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Best Movies of 1952

The highest-rated films released in 1952, ranked by TMDB user score among titles with at least 500 votes.

๐Ÿ“Š A century of movies in numbers 7 titlesavg โ˜… 7.79 avg 113 min DramaRomanceComedyMusic

Most watched in 1952

Singin' in the RainSingin' in the Rain1952 ยท โ˜… 8.1 ยท 1h 43m High NoonHigh Noon1952 ยท โ˜… 7.7 ยท 1h 25m IkiruIkiru1952 ยท โ˜… 8.3 ยท 2h 23m The African QueenThe African Queen1952 ยท โ˜… 7.3 ยท 1h 45m Umberto D.Umberto D.1952 ยท โ˜… 7.9 ยท 1h 31m The Quiet ManThe Quiet Man1952 ยท โ˜… 7.3 ยท 2h 9m
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  1. #1 Ikiru (1952) ยท โ˜… 8.3 ยท 1,397 votes ยท 2h 23m ยท drama

    Kanji Watanabe is a middle-aged man who has worked in the same monotonous bureaucratic position for decades. Learning he has cancer, he starts to look for the meaning of his life.โ€ฆ

  2. #2 Singin' in the Rain (1952) ยท โ˜… 8.1 ยท 3,604 votes ยท 1h 43m ยท comedy, romance

    In 1927 Hollywood, a silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his paranoid screen partner struggle to make the difficult transition to talking pictures.โ€ฆ

  3. #3 Umberto D. (1952) ยท โ˜… 7.9 ยท 767 votes ยท 1h 31m ยท drama

    When elderly pensioner Umberto Domenico Ferrari returns to his boarding house from a protest calling for a hike in old-age pensions, his landlady demands her 15,000-lire rent by thโ€ฆ

  4. #4 Limelight (1952) ยท โ˜… 7.9 ยท 619 votes ยท 2h 17m ยท comedy, romance, drama

    A fading music hall comedian tries to help a despondent ballet dancer learn to walk and to again feel confident about life.โ€ฆ

  5. #5 High Noon (1952) ยท โ˜… 7.7 ยท 1,639 votes ยท 1h 25m ยท thriller, drama, western

    Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gaโ€ฆ

  6. #6 The African Queen (1952) ยท โ˜… 7.3 ยท 1,097 votes ยท 1h 45m ยท adventure, romance, drama

    At the start of the First World War, in the middle of Africaโ€™s nowhere, a gin soaked riverboat captain is persuaded by a strong-willed missionary to go down river and face-off a Geโ€ฆ

  7. #7 The Quiet Man (1952) ยท โ˜… 7.3 ยท 628 votes ยท 2h 9m ยท comedy, romance, drama

    An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.โ€ฆ

Questions

What is the best movie of 1952?
By TMDB user rating among films with at least 500 votes, Ikiru leads 1952 with 8.3/10, followed by Singin' in the Rain (8.1).
What was the most watched film of 1952?
Measured by TMDB vote count, Singin' in the Rain drew the most engagement with 3,604 votes.
How many notable films came out in 1952?
This index counts 7 films from 1952 with 500 or more TMDB votes; their average rating is 7.79 and average runtime 113 minutes.
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