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Best War Movies of the 1940s

This collection ranks 867 war movies released in the 1940s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The #1 film is The Great Dictator.

867 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  7. 7

    Lifeboat

    1944· 1h 36m· en

    7.4494
  13. 13

    Paisan

    1946· 2h 5m· it

    7.5360
  14. 14

    Sahara

    1943· 1h 37m· en

    7.2156
  23. 23

    Man Hunt

    1941· 1h 45m· en

    6.9129
  26. 26

    Battleground

    1949· 1h 58m· en

    6.797
  29. 29

    Henry V

    1944· 2h 17m· en

    6.7135
  30. 30

    Enamorada

    1946· 1h 39m· es

    7.962
  37. 37

    Destroyer

    1943· 1h 39m· en

    6.615

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Frequently asked questions

How many war movies came out in the 1940s?

867 war movies from the 1940s carry real rating data.

How are these war films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the highest-rated war movie of the 1940s?

The Great Dictator holds the top position in this collection.