The Most Popular Movies From the 40s

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These are the ten most voted movies per year in the 1940's according to IMDb. It gives another perspective than a list based on highest ratings. This is more of a popularity contest.

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  1. 11 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  2. 21 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  3. 61 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  4. 91 -

    The Third Man

    1949, in 37 top lists Check
  5. 83 -

    Ladri di biciclette

    1948 — a.k.a. Bicycle Thieves, in 36 top lists Check
  6. 41 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  7. 12 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 82 -

    The Treasure of the Sierra Madre

    1948, in 25 top lists Check
  9. 1 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  10. 86 -

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  11. 2 -

    Rebecca

    1940, in 23 top lists Check
  12. 7 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  13. 64 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  14. 6 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  15. 62 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  16. 55 -

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  17. 63 -

    The Big Sleep

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  18. 4 -

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  19. 52 -

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  20. 3 -

    Fantasia

    1940, in 20 top lists Check
  21. 23 -

    To Be or Not to Be

    1942, in 24 top lists Check
  22. 66 -

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  23. 43 -

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  24. 56 -

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  25. 15 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  26. 72 -

    Out of the Past

    1947, in 16 top lists Check
  27. 31 -

    Shadow of a Doubt

    1943, in 15 top lists Check
  28. 81 -

    Rope

    1948, in 10 top lists Check
  29. 93 -

    White Heat

    1949, in 15 top lists Check
  30. 5 -

    Pinocchio

    1940, in 16 top lists Check
  31. 69 -

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  32. 27 -

    Cat People

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  33. 85 -

    Red River

    1948, in 17 top lists Check
  34. 92 -

    Kind Hearts and Coronets

    1949, in 20 top lists Check
  35. 74 -

    Black Narcissus

    1947, in 15 top lists Check
  36. 17 -

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  37. 47 -

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 15 top lists Check
  38. 68 -

    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
  39. 54 -

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  40. 24 -

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  41. 22 -

    Bambi

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  42. 53 -

    The Lost Weekend

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  43. 8 -

    The Shop Around the Corner

    1940, in 14 top lists Check
  44. 32 -

    The Ox-Bow Incident

    1943, in 14 top lists Check
  45. 33 -

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  46. 13 -

    Dumbo

    1941, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 73 -

    The Lady from Shanghai

    1947, in 9 top lists Check
  48. 36 -

    Vredens dag

    1943 — a.k.a. Day of Wrath, in 14 top lists Check
  49. 65 -

    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
  50. 67 -

    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
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