
Style:
political thriller, suspenseful, suspense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
mccarthyism, nazi, idealism, undercover, sexual attraction, anti communist, investigation, uncover truth, moral ambiguity, dishonesty, special agent, law enforcement ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 20th century, year 1951
Place:
new york, usa, grand central station manhattan new york city, germany
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
This compelling story vividly recreates Hollywood's infamous 'Blacklist Era'. The witch-hunt has begun and director David Merrill can revive his stalled career by testifying against friends who are suspected communists. Merrill's ...
Style:
political, cult classic, realistic, serious, disturbing ...
Plot:
filmmaking, politics, hollywood, american politics, courtroom, politician, government, intrigue, courtroom drama, communism, lawyer, democracy ...
Time:
1950s, year 1991, 20th century, 50s, year 1951
Place:
washington d.c., europe, california, usa, france
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
In a 1950s-era Missouri town the life of a couple is thrown into chaos when the husband's sister is released from the local asylum and comes to live with the family.
Style:
suspenseful, atmospheric, serious, emotional, independent film ...
Plot:
family in crisis, couples, family in danger, redemption, estrangement, homecoming, domestic disturbance, family relations, hopes, mentally unstable, family problems, disorder ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1951
Place:
missouri, usa
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158K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, UK, Canada, USA
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In 1950s Ireland and New York, young Ellis Lacey has to choose between two men and two countries.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sweet, romantic, period piece ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, date night
Plot:
immigrant, love and romance, starting over, sex scene, marriage proposal, hopes, immigration, friendship, female protagonist, true love, love affair, homesickness ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, 2010s, year 2015, 1900s ...
Place:
ireland, brooklyn new york city, new york, coney island brooklyn new york city, america ...
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149K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, UK, Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Tells the comedic tale of Eddie Mannix, a fixer who worked for the Hollywood studios in the 1950s. The story finds him at work when a star mysteriously disappears in the middle of filming.
Style:
black comedy, humorous, period piece, witty, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hollywood, movie star, satire, ransom, filmmaking, gay subtext, showbiz, kidnapping, actor, dark humor, film industry, chinese restaurant ...
Time:
50s, year 2016, 1950s, year 2015, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, greece, usa, california, malibu california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Andras Varda grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupying G.I.'s during World War II. Disappointed by girls of his age, he meets Maya, a married women in her thirties, who tutors him in the lessons ...
Style:
erotic, sexual, realistic, serious, independent film ...
Plot:
anti communist, older woman younger man relationship, older woman younger man, first sexual experience, nudity, sexual relations, male female relationship, older woman teenage boy relationship, strong sexual content, bare chested male, adultery, love ...
Time:
year 1978, 20th century, 60s, year 1951, 1950s ...
Place:
hungary, canada, budapest, montreal
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
A New York couple's relationship is tested after the loss of their child. This film is the wide-released combination of the original two :him and :her volumes that premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.
Style:
sincere, independent film, psychological, meditative, surreal ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
couples, obsession, suicide attempt, philosophy, family relations, love affair, life turned upside down, marriage, crumbling marriage, couple relations, hopes, breakup ...
Time:
year 1951, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, connecticut, manhattan new york city, new haven connecticut ...
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Ip Man's peaceful life in Foshan changes after Gong Yutian seeks an heir for his family in Southern China. Ip Man then meets Gong Er who challenges him for the sake of regaining her family's honor. After the Second Sino-Japanese War, Ip ...
Style:
visually stunning, exciting, captivating, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu master, wing chun, kung fu, medieval, tai chi, heir, wuxia, vengeance, heroes, fight, opponent ...
Time:
1930s, 2010s, year 2013, 1940s, 50s ...
Place:
china, japan, hong kong, east asia, asia ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
In 1951 New York poet Elizabeth Bishop travels to Rio de Janeiro to visit Mary, a college friend. The shy Elizabeth is overwhelmed by Brazilian sensuality. She is the antithesis to Mary’s dashing partner, architect Lota de Macedo Soares. Although ...
Style:
touching, realistic, serious, captivating, lgbt cinema ...
Plot:
lesbian, lesbian couple, poetry, writer's life, lesbian love, love and romance, love, lgbt, poet, alcoholism, american abroad, writers ...
Time:
60s, 50s, 20th century, year 1951, 1950s
Place:
brazil, rio de janeiro, latin america, nebraska, new york ...
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