Top 100 best movies from the forties
Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 100 best movies from the forties
This is a list of the best 100 movies from the forties and highly rated on MovieMeter.
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Top 100 best movies from the forties
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3,92(884)
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3,91(2.226)
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| 3 |  |
3,91(1.184)
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| 4 |  |
3,83(1.134)
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| 5 |  |
3,82(279)
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| 6 |  |
3,81(451)
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| 7 |  |
The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)Alternative title: De Beste Jaren van Ons Leven
Drama, War
172 minutes
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3,81(303)
3
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| 8 |  |
3,81(178)
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| 9 |  |
3,80(111)
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| 10 |  |
3,79(743)
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3,79(216)
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3,78(1.316)
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| 13 |  |
3,78(500)
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| 14 |  |
3,78(338)
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| 15 |  |
3,77(158)
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| 16 |  |
3,76(699)
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| 17 |  |
3,76(123)
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| 18 |  |
3,75(715)
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| 19 |  |
3,75(108)
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| 20 |  |
3,74(1.793)
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| 21 |  |
3,74(295)
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| 22 |  |
3,72(167)
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| 23 |  |
3,70(510)
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| 24 |  |
3,70(318)
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| 25 |  |
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)Alternative title: Stairway to Heaven
Fantasy, Romance
104 minutes
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3,70(250)
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| 26 |  |
3,69(286)
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| 27 |  |
3,69(283)
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| 28 |  |
3,69(103)
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| 29 |  |
3,68(101)
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| 30 |  |
3,67(241)
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| 31 |  |
3,67(113)
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| 32 |  |
3,66(210)
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| 33 |  |
3,65(626)
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3,65(392)
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| 35 |  |
3,65(168)
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| 36 |  |
3,65(147)
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| 37 |  |
3,64(842)
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3,64(282)
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| 39 |  |
3,64(208)
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| 40 |  |
3,64(166)
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| 41 |  |
3,64(102)
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| 42 |  |
3,62(775)
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| 43 |  |
3,62(627)
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| 44 |  |
3,62(595)
3
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| 45 |  |
3,62(201)
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| 46 |  |
Sullivan's Travels (1941)Alternative title: De Lotgevallen van Sullivan
Adventure, Comedy
90 minutes
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3,61(185)
3
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| 47 |  |
3,61(153)
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| 48 |  |
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)Alternative title: Het Begon in Berlijn
Drama, Romance
163 minutes
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3,61(148)
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| 49 |  |
3,61(146)
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| 50 |  |
3,60(308)
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| 51 |  |
3,60(183)
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3,60(130)
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3,59(391)
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3,58(238)
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3,58(132)
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3,58(112)
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3,57(167)
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| 58 |  |
3,56(278)
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| 59 |  |
3,56(214)
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| 60 |  |
3,56(196)
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| 61 |  |
3,56(182)
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| 62 |  |
3,56(136)
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| 63 |  |
3,56(117)
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| 64 |  |
3,56(108)
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| 65 |  |
3,55(221)
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| 66 |  |
3,55(126)
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| 67 |  |
3,55(109)
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| 68 |  |
3,55(108)
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| 69 |  |
3,54(424)
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| 70 |  |
3,54(139)
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| 71 |  |
3,54(127)
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| 72 |  |
3,53(295)
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| 73 |  |
3,53(273)
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| 74 |  |
3,53(259)
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| 75 |  |
3,53(147)
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| 76 |  |
3,52(410)
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| 77 |  |
3,52(344)
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| 78 |  |
3,51(210)
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| 79 |  |
3,51(128)
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| 80 |  |
3,50(224)
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| 81 |  |
The Woman in the Window (1944)Alternative title: De Vrouw in het Venster
Filmnoir, Thriller
99 minutes
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3,50(193)
2
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| 82 |  |
3,50(100)
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| 83 |  |
3,49(312)
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| 84 |  |
3,49(303)
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| 85 |  |
3,49(220)
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| 86 |  |
3,48(141)
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| 87 |  |
3,47(143)
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3,47(143)
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| 89 |  |
3,47(128)
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| 90 |  |
3,47(116)
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| 91 |  |
3,47(101)
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| 92 |  |
3,45(289)
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| 93 |  |
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)Alternative title: Niemand Ontkomt Zijn Noodlot
Filmnoir, Drama
113 minutes
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3,44(289)
3
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| 94 |  |
3,44(162)
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3,44(146)
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3,44(144)
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3,43(167)
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3,43(122)
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3,43(105)
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3,42(139)
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