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Best Italian Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 354 Italian-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 Bicycle Thieves. These films were originally released in Italian (Italiano).

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

  5. 5

    Paisan

    1946· 2h 5m

    7.5360
  8. 8

    Obsession

    1943· 2h 20m

    7.5272
  9. 9

    Malombra

    1942· 2h 15m

    7.016
  30. 30

    Harlem

    1943· 1h 53m

    —0
  42. 42

    L'Amore

    1948· 1h 20m

    6.779
  49. 49

    Fedora

    1942· 1h 35m

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many Italian movies came from the 1940s?

354 Italian-language films from the 1940s carry real rating data.

How are these Italian 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 Italian movie of the 1940s?

Bicycle Thieves holds the top position in this collection.