World War Ii's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of World War Ii? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best World War Ii titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2024 19 great titles Best: Masters of the Air
  2. #2 2023 17 great titles Best: Oppenheimer
  3. #3 2019 17 great titles Best: Jojo Rabbit
  4. #4 2018 15 great titles Best: Never Look Away
  5. #5 2025 14 great titles Best: Predator: Killer of Killers
  6. #6 2017 13 great titles Best: Dunkirk
  7. #7 2020 13 great titles Best: Greyhound
  8. #8 2010 10 great titles Best: Shutter Island
  9. #9 2021 10 great titles Best: The Shadow in My Eye
  10. #10 2009 9 great titles Best: Inglourious Basterds
  11. #11 2001 9 great titles Best: Band of Brothers
  12. #12 2014 9 great titles Best: The Imitation Game
  13. #13 2015 9 great titles Best: Battle for Sevastopol
  14. #14 2005 9 great titles Best: Memoirs of a Geisha
  15. #15 2013 8 great titles Best: Generation War
  16. #16 2004 8 great titles Best: Downfall
  17. #17 1943 8 great titles Best: Casablanca
  18. #18 2016 7 great titles Best: Hacksaw Ridge
  19. #19 1965 7 great titles Best: The Sound of Music
  20. #20 2008 7 great titles Best: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
  21. #21 2002 7 great titles Best: The Pianist
  22. #22 1976 7 great titles Best: 1900
  23. #23 2006 7 great titles Best: Letters from Iwo Jima
  24. #24 2012 7 great titles Best: The Bletchley Circle
  25. #25 2022 7 great titles Best: SAS Rogue Heroes
  26. #26 1979 7 great titles Best: The Marriage of Maria Braun
  27. #27 1956 6 great titles Best: Night and Fog
  28. #28 1970 6 great titles Best: Patton
  29. #29 1975 6 great titles Best: Mirror
  30. #30 1977 6 great titles Best: The Ascent
  31. #31 1969 6 great titles Best: Army of Shadows
  32. #32 2007 6 great titles Best: Atonement
  33. #33 1998 5 great titles Best: Saving Private Ryan
  34. #34 1957 5 great titles Best: The Bridge on the River Kwai
  35. #35 1997 5 great titles Best: Life Is Beautiful
  36. #36 1981 5 great titles Best: Das Boot
  37. #37 1962 5 great titles Best: Ivan's Childhood
  38. #38 1968 5 great titles Best: Where Eagles Dare
  39. #39 1984 5 great titles Best: 'Allo 'Allo!
  40. #40 1988 5 great titles Best: Story of Women