51
Simón Bolívar
1942
5.02
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
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Another Dawn
1943· 1h 48m· Drama, Romance, Thriller
6.721 - 53
A Family Like Many Others
1949· 2h 10m· Drama
6.820 - 54
Out on the Big Ranch
1949· 1h 38m· Music, Romance, Drama
5.79 - 55
Historia de una mala mujer
1948· 1h 32m· Drama
10.01 - 56
El jagüey de las ruinas
1945· 1h 38m
5.02 - 57
The Old Skinflint
1942· 1h 30m· Drama
—0 - 58
Sota, caballo y rey
1944· 1h 40m· Western
5.33 - 59
El camino de Babel
1945· 1h 17m· Comedy
2.01 - 60
Fantasía ranchera
1947· 1h 32m· Comedy, Drama
6.04 - 61
Dance of Fire
1949· 1h 40m· Drama
—0 - 62
El jugador
1947· 59m· Drama
7.28 - 63
La trepadora
1944· 1h 37m
5.33 - 64
The Jungle of Fire
1945· 1h 16m· Drama, Adventure
6.04 - 65
Bambú
1945· 1h 38m· Drama, Adventure, Romance
5.02 - 66
La malagueña
1947· 1h 25m
6.010 - 67
El que recibe las bofetadas
1947· 1h 36m· Drama
7.76 - 68
Vacaciones
1947· 1h 32m· Drama
8.52 - 69
Correo de Indias
1942· 1h 39m· Drama, Adventure
6.01 - 70
La última Falla
1940· Comedy
—0 - 71
Flor de fango
1942· 1h 30m
3.73 - 72
Elvira Fernández, vendedora de tienda
1942· 1h 28m· Comedy
7.52 - 73
Los últimos de Filipinas
1945· 1h 30m· War, Drama, History
5.85 - 74
Se la llevó el Remington
1948· 1h 30m· Western, Adventure, Drama
5.65 - 75
The Three Musketeers
1942· 2h 16m· Adventure, Comedy
7.425 - 76
The Woman I Lost
1949· 1h 34m· Crime
7.915 - 77
La rueda de la vida
1942· Music, Comedy
6.04 - 78
Aventuras de Juan Lucas
1949· 1h 32m· Adventure
—0 - 79
Historia de crímenes
1942· 1h 34m· Thriller
10.01 - 80
Carnaval en el trópico
1942· 1h 14m· Comedy
7.06 - 81
La Guerra de los Pasteles
1944· 1h 23m
5.54 - 82
Salon Mexico
1949· 1h 31m· Drama, Crime
6.628 - 83
Fin de curso
1943· Comedy
—0 - 84
Cinco rostros de mujer
1947· 1h 33m· Music, Drama
6.04 - 85
Doña Bárbara
1943· 2h 18m· Drama, Western
7.139 - 86
¿Por qué mintió la cigüeña?
1949· 1h 13m· Comedy
5.02 - 87
Tierra del Fuego
1948· 1h 59m· Drama
—0 - 88
Rosalinda
1945
5.03 - 89
Las puertas del presidio
1949· 1h 31m· Drama
6.07 - 90
La danza de la fortuna
1944· 1h 14m· Music, Comedy
6.01 - 91
Allá en el setenta y tantos
1945· 1h 30m· Drama
6.33 - 92
Mar abierto
1946· 1h 25m· Drama
—0 - 93
El hombre que amé
1947· 1h 26m· Drama, Fantasy, Horror
8.01 - 94
El barchante Neguib
1946· 1h 30m· Drama, Comedy
6.26 - 95
The Last Adventure
1946· 1h 30m· Drama, Comedy, Crime
6.05 - 96
Fortunato
1942· 1h 11m· Comedy
5.01 - 97
Old Tree
1943· 1h 12m· Drama
7.01 - 98
Mi madrecita
1940· 1h 20m· Drama
5.54 - 99
El retrato
1947· 1h 15m· Comedy, Romance, Fantasy
6.45 - 100
Get Off at the Next Corner!
1948· 1h 46m· Comedy, Drama
6.45
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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.