Category:1949, Top Films

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1950 -- 1951 -- 1952 -- 1953

Ranking

-- #6. Adam's Rib (Cukor) -- #7. Jour de fête -- #30. All the King's Men (Rossen) <Best Picture> -- The Walls of Malapaga (Clement) <Best International> -- Thieves' Highway -- Jour de fete -- Late Spring -- Stray Dog -- Criss Cross -- The Stratton Story -- House of Strangers -- The Reckless Moment -- La silence de lamer -- Act of Violence

Critical Reception

MUBI, Best Films

-- #1. The Third Man -- #2. Late Spring -- #3. Stray Dog -- #4. Kind Hearts and Coronets -- #5. White Heat -- #6. Adam's Rib -- #7. Jour de fête -- #8. Blood of the Beast -- #9. Puce Moment -- #10. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

-- #11. Begone Dull Care -- #12. The Heiress -- #13. The Set-Up -- #14. Thieves' Highway -- #15. The Silence of the Sea -- #16. Criss Cross -- #17. <The Reckless Moment> -- #18. I Shot Jesse James -- #19. Little Rural Riding Hood -- #20. On the Town -- #21. Fast and Furry-Ous -- #22. Bitter Rice -- #23. Caught -- #24. Bad Luck Blackie -- #25. A Letter to Three Wives -- #26. The Fountainhead -- #27. The Adventure of Ichabod and Mr. Toad -- #28. The Small Back Room -- #29. Long-Haired Hare -- #30. All the King's Men

-- #31. Thirst -- #32. Under Capricorn -- #33. I Was a Male War Bride -- #34. Whirlpool -- #35. Whisky Galore! -- #36. The Quiet Duel -- #37. Christmas U.S.A. -- #38. Twelve O'Clock High -- #39. Inspiration -- #40. Colorado Territory -- #41. Knock on Any Door -- #42. For Scent-Imental Reason <short> -- #43. Prison -- #44. The Secret Garden -- #45. Bord Incident -- #46. Madame Bovary -- #47. Too Late for Tears -- #48. The House of Tomorrow -- #49. Champion -- #50. Passport to Pimlico

CriticsTop10, Best Films (1949)

-- #1. A Letter to Three Wives -- #2. Champion -- #3. The Stratton Story -- #4. Come to the Stable -- #5. Home of the Brave -- #6. Pinky -- #7. The Heiress -- #8. Lost Boundaries -- #9. I Was a Male War Bride -- #10. Quartet

-- #11. Jolson Sings Again -- #12. The Window -- #13. Mr. Belvedere Goes to College -- #14. Little Women (1949) -- #15. The Barkleys of Broadway -- #16. Task Force -- #17. The Fountainhead -- #18. White Heat -- #19. House of Strangers -- #20. Flamingo Road -- #21. Sorrowful Jones -- #22. The Set-Up -- #23. Knock On Any Door -- #24. The Midnight Kiss -- #25. Look for the Silver Lining -- #26. Anna Lucasta -- #27. Everybody Does It -- #28. The Great Gatsby -- #29. Wake of the Red Witch -- #30. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Oscar, Best Films

-- All the King's Men -- Battleground -- The Heiress -- A Letter to Three Wives -- Twelve O'Clock High -- The Fallen Idol (1948) -- Bicycle Thieves (Italy, 1948)

[7^] Golden Globe, Best Films

-- Bicycle Thieves (Italy, 1948) -- All the King's Men -- Battleground -- The Heiress -- The Hasty Heart

Top Grossing Films

-- Jolson Sings Again -- Battleground -- I Was a Male War Bride -- Sands of Iwo Jima -- The Stratton Story -- Pinky -- Mr. Belvedere Goes to College -- Neptune's Daughter -- Little Women -- Sorrowful Jones

Schneider, Best Films

-- Whisky Galore! -- Kind Hearts and Coronets -- White Heat -- The Third Man -- The Heiress -- On the Town

-- <The Reckless Moment> -- Adam's Rib

National Board of Review

-- The Bicycle Thief (1948) -- Intruder in the Dust -- The Heiress -- Germany, Year Zero (1948) -- Home of the Brave -- A Letter to Three Wives -- The Fallen Idol (1948)

-- The Quiet One (1948) -- Devil in the Flesh (1947) -- Quartet (1948)

National Film Registry

-- The Heiress -- On the Town -- White Heat

-- Adam's Rib -- All the King's Men -- The Lead Shoes <short> -- Twelve O'Clock High

American Film Institute

-- The Third Man

NYT, Best Films

-- A Letter to Three Wives -- Whisky Galore! -- Kind Hearts and Coronets -- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon -- White Heat -- The Third Man -- The Heiress -- On the Town

-- All the King's Men -- Adam's Rib -- The Set-Up -- Twelve O'Clock High

TSPDT, Best Films

-- The Third Man -- Late Spring -- Kind Hearts and Coronets -- White Heat -- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon -- On the Town

-- Le Sang des bêtes -- <The Reckless Moment>

Top10ner, Best Films

-- Kind Hearts and Coronets -- The Third Man -- White Heat -- Late Spring -- The Heiress

Film101, Best Films

-- The Third Man -- Kind Hearts and Coronets -- White Heat -- On the Town -- The Heiress -- Whisky Galore! -- Late Spring -- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon -- They Live by Night -- A Letter to Three Wives

-- <All the King's Men> -- <Adam's Rib> -- Twelve O'Clock High -- The Set-Up -- Jour de fête

Rotten Tomatoes, Best Films

-- #2. Late Spring -- #4. Kind Hearts and Coronets -- #7. Jour de fête

ChildActors, Best Films

-- The Adventures of Sanmao the Waif (China) -- Holiday Affair -- Intruder in the Dust -- Little Women -- Passport to Pimlico (UK) -- The Rocking Horse Winner (UK) -- The Secret Garden -- The Window

-- Black Magic (Italy) -- <Cielo sulla palude> -- Down to the Sea in Ships -- Johnny Holiday -- The Kid from Cleveland -- Leave It to Henry -- Palle alene i verden [Palle Alone in the World] (Denmark) -- Palmour Street <doc> -- The Red Pony -- Rusty Saves a Life -- Rusty's Birthday -- So Dear to My Heart -- The Sun Comes Up -- Zamba

-- The Goldbergs (TV series) -- Mama (TV series) -- The Life of Riley (TV series) -- The Ruggles (TV series)

Best International Films

{France} -- Au-delà des grilles / The Walls of Malapaga (Oscar)

{Italy} -- Riso amaro -- Cielo sulla palude -- La città dolente -- Catene

{Japan} -- Late Spring -- Stray Dog

Tubi

-- All the King's Men -- Too Late for Tears -- Black Magic -- The Goldbergs -- Stray Dog -- The Pilgrimage Play -- Late Spring -- A Star Shall Rise

Film Limbo

-- It Happens Every Spring (?) -- City of Pain (Italy) (?) -- The Walls of Malapaga (?) -- Bitter Rice (Italy) (?) -- Sands of Iwo Jima -- Cielo sulla palude (Italy) -- Stray Dog (Japan) (?) -- Madame Bovary -- Battleground (?) -- The Secret Garden (?)