By decade
The 1940s on disc
The films of the 1940s worth owning, ranked by standing.
The Secret Garden 1949
The Secret Garden
1949 · Fred M. Wilcox
Undercurrent 1946
Undercurrent
1946 · Vincente Minnelli
Desert Victory 1943
Desert Victory
1943 · Roy Boulting
The Macomber Affair 1947
The Macomber Affair
1947 · Zoltan Korda
That Lady in Ermine 1948
That Lady in Ermine
1948 · Otto Preminger
Topper Returns 1941
Topper Returns
1941 · Roy Del Ruth
The Battle of the Heavy Water 1948
The Battle of the Heavy Water
1948 · Jean Dréville
Ride the Pink Horse 1947
Ride the Pink Horse
1947 · Robert Montgomery
Tarzan Triumphs 1943
Tarzan Triumphs
1943 · Wilhelm Thiele
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands 1948
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands
1948 · Norman Foster
The Clock 1945
The Clock
1945 · Vincente Minnelli
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet 1940
Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
1940 · William Dieterle
Who Killed Santa Claus? 1941
Who Killed Santa Claus?
1941 · Christian-Jaque
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim 1947
The Shocking Miss Pilgrim
1947 · George Seaton
Broadway Melody of 1940 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940
1940 · Norman Taurog
Desperate Journey 1942
Desperate Journey
1942 · Raoul Walsh
The Ape 1940
The Ape
1940 · William Nigh
Roxie Hart 1942
Roxie Hart
1942 · William A. Wellman
The Big Noise 1944
The Big Noise
1944 · Malcolm St. Clair
The Dolly Sisters 1945
The Dolly Sisters
1945 · Irving Cummings
One Night in the Tropics 1940
One Night in the Tropics
1940 · A. Edward Sutherland
13 Rue Madeleine 1947
13 Rue Madeleine
1947 · Henry Hathaway
Shock 1946
Shock
1946 · Alfred L. Werker
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court 1949
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
1949 · Tay Garnett
Fiesta 1947
Fiesta
1947 · Richard Thorpe