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My Movie Highlights of the 1940s (+Watchlists)

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Superb

9 points

719

8.1

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

A wonderful classic movie with Henry Fonda. Beautiful black and white cinematography (very noirish), good acting performances, unique characters and interesting story.

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Very good

8 points

542

7.8

7.6

Gilda (1946)

Rita is so beautiful in this movie.

my rating: 8,0-8,5
(unsure, watched the movie many years ago)

Anautix's rating:

211

7.8

7.6

Leave Her to Heaven (1945) (1945)

This movie made me a fan of Gene Tierney.

my rating: 8,0-8,5
(unsure, watched the movie many years ago)

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6.8

Wir machen Musik (1942)

I liked the chemistry between Viktor de Kowa and Ilse Werner here.
Very nice German romantic movie.

my rating: 8,0-8,5
(unsure, watched the movie many years ago; I initially rated it with 9 points but lowered the rating years later due to my new stricter rating system.)

Anautix's rating:

1221

8.1

Rebecca (1940)

my rating: 8,0

Anautix's rating:

182

7.4

7.6

The Bishop's Wife (1947)

my rating: 8,0

Anautix's rating:

3368

8.2

8.5

Casablanca (1943)

This famous movie made its beautiful soundtrack "As Time Goes By" famous too. The song was already written in 1931.

my rating: 8,0

Anautix's rating:

410

8.1

White Heat (1949)

Nice story, cinematography and good actors especially James Cagney. It was interesting to see what methods and technical innovations of that time the police was using.

my rating: 8,0

Anautix's rating:

434

7.9

Out of the Past (1947) (1948)

One of the best Film Noirs that I watched. Interesting story, good acting and nice cinematography.

my rating: 8,0

Anautix's rating:

7.5

6.4

Immensee - Ein deutsches Volkslied (1943)

my rating: 8,0

Anautix's rating:

6.6

6.7

Opfergang (1944)

my rating: 8,0

Anautix's rating:

340

7.5

7.8

The Lady Eve (1941)

my rating: 8,0

Anautix's rating:

7.8

7.2

A Woman's Face

my rating: 8,0

Anautix's rating:

7.5

Tomorrow Is Forever (1946)

my rating: 8,0

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Good

7 points

7.3

7.8

Die Feuerzangenbowle (1944)

This is a very famous German classic movie, maybe the most famous. First time I watched this movie in school many years ago and rewatched it on 31.12.2014.

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

4.5

6.5

Wunschkonzert (1940)...

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

245

7.6

7.5

Dark Passage (1947)

I liked especially the first part of the movie with the first person view (from Bogart's perspective).

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

514

7.9

The Lost Weekend (1945)

A film noir about an alcoholic. Ray Milland was very convincing in his role and deservedly won the Academy Award.

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

687

7.4

7.5

Spellbound (1945)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

385

8.1

7.9

Mildred Pierce (1945)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

482

7.6

The Lady from Shanghai (1947)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

125

7.3

The Uninvited (1944)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

230

7.8

Germany Year Zero (1948)

This movie is an authentic depiction of life in the ruins of Berlin shortly after WW2. An important contemporary document!

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

365

7.8

7.9

Sullivan's Travels (1941)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

7.3

7.2

Raw Deal (1948)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

380

8.2

7.9

Monsieur Verdoux (1947)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

487

7.7

7.9

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

118

7.5

7.4

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

7.1

7.4

Kiss of Death (1947)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

1145

8.3

8.1

The Third Man (1949)

my rating: 7,5

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Marriage in the Shadows (1947)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

122

7.7

7.6

The Snake Pit (1948)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

7.5

Love '47 (1949)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

494

7.4

7.2

Cat People (1942)

my rating: 7,5

Anautix's rating:

173

7.7

7.6

Odd Man Out (1947)

Anautix's rating:

819

7.9

The Philadelphia Story (1940)

Anautix's rating:

7.4

7.5

Act of Violence (1949)

A movie with a very dark mood. It was one of the first film noirs that I watched -
it roused my interest for this genre.

my rating: 6 or 7 points
(unsure, watched the movie years ago)

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Average

6 points

373

7.8

Gaslight (1944)

my rating: 7,0

Anautix's rating:

7.3

Seven Journeys

my rating: 7,0

Anautix's rating:

222

7.7

The Woman in the Window (1944)

my rating: 7,0

Anautix's rating:

1044

8.3

Double Indemnity (1944)

Good plot, nice film noir night scenes and good acting. But not so great like its reputation.

my rating: 7,0

Anautix's rating:

6.7

7.5

The Murderers Are Among Us (1946)

This was the first German movie after WW2.

my rating: 7,0

Anautix's rating:

200

7.5

7.6

Dead of Night (1946)

It's like an early version of Groundhog Day.

my rating: 7,0

Anautix's rating:

544

7.9

Laura (1944)

my rating: 7,0

Anautix's rating:

1080

7.9

Notorious (1946)

my rating: 7,0

Anautix's rating:

381

7.2

Saboteur (1942)

my rating: 7,0

Anautix's rating:

114

7.2

7.3

Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)

my rating: 7,0

Anautix's rating:

896

7.9

The Big Sleep (1946)

my rating: 7,0

Anautix's rating:

7.6

Body and Soul (1947)

my rating: 7,0

Anautix's rating:

808

7.9

7.8

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

my rating: 7,0

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My ratings:

10 (10)          - Masterpiece
  9 (9,0-9,5) - Superb
  8 (8,0-8,5) - Very good/exciting
  7 (7,0-7,5) - good/entertaining
  6 (6,0-6,5) - average
  5 (5,0-5,5) - below average, boring
  4 (4,0-4,5) - extremely boring
  3 (3,0-3,5) - trash movie
  2 (2,0-2,5) - ultra trash
  1 (1,0-1,5) - ultra trash²

7 is my reference point -
my standard quality expectation.

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