Best 1940s Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best 1940s movies and TV series? These 276 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

The Shawshank Redemption 1994 ★ 8.7

The Godfather 1972 ★ 8.7

Band of Brothers 2001 ★ 8.6

Saving Private Ryan 1998 ★ 8.2

There's Still Tomorrow 2023 ★ 8.1

Oppenheimer 2023 ★ 8.0

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio 2022 ★ 8.0

Jojo Rabbit 2019 ★ 8.0

Generation War 2013 ★ 8.1

Rome, Open City 1945 ★ 8.0

Apocalypse: The Second World War 2009 ★ 8.4

The Great Escape 1963 ★ 7.9

Mirror 1975 ★ 8.0

To Live 1994 ★ 8.1

Don't Look Now... We're Being Shot At! 1966 ★ 7.9

Downfall 2004 ★ 7.9

In This Corner of the World 2016 ★ 7.9

Army of Shadows 1969 ★ 7.9

Where Hands Touch 2018 ★ 7.9

The Pacific 2010 ★ 7.8

Ivan's Childhood 1962 ★ 7.8

Gyeongseong Creature 2023 ★ 7.9

A Bag of Marbles 2017 ★ 7.8

The Chorus 2004 ★ 7.7