The Best Dramas of the 1940s

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Gentleman's Agreement

1947    Elia Kazan    Not Rated

Drama    Message Movie

Down by 3 in the past 45 days 3

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Odd Man Out

1947    Carol Reed    Not Rated

Chase Movie    Crime    Crime Drama

Down by 7 in the past 45 days 7

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63

The Devil and Daniel Webster

1941    William Dieterle    Not Rated

Americana    Drama    Family Drama

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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65

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945    Leo McCarey    Not Rated

Drama    Melodrama    Religious Drama

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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66

Five Graves to Cairo

1943    Billy Wilder    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Drama

Down by 3 in the past 45 days 3

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67

A Letter to Three Wives

1949    Joseph L. Mankiewicz    Not Rated

Comedy Drama    Comedy of Manners    Drama

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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68

Henry V

1944    Laurence Olivier    Not Rated

Based-on-Shakespeare    Based-on-Theatre    Drama

Up by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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69

Kiss of Death

1947    Henry Hathaway    Not Rated

Crime    Crime Drama    Crime Thriller

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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70

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943    Sam Wood    Not Rated

Drama    Romance    Romantic Drama

Down by 2 in the past 45 days 2

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71

Call Northside 777

1948    Henry Hathaway    Not Rated

Crime    Crime Drama    Drama

Down by 7 in the past 45 days 7

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72

The Talk of the Town

1942    George Stevens    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy of Errors    Drama

Down by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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73

The Letter

1940    William Wyler    Not Rated

Drama    Film Noir    Melodrama

Down by 3 in the past 45 days 3

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74

Born to Kill

1947    Robert Wise    Not Rated

Crime    Crime Drama    Film Noir

Up by 11 in the past 45 days 11

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75

Germany Year Zero

1948    Roberto Rossellini    Not Rated

Coming-of-Age    Drama    Foreign Language Film

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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76

A Canterbury Tale

1944    Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger    Not Rated

Buddy Film    Comedy Drama    Drama

Down by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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77

Going My Way

1944    Leo McCarey    Not Rated

Comedy Drama    Drama    Musical

Down by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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78

Paisan

1946    Roberto Rossellini    Not Rated

Drama    Foreign Language Film    Italian Neorealism

Held position in the past 45 days 0

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79

Crossfire

1947    Edward Dmytryk    Not Rated

Crime    Drama    Film Noir

Up by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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80

3 Godfathers

1948    John Ford    Not Rated

Drama    Traditional Western    Western

Down by 1 in the past 45 days 1

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