Year 1957 movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant year 1957 movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, captivating, independent film, touching and disturbing films and TV shows about / with cigarette smoking, kiss, husband wife relationship, flashback, telephone call, family relations, father son relationship, rain, dancing and father daughter relationship plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Canada and other countries.
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year 1957 movies
TOP 10 movies tagged as year 1957: The Devil All the Time (2020), Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022), The Battle of Algiers (1966), Prom Night II (1987), Circle of Friends (1995), The Fabelmans (2022), Where the Truth Lies (2005), Great Freedom (2021), The Night Porter (1974), The Old Man & the Gun (2018).

List of year 1957 movies

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The Devil All the Time (2020)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: In the 1960s after World War II in Southern Ohio, bizarre, compelling and mentally disturbed people suffer from the war's psychological damages.
Style: suspense, neo noir, gothic, southern gothic, psychological ...
Audience: adult
Plot: serial killer, post war, murder, stepbrother stepsister relationship, psycho, small town, sheriff, violence, boy, reverend, suicide, world war two ...
Time: year 1957, 2020s, 1940s, 20th century, 50s ...
Place: west virginia, ohio
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Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Canada, France, Hungary, Belgium
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A 1950s London cleaning lady falls in love with an haute couture dress by Christian Dior and decides to gamble everything for the sake of this folly.
Style: satirical, semi serious, disturbing, captivating, uplifting ...
Plot: fashion, haute couture, widow, cleaning lady, fashion model, fashion show, fashion designer, dream, bigger dreams, female protagonist, culture, dreaming ...
Time: 20th century, year 1957, 1950s
Place: paris france, london, france
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The Battle of Algiers (1966)
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, Algeria
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Tracing the struggle of the Algerian Front de Liberation Nationale to gain freedom from French colonial rule as seen through the eyes of Ali from his start as a petty thief to his rise to prominence in the organisation and capture by the French in ...
Style: political, black and white, art house, realistic, bleak ...
Plot: revolution, freedom, colonialism, protest, torture, military, muslim, terrorism, french algerian war, revolutionary, resistance, insurrection ...
Time: year 1957, 20th century, 50s, year 1966, year 1954 ...
Place: algeria, africa, middle east, france, maghreb ...
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Prom Night II (1987)
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: When Hamilton High's Prom Queen of 1957, Mary Lou Maloney is killed by her jilted boyfriend, she comes back for revenge 30 years later. Bill Nordham is now the principle of Hamilton High and his son is about to attend the prom with Vicki ...
Style: slasher, independent film, teen horror, cult classic, suspense ...
Audience: teens
Plot: high school, prom, ghost, teenager, revenge, possession, serial killer, murder, camp, prank, prom queen, female nudity ...
Time: year 1987, 80s, 1950s, year 1957, 50s
Place: xian
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Circle of Friends (1995)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, USA, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story: 'Circle Of Friends' is set in 1950's Ireland. The movie focuses on Benny Hogan and her best friend, Eve Malone. The story centers around Benny and Eve as they enter student life at University College, Dublin. Here Benny and Eve ...
Style: period piece, emotional, sentimental, realistic, sweet ...
Audience: date night, girls' night
Plot: coming of age, friendship, college, small town, love, pregnancy, class differences, college life, adaptation, love affair, lust, breakup ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1957, year 1949
Place: ireland, dublin ireland, europe
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 7.5
 115K
The Fabelmans (2022)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, India
Duration: 151 min.
Story: A coming-of-age story about a young man’s discovery of a shattering family secret and an exploration of the power of movies to help us see the truth about each other and ourselves.
Style: semi autobiographical, dramatic, reflective, realistic, uplifting ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: father son relationship, coming of age, childhood, bullying, family relations, relationships, mother son relationship, boy, filmmaking, mother, life, father ...
Time: 2020s, year 1964, year 1965, 20th century, year 1957 ...
Place: arizona, northern california, new jersey, california, los angeles ...
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Where the Truth Lies (2005)
Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 107 min.
Story: An ambitious reporter probes the reasons behind the sudden split of a 1950s comedy team.
Style: sexy, period piece, stylized, erotic, suspense ...
Plot: murder, sexualized violence, threesome, investigation, journalist, hotel, lesbian, male nudity, sex party, sexual obsession, extramarital affair, sex ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 2005, year 1957, 50s ...
Place: new jersey, los angeles, miami
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Great Freedom (2021)
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 116 min.
Story: In post-war Germany, liberation by the Allies does not mean freedom for everyone. Hans Hoffmann is repeatedly imprisoned under Paragraph 175, which criminalizes homosexuality. Nevertheless, over the decades, he continues his quest for freedom and ...
Style: touching, talky, unusual plot structure, psychological, emotional ...
Plot: prison, gay, homosexuality, prison life, lgbt, gay cruising, prison sex, male homosexuality, lgbtq, holocaust survivor, gay teacher, masturbation ...
Time: 20th century, year 1969, year 1968, year 1945, year 1957 ...
Place: germany, west germany, australia
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The Night Porter (1974)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 118 min.
Story: In this unsettling drama from Italian filmmaker Liliana Cavani, a concentration camp survivor discovers her former torturer and lover working as a porter at a hotel in postwar Vienna. When the couple attempt to re-create their sadomasochistic ...
Style: psychological, serious, controversial, disturbing, art house ...
Audience: adult
Plot: world war two, hotel, sadomasochism, nazi, eroticism, guilt, dangerous attraction, bdsm, haunted by the past, sexual perversion, holocaust, sexual abuse ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, 1940s, post world war two, 20th century ...
Place: hungary, germany, vienna, italy, frankfurt germany ...
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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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Walking with the Enemy (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Romania, Hungary, Canada, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story: Regent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent Horthy gives up control of his ...
Style: realistic, bleak, emotional, costume drama, political thriller ...
Plot: holocaust, concentration camp, world war two, defiant, family relations, danger, life is a bitch, ss, confined, world war, spy, nazi ...
Time: 1940s, 20th century, year 1946, year 2010, year 1957 ...
Place: europe, hungary, budapest, switzerland, new york ...
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Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Mary Lou, the prom queen burned to death by her boyfriend back in the fifties, has escaped from hell and is once again walking the hallways of Hamilton High School, looking for blood. She chooses as her escort in world of the living Alex, an average ...
Style: slasher, scary, humorous, psychotronic, splatter ...
Audience: teens
Plot: high school, male nudity, sex scene, prom, zombie, camp, monster, supernatural, blood, school, serial killer, acid ...
Time: 80s, 90s, year 2016, year 1957
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Rocket Attack U.S.A. (1960)
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 68 min.
Story: It's the height of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union with the Communists launching a spy satellite that has the Free World leaders in a panic. Fears about the nature of the satellite force the United States to send an ...
Style: grindhouse, serious, realistic, suspenseful, psychotronic ...
Plot: spy, cold war, espionage, invasion, voice over narration, propaganda, satellite, anti communist, sabotage, nuclear missile, chaos, save the day ...
Time: year 1961, year 1957, future, 20th century, 50s
Place: russia, moscow russia, usa, new york
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 7.6
 326K
Bridge of Spies (2015)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: USA, India, Germany
Duration: 142 min.
Story: During the Cold War, the Soviet Union captures U.S. pilot Francis Gary Powers after shooting down his U-2 spy plane. Sentenced to 10 years in prison, Powers' only hope is New York lawyer James Donovan, recruited by a CIA operative to negotiate ...
Style: suspense, realistic, dramatic, intense, historical drama ...
Audience: teens
Plot: cold war, lawyer, espionage, spy, cia, justice, courtroom, court, trial, berlin wall, soviet spy, negotiation ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, 50s, 60s ...
Place: east germany, berlin germany, soviet union, new york, persia ...
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The Man in the Moon (1991)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they ...
Style: emotional, romantic, cute, period piece, sad ...
Audience: teens, kids, girls' night, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, corporal punishment, first love, age difference, childhood, love story, love, sisters, small town, farm, bittersweet, sister sister relationship ...
Time: 50s, 1950s, year 1991, year 1957, 20th century
Place: louisiana, usa, southern usa
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The Kentucky Fried Movie (1977)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: A series of loosely connected skits that spoof news programs, commercials, porno films, kung-fu films, disaster films, blaxploitation films, spy films, mafia films, and the fear that somebody is watching you on the other side of the TV.
Style: parody, humorous, funny, light, talky ...
Plot: culture clash, female nudity, unlikely friendships, storytelling, disorder, family relations, sex scene, masturbation, peeping tom, journalism, siblings relations, nothing goes right ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, year 1957, 1950s
Place: arizona, kansas, texas, hong kong, italy ...
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 225K
The Iron Giant (1999)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Denmark
Duration: 86 min.
Story: In the small town of Rockwell, Maine in October 1957, a giant metal machine befriends a nine-year-old boy and ultimately finds its humanity by unselfishly saving people from their own fears and prejudices.
Style: touching, exciting, emotional, sentimental, stylized ...
Audience: kids, family outing, toddlers, teens, family friendly ...
Plot: robot, giant robot, friendship, small town, prejudice, self sacrifice, childhood, cold war, boy, benign alien, androids and robots, space and aliens ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, year 1999, 90s, future ...
Place: usa, maine, iceland
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 7.7
 97K
Flipped (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: When Juli meets Bryce in the second grade, she knows it's true love. After spending six years trying to convince Bryce the same, she's ready to give up - until he starts to reconsider.
Style: touching, sweet, feel good, romantic, emotional ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, kids, chick flick, date night ...
Plot: first love, fall in love, childhood, love and romance, young love, adolescence, teen romance, childhood sweetheart, school, teenage love, neighbor, unrequited love ...
Time: 60s, 2010s, 1950s, year 1957, year 1963 ...
Place: usa, michigan
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 7.2
 119K
The Butler (2013)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story: A look at the life of Cecil Gaines who served eight presidents as the White House's head butler from 1952 to 1986, and had a unique front-row seat as political and racial history was made.
Style: touching, inspirational, political, emotional, factual ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: racism, civil rights, president, u.s. president, black history, butler, african american, injustice, father son relationship, white house, biopic, civil rights movement ...
Time: 80s, year 2013, 70s, 2010s, 60s ...
Place: washington d.c., usa, tennessee, america, indiana ...
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Sylvie's Love (2020)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: When a young woman meets an aspiring saxophonist in her father’s record shop in 1950s Harlem, their love ignites a sweeping romance that transcends changing times, geography, and professional success.
Style: romantic, captivating, emotional, period drama
Plot: love, music, black, african american, black history, fall in love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, dancing, male female relationship, musician, love and romance, relationships ...
Time: 2020s, year 1957, 1950s, 60s, year 1967 ...
Place: new york, detroit, manhattan new york city, harlem, atlanta georgia
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The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: The Federal Bureau of Narcotics launches an undercover sting operation against jazz singer Billie Holiday.
Style: suspense, thought provoking, tense, captivating, anamorphic ...
Plot: jazz singer, war on drugs, musician, jazz, fbi, heroin, undercover, civil rights, segregation, racism, addiction, women ...
Time: 1940s, 1950s, 20th century, year 1947, year 1957 ...
Place: new york, new orleans, baltimore, philadelphia
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Yves Saint Laurent (2014)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A look at the life of French designer Yves Saint Laurent from the beginning of his career in 1958 when he met his lover and business partner, Pierre Berge.
Style: sentimental, melancholic, factual, captivating, art house ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: fashion, gay, fashion designer, lgbt, rise to the top, biopic, character study, art, glbt, fashion industry, lgbtq, gay interest ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, 2000s, 60s, 50s ...
Place: paris france, france, morocco, europe, algeria
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 7.3
 2K
The Exam (2011)
Genre: Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Hungary
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Welcome to Hungary, Christmas 1957. The state, shaken and insecure by the defeated revolution of 1956 and prodded by a renewed Stalinist atmosphere, has decreed that all security personnel must take an exam to challenge and verify their loyalty. But ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, suspense, serious, psychological ...
Plot: secret police, spy, investigation, secret agent, informant, agent, courtroom drama, hitman, political repression, stalinism, police station, photography ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, year 1957
Place: budapest, europe, hungary
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This Boy's Life (1993)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries ...
Style: depressing, realistic, emotional, touching, epic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: coming of age, child abuse, small town, single parent, domestic violence, dysfunctional family, biopic, childhood, husband wife relationship, teenager, abusive stepfather, friendship ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, year 1993, 90s, 20th century ...
Place: seattle, washington state, salt lake city utah, washington d.c., usa
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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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 6.3
 27K
Crooked House (2017)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story: A private investigator helps a former flame solve the murder of her wealthy grandfather, who lived in a sprawling estate surrounded by his idiosyncratic family.
Style: suspense, enigmatic, detective, captivating, surprise ending ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: whodunit, murder mystery, private detective, mansion, murder, family secret, twists and turns, investigation, servant, poison, secret, spy ...
Time: 50s, year 1957, 1950s
Place: london, cairo egypt, scotland yard
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A Boy Ten Feet Tall (1963)
Genre: Adventure
Country: UK
Duration: 128 min.
Story: After he is orphaned by an air raid on Port Said during the Suez Crisis, a young boy attempts to go by himself from the Suez Canal to Durban in South Africa where his nearest relative, Aunt Jane, lives. On the way he meets a variety of different ...
Style: esoteric, crying
Plot: boy, journey, coming of age, british empire, children in wartime, child protagonist, vaccination, mountain, police, ruins, desert, military ...
Time: year 1963, year 1957, year 1956
Place: africa, south africa, egypt, sudan
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The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang (1980)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
TV show
Story: The Fonz and the Happy Days Gang is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and Paramount Television and originally broadcast from November 8, 1980 until September 18, 1982.
Plot: greaser, talking animal, magical power, dog, back in time, time travel, cartoon dog, sent to the future, high school student, time traveler, time machine, leather jacket ...
Time: distant future, year 1957, 1950s, future
Place: milwaukee wisconsin, wisconsin
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