Every Best Picture Oscar Winner Ranked Worst To Best
78. Gentleman's Agreement (1947)
Credit where it’s due: Gentleman’s Agreement may be a bit clunky and on the nose, but its story of a reporter who pretends to be Jewish to write about anti-Semitism still feels impressively progressive for a post-WWII drama.
As was his way, director Elia Kazan wastes no time hammering his message home, with some typically compelling aid from star Gregory Peck. It may be tame by today’s standards, and it wins no points for subtlety, but Gentleman’s Agreement’s heart is in the right place.