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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3,91(2.231)
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3,91(1.193)
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| 3 |  |
3,91(892)
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3,82(1.142)
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| 5 |  |
3,82(283)
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| 6 |  |
3,81(455)
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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(304)
3
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| 8 |  |
3,80(748)
3
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| 9 |  |
3,80(179)
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3,79(501)
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3,79(217)
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3,79(113)
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3,78(1.320)
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3,78(340)
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| 15 |  |
3,77(705)
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3,77(160)
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3,76(125)
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3,75(723)
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| 19 |  |
3,75(109)
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| 20 |  |
3,74(1.799)
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| 21 |  |
3,74(296)
3
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| 22 |  |
3,72(167)
3
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| 23 |  |
A Matter of Life and Death (1946)Alternative title: Stairway to Heaven
Fantasy, Romance
104 minutes
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3,71(252)
3
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| 24 |  |
3,70(513)
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| 25 |  |
3,70(320)
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3,69(290)
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3,69(285)
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| 28 |  |
3,69(103)
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| 29 |  |
3,69(102)
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| 30 |  |
3,67(245)
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| 31 |  |
3,67(116)
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| 32 |  |
3,66(212)
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| 33 |  |
3,65(632)
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| 34 |  |
3,65(396)
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| 35 |  |
3,65(171)
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| 36 |  |
3,64(846)
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| 37 |  |
3,64(210)
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| 38 |  |
3,64(103)
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| 39 |  |
3,63(631)
3
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| 40 |  |
3,63(288)
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| 41 |  |
3,63(150)
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| 42 |  |
3,62(779)
3
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| 43 |  |
3,62(599)
3
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| 44 |  |
3,62(170)
3
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| 45 |  |
3,62(154)
3
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| 46 |  |
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)Alternative title: Het Begon in Berlijn
Drama, Romance
163 minutes
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3,62(152)
3
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| 47 |  |
3,61(204)
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| 48 |  |
Sullivan's Travels (1941)Alternative title: De Lotgevallen van Sullivan
Adventure, Comedy
90 minutes
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3,61(186)
3
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| 49 |  |
3,61(147)
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3,60(130)
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3,59(393)
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3,59(311)
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3,59(186)
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3,59(114)
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3,59(110)
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3,58(242)
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3,58(132)
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| 58 |  |
3,57(216)
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| 59 |  |
3,57(197)
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| 60 |  |
3,57(168)
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| 61 |  |
3,56(281)
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| 62 |  |
3,56(119)
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| 63 |  |
3,55(223)
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| 64 |  |
3,55(187)
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| 65 |  |
3,55(142)
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| 66 |  |
3,55(138)
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| 67 |  |
3,55(131)
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| 68 |  |
3,55(109)
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| 69 |  |
3,54(425)
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| 70 |  |
3,54(260)
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3,54(111)
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| 72 |  |
3,53(277)
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| 73 |  |
3,53(153)
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| 74 |  |
3,53(129)
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3,52(417)
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3,52(299)
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| 77 |  |
3,51(345)
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| 78 |  |
3,51(211)
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| 79 |  |
The Woman in the Window (1944)Alternative title: De Vrouw in het Venster
Filmnoir, Thriller
99 minutes
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3,51(197)
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| 80 |  |
3,51(129)
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| 81 |  |
3,50(310)
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| 82 |  |
3,50(226)
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| 83 |  |
3,49(313)
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| 84 |  |
3,49(222)
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| 85 |  |
3,49(103)
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| 86 |  |
3,48(145)
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| 87 |  |
3,48(142)
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| 88 |  |
3,48(130)
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| 89 |  |
3,48(103)
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| 90 |  |
3,47(116)
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| 91 |  |
3,46(146)
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| 92 |  |
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)Alternative title: Niemand Ontkomt Zijn Noodlot
Filmnoir, Drama
113 minutes
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3,45(291)
3
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| 93 |  |
3,45(291)
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| 94 |  |
3,45(147)
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| 95 |  |
3,44(171)
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| 96 |  |
3,44(164)
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| 97 |  |
3,44(144)
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3,44(126)
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| 99 |  |
Ivan Groznyy II: Boyarsky Zagovor (1946)Alternative title: Ivan the Terrible, Part Two: The Boyars' Plot
Drama, History
88 minutes
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3,43(106)
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| 100 |  |
3,42(109)
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