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. 1 -

    The Great Dictator

    1940, in 25 top lists Check
  2. 2 -

    Rebecca

    1940, in 23 top lists Check
  3. 6 -

    The Grapes of Wrath

    1940, in 24 top lists Check
  4. 7 -

    His Girl Friday

    1940, in 22 top lists Check
  5. 8 -

    The Shop Around the Corner

    1940, in 14 top lists Check
  6. 11 -

    Citizen Kane

    1941, in 39 top lists Check
  7. 12 -

    The Maltese Falcon

    1941, in 27 top lists Check
  8. 15 -

    Sullivan's Travels

    1941, in 24 top lists Check
  9. 16 -

    How Green Was My Valley

    1941, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 18 -

    The Wolf Man

    1941, in 2 top lists Check
  11. 19 -

    Sergeant York

    1941, in 7 top lists Check
  12. 20 -

    High Sierra

    1941, in 8 top lists Check
  13. 21 -

    Casablanca

    1942, in 39 top lists Check
  14. 22 -

    Bambi

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  15. 24 -

    The Magnificent Ambersons

    1942, in 15 top lists Check
  16. 26 -

    Yankee Doodle Dandy

    1942, in 12 top lists Check
  17. 28 -

    Now, Voyager

    1942, in 13 top lists Check
  18. 29 -

    Mrs. Miniver

    1942, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 30 -

    The Pride of the Yankees

    1942, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 33 -

    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp

    1943, in 16 top lists Check
  21. 35 -

    Heaven Can Wait

    1943, in 5 top lists Check
  22. 36 -

    Vredens dag

    1943 — a.k.a. Day of Wrath, in 13 top lists Check
  23. 37 -

    Le corbeau

    1943 — a.k.a. The Raven, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 38 -

    For Whom the Bell Tolls

    1943, in 3 top lists Check
  25. 39 -

    Sahara

    1943, in 0 top lists Check
  26. 40 -

    Jane Eyre

    1943, in 1 top list Check
  27. 41 -

    Double Indemnity

    1944, in 37 top lists Check
  28. 43 -

    Laura

    1944, in 21 top lists Check
  29. 46 -

    Gaslight

    1944, in 12 top lists Check
  30. 47 -

    Meet Me in St. Louis

    1944, in 16 top lists Check
  31. 48 -

    Murder, My Sweet

    1944, in 5 top lists Check
  32. 49 -

    The Woman in the Window

    1944, in 8 top lists Check
  33. 52 -

    Brief Encounter

    1945, in 22 top lists Check
  34. 53 -

    The Lost Weekend

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  35. 54 -

    Mildred Pierce

    1945, in 17 top lists Check
  36. 55 -

    Les enfants du paradis

    1945 — a.k.a. Children of Paradise, in 21 top lists Check
  37. 56 -

    Roma città aperta

    1945 — a.k.a. Rome, Open City, in 23 top lists Check
  38. 57 -

    The Picture of Dorian Gray

    1945, in 5 top lists Check
  39. 58 -

    Detour

    1945, in 16 top lists Check
  40. 59 -

    Scarlet Street

    1945, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 60 -

    And Then There Were None

    1945, in 2 top lists Check
  42. 61 -

    It's a Wonderful Life

    1946, in 33 top lists Check
  43. 62 -

    Notorious

    1946, in 24 top lists Check
  44. 64 -

    The Best Years of Our Lives

    1946, in 30 top lists Check
  45. 65 -

    Great Expectations

    1946, in 17 top lists Check
  46. 67 -

    Gilda

    1946, in 13 top lists Check
  47. 68 -

    My Darling Clementine

    1946, in 20 top lists Check
  48. 69 -

    A Matter of Life and Death

    1946, in 22 top lists Check
  49. 70 -

    The Postman Always Rings Twice

    1946, in 9 top lists Check
  50. 71 -

    Miracle on 34th Street

    1947, in 7 top lists Check
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