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8.8
9.2
The Godfather (1972)
Years: 1945-55
Locations: New York (USA), Corleone, Sicily (Italy)
Locations: New York (USA), Corleone, Sicily (Italy)
Anautix's rating:
6115
8.6
9.3
Years: 1947-1966 (the most happens in the 40s)
Location: Shawshank, Maine (USA)
Location: Shawshank, Maine (USA)
Anautix's rating:
3568
7.5
7.8
Years: 1936-1946 (as flashbacks from the present)
Location: South Carolina (Seabrook Island, Charleston), USA
Location: South Carolina (Seabrook Island, Charleston), USA
Anautix's rating:
910
6.7
6.9
Lolita (1997)
Years: 1947-1950
Locations: New Hampshire, Beardsley, Parkington, ... (USA)
Locations: New Hampshire, Beardsley, Parkington, ... (USA)
Anautix's rating:
806
7.2
7.4
Malèna (2000)
Years: 1940-44
Location: Castelcutò (fictitious), Sicily (Italy)
Location: Castelcutò (fictitious), Sicily (Italy)
Anautix's rating:
69
6
6.4
Shining Through (1992)
Year: 1940
Locations: New York (USA), Germany
It's more a drama/thriller than a war movie.
Locations: New York (USA), Germany
It's more a drama/thriller than a war movie.
Anautix's rating:
784
6.8
7.4
The Cider House Rules (2000)
Years: 1939-1945
Locations: an orphanage, an apple orchard (USA)
Locations: an orphanage, an apple orchard (USA)
Anautix's rating:
541
8.5
8.3
Oppenheimer (2023)
Years: 1926, 1938-47+, 1953-54, 1959, 1963
Locations: Los Alamos (NM, USA); Oakland, Berkeley (Cal., USA), Washington D.C. (USA); Cambridge (UK), Göttingen (Germany), Netherlands
Locations: Los Alamos (NM, USA); Oakland, Berkeley (Cal., USA), Washington D.C. (USA); Cambridge (UK), Göttingen (Germany), Netherlands
Anautix's rating:
3
3
6.6
Les amants du Flore (2006)
Years: 1929-1960s
Locations: France, USA
This movie spans a very long period of time and thus is difficult to assign to a single decade. The 1930s to 1950s are the main periods in this movie, so the 40s lie in between. :-)
Locations: France, USA
This movie spans a very long period of time and thus is difficult to assign to a single decade. The 1930s to 1950s are the main periods in this movie, so the 40s lie in between. :-)
Anautix's rating:
407
6.8
6.3
The Edge of Love (2008)
Years: 1940s (during WW2)
Locations: London, England
Locations: London, England
Anautix's rating:
12
7
7.1
Promis at Dawn (2017)
Years: 1924, 1928, 1938, 1940s, 1960
Locations: Vilnius (Poland); Nice, Paris (France); England, Africa, Mexico
Locations: Vilnius (Poland); Nice, Paris (France); England, Africa, Mexico
Anautix's rating:
83
7.3
7
Years: 1928+, 1934, 1940-1946
Locations: Cambridge, MA; Rye, NY; New York City (USA)
Locations: Cambridge, MA; Rye, NY; New York City (USA)
Anautix's rating:
45
6.1
6.5
A Royal Night Out (2015)
Date: 08./09.05.1945
Location: London, UK
Very nice (fictional) story about young princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret who spent a night out more or less incognito during VE day.
Location: London, UK
Very nice (fictional) story about young princess Elizabeth and her sister Margaret who spent a night out more or less incognito during VE day.
Anautix's rating:
219
7
7.1
Kon-Tiki (2012)
Year: 1947
Locations: Peru, Pacific Ocean, Polynesia, Norway, USA
Locations: Peru, Pacific Ocean, Polynesia, Norway, USA
Anautix's rating:
630
7.3
7.6
The Book Thief (2013)
Years: 1938-1945(?) / (2019)
Locations: Germany / (USA?)
Locations: Germany / (USA?)
Anautix's rating:
106
7.2
7.3
Year: 1946 (with flashbacks to wartime)
Locations: London, Guernsey Island
Locations: London, Guernsey Island
Anautix's rating:
1039
7.1
7.2
The Master (2012)
Years: 1940s shortly after WW2
Locations: California, USA
Locations: California, USA
Anautix's rating:
4610
7.3
7.8
Years: 1918-2005
Locations (in the 1940s): Murmansk (Russia), New Orleans, New York
This movie has a very large time span. I could put it as well in many other of my historical movie lists. The 1940s are one of the most important periods here. It's the middle part of the movie lasting appr. 50 minutes.
Locations (in the 1940s): Murmansk (Russia), New Orleans, New York
This movie has a very large time span. I could put it as well in many other of my historical movie lists. The 1940s are one of the most important periods here. It's the middle part of the movie lasting appr. 50 minutes.
Anautix's rating:
164
7
7
Years: 1939-41
Locations: Buffalo (New York), others (USA)
Locations: Buffalo (New York), others (USA)
Anautix's rating:
77
7.5
7.4
Year: 1942
Locations: Brazil
Locations: Brazil
Anautix's rating:
875
6.6
7.2
Men of Honor (2000)
Years: 1948 (most of the time), 1966
Locations: Bayonne, New Jersey (USA)
Locations: Bayonne, New Jersey (USA)
Anautix's rating:
231
6.9
6.9
Mr. Holmes (2015)
Years: 1947 (main plot), (flashbacks: 1912, 1947)
Locations: England, Japan
Locations: England, Japan
Anautix's rating:
290
6.9
7
The Way We Were (1973)
Years: 1937, 1940s, 1950s
Locations: L.A., New York City (USA)
Locations: L.A., New York City (USA)
Anautix's rating:
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18
7.6
8.4
Years: present-day (plot 1), 1946-48 (plot 2)
Locations: Israel/Palestine
Locations: Israel/Palestine
Anautix's rating:
3
8
0
Years: 1939-1945
Locations: Norway, London, Scotland, USA (Washington D.C., New York City, others)
Locations: Norway, London, Scotland, USA (Washington D.C., New York City, others)
Anautix's rating:
289
7.8
7.9
Marvel's Agent Carter (2015)
Years: 1946 (season 1), 1947 (season 2), and flashbacks
Locations: New York City, L.A. (USA); Russia (only 1 episode)
Locations: New York City, L.A. (USA); Russia (only 1 episode)
Anautix's rating:
My favourite movies and TV-Series set in the 1940s that were not made in that time.
(WW2 movies are usually not included, they are on seperate lists.)
⟸ 1930s | 1950s ⟹
(WW2 movies are usually not included, they are on seperate lists.)
⟸ 1930s | 1950s ⟹
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