Most Popular Feature Films Released In 1947

1. Boomerang! (1947) Boomerang! (1947)
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The true story of a prosecutor's fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder. Dir: Elia Kazan With: Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb Crime | Film-Noir | Drama APPROVED 88 mins.
2. Black Narcissus (1947) Black Narcissus (1947)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.0/10 X  
After opening a convent in the Himalayas, five nuns encounter conflict and tension - both with the natives and also within their own group - as they attempt to adapt to their remote, exotic surroundings. Dir: Michael Powell, Emeric Pressburger With: Deborah Kerr, David Farrar, Flora Robson Drama TV_14 100 mins.
3. Out of the Past (1947) Out of the Past (1947)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 8.1/10 X  
A private eye escapes his past to run a gas station in a small town, but his past catches up with him. Now he must return to the big city world of danger, corruption, double crosses and duplicitous dames. Dir: Jacques Tourneur With: Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas Drama | Film-Noir | Thriller APPROVED 97 mins.
4. Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.9/10 X  
When a nice old man who claims to be Santa Claus is institutionalized as insane, a young lawyer decides to defend him by arguing in court that he is the real thing. Dir: George Seaton With: Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O'Hara, John Payne Comedy | Drama | Family | Fantasy | Romance APPROVED 96 mins.
5. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.1/10 X  
Walter Mitty, a daydreaming pulp-fiction writer with an overprotective mother, likes to imagine that he is a hero who experiences fantastic adventures... Dir: Norman Z. McLeod With: Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Romance United States-PASSED 110 mins.
6. The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.8/10 X  
In 1900, a young widow finds her seaside cottage is haunted...and forms a unique relationship with the ghost. Dir: Joseph L. Mankiewicz With: Gene Tierney, Rex Harrison, George Sanders Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Thriller APPROVED 104 mins.
7. The Lady from Shanghai (1947) The Lady from Shanghai (1947)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.7/10 X  
Fascinated by gorgeous Mrs. Bannister, seaman Michael O'Hara joins a bizarre yachting cruise, and ends up mired in a complex murder plot. With: Rita Hayworth, Orson Welles, Everett Sloane Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Mystery | Thriller APPROVED 87 mins.
8. The Long Night (1947) The Long Night (1947)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.9/10 X  
Police surround the apartment of apparent murderer Joe Adams, who refuses to surrender although escape appears impossible. During the siege, Joe reflects on the circumstances that led him to this situation. Dir: Anatole Litvak With: Henry Fonda, Barbara Bel Geddes, Vincent Price Crime | Drama | Film-Noir | Romance | Thriller APPROVED 101 mins.
9. Fun & Fancy Free (1947) Fun & Fancy Free (1947)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 6.8/10 X  
Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: "Bongo," about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and "Mickey and the Beanstalk," a take on the famous fairy tale. Dir: Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske With: Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore, Charlie McCarthy Animation | Family | Music APPROVED 70 mins.
10. Gentleman's Agreement (1947) Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7.3/10 X  
A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred. Dir: Elia Kazan With: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield Drama | Romance UNRATED 118 mins.