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Best War Movies of the 1940s

The best war films from the 1940s, ranked by rating. Leading the list is The Great Dictator (1940), rated 8.3. These films span 1940–1949, hand-ranked on Vlovu.

The Great Dictator★ 8.3Viewing moment
The Great Dictator
1940
Rome, Open City★ 8Viewing moment
Rome, Open City
1945
To Be or Not to Be★ 7.9Viewing moment
To Be or Not to Be
1942
The Best Years of Our Lives★ 7.8Viewing moment
The Best Years of Our Lives
1946
Germany, Year Zero★ 7.7Viewing moment
Germany, Year Zero
1948
To Have and Have Not★ 7.5Viewing moment
To Have and Have Not
1945
Lifeboat★ 7.4Viewing moment
Lifeboat
1944
Paisan★ 7.6Viewing moment
Paisan
1946
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp★ 7.5Viewing moment
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
1943
Waterloo Bridge★ 7.5Viewing moment
Waterloo Bridge
1940
Foreign Correspondent★ 7Viewing moment
Foreign Correspondent
1940
The Silence of the Sea★ 7.5Viewing moment
The Silence of the Sea
1949
Mrs. Miniver★ 7.1Viewing moment
Mrs. Miniver
1942
Saboteur★ 6.9Viewing moment
Saboteur
1942
Sergeant York★ 7.2Viewing moment
Sergeant York
1941
Twelve O'Clock High★ 7.1Viewing moment
Twelve O'Clock High
1949
Sahara★ 7.1Viewing moment
Sahara
1943
Hangmen Also Die!★ 7Viewing moment
Hangmen Also Die!
1943
Der Fuehrer's Face★ 6.9Viewing moment
Der Fuehrer's Face
1943
I Was a Male War Bride★ 6.9Viewing moment
I Was a Male War Bride
1949
Five Graves to Cairo★ 6.9Viewing moment
Five Graves to Cairo
1943
Anchors Aweigh★ 6.7Viewing moment
Anchors Aweigh
1945
For Whom the Bell Tolls★ 6.6Viewing moment
For Whom the Bell Tolls
1943
They Died with Their Boots On★ 6.6Viewing moment
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Henry V★ 6.6Viewing moment
Henry V
1944
They Were Expendable★ 6.5Viewing moment
They Were Expendable
1945

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