1940s

Genre
IMDB
7.6 (232517 votes)
Budget
68,000,000.00$
A Russian and a German sniper play a game of cat-and-mouse during the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.

USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
5.2 (10403 votes)
Budget
40,000,000.00$
The harrowing true story of the crew of the USS Indianapolis, who were stranded in the Philippine Sea for five days after delivering the atomic weapons that would eventually end WWII. As they awaited rescue, they endured extreme thirst, hunger, and relentless shark attacks.

Force 10 from Navarone | United States of America| United Kingdom
Genre
IMDB
6.4 (18665 votes)
Budget
5,000,000.00$
Mallory and Miller are back. The survivors of Navarone are sent on a mission along with a unit called Force 10, which is led by Colonel Barnsby. But Force 10 has a mission of their own which the boys know nothing about.

鐵道飛虎 | China
Genre
IMDB
5.7 (4576 votes)
Budget
50,000,000.00$
A railroad worker in China in 1941 leads a team of freedom fighters against the Japanese in order to get food for the poor.

The Curse of the Jade Scorpion | Germany| United States of America
Genre
IMDB
6.7 (41259 votes)
CW Briggs is a veteran insurance investigator, with many successes. Betty Ann Fitzgerald is a new employee in the company he works for, with the task of reorganizing the office. They don't like each other - or at least that's what they think. During a night out with the rest of the office employees, they go to watch Voltan, a magician who secretly hypnotizes both of them.

The Cider House Rules | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
7.4 (101115 votes)
Budget
24,000,000.00$
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?

The Last Time I Committed Suicide | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
5.5 (2332 votes)
Neal Cassady is living the beat life during the 1940s, working at The Tire Yard and and philandering around town. However, he has visions of a happy life with kids and a white picket fence. When his girlfried, Joan, tries to kill herself he gets scared and runs away. But when Joan reappears will he take the chance at that happiness, or will he turn his back on it?

The Man Who Wasn't There | United States of America| United Kingdom
Genre
IMDB
7.5 (111168 votes)
Budget
20,000,000.00$
A tale of murder, crime and punishment set in the summer of 1949. Ed Crane, a barber in a small California town, is dissatisfied with his life, but his wife Doris' infidelity and a mysterious opportunity presents him with a chance to change it.

All the Pretty Horses | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
5.8 (12604 votes)
Budget
57,000,000.00$
The year is 1949. A young Texan named John Grady finds himself without a home after his mother sells the ranch where he has spent his entire life. Lured south of the border by the romance of cowboy life and the promise of a fresh start, Cole and his pal embark on an adventure that will test their resilience, define their maturity, and change their lives forever.

Saving Private Ryan | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
8.6 (1176446 votes)
Budget
70,000,000.00$
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.

The Godfather | United States of America
Genre
IMDB
9.2 (1495806 votes)
Budget
6,000,000.00$
Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attempt on his life, his youngest son, Michael steps in to take care of the would-be killers, launching a campaign of bloody revenge.

Genre
IMDB
8.0 (169,892 votes)
Budget
14,000,000.00$
A World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo whose world view is turned upside down when he discovers his single mother is hiding a young Jewish girl in their attic. Aided only by his idiotic imaginary friend, Adolf Hitler, Jojo must confront his blind nationalism.

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