Best award winning movies with an intense character from 1953

Check out today’s highest ranked movies with an intense character from 1953! Looking for the greatest movies of all times? Here is the list of the best movies with an intense character from 1953, based on the crowd's interest and popular searches from the country.

1 The Wages of Fear (1953)

In a run-down South American town, four men are paid to drive trucks loaded with nitroglycerin into the jungle through to the oil field. Friendships are tested and rivalries develop as they embark upon the perilous journey.

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1953-04-22 | Drama / Thriller

Cast

Yves Montand, Charles Vanel

Rating

rating icon 8.04
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #85 for
    machismo
  2. Ranked #131 for
    most thrilling
  3. Ranked #132 for
    grease monkey

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2 I Vitelloni (1953)

Five young men dream of success as they drift lazily through life in a small Italian village. Fausto, the group's leader, is a womanizer; Riccardo craves fame; Alberto is a hopeless dreamer; Moraldo fantasizes about life in the city; and Leopoldo is an aspiring playwright. As Fausto chases a string of women, to the horror of his pregnant wife, the other four blunder their way from one uneventful experience to the next.

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1953-09-17 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

Franco Interlenghi, Alberto Sordi

Rating

rating icon 7.655
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #27 for
    neo-realism
  2. Ranked #54 for
    naturalist
  3. Ranked #56 for
    slacker

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3 From Here to Eternity (1953)

In 1941 Hawaii, a private is cruelly punished for not boxing on his unit's team, while his captain's wife and second in command are falling in love.

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1953-08-28 | War / Romance

Cast

Burt Lancaster, Montgomery Clift

Rating

rating icon 7.288
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #13 for
    dialed down acting
  2. Ranked #17 for
    critically acclaimed
  3. Ranked #22 for
    deservedly won awards

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4 The Naked Spur (1953)

A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.

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1953-01-30 | Western

Cast

James Stewart, Janet Leigh

Rating

rating icon 6.858
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #55 for
    locking horns
  2. Ranked #84 for
    Spaghetti Western
  3. Ranked #93 for
    lumberjack

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5 Gate of Hell (1953)

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.

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1953-10-30 | Drama / History

Cast

Kazuo Hasegawa, Machiko Kyō

Rating

rating icon 7.1
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #63 for
    lowbrow
  2. Ranked #130 for
    lust
  3. Ranked #157 for
    chivalry

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6 Shane (1953)

A weary gunfighter attempts to settle down with a homestead family, but a smouldering settler and rancher conflict forces him to act.

Info

1953-04-23 | Drama / Western

Cast

Alan Ladd, Jean Arthur

Rating

rating icon 7.4
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #12 for
    gun-for-hire
  2. Ranked #44 for
    horse opera
  3. Ranked #49 for
    lumberjack

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7 The Brute (1953)

A tough young man, who helps to kick poor people out of their houses, falls in love with a girl. She lives with her father in the building about to be demolished.

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1953-02-05 | Drama / Romance

Cast

Pedro Armendáriz, Katy Jurado

Rating

rating icon 6.9
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #62 for
    canonical
  2. Ranked #111 for
    drama queen
  3. Ranked #185 for
    harridan

Trailer

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8 Roman Holiday (1953)

Overwhelmed by her suffocating schedule, touring European princess Ann takes off for a night while in Rome. When a sedative she took from her doctor kicks in, however, she falls asleep on a park bench and is found by an American reporter, Joe Bradley, who takes her back to his apartment for safety. At work the next morning, Joe finds out Ann's regal identity and bets his editor he can get exclusive interview with her, but romance soon gets in the way.

Info

1953-08-26 | Romance / Comedy

Cast

Audrey Hepburn, Gregory Peck

Rating

rating icon 7.88
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #120 for
    Oscar nomination deserving
  2. Ranked #149 for
    romantically involved
  3. Ranked #169 for
    falling in love

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9 Julius Caesar (1953)

The assassination of the would be ruler of Rome at the hands of Brutus and company has tragic consequences for the idealist and the republic.

Info

1953-06-04 | Drama / History

Cast

Marlon Brando, James Mason

Rating

rating icon 7.02
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #200 for
    dishonorable character
  2. Ranked #213 for
    odd casting
  3. Ranked #229 for
    acting of welcoming presence

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10 Stalag 17 (1953)

It's a dreary Christmas 1944 for the American POWs in Stalag 17 and the men in Barracks 4, all sergeants, have to deal with a grave problem—there seems to be a security leak.

Info

1953-05-29 | Comedy / Drama

Cast

William Holden, Don Taylor

Rating

rating icon 7.7
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People's Taste Ranking

  1. Ranked #169 for
    gung-ho
  2. Ranked #196 for
    vaudevillian
  3. Ranked #215 for
    third wheel

Trailer

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