1 A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) ❧ Dir. Elia Kazan 125· USA· Drama, Thriller,· PG B+ 85/100 Director Elia Kazan Writer Oscar Saul, Tennessee Williams D.O.P. Harry Stradling Sr. Composer Alex North Editor David Weisbart Language English Country USA Runtime 125′ Percentile 80th
2 An American in Paris (1951) ❧ Dir. Vincente Minnelli 113· USA· Music, Romance, Comedy,· G B+ 85/100 Director Vincente Minnelli Writer Alan Jay Lerner D.O.P. Alfred Gilks Composer George Gershwin, Conrad Salinger Editor Adrienne Fazan Language English Country USA Runtime 113′ Percentile 80th
3 A Place in the Sun (1951) ❧ Dir. George Stevens 122· USA· Drama, Romance, Crime,· NR B 83/100 Director George Stevens Writer Harry Brown, Michael Wilson D.O.P. William C. Mellor Composer Franz Waxman Editor William Hornbeck Language English Country USA Runtime 122′ Percentile 75th
4 Othello (1951) ❧ Dir. Orson Welles 93· USA· Drama,· NR B 80/100 Director Orson Welles Writer Jean Sacha, Orson Welles D.O.P. G.R. Aldo, Anchise Brizzi, George Fanto Composer Alberto Barberis, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino Editor Renzo Lucidi, Jenö Csepreghy, William Morton Language English Country USA, Italy Runtime 93′ Percentile 69th
5 The River (1951) ❧ Dir. Jean Renoir 99· France· Drama, Romance,· NR B- 78/100 Director Jean Renoir Writer Rumer Godden, Jean Renoir D.O.P. Claude Renoir Composer M.A. Partha Sarathy Editor George Gale Language English Country France, India Runtime 99′ Percentile 64th
6 Diary of a Country Priest (1951) ❧ Dir. Robert Bresson 115· France· Drama,· NR C+ 73/100 Director Robert Bresson Writer Robert Bresson D.O.P. Léonce-Henri Burel Composer Jean-Jacques Grünenwald Editor Paulette Robert Language French Country France Runtime 115′ Percentile 54th
7 Alice in Wonderland (1951) ❧ Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske 75· USA· Animation, Family, Fantasy, Adventure,· G C+ 70/100 Director Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske Writer Aldous Huxley, Joe Rinaldi, Winston Hibler, Dick Kelsey, John Walbridge, Dick Huemer, Joe Grant, Tom Oreb, Milt Banta, Ted Sears, Erdman Penner, Bill Peet, William Cottrell, Del Connell D.O.P. Null Composer Oliver Wallace Editor Lloyd L. Richardson Language English Country USA Runtime 75′ Percentile 48th
8 Father's Little Dividend (1951) ❧ Dir. Vincente Minnelli 82· USA· Romance, Comedy,· NR C 67/100 Director Vincente Minnelli Writer Frances Goodrich, Albert Hackett D.O.P. John Alton Composer Albert Sendrey Editor Ferris Webster Language English Country USA Runtime 82′ Percentile 40th
9 Detective Story (1951) ❧ Dir. William Wyler 103· USA· Crime, Drama,· NR D- 42/100 Director William Wyler Writer Philip Yordan, Robert Wyler D.O.P. Lee Garmes Composer Victor Young, Miklós Rózsa Editor Robert Swink Language English Country USA Runtime 103′ Percentile 10th