Best Movies/TV shows of 1954

100 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for best movies/tv shows of 1954.

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1 Shichinin no samurai(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Action, Drama • Country: Japan • Language: Japanese
2 Rear Window(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Mystery • Country: USA • Language: English
3 La strada(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama • Country: Italy • Language: Italian
4 Dial M for Murder(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Crime, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English
5 On the Waterfront(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Crime, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English, Latin
6 Sansho dayu(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama • Country: Japan • Language: Japanese
7 Gojira(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi • Country: Japan • Language: Japanese, German
8 Sabrina(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English, French
9 Boot Polish(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy, Drama • Country: India • Language: Hindi
10 White Christmas(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy, Musical • Country: USA • Language: English
11 Touchez pas au grisbi(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Crime, Drama • Country: France, Italy • Language: French
12 The Caine Mutiny(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, War • Country: USA • Language: English
13 Ratha Kanneer(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama • Country: India • Language: Tamil
14 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Adventure, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English
15 Seven Brides for Seven Brothers(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Musical, Romance • Country: USA • Language: English
16 A Star Is Born(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Musical • Country: USA • Language: English
17 Johnny Guitar(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Western • Country: USA • Language: English
18 Andha Naal(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Crime, Mystery • Country: India • Language: Tamil
19 Viaggio in Italia(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Romance • Country: Italy, France • Language: English, Italian
20 Chikamatsu monogatari(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Romance • Country: Japan • Language: Japanese
21 Miyamoto Musashi(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Action, Adventure • Country: Japan • Language: Japanese
22 Them!(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi • Country: USA • Language: English
23 Senso(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Romance • Country: Italy • Language: Italian, German
24 Bedara Kannappa(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama • Country: India • Language: Kannada
25 The Barefoot Contessa(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Crime, Drama • Country: USA, Italy • Language: English, Spanish
26 Creature from the Black Lagoon(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi • Country: USA • Language: English, Spanish
27 Hobson's Choice(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy, Drama • Country: UK • Language: English
28 Animal Farm(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Animation, Drama • Country: UK, USA • Language: English
29 The Glenn Miller Story(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Biography, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English
30 Taxi Driver(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Musical, Romance • Country: India • Language: Hindi
31 Nijushi no hitomi(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama • Country: Japan • Language: Japanese
32 The Far Country(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Romance, Western • Country: USA • Language: English
33 Aar-Paar(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Musical, Romance • Country: India • Language: Hindi
34 Vera Cruz(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Adventure, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English, Spanish
35 En lektion i karlek(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy, Drama • Country: Sweden • Language: Swedish, Danish
36 Disneyland(1954)
Category: TV • Genre: Adventure, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English
37 Amar(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Musical • Country: India • Language: Hindi
38 Robinson Crusoe(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Adventure, Drama • Country: Mexico, USA • Language: English, Spanish
39 An Inspector Calls(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Crime, Drama • Country: UK • Language: English
40 Yama no oto(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama • Country: Japan • Language: Japanese
41 Magnificent Obsession(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Romance • Country: USA • Language: English, German
42 Executive Suite(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Romance • Country: USA • Language: English
43 River of No Return(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Action, Adventure • Country: USA • Language: English
44 The Country Girl(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Music • Country: USA • Language: English
45 Ulisse(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Adventure, Fantasy • Country: Italy, France • Language: Italian, English
46 Miseria e nobilta(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy • Country: Italy • Language: Italian
47 Brigadoon(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Fantasy, Musical • Country: USA • Language: English
48 Suddenly(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Crime, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English
49 Salt of the Earth(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, History • Country: USA • Language: English, Spanish
50 Human Desire(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Film-Noir • Country: USA • Language: English
51 It Should Happen to You(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English
52 Agni Parikshya(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Romance • Country: India • Language: Bengali
53 Mirza Ghalib(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Biography, Drama • Country: India • Language: Hindi
54 Father Knows Best(1954)
Category: TV • Genre: Comedy, Family • Country: USA • Language: English
55 Lassie(1954)
Category: TV • Genre: Adventure, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English
56 Carmen Jones(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Musical • Country: USA • Language: English
57 L'oro di Napoli(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy, Drama • Country: Italy • Language: Italian
58 The Long, Long Trailer(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy, Romance • Country: USA • Language: English, Spanish
59 Zolotaya antilopa(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Animation, Short • Country: Russia • Language: Russian
60 The Bridges at Toko-Ri(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Romance • Country: USA • Language: English, Korean
61 Pushover(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Crime, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English
62 The High and the Mighty(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Action, Adventure • Country: USA • Language: English
63 Mahatma Phule(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Biography • Country: India • Language: Marathi
64 There's No Business Like Show Business(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English, Latin
65 Broken Lance(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Adventure, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English, Spanish
66 Uwasa no onna(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Romance • Country: Japan • Language: Japanese
67 Siraa Fil-Wadi(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Crime, Drama • Country: Egypt • Language: Arabic
68 The Naked Jungle(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Adventure, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English
69 The Million Pound Note(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy, Romance • Country: UK • Language: English
70 Demetrius and the Gladiators(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Action, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English
71 Un americano a Roma(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy • Country: Italy • Language: Italian
72 Garden of Evil(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Action, Adventure • Country: USA • Language: English, Spanish
73 Bangiku(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama • Country: Japan • Language: Japanese
74 Bugs and Thugs(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Animation, Short • Country: USA • Language: English
75 The Egyptian(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama • Country: USA • Language: English, Greek
76 Apache(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Action, Adventure • Country: USA • Language: English
77 La ilusion viaja en tranvia(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy, Adventure • Country: Mexico • Language: Spanish
78 Non credo piu all'amore (La paura)(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama • Country: Italy, Germany • Language: German
79 Riot in Cell Block 11(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Crime, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English
80 Ora Thakey Odharey(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama • Country: India • Language: Bengali
81 The Last Time I Saw Paris(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Romance • Country: USA • Language: English
82 Neelakkuyil(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama • Country: India • Language: Malayalam
83 Black Widow(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Film-Noir • Country: USA • Language: English
84 Witness to Murder(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Crime, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English, German
85 Nagin(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Musical • Country: India • Language: Hindi
86 Young at Heart(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Music • Country: USA • Language: English
87 Le comte de Monte-Cristo: La trahison(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Adventure, Drama • Country: France, Italy • Language: French
88 Desiree(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Biography, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English, Swedish
89 Sherlock Holmes(1954)
Category: TV • Genre: Crime, Drama • Country: USA • Language: English
90 Abismos de pasion(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Romance • Country: Mexico • Language: Spanish
91 Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Short, Fantasy • Country: USA • Language: English
92 The Belles of St. Trinian's(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy, Family • Country: UK • Language: English
93 Devil May Hare(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Animation, Short • Country: USA • Language: English
94 Three Coins in the Fountain(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Drama, Romance • Country: USA • Language: English, Italian
95 Bewitched Bunny(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Animation, Short • Country: USA • Language: English
96 Peccato che sia una canaglia(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Comedy, Romance • Country: Italy • Language: Italian, English
97 The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin(1954)
Category: TV • Genre: Family, Western • Country: USA • Language: English
98 Silver Lode(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Western • Country: USA • Language: English
99 Malaikallan(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Action, Drama • Country: India • Language: Tamil
100 Baby Buggy Bunny(1954)
Category: Movie • Genre: Family, Animation • Country: USA • Language: English
Updated October 18, 2025 · FlickRatings