40s movies and TV shows – page 5
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| The Saboteurs (2015) | 7.9 | |
| Home Fires (2015) | 8.2 | |
| High Seas (2019) | 6.8 | |
| Tsili (2014) | 5.2 | |
| The Bronx Bull (2016) | 4.8 |
List of 40s movies
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Spain, France, UK
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A fourteen year old lad discovers his first love at the point of his pencil whilst drawing the portrait of a sickly but coquettish fifteen year old girl. In the neighbourhood an old freedom-fighter pits himself against bad types, a pretty ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, serious, captivating, neo noir ...
Plot:
murder, resistance, undercover, teenage love, family relations, love and romance, youth, teenage life, parents and children, coming of age, bittersweet, infatuation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, post world war two
Place:
catalonia, barcelona, spain, china
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: Sweden
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
In 1944, Cederqvist comes to a small cloth factory to see how the all-women employees can work more efficiently. At the beginning he is greeted with suspicion and his efforts at courting the young ladies are futile. But as soon as he buys himself a ...
Style:
realistic, not serious, humorous
Plot:
world war two, factory, female friendship, hotel room, love and romance, workplace, life is a bitch, womanizer, social relations, disorder, small town life, workplace situations ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
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Genre: Comedy, War
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Brendan Byers III (Jerry Lewis), one of the richest men in America, has been pronounced 4-F and can't serve his country in it's war against Hitler. Byers does not takes "No" for an answer and recruits other 4-F's to fight ...
Style:
slapstick, exciting, realistic, not serious, humorous ...
Plot:
world war two, three stooges, world war, military, anti hero, disorder, soldier, escapades, misfit, heroes, war, goofy hero ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
europe, italy
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: West Germany, France, UK
Duration: 442 min.
Story:
Documentary film that examines the rise and fall of the Third Reich, incorporating puppetry, rear-screen projection, and a Wagnerian score into a singular epic vision. The director, who grew up under Nazi tyranny, ruminates on good and evil and the ...
Style:
art house, political, surreal, spiritual, visual ...
Plot:
world war two, nazi, holocaust, dehumanization, hitler, puppet, existentialism, nazi occultism, world history, spirituality, megalomaniac, anti semitism ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
germany, europe, bavaria, prussia, east germany
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Al Stump is a famous sports-writer chosen by Ty Cobb to co-write his official, authorized 'autobiography' before his death. Cobb, widely feared and despised, feels misunderstood and wants to set the record straight about 'the greatest ...
Style:
factual, intense, serious, rough, realistic ...
Plot:
baseball, brutality, ghost writer, storytelling, biopic, underdog, dark hero, adaptation, lone hero, mentor, historical figure, life is a bitch ...
Time:
20th century, year 1994, 50s, 1940s
Place:
detroit, georgia, usa, california, new jersey
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: South Korea
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The film is a heist comedy set in 1940s Korea, and stars Park Yong-woo and Lee Bo-young as a con artist and jazz singer who each plot to steal a valuable diamond from the Japanese authorities.
Style:
exciting, realistic, rough, suspenseful, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
adventurer, undercover, world war two, treasure hunt, gangster, partner, disorder, criminal heroes, dishonesty, military, rivalry, escapades ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
seoul, korea, asia
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Hungary, Germany, Austria, France
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In a village on the Hungarian border, two young brothers grow up during war time with their cruel grandmother and must learn every trick of evil to survive in the absurd world of adults.
Style:
bleak, rough, realistic, serious, sad ...
Plot:
countryside, world war two, child abuse, boy, holocaust, twins, starvation, wartime life, teenage life, life is a bitch, nazi, teenager ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1944
Place:
hungary
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Genre: Drama
Country: Egypt, Algeria
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Set against the panoramic backdrop of war-torn Egypt, director Youssef Chahine tells a highly personal tale of love and determination. Amid the poverty, death and suffering caused by World War II, 18 year-old Yehia, retreats into a private world of ...
Style:
semi autobiographical, realistic, psychological, serious, captivating ...
Plot:
homosexual, world war two, father son relationship, arab, forbidden love, gay, death of lover, teenage boy, african, homosexuality, lgbt, lesbian ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
africa, palestine, alexandria egypt, middle east, south africa ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
A handyman in a 1940s Paris brothel tries to help the prostitute he loves with her singing career and romantic life.
Style:
sexual, serious, realistic, touching, erotic ...
Plot:
prostitute, fall in love, wartime life, couples, prostitution, teenage sex, erotica, world war two, black market, love and romance, card playing, singing competition ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
france, paris france
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Genre: Drama
Country: France, Spain, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
This examination of a famous scandal from the 1970s explores the relationship between Barbara Baekeland and her only son, Antony. Barbara, a lonely social climber unhappily married to the wealthy but remote plastics heir Brooks Baekeland, dotes on ...
Style:
sexy, emotional, erotic, sincere, disturbing ...
Plot:
incest, mother son incest, gay, sexual relations, sex scene, adultery, crimes of passion, mother son relationship, son, older woman younger man, murder, unhappy marriage ...
Time:
1940s, year 2007, 70s, 60s, 20th century ...
Place:
london, europe, new york, spain, peru ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
After World War II, some Tokyo prostitutes band together with a strict code: no pimps, attack any street walker who comes into our territory, defend the abandoned building we call home, and punish whomever gives away sex (who falls in love). Maya, a ...
Style:
sexy, erotic, erotic drama, sexual, grindhouse ...
Plot:
prostitute, sex, yakuza, female nudity, world war two veteran, pimp, fugitive, torture, rape, brothel, call girl, nude girl ...
Time:
1940s, post world war two, 20th century
Place:
asia, tokyo, japan, iceland
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The lives of an ex-con, a coffee-shop owner, and a young couple looking to make it rich intersect in the fictional and hypnotic Rain City.
Style:
neo noir, independent film, tech noir, offbeat, perverse ...
Plot:
dystopia, shootout, dystopian society, restaurant, sex scene, robbery, female nudity, rain, big city, diner, gangster, dystopian future ...
Time:
year 1985, future, 1940s
Place:
seattle, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A ghostwriter finds himself romantically involved with his current wife, a married woman and his long-vanished wife.
Style:
talky, humorous, touching, realistic, semi serious ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
divorce, dark humor, holocaust, world war two, pregnancy, bigamy, peasant, infidelity, love and romance, twists and turns, self discovery, human nature ...
Time:
post world war two, 20th century, 1940s, year 1989
Place:
coney island brooklyn new york city, new york, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, usa ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Ella Connors is a single woman who gets pressured to sell her failing cattle farm to her corrupt ex suitor, Jacob Ewing. She asks for help from her neighbor, Frank Athearn. As Ella and Frank fight back through stampedes, jealousy, betrayal, and ...
Style:
serious, realistic, sincere
Plot:
world war two, modern western, cowboy, strong female character, land grab, strong female lead, ranch, landowner, oil, nature, modern west, indians ...
Time:
1940s, year 1978, 20th century, year 1945
Place:
montana, usa, colorado
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Spain
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
Pepita travels to Madrid to be near her sister Hortensia who is pregnant and in prison. Hortensia is sentenced to death. The execution will not be carried out until after the baby is delivered. Pepita tries everything to stay the execution, but when ...
Style:
captivating, serious, emotional, suspenseful, political ...
Plot:
spanish civil war, wartime life, fall in love, franco regime (francoism), impossible love, political unrest, woman in danger, life is a bitch, sister sister relationship, civil war, family relations, false accusation ...
Time:
1930s, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
spain, europe, madrid
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Genre: Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
At the height of the London blitz, Dr Lennox Collins, pioneer of the new forensic science, is enlisted by DI Wilkins after prostitute Mary Williams is strangled and a swastika carved on her tongue.
Style:
realistic, stylized, period piece, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
world war two, serial killer, investigation, forensics, partner, law enforcement, danger, life is a bitch, world war, murder mystery, intrigue, unconventional method ...
Time:
year 1940, 20th century, 1940s
Place:
england, london
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Writer Ernest Hemingway begins a romance with fellow scribe Martha Gellhorn.
Style:
serious, stylized, period piece, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
love affair, writers, war correspondent, divorce, biopic, media, spanish civil war, journalism, journalist, fame, world war two, couples ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1940s
Place:
europe, usa
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Italy, France, West Germany
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Set near the end of World War II in the Netherlands, Dirty Heroes concerns a group of ex-convicts recruited into the U.S. Army to recover Dutch jewels originally stolen by the Nazis as well as confiscated Allied plans
Style:
exciting, macaroni combat, grindhouse, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
world war two, world war, wartime, exploitation, holocaust, prisoner, battles, confined, soldier, rivalry, war, escapades ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
holland, europe, amsterdam, netherlands
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Genre: Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Japan, USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a ...
Style:
bad ending, factual, tense, period piece, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
world war two, nazi, nazism, nazi germany, conspiracy, war, hitler, german soldier, resistance, politics, wehrmacht, gestapo ...
Time:
1940s, year 2008, year 1944, year 1943, 20th century ...
Place:
germany, berlin germany, europe, munich germany, tunisia ...
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Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: Uruguay
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Laura (Florencia Colucci) and her father Wilson (Gustavo Alonso) arrive at a cottage off the beaten path in order to repair it since its owner (Abel Tripaldi) will soon put the house on sale. They will spend the night there in order to start the ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, rough, disturbing, hispanic ...
Plot:
ghost child, domestic disturbance, home invasion, family in danger, found footage, danger, survival, family problems, escapades, haunted, father daughter relationship, ghost ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
uruguay, latin america
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Belgium, Indonesia
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Johan Ten Berghe joins the Dutch army when the Dutch East Indies unilaterally declare independence as Indonesia. He initiates his naive driver Twan in life in the East, having grown up there as son of colonial official Hendrik, now missing. Their ...
Style:
non-linear, captivating, serious, realistic, emotional ...
Plot:
loyalty, male bonding, best friend, war, rivalry, rebellion, soldier, society, military, friends, revolution, culture clash ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1940s
Place:
asia, indonesia
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Genre: Action, Drama, Musical, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
Senapathy, a veteran freedom fighter, is angry. He is angry against the rampant corruption at every level of the bureaucracy. He will clean it up at any cost.
Style:
patriotic, political thriller, inspirational, action thriller, dramatic ...
Plot:
independence, political corruption, dual role, hindu, superhero, integration, indians, vigilante, patriotism, bribery, investigation, father son conflict ...
Time:
1940s
Place:
asia, india, singapore
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance, War
Country: Australia
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Changi is a six-part Australian television miniseries broadcast by ABC TV in 2001. It originally aired from 14 October 2001 to 18 November 2001.
Style:
psychological, serious, realistic, tense, contemplative
Plot:
world war two, pow, war crime, survival, prisoner of war camp, military, friendship, wartime life, prison life, buddies, against humanity, isolation ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century
Place:
singapore, japan, australia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Set in the late 1940s, the film concerns the treatment of suspect "bourgeois elements", a professor, a saxophonist, and a milkman, who are put to work in a junkyard for rehabilitation.
Style:
serious, realistic, gloomy, touching, black comedy ...
Plot:
nudity, peeping, female nudity, renaissance, bride and groom, nude girl, election, international relations, satire, politics, love of one's life, wedding ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, 1950s
Place:
czech republic, eastern europe, balkan, europe, prague ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 170 min.
Story:
Amongst the communal riots that erupt in the city, Tara shelters a wayward Sakina from a crazed mob and a bond that blossoms into love is created. The two eventually get married and have a son. The happy family, now living in Amritsar, gets the ...
Style:
romantic, realistic, serious, patriotic, suspense ...
Plot:
family relations, social differences, against the odds, fall in love, against the rules, political unrest, love and romance, society, religions or cults, on the run, patriot, pursuit ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, year 1947, 50s
Place:
india, pakistan, asia, middle east
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
In 1980, the US Navy's most powerful warship, the USS Nimitz, is caught in a storm during routine manoeuvres in the Pacific. Enveloped by a strange green light, the ship passes through a vortex and when they emerge, their communications have ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, captivating, thought provoking ...
Audience:
manly, kids
Plot:
time travel, world war two, changing the past or future, military, military life, time loop, aircraft carrier, heroic mission, catastrophe, battles, twists and turns, airplane ...
Time:
1940s, 70s, 80s, year 1941, year 1980 ...
Place:
pearl harbor, japan, pacific ocean, hawaii
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: Australia, China, Germany, USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
About young British journalist, George Hogg, who with the assistance of a courageous Australian nurse, saves a group of orphaned children during the Japanese occupation of China in 1937.
Style:
sincere, touching, captivating, serious, social ...
Plot:
survival, orphan, selflessness, rescue, self discovery, heroes, escapades, daring rescue, soldier, society, danger, invasion ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century, year 1938, year 1945 ...
Place:
china, asia, east asia
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Set in Canton, China in the 1940s, the story revolves in a town ruled by the Axe Gang, Sing who desperately wants to become a member. He stumbles into a slum ruled by eccentric landlords who turns out to be the greatest kung-fu masters in disguise. ...
Style:
spoof, humorous, cult classic, stylized, surreal ...
Audience:
kids, teens
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, kung fu, lone hero, kung fu fighting, gangster, master warrior, heroes, mob boss, chaos, violence, violent ...
Time:
1940s, 2000s, year 2004, 20th century
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, shanghai, asia
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Homefront is an American television drama series created and produced by Lynn Marie Latham and Bernard Lechowick in association with Warner Bros. Television for ABC. The show was set in the fictional city of River Run, Ohio in 1945, 1946, and 1947. ...
Style:
soap opera, realistic, serious, sentimental, clever
Plot:
world war two, interfaith relationship, veteran, soldier, revolutionary war, prejudice, radio, family relations, funeral, coach, interracial relations, small town ...
Time:
post world war two, 1940s, 20th century
Place:
ohio, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Country: USA, Croatia
Duration: 126 min.
TV show
Story:
In the late 1930s, world politics begin to head in a dangerous direction. In Europe, Germany expands and rearms and proceeds to annex several border countries into the Reich. Meanwhile, Italy attempts to establish a Facist Colonial Empire under ...
Style:
sentimental, contemplative, serious, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
world war two, holocaust, luftwaffe, u.s. navy, military, world war, jewish girl, anti semitism, cheating wife, holocaust survivor, wartime, navy ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
germany, italy, berlin germany, japan, china ...
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