Movie Releases by Score
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1.
Pinocchio
February 23, 1940
A living puppet, with the help of a cricket as his conscience, must prove himself worthy to become a real boy.
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Gone with the Wind
January 17, 1940
A Southern belle struggles with the devastation of the Civil War and Reconstruction. This classic won 8 Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
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The Shop Around the Corner
January 12, 1940
Two employees at a gift shop can barely stand each other, without realizing that they are falling in love through the post as each other's anonymous pen pal.
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The Grapes of Wrath
March 15, 1940
A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
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Fantasia
November 13, 1940
A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music.
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Of Mice and Men
January 12, 1940
Two itinerant migrant workers, one mentally disabled and the other his carer, take jobs as ranch hands during the Great Depression to fulfill their shared dream of owning their own ranch.
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Foreign Correspondent
August 16, 1940
On the eve of WW2, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
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Rebecca
April 12, 1940
A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat's wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife's spectral presence.
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Pride and Prejudice
July 26, 1940
Mr. and Mrs. Bennet have five unmarried daughters, and Mrs. Bennet is especially eager to find suitable husbands for them. When the rich single gentlemen Mr. Bingley and Mr. Darcy come to live nearby, the Bennets have high hopes. But pride, prejudice, and misunderstandings all combine to complicate their relationships and to make happiness difficult.
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10.
Remember the Night
January 19, 1940
A shoplifter and her prosecutor fall in love, creating tensions for his career and family.
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Titles with fewer than 7 critic reviews are excluded.