Best Movies of the 1940s

by kevandasc | Public

including many of the B movies as well as the big budget classics.
564 titles
Casablanca 1. Casablanca (1942)

PG | 102 min | Drama, Romance, War

8.5
I Love You Again 2. I Love You Again (1940)

Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Romance

7.4
Notorious 3. Notorious (1946)

Not Rated | 102 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Romance

7.9
The Maltese Falcon 4. The Maltese Falcon (1941)

Passed | 100 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

8
The Philadelphia Story 5. The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Not Rated | 112 min | Comedy, Romance

7.9
Suspicion 6. Suspicion (1941)

Approved | 99 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller

7.3
The Mark of Zorro 7. The Mark of Zorro (1940)

Approved | 94 min | Action, Adventure, Family

7.5
The Palm Beach Story 8. The Palm Beach Story (1942)

Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Romance

7.5
Saboteur 9. Saboteur (1942)

Passed | 109 min | Thriller, War

7.1
The Wolf Man 10. The Wolf Man (1941)

Passed | 70 min | Horror, Mystery, Romance

7.2
His Girl Friday 11. His Girl Friday (1940)

Passed | 92 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.8
Pinocchio 12. Pinocchio (1940)

G | 88 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

7.5
Shadow of a Doubt 13. Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

PG | 108 min | Film-Noir, Thriller

7.8
Gaslight 14. Gaslight (1944)

Passed | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.8
The Third Man 15. The Third Man (1949)

Approved | 93 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller

8.1
Love Crazy 16. Love Crazy (1941)

Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Romance

7.4
The Bank Dick 17. The Bank Dick (1940)

Not Rated | 72 min | Comedy

7.1
A Chump at Oxford 18. A Chump at Oxford (1939)

Approved | 62 min | Comedy, Family

7.3
Night Train to Munich 19. Night Train to Munich (1940)

Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Thriller, War

7.2
Here Comes Mr. Jordan 20. Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941)

Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

7.6
Citizen Kane 21. Citizen Kane (1941)

PG | 119 min | Drama, Mystery

8.3
To Have and Have Not 22. To Have and Have Not (1944)

Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Film-Noir

7.8
The Picture of Dorian Gray 23. The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

7.5
Rebecca 24. Rebecca (1940)

Approved | 130 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

8.1
Detour 25. Detour (1945)

Passed | 68 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

7.3
Saps at Sea 26. Saps at Sea (1940)

G | 56 min | Comedy

7.1
Fantasia 27. Fantasia (1940)

G | 125 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

7.7
Go West 28. Go West (1940)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Musical, Western

6.8
The Big Store 29. The Big Store (1941)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Musical

6.5
A Night in Casablanca 30. A Night in Casablanca (1946)

Passed | 85 min | Comedy, Family

6.9
Miracle on 34th Street 31. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Not Rated | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

7.9
Holiday Affair 32. Holiday Affair (1949)

Approved | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

7.1
Cat People 33. Cat People (1942)

Not Rated | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror, Thriller

7.2
The Curse of the Cat People 34. The Curse of the Cat People (1944)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

6.7
The Pride of the Yankees 35. The Pride of the Yankees (1942)

Approved | 128 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

7.6
My Favorite Wife 36. My Favorite Wife (1940)

Passed | 88 min | Comedy, Romance

7.3
Shadow of the Thin Man 37. Shadow of the Thin Man (1941)

Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

7.2
The Thin Man Goes Home 38. The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)

Approved | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

7.3
Song of the Thin Man 39. Song of the Thin Man (1947)

Not Rated | 86 min | Comedy, Crime, Musical

6.9
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein 40. Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

Not Rated | 83 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy

7.3
Foreign Correspondent 41. Foreign Correspondent (1940)

Passed | 120 min | Action, Romance, Thriller

7.5
Virginia City 42. Virginia City (1940)

Passed | 121 min | Western

6.8
The Sea Hawk 43. The Sea Hawk (1940)

Approved | 127 min | Action, Adventure, History

7.6
Heaven Can Wait 44. Heaven Can Wait (1943)

Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

7.4
Arsenic and Old Lace 45. Arsenic and Old Lace (1943)

Not Rated | 118 min | Comedy, Crime, Thriller

7.9
The Whistler 46. The Whistler (1944)

Passed | 59 min | Film-Noir, Mystery

6.4
Dark Passage 47. Dark Passage (1947)

Passed | 106 min | Film-Noir, Thriller

7.5
Double Indemnity 48. Double Indemnity (1944)

Passed | 107 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

8.3
The Big Sleep 49. The Big Sleep (1946)

Passed | 114 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery

7.9
Laura 50. Laura (1944)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery

7.9
Spellbound 51. Spellbound (1945)

Approved | 111 min | Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance

7.5
Out of the Past 52. Out of the Past (1947)

Not Rated | 97 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

8
Crossfire 53. Crossfire (1947)

Approved | 86 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

7.3
Rope 54. Rope (1948)

Approved | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

7.9
It's a Wonderful Life 55. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

8.6
The Bishop's Wife 56. The Bishop's Wife (1947)

Not Rated | 109 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy

7.6
Angel on My Shoulder 57. Angel on My Shoulder (1946)

Approved | 100 min | Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

6.8
I Walked with a Zombie 58. I Walked with a Zombie (1943)

Approved | 69 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

7.1
A Date with the Falcon 59. A Date with the Falcon (1942)

Approved | 63 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.4
Gentleman Jim 60. Gentleman Jim (1942)

Approved | 104 min | Drama, Sport

7.6
Angel and the Badman 61. Angel and the Badman (1947)

Passed | 100 min | Romance, Western

6.8
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House 62. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948)

Approved | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

7.2
Key Largo 63. Key Largo (1948)

Not Rated | 100 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7.7
The Big Clock 64. The Big Clock (1948)

Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

7.6
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 65. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

Passed | 126 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

8.2
Adventures of Don Juan 66. Adventures of Don Juan (1948)

Passed | 110 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

7
Blood on the Moon 67. Blood on the Moon (1948)

Passed | 88 min | Romance, Western

6.9
The Set-Up 68. The Set-Up (1949)

Approved | 73 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Sport

7.8
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon 69. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

Passed | 104 min | Western

7.2
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break 70. Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941)

Passed | 71 min | Comedy, Musical

7.1
My Little Chickadee 71. My Little Chickadee (1940)

Passed | 83 min | Comedy, Western

6.9
To Be or Not to Be 72. To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Passed | 99 min | Comedy, Romance, War

8.2
The Lady Eve 73. The Lady Eve (1941)

Passed | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

7.7
Buck Privates 74. Buck Privates (1941)

Passed | 84 min | Comedy, Musical, War

7
Dumbo 75. Dumbo (1941)

G | 64 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

7.2
Bambi 76. Bambi (1942)

G | 69 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama

7.3
The Reluctant Dragon 77. The Reluctant Dragon (I) (1941)

Approved | 74 min | Animation, Comedy, Family

6.8
Mr. & Mrs. Smith 78. Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)

Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Romance

6.3
Stranger on the Third Floor 79. Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)

Approved | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

6.8
Under Capricorn 80. Under Capricorn (1949)

Approved | 117 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

6.1
Mighty Joe Young 81. Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Approved | 94 min | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy

7
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 82. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941)

Passed | 113 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

6.8
Meet Boston Blackie 83. Meet Boston Blackie (1941)

Passed | 60 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

6.6
Journey Into Fear 84. Journey Into Fear (1943)

Approved | 68 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Thriller

6.5
D.O.A. 85. D.O.A. (1988)

R | 96 min | Mystery, Thriller

6.1

the 1949 version

The Ghost of Frankenstein 86. The Ghost of Frankenstein (1942)

Passed | 67 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

6.1
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man 87. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man (1943)

Passed | 74 min | Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi

6.4
Tarzan's New York Adventure 88. Tarzan's New York Adventure (1942)

Passed | 71 min | Action, Adventure

6.5
Pittsburgh 89. Pittsburgh (1942)

Approved | 92 min | Action, Drama, Romance

6.4
Tall in the Saddle 90. Tall in the Saddle (1944)

Approved | 87 min | Western

6.9
The Three Stooges 91. The Three Stooges (1934–2007)

TV-G | 20 min | Comedy

9.3
The Phantom 92. The Phantom (1943)

Passed | 299 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

7
Phantom of the Opera 93. Phantom of the Opera (1943)

Approved | 92 min | Drama, Horror, Music

6.4
Superman 94. Superman (1948– )

Action, Sci-Fi

6.9
Batman 95. Batman (1943)

Approved | 260 min | Action, Crime, Family

6.1
Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe 96. Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe (1940)

Approved | 220 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

6.7
The Lodger 97. The Lodger (1944)

Passed | 84 min | Crime, Horror, Mystery

7.1
Rockin' in the Rockies 98. Rockin' in the Rockies (1945)

Passed | 63 min | Action, Comedy, Family

5.7
The Paradine Case 99. The Paradine Case (1947)

Approved | 125 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

6.5
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 100. The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer (1947)

Approved | 95 min | Comedy, Romance

7.2
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