1947 National Board of Review – Top Ten Films Winner
![Boomerang!](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/boomerang-elia-kazan-image.jpg)
Boomerang!
The true story of a prosecutor’s fight to prove the innocence of a man accused of a notorious murder.
![Crossfire](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/crossfire-edward-dmytryk-image.jpg)
Crossfire
A man is murdered, apparently by one of a group of demobilized soldiers he met in a bar. But which one? And why?
![Gentleman's Agreement](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/gentlemans-agreement-elia-kazan-image.jpg)
Gentleman’s Agreement
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.
![Great Expectations](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/great-expectations-david-lean-image.jpg)
Great Expectations
A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.
![It's a Wonderful Life](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/its-a-wonderful-life-frank-capra-image.jpg)
It’s a Wonderful Life
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
![Monsieur Verdoux](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/monsieur-verdoux-charles-chaplin-image.jpg)
Monsieur Verdoux
A suave but cynical man supports his family by marrying and murdering rich women for their money, but the job has some occupational hazards.
![Odd Man Out](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/odd-man-out-carol-reed-image.jpg)
Odd Man Out
A wounded Irish nationalist leader attempts to evade police following a failed robbery in Belfast.
![Shoeshine](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/shoeshine-vittorio-de-sica-image.jpg)
Shoeshine
Two shoeshine boys in postwar Rome, Italy, save up to buy a horse, but their involvement as dupes in a burglary lands them in juvenile prison where the experience take a devastating toll on their friendship.
![The Overlanders](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/the-overlanders-harry-watt-image.jpg)
The Overlanders
It’s the start of WWII in Northern Australia. The Japanese are getting close. People are evacuating and burning everything in a “scorched earth” policy. Rather than kill all their cattle, a…
![To Live in Peace](https://www.awardsarchive.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/to-live-in-peace-luigi-zampa-image.jpg)