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TopTenREVIEWS top movie of the 1940s is Citizen Kane.

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1Movie reviews for Citizen Kane (1941)Citizen Kane (1941)Movie critics combined give Citizen Kane a score of 4.0000 out of 4
4.0000
157
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PGDrama, Mystery $18.26 Newspaper tycoon Charles Foster Kane dies alone in his extravagant mansion, speaking a single word: ...more about Citizen Kane  starring Joseph Cotten and Dorothy Comingore
2Movie reviews for Casablanca (1942)Casablanca (1942)Movie critics combined give Casablanca a score of 3.9536 out of 4
3.9536
166
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PGDrama, Romance $8.04 Expatriate and nightclub owner Rick Blaine is faced with the decision to help an old girlfriend's ...more about Casablanca  starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman
3Movie reviews for Double Indemnity (1944)Double Indemnity (1944)Movie critics combined give Double Indemnity a score of 3.7245 out of 4
3.7245
86
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PGDrama, Thriller, Crime, Film-Noir $12.34 Phyllis Dietrichson and insurance salesman Walter Neff begin an affair and plot to kill her husband ...more about Double Indemnity  starring Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck
4Movie reviews for Shadow of a Doubt (1943)Shadow of a Doubt (1943)Movie critics combined give Shadow of a Doubt a score of 3.6888 out of 4
3.6888
45
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NAThriller, Film-Noir $11.45 An Alfred Hitchcock film about a girl named Charlie who feels her life is becoming very mundane. ...more about Shadow of a Doubt  starring Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten
5Movie reviews for Grapes of Wrath, The (1940)Grapes of Wrath, The (1940)Movie critics combined give Grapes of Wrath a score of 3.6805 out of 4
3.6805
43
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PGDrama $6.34 Based on the John Steinbeck novel, Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) is a man just released from prison, but ...more about Grapes of Wrath  starring Henry Fonda and Jane Darwell
6Movie reviews for Red Shoes, The (1948)Red Shoes, The (1948)Movie critics combined give Red Shoes a score of 3.6614 out of 4
3.6614
19
reviews
NADrama, Romance, Music $24.29 Victoria Page (Moira Shearer) is a ballerina who must choose between her love of dancing and a new ...more about Red Shoes  starring Anton Walbrook and Marius Goring
7Movie reviews for It's a Wonderful Life (1946)It's a Wonderful Life (1946)Movie critics combined give It's a Wonderful Life a score of 3.6399 out of 4
3.6399
100
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PGDrama, Christmas, Classic $9.99 George Bailey is a selfless man in turmoil. When he misplaces $8000 he feels it's the end and ...more about It's a Wonderful Life  starring James Stewart and Donna Reed
8Movie reviews for Rebecca (1940)Rebecca (1940)Movie critics combined give Rebecca a score of 3.6061 out of 4
3.6061
32
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NADrama, Thriller, Mystery, Romance $294.95 A young woman is haunted by her new husband's dead wife, Rebecca. After a quick courtship and world ...more about Rebecca  starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine
9Movie reviews for Notorious (1946)Notorious (1946)Movie critics combined give Notorious a score of 3.6021 out of 4
3.6021
28
reviews
Not RatedDrama, Thriller, Romance, Film-Noir $39.95 After her father is convicted of treason and commits suicide Alicia is asked by the U.S. government ...more about Notorious  starring Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman
10Movie reviews for Maltese Falcon, The (1941)Maltese Falcon, The (1941)Movie critics combined give Maltese Falcon a score of 3.5377 out of 4
3.5377
71
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NADrama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery $14.92 Sam Spade is a partner in a private-eye firm who finds himself hounded by police when his partner ...more about Maltese Falcon  starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor
11Movie reviews for Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946)Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946)Movie critics combined give Best Years of Our Lives a score of 3.5152 out of 4
3.5152
47
reviews
PGDrama, Romance $4.86 Three American servicemen return home to Boone City after the war, to find their lives irrevocably ...more about Best Years of Our Lives  starring Myrna Loy and Fredric March
12Movie reviews for Philadelphia Story, The (1940)Philadelphia Story, The (1940)Movie critics combined give Philadelphia Story a score of 3.4740 out of 4
3.4740
75
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NARomance, Comedy, Classic $5.17 Just before Tracy is about to marry, her ex-husband shows up at the wedding with a reporter from a ...more about Philadelphia Story  starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn
13Movie reviews for Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)Movie critics combined give Treasure of the Sierra Madre a score of 3.4197 out of 4
3.4197
42
reviews
NAAction, Adventure, Drama, Western $14.74 Three men set to the hills for lost treasure. They agree to split the gold three ways, but as they ...more about Treasure of the Sierra Madre  starring Humphrey Bogart and Walter Huston
14Movie reviews for Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945)Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945)Movie critics combined give Bells of St. Mary's a score of 3.3992 out of 4
3.3992
14
reviews
NAChristmas $9.99 Father O'Malley the unconventional priest from 'Going My Way' continues his work for the Catholic ...more about Bells of St. Mary's  starring Bing Crosby and Ingrid Bergman
15Movie reviews for Red River (1948)Red River (1948)Movie critics combined give Red River a score of 3.3925 out of 4
3.3925
12
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PGAction, Adventure, Western $4.86 Tom Dunson builds a cattle empire with his adopted son Matthew Garth. Together they begin a massive ...more about Red River  starring John Wayne and Montgomery Clift
16Movie reviews for Christmas in July (1940)Christmas in July (1940)Movie critics combined give Christmas in July a score of 3.3887 out of 4
3.3887
13
reviews
NARomance, Comedy $41.89 Dick Powell (Jimmy MacDonald) is a office clerk who loves to enter contests and hopes for a better ...more about Christmas in July  starring Dick Powell and Ellen Drew
17Movie reviews for Miracle on 34th Street (1947)Miracle on 34th Street (1947)Movie critics combined give Miracle on 34th Street a score of 3.3520 out of 4
3.3520
19
reviews
NADrama, Fantasy, Christmas, Romance, Comedy, Family $9.21 At the Macy's Department Store Thanksgiving Day parade, the actor playing Santa is discovered to be ...more about Miracle on 34th Street  starring Maureen O'Hara and John Payne
18Movie reviews for Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A (1945)Tree Grows in Brooklyn, A (1945)Movie critics combined give Tree Grows in Brooklyn a score of 3.3429 out of 4
3.3429
18
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NADramaN/ABased on Betty Smith’s 1943 novel, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, is the story of a brave young girl ...more about Tree Grows in Brooklyn  starring Dorothy McGuire and Joan Blondell
19Movie reviews for Dumbo (1941)Dumbo (1941)Movie critics combined give Dumbo a score of 3.3228 out of 4
3.3228
71
reviews
GDrama, Musical, Family, Animation, Disney $13.99 An ostracized circus elephant learns he can fly thanks to his unusually large ears. Soon he becomes ...more about Dumbo  starring Edward Brophy and Sterling Holloway
20Movie reviews for Fallen Idol, The (1948)Fallen Idol, The (1948)Movie critics combined give Fallen Idol a score of 3.3118 out of 4
3.3118
37
reviews
NADrama, Thriller $21.95 Philippe is the son of a prominent diplomat. He befriends the family buttler and when the police ...more about Fallen Idol  starring Ralph Richardson and Michele Morgan
21Movie reviews for Big Sleep, The (1946)Big Sleep, The (1946)Movie critics combined give Big Sleep a score of 3.3104 out of 4
3.3104
57
reviews
PGCrime, Mystery, Film-Noir $12.47 Philip Marlowe (Humphrey Bogart) is a private eye that is hired by the dying General Sternwood, a ...more about Big Sleep  starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall
22Movie reviews for Shop Around the Corner, The (1940)Shop Around the Corner, The (1940)Movie critics combined give Shop Around the Corner a score of 3.3081 out of 4
3.3081
22
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NADrama, Romance, Comedy $9.76 "Matuschek's" is the gift shop around the corner. Among the staff is Alfred Kralik, a likeable ...more about Shop Around the Corner  starring Margaret Sullavan and James Stewart
23Movie reviews for Bambi (1942)Bambi (1942)Movie critics combined give Bambi a score of 3.2938 out of 4
3.2938
81
reviews
GDrama, Family, Animation, Disney $9.99 Hailed as "the Prince of the forest" we follow Bambi from birth to adulthood. We see his ...more about Bambi  starring Hardie Albright and Tim Davis
24Movie reviews for Laura (1944)Laura (1944)Movie critics combined give Laura a score of 3.2884 out of 4
3.2884
62
reviews
PGCrime, Mystery, Romance, Film-Noir $6.59 Detective Mark McPherson (Dana Andrews) is investigating the murder of a famous advertising agent ...more about Laura  starring Gene Tierney and Dana Andrews
25Movie reviews for Pinocchio (1940)Pinocchio (1940)Movie critics combined give Pinocchio a score of 3.2868 out of 4
3.2868
17
reviews
GFantasy, Musical, Family, Animation, DisneyN/AInventor Gepetto creates a wooden marionette called Pinocchio. His wish that Pinocchio be a real ...more about Pinocchio  starring Dickie Jones and Christian Rub
26Movie reviews for Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The (1943)Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The (1943)Movie critics combined give Life and Death of Colonel Blimp a score of 3.2647 out of 4
3.2647
13
reviews
NADrama, War, Romance $27.95 Clive Candy V.C. has fought in the Boer War and the first world war. He still believes he can win ...more about Life and Death of Colonel Blimp  starring John Laurie and Jan Van Loewen
27Movie reviews for Road to Morocco (1942)Road to Morocco (1942)Movie critics combined give Road to Morocco a score of 3.2560 out of 4
3.2560
12
reviews
NAAdventure, Comedy, Family $5.70 Jeff and Turkey, two wild and crazy guys adrift on a raft in the Mediterranean, are cast away on a ...more about Road to Morocco  starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope
28Movie reviews for Pride and Prejudice (1940)Pride and Prejudice (1940)Movie critics combined give Pride and Prejudice a score of 3.2362 out of 4
3.2362
17
reviews
NADrama, Comedy $12.71 Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find ...more about Pride and Prejudice  starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier
29Movie reviews for Road to Utopia (1946)Road to Utopia (1946)Movie critics combined give Road to Utopia a score of 3.2171 out of 4
3.2171
9
reviews
NAAdventure, Comedy, Family $8.89 At the turn of the century, Duke and Chester, two vaudeville performers, go to Alaska to make their ...more about Road to Utopia  starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope
30Movie reviews for Angel and the Badman (1947)Angel and the Badman (1947)Movie critics combined give Angel and the Badman a score of 3.2128 out of 4
3.2128
11
reviews
NAWestern, Romance $2.90 A wounded outlaw is taken in and nursed by a nice Quaker family. During his stay, he begins to fall ...more about Angel and the Badman  starring John Wayne and Gail Russell
31Movie reviews for His Girl Friday (1940)His Girl Friday (1940)Movie critics combined give His Girl Friday a score of 3.2053 out of 4
3.2053
47
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PGDrama, Romance, Comedy $3.93 Hildy Johnson has divorced Walter Burns and visits his office to tell him that she is engaged to ...more about His Girl Friday  starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell
32Movie reviews for Out of the Past (1947)Out of the Past (1947)Movie critics combined give Out of the Past a score of 3.1977 out of 4
3.1977
26
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NADrama, Thriller, Film-Noir $12.71 Jeff Bailey, small-town gas pumper, has his mysterious past catch up with him one day when he's ...more about Out of the Past  starring Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas
33Movie reviews for To Be or Not to Be (1942)To Be or Not to Be (1942)Movie critics combined give To Be or Not to Be a score of 3.1971 out of 4
3.1971
29
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NADrama, War, Comedy $8.68 In occupied Poland during WWII, a troupe of ham stage actors (led by Joseph Tura and his wife ...more about To Be or Not to Be  starring Carole Lombard and Jack Benny
34Movie reviews for Holiday Inn (1942)Holiday Inn (1942)Movie critics combined give Holiday Inn a score of 3.1839 out of 4
3.1839
31
reviews
NAChristmas, Musical, Romance, Comedy $4.99 One half of a night club duo decides to open an inn in the country that is only open on holidays. ...more about Holiday Inn  starring Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire
35Movie reviews for Thief of Bagdad, The (1940)Thief of Bagdad, The (1940)Movie critics combined give Thief of Bagdad a score of 3.1828 out of 4
3.1828
21
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NAAdventure, Fantasy, FamilyN/APrince Ahmad is the rightful King of Bagdad but he has been blinded and cast out as a beggar. Now a ...more about Thief of Bagdad  starring John Justin and Morton Selten
36Movie reviews for Fantasia (1940)Fantasia (1940)Movie critics combined give Fantasia a score of 3.1803 out of 4
3.1803
66
reviews
GFantasy, Family, Animation, Music, DisneyN/ADisney animators set pictures to classical music as Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia ...more about Fantasia  starring Leopold Stokowski and Deems Taylor
37Movie reviews for Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France, The (1944)Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France, The (1944)Movie critics combined give Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France a score of 3.1757 out of 4
3.1757
12
reviews
NADrama, History, War $27.95 Based on one the most popular historical plays by Shakespeare and made in order to boost moral of ...more about Chronicle History of King Henry the Fift with His Battell Fought at Agincourt in France  starring Leslie Banks and Felix Aylmer
38Movie reviews for Postman Always Rings Twice, The (1946)Postman Always Rings Twice, The (1946)Movie critics combined give Postman Always Rings Twice a score of 3.1748 out of 4
3.1748
34
reviews
PGDrama, Thriller, Crime, Film-Noir $8.68 Nick Smith, the middle-aged proprietor of a roadside restaurant, hires drifter Frank Chambers as a ...more about Postman Always Rings Twice  starring Lana Turner and John Garfield
39Movie reviews for Great Expectations (1946)Great Expectations (1946)Movie critics combined give Great Expectations a score of 3.1734 out of 4
3.1734
13
reviews
NADrama $27.95 Charles Dickens' classic tale of Pip, a poor orphan who befriends an escaped convict and who grows ...more about Great Expectations  starring Anthony Wager and Valerie Hobson
40Movie reviews for Suspicion (1941)Suspicion (1941)Movie critics combined give Suspicion a score of 3.1664 out of 4
3.1664
35
reviews
NAThriller, Mystery, Film-Noir $7.99 Johnny Aysgarth is a handsome gambler who seems to live by borrowing money from friends. He meets ...more about Suspicion  starring Joan Fontaine and Cary Grant
41Movie reviews for Northwest Passage (1940)Northwest Passage (1940)Movie critics combined give Northwest Passage a score of 3.1637 out of 4
3.1637
12
reviews
NAAdventure, Drama, History, Western, RomanceN/ALangdon Towne and Hunk Marriner join Major Rogers' Rangers as they wipe out an Indian village. They ...more about Northwest Passage  starring Spencer Tracy and Robert Young
42Movie reviews for 3 Godfathers (1948)3 Godfathers (1948)Movie critics combined give 3 Godfathers a score of 3.1636 out of 4
3.1636
17
reviews
Not RatedDrama, Western $9.99 Three outlaws, on the run after robbing a bank, encounter a woman in labor in the middle of the ...more about 3 Godfathers  starring John Wayne and Pedro Armendáriz
43Movie reviews for Gentleman's Agreement (1947)Gentleman's Agreement (1947)Movie critics combined give Gentleman's Agreement a score of 3.1570 out of 4
3.1570
51
reviews
NADrama, Romance $4.86 This film is about a journalist who passes himself off as a Jew to write an article about Semitism ...more about Gentleman's Agreement  starring Gregory Peck and Dorothy McGuire
44Movie reviews for Sergeant York (1941)Sergeant York (1941)Movie critics combined give Sergeant York a score of 3.1492 out of 4
3.1492
21
reviews
NADrama, War, Biography $10.00 A hillbilly sharpshooter becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI when he ...more about Sergeant York  starring Gary Cooper and Walter Brennan
45Movie reviews for White Heat (1949)White Heat (1949)Movie critics combined give White Heat a score of 3.1438 out of 4
3.1438
30
reviews
NADrama, Crime, Film-Noir $5.91 Cody Jarrett is the sadistic leader of a ruthless gang of thieves. Afflicted by terrible headaches ...more about White Heat  starring James Cagney and Virginia Mayo
46Movie reviews for Twelve O'Clock High (1949)Twelve O'Clock High (1949)Movie critics combined give Twelve O'Clock High a score of 3.1385 out of 4
3.1385
16
reviews
NA  $6.88 In this story of the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must ...more about Twelve O'Clock High  starring Gregory Peck
47Movie reviews for Woman of the Year (1942)Woman of the Year (1942)Movie critics combined give Woman of the Year a score of 3.1373 out of 4
3.1373
15
reviews
NARomance, Comedy $8.68 Tess and Sam work on the same newspaper and don't like each other very much. At least the first ...more about Woman of the Year  starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn
48Movie reviews for Foreign Correspondent (1940)Foreign Correspondent (1940)Movie critics combined give Foreign Correspondent a score of 3.1351 out of 4
3.1351
31
reviews
NADrama, Thriller $12.71 Johnny Jones is an action reporter on a New York newspaper. The editor appoints him European ...more about Foreign Correspondent  starring Robert Benchley and Laraine Day
49Movie reviews for Brief Encounter (1945)Brief Encounter (1945)Movie critics combined give Brief Encounter a score of 3.1336 out of 4
3.1336
47
reviews
NADrama, Romance $23.99 On a cafe at a railway station, housewife Laura Jesson meets doctor Alec Harvey. Although they are ...more about Brief Encounter  starring Celia Johnson and Trevor Howard
50Movie reviews for National Velvet (1944)National Velvet (1944)Movie critics combined give National Velvet a score of 3.1323 out of 4
3.1323
21
reviews
NADrama, Family, Sports $1.96 Mi Taylor was a young wanderer and opportunist whose father had given him "all the roads in the ...more about National Velvet  starring Mickey Rooney and Donald Crisp