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Best Movies of 1940

The highest-rated films released in 1940, ranked by TMDB user score among titles with at least 500 votes.

๐Ÿ“Š A century of movies in numbers 8 titlesavg โ˜… 7.69 avg 113 min ComedyRomanceDramaFantasy

Most watched in 1940

PinocchioPinocchio1940 ยท โ˜… 7.1 ยท 1h 28m The Great DictatorThe Great Dictator1940 ยท โ˜… 8.3 ยท 2h 5m FantasiaFantasia1940 ยท โ˜… 7.4 ยท 2h 4m RebeccaRebecca1940 ยท โ˜… 7.9 ยท 2h 10m The Grapes of WrathThe Grapes of Wrath1940 ยท โ˜… 7.8 ยท 2h 9m The Philadelphia StoryThe Philadelphia Story1940 ยท โ˜… 7.5 ยท 1h 53m
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  1. #1 The Great Dictator (1940) ยท โ˜… 8.3 ยท 3,791 votes ยท 2h 5m ยท comedy, war

    Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.โ€ฆ

  2. #2 The Shop Around the Corner (1940) ยท โ˜… 8.1 ยท 865 votes ยท 1h 39m ยท comedy, romance, drama

    Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand one another, without realising that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.โ€ฆ

  3. #3 Rebecca (1940) ยท โ˜… 7.9 ยท 2,037 votes ยท 2h 10m ยท thriller, romance, drama

    Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier.โ€ฆ

  4. #4 The Grapes of Wrath (1940) ยท โ˜… 7.8 ยท 1,147 votes ยท 2h 9m ยท drama

    Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncleโ€™s farm, and joins them the nโ€ฆ

  5. #5 The Philadelphia Story (1940) ยท โ˜… 7.5 ยท 1,021 votes ยท 1h 53m ยท comedy, romance

    When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.โ€ฆ

  6. #6 Fantasia (1940) ยท โ˜… 7.4 ยท 3,390 votes ยท 2h 4m ยท fantasy, animation, family

    Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasโ€ฆ

  7. #7 His Girl Friday (1940) ยท โ˜… 7.4 ยท 980 votes ยท 1h 32m ยท comedy, romance, drama

    Walter Burns is an irresistibly conniving newspaper publisher desperate to woo back his paperโ€™s star reporter, who also happens to be his estranged wife. Sheโ€™s threatening to quitโ€ฆ

  8. #8 Pinocchio (1940) ยท โ˜… 7.1 ยท 6,380 votes ยท 1h 28m ยท fantasy, animation, family

    When the gentle woodcarver Geppetto builds a marionette to be his substitute son, a benevolent fairy brings the toy to life. The puppet, named Pinocchio, is not yet a human boy. Heโ€ฆ

Questions

What is the best movie of 1940?
By TMDB user rating among films with at least 500 votes, The Great Dictator leads 1940 with 8.3/10, followed by The Shop Around the Corner (8.1).
What was the most watched film of 1940?
Measured by TMDB vote count, Pinocchio drew the most engagement with 6,380 votes.
How many notable films came out in 1940?
This index counts 8 films from 1940 with 500 or more TMDB votes; their average rating is 7.69 and average runtime 113 minutes.
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