1 Rear Window (1954) ❧ Dir. Alfred Hitchcock 112· USA· Thriller, Mystery,· PG A 93/100 Director Alfred Hitchcock Writer John Michael Hayes D.O.P. Robert Burks Composer Franz Waxman Editor George Tomasini Language English Country USA Runtime 112′ Percentile 95th
2 Dial M for Murder (1954) ❧ Dir. Alfred Hitchcock 105· USA· Thriller, Crime,· PG B 83/100 Director Alfred Hitchcock Writer Frederick Knott D.O.P. Robert Burks Composer Dimitri Tiomkin Editor Rudi Fehr Language English Country USA Runtime 105′ Percentile 75th
3 On the Waterfront (1954) ❧ Dir. Elia Kazan 108· USA· Crime, Drama, Romance,· NR B 82/100 Director Elia Kazan Writer Budd Schulberg D.O.P. Boris Kaufman Composer Leonard Bernstein Editor Gene Milford Language English Country USA Runtime 108′ Percentile 73rd
4 Godzilla (1954) ❧ Dir. Ishirō Honda 96· Japan· Thriller, Horror, Science Fiction,· NR B- 78/100 Director Ishirō Honda Writer Takeo Murata, Ishirō Honda, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Eiji Tsuburaya D.O.P. Masao Tamai Composer Akira Ifukube Editor Kazuji Taira Language Japanese Country Japan Runtime 96′ Percentile 64th
5 The Long Wait (1954) ❧ Dir. Victor Saville 94· USA· Crime, Drama,· NR C+ 72/100 Director Victor Saville Writer Alan Green, Lesser Samuels D.O.P. Franz Planer Composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Editor Ronald Sinclair, Otto Ludwig Language English Country USA Runtime 94′ Percentile 52nd
6 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1954) ❧ Dir. Richard Fleischer 127· USA· Adventure, Science Fiction, Family,· G C+ 70/100 Director Richard Fleischer Writer Earl Felton D.O.P. Franz Planer Composer Paul J. Smith Editor Elmo Williams Language English Country USA Runtime 127′ Percentile 48th
7 Shield for Murder (1954) ❧ Dir. Howard W. Koch, Edmond O'Brien 82· USA· Crime, Drama,· NR C 69/100 Director Howard W. Koch, Edmond O'Brien Writer Richard Alan Simmons, John C. Higgins D.O.P. Gordon Avil Composer Paul Dunlap Editor John F. Schreyer Language English Country USA Runtime 82′ Percentile 45th
8 The Caine Mutiny (1954) ❧ Dir. Edward Dmytryk 124· USA· Drama, War,· NR C- 61/100 Director Edward Dmytryk Writer Stanley Roberts D.O.P. Franz Planer Composer Max Steiner Editor Henry Batista, William A. Lyon Language English Country USA Runtime 124′ Percentile 30th
9 Border River (1954) ❧ Dir. George Sherman 81· USA· Western,· NR D 51/100 Director George Sherman Writer William Sackheim, Louis Stevens D.O.P. Irving Glassberg Composer Null Editor Frank Gross Language English Country USA Runtime 81′ Percentile 17th
10 The High and the Mighty (1954) ❧ Dir. William A. Wellman 147· USA· Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller,· NR D- 49/100 Director William A. Wellman Writer Ernest K. Gann D.O.P. Archie Stout Composer Dimitri Tiomkin Editor Ralph Dawson Language English Country USA Runtime 147′ Percentile 15th