100 Greatest Movies of the 1940s

A list of the 100 greatest movies of the 1940s compiled by Digital Dream Door.

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Citizen Kane (1941)

Citizen Kane (1941)

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Casablanca (1942)

Casablanca (1942)

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The Third Man (1949)

The Third Man (1949)

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It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

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The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

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The Maltese Falcon (1941)

The Maltese Falcon (1941)

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The Philadelphia Story (1940)

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

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The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

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The Bicycle Thief (1949)

The Bicycle Thief (1949)

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Double Indemnity (1944)

Double Indemnity (1944)

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Notorious (1946)

Notorious (1946)

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The Big Sleep (1946)

The Big Sleep (1946)

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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

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The Killers

The Killers

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Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)

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White Heat (1949)

White Heat (1949)

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Hamlet (1948)

Hamlet (1948)

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The Red Shoes (1948)

The Red Shoes (1948)

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Great Expectations (1946)

Great Expectations (1946)

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The Great Dictator (1940)

The Great Dictator (1940)

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Fantasia (1940)

Fantasia (1940)

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The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

The Magnificent Ambersons (1942)

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Beauty and the Beast (1946)

Beauty and the Beast (1946)

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My Darling Clementine (1946)

My Darling Clementine (1946)

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Pinocchio (1940)

Pinocchio (1940)

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Red River (1948)

Red River (1948)

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Rebecca (1940)

Rebecca (1940)

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The Children of Paradise (1945)

The Children of Paradise (1945)

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Rome, Open City (1945)

Rome, Open City (1945)

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Laura (1944)

Laura (1944)

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His Girl Friday (1940)

His Girl Friday (1940)

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Sullivan's Travels (1941)

Sullivan's Travels (1941)

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The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

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Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)

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Out of the Past (1947)

Out of the Past (1947)

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The Lady Eve (1941)

The Lady Eve (1941)

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To Be or Not to Be (1942)

To Be or Not to Be (1942)

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Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

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The Bank Dick (1940)

The Bank Dick (1940)

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Adam's Rib (1949)

Adam's Rib (1949)

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