By decade
The 1940s on disc
The films of the 1940s worth owning, ranked by standing.
Rendezvous in July 1949
Rendezvous in July
1949 · Jacques Becker
Johnny O'Clock 1947
Johnny O'Clock
1947 · Robert Rossen
Hitler's Children 1943
Hitler's Children
1943 · Edward Dmytryk
Hitler's Madman 1943
Hitler's Madman
1943 · Douglas Sirk
Tanya 1940
Tanya
1940 · Grigori Aleksandrov
Ivan Pavlov 1949
Ivan Pavlov
1949 · Grigori Roshal
Actress 1943
Actress
1943 · Leonid Trauberg
A Noisy Household 1946
A Noisy Household
1946 · Mikhail Zharov
Wait for Me 1943
Wait for Me
1943 · Boris Ivanov
How the Steel Was Tempered 1942
How the Steel Was Tempered
1942 · Mark Donskoy
The Vow 1946
The Vow
1946 · Mikheil Chiaureli
Cruiser 'Varyag' 1946
Cruiser 'Varyag'
1946 · Viktor Eisymont
Dream 1943
Dream
1943 · Mikhail Romm
We from the Urals 1943
We from the Urals
1943 · Lev Kuleshov
Pirogov 1947
Pirogov
1947 · Grigori Kozintsev
Simple People 1945
Simple People
1945 · Grigori Kozintsev
Robinson Crusoe 1947
Robinson Crusoe
1947 · Aleksandr Andriyevsky
In the Mountains of Yugoslavia 1946
In the Mountains of Yugoslavia
1946 · Abram Room
Keep 'Em Flying 1941
Keep 'Em Flying
1941 · Arthur Lubin
Dishonored Lady 1947
Dishonored Lady
1947 · Robert Stevenson
Affectionately Yours 1941
Affectionately Yours
1941 · Lloyd Bacon
Down to Earth 1947
Down to Earth
1947 · Alexander Hall
Tarzan and the Mermaids 1948
Tarzan and the Mermaids
1948 · Robert Florey
Aag 1948
Aag
1948 · Raj Kapoor
Tonight and Every Night 1945
Tonight and Every Night
1945 · Victor Saville
Ohm Krüger 1941
Ohm Krüger
1941 · Hans Steinhoff
The Luck of the Irish 1948
The Luck of the Irish
1948 · Henry Koster
21 Days 1940
21 Days
1940 · Basil Dean
Angels Over Broadway 1940
Angels Over Broadway
1940 · Ben Hecht
Unfaithfully Yours 1948
Unfaithfully Yours
1948 · Preston Sturges
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman 1946
Tarzan and the Leopard Woman
1946 · Kurt Neumann
Heartbeat 1946
Heartbeat
1946 · Sam Wood
Rose scarlatte 1940
Rose scarlatte
1940 · Vittorio De Sica
Saps at Sea 1940
Saps at Sea
1940 · Gordon Douglas
Reunion in France 1942
Reunion in France
1942 · Jules Dassin
They All Kissed the Bride 1942
They All Kissed the Bride
1942 · Alexander Hall
Dragon Seed 1944
Dragon Seed
1944 · Jack Conway
Maddalena, zero in condotta 1940
Maddalena, zero in condotta
1940 · Vittorio De Sica
Thrill of a Romance 1945
Thrill of a Romance
1945 · Richard Thorpe
The Invisible Man's Revenge 1944
The Invisible Man's Revenge
1944 · Ford Beebe
Johnny Apollo 1940
Johnny Apollo
1940 · Henry Hathaway
New Moon 1940
New Moon
1940 · Robert Z. Leonard
Song of Love 1947
Song of Love
1947 · Clarence Brown
The Street with No Name 1948
The Street with No Name
1948 · William Keighley
My Gal Sal 1942
My Gal Sal
1942 · Irving Cummings
Blithe Spirit 1945
Blithe Spirit
1945 · David Lean
Too Many Husbands 1940
Too Many Husbands
1940 · Wesley Ruggles
The Man from Colorado 1948
The Man from Colorado
1948 · Henry Levin