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Best War Movies of the 1940s

War films released 1940–1949, ranked by TMDB rating among titles with at least 500 votes.

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   #1 The Great Dictator (1940) · ★ 8.3 · 3,791 votes · 2h 5m · comedy, war

   Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.…

2. 
   #2 Rome, Open City (1945) · ★ 8.0 · 996 votes · 1h 44m · drama, history, war

   During the Nazi occupation of 1944 Rome, Resistance leader Giorgio Manfredi is pursued by the Nazis as he seeks refuge and a means of escape.…

3. 
   #3 To Be or Not to Be (1942) · ★ 7.8 · 859 votes · 1h 39m · comedy, romance, war

   During the Nazi occupation of Poland, an acting troupe becomes embroiled in a Polish soldier's efforts to track down a German spy.…

4. 
   #4 The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) · ★ 7.7 · 769 votes · 2h 51m · romance, drama, war

   It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream…

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   #5 To Have and Have Not (1945) · ★ 7.5 · 587 votes · 1h 40m · adventure, romance, war

   A Martinique charter boat skipper gets mixed up with the underground French resistance operatives during WWII.…

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   #6 Lifeboat (1944) · ★ 7.4 · 501 votes · 1h 36m · drama, war

   During World War II, a small group of survivors is stranded in a lifeboat together after the ship they were traveling on is destroyed by a German U-boat.…

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