Top 25 best 'world war ii'-movies from the forties

Based on MovieMeter ratings, these are the 25 best 'world war ii'-movies from the forties

This is a list of the best 25 'world war ii'-movies from the forties and highly rated on MovieMeter.

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Top 25 best 'world war ii'-movies from the forties

1	Casablanca (1942) Romance, Drama 102 minutes	3,91(2.226) 3
2	The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) Alternative title: De Beste Jaren van Ons Leven Drama, War 172 minutes	3,81(303) 3
3	The Great Dictator (1940) Alternative title: De Dictator Comedy, War 125 minutes	3,78(1.317) 3
4	To Be or Not to Be (1942) Comedy, War 99 minutes	3,78(338) 3
5	A Matter of Life and Death (1946) Alternative title: Stairway to Heaven Fantasy, Romance 104 minutes	3,71(250) 3

6	The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) Alternative title: Het Begon in Berlijn Drama, Romance 163 minutes	3,61(148)
7	Le Silence de la Mer (1949) Alternative title: The Silence of the Sea Drama, War 87 minutes	3,57(74) 3
8	Twelve o'Clock High (1949) Drama, War 132 minutes	3,55(109)
9	Hangmen Also Die! (1943) Alternative title: Voor Beulen Geen Genade War, Drama 134 minutes	3,52(46)
10	Lifeboat (1944) Alternative title: Ballast der Wanhoop War, Thriller 96 minutes	3,49(304) 3

11	Der Fuehrer's Face (1942) Animation, Comedy 8 minutes	3,48(23)
12	La Bataille du Rail (1946) Alternative title: Het Gevecht der Spoorwegen Drama, War 85 minutes	3,48(20)
13	Mrs. Miniver (1942) Drama, War 134 minutes	3,47(143)
14	Objective, Burma! (1945) War 142 minutes	3,47(85) 2
15	The Sullivans (1944) Alternative title: The Fighting Sullivans War, Drama 111 minutes	3,45(21)
16	Five Graves to Cairo (1943) Thriller, War 96 minutes	3,44(144)
17	Battleground (1949) Alternative title: De Slag om Bastogne War, Action 118 minutes	3,42(139) 3
18	49th Parallel (1941) Alternative title: Forty-Ninth Parallel War, Drama 123 minutes	3,36(58)
19	Waterloo Bridge (1940) Drama 108 minutes	3,34(46)
20	A Canterbury Tale (1944) Drama, Mystery 124 minutes	3,33(57) 3
21	Guadalcanal Diary (1943) War, Action 93 minutes	3,33(39)
22	Went the Day Well? (1942) Alternative title: 48 Hours Thriller, War 92 minutes	3,33(36)
23	Green for Danger (1946) Mystery 91 minutes	3,32(37)
24	The Small Back Room (1949) Drama, Thriller 106 minutes	3,30(47)
25	Desperate Journey (1942) War 108 minutes	3,30(20) 1