Best Movies of 1957

These are the 18 best-rated movies released in 1957, led by What's Opera, Doc?, Tizoc and Piker's Peak. Ranked by audience score, with cast, trailers and legal places to watch on every page.

1. What's Opera, Doc? (1957)

★ 7.6/10

Elmer Fudd is again hunting rabbits - only this time it's an opera. Wagner's Siegfried with Elmer as the titular hero and Bugs as Brunnhilde. They sing, they dance, they eat the scenery.
2. Tizoc (1957)

★ 7.6/10

An Indian arouses envy for his expertise in hunting animals without ruining their skins, for his wisdom and his kindness.
3. Piker's Peak (1957)

★ 7.3/10

In the Alps Bugs and Yosemite Sam vie for 50,000 Cronkites, the prize for the who "climbs the Schmatterhorn."
4. The Lower Depths (1957)

★ 7.0/10

Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that turns violent. When amoral thief Sutekichi breaks off his affair with…
5. The Vampire (1957)

★ 6.9/10

A pretty young Mexican girl returns to her hometown to make funeral arrangements for her beloved aunt, who has just died. Soon she begins to hear disturbing stories about the town being infested by vampires, and she…
6. The Kettles on Old MacDonald's Farm (1957)

★ 6.8/10

Ma and Pa do their bit to hook lumberman Brad Johnson up with spoiled socialite Sally Flemming. Ma teaches Sally how to behave like a hick so she'll be compatible with Brad.
7. A Hatful of Rain (1957)

★ 6.8/10

A Korean War veteran's morphine addiction wreaks havoc upon his family.
8. The Story of Pure Love (1957)

★ 6.8/10

Junai Monogatari AKA Story of Pure Love is about two poor youths, Mitsuko and Kando, rebelling against society in various ways, who are desperately trying to be together despite tortuous circumstances. The film depicts…
9. Scat Cats (1957)

★ 6.7/10

Spike's owner is going out of town and leaves Spike and Tyke in charge.
10. Mucho Mouse (1957)

★ 6.6/10

A Spanish cat is more interested in playing flamenco guitar than trying to catch the mouse El Magnifico (Jerry). Tom arrives from the States with world champion mouse-catching credentials to have a go.
11. One Droopy Knight (1957)

★ 6.6/10

Sir Droopalot and Sir Butchalot (Droopy and Butch) vie with each other to kill a dragon that is terrorizing their kingdom. Whomever vanquishes the dragon will marry the king's daughter.
12. Joe Butterfly (1957)

★ 6.5/10

The staff of "Yank" magazine are among the first American troops into Tokyo after the Japanese surrender. Their mission: produce an issue of the magazine...in three days. To accomplish the seeming impossible, they…
13. Elegy of the North (1957)

★ 6.1/10

Reiko, a young woman with a physical disability, begins a clandestine affair with the married architect Katsuragi, but also becomes dangerously obsessed with his unfaithful wife, Akiko.
14. Oedipus Rex (1957)

★ 6.1/10

The story of Oedipus' gradual discovery of his primal crime, killing his father and marrying his mother, filmed by the famed British theatrical director Sir Tyrone Guthrie. This elegant version of Sophocles' play adds…
15. Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend (1957)

★ 6.0/10

In Medicine Bend, a crooked businessman has the town mayor and sheriff in his pocket while his henchmen raid the wagon trains passing through the region.
16. Doctor at Large (1957)

★ 5.7/10

Losing out to Dr. Bingham (Michael Medwin) in a competition for house surgeon when he offends a member of the board, young Dr. Simon Sparrow (Dirk Bogarde) finds himself going from post to post, filling in for other…
17. Drafty, Isn't It? (1957)

★ 5.6/10

Ralph Phillips dreams about his future, only to have his dreams interrupted by Willie N. List, using an ACME Anti-Nightmare Machine, to compare military and civilian life.
18. Final Curtain (1957)

★ 5.2/10

After a horror play's final performance, The Vampire roams the theater.