Best Murder Movies & TV Series of the 1950s

The 90 best-rated murder movies and TV series of the 1950s on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

12 Angry Men 1957 ★ 8.6
Witness for the Prosecution 1957 ★ 8.2
Dial M for Murder 1954 ★ 8.0
The Night of the Hunter 1955 ★ 7.9
On the Waterfront 1954 ★ 7.9
Rio Bravo 1959 ★ 7.8
El Siete Machos 1951 ★ 8.2
In a Lonely Place 1950 ★ 7.6
Othello 1951 ★ 7.4
Bad Day at Black Rock 1955 ★ 7.3
It Happened in Broad Daylight 1958 ★ 7.4
The Narrow Margin 1952 ★ 7.3
The Bad Seed 1956 ★ 7.1
I Confess 1953 ★ 7.1
The Tell-Tale Heart 1953 ★ 7.3
School for Buglars 1958 ★ 7.7
Bend of the River 1952 ★ 7.0
Poison 1951 ★ 7.2
Edge of the City 1957 ★ 7.2
Tiger Bay 1959 ★ 7.2
Tailored gentleman 1954 ★ 7.2
Niagara 1953 ★ 6.8
The Curse of Frankenstein 1957 ★ 6.8
The Snorkel 1958 ★ 7.1