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Germany, Year Zero
1948· 1h 14m· Drama· it
7.6424
Best German Movies of the 1940s
This collection ranks 485 movies from Germany 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. At the top sits Germany, Year Zero.
485 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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The Punch Bowl
1944· 1h 37m· Comedy, Family· de
7.2152 - 3
Die Fledermaus
1946· 1h 40m· Music, Romance, Comedy· de
8.05 - 4
The Murderers Are Among Us
1946· 1h 21m· Drama, Romance, Thriller· de
6.972 - 5
Port of Freedom
1944· 1h 49m· Drama, Romance· de
7.228 - 6
1-2-3 Corona
1948· 1h 29m· Drama, Comedy· de
6.05 - 7
Marriage in the Shadows
1947· 1h 39m· Drama· de
7.15 - 8
I Accuse
1941· 2h 5m· Drama· de
6.08 - 9
The Angel and the Lyre
1944· 1h 35m· Romance· de
7.76 - 10
The Bridge
1949· 1h 25m· Drama· de
3.84 - 11
Free Land
1946· 1h 17m· Drama· de
6.01 - 12
No Place for Love
1947· 1h 22m· Comedy· de
—0 - 13
Derby
1949· 1h 23m· Drama, Romance· de
—0 - 14
Das Mädchen von Fanö
1941· 1h 37m· Drama· de
—0 - 15
Der kleine Grenzverkehr
1943· 1h 23m· Comedy· de
6.33 - 16
The Heart of a Queen
1940· 1h 52m· Drama· de
6.25 - 17
U-Boat, Course West!
1941· 1h 40m· War· de
6.58 - 18
Street Acquaintances
1948· 1h 44m· Drama· de
6.02 - 19
Donauschiffer
1940· 1h 30m· Romance, Adventure· de
5.73 - 20
Die goldene Spinne
1943· Drama· de
5.73 - 21
Vienna Blood
1942· 1h 43m· Comedy, Music, Romance· de
7.49 - 22
The Old Song
1945· 1h 36m· Drama· de
—0 - 23
Bismarck
1940· 1h 54m· Drama· de
5.77 - 24
Münchnerinnen
1949· 1h 26m· Comedy· de
—0 - 25
Leichte Muse
1941· 1h 37m· Comedy· de
—0 - 26
Andreas Schlüter
1942· 1h 51m· Drama· de
5.65 - 27
The Comedians
1941· 1h 51m· Drama· de
5.84 - 28
Titanic
1943· 1h 28m· Drama, History· de
6.191 - 29
Die seltsame Geschichte des Brandner Kaspar
1949· 1h 38m· Comedy· de
—0 - 30
The Crew of the Dora
1943· 1h 29m· Drama, War· de
6.33 - 31
Paracelsus
1943· 1h 46m· Drama, History· de
5.810 - 32
Der Fall Rainer
1942· 1h 22m· Drama· de
5.03 - 33
Münchhausen
1943· 1h 56m· Fantasy, Comedy· de
6.555 - 34
Der Mann, dem man den Namen stahl
1945· 1h 22m· Comedy· de
6.52 - 35
Romantische Brautfahrt
1944· Comedy· de
10.01 - 36
Attack on Baku
1942· 1h 31m· Adventure· de
—0 - 37
Under the Bridges
1946· 1h 39m· Romance, Drama, Comedy· de
7.323 - 38
The Berliner
1948· 1h 29m· Comedy· de
7.49 - 39
Menschen in Gottes Hand
1948· 1h 26m· Drama· de
6.33 - 40
Der Gasmann
1941· 1h 34m· Comedy· de
5.65 - 41
Quartett zu fünft
1949· 1h 36m· Comedy, Romance· de
—0 - 42
Das Leben geht weiter
1945· 1h 26m· Drama· de
—0 - 43
Der Herr vom andern Stern
1948· 1h 33m· Comedy, Science Fiction· de
7.03 - 44
The Dismissal
1942· 1h 49m· Drama, History· de
5.46 - 45
Leichtes Blut
1943· Drama· de
—0 - 46
Tromba
1949· Drama· de
—0 - 47
The March to the Führer
1940· 44m· Documentary· de
6.52 - 48
Man spielt nicht mit der Liebe
1949· 1h 29m· Comedy· de
—0 - 49
Her First Affair
1941· 1h 45m· Romance· fr
6.59 - 50
Morituri
1948· 1h 28m· War, Drama· de
5.52
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Frequently asked questions
How many german movies were made in the 1940s?
485 Germany productions from the 1940s have 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 best german movie of the 1940s?
Germany, Year Zero currently holds the #1 position.