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Old 11-12-2014, 09:12 PM
 
Location: Atlanta
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La Bamba, Great Balls of Fire, Bye Bye Birdie, Peggy Sue Got Married, In Cold Blood/Capote and/or Infamous, American Me and Cool Hand Luke all come to mind.
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Old 11-12-2014, 11:10 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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The Majestic comes to mind. I liked it.
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Old 11-12-2014, 11:43 PM
 
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What better way is there to get a true feel for the 1950's than to see a film made during that decade
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JustMe wants what he or she wants, that's all!
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Old 11-13-2014, 12:27 AM
 
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On the Waterfront
The Wild One
12 Angry Men
North by Northwest
The Apartment (1960 though)
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Old 11-13-2014, 02:17 AM
 
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Streets of Fire takes place in a fictional 50s setting. Weird and stylish movie.
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Old 11-13-2014, 05:57 AM
 
Location: Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
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Category:Films set in the 1950s
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Old 11-13-2014, 08:50 AM
 
Location: Annandale, VA
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"Stand By Me" takes place in the late 50's, but was made in the 80's
"MASH" takes place in the 50's, but was made in the 70's

The movie "MASH" was actually about Vietnam, but was set in Korea because it would have been seen as anti-American at the time of its release in the middle of the Vietnam war.
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Old 11-13-2014, 09:41 AM
 
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Hollywoodland, Deuces Wild
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Old 11-13-2014, 12:47 PM
 
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Thanks everyone for the additional suggestions. And OMG, I'm an 80s kid but I never saw Streets of Fire. I'll need to watch it asap.
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Streets of Fire takes place in a fictional 50s setting. Weird and stylish movie.
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Old 11-13-2014, 01:25 PM
 
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The Outsiders, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
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