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Best Movies of 1956

The highest-rated films released in 1956, ranked by TMDB user score among titles with at least 500 votes.

๐Ÿ“Š A century of movies in numbers 11 titlesavg โ˜… 7.55 avg 122 min DramaThrillerRomanceHistory

Most watched in 1956

The Ten CommandmentsThe Ten Commandments1956 ยท โ˜… 7.8 ยท 3h 40m The KillingThe Killing1956 ยท โ˜… 7.6 ยท 1h 25m The SearchersThe Searchers1956 ยท โ˜… 7.7 ยท 1h 59m The Man Who Knew Too MuchThe Man Who Knew Too Much1956 ยท โ˜… 7.4 ยท 2h 1m Invasion of the Body SnatchersInvasion of the Body Snatchers1956 ยท โ˜… 7.5 ยท 1h 20m Forbidden PlanetForbidden Planet1956 ยท โ˜… 7.3 ยท 1h 38m
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  1. #1 Night and Fog (1956) ยท โ˜… 8.3 ยท 590 votes ยท 0h 32m ยท history, war, documentary

    Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler's concentration camps.โ€ฆ

  2. #2 A Man Escaped (1956) ยท โ˜… 8.0 ยท 640 votes ยท 1h 41m ยท thriller, drama

    A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.โ€ฆ

  3. #3 The Ten Commandments (1956) ยท โ˜… 7.8 ยท 1,886 votes ยท 3h 40m ยท drama, history

    Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny asโ€ฆ

  4. #4 The Searchers (1956) ยท โ˜… 7.7 ยท 1,633 votes ยท 1h 59m ยท western

    As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.โ€ฆ

  5. #5 The Killing (1956) ยท โ˜… 7.6 ยท 1,768 votes ยท 1h 25m ยท thriller, drama, crime

    Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one last job before he goes straightโ€ฆ

  6. #6 Giant (1956) ยท โ˜… 7.6 ยท 781 votes ยท 3h 21m ยท romance, drama, western

    Wealthy rancher Bick Benedict and dirt-poor cowboy Jett Rink both woo Leslie Lynnton, a beautiful young woman from Maryland who is new to Texas. She marries Benedict, but she is shโ€ฆ

  7. #7 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956) ยท โ˜… 7.5 ยท 1,232 votes ยท 1h 20m ยท thriller, horror, science-fiction

    A small-town doctor learns that the population of his community is being replaced by emotionless alien duplicates.โ€ฆ

  8. #8 The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956) ยท โ˜… 7.4 ยท 1,608 votes ยท 2h 1m ยท thriller, drama, mystery

    An American doctor and his wife, a former singing star, witness a murder while vacationing in Morocco, and are drawn into a twisting plot of international intrigue when their youngโ€ฆ

  9. #9 Forbidden Planet (1956) ยท โ˜… 7.3 ยท 1,102 votes ยท 1h 38m ยท fantasy, adventure, romance

    Starship C57D travels to planet Altair 4 in search of the crew of spaceship "Bellerophon," a scientific expedition that has been missing for twenty years. They find themselves unweโ€ฆ

  10. #10 The Wrong Man (1956) ยท โ˜… 7.1 ยท 627 votes ยท 1h 45m ยท drama, crime

    In 1953, an innocent man named Christopher Emmanuel "Manny" Balestrero is arrested after being mistaken for an armed robber.โ€ฆ

  11. #11 Around the World in 80 Days (1956) ยท โ˜… 6.7 ยท 604 votes ยท 3h 2m ยท comedy, fantasy, adventure

    Based on the famous book by Jules Verne the movie follows Phileas Fogg on his journey around the world. Which has to be completed within 80 days, a very short period for those daysโ€ฆ

Questions

What is the best movie of 1956?
By TMDB user rating among films with at least 500 votes, Night and Fog leads 1956 with 8.3/10, followed by A Man Escaped (8.0).
What was the most watched film of 1956?
Measured by TMDB vote count, The Ten Commandments drew the most engagement with 1,886 votes.
How many notable films came out in 1956?
This index counts 11 films from 1956 with 500 or more TMDB votes; their average rating is 7.55 and average runtime 122 minutes.
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