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Best Soviet Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 326 movies from Soviet Union 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 Ivan the Terrible, Part I.

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

  11. 11

    Dream

    1943· 1h 39m· ru

    5.510
  21. 21

    Moscow Skies

    1944· 1h 21m· ru

    7.45
  23. 23

    Cinderella

    1947· 1h 22m· ru

    6.651
  26. 26

    Mashenka

    1942· 1h 12m· ru

    5.712
  28. 28

    A Family

    1943· 1h 23m· ru

    7.52
  32. 32

    60 Days

    1940· 1h 15m· ru

    8.02
  33. 33

    Champion

    1948· 10m· ru

    10.01
  35. 35

    Wedding

    1944· 1h 4m· ru

    7.112
  36. 36

    Spring

    1947· 1h 44m· ru

    6.319
  39. 39

    The Slippers

    1945· 1h 24m· ru

    —0
  45. 45

    Stalingrad

    1943· 1h 18m· ru

    5.77
  47. 47

    New Home

    1947· 1h 14m· ru

    9.52
  50. 50

    Kotovsky

    1943· 1h 12m· ru

    9.73

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Frequently asked questions

How many soviet movies were made in the 1940s?

326 Soviet Union productions from the 1940s have real rating data.

How are these soviet 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 soviet movie of the 1940s?

Ivan the Terrible, Part I currently holds the #1 position.