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After Mein Kampf
1940· 55m· Documentary, War, Drama
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Best English Documentary Movies of 1940
This collection ranks 68 English documentary 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 After Mein Kampf.
68 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapse
1940· 8m· Documentary
6.719 - 3
Eyes of the Navy
1940· 20m· Documentary
7.26 - 4
Quicker'n a Wink
1940· 10m· Documentary
6.312 - 5
A Tribute to the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital
1940· 3m· Documentary
6.01 - 6
The Old South
1940· 11m· Documentary, History
5.86 - 7
Northward, Ho!
1940· 10m· Documentary
5.01 - 8
Men and Dust
1940· 16m· Documentary
5.54 - 9
Valley Town: A Study of Machines and Men
1940· 25m· Documentary
8.01 - 10
Spills for Thrills
1940· 18m· Documentary, Action, Comedy
6.01 - 11
London Can Take It!
1940· 9m· Documentary, War
6.627 - 12
Young Veteran
1940· 23m· Documentary, War
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Salvage with a Smile
1940· 6m· Documentary
—0 - 14
Information Please Series 2, No. 2
1940· 10m· Comedy, Documentary
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Civilian Front
1940· 10m· Documentary
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Teddy the Rough Rider
1940· 19m· Drama, History, Documentary
6.711 - 17
Night Descends on Treasure Island
1940· 8m· Documentary
6.01 - 18
Breakdowns of 1940
1940· 11m· Documentary, Comedy
4.01 - 19
Auto-Lite on Parade
1940· 23m· Documentary
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Cavalcade of San Francisco
1940· 9m· Documentary
5.33 - 21
Hollywood: Style Center of the World
1940· 11m· Documentary
5.84 - 22
The Hidden Master
1940· 11m· Documentary, History
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Time in the Sun
1940· 55m· Documentary
5.52 - 24
Fashion Horizons
1940· 20m· Documentary
5.01 - 25
They Also Serve
1940· 10m· Documentary, Drama
—0 - 26
Old New Mexico
1940· 9m· Documentary
—0 - 27
Yesterday Is Over Your Shoulder
1940· 8m· Documentary, Drama
—0 - 28
Suva: 'Pride of Fiji'
1940· 9m· Documentary
—0 - 29
Christmas Under Fire
1940· 10m· Documentary, War
6.25 - 30
Meat and Romance
1940· 39m· Documentary, Drama
4.01 - 31
Seattle: Gateway to the Northwest
1940· 9m· Documentary
9.01 - 32
Modern New Orleans
1940· 8m· Documentary
5.01 - 33
The Capital City: Washington, D.C.
1940· 9m· Documentary, History
8.01 - 34
The Children Must Learn
1940· 13m· Documentary
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The Tragedy of Carpatho-Ukraine
1940· 1h 19m· History, Documentary
—0 - 36
Sitka and Juneau: 'A Tale of Two Cities'
1940· 9m· Documentary
—0 - 37
The Front Line
1940· 6m· Documentary, War
—0 - 38
Transfer of Skill
1940· 10m· Documentary
—0 - 39
Glimpses of Washington State
1940· 9m· Documentary
—0 - 40
Tomorrow Is Theirs
1940· 10m· Documentary
—0 - 41
Choose Cheese
1940· 5m· Documentary
—0 - 42
Servant Of Mankind
1940· 9m· Documentary
—0 - 43
Cavalcade of the Academy Awards
1940· 17m· Documentary
6.33 - 44
Old New Orleans
1940· 9m· Documentary
7.33 - 45
Siege
1940· 10m· Documentary
5.511 - 46
Trifles of Importance
1940· 9m· Documentary
6.01 - 47
A New Romance of Celluloid: The Miracle of Sound
1940· 11m· Documentary
6.76 - 48
Front of Steel
1940· 11m· Documentary
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Commandment Keeper Church, Beaufort South Carolina, May 1940
1940· 42m· Documentary
6.49 - 50
Ministry of Food Cookery Hints No. 1: Oatmeal Porridge
1940· 6m· Documentary
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Frequently asked questions
How many qualifyingmovies are in this list?
68 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?
After Mein Kampf currently holds the top position in this collection.
How often is this list updated?
Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.