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The Best Years of Our Lives 1946

Directed by William Wyler

All-time standing

#112 of 4,399

In the top 3% of movies

By scope

1940s #18 of 250 Top 5% 1946 #4 of 26 Top 15%

Ballots (34)

All time 32

American Film Institute

American Film Institute

  • Published 2007
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #37
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Directors Guild of America

Directors Guild of America

  • Published 2016
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #38
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Writers Guild of America

Writers Guild of America

  • Published 2006
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #44
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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

  • Published 2013
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #64
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John Kobal

John Kobal

  • Published 1988
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #65
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Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune

  • Published 1999
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #86
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Halliwell's

Halliwell's

  • Published 2005
  • All-time list
  • Ranked #239
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LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2017
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Steven Jay Schneider

Steven Jay Schneider

  • Published 2016
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  • Included, unranked
Kino Muzeum

Kino Muzeum

  • Published 2015
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  • Included, unranked
LaCinetek

LaCinetek

  • Published 2015
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  • Included, unranked
The Quietus

The Quietus

  • Published 2014
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  • Included, unranked
Mark Cousins

Mark Cousins

  • Published 2011
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  • Included, unranked
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El Pais

El Pais

  • Published 2010
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  • Included, unranked
Film-Magazine (Iran)

Film-Magazine (Iran)

  • Published 2009
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  • Included, unranked
David Thomson

David Thomson

  • Published 2008
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Steadycam

Steadycam

  • Published 2007
  • All-time list
  • Included, unranked
Jim Emerson

Jim Emerson

  • Published 2006
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  • Included, unranked
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Bounty Books

Bounty Books

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
Jonathan Rosenbaum

Jonathan Rosenbaum

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
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The New York Times

The New York Times

  • Published 2004
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  • Included, unranked
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Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinema

  • Published 2003
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  • Included, unranked
Senses of Cinema

Senses of Cinema

  • Published 2001
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  • Included, unranked
Ciak

Ciak

  • Published 2000
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  • Included, unranked
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Barry Norman

Barry Norman

  • Published 1998
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  • Included, unranked
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Nickel Odeon

Nickel Odeon

  • Published 1997
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  • Included, unranked
Movieline

Movieline

  • Published 1995
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  • Included, unranked
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Télérama

Télérama

  • Published 1995
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  • Included, unranked
Dirigido Por

Dirigido Por

  • Published 1992
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  • Included, unranked
Danny Peary

Danny Peary

  • Published 1986
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  • Included, unranked
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Edições Cinematógrafo

Edições Cinematógrafo

  • Published 1982
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  • Included, unranked
R.A.E. Pickard

R.A.E. Pickard

  • Published 1971
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  • Included, unranked
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Decade 2

1940s

Time

  • Published 1949
  • Decade list · 1940s
  • Included, unranked
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1900-1999

Leonard Maltin

Leonard Maltin

  • Published 2000
  • Decade list · 1900-1999
  • Included, unranked
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