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 25 best drama movies released in the forties
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- Top 25 best 'musical'-movies released in the forties
- Top 25 best adventure movies released in the forties
Top 100 best movies from the forties
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3,92(881)
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3,91(2.220)
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3,91(1.173)
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3,83(1.128)
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| 5 |  |
3,81(447)
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| 6 |  |
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(299)
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3,81(278)
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3,81(178)
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3,80(213)
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3,80(111)
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3,79(742)
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3,78(1.313)
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3,78(499)
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| 14 |  |
3,78(334)
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| 15 |  |
3,78(157)
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| 16 |  |
3,77(696)
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3,77(122)
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3,75(712)
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| 19 |  |
3,75(107)
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3,74(1.789)
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3,73(292)
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| 22 |  |
3,72(164)
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| 23 |  |
3,71(316)
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| 24 |  |
3,70(507)
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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)
3
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| 26 |  |
3,70(100)
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| 27 |  |
3,69(286)
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| 28 |  |
3,69(280)
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| 29 |  |
3,69(103)
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| 30 |  |
3,67(239)
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| 31 |  |
3,67(206)
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3,67(111)
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| 33 |  |
3,65(625)
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3,65(388)
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3,65(276)
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3,65(167)
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3,65(146)
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3,64(836)
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3,64(205)
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| 40 |  |
3,64(164)
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| 41 |  |
3,64(100)
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| 42 |  |
3,63(200)
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| 43 |  |
3,62(771)
3
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| 44 |  |
3,62(623)
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| 45 |  |
3,62(590)
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| 46 |  |
3,62(150)
3
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| 47 |  |
3,62(145)
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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(184)
3
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| 49 |  |
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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| 50 |  |
3,60(305)
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| 51 |  |
3,60(180)
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3,60(130)
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3,59(388)
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3,58(236)
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3,58(166)
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3,58(132)
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3,58(112)
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3,57(210)
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3,57(106)
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| 60 |  |
3,56(277)
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| 61 |  |
3,56(196)
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3,56(181)
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3,56(135)
3
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3,56(117)
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3,55(220)
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3,55(108)
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3,55(106)
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3,54(422)
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| 69 |  |
3,54(293)
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| 70 |  |
3,54(257)
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| 71 |  |
3,54(138)
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| 72 |  |
3,54(127)
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| 73 |  |
3,54(124)
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| 74 |  |
3,53(402)
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| 75 |  |
3,53(273)
2
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| 76 |  |
3,53(145)
2
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| 77 |  |
3,51(342)
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| 78 |  |
3,51(208)
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| 79 |  |
3,51(128)
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| 80 |  |
3,50(217)
3
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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(190)
2
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| 82 |  |
3,50(100)
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| 83 |  |
3,49(311)
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| 84 |  |
3,49(303)
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| 85 |  |
3,49(217)
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| 86 |  |
3,48(141)
3
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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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3,47(115)
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| 91 |  |
3,47(101)
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| 92 |  |
3,45(288)
3
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| 93 |  |
3,45(104)
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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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| 95 |  |
3,44(162)
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3,44(161)
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3,44(143)
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3,43(141)
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3,42(138)
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3,42(119)
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