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Best Drama Movies of 1940

This collection ranks 414 drama movies released in 1940. 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. At the top of the list is The Shop Around the Corner.

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

  4. 4

    The Letter

    1940· 1h 35m· en

    7.3246
  19. 19

    Steel

    1940· 1h 30m· sv

    —0
  24. 24

    Strange Cargo

    1940· 1h 53m· en

    7.056
  26. 26

    Boom Town

    1940· 1h 59m· en

    6.962
  30. 30

    Dark Command

    1940· 1h 34m· en

    6.462
  43. 43

    Four Sons

    1940· 1h 29m· en

    7.02

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Frequently asked questions

How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?

414 movies with real rating data match this collection.

How are these movies 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.

Which movie is ranked #1?

The Shop Around the Corner currently holds the top position in this collection.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.