1 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) ❧ Dir. John Huston 126· USA· Adventure, Drama, Western,· NR A+ 97/100 Director John Huston Writer John Huston D.O.P. Ted D. McCord Composer Max Steiner Editor Owen Marks Language English Country USA Runtime 126′ Percentile 99th
2 Bicycle Thieves (1948) ❧ Dir. Vittorio De Sica 89· Italy· Drama,· NR A- 91/100 Director Vittorio De Sica Writer Cesare Zavattini, Adolfo Franci, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Oreste Biancoli, Gerardo Guerrieri, Vittorio De Sica, Gherardo Gherardi D.O.P. Carlo Montuori Composer Alessandro Cicognini Editor Eraldo Da Roma Language Italian Country Italy Runtime 89′ Percentile 92nd
3 Letter from an Unknown Woman (1948) ❧ Dir. Max Ophüls 87· USA· Drama, Romance,· NR B+ 88/100 Director Max Ophüls Writer Howard Koch D.O.P. Franz Planer Composer Daniele Amfitheatrof Editor Ted J. Kent Language English Country USA Runtime 87′ Percentile 87th
4 Red River (1948) ❧ Dir. Howard Hawks 133· USA· Western,· NR B 84/100 Director Howard Hawks Writer Borden Chase, Charles Schnee D.O.P. Russell Harlan Composer Dimitri Tiomkin Editor Christian Nyby, Howard Hughes, Francis D. Lyon, Jack Murray Language English Country USA Runtime 133′ Percentile 78th
5 Rope (1948) ❧ Dir. Alfred Hitchcock 81· USA· Thriller, Crime, Drama,· PG B- 78/100 Director Alfred Hitchcock Writer Arthur Laurents D.O.P. William V. Skall, Joseph A. Valentine Composer Null Editor William H. Ziegler Language English Country USA Runtime 81′ Percentile 64th
6 The Search (1948) ❧ Dir. Fred Zinnemann 104· USA· Drama, War,· NR B- 77/100 Director Fred Zinnemann Writer Richard Schweizer, Montgomery Clift, Betty Smith, Peter Viertel, David Wechsler, Paul Jarrico D.O.P. Emil Berna Composer Robert Blum Editor Hermann Haller Language English Country USA, Switzerland Runtime 104′ Percentile 62nd Watched ########
7 Fort Apache (1948) ❧ Dir. John Ford 128· USA· Western,· NR B- 75/100 Director John Ford Writer Frank S. Nugent, James Warner Bellah D.O.P. Archie Stout, William H. Clothier Composer Richard Hageman Editor Jack Murray Language English Country USA Runtime 128′ Percentile 58th
8 Yellow Sky (1948) ❧ Dir. William A. Wellman 98· USA· Western,· NR B- 75/100 Director William A. Wellman Writer Lamar Trotti, W.R. Burnett D.O.P. Joseph MacDonald Composer Alfred Newman Editor Harmon Jones Language English Country USA Runtime 98′ Percentile 58th Watched 10/26/2025
9 Call Northside 777 (1948) ❧ Dir. Henry Hathaway 111· USA· Crime, Drama,· NR C- 63/100 Director Henry Hathaway Writer Jerome Cady, Jay Dratler, James P. McGuire D.O.P. Joseph MacDonald Composer Alfred Newman Editor J. Watson Webb Jr. Language English Country USA Runtime 111′ Percentile 32nd
10 Melody Time (1948) ❧ Dir. Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske 75· USA· Animation, Music, Family,· NR C- 60/100 Director Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske Writer Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney D.O.P. Null Composer Null Editor Donald Halliday, Thomas Scott Language English Country USA Runtime 75′ Percentile 28th