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Best Action Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 507 action movies released in the 1940s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 film is Twelve O'Clock High.

507 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  3. 3

    High Sierra

    1941· 1h 40m· en

    7.1365
  6. 6

    Battleground

    1949· 1h 58m· en

    6.797
  12. 12

    The Payoff

    1942· 1h 14m· en

    5.77
  18. 18

    Radio Ranch

    1940· 1h 10m· en

    5.06
  20. 20

    Gun Cargo

    1949· 49m· en

    —0
  26. 26

    Superman

    1941· 10m· en

    6.9122
  34. 34

    Avalanche

    1946· 1h 10m· en

    —0
  41. 41

    Wake Island

    1942· 1h 27m· en

    5.826
  45. 45

    Sudan

    1945· 1h 16m· en

    6.36
  46. 46

    The Phantom

    1943· 4h 59m· en

    6.29
  47. 47

    Batman

    1943· 4h 20m· en

    6.2131

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Frequently asked questions

How many action movies came out in the 1940s?

507 action movies from the 1940s carry real rating data.

How are these action films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the highest-rated action movie of the 1940s?

Twelve O'Clock High holds the top position in this collection.