Longest films of the 1950s

60 films on Codexery, ranked by running time: Ben-Hur leads at 212 min, and the list runs down to Andriesh at 63 min. Every figure comes from the entry's cited source article, and each name links to its full Codexery page.

60 entries from 30 codexes · Last updated 2026-09-26 · Click a column heading to sort

					Source
1	Ben-Hur Film Classics	212 min	William Wyler	1959	source
2	Mayabazar Paranormal films	184 min	K. V. Reddy	1957	source
3	Bhookailas Paranormal films	174 min	–	1958	source
4	Awaara Film Classics	168 min	Raj Kapoor	1951	source
5	Alibabavum 40 Thirudargalum Indian fantasy films	160 min	T. R. Sundaram	1956	source
6	Alladin and the Wonderful Lamp Indian fantasy films	155 min	T. R. Raghunath	1957	source
7	Alibaba Aur 40 Chor Indian fantasy films	145 min	Homi Wadia	1954	source
8	All About Eve Film Classics	138 min	Joseph L. Mankiewicz	1950	source
9	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Films based on science fiction novels	127 min	Richard Fleischer	1954	source
10	Bell, Book and Candle Supernatural fantasy films	106 min	Richard Quine	1958	source
11	Heart of Stone German fantasy films	106 min	Paul Verhoeven	1950	source
12	Ashes and Diamonds Film Classics	103 min	Andrzej Wajda	1958	source
13	King Solomon's Mines Lost world films	103 min	Compton Bennett	1950	source
14	12 Angry Men Film Classics	96 min	Sidney Lumet	1957	source
15	Godzilla Japanese science fiction films	96 min	Ishirō Honda	1954	source
16	Doctor Without Scruples German horror films	95 min	Falk Harnack	1959	source
17	El vampiro Mexican horror films	95 min	Fernando Méndez	1957	source
18	Orpheus French fantasy films	95 min	Jean Cocteau	1950	source
19	The Doctor's Horrible Experiment French horror films	95 min	Jean Renoir	1959	source
20	Alraune German fantasy films	92 min	Arthur Maria Rabenalt	1952	source
21	Destination Moon Hard science fiction films	91 min	Irving Pichel	1950	source
22	Aladdin English-language fantasy films	90 min	Ralph Nelson	1958	source
23	El castillo de los monstruos Mad scientist films	90 min	Julián Soler	1958	source
24	The Black Scorpion Giant monster films	88 min	Edward Ludwig	1957	source
25	20 Million Miles to Earth Giant monster films	83 min	–	1957	source
26	Donovan's Brain Films based on horror novels	83 min	Felix Feist	1953	source
27	Invention for Destruction Steampunk films	83 min	Karel Zeman	1958	source
28	Lost Continent Lost world films	83 min	Sam Newfield	1951	source
29	The Curse of Frankenstein Films based on horror novels	83 min	Terence Fisher	1957	source
30	The Day the Sky Exploded Italian science fiction films	82 min	Paolo Heusch	1958	source
31	Conquest of Space Films based on science fiction novels	81 min	Byron Haskin	1955	source
32	Four Sided Triangle British science fiction films	81 min	Terence Fisher	1953	source
33	Fire Maidens from Outer Space British science fiction films	80 min	Cy Roth	1956	source
34	The Amazing Colossal Man American science fiction films	80 min	Bert I. Gordon	1957	source
35	The Bat Psycho-biddy films	80 min	Crane Wilbur	1959	source
36	The Emperor and the Golem Films based on fairy tales	80 min	Martin Frič	1952	source
37	Face of Fire Swedish horror films	79 min	Albert Band	1959	source
38	Fearful Attack of the Flying Saucers Japanese science fiction films	79 min	Shinichi Sekizawa	1956	source
39	The Beast of Hollow Mountain Giant monster films	79 min	Edward Nassour	1956	source
40	The Land Unknown Lost world films	78 min	Virgil W. Vogel	1957	source
41	Devil Girl from Mars British science fiction films	77 min	David MacDonald	1954	source
42	Nebo Zovyot Hard science fiction films	77 min	Mikhail Karyukov	1959	source
43	The Mole People Lost world films	77 min	Virgil Vogel	1956	source
44	A Midsummer Night's Dream Czech fantasy films	76 min	Jiří Trnka	1959	source
45	Escapement British science fiction films	76 min	Montgomery Tully	1958	source
46	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs German fantasy films	76 min	Erich Kobler	1955	source
47	1001 Arabian Nights Animated films about wish fulfillment	75 min	Jack Kinney	1959	source
48	Beast from Haunted Cave Giant monster films	75 min	Monte Hellman	1959	source
49	Perri Xenofiction films	75 min	N. Paul Kenworthy	1957	source
50	The 27th Day American science fiction films	75 min	William Asher	1957	source
51	The 30 Foot Bride of Candy Rock Films about giants	75 min	Sidney Miller	1959	source
52	Beginning of the End Giant monster films	74 min	Bert I. Gordon	1957	source
53	Cinderella Animated films about wish fulfillment	74 min	Wilfred Jackson	1950	source
54	Fiend Without a Face Mad scientist films	74 min	Arthur Crabtree	1958	source
55	Mr. Peek-a-Boo Italian superhero films	74 min	Jean Boyer	1951	source
56	Earth vs. the Spider Teen science fiction films	73 min	Bert I. Gordon	1958	source
57	Child's Play British science fiction films	68 min	Margaret Thomson	1954	source
58	Attack of the 50 Foot Woman Films about giants	66 min	–	1958	source
59	The Cyclops Films about giants	66 min	Bert I. Gordon	1957	source
60	Andriesh Films based on fairy tales	63 min	Yakov Bazelyan	1954	source

How this list is made

Includes films in Codexery film codexes first released in the 1950s whose infobox gives a running time in minutes. Where several cuts are listed, the first figure in the infobox is used. Values are copied from structured data already on each Codexery page and re-checked against the linked source; nothing on this page is estimated or written by a model. Spot an error? Use “Suggest an edit” on the entry’s page.

Longest films of the 1950s

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