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Cinemaths  ·  List View Films of the 1940s Ranked by Score
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Poster — The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1.
97 /100
99th percentile
The Treasure of the Sierra Madre
1948 126m Adventure, Drama, Western, NR
Directed by
John Huston
USA  ·  English
Poster — Casablanca
2.
97 /100
99th percentile
Casablanca
1943 103m Drama, Romance, PG
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
USA  ·  English
Poster — The Third Man
3.
97 /100
99th percentile
The Third Man
1949 105m Thriller, Mystery, NR
Directed by
Carol Reed
UK  ·  English
Poster — The Grapes of Wrath
4.
95 /100
97th percentile
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 129m Drama, NR
Directed by
John Ford
USA  ·  English
Poster — A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
5.
94 /100
96th percentile
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
1945 128m Drama, PG
Directed by
Elia Kazan
USA  ·  English
Poster — Citizen Kane
6.
93 /100
95th percentile
Citizen Kane
1941 119m Mystery, Drama, NR
Directed by
Orson Welles
USA  ·  English
Poster — A Matter of Life and Death
7.
92 /100
93rd percentile
A Matter of Life and Death
1946 104m Romance, Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, PG
Directed by
Emeric Pressburger, Michael Powell
UK  ·  English
Poster — Bicycle Thieves
8.
91 /100
92nd percentile
Bicycle Thieves
1948 89m Drama, NR
Directed by
Vittorio De Sica
Italy  ·  Italian
Poster — Paisan
9.
90 /100
90th percentile
Paisan
1946 125m Drama, War, NR
Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
Italy  ·  Italian
Poster — The Ox-Bow Incident
10.
90 /100
90th percentile
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943 76m Western, Drama, NR
Directed by
William A. Wellman
USA  ·  English
Poster — The Philadelphia Story
11.
89 /100
89th percentile
The Philadelphia Story
1940 113m Comedy, Romance, NR
Directed by
George Cukor
USA  ·  English
Poster — Pinocchio
12.
89 /100
89th percentile
Pinocchio
1940 88m Animation, Family, Fantasy, G
Directed by
Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, T. Hee, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Wilfred Jackson
USA  ·  English
Poster — Rome, Open City
13.
88 /100
87th percentile
Rome, Open City
1945 103m Drama, War, NR
Directed by
Roberto Rossellini
Italy  ·  Italian
Poster — Letter from an Unknown Woman
14.
88 /100
87th percentile
Letter from an Unknown Woman
1948 87m Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
Max Ophüls
USA  ·  English
Poster — Great Expectations
15.
87 /100
85th percentile
Great Expectations
1946 118m Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
David Lean
UK  ·  English
Poster — Sergeant York
16.
86 /100
83rd percentile
Sergeant York
1941 134m War, Drama, NR
Directed by
Howard Hawks
USA  ·  English
Poster — My Darling Clementine
17.
86 /100
83rd percentile
My Darling Clementine
1946 97m Western, Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
John Ford
USA  ·  English
Poster — Children of Paradise
18.
85 /100
80th percentile
Children of Paradise
1945 190m Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
Marcel Carné
France  ·  French
Poster — Ivan the Terrible, Part One
19.
84 /100
78th percentile
Ivan the Terrible, Part One
1944 95m Drama, History, NR
Directed by
Sergei Eisenstein
Soviet Union  ·  Russian
Poster — Red River
20.
84 /100
78th percentile
Red River
1948 133m Western, NR
Directed by
Howard Hawks
USA  ·  English
Poster — Fantasia
21.
84 /100
78th percentile
Fantasia
1940 124m Animation, Family, Fantasy, G
Directed by
Samuel Armstrong, James Algar, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Hamilton Luske, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Ford Beebe Jr.
USA  ·  English
Poster — The Devil and Daniel Webster
22.
84 /100
78th percentile
The Devil and Daniel Webster
1941 107m Drama, Fantasy, NR
Directed by
William Dieterle
USA  ·  English
Poster — Yankee Doodle Dandy
23.
80 /100
69th percentile
Yankee Doodle Dandy
1942 126m Drama, Music, NR
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
USA  ·  English
Poster — Double Indemnity
24.
80 /100
69th percentile
Double Indemnity
1944 107m Crime, Thriller, NR
Directed by
Billy Wilder
USA  ·  English
Poster — The Westerner
25.
80 /100
69th percentile
The Westerner
1940 100m Western, NR
Directed by
William Wyler
USA  ·  English
Poster — Gentleman's Agreement
26.
79 /100
67th percentile
Gentleman's Agreement
1947 118m Drama, NR
Directed by
Elia Kazan
USA  ·  English
Poster — 3 Godfathers
27.
79 /100
67th percentile
3 Godfathers
1949 106m Western, NR
Directed by
John Ford
USA  ·  English
Poster — Bambi
28.
79 /100
67th percentile
Bambi
1942 69m Animation, Drama, Family, G
Directed by
David Hand
USA  ·  English
Poster — Rope
29.
78 /100
64th percentile
Rope
1948 81m Thriller, Crime, Drama, PG
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
USA  ·  English
Poster — It's a Wonderful Life
30.
78 /100
64th percentile
It's a Wonderful Life
1946 130m Drama, Family, Fantasy, PG
Directed by
Frank Capra
USA  ·  English
Poster — Lifeboat
31.
78 /100
64th percentile
Lifeboat
1944 96m War, Drama, NR
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
USA  ·  English
Poster — Day of Wrath
32.
78 /100
64th percentile
Day of Wrath
1943 97m Drama, History, NR
Directed by
Carl Theodor Dreyer
Denmark  ·  Danish
Poster — The Return of Frank James
33.
77 /100
62nd percentile
The Return of Frank James
1940 92m Western, NR
Directed by
Fritz Lang
USA  ·  English
Poster — Out of the Past
34.
77 /100
62nd percentile
Out of the Past
1947 97m Crime, Thriller, NR
Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
USA  ·  English
Poster — The Search
35.
77 /100
62nd percentile
The Search
1948 104m Drama, War, NR
Directed by
Fred Zinnemann
USA  ·  English
Poster — Duel in the Sun
36.
77 /100
62nd percentile
Duel in the Sun
1946 144m Western, Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
King Vidor
USA  ·  English
Poster — Dumbo
37.
76 /100
60th percentile
Dumbo
1941 64m Animation, Family, G
Directed by
Ben Sharpsteen, Norman Ferguson, Bill Roberts, Jack Kinney, Wilfred Jackson, Samuel Armstrong
USA  ·  English
Poster — Miracle on 34th Street
38.
76 /100
60th percentile
Miracle on 34th Street
1947 96m Comedy, Drama, Family, G
Directed by
George Seaton
USA  ·  English
Poster — Pursued
39.
76 /100
60th percentile
Pursued
1947 101m Western, Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
USA  ·  English
Poster — The Maltese Falcon
40.
75 /100
58th percentile
The Maltese Falcon
1941 100m Mystery, Crime, Thriller, NR
Directed by
John Huston
USA  ·  English
Poster — Pinky
41.
75 /100
58th percentile
Pinky
1949 102m Drama, NR
Directed by
Elia Kazan
USA  ·  English
Poster — Fort Apache
42.
75 /100
58th percentile
Fort Apache
1948 128m Western, NR
Directed by
John Ford
USA  ·  English
Poster — Paracelsus
43.
75 /100
58th percentile
Paracelsus
1943 106m Drama, History, NR
Directed by
G.W. Pabst
Germany  ·  German
Poster — Crossfire
44.
75 /100
58th percentile
Crossfire
1947 86m Crime, Mystery, Thriller, NR
Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
USA  ·  English
Poster — Yellow Sky
45.
75 /100
58th percentile
Yellow Sky
1948 98m Western, NR
Directed by
William A. Wellman
USA  ·  English
Poster — The Talk of the Town
46.
74 /100
56th percentile
The Talk of the Town
1942 118m Comedy, Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
George Stevens
USA  ·  English
Poster — High Sierra
47.
73 /100
54th percentile
High Sierra
1941 100m Crime, Drama, Action, NR
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
USA  ·  English
Poster — Dark Command
48.
72 /100
52nd percentile
Dark Command
1940 94m Drama, Romance, Western, NR
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
USA  ·  English
Poster — Western Union
49.
72 /100
52nd percentile
Western Union
1941 95m Western, NR
Directed by
Fritz Lang
USA  ·  English
Poster — Cheyenne
50.
72 /100
52nd percentile
Cheyenne
1947 99m Western, NR
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
USA  ·  English
Poster — 49th Parallel
51.
71 /100
50th percentile
49th Parallel
1941 123m War, Thriller, NR
Directed by
Michael Powell
UK  ·  English
Poster — Canyon Passage
52.
69 /100
45th percentile
Canyon Passage
1946 92m Western, NR
Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
USA  ·  English
Poster — I Walked with a Zombie
53.
68 /100
42nd percentile
I Walked with a Zombie
1943 69m Mystery, Horror, Drama, NR
Directed by
Jacques Tourneur
USA  ·  English
Poster — Objective, Burma!
54.
68 /100
42nd percentile
Objective, Burma!
1945 142m War, Adventure, Drama, Action, NR
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
USA  ·  English
Poster — Brief Encounter
55.
68 /100
42nd percentile
Brief Encounter
1945 86m Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
David Lean
UK  ·  English
Poster — Boomerang!
56.
67 /100
40th percentile
Boomerang!
1947 88m Drama, Mystery, NR
Directed by
Elia Kazan
USA  ·  English
Poster — The Mark of Zorro
57.
66 /100
38th percentile
The Mark of Zorro
1940 94m Adventure, Romance, Action, NR
Directed by
Rouben Mamoulian
USA  ·  English
Poster — Crisis
58.
65 /100
37th percentile
Crisis
1946 93m Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Sweden  ·  Swedish
Poster — The Man with Nine Lives
59.
64 /100
35th percentile
The Man with Nine Lives
1940 74m Science Fiction, Horror, NR
Directed by
Nick Grindé
USA  ·  English
Poster — The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
60.
64 /100
35th percentile
The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
1949 68m Horror, Fantasy, Animation, Family, G
Directed by
Clyde Geronimi, James Algar, Jack Kinney
USA  ·  English
Poster — Before I Hang
61.
63 /100
32nd percentile
Before I Hang
1940 62m Crime, Horror, Science Fiction, NR
Directed by
Nick Grindé
USA  ·  English
Poster — Take Me Out to the Ball Game
62.
63 /100
32nd percentile
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
1949 93m Comedy, Romance, Music, NR
Directed by
Busby Berkeley
USA  ·  English
Poster — Make Mine Music
63.
63 /100
32nd percentile
Make Mine Music
1946 75m Animation, Music, Family, G
Directed by
Robert Cormack, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Joshua Meador
USA  ·  English
Poster — Call Northside 777
64.
63 /100
32nd percentile
Call Northside 777
1948 111m Crime, Drama, NR
Directed by
Henry Hathaway
USA  ·  English
Poster — The Devil Commands
65.
62 /100
31st percentile
The Devil Commands
1941 65m Horror, Science Fiction, NR
Directed by
Edward Dmytryk
USA  ·  English
Poster — Blithe Spirit
66.
61 /100
30th percentile
Blithe Spirit
1945 96m Comedy, Fantasy, NR
Directed by
David Lean
UK  ·  English
Poster — She-Wolf of London
67.
61 /100
30th percentile
She-Wolf of London
1946 61m Mystery, Horror, Thriller, NR
Directed by
Jean Yarbrough
USA  ·  English
Poster — Melody Time
68.
60 /100
28th percentile
Melody Time
1948 75m Animation, Music, Family, NR
Directed by
Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
USA  ·  English
Poster — The Boogie Man Will Get You
69.
59 /100
26th percentile
The Boogie Man Will Get You
1942 67m Comedy, Horror, NR
Directed by
Lew Landers
USA  ·  English
Poster — Saludos Amigos
70.
59 /100
26th percentile
Saludos Amigos
1943 42m Animation, Adventure, Music, NR
Directed by
Wilfred Jackson, Bill Roberts, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Norman Ferguson
USA  ·  English
Poster — Virginia City
71.
59 /100
26th percentile
Virginia City
1940 121m Western, Action, Romance, NR
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
USA  ·  English
Poster — Fun & Fancy Free
72.
58 /100
25th percentile
Fun & Fancy Free
1947 73m Animation, Music, G
Directed by
Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, William Morgan
USA  ·  English
Poster — Northwest Passage
73.
58 /100
25th percentile
Northwest Passage
1940 126m Adventure, History, War, Drama, NR
Directed by
King Vidor
USA  ·  English
Poster — The Reckless Moment
74.
58 /100
25th percentile
The Reckless Moment
1949 82m Drama, Thriller, NR
Directed by
Max Ophüls
USA  ·  English
Poster — It Rains on Our Love
75.
57 /100
24th percentile
It Rains on Our Love
1946 95m Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Sweden  ·  Swedish
Poster — The Three Caballeros
76.
56 /100
23rd percentile
The Three Caballeros
1945 71m Animation, Family, Music, G
Directed by
Norman Ferguson, Jack Kinney, Clyde Geronimi, Bill Roberts, Harold Young
USA  ·  English
Poster — Torment
77.
56 /100
23rd percentile
Torment
1944 101m Drama, NR
Directed by
Alf Sjöberg
Sweden  ·  Swedish
Poster — A Ship to India
78.
55 /100
21st percentile
A Ship to India
1947 96m Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
Ingmar Bergman
Sweden  ·  Swedish
Poster — This Happy Breed
79.
52 /100
18th percentile
This Happy Breed
1944 115m Drama, PG
Directed by
David Lean
UK  ·  English
Poster — The Paradine Case
80.
49 /100
15th percentile
The Paradine Case
1947 114m Drama, Mystery, Romance, NR
Directed by
Alfred Hitchcock
USA  ·  English
Poster — Adam's Rib
81.
49 /100
15th percentile
Adam's Rib
1949 100m Comedy, Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
George Cukor
USA  ·  English
Poster — They Died with Their Boots On
82.
49 /100
15th percentile
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 140m Western, War, Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
Raoul Walsh
USA  ·  English
Poster — Titanic
83.
47 /100
13th percentile
Titanic
1943 88m Drama, History, NR
Directed by
Werner Klingler, Herbert Selpin
Germany  ·  German
Poster — The Outlaw
84.
47 /100
13th percentile
The Outlaw
1943 116m Western, Drama, NR
Directed by
Howard Hughes
USA  ·  English
Poster — Arizona
85.
45 /100
12th percentile
Arizona
1940 125m Western, NR
Directed by
Wesley Ruggles
USA  ·  English
Poster — Nightmare Alley
86.
44 /100
11th percentile
Nightmare Alley
1947 111m Drama, Thriller, Crime, NR
Directed by
Edmund Goulding
USA  ·  English
Poster — In Which We Serve
87.
44 /100
11th percentile
In Which We Serve
1942 115m Drama, War, NR
Directed by
Noël Coward, David Lean
UK  ·  English
Poster — Woman Without a Face
88.
43 /100
11th percentile
Woman Without a Face
1947 102m Drama, NR
Directed by
Gustaf Molander
Sweden  ·  Swedish
Poster — The Great Man's Lady
89.
40 /100
10th percentile
The Great Man's Lady
1942 90m Western, Drama, Romance, NR
Directed by
William A. Wellman
USA  ·  English
Poster — The Sea of Grass
90.
39 /100
9th percentile
The Sea of Grass
1947 123m Drama, Western, Romance, NR
Directed by
Elia Kazan
USA  ·  English
Poster — Pirates of Monterey
91.
38 /100
9th percentile
Pirates of Monterey
1947 77m Adventure, Romance, Western, NR
Directed by
Alfred L. Werker
USA  ·  English
Poster — Santa Fe Trail
92.
8 /100
0th percentile
Santa Fe Trail
1940 110m Western, NR
Directed by
Michael Curtiz
USA  ·  English