Best Based On Novel Or Book Movies & TV Series of the 1940s

The 40 best-rated based on novel or book movies and TV series of the 1940s on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

The Treasure of the Sierra Madre 1948 ★ 8.0

Rebecca 1940 ★ 7.9

The Grapes of Wrath 1940 ★ 7.8

The Maltese Falcon 1941 ★ 7.7

The Big Sleep 1946 ★ 7.6

Kind Hearts and Coronets 1949 ★ 7.6

Black Narcissus 1947 ★ 7.5

Oliver Twist 1948 ★ 7.6

To Have and Have Not 1945 ★ 7.5

Leave Her to Heaven 1945 ★ 7.4

Little Women 1949 ★ 7.4

Great Expectations 1946 ★ 7.3

Pinocchio 1940 ★ 7.1

The Big Clock 1948 ★ 7.3

Nightmare Alley 1947 ★ 7.2

A Letter to Three Wives 1949 ★ 7.2

Mrs. Miniver 1942 ★ 7.1

Night Train to Munich 1940 ★ 7.3

Criss Cross 1949 ★ 7.1

Gentleman's Agreement 1947 ★ 7.0

All the King's Men 1949 ★ 7.0

I Remember Mama 1948 ★ 7.2

The Uninvited 1944 ★ 6.9

Pride and Prejudice 1940 ★ 6.9