1. Singin' in the Rain
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Comedy
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Stanley Donen
Actors: Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, Donald O'Connor, Rita Moreno, Cyd Charisse, Jean Hagen
Plot: Silent film actors and "singers" are trying to make the transition to "talkies" when one of them can't sing well, but no one seems to tell her.
2. Ikiru
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 3.3 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Akira Kurosawa
Actors: Takashi Shimura, Shinichi Himori, Haruo Tanaka, Minoru Chiaki, Miki Odagiri, Bokuzen Hidari
Plot: A dedicated old man is an official in the Public Affair division. For the very first time in 30 years of service he skips work to check on a health condition. His distant relationship with his son, along with that of a waiter and also a colleague, will change his perception of life and priorities.
3. High Noon
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 3.2 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Western
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Actors: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Otto Kruger, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Lon Chaney Jr.
Plot: A sheriff finds that he is stuck in a town where his own people do not want to help him because of the dangerous enemy.
4. Umberto D
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 3.1 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Vittorio De Sica
Actors: Maria-Pia Casilio, Carlo Battisti, Elena Rea, Memmo Carotenuto, Lina Gennari, Ileana Simova
Plot: An old service man is trying to pay rent on his small and dwindling pension. He must deal with his landlady, and society to try and make it work in his final days of his life.
5. Forbidden Games ( Jeux interdits )
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Drama/War
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: René Clément
Actors: Georges Poujouly, Brigitte Fossey, Amédée, Laurence Badie, Madeleine Barbulée, Suzanne Courtal
Plot: A young girl is orphaned during WWII and, breaking away from a group of refugees, finds herself with a peasant family - where she bonds with a young boy. Together they form their own ideas about the death that surrounds them - and the rituals involved - even if it is often at odds with the adults around them.
6. The Quiet Man
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Romance
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: John Ford
Actors: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen, Mildred Natwick
Plot: A retired boxer returns to Ireland, his birthplace, to obtain some land.
7. Limelight
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy/Drama
MPAA Rating: G
Director: Charles Chaplin
Actors: Charles Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Claire Bloom, Nigel Bruce, Sydney Chaplin, Norman Lloyd
Plot: An old popular comedian named Calvero saves the life of a dancer named Thereza Ambrose, alias Terry. They share stories and become acquainted with each other.
8. Flowers of St. Francis, The ( Francesco, giullare di Dio )
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Italian
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Roberto Rossellini
Actors: Gianfranco Bellini, Aldo Fabrizi, Pino Locchi, Peparuolo, Fra' Severino Pisacane, Roberto Sorrentino
Plot: Follows the exploits of a group of monks following St. Francis - presented in a series of unconnected vignettes shot in the neo-realist style (using actual monks rather than professional actors).
9. Young and the Damned , The aka Forgotten Ones ( olvidados, Los )
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: Spanish
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Director: Luis Buñuel
Actors: Estela Inda, Miguel Inclán, Alma Delia Fuentes, Francisco Jambrina, Efraín Arauz, Alfonso Mejía
Plot: In the violent slums of Mexico City, a group of juvenile delinquents survive on the streets. Pedro, a moral young man, is gradually drawn into the corrupt lives by those around him.
10. Viva Zapata!
Year of Release: 1952
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Historical/Western
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Elia Kazan
Actors: Marlon Brando, Jean Peters, Anthony Quinn, Joseph Wiseman, Arnold Moss, Alan Reed
