443 Films & TV Shows Set In North America During The 1950s
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Crisis at Central High
Arkansas The 1950sStory of the federally-ordered integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
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Raging Bull
Michigan New York Ohio Florida The 1960s The 1950s The 1940sThe life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
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Friday the 13th
New Jersey The 1970s The 1950s The 1980sThey were warned...They are doomed...And on Friday the 13th, nothing will save them. — Camp counselors are stalked and murdered by an unknown assailant while trying to reopen a summer camp that was the site of a child's drowning.
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Union City
New Jersey The 1950sA story of murder and paranoia — A 1950s accountant (Dennis Lipscomb) with a restless wife (Deborah Harry) grows paranoid after hiding a milk thief's corpse next door.
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Those Lips, Those Eyes
Ohio The 1950sOn stage, Harry Crystal is sheer magic. In the wings, Artie Shoemaker is learning his tricks! — A small-town star helps a young apprentice land the girl of his dreams.
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This Year's Blonde
California The 1950s The 1940sThe untold love affair that launched Marilyn Monroe's career! — First he seduced her. Then he made her a star. He was Johnny Hyde, 52-year-old agent, friend, lover. She was an unemployed starlet — destined to be America's greatest sex goddess. Theirs was a sizzling romance — torrid, touching, tragic.
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Hank Williams: The Show He Never Gave
Ohio The 1950sThis is a lonely New Year's Eve for Hank Williams as he spends it en route to a huge New Years Day concert in Ohio. Hank Williams died that night on the road. Stars Sean McCann, Dixie Seatle. (
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Elvis
Nevada The 1970s The 1950sThe King lives on! — This biopic traces Elvis Presley’s life from his impoverished childhood to his meteoric rise to stardom to his triumphant conquering of Las Vegas.
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Wanda Nevada
Arizona The 1950sA PRO & A CON. The rest is history. — In the American Southwest of the 1950s, middle-aged vagabond Beaudray Demerille survives as a cardsharp who moves from town to town. But his latest victory brings him unwanted spoils in the form of Wanda Nevada, a fiery 13-year-old. At first Beaudray does everything he can to ditch Wanda -- until the girl chances upon a treasure map. But Wanda and Beaudray aren't the only ones after the loot, and they must contend with a ruthless pair of crooks.
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Cuba
🇨🇺 Cuba The 1950sPart Heaven... Part Hell... Pure Havana. — A British mercenary arrives in pre-Revolution Cuba to help train the corrupt General Batista's army against Castro's guerrillas while he also romances a former lover now married to an unscrupulous plantation owner.
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Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Kansas The 1950sThe emotional explosion is hers. The emotional experience is yours. — An abusive sexual relationship between a white spinster schoolteacher and a young black janitor in 1956 Kansas complicates her struggle to come to grips with her sexuality and emotions.
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The Bell Jar
New York The 1950sSometimes just being a woman is an act of courage... — Adaptation of the 1963 novel by Sylvia Plath. Details a young woman's summer in New York working for a Mademoiselle-like magazine, return home to New England, and subsequent breakdown all amidst the horrors of the fifties, from news of the Rosenbergs' execution to sleazy disc jockeys and predatory college boys.
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Spirit of the Wind
Alaska The 1950sThe life story of George Attla, a famous Alaskan dog sled driver, from his childhood until his first major victory in 1958.
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Grease
California The 1950sGREASE is the word. — Australian good girl Sandy and greaser Danny fell in love over the summer. But when they unexpectedly discover they're now in the same high school, will they be able to rekindle their romance despite their eccentric friends?
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The Buddy Holly Story
New York Texas The 1950sHis Story Will Have You Singing, Laughing, Crying, Cheering And Stomping Your Feet. — A film about the life and career of the early rock and roll star.
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The Brink's Job
Massachusetts The 1950sThe robbery nobody thought could happen by the guys nobody thought could pull it off. — In 1950, a group of unlikely criminal masterminds commits the robbery of the century. Led by Tony Pino (Peter Falk), a petty thief fresh out of prison, and Joe McGinnis (Peter Boyle), who specializes in planning lucrative capers, the gang robs Brink's main office in Boston of more than $2 million. However, things begin to go awry when the FBI gets involved, the cops start cracking down on the gang and McGinnis refuses to hand over the loot...
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F.I.S.T.
Ohio The 1950s The 1930sJohnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher his methods become more ruthless and finally senator Madison starts a campaign to find the truth about the alleged connections with the Mob.
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Same Time, Next Year
California The 1970s The 1960s The 1950sThey couldn't have celebrated happier anniversaries if they were married to each other. — A man and woman meet by chance at a romantic inn over dinner and, although both are married to others, they find themselves in the same bed the next morning questioning how this could have happened. They agree to meet on the same weekend each year—in the same hotel room—and the years pass each has some personal crisis that the other helps them through, often without both of them understanding what is going on.
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American Hot Wax
New York The 1950s1959. New York City. The battleground was Rock and Roll. It was the beginning of an era. You shoulda been there. — This is the story loosely based on Cleveland disc jockey Alan Freed, who introduced rock'n'roll to teenage American radio audiences in the 1950s. Freed was a source of great controversy: criticized by conservatives for corrupting youth with the "devil's music"; hated by racists for promoting African American music for white consumption; persecuted by law enforcement officials and finally brought down by the "payola" scandals.
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The One and Only
New York The 1950s The 1930sShe had to marry him. She was too embarrassed to have him as a date. — 1951: Andy Schmidt is in his last year of college. Taking life easy and always a saucy joke on his lips, he manages to win fellow student Mary's heart, although she's already otherwise engaged. But getting a job after college turns out much harder than expected; most directors take offense at his free interpretation of his roles. Desperate, he tries in wrestling. To avoid getting beaten up he stages the fights - and incidentally invents show-wrestling.
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Deadman's Curve
California The 1950sCalifornia in the early 60s... Fast living and instant fame until the music stopped — Things were cool. Chicks were pretty. Waves were groovy. Cars had muscle. Jan and Dean rode their way to the top of the pop charts. Then, in 1966, on their way to becoming rock and roll legends, they have to cope with a devastating car crash that leaves Jan brain-damaged and their dreams shattered.
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Greased Lightning
Virginia The 1960s The 1950s The 1930sHe drove 'em wild! — This film is based on the true life story of Wendell Scott, the first black stock car racing champion in America.
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September 30, 1955
Arkansas The 1950sIt was a date that would change their lives forever. — Rebel. Icon. Legend. James Dean’s untimely death on September 30, 1955, shocked the world and helped define an entire generation. This gripping drama chronicles the reactions of an Arkansas college town to the tragedy and focuses on Jimmy J., a young man who idolized the rising star. Racked with grief, Jimmy holds a vigil that quickly devolves into a drunken spectacle with its own catastrophic consequences. Dennis Quaid also stars in "September 30, 1955": a day that forever changed the lives of many.
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The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
District of Columbia The 1960s The 1950s The 1940s The 1930s The 1920sNot all the files were destroyed — The files that escaped the shredder have become an incredible motion picture. From the Kennedys to Martin Luther King. From cab drivers to Congressmen. From housewives to hostesses. He had something on 58 million people. It was all in his files. Now you can see how he used it.
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