Best War Movies & TV Series of the 1940s

3eyedraven's 35 top-rated War movies and TV series of the 1940s — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

The Great Dictator 1940 ★ 8.3

Rome, Open City 1945 ★ 8.0

To Be or Not to Be 1942 ★ 7.8

The Best Years of Our Lives 1946 ★ 7.7

Paisan 1946 ★ 7.5

To Have and Have Not 1945 ★ 7.5

Sergeant York 1941 ★ 7.2

Mrs. Miniver 1942 ★ 7.1

Night Train to Munich 1940 ★ 7.3

49th Parallel 1941 ★ 7.0

Hangmen Also Die! 1943 ★ 6.9

Man Hunt 1941 ★ 6.9

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944 ★ 6.9

Objective, Burma! 1945 ★ 6.8

Air Raid Wardens 1943 ★ 7.1

Buck Privates 1941 ★ 6.8

Battleground 1949 ★ 6.7

Henry V 1944 ★ 6.7

They Died with Their Boots On 1941 ★ 6.7

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944 ★ 6.7

The Memphis Belle 1944 ★ 6.7

This Above All 1942 ★ 6.8

The White Cliffs of Dover 1944 ★ 6.7

The Way Ahead 1944 ★ 6.6