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Best Movies of 1948

The highest-rated films released in 1948, ranked by TMDB user score among titles with at least 500 votes.

๐Ÿ“Š A century of movies in numbers 6 titlesavg โ˜… 7.82 avg 110 min DramaWesternThrillerCrime

Most watched in 1948

RopeRope1948 ยท โ˜… 7.9 ยท 1h 21m Bicycle ThievesBicycle Thieves1948 ยท โ˜… 8.2 ยท 1h 29m The Treasure of the Sierra MadreThe Treasure of the Sierra Madre1948 ยท โ˜… 8.0 ยท 2h 6m The Red ShoesThe Red Shoes1948 ยท โ˜… 8.0 ยท 2h 13m Red RiverRed River1948 ยท โ˜… 7.3 ยท 2h 13m Key LargoKey Largo1948 ยท โ˜… 7.5 ยท 1h 40m
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  1. #1 Bicycle Thieves (1948) ยท โ˜… 8.2 ยท 2,763 votes ยท 1h 29m ยท drama

    Unemployed Antonio is elated when he finally finds work hanging posters around war-torn Rome. However on his first day, his bicycleโ€”essential to his workโ€”gets stolen. His job is doโ€ฆ

  2. #2 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) ยท โ˜… 8.0 ยท 1,397 votes ยท 2h 6m ยท adventure, drama, western

    Two jobless Americans convince a prospector to travel to the mountains of Mexico with them in search of gold. But the hostile wilderness, local bandits, and greed all get in the waโ€ฆ

  3. #3 The Red Shoes (1948) ยท โ˜… 8.0 ยท 773 votes ยท 2h 13m ยท romance, drama

    A fledgling ballerina falls in love with a brilliant composer, but the jealous head of the ballet company plots to drive them apart.โ€ฆ

  4. #4 Rope (1948) ยท โ˜… 7.9 ยท 3,086 votes ยท 1h 21m ยท thriller, drama, crime

    Two young men attempt to prove they committed the perfect murder by hosting a dinner party for the family of a classmate they just strangled to death.โ€ฆ

  5. #5 Key Largo (1948) ยท โ˜… 7.5 ยท 602 votes ยท 1h 40m ยท thriller, crime

    A hurricane swells outside, but it's nothing compared to the storm within the hotel at Key Largo. There, sadistic mobster Johnny Rocco holes up - and holds at gunpoint hotel ownerโ€ฆ

  6. #6 Red River (1948) ยท โ˜… 7.3 ยท 619 votes ยท 2h 13m ยท western

    Following the Civil War, headstrong rancher Thomas Dunson decides to lead a perilous cattle drive from Texas to Missouri. During the exhausting journey, his persistence becomes tyrโ€ฆ

Questions

What is the best movie of 1948?
By TMDB user rating among films with at least 500 votes, Bicycle Thieves leads 1948 with 8.2/10, followed by The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (8.0).
What was the most watched film of 1948?
Measured by TMDB vote count, Rope drew the most engagement with 3,086 votes.
How many notable films came out in 1948?
This index counts 6 films from 1948 with 500 or more TMDB votes; their average rating is 7.82 and average runtime 110 minutes.
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