Best Music Movies of the 1950s

1. 1
   Dos tipos de cuidado 1953

   Directed by Ismael Rodríguez · Streaming on VIX , Fawesome
   7.4

   8.4 · 116 votes
2. 2
   Full Spead Ahead 1951

   Directed by Ismael Rodríguez
   7.4

   8.4 · 100 votes
3. 3
   One Froggy Evening 1955

   Directed by Chuck Jones
   7.2

   7.7 · 186 votes
4. 4
   What's Opera, Doc? 1957

   Directed by Chuck Jones
   7.2

   7.6 · 220 votes
5. 5
   Rabbit of Seville 1950

   Directed by Chuck Jones
   7.1

   7.6 · 182 votes
6. 6
   White Christmas 1954

   Directed by Michael Curtiz · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, Hoopla
   7.0

   7.2 · 601 votes
7. 7
   The Music Room 1958

   Directed by Satyajit Ray · Streaming on HBO Max
   7.0

   7.5 · 169 votes
8. 8
   School for Tramps 1955

   Directed by Rogelio A. González · Streaming on Tubi TV
   7.0

   8.0 · 83 votes
9. 9
   The Court Jester 1955

   Directed by Melvin Frank · Streaming on Hoopla, YouTube Free
   6.9

   7.3 · 224 votes
10. 10
    A Star Is Born 1954

    Directed by George Cukor · Streaming on YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel
    6.9

    7.1 · 342 votes
11. 11
    An American in Paris 1951

    Directed by Vincente Minnelli · Streaming on Hoopla
    6.9

    7.0 · 682 votes
12. 12
    Funny Face 1957

    Directed by Stanley Donen · Streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Pluto TV
    6.9

    7.0 · 762 votes
13. 13
    The Glenn Miller Story 1954

    Directed by Anthony Mann · Streaming on Philo
    6.7

    7.0 · 171 votes
14. 14
    French Cancan 1955

    Directed by Jean Renoir · Streaming on Criterion Channel, Darkroom
    6.7

    7.2 · 113 votes
15. 15
    Rio, Northern Zone 1957

    Directed by Nelson Pereira dos Santos
    6.7

    8.2 · 34 votes
16. 16
    El mil amores 1954

    Directed by Rogelio A. González
    6.7

    7.6 · 54 votes
17. 17
    High Society 1956

    Directed by Charles Walters
    6.6

    6.8 · 276 votes
18. 18
    Los hijos de María Morales 1952

    Directed by Fernando de Fuentes · Streaming on Tubi TV
    6.6

    7.5 · 57 votes
19. 19
    The Tales of Hoffmann 1951

    Directed by Michael Powell · Streaming on Plex, Plex Channel
    6.6

    7.1 · 92 votes
20. 20
    Awaara 1951

    Directed by Raj Kapoor
    6.6

    7.2 · 71 votes
21. 21
    The Hollywood Bowl 1950

    Directed by William Hanna
    6.6

    7.2 · 74 votes
22. 22
    Carnival Night 1956

    Directed by Eldar Ryazanov
    6.5

    7.0 · 83 votes
23. 23
    Daybreak Express 1957

    Directed by D. A. Pennebaker · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.5

    7.2 · 50 votes
24. 24
    Oklahoma! 1955

    Directed by Fred Zinnemann · Streaming on Amazon Prime Video, The Roku Channel, Kanopy
    6.5

    6.6 · 199 votes
25. 25
    To Joy 1950

    Directed by Ingmar Bergman · Streaming on Criterion Channel
    6.4

    6.8 · 79 votes
26. 26
    Johann Mouse 1953

    Directed by William Hanna
    6.4

    6.9 · 66 votes
27. 27
    Brigadoon 1954

    Directed by Vincente Minnelli
    6.4

    6.6 · 180 votes
28. 28
    Three Little Bops 1957

    Directed by Friz Freleng
    6.4

    7.0 · 48 votes
29. 29
    Aventurera 1950

    Directed by Alberto Gout
    6.4

    7.6 · 24 votes
30. 30
    They also sing of pain 1950

    Directed by René Cardona
    6.4

    7.4 · 27 votes
31. 31
    Pigs Is Pigs 1954

    Directed by Jack Kinney
    6.4

    7.4 · 26 votes
32. 32
    Love Me or Leave Me 1955

    Directed by Charles Vidor · Streaming on Night Flight Plus
    6.4

    6.8 · 56 votes
33. 33
    Kiss Me Kate 1953

    Directed by George Sidney · Streaming on YouTube Free, Plex, Plex Channel
    6.3

    6.6 · 105 votes
34. 34
    Summer Stock 1950

    Directed by Charles Walters · Streaming on HBO Max
    6.3

    6.7 · 62 votes
35. 35
    The Innocent 1956

    Directed by Rogelio A. González · Streaming on The Roku Channel, Tubi TV
    6.3

    7.1 · 28 votes
36. 36
    Magical Maestro 1952

    Directed by Tex Avery
    6.3

    6.7 · 54 votes
37. 37
    Baton Bunny 1959

    Directed by Chuck Jones
    6.3

    6.8 · 40 votes
38. 38
    The Five Pennies 1959

    Directed by Melville Shavelson · Streaming on Hoopla
    6.3

    6.9 · 31 votes
39. 39
    Royal Wedding 1951

    Directed by Stanley Donen · Streaming on fuboTV, HBO Max, MGM+
    6.3

    6.4 · 119 votes
40. 40
    The Spessart Inn 1958

    Directed by Kurt Hoffmann
    6.3

    6.9 · 28 votes
41. 41
    King Creole 1958

    Directed by Michael Curtiz · Streaming on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Paramount+
    6.2

    6.4 · 118 votes
42. 42
    Die Deutschmeister 1955

    Directed by Ernst Marischka
    6.2

    7.2 · 18 votes
43. 43
    Fanfare 1958

    Directed by Bert Haanstra
    6.2

    7.2 · 18 votes
44. 44
    The Violet Seller 1958

    Directed by Luis César Amadori
    6.2

    6.9 · 26 votes
45. 45
    Jailhouse Rock 1957

    Directed by Richard Thorpe · Streaming on Fawesome
    6.2

    6.3 · 210 votes
46. 46
    Rooty Toot Toot 1951

    Directed by John Hubley
    6.2

    6.6 · 39 votes
47. 47
    Tom Thumb 1958

    Directed by George Pal · Streaming on Kanopy
    6.2

    6.4 · 78 votes
48. 48
    Down Beat Bear 1956

    Directed by Joseph Barbera
    6.2

    6.6 · 39 votes
49. 49
    Les Girls 1957

    Directed by George Cukor
    6.2

    6.4 · 65 votes
50. 50
    Young Man with a Horn 1950

    Directed by Michael Curtiz
    6.2

    6.4 · 59 votes

Smart score = (votes × rating + 82 × 6.03) ÷ (votes + 82): the TMDB rating, pulled toward the catalog average as if every film had 82 extra average votes.

1. 1
   Our Best Days 1955

   Directed by Helmy Halim
   6.2

   7.4 · 10 votes
2. 2
   Bolero Inmortal 1958

   Directed by Rafael Portillo
   6.2

   7.0 · 15 votes
3. 3
   Madhumati 1958

   Directed by Bimal Roy
   6.2

   6.9 · 14 votes
4. 4
   Anxiety 1953

   Directed by Miguel Zacarías
   6.1

   6.9 · 11 votes
5. 5
   Stars and Stripes Forever 1952

   Directed by Henry Koster
   6.1

   6.8 · 12 votes
6. 6
   Lucky Me 1954

   Directed by Jack Donohue
   6.1

   6.8 · 11 votes
7. 7
   The Singer from Mexico 1957

   Directed by Richard Pottier
   6.1

   6.5 · 19 votes
8. 8
   The Benny Goodman Story 1956

   Directed by Valentine Davies
   6.1

   6.5 · 16 votes
9. 9
   April Love 1957

   Directed by Henry Levin
   6.1

   6.5 · 16 votes
10. 10
    Double Dynamite 1951

    Directed by Irving Cummings · Streaming on YouTube TV
    6.1

    6.5 · 15 votes