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Best Movies of 1939

The highest-rated films released in 1939, ranked by TMDB user score among titles with at least 500 votes.

๐Ÿ“Š A century of movies in numbers 5 titlesavg โ˜… 7.68 avg 135 min DramaRomanceComedyAdventure

Most watched in 1939

The Wizard of OzThe Wizard of Oz1939 ยท โ˜… 7.6 ยท 1h 42m Gone with the WindGone with the Wind1939 ยท โ˜… 7.9 ยท 3h 58m StagecoachStagecoach1939 ยท โ˜… 7.6 ยท 1h 36m Mr. Smith Goes to WashingtonMr. Smith Goes to Washington1939 ยท โ˜… 7.8 ยท 2h 10m The Rules of the GameThe Rules of the Game1939 ยท โ˜… 7.5 ยท 1h 50m
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  1. #1 Gone with the Wind (1939) ยท โ˜… 7.9 ยท 4,498 votes ยท 3h 58m ยท romance, drama, war

    The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.โ€ฆ

  2. #2 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) ยท โ˜… 7.8 ยท 1,230 votes ยท 2h 10m ยท comedy, drama

    After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battlโ€ฆ

  3. #3 The Wizard of Oz (1939) ยท โ˜… 7.6 ยท 6,304 votes ยท 1h 42m ยท fantasy, adventure, family

    Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wiโ€ฆ

  4. #4 Stagecoach (1939) ยท โ˜… 7.6 ยท 1,279 votes ยท 1h 36m ยท adventure, drama, western

    A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.โ€ฆ

  5. #5 The Rules of the Game (1939) ยท โ˜… 7.5 ยท 678 votes ยท 1h 50m ยท comedy, romance, drama

    The Marquis de la Chesnaye and his wife host a weekend gala where a variety of complicated romantic and social entanglements between guests and servants lead to tragedy, all againsโ€ฆ

Questions

What is the best movie of 1939?
By TMDB user rating among films with at least 500 votes, Gone with the Wind leads 1939 with 7.9/10, followed by Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (7.8).
What was the most watched film of 1939?
Measured by TMDB vote count, The Wizard of Oz drew the most engagement with 6,304 votes.
How many notable films came out in 1939?
This index counts 5 films from 1939 with 500 or more TMDB votes; their average rating is 7.68 and average runtime 135 minutes.
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