Best 1940s Movies

The 228 best-rated 1940s movies on 3eyedraven, ranked by a weighted audience score so the genuinely great rises above one-off perfect ratings. Every title has cast, ratings, trailers and where to watch.

The Shawshank Redemption 1994 ★ 8.7

The Godfather 1972 ★ 8.7

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

Rome, Open City 1945 ★ 8.0

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

Ivan's Childhood 1962 ★ 7.8

A Bag of Marbles 2017 ★ 7.8

The Chorus 2004 ★ 7.7

The Shadow in My Eye 2021 ★ 7.8

Herod's Law 1999 ★ 8.0

Invisible Life 2019 ★ 7.8

Memoirs of a Geisha 2005 ★ 7.6

The Others 2001 ★ 7.6