Box office performance shouldn't have anything to do with the greatness of a movie.

@Confucius_76

4 жыл бұрын

wow what a purist

@animaniac6180

4 жыл бұрын

Ikr.

@troyefantroyfan1593

4 жыл бұрын

Barney Os. Citizen Kane was ignored by the public

@lukereviewscriterion8062

3 жыл бұрын

Louis O. Exactly. Many movies have done well at the box office and aren’t good at all.

@OversikerSTUDIO

2 жыл бұрын

It doesnt

I think "Double Indemnity" deserved more than just an honorable mention.

@daviebaggins

4 жыл бұрын

I love that movie. Agreed

@randywhite3947

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it deserved to top the list

@gretchendemasi768

3 жыл бұрын

ya BABY STRAIGHT DOWN THE LINE

It's A Wonderful Life has got to be one of my favourite movies of all time, so happy it made the list !

I don't envy whoever had to put this list together, it was one hell of a decade for American cinema.

James Stewart, one of my favorite actors.

@barbaraweaver2040

10 жыл бұрын

Jimmy Stewart is my favorite actor!

@clairehind1101

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@daveerhardt1879

4 жыл бұрын

James Stewart is number 1 with me also.

@mryoyoserpico

4 жыл бұрын

Hes definitely one of my favorite actors!

@kyleshiflet9952

4 жыл бұрын

Him and Spencer Tracey are #1 in my book

Casablanca would be my number one, it may not have been as innovative as Citizen Kane in its time, but it's just more fun to watch

@Rosewolf29

5 жыл бұрын

A lot of Humphry Bogard works were really fun to watch. Check out his film Dark Passage. that was a really good one.

Wow I didn't even realise that Fantasia was that old!

I've seen all of these! Also really love Laura, Mildred Pierce, Possessed, Gaslight, Notorious, Spellbound, Rope and Shadow of A Doubt ✨✨✨

The decade of Humphrey Bogart...

@PlayIt4MeAgainSam

10 жыл бұрын

Bogie, Bacall, Welles, and Hayworth... A decade of Film Noirs.

@marcusgomez934

9 жыл бұрын

And gene tierney

@Tim_Raths

9 жыл бұрын

YoungTheFish And James Stewart

@boxbo7926

5 жыл бұрын

Timothy Raths I was going to comment the same thing lol

@MsAppassionata

3 жыл бұрын

And Cary Grant.

I'm missing Hitchcock's underrated classic "Rope", from 1948. Just incredible filmmaking! Highly recommended.

@Aaron_Potter

10 жыл бұрын

Yeah I think Rope and Arsenic and Old Lace should be on this list if just an honorable mention.

@ChannelBlaino

10 жыл бұрын

Notorious and Rebbeca

@kevinbowen6182

6 жыл бұрын

YEp NOtorious and REbecca. Especially Notorious.

@SWRD778

6 жыл бұрын

Loved that film

@Der1Einzige

5 жыл бұрын

ZeppelinBigFan 99999999%

Some great movies of the 40's not mentioned here: - Waterloo Bridge - His Girl Friday - Suspicion - Sullivan's Travels - Sergeant York - Random Harvest - Bambi - The Pride of the Yankees - Mrs Miniver - The Magnificent Ambersons - The Song of Bernadette - The Ox-Bow Incident - Laura - Gaslight - To Have and Have Not - Brief Encounter - Spellbound - The Lost Weekend - Matter of Life and Death - Notorious - The Big Sleep - Bycicle Thieves - Kind Hearts and Coronets - The Heiress - White Heat

@michellemonroe-rz2di

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for mentioning this!

@tristanlanphere7736

10 ай бұрын

It’s a top 10 not a top 30

Laura was a great movie from the 40s

@MsAppassionata

3 жыл бұрын

That should have at least been an honorable mention.

I love the cinema...love the movies. There are so many great films. When I saw Citizen Kane for the first time I sat there in awe. This film was big, epic, unusual, gripping I just fell in love. I wish there was a cinema that showed all of these great films. Not only American films but films from all over the world.

While Citizen Kane was groundbreaking, I still prefer Casablanca over it in terms of watch-ability.

@nahlagandour159

5 жыл бұрын

Lmao. No

@boxbo7926

5 жыл бұрын

I mean the both are pretty slow compared to some movies at the time. I think where Casablanca takes the cake is with its end I my opinion. As much as I love citizen Kane I can see where some people might find it... underwhelming

@randywhite3947

4 жыл бұрын

Nahla Gandour why are you saying no?

@acdragonrider

3 жыл бұрын

I prefer others to both. Best Years of our lives, Notorious, shadow of a doubt.

@harisankars4365

3 жыл бұрын

Yesterday I watched Casablanca at 2 am in the morning.

Hitchcock's 'Rebecca' isn't talked about enough, I think. It's one of my favorites from this decade. Truly a masterpiece!

In case you didn't notice the trend ;) - expect: Top 10 Movies of the 1950s: Sunday Top 10 Movies of the 1960s: Monday Top 10 Movies of the 1970s: Tuesday Top 10 Movies of the 1980s: Wednesday Top 10 Movies of the 1990s: Thursday Top 10 Movies of the 2000s: Friday To then be followed by the ALL-TIME top 10 list afterwards.

@michig.297

10 жыл бұрын

Looking Forward to it :)

Here's looking at you kid

@matthew6905

3 жыл бұрын

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No Kings Row, Rope, Notorious, Bicycle Thieves (wrong language, I guess), The Wolfman, How Green Was My Valley. I know you can't pick every movie from the decade, but some of these are hard to leave out.

@cicjose6016

10 жыл бұрын

Rope and How Green Was My Valley were amazing movies but im pretty sure the top 5 are accurate.....

@Timbulathespidermonk

10 жыл бұрын

After seeing the 1950's list, I'm a lot less upset with this one. Seriously, Seven Samurai was one of the greatest movies ever made and they had it at #8!!

let me guess.. Number one is Citizen Kane, right?

@maximusw01

5 жыл бұрын

Timo J yep

Bicycle Thieves should have at least got a mention...

@VRichardsn

9 жыл бұрын

Agreed!

@gaetanoc.3516

3 жыл бұрын

For real

@gaetanoc.3516

3 жыл бұрын

Should have been top 5

@KBrianO

3 жыл бұрын

@@gaetanoc.3516 watchmojo only knows american/hollywood movies. Shame on them

@ultimatum6786

3 жыл бұрын

Is it that good?

How did "Gilda" (1946); a terrific film noir and one of the screens ultimate femme fatales not make this list? Great characters in Hayworth, Ford and MacReady; and a storyline still intriguing today.

I prefer Casablanca. All time classic. But you cannot argue with Citizen Kane in my opinion. Its not only a well scripted and well shot film, I found it to be engaging and moving. Watched this in Film School and 90% of the students in the large room lost interest and talked throughout. So some may find it boring but to dismiss it as important would be a dishonor to such a passionate film

@tobyrice8909

10 жыл бұрын

same I thought it would be #1

What a strong decade for movies!

@marvelvsdc6624

4 жыл бұрын

70s is

@randywhite3947

4 жыл бұрын

sonic the hedgehog he didn’t say best he said strong

@acdragonrider

3 жыл бұрын

Randy White I think the 40s and 50d are the best. My preference though

@fluffy4812

3 жыл бұрын

Acdragonrider Videos I think the 80s and 90s are

@dd1530

3 жыл бұрын

@@fluffy4812 no

The 1940s also gave us three of the best "woman's pictures" of all time: "That Hamilton Woman" with Vivien Leigh, "Now, Voyager" with Bette Davis and "Random Harvest" with Greer Garson (which I prefer to the more lauded "Mrs. Miniver"). Whatever the list says, these two will always make my Top 10 of this decade.

Amazing decade, Citizen Kane, Casablanca and Rebecca are my favorites

I can't believe there weren't any Bette Davis movies in the top 10 movies of the 1930s or the 1940s, even just as honourable mentions. Her movies defined an era and she changed Hollywood with her acting choices. She deserves at least an honourable mention.

@martinfennell3924

5 жыл бұрын

The Letter

@TuanBe-ni2ud

Жыл бұрын

Can you recommend me some films of her besides all about eve?

@OL_Possum

8 ай бұрын

The Little Foxes should have been one of the top ten....@@TuanBe-ni2ud

The third man is totally underrated. Should be up there with Kane and Casablanca

Alfred Hitchcock's classics Shadow of a Doubt and Spellbound should be on here. I was also hoping to see Miracle on 34th Street on here

@acdragonrider

3 жыл бұрын

I fell in love with Teresa Wright

@michellemonroe-rz2di

3 жыл бұрын

Yes spellbound I love Gregory Peck and Ingrid Bergman

My Top 10 List 1. Citizen Kane 2. Casablanca 3. it's a Wonderful Life 4. Pinocchio 5. Bicycle Thieves 6. the Maltese Falcon 7. the Grapes of Wrath 8. the third Man 9. the Philadelphia Story 10. the Great Dictator

Bambi, Dumbo, and Pinnochio.

Are you putting out these decade lists today? I'm such a movie buff and I love that you're doing this!!!

1. Late Spring 2. The Red Shoes 3. Bicycle Thieves 4. Brief Encounter 5. Notorious 6. Citizen Kane 7. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 8. The Third Man 9. The Big Sleep 10. Rome, Open City 11. Black Narcissus 12. To Be or Not To Be 13. The Best Years of Our Lives 14. Heaven Can Wait 15. Casablanca

@alanbehrens4231

7 жыл бұрын

Nice list Nick. I love all these films. To Be Or Not To Be has such modern dark humor with a classic touch.

@devonhayes2209

4 жыл бұрын

Casablanca as 15?!?!

"The Great Dictator" should be much higher for the ending speech alone.

@wcingnatalia456

10 жыл бұрын

I hate how that film made Americans suspicious and he had to leave the u.s .

@TheNabOwnzz

4 жыл бұрын

No, the speech is disgusting commie propaganda.

@anuragate9282

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheNabOwnzz It talks About Fair Democracy and Human Equality. I don't see how that makes it a Commie propaganda to you.

@TheNabOwnzz

3 жыл бұрын

@@anuragate9282 Democracy and equality are commie concepts.

@BazedSlavaryan

2 жыл бұрын

Y'all mfs should stop watchin crap and watch a good movie like jud süß

double indemnity and bicycle thieves should be on the list

35 seconds into this video and let me guess...Citizen Cane is number one?

@RandomDudeOne

6 жыл бұрын

Anybody who knows anything about film would have known that before even watching the video.

Some great films, what a decade for mature and interesting films. I think you got it about right and I've seen them all (some several times). Keep these lists coming : )

Fantasia was my first experience of classical music, so I will always love it!

I love the 1940s, the music, the movies, the everything...

@acdragonrider

3 жыл бұрын

The glorious war

@andrewstephen9096

Жыл бұрын

@@acdragonrider There was nothing glorious about it, fool.... 🤮

If you watch one of these, you’ll be glad... • Key largo • Lifeboat • Meet John Doe • Notorious • Sergeant York • To Have or Have Not • The Big Sleep • The Westerner

@randywhite3947

4 жыл бұрын

Mon Tage lifeboat was 50s

Knew citizen Kane would get number 1

The Maltese Falcon, nice. It's my favorite movie of that decade, and my favorite John Huston(which means a lot).

@TheFbiFilesRepeat

3 жыл бұрын

Ive never seen it, looking forward to

Orson Welles is so awesome i wish I could be an ounce of the filmmaker he was

4 clips yesterday, 3 clips today and tomorrow... and the BONUS WatchMojo.com exclusive clip is The Top 10 Songs by The Beatles, enjoy: watchmojo.com/video/id/12260/?hp

@yoodamon

10 жыл бұрын

can you make the best moviesoundtracks on action/drama and /kidsmovies ? :)

@KillerZeli

10 жыл бұрын

I know you can't satisfy everybody, but there should be at least an honorable mention for Bycicle Thieves ...

@cotothedog6140

10 жыл бұрын

Top 10 Claymation movies

@jaimekerr1192

10 жыл бұрын

Top 10 animated movie battles!

@WatchMojo

10 жыл бұрын

***** in production

I'm so glad you included the Great Dictator. It's one of my favorites and too often overlooked

Hope you're enjoying our series on WatchMojo March Madness: Greatest Movies of All Time Series for the first two clips watch Top 10 Movies of the 1920s Top 10 Movies of the 1930s

I'm also really proud you've included animated Disney films on these lists. A lot of people just blow them off as silly kids movies, but some of them really do need to be recognized among the more iconic films of all time. Though maybe that's just my bias as a Disney nerd

@TuanBe-ni2ud

Жыл бұрын

I hate disney now but i have to admit that back then disney did make masterpieces after masterpieces 😍

My top 10 from the 40s are 1. It's a Wonderful Life 2. The Best Year's of Our Lives 3. Citizen Kane 4. The Grapes of Wrath 5. A Gentleman's Agreement 6. Going My Way 7. The Stratton Story 8. Casablanca 9. The Third Man 10. Miracle on 34th Street

Can't wait for 50s and 60s, I'll finally be able to see where you rank Kurosawa's masterpieces.

@KayleLang

10 жыл бұрын

Seven Samurai is going to be hard to top.

@Viking2Go

10 жыл бұрын

They have to mention Rashomon, the film is why we have the - SURPRISE - Rashomon-POV which are the most awesome way of twisting and turning plots. :)

@DarkProf1

10 жыл бұрын

***** Love "The Bicycle Thief".

The only disagreement I would have is that, Casablanca and Citizen Kane would be tied for first place.

@GreatWonderMoose

10 жыл бұрын

They can't really do that, though, so I think they made the best decision in how to split them up. They're both masterpieces and are a close 1st and 2nd.

@nathanielberry4965

10 жыл бұрын

Personally I'd put Casablanca at number 1 and Citizen Kane at number 2

@devonhayes2209

4 жыл бұрын

@@nathanielberry4965 for sure! The greatest movie of all time

Would have been nice to see some Powell and Pressburger on the list; The Red Shoes and The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp are among my all time favourites. Also Double Indemnity should definitely be in top 10, for its outstanding performances and in my opinion the definitive noir script. Really good list though, especially considering they were dealing with maybe the greatest decade in Western cinema. The top 3 are all among the very few films that fully justify however much hype they receive. Can't wait for the '50s!

Great List. Hope i can get down to watching most of them.

Wow, your list is almost exactly like mine. Throw in "Out of the Past" and switch a couple between the actual list and the honorable mentions, throw in "The Wolf Man" for nostalgia's sake, and you nailed it.

It`s a Wonderful Life deserves the first place for me.

@meashishpokhrel

6 жыл бұрын

uchihadante77 yes you are right..

@ericburns9132

Ай бұрын

I agree. While I like Citizen Kane and Casablanca, I think It's a Wonderful Life is a better film.

My Picks: 1. Casablanca 2. Citizen Kane 3. The Great Dictator 4. Rebecca 5. Bicycle Thieves 6. Hamlet 7. Rope 8. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 9. The Third Man 10. The Maltese Falcon

Heres Mine 1: Citizen Kane 2: Casablanca 3: Its A Wonderful Life 4: Grapes of Wrath 5: Double Indemnity 6: The Malteste Falcon 7: The Best Years Of Our Life 8: Sierra Madre 9: Philedelphia Story 10: Sullivans Travels

Just like City Ligths missing from the 30s list, another cringe worthy moment here as one of the all time best, Bicycle Thieves, doesn't even get into the honorable mentions. Such mistakes shouldn't be made.

@winterhorse1132

10 жыл бұрын

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@DreamyWoIf

10 жыл бұрын

I would probably make it a top 20 because as a person who is interested in classics, I feel that even more masterpieces from those eras should be mentioned and commented upon since people are generally getting less and less interested in them.

The Great Dictator is the greatest movie in the 40s just for The Speech. The only other contender is Citizen Cane.

@gabrielalexanderkhoury73

2 жыл бұрын

Also the funny parts with the dictators arguing over spaghetti or the artistic part with the globe.

omg i wish i was even 1/1000th as cool as Humphrey Bogart...

Impossible to pick the best. But the scene in Casablanca after Rick has seen Ilsa, his one true love, and the deep, painful agony he endured while sitting at the piano asking why of all the fun joints in all the world she had to walk into his. Anyone who has ever felt that pain knows exactly the agony and flood of emotions running through Rick and it can't help but dig up that forgotten misery. God that was powerful. And Treasure of Sierra Madre another Bogart gem. I couldn't look away for a second,but most of these films do that. What a decade!

Haven't really watched a lot of these "Golden Age" movies so these lists are pretty informative. I'm definitely gonna have to watch a ton of these A few observations: -Chaplin's impression of Hitler had me in stcitches -Bogart was one god damn good actor -Ingrid is a definite GGILF (great grama) -"Rosebud". Masterpiece!

My favorites are Sorry, Wrong Number and Postman always rings twice.

I feel like Pinocchio and Bambi should have at least gotten an honorable mention. Glad Fantasia's on the list though.

Well, looks like I'm having a 1940's film marathon this weekend. Thanks, WatchMojo! Can't wait for the '50s & '60s!

Very happy Fantasia is on the top 10. It is one of the most original Disney Films and my all time favorite Classic. I just watched Casablanca for the first time this week. It really is one of the greatest films ever made. I loved it!

Nice list! I personally would have put Pinocchio in place of Fantasia, but still a very good list! It's A Wonderful Life, Citizen Kane, and Casablanca all definitely deserved to be here. The Maltese Falcon was pretty good too.

I think Pinocchio should get an honorable mention.

enjoying these lists :)

Great list, WatchMojo!

where the hell is Hitchcock's Rope?

@t__a246

3 жыл бұрын

or lifeboat

Seriously. What do you people have against Hitchcock?! Not even an honorable mention in either the 30s or 40s.

@JohnSpawn1

10 жыл бұрын

Rebecca is a honourable mention.

@MariaVosa

10 жыл бұрын

Tom Waits Doh! You're right! I tend to forget it's one of his movies since it was a bit out of the usual for his stories. Mea culpa

@JohnSpawn1

10 жыл бұрын

MariaVosa Well, you're still right. Shadow of a doubt and Rope could have still received a mention as well. Hell, even Lifeboat was terrific. But Hitchcock is not gonna be overlooked in the next two lists. Vertigo (since it's now ranked as the greatest film of all time by Sight and Sound poll) and Psycho will be rated highly.

@TusharRaj87

10 жыл бұрын

50's was the best decade for Hitchcock. I personally didn't like Vertigo. But Dial M For Murder, Rear Window and Strangers on a Train were mindblowing. Psycho is my favorite Hitchcock movie, but it's a 1960 release, I think, so it won't be on the next list.

@TusharRaj87

10 жыл бұрын

MariaVosa Your Wasp profile pic is awesome. She's the most underrated Marvel character of all time. Good to see fans.

Great list!!!!

Excellent choices!

Is there really a point to these? Whenever there's a chance for Citizen Kane to be #1, Citizen Kane is #1

@orphaeus99

10 жыл бұрын

Maybe because it's a great movie and it deserves to be number 1?

@ADDodger

10 жыл бұрын

Well yes, I don't doubt that, what I meant is that there's never any surprise so they're not very exciting since we know the answer already

@scofield1154

6 жыл бұрын

orphaeus99 Does it ? Does it really ?

@autoscape1963

4 жыл бұрын

love Orson but I love to hate this film....awful

The Great Dictator needs to be moved up a few slots.

@lindafromowitz9071

8 жыл бұрын

agreed

@drstrangelove6558

8 жыл бұрын

it should be #2 or at least in the top 3 in mo

@lukeswall5999

7 жыл бұрын

yeah a least maybe 5

Great list, and I'm happy to admit that I've seen more than half of these movies. Love Humphrey Bogart, one of the coolest classical Hollywood actors.

Great list.

This looks a lot like my film professor's list. :-)

@GreenDragon1234

4 жыл бұрын

Harrison Strunk You’re even lucky for that. I’m a teen and kids my age only watch movies in the 21st century. The few movies earlier are just Disney movies.

@alexisperez2214

4 жыл бұрын

@Harrison Strunk when your twenty you will look back at this comment and laugh

6:59 when you're slapped, you'll take it and like it....smack smack smack (wow)....

Always suprises me that Its a wonderful life is considered a feel good movie, when it is one of the very few films that deals with suicide, despair and failure. Also, James Stewart's performance in it is, is absolutely amazing in its emotional realism, precision and charm. Its a wonderful life and Casablanca, Treasure of the Sierra Madre are the films I have watched most often from this list. They will never grow old.

Solid list, and reasoning.

My Own 10. The Great Dictator 9. Fantasia 8. Rebecca 7. Yankee Doodle Dandy 6. White Heat 5. The Maltese Falcon 4. Hamlet 3. Its a Wonderful Life 2. Casablanca 1. Citizen Kane

@bruhffffgggg

8 жыл бұрын

this one is nice

I own and seen The Philadelphia Story, Fantasia, The Maltese Falcon, It's A Wonderful Life and Casablanca. I'd probably be more biased about this list since I own and seen only five of these ten films and this would be my top 5 films of the 1940's: 1. It's A Wonderful Life 2. Casablanca 3. The Maltese Falcon 4. Fantasia 5. The Philadelphia Story

Really nice to see how you put Fantasia on this list. Especially considering in your other decade rankings you don’t put animated movies on them.

Great list, but I would have liked a mention for The Red Shoes, Notorious and His Girl Friday

Who’s a teen who hates the 21st century and feels nostalgic here?

@robertmcnamara1642

4 жыл бұрын

You’re not alone my friend

@hairmetalforlife8019

3 жыл бұрын

I'm not actually a teen (I'm 20) but I absolutely feel that!

@shinryujinanswermycalls6648

3 жыл бұрын

@@hairmetalforlife8019 Same😂

@Jo_Wardy

3 жыл бұрын

Well I love both eras 40s and 2020s But I just love the movies the fashion The cars and the type of era it was.

@acdragonrider

3 жыл бұрын

I feel like I was born in the wrong period. I have discovered that so many of my values are very old style (emphasis on chivalry, family piety , patriotism and nationalism of the old days) but I can’t say it to people because I would be seen as bad or weird. I love studying military history. I am not into modern rebel culture. I love old era music (classical, opera, and old folk). Obsessed with ancient medieval and Renaissance history.

Where's Pinocchio? Not even an honorable mention? :(

My favourite film from the 40's is Kind Hearts and Coronets from 1949. I was a bit surprised Shadow of a Doubt wasn't mentioned, but I guess since the 40's is such a fantastic decade for films you'd have to make a much much longer video just to do it justice. The 50's probably won't be easier. I can think of at least 20 films from the 50's that I would consider the greatest films of all time.

im certainly enjoying this series indeed im glad Fantasia is on this list loved that movie when i was a kid had all the iconic classical tunes with the great things in the background "the rite of spring" and the "sorcerer's apprentice" my fave parts

Sergeant York and Pinocchio should have at least been in the honorable mentions.

Brilliant films! "Citizen Kane" deserves the number one spot!

My Top 10 Movies of 1940's 10. The Lost Weekend 9. The Third Man 8. Pinocchio 7. Easter Parade 6. Yankee Doodle Dandy 5. The Great Dictator 4. Anchors Aweigh 3. Shadow of a Doubt 2. The Heiress 1. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Honorable Mentions Casablanca Citizen Kanee Double Indemnity Fantasia It's a Wonderful Life On the Town The Grapes of Wrath

They got this list pretty spot on (would've liked Double Indemnity and Pinocchio to be on there though), but it was great. Way to spoil the meaning of Rosebud, WatchMojo!

Spoiler: Citizen Kane

@RIZZL0RD

10 жыл бұрын

no shit

@troyefantroyfan1593

4 жыл бұрын

It was initially ignored by the public though !!!

And Then There Were None

Casablanca is my favourite from the list, i'm just in love with that movie

Some of the top movies missing from this list are "The Ox-Bow Incident," "Aresenic & Old Lace," "Lifeboat," "Rope," and "Sorry, Wrong Number."

Man 1940 was a good year for movies!

"It's the stuff dreams are made of". =))

Rebecca could read the encyclopedia & I'd be entranced. Such a soothing voice! Keep up the great videos, MoJo Team.

So many great movies from that decade. Your list is certainly formidable, but personally I would have put "Best Years of Our Lives" at least in the top 5. I never tire of that film.