Category:1945, Top Films

1941 -- 1942 -- 1943 -- 1944

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1946 -- 1947 -- 1948 -- 1949

-- #15. The Body Snatcher (Wise)

Notable Mention =

-- #3. Children of Paradise (Carne) -- #19. Isle of the Dead (Robson) -- #23. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Kazan) -- #37. Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (Kurosawa) -- #46. The Battle of San Pietro -- #50+. A Cage of Nightingale / La Cage aux rossignols (Dreville)

Scarlet Street -- Leave Her to Heaven -- Along Came Jones -- Fallen Angel -- Gilda

Additional films

-- #47. <The Thin Man Goes Home> (Thorpe)

-- #50+. The Twentieth Duke / Il ventesimo duca (De Caro) -- #50+. A Bell for Adano (King) -- #50+. Salome, Where She Danced (Lamont) -- #50+. A Walk in the Sun (Milestone) -- #50+. Tarzan and the Amazons (Neumann) -- #50+. The Corn Is Green (Rapper)

Critical Reception

MUBI, Best Films

-- #1. Rome Open City -- #2. Brief Encounter -- #3. Children of Paradise -- #4. Spellbound -- #5. Scarlet Street -- #6. The Lost Weekend -- #7. Detour -- #8. Ivan the Terrible, Part One -- #9. Mildred Pierce -- #10. I Know Where I'm Going!

-- #11. Leave Her to Heaven -- #12. Les Dames du Bois de Boulogne -- #13. A Study in Choreography for Camera -- #14. Dead of Night -- #15. The Body Snatcher -- #16. Fallen Angel -- #17. The Picture od Dorian Gray -- #18. Odor-Able Kitty <short> -- #19. Isle of the Dead -- #20. The Clock -- #21. The Southerner (Renoir) -- #22. They Were Expandable (Ford) -- #23. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Kazan) -- #24. And Then There Were None (Clair) -- #25. Le vampire (Painleve) -- #26. Blithe Spirit (Lean) -- #27. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail -- #28. Under the Bridges -- #29. Hangover Square -- #30. Anchors Aweigh

-- #31. Objective, Burma! -- #32. (@41) Christmas in Connecticut -- #33. Mouse in Manhattan <short> -- #34. Quiet Please! <short> -- #35. Ziegfeld Follies -- #36. My Name Is Julia Ross -- #37. Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two (Kurosawa) -- #38. Brewster's Millions -- #39. A Diary for Timothy -- #40. Swing Shift Cinderella -- #41. Two People (Dreyer) -- #42. THe Story of G.I. Joe -- #43. Conflict -- #44. Hatre Tonic -- #45. (@3) The Bells of St. Mary's -- #46. The Battle of San Pietro -- #47. <The Thin Man Goes Home> -- #48. Yolanda and the Thief -- #49. Visual Variations in Noguchi -- #50. Herr Meets Hare <short>

Flickchart, Best Films

-- @1. Brief Encounter -- @2. Children of Paradise -- @3. The Lost Weekend -- @4. Mildred Pierce -- @5. Rome Open City -- @6. Spellbound -- @7. Scarlet Street -- @8. Detour -- @9. Leave Her to Heaven -- @10. And Then There Were None (Clair)

-- @11. I Know Where I'm Going! -- @12. Dead of Night -- @13. The Body Snatcher -- @14. The Spiral Staircase -- @15. The Picture of Dorian Gray -- @16. Christmans in Connecticut -- @17. Anchors Aweigh -- @18. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Kazan) -- @19. They Were Expendable -- @20. The Bells of St. Mary's

-- @21. The Thin Man Goes Home -- @22. Blithe Spirit -- @23. Isle of the Dead -- @24. The Clock -- @25. House of Dracula -- @26. State Fair -- @27. Conflict -- @28. Fallen Angel -- @29. Les dames du Bois de Boulogne -- @30. The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

CriticsTop10, Best Films (1945)

-- =1. The Lost Weekend -- =2. Spellbound -- =3. The Bells of St. Mary's -- =4. The House on 92nd St. -- =5. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn -- =6. State Fair (1945) -- =7. Keys of the Kingdom -- =8. Valley of Decision -- =9. A Song to Remember -- =10. Love Letters

-- =11. The Story of G.I. Joe -- =12. The Corn is Green -- =13. National Velvet -- =14. Leave Her to Heaven -- =15. Anchors Aweigh -- =16. Our Vines Have Tender Grapes -- =17. A Bell for Adano -- =18. Rhapsody in Blue -- =19. A Walk in the Sun -- =20. The Enchanted Cottage -- =21. They Were Expendable -- =22. Mildred Pierce -- =23. The Picture of Dorian Gray -- =24. Pride of the Marines -- =25. Kiss and Tell -- =26. Blithe Spirit -- =27. Thrill of a Romance -- =28. The Clock -- =29. Wonder Man -- =30. You Came Along

Oscar, Best Films

-- The Lost Weekend -- Anchors Aweigh -- The Bells of St. Mary's -- Mildred Pierce -- Spellbound -- National Velvet (1944) -- The Southerner

[3^] Golden Globe, Best Films

-- The House I Live In -- The Picture of Dorian Gray -- The Bells of St. Mary's -- The Lost Weekend -- A Medal for Benny

Top Grossing Films

-- The Bells of St. Mary's -- Leave Her to Heaven -- Spellbound -- The Valley of Decision -- Anchors Aweigh -- Week-End at the Waldorf -- Thrill of a Romance -- The Lost Weekend -- State Fair -- The Dolly Sisters

Schneider, Best Films

-- Rome, Open City -- Mildred Pierce -- The Lost Weekend -- Spellbound -- I Know Where I'm Going! -- Detour -- Brief Encounter

-- Children of Paradise -- The Battle of San Pietro <doc>

National Board of Review

-- The Lost Weekend

-- The True Glory -- The Southerner -- The Story of G.I. Joe -- The Last Chance -- The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) -- A Tree Grows In Brooklyn -- The Fighting Lady -- The Way Ahead -- The Clock

National Film Registry

-- Detour -- Leave Her to Heaven -- The Lost Weekend -- Mildred Pierce -- Mom and Dad -- The Story of G.I. Joe -- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn -- A Walk in the Sun -- The Battle of San Pietro <doc> -- The House I Live In <short> -- V-E +1 <doc>