The best films of 1951

40 films from 1951, ranked by a 0–100 score from IMDb ratings, critics, the Oscars and box office, compared only with films from the same year.

  1. A Streetcar Named Desire Score 91.1 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 97% · Metascore 97
  2. A Place in the Sun Score 82.0 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 90% · Metascore 76
  3. The African Queen Score 75.6 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 96% · Metascore 91
  4. Strangers on a Train Score 71.1 · IMDb 7.9 · Tomatometer 98% · Metascore 88
  5. Early Summer Score 68.1 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 100% · Metascore 94
  6. A Christmas Carol Score 66.9 · IMDb 8.1 · Tomatometer 86%
  7. Diary of a Country Priest Score 65.4 · IMDb 7.7 · Tomatometer 95%
  8. The Browning Version Score 62.2 · IMDb 8.0 · Tomatometer 89%
  9. An American in Paris Score 60.3 · IMDb 7.1 · Tomatometer 95% · Metascore 83
  10. Summer Interlude Score 59.6 · IMDb 7.5 · Tomatometer 100%