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Best Arabic Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 94 Arabic-language 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 entry is Les Misérables. These films were originally released in Arabic (العربية).

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

  1. 9

    Salamah

    1945· 1h 40m

    0
  2. 10

    Dunia

    1946· 1h 46m

    0
  3. 17

    Fatmah

    1947· 2h 10m

    0
  4. 18

    Khulud

    1948· 2h 5m

    0
  5. 31

    Nadia

    1949· 1h 40m

    0
  6. 34

    Mr. Omar

    1941· 2h 0m

    7.04
  7. 39

    Dananeir

    1940· 1h 30m

    3.01
  8. 46

    Anbar

    1948· 2h 10m

    0

Frequently asked questions

How many Arabic movies came from the 1940s?

94 Arabic-language films from the 1940s carry real rating data.

How are these Arabic 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 Arabic movie of the 1940s?

Les Misérables holds the top position in this collection.