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. 4 -

    The Philadelphia Story

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  2. 7 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 21 top lists Check
  3. 8 -

    The Shop Around the Corner

    1940, in 14 top lists Check
  4. 9 -

    Foreign Correspondent

    1940, in 6 top lists Check
  5. 17 -

    The Lady Eve

    1941, in 20 top lists Check
  6. 21 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 24 -

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  8. 28 -

    Now, Voyager

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 29 -

    Mrs. Miniver

    1942, in 9 top lists Check
  10. 33 -

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  11. 40 -

    Jane Eyre

    1943, in 1 top list Check
  12. 44 -

    To Have and Have Not

    1944, in 16 top lists Check
  13. 51 -

    Spellbound

    1945, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 52 -

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  15. 55 -

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  16. 62 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  17. 64 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  18. 65 -

    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
  19. 66 -

    La belle et la bête

    1946 — a.k.a. Beauty and the Beast, in 26 top lists Check
  20. 67 -

    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
  21. 69 -

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  22. 79 -

    Gentleman's Agreement

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 80 -

    The Paradine Case

    1947, in 1 top list Check
  24. 85 -

    Red River

    1948, in 17 top lists Check
  25. 86 -

    The Red Shoes

    1948, in 27 top lists Check
  26. 94 -

    Adam's Rib

    1949, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 95 -

    On the Town

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
  28. 99 -

    The Heiress

    1949, in 10 top lists Check
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