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Best Romance Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 1,522 romance 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 film is Casablanca.

1,522 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Casablanca

    1943· 1h 42m· en

    8.16.2K
  2. 2

    Rebecca

    1940· 2h 10m· en

    7.92.0K
  5. 5

    Notorious

    1946· 1h 43m· en

    7.71.8K
  11. 11

    The Heiress

    1949· 1h 55m· en

    7.8281
  16. 16

    Gilda

    1946· 1h 50m· en

    7.5667
  20. 20

    Spellbound

    1945· 1h 51m· en

    7.4992
  22. 22

    Mrs. Miniver

    1942· 2h 14m· en

    7.1296
  24. 24

    Suspicion

    1941· 1h 39m· en

    7.1915
  25. 25

    Ball of Fire

    1941· 1h 51m· en

    7.4252
  27. 27

    Little Women

    1949· 2h 1m· en

    7.4231
  30. 30

    The Sea Hawk

    1940· 2h 7m· en

    7.2158
  33. 33

    Cat People

    1942· 1h 13m· en

    6.9682
  41. 41

    Obsession

    1943· 2h 20m· it

    7.5272
  45. 45

    On the Town

    1949· 1h 38m· en

    7.0299

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Frequently asked questions

How many romance movies came out in the 1940s?

1,522 romance movies from the 1940s carry real rating data.

How are these romance 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 romance movie of the 1940s?

Casablanca holds the top position in this collection.