Difference between revisions of "Category:1944, Top Films"

1. Double Indemnity (Wilder)

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2. Laura (Preminger)

5. Arsenic and Old Lace

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  6. Lifeboat (Hitchcock)

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  7. Meet Me in St. Louis (Minnelli)

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  8. Gaslight (Cukor)

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  10. The Woman in the Window (Lang)

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  17. Henry V (Olivier)

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  18. The Curse of the Cat People (Wise)

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  24. The Uninvited (Allen)

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  34. National Velvet (Brown)

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  35. Going My Way (McCarey)

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  None Shall Escape (deToth)

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  Ivan the Terrible, Part I (Eisenstein)

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  Tomorrow, the World! (Fenton)

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  Theresienstadt (Gerron)

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  Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (LeRoy)

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  +. The Materassi Sisters (Poggioli)

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  The Suspect (Siodmak)

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  Tom and Jerry [5]
  (Hanna & Barbera)

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Notable Mention (1944)

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  3. To Have and Have Not (Hawks)

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  11. Murder, My Sweet (Dmytryk)

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  12. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (Sturges)

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  13. A Canterbury Tale (Powell & Pressburger)

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  50+. The White Cliffs of Dover (Brown)

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  50+. Wilson (King)

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Additional films

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  22. Hail the Conquering Hero (Sturges)

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  43. Since You Went Away (Cromwell)

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  +. Between Two Worlds (Blatt)

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  +. The Canterville Ghost (Dassin)

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  +. I'll Be Seeing You (Dieterle)

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  +. Senza famiglia (Ferroni)

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  +. None but the Lonely Heart (Odets)

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Critical Reception / Ranking (1944)

MUBI, Best Films

-- #1. (@11) Double Indemnity -- #2. (@7) Laura -- #3. To Have and Have Not -- #4. At Land -- #5. (@13) Arsenic and Old Lace -- #6. (@10) Lifeboat -- #7. (@12) Meet Me in St. Louis -- #8. (@6) Gaslight -- #9. The Private Life of a Cat -- #10. (@31) The Woman in the Window

-- #11. Murder, My Sweet -- #12. (@15) The Miracle of Morgan's Creek -- #13. A Canterbury Tale -- #14. Ministry of Fear -- #15. The Children Are Watching Us -- #16. Witch's Cradle -- #17. Henry V -- #18. The Curse of the Cat People -- #19. The Three Caballeros -- #20. Torment

-- #21. Screwball Squirrel -- #22. Hail the Conquering Hero -- #23. Phantom Lady -- #24. The Uninvited (Allen) -- #25. Jammin' the Blues -- #26. It Happenend Tomorrow -- #27. Portrait of Maria -- #28. This Happy Bread -- #29. Little Red Riding Rabbit <short> -- #30. Ms. Skeeffington

-- #31. The Lodger -- #32. Cover Girl -- #33. The Woman Who Dared -- #34. National Velvet -- #35. (@1) Going My Way -- #36. Bluebeard -- #37. C'est l'aviron -- #38. The Old Grey Hare <short> -- #39. Mouse Trouble <short> -- #40. The Most Beautiful (Kurosawa)

-- #41. The Bodyguard <short> -- #42. Christmas Holiday -- #43. (@3) Since You Went Away -- #44. Swooner Crooner <short> -- #45. How to Play Football <short> -- #46. The Barber of Seville <short> -- #47. The Zoot Cat <short> -- #48. An American Romance -- #49. Days of Glory -- #50. Russian Rhapsody <short>

Flickchart, Best Films

-- @1. Double Indemnity -- @2. Laura -- @3. Arsenic and Old Lace -- @4. Gaslight -- @5. To Have and Have Not -- @6. Lifeboat -- @7. Meet Me in St. Louis -- @8. Murder, My Sweet -- @9. The Woman in the Window -- @10. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek

-- @11. The Uninvited (Allen) -- @12. Hail the Conquering Hero -- @13. A Canterbury Tale -- @14. Ivan the Terrible, Part One -- @15. Henry V -- @16. Ministry of Fear -- @17. Going My Way -- @18. The Curse of the Cat People -- @19. House of Frankenstein -- @20. National Velvet

-- @21. Phantom Lady -- @22. Ms. Skeeffington -- @23. The Three Caballeros -- @24. Cover Girl -- @25. Passage to Marseille -- @26. The Lodger -- @27. The Children Are Watching Us -- @28. The Suspect -- @29. The Fighting Seabees -- @30. At Land

-- @31. How to Play Football <short> -- @32. Thirty Second Over Tokyo -- @33. Since You Went Away -- @34. Tall in the Saddle -- @35. The Pearl of Death -- @36. The Keys of the Kingdom -- @37. The Canterville Ghost -- @38. The Princess and the Pirate -- @39. Little Red Riding Rabbit <short> -- @40. Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears

CriticsTop10, Best Films (1944)

-- =1. Going My Way -- =2. Wilson -- =3. Since You Went Away -- =4. Dragon Seed -- =5. The White Cliffs of Dover -- =6. Gaslight -- =7. Laura -- =8. A Guy Named Joe -- =9. The Story of Dr. Wassell -- =10. Lifeboat

-- =11. Double Indemnity -- =12. Meet Me in St. Louis -- =13. Arsenic and Old Lace -- =14. None But the Lonely Heart -- =15. The Miracle of Morgan's Creek -- =16. Mr. Skeffington -- =17. Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo -- =18. Mrs. Parkington -- =19. See Here, Private Hargrove -- =20. The Sullivans

-- =21. Jane Eyre -- =22. The Adventures of Mark Twain -- =23. The Fighting Lady -- =24. Cover Girl -- =25. Lady in the Dark -- =26. Two Girls and a Sailor -- =27. Home in Indiana -- =28. Up in Arms -- =29. Hail the Conquering Hero -- =30. An American Romance

Oscar, Best Films

-- Going My Way -- Double Indemnity -- Gaslight -- Lifeboat -- Laura

-- Since You Went Away -- Wilson

[2^] Golden Globe, Best Films

-- Gaslight -- Going My Way

-- Wilson -- Mrs. Parkington

Top Grossing Films

-- Going My Way -- Meet Me in St. Louis

-- Since You Went Away -- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo -- The White Cliffs of Dover -- A Guy Named Joe (1943) -- Hollywood Canteen -- To Have and Have Not -- Frenchman's Creek -- Bathing Beauty

Schneider, Best Films

-- Double Indemnity -- Gaslight -- Laura -- Meet Me in St. Louis -- Henry V -- Ivan the Terrible, Part I

-- To Have and Have Not -- Murder, My Sweet

National Board of Review

-- Going My Way -- Meet Me in St. Louis -- Lifeboat -- <None But the Lonely Heart> [W] -- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek -- Hail the Conquering Hero -- The Song of Bernadette (1943) -- Wilson -- Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo -- Thunder Rock

-- Battle for the Marianas <doc> -- The Battle for New Britain <doc> -- Memphis Belle, Attack! <doc> -- Tunisian Victory <doc> -- With the Marines at Tarawa <doc>

National Film Registry

-- Double Indemnity -- Gaslight -- Going My Way -- Laura -- Meet Me in St. Louis -- National Velvet

-- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek -- Hail the Conquering Hero -- Jammin' the Blues <short> -- Memphis Belle <doc> -- The Negro Soldier <doc>

American Film Institute

-- Double Indemnity

NYT, Best Films

-- Double Indemnity -- Going My Way -- Gaslight -- Laura -- Meet Me in St. Louis -- Henry V -- National Velvet

-- To Have and Have Not -- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek -- Hail the Conquering Hero -- Wilson

TSPDT, Best Films

-- Double Indemnity -- Meet Me in St. Louis -- Laura -- Ivan the Terrible, Part 1

-- To Have and Have Not -- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek -- A Canterbury Tale

Top10ner, Best Films

-- Double Indemnity -- Arsenic and Old Lace -- Laura -- Meet Me in St. Louis -- Ivan the Terrible, Part 1

-- To Have and Have Not

Film101, Best Films

-- Double Indemnity -- Meet Me in St. Louis -- Laura -- Henry V -- Going My Way -- Gaslight

-- The Miracle of Morgan's Creek -- To Have and Have Not -- Hail the Conquering Hero -- Murder, My Sweet

Rotten Tomatoes, Best Films

-- #2. Laura -- #7. Meet Me in St. Louis -- #17. Henry V -- #34. National Velvet

ChildActors, Best Films

-- The Children Are Watching Us (Italy) -- The Curse of the Cat People -- The Great Mike -- National Velvet -- Once Upon a Time -- Sunday Dinner for a Soldier -- Tomorrow, the World

-- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves -- The Big Bonanza -- The San Antonio Kid -- Ti gutter og en gjente (Norway) -- Senza famiglia (Italy)