1951 (Features/Shorts) Best to Worst
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1. Ace in the Hole (1951)
Approved | 111 min | Drama, Film-Noir
A frustrated former big-city journalist now stuck working for an Albuquerque newspaper exploits a story about a man trapped in a cave to rekindle his career, but the situation quickly escalates into an out-of-control circus.
Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Jan Sterling, Robert Arthur, Porter Hall
Votes: 39,106 | Gross: $3.97M
10/10*
2. The African Queen (1951)
PG | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
In WWI East Africa, a gin-swilling Canadian riverboat captain is persuaded by a strait-laced English missionary to undertake a trip up a treacherous river and use his boat to attack a German gunship.
Director: John Huston | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley, Peter Bull
Votes: 84,307 | Gross: $0.54M
10/10*
3. Alice in Wonderland (1951)
G | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Alice stumbles into the world of Wonderland. Will she get home? Not if the Queen of Hearts has her way.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney | Stars: Kathryn Beaumont, Ed Wynn, Richard Haydn, Sterling Holloway
Votes: 154,031 | Gross: $1.07M
10/10*
4. Casanova Cat (1951)
Passed | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom heads for a big city penthouse to become acquainted with a rich pretty female cat that lives there. He brings her Jerry as a gift and does some humiliating things to Jerry. Jerry, in ... See full summary »
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: William Hanna, Jerry Mann
Votes: 857
10/10
5. Ballot Box Bunny (1951)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Animation, Short
When Yosemite Sam campaigns on a platform including rabbit genocide, Bugs runs against him.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,528
10/10
6. Rabbit Fire (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy Duck and Bugs argue back and forth whether it is duck season or rabbit season. The object of their arguments is hunter Elmer Fudd.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 4,258
10/10
7. The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)
G | 92 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets.
Director: Robert Wise | Stars: Michael Rennie, Patricia Neal, Hugh Marlowe, Sam Jaffe
Votes: 85,753
9/10*
8. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
PG | 122 min | Drama
Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her.
Director: Elia Kazan | Stars: Vivien Leigh, Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Karl Malden
Votes: 114,329 | Gross: $8.00M
9/10*
9. Detective Story (1951)
Approved | 103 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
On one day in the 21st Precinct squad room, assorted characters form a backdrop for the troubles of hard-nosed Detective Jim McLeod.
Director: William Wyler | Stars: Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William Bendix, Cathy O'Donnell
Votes: 9,484
9/10*
10. Strangers on a Train (1951)
PG | 101 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A psychopathic man tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder by submitting to his plan to kill the other's most-hated person.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock | Stars: Farley Granger, Robert Walker, Ruth Roman, Leo G. Carroll
Votes: 140,993 | Gross: $7.63M
9/10
11. A Bear for Punishment (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
It's Father's Day, and Junyer and Ma have a bunch of big surprises in store for good ol' Pa, including a pipe filled with gunpowder. To top it off, there's a gala Father's Day pageant, and ... See full summary »
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Bea Benaderet, Billy Bletcher, Stan Freberg
Votes: 738
9/10
12. French Rarebit (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
In Paris Louie and Francois, Chefs of rival restaurants, argue over which establishment will have Bugs for the dinner menu.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 913
9/10
13. Bunny Hugged (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
This adventure takes Bugs into the world of professional wrestling.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, John T. Smith
Votes: 1,298
9/10
14. Drip-Along Daffy (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy Duck plays a western hero, but things don't go as he hoped in a one horse town.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, John T. Smith
Votes: 1,681
9/10
15. Jerry and the Goldfish (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom, whose appetite was whetted by a radio cooking program, wants to make a meal out of the pet goldfish. Jerry, who is friends with the fish, does what he can to thwart their feline foe.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Daws Butler, William Hanna, Bob Laztny, Jack Sabel
Votes: 1,017
8/10
16. Rabbit Every Monday (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Yosemite Sam traps Bugs Bunny and tries to cook him -- until he sees that Bugs is having a party and wants to join in the fun.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 475
8/10
17. Lovelorn Leghorn (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Foggy is being attacked by the dog, but turns the situation into a football match where he kicks the dog's head. Prissy is looking for a husband and dresses up a bowling ball in a costume so she can get back at Foggy for hurting the dog.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 510
8/10
18. The Prize Pest (1951)
7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
For no apparent reason, Porky Pig is awarded the grand prize of the "What's the Name of Your Name" game show. Unfortunately, the prize is Daffy Duck, whose tactless and rude visit gets him ... See full summary »
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Tedd Pierce
Votes: 310
8/10
19. Scent-imental Romeo (1951)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A hungry cat disguises herself as a skunk to get in on feeding time at the zoo, but amorous Pepe thinks she's the real thing and pours on his Maurice Chevalier impression to win her over.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 447
8/10
20. His Mouse Friday (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom is shipwrecked on an island, which is inhabited by at least one mouse - Jerry. To thwart the hungry cat, Jerry disguises himself as a cannibal.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Stars: Paul Frees, William Hanna
Votes: 817
8/10
21. Canned Feud (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Sylvester has only canned food available while his people are away. A pesky mouse torments him with the only can opener.
Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Marian Richman
Votes: 1,253
8/10
22. The Prowler (1951)
Approved | 92 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller
After Susan Gilvray reports a prowler outside her house police officer Webb Garwood investigates and sparks fly. If only her husband wasn't in the way.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Maxwell, Katherine Warren
Votes: 4,087
7/10
23. M (1951)
Not Rated | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
In this Americanization of the 1931 German thriller, both the police and the criminal underworld stalk a mysterious serial killer who preys on little girls.
Director: Joseph Losey | Stars: David Wayne, Howard Da Silva, Martin Gabel, Luther Adler
Votes: 2,365
7/10
24. The Man in the White Suit (1951)
Approved | 85 min | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
An altruistic chemist invents a fabric which resists wear and stain as a boon to humanity, but big business and labor realize it must be suppressed for economic reasons.
Director: Alexander Mackendrick | Stars: Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood, Cecil Parker, Michael Gough
Votes: 10,807 | Gross: $0.01M
7/10
25. No Highway in the Sky (1951)
Not Rated | 98 min | Drama, Thriller
An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of plane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number flying hours.
Director: Henry Koster | Stars: James Stewart, Marlene Dietrich, Glynis Johns, Jack Hawkins
Votes: 4,452
7/10
26. The Hoodlum (1951)
PG | 61 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Paroled sociopath and career criminal Vincent Lubeck betrays his family's trust when he masterminds a complex armored car robbery.
Director: Max Nosseck | Stars: Lawrence Tierney, Allene Roberts, Marjorie Riordan, Lisa Golm
Votes: 1,162
7/10
27. Bee on Guard (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Gardener Donald spots bees in his garden and follows them back to the hive in search of honey. The bee guarding the hive won't let him in, so Donald disguises himself as a bee.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Clarence Nash
Votes: 432
7/10
28. The Fair Haired Hare (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
After Yosemite Sam builds his house over Bugs Bunny's rabbit hole, the two of them try to determine who owns the land through the courts and other less legal means.
Director: Friz Freleng | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 437
7/10
29. Hare We Go (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
In 1492, Bugs Bunny sails the ocean blue, as mascot for Christopher Columbus.
Director: Robert McKimson | Stars: Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet
Votes: 458
7/10
30. Droopy's Good Deed (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Droopy the Boy Scout attempts to do good deeds, but has various Spike-related hurdles to overcome first...
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Bill Thompson, Tex Avery, Daws Butler
Votes: 459
7/10
31. The Wearing of the Grin (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Porky Pig is a weary traveler who must stay the night in a foreboding castle. There, the castle's caretaker warns Porky about the leprechauns that roam the grounds tricking wayward travelers.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, John T. Smith
Votes: 796
7/10
32. Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1951)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A mix-up by Mr. Stork finds a little lion cub in the care of a gentle flock of sheep. But when a hungry wolf begins to stalk the herd, will Lambert find the courage to protect his mama?
Directors: Jack Hannah, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Sterling Holloway, June Foray, Stan Freberg, James MacDonald
Votes: 2,604
7/10
33. Daredevil Droopy (1951)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Similar in tone to The Chump Champ (1950), but this time Droopy and Spike are in competition for a circus acrobat's job.
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Bill Thompson, Tex Avery, Daws Butler, Shepard Menken
Votes: 535
7/10
34. Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison (1951)
Approved | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
At California's Folsom Prison, escape attempts and riots are on the rise due to the old-school sadistic style of management of a brutal warden.
Director: Crane Wilbur | Stars: Steve Cochran, David Brian, Philip Carey, Ted de Corsia
Votes: 413
6/10*
35. The Thing from Another World (1951)
Approved | 87 min | Horror, Sci-Fi
Scientists and American Air Force officials fend off a bloodthirsty alien organism while at a remote arctic outpost.
Directors: Christian Nyby, Howard Hawks | Stars: Kenneth Tobey, Margaret Sheridan, James Arness, Robert Cornthwaite
Votes: 33,351
6/10*
36. Symphony in Slang (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
At the gates of Heaven, the admitting officials have a hard time understanding a newcomer's life story with all his contemporary slang.
Director: Tex Avery | Star: John Brown
Votes: 986
6/10
37. Lucky Number (1951)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Gas station owner Donald thinks he's just missed the winning number for a new Zoom V8 car but his nephews hear a correction, and find he really does have the winner. They plan to pick it up... See full summary »
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Clarence Nash, Bob Jackman, Ted Meyers
Votes: 403
6/10
38. Corn Chips (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
After Donald tricks the chipmunks to shovel snow, they get things a-poppin' in the duck's house.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Dessie Flynn, Clarence Nash, Norma Swank
Votes: 1,329
6/10
39. Cat Napping (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom's getting ready to settle into the hammock, but Jerry has beat him to it and the battle begins.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna | Star: William Hanna
Votes: 881
6/10
40. Droopy's Double Trouble (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Droopy and his identical twin brother Drippy are assigned to look after a house, and are told to deal violently with strangers. But Droopy takes pity on his friend Spike, and agrees to put ... See full summary »
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Bill Thompson, Daws Butler
Votes: 567
6/10
41. Cock-a-Doodle Dog (1951)
Approved | 6 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Collection of classic Tex Avery visual gags, set up as a battle between a sleep-deprived bulldog who just wants some shut-eye, and a rooster driven by his natural instincts to crow all night long.
Director: Tex Avery | Star: Tex Avery
Votes: 388
6/10
42. Flying Leathernecks (1951)
Approved | 102 min | Action, Drama, War
Major Kirby leads The Wildcats squadron into the historic WWII battle of Guadalcanal.
Director: Nicholas Ray | Stars: John Wayne, Robert Ryan, Don Taylor, Janis Carter
Votes: 5,519
5/10
43. The Mob (1951)
Approved | 87 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Johnny Damico botches a murder case and is suspended from the force. In reality, he is put undercover to identify the mysterious boss of the NY waterfront who has murdered everyone in his way. Will Johnny be next in line?
Director: Robert Parrish | Stars: Broderick Crawford, Betty Buehler, Richard Kiley, Otto Hulett
Votes: 2,630
5/10
44. Big Top Bunny (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
An acrobatic bear at Colonel Korny's World Famous Circus finds an unwanted partner in Bugs Bunny.
Director: Robert McKimson | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 1,078
5/10
45. The Fat Man (1951)
Passed | 78 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
A dentist's murder is investigated by hefty sleuth Brad Runyan.
Director: William Castle | Stars: J. Scott Smart, Julie London, Rock Hudson, Clinton Sundberg
Votes: 559
4/10
46. Car of Tomorrow (1951)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A series of demonstrations of the kind of motoring accessories we'll all take for granted in the future...
Director: Tex Avery | Stars: Frank Lachapelle, Tex Avery, June Foray, Gilman Rankin
Votes: 653
4/10
47. Wicket Wacky (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Short
Woody Woodpecker plays croquet, but someone underground gets upset.
Director: Walter Lantz | Stars: Mel Blanc, Joe Hayman, Grace Stafford
Votes: 70
2/10
48. His Hare Raising Tale (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Bugs tells stories to his nephew Clyde, derived from earlier cartoons (Baseball Bugs (1946), Stage Door Cartoon (1944), Rabbit Punch (1948), Falling Hare (1943) and Haredevil Hare (1948)).
Directors: Friz Freleng, Robert Clampett, Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 311
2/10
49. Bedtime for Bonzo (1951)
Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Romance
A college professor attempts to salvage his personal and professional reputation by using a laboratory chimpanzee to prove that environment trumps heredity in behavioral development.
Director: Frederick De Cordova | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Diana Lynn, Walter Slezak, Lucille Barkley
Votes: 1,106
1/10
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