Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1946
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It's a Wonderful Life
(1946) An angel helps a compassionate but despairingly frustrated businessman by showing what life would have been like if he never existed. Dir: Frank Capra With: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore Drama | Family | Fantasy 130 mins. |
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Notorious
(1946) A woman is asked to spy on a group of Nazi friends in South America. How far will she have to go to ingratiate herself with them? Dir: Alfred Hitchcock With: Cary Grant, Ingrid Bergman, Claude Rains Drama | Romance | Thriller 101 mins. |
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The Big Sleep
(1946) Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a rich family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love. Dir: Howard Hawks With: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely Crime | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller 114 mins. |
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The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946) Three WWII veterans return home to small-town America to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed. Dir: William Wyler With: Fredric March, Dana Andrews, Myrna Loy Drama | Romance | War 172 mins. |
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Song of the South
(1946) The kindhearted storyteller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear. Dir: Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson With: Ruth Warrick, Bobby Driscoll, James Baskett Animation | Family | Music 94 mins. |
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Beauty and the Beast
(1946) Adélaïde, Belle, Félicie and Ludovic are young adult siblings who once lived in grandeur until their father's merchant ships were lost at sea... Dir: Jean Cocteau With: Jean Marais, Josette Day, Mila Parély Drama | Fantasy | Romance 96 mins. |
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Gilda
(1946) The sinister boss of a South American casino finds that his right-hand man Johnny and his sensuous new wife Gilda already know each other. Dir: Charles Vidor With: Rita Hayworth, Glenn Ford, George Macready Drama | Film-Noir | Romance | Thriller 110 mins. |
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My Darling Clementine
(1946) A Western retelling the tale of the Shoot-out at the OK Corral. Dir: John Ford With: Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature Drama | Western 97 mins. |
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The Stranger
(1946) An investigator from the War Crimes Commission travels to Connecticut to find an infamous Nazi. Dir: Orson Welles With: Orson Welles, Edward G. Robinson, Loretta Young Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller 95 mins. |
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Great Expectations
(1946) A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor. Dir: David Lean With: John Mills, Valerie Hobson, Tony Wager Drama | Romance 118 mins. |










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