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Florante at Laura
1949· 1h 30m· Romance, Drama· tl
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Best Philippine Movies of the 1940s
This collection ranks 11 movies from Philippines 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 Florante at Laura.
11 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Sword of the Avenger
1948· 1h 16m· Adventure, Romance· en
8.02 - 3
Miss Philippines
1947· 1h 39m· Comedy, Music, Romance· tl
5.01 - 4
Sarung Banggi
1947· 1h 32m· Drama· tl
—0 - 5
Aladin
1946· 1h 33m· Adventure, Drama, Fantasy· tl
—0 - 6
Biglang Yaman
1949· 1h 32m· Comedy, Music, Romance· tl
—0 - 7
Kaaway Ng Babae
1948· 1h 25m· Comedy, Romance· tl
—0 - 8
Forbidden Women
1948· 1h 2m· Adventure· en
6.52 - 9
Ibong Adarna
1941· 2h 4m· Fantasy, Adventure, Drama· tl
8.01 - 10
The 13th Sultan
1949· Action, Adventure· tl
1.01 - 11
Outrages of the Orient
1948· 1h 18m· War, Drama· en
2.02
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Frequently asked questions
How many philippine movies were made in the 1940s?
11 Philippines productions from the 1940s have real rating data.
How are these philippine 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 philippine movie of the 1940s?
Florante at Laura currently holds the #1 position.