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Best German Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 547 German-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 The Punch Bowl. These films were originally released in German (Deutsch).

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

  16. 516

    Nora

    1944· 1h 41m

    4.52
  25. 525

    Spiel

    1944

    4.01
  34. 534

    Jungens

    1941· 1h 20m

    4.84

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Frequently asked questions

How many German movies came from the 1940s?

547 German-language films from the 1940s carry real rating data.

How are these German 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 German movie of the 1940s?

The Punch Bowl holds the top position in this collection.