By decade
The 1940s on disc
The films of the 1940s worth owning, ranked by standing.
The Gang's All Here 1943
The Gang's All Here
1943 · Busby Berkeley
Love Letters 1945
Love Letters
1945 · William Dieterle
The Big Clock 1948
The Big Clock
1948 · John Farrow
Tarzan's New York Adventure 1942
Tarzan's New York Adventure
1942 · Richard Thorpe
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer 1947
The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
1947 · Irving Reis
Man Hunt 1941
Man Hunt
1941 · Fritz Lang
The Paleface 1948
The Paleface
1948 · Norman Z. McLeod
It Happened Tomorrow 1944
It Happened Tomorrow
1944 · René Clair
Les Visiteurs du Soir 1942
Les Visiteurs du Soir
1942 · Marcel Carné
The Shepherd of the Hills 1941
The Shepherd of the Hills
1941 · Henry Hathaway
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek 1944
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek
1944 · Preston Sturges
Zoya 1944
Zoya
1944 · Lev Arnshtam
Kashchey the Deathless 1945
Kashchey the Deathless
1945 · Alexander Rou
This Is the Army 1943
This Is the Army
1943 · Michael Curtiz
Le Silence de la mer 1947
Le Silence de la mer
1947 · Jean-Pierre Melville
Stormy Waters 1941
Stormy Waters
1941 · Jean Grémillon
Fallen Angel 1945
Fallen Angel
1945 · Otto Preminger
Abe Lincoln in Illinois 1940
Abe Lincoln in Illinois
1940 · John Cromwell
Barsaat 1949
Barsaat
1949 · Raj Kapoor
Tortilla Flat 1942
Tortilla Flat
1942 · Victor Fleming
All Through the Night 1942
All Through the Night
1942 · Vincent Sherman
Till the Clouds Roll By 1946
Till the Clouds Roll By
1946 · Richard Whorf
Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear 1945
Sherlock Holmes and the House of Fear
1945 · Roy William Neill
Münchhausen 1943
Münchhausen
1943 · Josef von Báky
Strike Up the Band 1940
Strike Up the Band
1940 · Busby Berkeley
Devil in the Flesh 1947
Devil in the Flesh
1947 · Claude Autant-Lara
Sherlock Holmes in Washington 1943
Sherlock Holmes in Washington
1943 · Roy William Neill
Hail the Conquering Hero 1944
Hail the Conquering Hero
1944 · Preston Sturges
Passport to Pimlico 1949
Passport to Pimlico
1949 · Henry Cornelius
North West Mounted Police 1940
North West Mounted Police
1940 · Cecil B. DeMille
Saratoga Trunk 1945
Saratoga Trunk
1945 · Sam Wood
Mouse Trouble 1944
Mouse Trouble
1944 · Joseph Barbera
The Thin Man Goes Home 1944
The Thin Man Goes Home
1944 · Richard Thorpe
Gentleman Jim 1942
Gentleman Jim
1942 · Raoul Walsh
The Pearl of Death 1944
The Pearl of Death
1944 · Roy William Neill
Strange Cargo 1940
Strange Cargo
1940 · Frank Borzage
Sinbad the Sailor 1947
Sinbad the Sailor
1947 · Richard Wallace
A Chump at Oxford 1940
A Chump at Oxford
1940 · Alfred J. Goulding
Pursued 1947
Pursued
1947 · Raoul Walsh
The Hasty Heart 1949
The Hasty Heart
1949 · Vincent Sherman
L'espoir 1945
L'espoir
1945 · André Malraux
Yellow Sky 1948
Yellow Sky
1948 · William A. Wellman
Four Steps in the Clouds 1942
Four Steps in the Clouds
1942 · Alessandro Blasetti
Cloak and Dagger 1946
Cloak and Dagger
1946 · Fritz Lang
You'll Never Get Rich 1941
You'll Never Get Rich
1941 · Sidney Lanfield
The Strawberry Blonde 1941
The Strawberry Blonde
1941 · Raoul Walsh
Lady in the Lake 1946
Lady in the Lake
1946 · Robert Montgomery
The Story of G.I. Joe 1945
The Story of G.I. Joe
1945 · William A. Wellman