A list of American films released in 1948.
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I, Jane Doe | Thriller | Republic | ||
| I Love Trouble | Film noir | Columbia | ||
| I Remember Mama | George Stevens | Comedy drama | RKO | |
| I Surrender Dear | Musical | Columbia | ||
| I Walk Alone | Byron Haskin | Film noir | Paramount | |
| I Wouldn't Be in Your Shoes | Film noir | Monogram | ||
| If You Knew Susie | Comedy | RKO | ||
| In This Corner | Drama | Eagle-Lion | ||
| Incident | William Beaudine | Jane Frazee, Joyce Compton, Warren Douglas | Crime | Monogram |
| Indian Agent | Western | RKO | ||
| Inner Sanctum | Film noir | Film Classics | ||
| An Innocent Affair | Comedy | United Artists | ||
| The Inside Story | Comedy | Republic | ||
| The Iron Curtain | Thriller | 20th Century Fox | ||
| Isn't It Romantic? | Romantic comedy | Paramount | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiggs and Maggie in Court | Comedy | Monogram | ||
| Jinx Money | Comedy | Monogram | ||
| Joan of Arc | Historical | RKO
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| Joe Palooka in Fighting Mad | Sports | Monogram | ||
| Joe Palooka in Winner Take All | Sports | Monogram | ||
| Johnny Belinda | Drama | Warner Bros. Academy Award for Wyman | ||
| Julia Misbehaves | Comedy | MGM | ||
| June Bride | Comedy | Warner Bros. | ||
| Jungle Goddess | Adventure | Lippert | ||
| Jungle Jim | Adventure | Columbia | ||
| Jungle Patrol | Adventure | 20th Century Fox | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Key Largo | Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Edward G. Robinson | Warner Bros.
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| Kidnapped | Adventure | Monogram | ||
| King of the Gamblers | Drama | Republic | ||
| Kiss the Blood Off My Hands | Norman Foster | Universal | ||
| The Kissing Bandit | Musical | MGM | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady at Midnight | Mystery | Eagle-Lion | ||
| Larceny | Universal | |||
| Last of the Wild Horses | Western | Lippert | ||
| Leather Gloves | Sports drama | Columbia | ||
| Let's Live Again | Comedy | 20th Century Fox | ||
| Let's Live a Little | Comedy | Eagle-Lion | ||
| Letter from an Unknown Woman | Max Ophüls | Drama | Universal | |
| Lightnin' in the Forest | Comedy | Republic | ||
| Loaded Pistols | Western | Columbia | ||
| The Loves of Carmen | Drama | Columbia
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| The Luck of the Irish | Henry Koster | Fantasy | 20th Century Fox
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| Lulu Belle | Musical drama | Columbia | ||
| Luxury Liner | Comedy | MGM | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Naked City | Universal | |||
| Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Paramount | |||
| Night Song | Drama | RKO | ||
| Night Time in Nevada | Western | Republic | ||
| Night Wind | Drama | 20th Century Fox | ||
| No Minor Vices | Comedy | MGM | ||
| The Noose Hangs High | Comedy | Eagle-Lion | ||
| Northwest Stampede | Western | Eagle-Lion | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma Badlands | Western | Republic | ||
| Oklahoma Blues | Western | Monogram | ||
| Old Los Angeles | Western | Republic | ||
| On an Island with You | Comedy | MGM | ||
| One Sunday Afternoon | Musical | Warner Bros. | ||
| One Touch of Venus | William A. Seiter | Comedy | Universal | |
| On Our Merry Way | Comedy | United Artists | ||
| Open Secret | Film noir | Eagle-Lion | ||
| Out of the Storm | Crime | Republic | ||
| Outlaw Brand | Western | Monogram | ||
| Overland Trails | Western | Monogram | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Paleface | Norman Z. McLeod | Comedy western | Paramount | |
| Panhandle | Lesley Selander | Western | Allied Artists | |
| Parole, Inc. | Alfred Zeisler | Film noir | Eagle-Lion | |
| Partners of the Sunset | Western | Monogram | ||
| Perilous Waters | Drama | Monogram | ||
| Phantom Valley | Western | Columbia | ||
| The Pirate | Vincente Minnelli | Musical | MGM | |
| Pitfall | Film noir | United Artists | ||
| The Plunderers | Western | Republic
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| Port Said | Thriller | Columbia | ||
| Portrait of Jennie | Romance | MGM | ||
| The Prince of Thieves | Adventure | Columbia | ||
| Quick on the Trigger | Western | Columbia | ||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race Street | RKO | |||
| Rachel and the Stranger | Western | RKO | ||
| Racing Luck | Drama | Columbia | ||
| Range Renegades | Western | Monogram | ||
| The Rangers Ride | Western | Monogram | ||
| Raw Deal | Film noir | Eagle-Lion | ||
| Red River | Western | United Artists | ||
| Relentless | Western | Columbia | ||
| Renegades of Sonora | Western | Republic | ||
| Return of the Bad Men | Ray Enright | Randolph Scott, Robert Ryan, Anne Jeffreys | Western | RKO |
| The Return of October | Comedy | Columbia | ||
| The Return of the Whistler | Film noir | Columbia | ||
| The Return of Wildfire | Western | Lippert | ||
| River Lady | Western | Universal | ||
| Road House | Film noir | 20th Century Fox | ||
| Rocky | Drama | Monogram | ||
| Rogues' Regiment | Dick Powell, Märta Torén, Vincent Price | Universal | ||
| Romance on the High Seas | Musical | Warner Bros. | ||
| Rope | Warner Bros. | |||
| Rusty Leads the Way | Drama | Columbia | ||
| Ruthless | Eagle-Lion | |||
| Title | Director | Cast | Genre | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under California Stars | Roy Rogers, Jane Frazee, Andy Devine | Western | Republic | |
| Unfaithfully Yours | Preston Sturges | Black comedy | 20th Century Fox
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| Unknown Island | Sci-fi | Film Classics | ||
| The Untamed Breed | Western | Columbia | ||
| Up in Central Park | Deanna Durbin, Dick Haymes, Vincent Price | Comedy | Universal | |
| The Valiant Hombre | Western | United Artists | ||
| The Velvet Touch | Film noir | RKO | ||
| The Vicious Circle | Drama | United Artists | ||
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| Louisiana Story | nominated for Academy Award | ||||||||
| Test Tube Babies | W. Merle Connell | Exploitation | |||||||
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| Adventures of Frank and Jesse James | Republic | ||||||||
| Congo Bill | Adventure, Serial | Columbia | |||||||
| Dangers of the Canadian Mounted | Fred C. Brannon, Yakima Canutt | Adventure, Serial | Republic | ||||||
| G–Men Never Forget | Republic | ||||||||
| Superman | Columbia | ||||||||
| Tex Granger | Derwin Abrahams | Columbia | |||||||
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| A-Lad-In His Lamp | Warner Bros. | ||||||||
| Bill and Coo | Dean Riesner | Republic | |||||||
| Bob and Sally | Erle C. Kenton | Universal | |||||||
| Buccaneer Bunny | Animated short | Warner Bros. | |||||||
| Bugs Bunny Rides Again | Animated short | Warner Bros. | |||||||
| The Chicken of Tomorrow | Patrick Allen | short | Industrial film | ||||||
| A Feather in His Hare | Chuck Jones | Animated short | Warner Bros. | ||||||
| Fiddlers Three | Comedy short | Columbia | |||||||
| Gorilla My Dreams | Looney Tunes | Warner Bros. | |||||||
| Haredevil Hare | Warner Bros. | ||||||||
| Hatch Up Your Troubles | MGM | ||||||||
| Hop, Look and Listen | Warner Bros. | ||||||||
| Hot Cross Bunny | Robert McKimson | Warner Bros. | |||||||
| I Taw a Putty Tat | Warner Bros. | ||||||||
| Kitty Foiled | Hanna-Barbera | MGM | |||||||
| Mouse Cleaning | Hanna-Barbera | MGM | |||||||
| My Bunny Lies over the Sea | Warner Bros. | ||||||||
| Old Rockin' Chair Tom | MGM | ||||||||
| Polka-Dot Puss | Animated short | MGM | |||||||
| Professor Tom | Hanna-Barbera | Animated short | MGM | ||||||
| Scaredy Cat | Warner Bros. | ||||||||
| Tea for Two Hundred | Walt Disney Productions | ||||||||
| The Truce Hurts | Hanna-Barbera | MGM | |||||||
| Three for Breakfast | Walt Disney Productions | ||||||||