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TopTenREVIEWS top movie of the 1940s is Citizen Kane.

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51Movie reviews for Detour (1945)Detour (1945)Movie critics combined give Detour a score of 3.1323 out of 4
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NADrama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, Film-Noir $4.99 Purchase information for Detour (1945) In flashback, New York nightclub pianist Al Roberts hitchhikes to Hollywood to join his girl Sue. ...more about Detour  starring Esther Howard and Ann Savage
52Movie reviews for Black Narcissus (1947)Black Narcissus (1947)Movie critics combined give Black Narcissus a score of 3.1277 out of 4
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PGDrama $27.95 Purchase information for Black Narcissus (1947) Anglican nuns, led by the stern Sister Clodagh, attempt to establish a religious community in the ...more about Black Narcissus  starring Deborah Kerr and Flora Robson
53Movie reviews for How Green Was My Valley (1941)How Green Was My Valley (1941)Movie critics combined give How Green Was My Valley a score of 3.1262 out of 4
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NADrama, Romance $9.99 Purchase information for How Green Was My Valley (1941) At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans (he stern, she gentle) raise ...more about How Green Was My Valley  starring Walter Pidgeon and Maureen O'Hara
54Movie reviews for Odd Man Out (1947)Odd Man Out (1947)Movie critics combined give Odd Man Out a score of 3.1262 out of 4
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NADrama, Thriller, CrimeN/AJohnny McQueen, leader of a clandestine Irish organization, has been hiding in the house of ...more about Odd Man Out  starring James Mason and Robert Beatty
55Movie reviews for To Have and Have Not (1944)To Have and Have Not (1944)Movie critics combined give To Have and Have Not a score of 3.1222 out of 4
3.1222
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NAAdventure, War, Thriller, Romance $12.71 Purchase information for To Have and Have Not (1944) Harry Morgan and his alcoholic sidekick, Eddie, are based on the island of Martinique and crew a ...more about To Have and Have Not  starring Humphrey Bogart and Walter Brennan
56Movie reviews for Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)Movie critics combined give Meet Me in St. Louis a score of 3.1197 out of 4
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NAMusical, Romance, Family $8.00 Purchase information for Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) The well to do Smith family faces the possibility of moving when Mr. Smith's job is transferred ...more about Meet Me in St. Louis  starring Judy Garland and Margaret O'Brien
57Movie reviews for Oliver Twist (1948)Oliver Twist (1948)Movie critics combined give Oliver Twist a score of 3.1186 out of 4
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NAAdventure, Drama, Crime $27.95 Purchase information for Oliver Twist (1948) Based on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist is about an orphan boy who runs away from a ...more about Oliver Twist  starring Francis L. Sullivan and Alec Guinness
58Movie reviews for Deadly Is the Female (1949)Deadly Is the Female (1949)Movie critics combined give Deadly Is the Female a score of 3.1178 out of 4
3.1178
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NADrama, Crime, Romance, Film-Noir $9.49 Purchase information for Deadly Is the Female (1949) Since he was a child, Bart Tare has always loved guns. After leaving the army, his friends take him ...more about Deadly Is the Female  starring Peggy Cummins and John Dall
59Movie reviews for And Then There Were None (1945)And Then There Were None (1945)Movie critics combined give And Then There Were None a score of 3.1173 out of 4
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NADrama, Crime, Mystery $3.00 Purchase information for And Then There Were None (1945) Ten people are invited for a weekend on an island by a Mr U. N. Own, but he isn't on the island. At ...more about And Then There Were None  starring Barry Fitzgerald and Walter Huston
60Movie reviews for Mildred Pierce (1945)Mildred Pierce (1945)Movie critics combined give Mildred Pierce a score of 3.1115 out of 4
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NADrama, Mystery, Romance, Film-Noir $12.71 Purchase information for Mildred Pierce (1945) Mildred Pierce dotes on her daughters while husband Bert looks to Maggie Binderhof for affection. ...more about Mildred Pierce  starring Joan Crawford and Jack Carson
61Movie reviews for Key Largo (1948)Key Largo (1948)Movie critics combined give Key Largo a score of 3.1077 out of 4
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NADrama, Thriller, Crime, Film-Noir $12.71 Purchase information for Key Largo (1948) A man visits his old friend's hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, ...more about Key Largo  starring Humphrey Bogart and Edward G. Robinson
62Movie reviews for Sea Hawk, The (1940)Sea Hawk, The (1940)Movie critics combined give Sea Hawk a score of 3.0991 out of 4
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NAAdventure, Romance $11.89 Purchase information for Sea Hawk, The (1940) Geoffrey Thorpe is an adventurous and dashing pirate, who feels that he should pirate the Spanish ...more about Sea Hawk  starring Errol Flynn and Brenda Marshall
63Movie reviews for I Walked with a Zombie (1943)I Walked with a Zombie (1943)Movie critics combined give I Walked with a Zombie a score of 3.0962 out of 4
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PGDrama, Thriller, Horror, Romance $12.71 Purchase information for I Walked with a Zombie (1943) A young Canadian nurse is hired to care for the wife of a plantation owner in the West Indies. Many ...more about I Walked with a Zombie  starring James Ellison and Frances Dee
64Movie reviews for Cat People (1942)Cat People (1942)Movie critics combined give Cat People a score of 3.0924 out of 4
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PGDrama, Thriller, Horror, Romance $12.71 Purchase information for Cat People (1942) Irena Dubrovna, a beautiful and mysterious Serbian-born fashion artist living in New York City, ...more about Cat People  starring Simone Simon and Kent Smith
65Movie reviews for This Gun for Hire (1942)This Gun for Hire (1942)Movie critics combined give This Gun for Hire a score of 3.0875 out of 4
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NAThriller, Crime, Film-Noir $5.95 Purchase information for This Gun for Hire (1942) Hit man Philip Raven, who's kind to children and cats, kills a blackmailer and is paid off by ...more about This Gun for Hire  starring Veronica Lake and Robert Preston
66Movie reviews for Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949)Movie critics combined give Kind Hearts and Coronets a score of 3.0837 out of 4
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NADrama, Comedy $14.63 Purchase information for Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949) Louis Mazzini's mother's frequent tales of how her titled D'Ascoyn family shunned her after she ...more about Kind Hearts and Coronets  starring Dennis Price and Valerie Hobson
67Movie reviews for Hamlet (1948)Hamlet (1948)Movie critics combined give Hamlet a score of 3.0807 out of 4
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GDrama, Thriller $19.21 Purchase information for Hamlet (1948) In this film of the classic Shakespearean play, a Danish prince seeks to avenge his father's death ...more about Hamlet  starring Esmond Knight and Anthony Quayle
68Movie reviews for Mask of Dimitrios, The (1944)Mask of Dimitrios, The (1944)Movie critics combined give Mask of Dimitrios a score of 3.0744 out of 4
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PGDrama, Crime, MysteryN/AA mystery writer named Leyden is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, ...more about Mask of Dimitrios  starring Sydney Greenstreet and Zachary Scott
69Movie reviews for Bank Dick, The (1940)Bank Dick, The (1940)Movie critics combined give Bank Dick a score of 3.0740 out of 4
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NAComedy $41.99 Purchase information for Bank Dick, The (1940) Egbert Souse, "accent grave over the e", henpecked by his whole family, is recruited to replace a ...more about Bank Dick  starring W.C. Fields and Cora Witherspoon
70Movie reviews for Dead of Night (1945)Dead of Night (1945)Movie critics combined give Dead of Night a score of 3.0715 out of 4
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NAHorror, Mystery $19.91 Purchase information for Dead of Night (1945) Architect Walter Craig, seeking the possibility of some work at a country farmhouse, soon finds ...more about Dead of Night  starring Mervyn Johns and Roland Culver
71Movie reviews for Killers, The (1946)Killers, The (1946)Movie critics combined give Killers a score of 3.0687 out of 4
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PGCrime, Romance, Film-Noir $27.79 Purchase information for Killers, The (1946) Two professional killers invade a small town and kill a gas station attendant, "the Swede," who's ...more about Killers  starring Burt Lancaster and Ava Gardner
72Movie reviews for On the Town (1949)On the Town (1949)Movie critics combined give On the Town a score of 3.0684 out of 4
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NAAdventure, Musical, Comedy $10.00 Purchase information for On the Town (1949) Three sailors - Gabey, Chip and Ozzie - let loose on a 24-hour pass in New York and the Big Apple ...more about On the Town  starring Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra
73Movie reviews for Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)Movie critics combined give Sorry a score of 3.0667 out of 4
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NADrama, Thriller, Film-Noir $4.94 Purchase information for Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) Leona Stevenson is sick and confined to her bed. One night, whilst waiting for he husband to return ...more about Sorry  starring Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster
74Movie reviews for You'll Find Out (1940)You'll Find Out (1940)Movie critics combined give You'll Find Out a score of 3.0644 out of 4
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NA N/AKay Kyser and his orchestra are hired to entertain at the birthday party of a young heiress at a ...more about You'll Find Out  starring Kay Kyser and Peter Lorre
75Movie reviews for Murder, My Sweet (1944)Murder, My Sweet (1944)Movie critics combined give Murder a score of 3.0584 out of 4
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NADrama, Thriller, Crime $12.71 Purchase information for Murder, My Sweet (1944) This adaptation of the Raymond Chandler novel 'Farewell, My Lovely', renamed for the American ...more about Murder  starring Dick Powell and Claire Trevor
76Movie reviews for Scarlet Street (1945)Scarlet Street (1945)Movie critics combined give Scarlet Street a score of 3.0507 out of 4
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NADrama, Mystery, Film-Noir $5.00 Purchase information for Scarlet Street (1945) Chris Cross, 25 years a cashier, has a gold watch and little else. That rainy night, he rescues ...more about Scarlet Street  starring Edward G. Robinson and Joan Bennett
77Movie reviews for Kiss of Death (1947)Kiss of Death (1947)Movie critics combined give Kiss of Death a score of 3.0483 out of 4
3.0483
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NADrama, Crime, Film-Noir $6.22 Purchase information for Kiss of Death (1947) Small-time crook Nick Bianco gets caught in a jewel heist and despite urgings from well-meaning ...more about Kiss of Death  starring Victor Mature and Brian Donlevy
78Movie reviews for All the King's Men (1949)All the King's Men (1949)Movie critics combined give All the King's Men a score of 3.0448 out of 4
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PGDrama $10.23 Purchase information for All the King's Men (1949) All The King's Men is the story of the rise of politician Willie Stark from a rural county seat to ...more about All the King's Men  starring Broderick Crawford and John Ireland
79Movie reviews for Call Northside 777 (1948)Call Northside 777 (1948)Movie critics combined give Call Northside 777 a score of 3.0383 out of 4
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NADrama, Crime, Film-Noir $5.90 Purchase information for Call Northside 777 (1948) In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by ...more about Call Northside 777  starring James Stewart and Richard Conte
80Movie reviews for Banshun (1949)Banshun (1949)Movie critics combined give Banshun a score of 3.0358 out of 4
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NADrama $24.99 Purchase information for Banshun (1949) Somiya was an old widower with a daughter, named Noriko, mature for marriage but would rather live ...more about Banshun  starring Setsuko Hara
81Movie reviews for Boy with Green Hair, The (1948)Boy with Green Hair, The (1948)Movie critics combined give Boy with Green Hair a score of 3.0356 out of 4
3.0356
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NADrama, FamilyN/APeter Frye, typical American boy, is orphaned when his parents are caught in the London Blitz. He ...more about Boy with Green Hair  starring Robert Ryan and Barbara Hale
82Movie reviews for Wolf Man, The (1941)Wolf Man, The (1941)Movie critics combined give Wolf Man a score of 3.0331 out of 4
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NADrama, Fantasy, Horror $12.95 Purchase information for Wolf Man, The (1941) Upon the death of his brother, Larry Talbot returns from America to his ancestral home in Wales. He ...more about Wolf Man  starring Claude Rains and Warren William
83Movie reviews for Clock, The (1945)Clock, The (1945)Movie critics combined give Clock a score of 3.0318 out of 4
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NAAdventure, Drama, Romance $8.68 Purchase information for Clock, The (1945) Soldier Joe Allen is on a two-day leave in New York, and there he meets Alice. She agrees to show ...more about Clock  starring Judy Garland and Robert Walker
84Movie reviews for Lady Eve, The (1941)Lady Eve, The (1941)Movie critics combined give Lady Eve a score of 3.0315 out of 4
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NARomance, Comedy $23.99 Purchase information for Lady Eve, The (1941) Returning from a year up the Amazon studying snakes, the rich but unsophisticated Charles Pike ...more about Lady Eve  starring Barbara Stanwyck and Henry Fonda
85Movie reviews for The Children Are Watching Us (1944)The Children Are Watching Us (1944)Movie critics combined give The Children Are Watching Us a score of 3.0309 out of 4
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NADrama $17.99 Purchase information for The Children Are Watching Us (1944) The film follows the anguish of the four-year-old, Prico, after his mother, Nina, leaves his ...more about The Children Are Watching Us
86Movie reviews for Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)Stranger on the Third Floor (1940)Movie critics combined give Stranger on the Third Floor a score of 3.0288 out of 4
3.0288
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NADrama, Film-NoirN/ARising reporter Michael Ward is a key witness in the murder trial of young Joe Briggs, who is ...more about Stranger on the Third Floor  starring Peter Lorre and Margaret Tallichet
87Movie reviews for Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)Movie critics combined give Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein a score of 3.0202 out of 4
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NAHorror, Sci-Fi, Comedy $12.82 Purchase information for Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948) The world of freight handlers Wilbur Grey and Chick Young is turned upside down when the remains of ...more about Bud Abbott Lou Costello Meet Frankenstein  starring Bud Abbott and Lou Costello
88Movie reviews for Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943)Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943)Movie critics combined give Ox-Bow Incident a score of 3.0181 out of 4
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NADrama, Western $4.86 Purchase information for Ox-Bow Incident, The (1943) A local farmer has been killed and his cattle stolen. The towns people ban together to catch the ...more about Ox-Bow Incident  starring Henry Fonda and Dana Andrews
89Movie reviews for Penny Serenade (1941)Penny Serenade (1941)Movie critics combined give Penny Serenade a score of 3.0158 out of 4
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NADrama, Romance $1.99 Purchase information for Penny Serenade (1941) As Julie prepares to leave her husband Roger, she begins to play through a stack of recordings, ...more about Penny Serenade  starring Irene Dunne and Cary Grant
90Movie reviews for Unfaithfully Yours (1948)Unfaithfully Yours (1948)Movie critics combined give Unfaithfully Yours a score of 3.0151 out of 4
3.0151
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NAComedy $18.49 Purchase information for Unfaithfully Yours (1948) Sir Alfred De Carter suspects his wife of infidelity. While conducting a symphony orchestra, he ...more about Unfaithfully Yours  starring Rex Harrison and Linda Darnell
91Movie reviews for Mummy's Ghost, The (1944)Mummy's Ghost, The (1944)Movie critics combined give Mummy's Ghost a score of 3.0145 out of 4
3.0145
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NA  $9.99 Purchase information for Mummy's Ghost, The (1944) An Egyptian high priest (John Carradine) travels to America to reclaim the bodies of ancient ...more about Mummy's Ghost  starring John Carradine and Robert Lowery
92Movie reviews for Gilda (1946)Gilda (1946)Movie critics combined give Gilda a score of 3.0103 out of 4
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NADrama, Thriller, Romance, Film-Noir $10.23 Purchase information for Gilda (1946) Just arrived in Argentina, small-time crooked gambler Johnny Farrell is saved from a gunman by ...more about Gilda  starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford
93Movie reviews for Talk of the Town, The (1942)Talk of the Town, The (1942)Movie critics combined give Talk of the Town a score of 3.0063 out of 4
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NADrama, Thriller, Romance, Comedy $15.34 Purchase information for Talk of the Town, The (1942) When the Holmes Woolen Mill burns down, political activist Leopold Dilg is jailed for arson (and ...more about Talk of the Town  starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur
94Movie reviews for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)Movie critics combined give Yankee Doodle Dandy a score of 3.0031 out of 4
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NADrama, Biography, Music $15.52 Purchase information for Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942) A musical portrait of composer/singer/dancer George M. Cohan. From his early days as a child-star ...more about Yankee Doodle Dandy  starring James Cagney and Joan Leslie
95Movie reviews for Black Swan, The (1942)Black Swan, The (1942)Movie critics combined give Black Swan a score of 3.0014 out of 4
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NAAdventure, Romance, Family $6.88 Purchase information for Black Swan, The (1942) When notorious pirate Henry Morgan is made governor of Jamaica, he enlists the help of some of his ...more about Black Swan  starring Tyrone Power and Maureen O'Hara
96Movie reviews for Lost Weekend, The (1945)Lost Weekend, The (1945)Movie critics combined give Lost Weekend a score of 3.0014 out of 4
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PGDrama, Film-Noir $5.89 Purchase information for Lost Weekend, The (1945) Don Birnam, long-time alcoholic, has been "on the wagon" for ten days and seems to be over the ...more about Lost Weekend  starring Jane Wyman and Phillip Terry
97Movie reviews for Southerner, The (1945)Southerner, The (1945)Movie critics combined give Southerner a score of 3.0014 out of 4
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NADrama $6.98 Purchase information for Southerner, The (1945) Sam Tucker, a cotton picker, in search of a better future for his family, decides to grow his own ...more about Southerner  starring Zachary Scott and Betty Field
98Movie reviews for Melody Time (1948)Melody Time (1948)Movie critics combined give Melody Time a score of 2.9953 out of 4
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NAMusical, Family, Animation, Disney $10.98 Purchase information for Melody Time (1948) Segments: "Once Upon a Wintertime," two lovers recued from an icy river by friendly animals; ...more about Melody Time  starring Roy Rogers and Freddy Martin
99Movie reviews for Rope (1948)Rope (1948)Movie critics combined give Rope a score of 2.9947 out of 4
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NADrama, Thriller, Crime $12.80 Purchase information for Rope (1948) Brandon and Philip are two young men who share a New York apartment. They consider themselves ...more about Rope  starring James Stewart and John Dall
100Movie reviews for Major Barbara (1941)Major Barbara (1941)Movie critics combined give Major Barbara a score of 2.9907 out of 4
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NAComedyN/A ...more about Major Barbara  starring Wendy Hiller and Rex Harrison
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