Top 25 best '1940s'-movies

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best '1940s'-movies

This is a list of the best 25 '1940s'-movies and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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1	The Shawshank Redemption (1994) Drama 142 minutes	4,42(16.184) 3
2	The Godfather (1972) Alternative title: Mario Puzo's The Godfather Crime 175 minutes	4,37(10.598) 3
3	Saving Private Ryan (1998) War, Drama 169 minutes	4,11(8.853) 3
4	Der Untergang (2004) Alternative title: Downfall History, War 155 minutes	3,95(5.945) 3
5	Voskhozhdenie (1977) Alternative title: The Ascent Drama, War 111 minutes	3,88(151) 3

6	L'Homme Qui Plantait des Arbres (1987) Alternative title: The Man Who Planted Trees Animation 30 minutes	3,83(26)
7	Nobi (1959) Alternative title: Fires on the Plain War 108 minutes	3,81(77) 1
8	Huo Zhe (1994) Alternative title: To Live Drama 133 minutes	3,79(114)
9	Farha (2021) Drama 92 minutes	3,78(47) 3
10	Kono Sekai no Katasumi Ni (2016) Alternative title: In This Corner of the World Animation, Drama 128 minutes	3,77(49)

11	The Great Escape (1963) War, Drama 172 minutes	3,74(1.579) 3
12	Under Sandet (2015) Alternative title: Land of Mine War, Drama 96 minutes	3,74(823) 3
13	L'Armée des Ombres (1969) Alternative title: Army of Shadows War, Drama 145 minutes	3,73(391) 3
14	Ivanovo Detstvo (1962) Alternative title: Ivan's Childhood Drama, War 95 minutes	3,73(380) 3
15	Tóngnián Wangshì (1985) Alternative title: A Time to Live and a Time to Die Drama 137 minutes	3,73(66)
16	Sophie Scholl - Die Letzten Tage (2005) Alternative title: Sophie Scholl: The Final Days Drama, War 120 minutes	3,69(798) 2
17	Enemy at the Gates (2001) War, History 131 minutes	3,67(2.726) 3
18	La Grande Vadrouille (1966) Alternative title: Samen Uit, Samen Thuis Comedy, War 132 minutes	3,67(558) 3
19	A Bridge Too Far (1977) Alternative title: Een Brug Te Ver War, Drama 175 minutes	3,66(1.558) 3
20	Oppenheimer (2023) Biography, Drama 180 minutes	3,65(1.701) 3
21	Laura (1944) Filmnoir, Mystery 88 minutes	3,65(396) 3
22	Die Ehe der Maria Braun (1978) Alternative title: The Marriage of Maria Braun Drama, War 118 minutes	3,65(325) 3
23	Un Sac de Billes (2017) Alternative title: A Bag of Marbles Drama, War 110 minutes	3,65(134) 3
24	A Vida Invisível (2019) Alternative title: The Invisible Life Drama 139 minutes	3,65(119) 3
25	Les Choristes (2004) Alternative title: The Chorus Drama, Music 97 minutes	3,64(678) 3