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Best Spanish Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 874 Spanish-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 Los tres huastecos. These films were originally released in Spanish (Español).

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

  1. 7

    The Other

    1946· 1h 38m

    6.840
  2. 11

    Enamorada

    1946· 1h 39m

    7.962
  3. 18

    El Supersabio

    1948· 1h 43m

    7.533
  4. 21

    El Mago

    1949· 1h 40m

    7.526
  5. 34

    The Pearl

    1947· 1h 26m

    7.144
  6. 38

    Konga Roja

    1943· 1h 50m

    5.03

Frequently asked questions

How many Spanish movies came from the 1940s?

874 Spanish-language films from the 1940s carry real rating data.

How are these Spanish 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 Spanish movie of the 1940s?

Los tres huastecos holds the top position in this collection.