Greatest 16 Thriller Movies Must-See Released in 1951

A psychopath tries to forcibly persuade a tennis star to agree to his theory that two strangers can get away with murder by submitting to his plan to kill the other's most-hated person. See more about Strangers on a Train / IMDB / YouTube

Disturbed Blanche DuBois moves in with her sister in New Orleans and is tormented by her brutish brother-in-law while her reality crumbles around her. More about A Streetcar Named Desire / IMDB / YouTube

An alien lands in Washington, D.C. and tells the people of Earth that they must live peacefully or be destroyed as a danger to other planets. Look into The Day the Earth Stood Still / IMDB / YouTube

As a new star and planet hurtle toward a doomed Earth, a small group of survivalists frantically work to complete the rocket which will take them to their new home. Check out When Worlds Collide / IMDB / YouTube

In Brighton in 1935, small-time gang leader Pinkie Brown murders a journalist and later desperately tries to cover his tracks but runs into trouble with the police, a few witnesses, and a rival gang. More about Brighton Rock / IMDB / YouTube

A crusading district attorney finally gets a chance to prosecute the organizer and boss of Murder Inc. More about The Enforcer / IMDB / YouTube

Frank Johnson becomes an eyewitness to a murder. He's pursued around San Francisco by his wife, the police, and the killer. Get info on Woman on the Run / IMDB / YouTube

A deported gangster's plan to re-enter the USA involves skulduggery at a Mexican resort, and gambler Dan Milner is caught in the middle. Details on His Kind of Woman / IMDB / YouTube

An aeronautical engineer predicts that a new model of airplane will fail catastrophically and in a novel manner after a specific number of flying hours due to metal fatigue. Look into No Highway in the Sky / IMDB / YouTube

After Susan Gilvray reports a prowler outside her house, police officer Webb Garwood investigates and sparks fly. If only her husband wasn't in the way. Find out about The Prowler / IMDB / YouTube

Concentration camp survivor Victoria Kowelska finds herself involved in mystery, greed, and murder after she assumes the identity of a dead friend in order to gain passage to America. More about The House on Telegraph Hill / IMDB / YouTube

In New York, two honest cops try to hinder a crime syndicate from moving into the precinct and also to prevent the mob's plan of electing a corrupt prosecutor to a judgeship. Details on The Racket / IMDB / YouTube

A New York policeman tries to talk a man off a ledge as a crowd gathers below. Info on Fourteen Hours / IMDB / YouTube

As a mysterious planet hurls itself toward Earth, an enigmatic extraterrestrial scout arrives on a remote Scottish island with unknown intentions. Details on The Man from Planet X / IMDB / YouTube

Nick and his partner Al stage a payroll holdup. Al is shot, and Nick kills a policeman. Nick hides out at a public pool, where he meets Peg Dobbs. They go back to her apartment, and he forces her family to hide him from the police manhunt. Find out about He Ran All the Way / IMDB / YouTube

A cynical American expatriate gets involved in smuggling and gun-running for the rebels during the 1925 Syrian insurgency against French occupation. Get info on Sirocco / IMDB / YouTube