The Best Dramas of the 1940s

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Gentleman's Agreement

1947    Elia Kazan    Not Rated

Drama    Message Movie

Down by 34 in the past 45 days 34

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62

Odd Man Out

1947    Carol Reed    Not Rated

Chase Movie    Crime    Crime Drama

Down by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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63

The Devil and Daniel Webster

1941    William Dieterle    Not Rated

Americana    Drama    Family Drama

Up by 49 in the past 45 days 49

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65

Five Graves to Cairo

1943    Billy Wilder    Not Rated

Adventure    Adventure Drama    Drama

Up by 11 in the past 45 days 11

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66

A Letter to Three Wives

1949    Joseph L. Mankiewicz    Not Rated

Comedy Drama    Comedy of Manners    Drama

Down by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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67

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945    Leo McCarey    Not Rated

Drama    Melodrama    Religious Drama

Down by 40 in the past 45 days 40

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68

Henry V

1944    Laurence Olivier    Not Rated

Based-on-Shakespeare    Based-on-Theatre    Drama

Up by 21 in the past 45 days 21

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69

Kiss of Death

1947    Henry Hathaway    Not Rated

Crime    Crime Drama    Crime Thriller

Up by 33 in the past 45 days 33

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70

Call Northside 777

1948    Henry Hathaway    Not Rated

Crime    Crime Drama    Drama

Up by 34 in the past 45 days 34

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71

For Whom the Bell Tolls

1943    Sam Wood    Not Rated

Drama    Romance    Romantic Drama

Down by 8 in the past 45 days 8

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72

A Canterbury Tale

1944    Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger    Not Rated

Buddy Film    Comedy Drama    Drama

Up by 148 in the past 45 days 148

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73

The Talk of the Town

1942    George Stevens    Not Rated

Comedy    Comedy of Errors    Drama

Up by 4 in the past 45 days 4

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74

Born to Kill

1947    Robert Wise    Not Rated

Crime    Crime Drama    Film Noir

Up by 23 in the past 45 days 23

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75

The Letter

1940    William Wyler    Not Rated

Drama    Film Noir    Melodrama

Down by 40 in the past 45 days 40

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76

Germany Year Zero

1948    Roberto Rossellini    Not Rated

Coming-of-Age    Drama    Foreign Language Film

Down by 16 in the past 45 days 16

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77

Paisan

1946    Roberto Rossellini    Not Rated

Drama    Foreign Language Film    Italian Neorealism

Up by 26 in the past 45 days 26

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78

Crossfire

1947    Edward Dmytryk    Not Rated

Crime    Drama    Film Noir

Up by 45 in the past 45 days 45

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79

Going My Way

1944    Leo McCarey    Not Rated

Comedy Drama    Drama    Musical

Down by 26 in the past 45 days 26

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80

The Spiral Staircase

1945    Robert Siodmak    Not Rated

Drama    Film Noir    Gothic Film

Up by 97 in the past 45 days 97

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