Year 1949 movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant year 1949 movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, realistic, captivating, period piece, melancholic and period drama films and TV shows about / with husband wife relationship, death, father son relationship, mentor, biopic, flashback, post war, drinking, drinking alcohol and storytelling plots mostly in Drama, Biography and Romance genres shot in USA, UK, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as year 1949: Exorcist: The Beginning (2004), Why Women Kill (2019), 10 Rillington Place (1971), Cold War (2018), The Keeper (2018), Phil Spector (2013), On the Road (2012), Raging Bull (1980), The Mattei Affair (1972), Maria (2024).
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List of year 1949 movies
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK, France, Italy, Pakistan, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Having lived through traumatizing events during WWII, Father Lankester Merrin takes a sabbatical from the Church to conduct archaeological excavations in British-administered East Africa. Merrin unearths an ancient Byzantine church believed have ...
Style:
demonic, scary, suspenseful, creepy, stylized ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
exorcism, demonic possession, good versus evil, devil, demon, exorcist, priest, church, massacre, black magic, gory, archeological dig ...
Time:
1940s, year 1949, 20th century, year 2004
Place:
kenya, africa, cairo egypt, east africa, iraq ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 984 min.
TV show
Story:
Three women living in three different decades: a housewife in the '60s, a socialite in the '80s and a lawyer in 2018, deal with infidelity in their marriages.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, witty, erotic, humorous ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
marriage, women, crumbling marriage, family in crisis, open marriage, housewife, female protagonist, male female relationship, up and down relationship, adultery, society, strong female lead ...
Time:
1940s, 60s, 2010s, 80s, year 1949 ...
Place:
usa, pasadena california, california, los angeles
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The story of British serial killer John Christie, who committed most or all of his crimes in the titular terraced house, and the miscarriage of justice involving Timothy Evans.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, suspenseful, bleak, dark ...
Plot:
serial killer, biopic, murder, killer, true crime, violent, death sentence, courtroom drama, psychopath, killing, death, british ...
Time:
1940s, year 1971, year 1949, 50s, 20th century ...
Place:
london, england, europe, boston, usa ...
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65K
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Poland, UK, France, Belgium, India
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A Cold War-era love story follows the passionate love affair between a mismatched couple.
Style:
black and white, thought provoking, romantic, sad, art film ...
Audience:
date night, adult
Plot:
cold war, musician, love story, communism, audition, female singer, loveless marriage, poet, border crossing, concert, marriage, older man younger woman relationship ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 1952, year 1957, year 1949 ...
Place:
poland, paris france, former yugoslavia, east berlin, warsaw poland ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, Sport, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
TRAUTMANN tells the story of a man whose love for football, for England and for the love of his life, Margaret saw him rise from Nazi 'villain' to British hero. Bert Trautmann the German goalkeeper won over even his harshest opponents by ...
Style:
motivational, costume drama, inspirational, realistic, sincere ...
Plot:
football, husband wife relationship, goalkeeper, father daughter relationship, love and romance, world war, rivalry, courage, college, ambition, transformation, post war ...
Time:
year 1948, 20th century, 1940s, year 1956, year 1949 ...
Place:
germany, england, manchester
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson.
Style:
realistic, captivating, serious, cult classic, detective ...
Plot:
showbiz, murder, courtroom drama, courtroom, artists and showbiz, lawyers and clients, musician, scandal, law, prosecution, husband wife relationship, biopic ...
Time:
year 2009, year 1968, year 2003, year 1963, year 1944 ...
Place:
usa, los angeles, california
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA, UK, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Argentina
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Dean and Sal are the portrait of the Beat Generation. Their search for "It" results in a fast paced, energetic roller coaster ride with highs and lows throughout the U.S.
Style:
road movie, sexy, inspirational, period piece, independent film ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
road trip, on the road, writers, beat generation, homoeroticism, nude, infidelity, homoerotic friendship, bisexual, travelogue, beatnik, poetry ...
Time:
1940s, year 1948, 1950s, year 1951, year 1949 ...
Place:
nebraska, arizona, california, usa, virginia ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, War
Country: Germany
Duration: 158 min.
Story:
The German soldier Clemens Forel - determined to be reunited with his beloved family - makes a dramatic escape through bitter cold winters, desolate landscapes, and life threatening ventures from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. 8000 miles ...
Style:
serious, tense, realistic, breathtaking, suspenseful ...
Plot:
world war two, pow, survival, human spirit, gulag, confined, captivity, wehrmacht, danger, wilderness survival, nazi, fugitives ...
Time:
1940s, 50s, year 1937, year 1947, year 1951 ...
Place:
germany, ussr, soviet union, siberia, tehran iran ...
Is relevant?
407K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story:
When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his ...
Style:
bloody, breathtaking, depressing, harsh, cerebral ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
boxing, character study, redemption, rise and fall, boxer, violent, bad temper, brutality, mafia, jealousy, dysfunctional family, rage ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1980, 60s ...
Place:
new york, bronx new york city, chicago, italy, florida ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, Mystery
Country: Italy
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Enrico Mattei helped change Italy's future, first as freedom-fighter against the Nazis, then as an investor in methane gas through a public company, A.G.I.P., and ultimately as the head of ENI, a state body formed for the development of oil ...
Style:
realistic, political, historical drama, detective, tense ...
Plot:
politics, businessman, business, desire, entrepreneur, love letter, justice, sicilian mafia, italian mafia, world war two, economist, conspiracy ...
Time:
1940s, year 1948, year 1972, 60s, 50s ...
Place:
sicily, italy, europe, iran, algeria ...
Is relevant?
25K
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Italy, Germany, Chile, USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as she confronts her identity and life.
Style:
period piece, cerebral, emotional, period drama
Plot:
opera, singing, dog, flashback, wealth, cafe, loneliness, based on real people, flash forward, butler, mother daughter relationship, interview ...
Time:
70s, year 1977, 20th century, year 1941, 1940s ...
Place:
paris france
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Soon after Japan relinquishes control of Taiwan in 1945, the Lin brothers face hardships from the changing culture. Bar owner Wen-heung (Chen Sown-yung), the eldest brother, falls foul of local gangsters, Wen-sun disappears, and Wen-leung, scarred ...
Style:
realistic, sad, saga, black and white, slow cinema ...
Plot:
mute or deaf, family relations, black market, political unrest, family life, family in danger, siblings relations, family tradition, wartime life, family problems, life is a bitch, state affairs ...
Time:
1940s, year 1989, year 1948, 20th century, year 1945 ...
Place:
taiwan, china, taipei
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
On a rainy London night in 1946, novelist Maurice Bendrix has a chance meeting with Henry Miles, husband of his ex-mistress Sarah, who abruptly ended their affair two years before. Bendrix's obsession with Sarah is rekindled; he succumbs to his ...
Style:
romantic, erotic, sexy, period piece, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
world war two, obsession, private detective, infidelity, jealousy, passion, obsessive love, love affair, love story, sex scene, writers, extramarital affair ...
Time:
1940s, year 1999, 1930s, 20th century, year 1940 ...
Place:
london, brighton, england, europe
Is relevant?
45K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Musical
Country: Australia, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Coming-of-age animated musical comedy about the last year of elementary school – as seen through the eyes of a class pet.
Style:
3d animation, light, humorous, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
lizard, turtle, friendship, friends, best friend, escape plan, teacher, student, coming of age, alligator, singing, bucket list ...
Time:
2020s, year 1987, year 1976, year 1969, year 2003 ...
Place:
florida
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Genre: Drama, War
Country: South Korea
Duration: 168 min.
Story:
The film originates from the great river story Taebaegsanmaek consisting of 10 volumes and is written by Cho Jeongrae. The story tries to describe and reveal a few generations-lasting conflicts between the haves (proprietors) and have-nots ...
Plot:
korean war, military, mountain, partisan, tradition, guerilla warfare, peasant, shaman, small town, brother brother relationship, suspicion, communist ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, year 1948, year 1949, year 1950 ...
Place:
south korea, asia, north korea, korea
Is relevant?
Genre: History
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Tells the story of a great milestone in aviation history: the 1935 crossing of the Pacific Ocean by a Pan American Airways flying boat known as the China Clipper. The documentary series recounts the development of this technological innovation – ...
Plot:
helicopter, airplane crash, boy scout, biplane, negotiation, boeing 747, isolation, press conference, tractor, globalization, negotiator, visionary ...
Time:
year 1934, year 1935, year 1933, year 1941, year 1949 ...
Place:
the philippines, pacific ocean, rio de janeiro, hawaii, san francisco ...
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Genre: Horror, Mystery
Country: Spain
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Spain, 1949. Narcisa, a novice, arrives at an old convent, converted into a girls' school, to work as a teacher.
Plot:
convent, nun, evil nun, girls' school, newcomer, psychic, teenage girl, supernatural horror, solar eclipse, miraculous event, terror, blindness ...
Time:
year 1939, 1940s, 20th century, 1930s, year 1949
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Ireland, USA, UK
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
'Circle Of Friends' is set in 1950's Ireland. The movie focuses on Benny Hogan and her best friend, Eve Malone. The story centers around Benny and Eve as they enter student life at University College, Dublin. Here Benny and Eve ...
Style:
emotional, period piece, sentimental, realistic, sweet ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick, teens
Plot:
friendship, coming of age, small town, pregnancy, college, class differences, college life, student, catholic, voice over narration, sexual awakening, heartbreak ...
Time:
1950s, 20th century, 50s, year 1957, year 1949
Place:
ireland, dublin ireland, europe
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Indonesia
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Siti Raham loyally supported Buya Hamka when he fought for independence and preached. Especially when Hamka was desperate because he was living in prison, Siti Raham continued to support him with sincerity. Thanks to Siti Raham's support, Hamka ...
Style:
political, indonesian, period drama
Plot:
national hero, politics, religious, activist, biopic, journalist, school teacher, funeral, wife, jail, river, blood ...
Time:
year 1943, year 1972, year 1970, year 1975, year 1966 ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Thriller, War
Country: China
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
The film is set in 1949, as the members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China prepare to establish a new Chinese state, the People's Republic of China.
Style:
political, historical drama, period piece, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
revolution, communist party, chinese history, military, military officer, society, historical event, political unrest, politics, republican era china, political intrigue, biopic ...
Time:
1940s, year 1949
Place:
china, east asia, beijing china, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History, Romance, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
In the late 1940's, Martha Beck and Raymond Fernandez were America's notorious "Lonely Hearts Killers". Their lethal scam was simple; they would swindle and then viciously murder lovelorn war widows who would answer their ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, suspenseful, suspense, brutal ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
serial killer, police investigation, murder, gangster, older woman younger man, obsession, murderous pair, femme fatale, hitman, attempted murder, cons and scams, chase ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, 1950s, year 1949, year 1951 ...
Place:
usa, new york, new jersey
Is relevant?
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Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
During the Chinese Revolution in 1949, young Chinese copra trader named Fong-Huan marries Elisa, a young and pretty Filipina. The couples children, Daniel and Linda, were raised in a mixture of Chinese and Filipino-Hispanic tradition. These richly ...
Plot:
birthday, funeral, flashback, interracial romance, pregnancy, sister sister relationship, rebelliousness, wealthy family, patriarch, biracial, rebellious daughter, family business ...
Time:
year 1949
Place:
the philippines
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The late 1940s. Richard Langley, a bachelor playboy, narrates a story that starts when his best friend, Harry Allen, invites him to lunch to tell Richard he's in love. Trouble is, Harry's already married to Pat; he worries Pat would be ...
Style:
suspenseful, stylized, clever, talky, melancholic ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
love triangle, fall in love, relationships, infidelity, love story, friendship, in love, adultery, adulterous husband, true love, jealousy, love and romance ...
Time:
1940s, year 2007, 2000s, year 1949, year 1931 ...
Place:
california
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Yugoslavia
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
The story of two brothers of different orientation and fate. The drama takes place in an atmosphere of tension and fear, during the conflict of Yugoslav Communist Party with the Stalinism, during the Cominform. Older brother Dragoslav, a returnee ...
Style:
dark
Plot:
communism, released from prison, train, love triangle, father son relationship, prison, love, forgery, soldier, gangster, brother brother relationship, police ...
Time:
1940s, year 1949, post world war two
Place:
macedonia, former yugoslavia, russia
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Genre: Drama
Country: China
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The relationship of two maotai liquor-producing families, between 1915, when the drink first won international fame, and the end of the Chinese civil war, after which it was named China's official national liquor.
Style:
historical drama, family saga, period piece, suspense, suspenseful ...
Plot:
chinese civil war, historical event, wedding planning, soldier, family relations, father son relationship, fiance fiancee relationship, civil war, brother brother relationship, ambush, self sacrifice, rivalry ...
Time:
year 1915, 1940s, 1920s, 1930s, 1910s ...
Place:
china
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950
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Australia
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Surprisingly adventurous saga of an intrepid group of cinematographers and reporters who risk life and limb to capture footage of breaking news for the movie-going public.
Style:
realistic, serious, period piece, independent film, period drama
Plot:
journalism, female nudity, reflection, filmmaking, world war two, nude girl, brother brother relationship, news reporter, artists and showbiz, state affairs, media, contests and competitions ...
Time:
1940s, year 1978, 1950s, 50s, year 1949 ...
Place:
australia, sydney australia, new zealand
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, Sport
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Sir Roger Bannister's historic running of the sub-four-minute mile is celebrated in Four Minutes, an inspiring and respectably authentic TV movie about breaking the most famous barrier in the history of sports.
Plot:
running, runner, track and field, cambridge university, male female relationship, twenty something, jazz, new year, boat, dancer, bicycle, love ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, year 1946, year 1954, year 1952 ...
Place:
helsinki finland, oxford university, mount everest
Is relevant?
104K
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The story of the awakening of the painter, Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
Style:
thought provoking, suspense, serious, sentimental, feel good ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
painter, art, painting, artist, biopic, plagiarism, abusive husband, couples, courtroom, manipulation, art history, marriage ...
Time:
60s, 1950s, 20th century, year 2014, 1900s ...
Place:
hawaii, san francisco, california, usa, honolulu hawaii ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
In the 1950s, Ludvik Jahn was expelled from the Communist Party and the University by his fellow students, because of a politically incorrect note he sent to his girlfriend. Fifteen years later, he tries to get his revenge by seducing Helena, the ...
Style:
disturbing, controversial, experimental, avant garde, realistic ...
Plot:
communist, renaissance, communism, politics, exile, election, age-gap relationship, totalitarian regime, radical, revenge, adultery, hard labor ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s, year 1969, 50s, year 1949 ...
Place:
eastern europe, prague, central europe, czechoslovakia, europe ...
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116K
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Having defeated the best fighters of the Imperial Japanese army in occupied Shanghai, Ip Man and his family settle in post-war Hong Kong.Struggling to make a living, Master Ip opens a kung fu school to bring his celebrated art of Wing Chun to the ...
Style:
heroic, exciting, suspenseful, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, wing chun, master warrior, warrior, contests and competitions, fight, fistfight, medieval, pride and honor, mentor, wuxia ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 1950s, 50s, 1940s ...
Place:
hong kong, china, east asia, asia, tokyo ...
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