40s movies and TV shows – page 3
Best films
New films
List of 40s movies
13K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Jun-shik, who works for Tatsuo’s grandfather’s farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, dreams about participating in the Tokyo Olympics as a marathon runner. Tatsuo also aims to become a marathon runner, so the two become rivals. But the war ...
Style:
tense, serious, captivating, rough, epic ...
Plot:
world war two, war, korean war, japanese occupation of korea, military, occupation, military life, life is a bitch, battles, captivity, rivalry, soldier ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944, 2010s, 1930s
Place:
asia, somalia, korea, europe, south korea ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Belgium, Italy
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
The true story of Rocco Granata, an Italian coal miner's son who followed his passion for music against his father's wishes and social barriers.
Style:
touching, realistic, sentimental, sincere, feel good ...
Plot:
musician, against the odds, artists and showbiz, society, follow your dream, musician's life, ambition, parents and children, hopes, first love, father son relationship, xenophobia ...
Time:
50s, 1950s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
belgium, europe, italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: China
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Based on a true story, this horrifying tale follows two orphaned friends as they struggle to survive during World War II.
Style:
serious, touching, bleak, mesmerizing, saga ...
Plot:
world war two, tattoo, monastery, orphan, summer camp, youth, war, life is a bitch, military, innocence lost, society, wartime life ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941
Place:
russia, moscow russia, soviet union, china, ussr
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: UK, New Zealand, Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
In 1942, British soldier Jack Celliers comes to a japanese prison camp. The camp is run by Yonoi, who has a firm belief in discipline, honour and glory. In his view, the allied prisoners are cowards when they chose to surrender instead of commiting ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, realistic, bleak, art film ...
Plot:
world war two, pow, homoeroticism, japanese culture, war, japanese occupation, prison, war crime, anti war, christmas, imperial japan, samurai ...
Time:
1940s, year 1983, year 1936, year 1946, 20th century ...
Place:
southeast asia, asia, britain, japan, australia ...
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Two desperate people have a wonderful romance, but their political views and convictions drive them apart.
Style:
sentimental, captivating, serious, romantic, intellectual ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
mccarthyism, love story, naval officer, couples, politics, husband wife relationship, passion, breakup, world war two, adultery, true love, love and romance ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, 1930s, 1950s, post world war two ...
Place:
usa, california, new york, middle east, malibu california ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
In 1941 Minsk is overrun by the Germans and social order is obliterated. Choices must be made - cooperate with the occupying forces or resist? A mini-series about surviving in the most uncertain times.
Style:
realistic, disturbing, thought provoking, captivating, dark ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, courage, violence, occupation, nazi occupation, moral dilemma, resistance, survival, military officer, soldier, danger, heroes ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
soviet union
Is relevant?
Genre: War
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Film will be based on the female flying unit that fought in the Battle of Moscow. They were dubbed "Night Witches" by the frightened German soldiers because of the deadly stealth of their light planes.
Style:
bleak, suspenseful, rough, suspense
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, female soldier, female warrior, great patriotic war, women, soviet army, fight, wartime, battles, aviation, heroism, danger ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
ukraine, soviet union, ussr, russia
Is relevant?
64
Genre: War
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story:
June, 1941. A small Russian village at the border is living its everyday life - people work, love, squabble, make plans for the future. The war changes all plans, tears families apart, the first victims fall... Some Russian straggling soldiers who ...
Style:
suspense, serious, suspenseful, bleak
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, life & death, adaptation, women, violence, rivalry, strong female character, guerilla warfare, unlikely friendships, danger, fight, society ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, War
Country: Russia, Ukraine
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A small group of Russian soldiers with mixed skills are assembled to go on a covert mission to map out the area of Hitler's new HQ in the Ukraine known as Wehrwolf. But it's not until they get to their destination that the squads leader ...
Style:
exciting, captivating, rough, suspenseful, bleak ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, military, rivalry, danger, escapades, heroes, heroism, heroic mission, behind enemy lines, reconnaissance, dangerous animal, war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
ukraine
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Spring 1941. Center of Moscow. Duel of the two intelligence services turns more and more tense.
Style:
captivating, exciting, realistic, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, prospector, undercover, secret agent, secret police, mole, mentor, heroic mission, life & death, betrayal, rivalry, covert operation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1941
Place:
russia
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Russia
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
The life pages of a man who changed the world but paid back everything he had. Leon Trotsky is being interviewed in Mexico city of the year 1940 by Canadian journalist Frank Jackson. During eight days they have eight interview sessions revealing the ...
Style:
rough, tense, tragic ending, suspenseful, disturbing ...
Plot:
lenin, rivalry, world war one, chase, danger, storytelling, violence, death, communism, imperial russia, russian politics, revolutionary ...
Time:
1910s, 1920s, 1930s, 1940s, 19th century ...
Place:
ussr
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Style:
disturbing, psychological, captivating, realistic, heartfelt ...
Plot:
family problems, marital problem, marriage, pregnancy, childlessness, domestic drama, infertility, family drama, male female relationship, family relations, relationships, couples ...
Time:
1940s
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
412
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Germany, Austria, Czech Republic
Duration: 187 min.
Story:
Bertolt Brecht, a theatre revolutionary, poet of the state, outsider, looks back on his life in 1956, the year of his death, in East Berlin: adolescent provocations in Augsburg during the First World War, early poetic and amorous flights of fancy in ...
Style:
tense, psychological, disturbing, thought provoking, humorous ...
Plot:
playwright, nazi, poet, nazism, world war one, german culture, literature, life, art, biopic, female nudity, poem ...
Time:
1920s, 1940s, 50s, 1950s, 1930s ...
Place:
germany, berlin germany, east germany
Is relevant?
19K
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
An epic drama set in 43AD as the Roman Imperial Army – determined and terrified in equal measure - returns to crush the Celtic heart of Britannia - a mysterious land ruled by warrior women and powerful druids who can channel the powerful forces of ...
Style:
sexy, costume drama, mysterious, period piece, suspenseful ...
Plot:
druid, celtic, roman empire, bow and arrow, soldier, enemy, tribe, ancient rome, roman soldier, female warrior, conqueror, women ...
Time:
1st century, middle ages, 1940s
Place:
britain
Is relevant?
325K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, War
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Style:
touching, emotional, period piece, heartbreaking, sad ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot:
world war two, wartime, redemption, tragic love, injustice, love story, unfulfilled love, sex scene, forbidden love, love and romance, false accusation, innocence ...
Time:
1930s, victorian era, 1940s, year 2007, 2000s ...
Place:
england, london, dunkirk, britain, europe ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Henry and Nicky are small town pals from blue collar families with only a short time before they ship off to World War II. Henry begins romancing new-to-town Caddie Winger, believing her to be wealthy. Mischievious and irresponsible, Nicky gets into ...
Style:
sweet, touching, sincere, realistic, sentimental ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night
Plot:
coming of age, friendship, small town, young lovers, unwanted pregnancy, male nudity, character study, self discovery, teenage life, love story, bowling, friendship between men ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1943, year 1942, 70s
Place:
california, usa, new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Russia, UK
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
When in 1941 Nazi Germany invaded the Soviet Union, their troops quickly besieged Leningrad. Foreign journalists are evacuated but one of them, Kate Davies, is presumed dead and misses the plane. Alone in the city she is helped by Nina Tsvetnova a ...
Style:
serious, realistic, rough, bleak, gloomy
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, hunger, siege, battles, soldier, self sacrifice, female protagonist, wartime life, chess, journalist, world war, danger ...
Time:
1940s, year 1941, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
russia, st. petersburg russia
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The fairy tale story of the actress who became a princess is told in this biography that traces her rise from Philadelphia socialite to Hollywood movie star.
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious
Audience:
date night
Plot:
hollywood, biopic, love, psychic, fortune telling, wedding, historical figure, cinderella story, social differences, relationship vs career, media, actor's life ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 1940s
Place:
philadelphia, europe, monaco
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
458
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
In the 1940s a 40-year-old woman with five healthy children gives birth to a girl with Down's syndrome.
Style:
serious, emotional, touching, realistic
Plot:
disability, family relations, family problems, family life, social relations, couples, society, couple relations, youth, babies and infants, pregnancy, small town ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 60s
Place:
mississippi, california
Is relevant?
804
Genre: Biography, Drama, Family
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The story begins at the height of Gleason's career. He has it all: women, wealth, and extraordinary power. But he is haunted by memories of his childhood. Gleason spends his formative years entering amateur contests, performing in sleazy night ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, sincere, captivating, weeping
Plot:
womanizer, rising to stardom, ambition, actor's life, relationship vs career, couples, couple relations, destructive relationship, showbiz, unfulfillment, alcohol abuse, comedian ...
Time:
20th century, 50s, 1940s
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Comedy, Romance, Western
Country: Thailand
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A homage and parody of 1950s and 1960s Thai romantic melodramas and action films. Dum, the son of a peasant falls in love with Rumpoey, the daughter of a wealthy and respected family. The star-crossed lovers are torn apart for years, but their ...
Style:
serious, surreal, realistic, stylized, touching ...
Plot:
lovers apart, betrayal, gunfight, bandit, love triangle, rivalry, class society, social differences, destiny, vengeance, gang, gory ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
thailand, asia, bangkok thailand
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: South Africa, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A South-African preacher goes to search for his wayward son who has committed a crime in the big city.
Style:
touching, political, thought provoking, captivating, bleak ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
apartheid, racism, interracial relations, self discovery, politics, racial tension, priest, third world, racial discrimination, afrikaans, narration, psychology ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two, year 1946, 19th century
Place:
south africa, africa, johannesburg south africa
Is relevant?
Genre: Romance
Country: Belgium
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
On New Year's Eve 1944, American pilot Mike Clarke inadvertently bets Al Capone's nephew $10,000.00 that he can shoot down five enemy aircraft. Later, forced to land near a remote village in Ireland after running out of fuel, Mike learns ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, witty
Audience:
date night
Plot:
world war two, fall in love, hotshot hero, life is a bitch, love and romance, heroes, wartime life, village, aviation, pilot, small town, gangster ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1944
Place:
ireland, europe
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
Kitty runs a brothel in Nazi Germany where the soldiers come to "relax". Recording devices have been installed in each room by a power hungry army official who plans to use the information to blackmail Hitler and gain power himself. A girl ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, disturbing, controversial, sexual ...
Plot:
exploitation, lust, orgy, world war two, gynecological exam, female orgasm, forbidden love, sex, ss, depravity, third reich, oral sex ...
Time:
1940s, year 1939, 1930s
Place:
germany, italy, europe, paris france, naples italy ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Based on a true story. Shortly after World War II, Preston Tucker is a dynamic engineer and an enthusiastic showman who envisions the car of the future. Against mighty odds he manages to build a fleet of them - only to have his factory shut down by ...
Style:
talky, intense, sentimental, feel good, realistic ...
Plot:
entrepreneur, business, marketing, underdog, car, corruption, dalmatian, police investigation, biopic, twists and turns, justice, entrepreneurship ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, future, year 1948, year 1988 ...
Place:
chicago, michigan, washington d.c., detroit, usa ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A group of German boys is ordered to protect a small bridge in their home village during the waning months of the second world war. Truckloads of defeated, cynical Wehrmacht soldiers flee the approaching American troops, but the boys, full of ...
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, rough
Plot:
world war two, military, heroic mission, soldier, left to die, danger, young heroes, combat casualty, american soldier, nazi, world war, german history ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1945
Place:
germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Italy, France, USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. There, he begins ...
Style:
poliziottesco, historical drama, contemplative, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
cosa nostra, mafia, mobster, ambition, organized crime, american mafia, intelligence agency, crime family, mafioso, democrat, gangster, biopic ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 50s, 20th century, post world war two ...
Place:
italy, sicily, usa, europe, new york ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
In a Dutch village during the German occupation, a small group of badly organized resistance fighters attempt to assassinate a collaborator.
Style:
suspenseful, psychological, factual, rough, disturbing ...
Plot:
world war two, life is a bitch, rebelliousness, human nature, social relations, resistance, execution, war, torture, robbery, nazi occupation, dutch history ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
holland, europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
In the first half of this century, young Li Tienlu joins a travelling puppet theatre and subsequently makes a career as one of Taiwan's leading puppeteers.
Style:
serious, sincere, slow cinema, aesthetic, contemplative ...
Plot:
world war two, puppeteer, anti war, politics, wartime life, performer's life, asian history, brother brother relationship, father daughter relationship, father son relationship, husband wife relationship, storytelling ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1993, 1900s ...
Place:
taiwan, china, taipei
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A powerful statement against war, Barefoot Gen is a story about the effect of the atomic bomb on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people. Based on the acclaimed manga by Nakazawa Keiji, the author of Barefoot Gen, who was 6 years old ...
Style:
anime, adult animation, political, heartbreaking, rough ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
world war two, nuclear holocaust, anti war, bombing, disaster, atomic bomb, radioactivity, radiation sickness, nuclear, burned alive, atrocity, demolished city ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
japan, asia, hiroshima japan
Is relevant?
