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Best Movies of 1944

The highest-rated films released in 1944, ranked by TMDB user score among titles with at least 500 votes.

๐Ÿ“Š A century of movies in numbers 6 titlesavg โ˜… 7.42 avg 99 min CrimeDramaThrillerMystery

Most watched in 1944

Double IndemnityDouble Indemnity1944 ยท โ˜… 8.1 ยท 1h 47m Arsenic and Old LaceArsenic and Old Lace1944 ยท โ˜… 7.6 ยท 1h 58m LauraLaura1944 ยท โ˜… 7.6 ยท 1h 28m The Three CaballerosThe Three Caballeros1944 ยท โ˜… 6.3 ยท 1h 11m GaslightGaslight1944 ยท โ˜… 7.5 ยท 1h 54m LifeboatLifeboat1944 ยท โ˜… 7.4 ยท 1h 36m
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  1. #1 Double Indemnity (1944) ยท โ˜… 8.1 ยท 2,104 votes ยท 1h 47m ยท thriller, crime

    An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.โ€ฆ

  2. #2 Arsenic and Old Lace (1944) ยท โ˜… 7.6 ยท 1,069 votes ยท 1h 58m ยท comedy, crime

    Mortimer Brewster, a newspaper drama critic, playwright, and author known for his diatribes against marriage, suddenly falls in love and gets married; but when he makes a quick trโ€ฆ

  3. #3 Laura (1944) ยท โ˜… 7.6 ยท 945 votes ยท 1h 28m ยท drama, mystery

    A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he's investigating.โ€ฆ

  4. #4 Gaslight (1944) ยท โ˜… 7.5 ยท 590 votes ยท 1h 54m ยท thriller, drama, crime

    A newlywed fears she's going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.โ€ฆ

  5. #5 Lifeboat (1944) ยท โ˜… 7.4 ยท 501 votes ยท 1h 36m ยท drama, war

    During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.โ€ฆ

  6. #6 The Three Caballeros (1944) ยท โ˜… 6.3 ยท 789 votes ยท 1h 11m ยท animation, family, music

    For Donald's birthday he receives a box with three gifts inside. The gifts, a movie projector, a pop-up book, and a pinata, each take Donald on wild adventures through Mexico and Sโ€ฆ

Questions

What is the best movie of 1944?
By TMDB user rating among films with at least 500 votes, Double Indemnity leads 1944 with 8.1/10, followed by Arsenic and Old Lace (7.6).
What was the most watched film of 1944?
Measured by TMDB vote count, Double Indemnity drew the most engagement with 2,104 votes.
How many notable films came out in 1944?
This index counts 6 films from 1944 with 500 or more TMDB votes; their average rating is 7.42 and average runtime 99 minutes.
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