By decade
The 1940s on disc
The films of the 1940s worth owning, ranked by standing.
Days of Glory 1944
Days of Glory
1944 · Jacques Tourneur
La perla 1947
La perla
1947 · Emilio Fernández
Caught 1949
Caught
1949 · Max Ophüls
L'Amore 1948
L'Amore
1948 · Roberto Rossellini
A Song Is Born 1948
A Song Is Born
1948 · Howard Hawks
Boomerang 1947
Boomerang
1947 · Elia Kazan
Prince of Foxes 1949
Prince of Foxes
1949 · Henry King
Cry of the City 1948
Cry of the City
1948 · Robert Siodmak
The Mummy's Tomb 1942
The Mummy's Tomb
1942 · Harold Young
Golden Earrings 1947
Golden Earrings
1947 · Mitchell Leisen
Vasilisa the Beautiful 1940
Vasilisa the Beautiful
1940 · Alexander Rou
The Stone Flower 1946
The Stone Flower
1946 · Aleksandr Ptushko
Ballad of Siberia 1948
Ballad of Siberia
1948 · Ivan Pyryev
Girl No. 217 1945
Girl No. 217
1945 · Mikhail Romm
Dutch in Seven Lessons 1948
Dutch in Seven Lessons
1948 · Charles Huguenot van der Linden
Musical Story 1940
Musical Story
1940 · Aleksandr Ivanovsky
The Foundling 1940
The Foundling
1940 · Tatyana Lukashevich
The Russian Question 1948
The Russian Question
1948 · Mikhail Romm
The Battle of Stalingrad 1949
The Battle of Stalingrad
1949 · Vladimir Petrov
Salavat Yulayev 1941
Salavat Yulayev
1941 · Yakov Protazanov
A-Haunting We Will Go 1942
A-Haunting We Will Go
1942 · Alfred L. Werker
Dillinger 1945
Dillinger
1945 · Max Nosseck
Angelina 1947
Angelina
1947 · Luigi Zampa
A Yank in the R.A.F. 1941
A Yank in the R.A.F.
1941 · Henry King
All My Sons 1948
All My Sons
1948 · Irving Reis
I Wanted Wings 1941
I Wanted Wings
1941 · Mitchell Leisen
Song of the Thin Man 1947
Song of the Thin Man
1947 · Edward Buzzell
Romance on the High Seas 1948
Romance on the High Seas
1948 · Michael Curtiz
The Blood of Jesus 1941
The Blood of Jesus
1941 · Spencer Williams
Old Acquaintance 1943
Old Acquaintance
1943 · Vincent Sherman
The Shanghai Gesture 1941
The Shanghai Gesture
1941 · Josef von Sternberg
Sun Valley Serenade 1941
Sun Valley Serenade
1941 · H. Bruce Humberstone
Go West 1940
Go West
1940 · Edward Buzzell
Canyon Passage 1946
Canyon Passage
1946 · Jacques Tourneur
Die goldene Stadt 1942
Die goldene Stadt
1942 · Veit Harlan
Mourning Becomes Electra 1947
Mourning Becomes Electra
1947 · Dudley Nichols
Destination Tokyo 1943
Destination Tokyo
1943 · Delmer Daves
Captain Kidd 1945
Captain Kidd
1945 · Rowland V. Lee
One Foot in Heaven 1941
One Foot in Heaven
1941 · Irving Rapper
Cynthia 1946
Cynthia
1946 · Robert Z. Leonard
Daisy Kenyon 1947
Daisy Kenyon
1947 · Otto Preminger
The Seventh Cross 1944
The Seventh Cross
1944 · Fred Zinnemann
Unconquered 1947
Unconquered
1947 · Cecil B. DeMille
The Two Mrs. Carrolls 1947
The Two Mrs. Carrolls
1947 · Peter Godfrey
Arise, My Love 1940
Arise, My Love
1940 · Mitchell Leisen
Sitting Pretty 1948
Sitting Pretty
1948 · Walter Lang
Whisky Galore! 1949
Whisky Galore!
1949 · Alexander Mackendrick
I Remember Mama 1948
I Remember Mama
1948 · George Stevens