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Best Russian Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 296 Russian-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 Ivan the Terrible, Part I. These films were originally released in Russian (Pусский).

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

  11. 11

    Dream

    1943· 1h 39m

    5.510
  22. 22

    Cinderella

    1947· 1h 22m

    6.651
  25. 25

    Mashenka

    1942· 1h 12m

    5.712
  27. 27

    A Family

    1943· 1h 23m

    7.52
  30. 30

    60 Days

    1940· 1h 15m

    8.02
  33. 33

    Wedding

    1944· 1h 4m

    7.112
  34. 34

    Spring

    1947· 1h 44m

    6.319
  45. 45

    New Home

    1947· 1h 14m

    9.52
  48. 48

    Kotovsky

    1943· 1h 12m

    9.73

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Frequently asked questions

How many Russian movies came from the 1940s?

296 Russian-language films from the 1940s carry real rating data.

How are these Russian 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 Russian movie of the 1940s?

Ivan the Terrible, Part I holds the top position in this collection.