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Top 1939 Drama Movies

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1Movie reviews for Gone with the Wind (1939)Gone with the Wind (1939)Movie critics combined give Gone with the Wind a score of 3.8877 out of 4
3.8877
116
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GDrama, War, Romance $12.71 On the eve of the American Civil War, Scarlett O'Hara meets Rhett Butler. Amongst a war torn ...more about Gone with the Wind  starring Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh
2Movie reviews for Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)Movie critics combined give Mr. Smith Goes to Washington a score of 3.4155 out of 4
3.4155
44
reviews
NADrama, Comedy $13.84 Naive and idealistic Jefferson Smith, leader of the Boy Rangers, is appointed on a lark by the ...more about Mr. Smith Goes to Washington  starring James Stewart and Jean Arthur
3Movie reviews for Wuthering Heights (1939)Wuthering Heights (1939)Movie critics combined give Wuthering Heights a score of 3.1003 out of 4
3.1003
8
reviews
NADrama, RomanceN/AThe Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns ...more about Wuthering Heights  starring Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier
4Movie reviews for Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1939)Movie critics combined give Goodbye a score of 3.0441 out of 4
3.0441
19
reviews
NADrama $9.76 An old classics teacher looks back over his long career, remembering pupils and colleagues, and ...more about Goodbye  starring Robert Donat and Milton Rosmer
5Movie reviews for Only Angels Have Wings (1939)Only Angels Have Wings (1939)Movie critics combined give Only Angels Have Wings a score of 2.9992 out of 4
2.9992
15
reviews
Not RatedAction, Adventure, Drama, Romance $10.23 While waiting for her boat, Bonnie Lee stops at a small airport in South America. The pilots there ...more about Only Angels Have Wings  starring Cary Grant and Jean Arthur
6Movie reviews for Love Affair (1939)Love Affair (1939)Movie critics combined give Love Affair a score of 2.9668 out of 4
2.9668
9
reviews
NADrama, Romance, Comedy $3.24 French playboy Michel Marnet and American Terry McKay fall in love aboard ship. They arrange to ...more about Love Affair  starring Irene Dunne and Charles Boyer
7Movie reviews for Son of Frankenstein (1939)Son of Frankenstein (1939)Movie critics combined give Son of Frankenstein a score of 2.9618 out of 4
2.9618
15
reviews
NADrama, Horror, Sci-Fi $8.89 Wolf Frankenstein, son of Henry Frankenstein, returns with his wife, to his fathers estate to claim ...more about Son of Frankenstein  starring Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff
8Movie reviews for Women, The (1939)Women, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Women a score of 2.9607 out of 4
2.9607
19
reviews
NADrama, Comedy $8.68 Wealthy Mary Haines is unaware her husband is having an affair with shopgirl Crystal Allen. Sylvia ...more about Women  starring Norma Shearer and Joan Crawford
9Movie reviews for Dark Victory (1939)Dark Victory (1939)Movie critics combined give Dark Victory a score of 2.9481 out of 4
2.9481
28
reviews
NADrama, Romance $8.68 Judith Traherne is at the height of young society when Dr. Frederick Steele diagnoses a brain tumor. ...more about Dark Victory  starring Bette Davis and George Brent
10Movie reviews for Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)Movie critics combined give Young Mr. Lincoln a score of 2.9249 out of 4
2.9249
25
reviews
NADrama, Biography $24.99 Ten years in the life of Abraham Lincoln, before he became known to his nation and the world. He ...more about Young Mr. Lincoln  starring Henry Fonda and Alice Brady
11Movie reviews for Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)Intermezzo: A Love Story (1939)Movie critics combined give Intermezzo: A Love Story a score of 2.9245 out of 4
2.9245
10
reviews
NADrama, Romance $5.17 A concert violinist becomes charmed with his daughter's talented piano teacher. When he invites her ...more about Intermezzo: A Love Story  starring Leslie Howard and Ingrid Bergman
12Movie reviews for Stagecoach (1939)Stagecoach (1939)Movie critics combined give Stagecoach a score of 2.8283 out of 4
2.8283
30
reviews
NAAction, Drama, Western, Romance $13.99 A stagecoach carrying various passengers sets off from Tonto to Lordsburg, New Mexico, but along ...more about Stagecoach  starring Claire Trevor and John Wayne
13Movie reviews for Each Dawn I Die (1939)Each Dawn I Die (1939)Movie critics combined give Each Dawn I Die a score of 2.7802 out of 4
2.7802
10
reviews
NADrama, Thriller, Crime $9.99 Although innocent, reporter Frank Ross is found guilty of murder and is sent to jail. While his ...more about Each Dawn I Die  starring James Cagney and George Raft
14Movie reviews for Another Thin Man (1939)Another Thin Man (1939)Movie critics combined give Another Thin Man a score of 2.7695 out of 4
2.7695
16
reviews
NADrama, Crime, Mystery, Romance, Comedy $41.37 In this adaptation of Dashiell Hammett's "The Farewell Murder", Nick and Nora (and their dog Asta) ...more about Another Thin Man  starring William Powell and Myrna Loy
15Movie reviews for Beau Geste (1939)Beau Geste (1939)Movie critics combined give Beau Geste a score of 2.7563 out of 4
2.7563
8
reviews
NAAction, Adventure, Drama, War $16.37 Beau, John, and Digby Geste are three inseparable, adventurous brothers who haven been adopted into ...more about Beau Geste  starring Gary Cooper and Ray Milland
16Movie reviews for They Made Me a Criminal (1939)They Made Me a Criminal (1939)Movie critics combined give They Made Me a Criminal a score of 2.6970 out of 4
2.6970
3
reviews
NADrama, Crime, Mystery $6.99 Johnnie is a boxer. The same evening he won the world championship, he is charged for the murder of ...more about They Made Me a Criminal  starring John Garfield and The Dead End Kids
17Movie reviews for Jamaica Inn (1939)Jamaica Inn (1939)Movie critics combined give Jamaica Inn a score of 2.5707 out of 4
2.5707
16
reviews
NAAdventure, Drama, Crime $6.49 Set in Cornwall where the young orphan, Mary, is sent to live with Aunt Patience and Uncle Joss who ...more about Jamaica Inn  starring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara
18Movie reviews for Tower of London (1939)Tower of London (1939)Movie critics combined give Tower of London a score of 2.5296 out of 4
2.5296
5
reviews
NADrama, History, Horror $17.37 In the 15th century Richard Duke of Gloucester, aided by his club-footed executioner Mord, ...more about Tower of London  starring Basil Rathbone and Boris Karloff
19Movie reviews for Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1939)Hunchback of Notre Dame, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Hunchback of Notre Dame a score of 2.5284 out of 4
2.5284
14
reviews
NADrama $9.76 King Louis XI is a wise and old king and Frollo is the Chief Justice. Frollo gazes on the gypsy ...more about Hunchback of Notre Dame  starring Maureen O'Hara
20Movie reviews for Roaring Twenties, The (1939)Roaring Twenties, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Roaring Twenties a score of 2.4200 out of 4
2.4200
8
reviews
NADrama, Thriller, Crime $12.71 After the WWI Armistice Lloyd Hart goes back to practice law, former saloon keeper George Hally ...more about Roaring Twenties  starring James Cagney and Priscilla Lane
21Movie reviews for Of Mice and Men (1939)Of Mice and Men (1939)Movie critics combined give Of Mice and Men a score of 2.3332 out of 4
2.3332
4
reviews
NADrama $14.06 George (Meredith) and half-wit Lenny (Chaney) work on a western ranch during the Great Depression, ...more about Of Mice and Men  starring Betty Field and Lon Chaney Jr.
22Movie reviews for Juarez (1939)Juarez (1939)Movie critics combined give Juarez a score of 2.3218 out of 4
2.3218
5
reviews
NADrama, Biography, RomanceN/AThe newly named emperor Maximilian and his wife Carolotta arrive in Mexico to face popular ...more about Juarez  starring Bette Davis and Gilbert Roland
23Movie reviews for In Name Only (1939)In Name Only (1939)Movie critics combined give In Name Only a score of 2.2876 out of 4
2.2876
5
reviews
NADrama, RomanceN/AWhile out riding in the country, wealthy New Yorker Alec Walker meets young widow Julie Eden, and a ...more about In Name Only  starring Carole Lombard and Cary Grant
24Movie reviews for Panama Lady (1939)Panama Lady (1939)Movie critics combined give Panama Lady a score of 2.2830 out of 4
2.2830
2
reviews
NADramaN/A ...more about Panama Lady  starring Lucille Ball and Allan Lane
25Movie reviews for Golden Boy (1939)Golden Boy (1939)Movie critics combined give Golden Boy a score of 2.2784 out of 4
2.2784
6
reviews
NADramaN/AJoe Bonaparte's father wants him to pursue his musical talent; but Joe wants to be a boxer. ...more about Golden Boy  starring Barbara Stanwyck and Adolphe Menjou
26Movie reviews for Little Princess, The (1939)Little Princess, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Little Princess a score of 2.2602 out of 4
2.2602
2
reviews
NADrama, Musical, Family $3.00 In Victorian England little Sara Crewe's widowed father is sent to the Boer War. When he is ...more about Little Princess  starring Shirley Temple and Richard Greene
27Movie reviews for Eternally Yours (1939)Eternally Yours (1939)Movie critics combined give Eternally Yours a score of 2.2465 out of 4
2.2465
2
reviews
NADrama, Comedy $5.16 Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say ...more about Eternally Yours  starring Loretta Young and Hugh Herbert
28Movie reviews for On Borrowed Time (1939)On Borrowed Time (1939)Movie critics combined give On Borrowed Time a score of 2.2373 out of 4
2.2373
4
reviews
NADrama, Fantasy, ComedyN/AYoung Pud is orphaned and left in the care of his aged grandparents. The boy and his cantankerous ...more about On Borrowed Time  starring Lionel Barrymore and Beulah Bondi
29Movie reviews for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The (1939)Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Adventures of Huckleberry Finn a score of 2.2343 out of 4
2.2343
5
reviews
NAAdventure, DramaN/AHuckleberry Finn, a rambunctious boy adventurer chafing under the bonds of civilization, escapes ...more about Adventures of Huckleberry Finn  starring Mickey Rooney and Walter Connolly
30Movie reviews for Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939)Movie critics combined give Confessions of a Nazi Spy a score of 2.2130 out of 4
2.2130
3
reviews
NADramaN/AEd Renard is a G-Man investigating a huge Nazi spy ring in the United States. Contacts are ...more about Confessions of a Nazi Spy  starring Edward G. Robinson and Francis Lederer
31Movie reviews for Old Maid, The (1939)Old Maid, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Old Maid a score of 2.1917 out of 4
2.1917
5
reviews
NADramaN/ADelia marries Jim, not Joe After Delia breaks her engagement to Clem and marries Jim, Clem promises ...more about Old Maid  starring Bette Davis and Miriam Hopkins
32Movie reviews for Made for Each Other (1939)Made for Each Other (1939)Movie critics combined give Made for Each Other a score of 2.1825 out of 4
2.1825
2
reviews
NADrama, Romance, Comedy $2.95 Young lawyer meets and marries girl after knowing her one day. Takes bride home to meet his mother ...more about Made for Each Other  starring Carole Lombard and James Stewart
33Movie reviews for Sun Never Sets, The (1939)Sun Never Sets, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Sun Never Sets a score of 2.1369 out of 4
2.1369
1
reviews
NAAction, DramaN/AWhen Clive Randolph finally returns "home" from Gold Coast colony, younger brother John balks at ...more about Sun Never Sets  starring Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Basil Rathbone
34Movie reviews for Coast Guard (1939)Coast Guard (1939)Movie critics combined give Coast Guard a score of 2.1156 out of 4
2.1156
3
reviews
NADrama, RomanceN/ASteady, dependable Coast Guard Lieutenant Raymond "Ray" Dower (Ralph Bellamy) and reckless aviator ...more about Coast Guard  starring Randolph Scott and Frances Dee
35Movie reviews for Spy in Black, The (1939)Spy in Black, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Spy in Black a score of 2.0973 out of 4
2.0973
6
reviews
NAAction, Adventure, Drama, War, Thriller, RomanceN/AWhen a German U-Boat captain is sent on a spying mission to the North of Scotland during World War ...more about Spy in Black  starring Conrad Veidt and Sebastian Shaw
36Movie reviews for Blind Alley (1939)Blind Alley (1939)Movie critics combined give Blind Alley a score of 2.0821 out of 4
2.0821
1
reviews
NADrama, CrimeN/A ...more about Blind Alley  starring Ralph Bellamy and Ann Dvorak
37Movie reviews for Great Man Votes, The (1939)Great Man Votes, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Great Man Votes a score of 2.0707 out of 4
2.0707
5
reviews
NADramaN/A ...more about Great Man Votes  starring John Barrymore and Virginia Weidler
38Movie reviews for Secret of Dr. Kildare, The (1939)Secret of Dr. Kildare, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Secret of Dr. Kildare a score of 2.0547 out of 4
2.0547
4
reviews
NADrama $6.06 Dr. Gillespie's cancer has gotten worse, and to force him to take a rest instead of pursuing a ...more about Secret of Dr. Kildare  starring Lew Ayres and Lionel Barrymore
39Movie reviews for Television Spy (1939)Television Spy (1939)Movie critics combined give Television Spy a score of 2.0456 out of 4
2.0456
1
reviews
NADrama, Sci-FiN/A ...more about Television Spy  starring William Collier Sr. and William Henry
40Movie reviews for Zaza (1939)Zaza (1939)Movie critics combined give Zaza a score of 2.0273 out of 4
2.0273
1
reviews
NADramaN/A ...more about Zaza  starring Claudette Colbert and Bert Lahr
41Movie reviews for Lady of the Tropics (1939)Lady of the Tropics (1939)Movie critics combined give Lady of the Tropics a score of 2.0045 out of 4
2.0045
2
reviews
NADrama, RomanceN/AA party of yachting jet-setters visit French Saigon, where they meet lovely Manon deVargnes, a ...more about Lady of the Tropics  starring Robert Taylor and Hedy Lamarr
42Movie reviews for Squadron 992 (1939)Squadron 992 (1939)Movie critics combined give Squadron 992 a score of 1.9816 out of 4
1.9816
1
reviews
NADrama, War, Documentary, ShortN/A ...more about Squadron 992
43Movie reviews for Five Came Back (1939)Five Came Back (1939)Movie critics combined give Five Came Back a score of 1.8584 out of 4
1.8584
5
reviews
NAAdventure, DramaN/ATwelve people are aboard Coast Air Line's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when ...more about Five Came Back  starring Lucille Ball and Wendy Barrie
44Movie reviews for Society Lawyer (1939)Society Lawyer (1939)Movie critics combined give Society Lawyer a score of 1.8173 out of 4
1.8173
1
reviews
NADramaN/ASociety lawyer Christopher Durant agrees to defend his friend Phil Siddall when Siddall is arrested ...more about Society Lawyer  starring Walter Pidgeon and Virginia Bruce
45Movie reviews for Invisible Stripes (1939)Invisible Stripes (1939)Movie critics combined give Invisible Stripes a score of 1.7990 out of 4
1.7990
1
reviews
NADrama, CrimeN/ACliff and Chuck leave prison together. Cliff tries the straight life but falls back into crime with ...more about Invisible Stripes  starring George Raft and Jane Bryan
46Movie reviews for Sons of the Sea (1939)Sons of the Sea (1939)Movie critics combined give Sons of the Sea a score of 1.7807 out of 4
1.7807
1
reviews
NADrama, WarN/AThe head of Dartmouth Training College has been murdered, and his successor, Captain Hyde, suspects ...more about Sons of the Sea  starring Leslie Banks and Kay Walsh
47Movie reviews for Beauty for the Asking (1939)Beauty for the Asking (1939)Movie critics combined give Beauty for the Asking a score of 1.7807 out of 4
1.7807
1
reviews
NADramaN/ADenny drops fiancée Jean and marries Flora who is worth ten million dollars. When Jean is fired ...more about Beauty for the Asking  starring Lucille Ball and Patric Knowles
48Movie reviews for Espionage Agent (1939)Espionage Agent (1939)Movie critics combined give Espionage Agent a score of 1.7077 out of 4
1.7077
3
reviews
NADrama, War, ThrillerN/AWhen Barry Corvall discovers that his new bride is a possible enemy agent, he resigns from the ...more about Espionage Agent  starring Brenda Marshall and Jeffrey Lynn
49Movie reviews for Union Pacific (1939)Union Pacific (1939)Movie critics combined give Union Pacific a score of 1.6712 out of 4
1.6712
4
reviews
NADrama, Western $19.99 One of the last bills signed by President Lincoln authorizes pushing the Union Pacific Railroad ...more about Union Pacific  starring Barbara Stanwyck and Akim Tamiroff
50Movie reviews for Lion Has Wings, The (1939)Lion Has Wings, The (1939)Movie critics combined give Lion Has Wings a score of 1.6255 out of 4
1.6255
2
reviews
NADrama, WarN/AA "documentary" style film to praise the R.A.F. at the start of World War II. The 'Michael Powell' ...more about Lion Has Wings  starring Merle Oberon and Ralph Richardson
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