1945

They Were Expendable They Were Expendable
They Were Expendable
IMDb: 7.2
135

Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy’s…

Christmas in Connecticut Christmas in Connecticut
Christmas in Connecticut
IMDb: 7.3
102

Journalist Elizabeth Lane is one of the country’s most famous food writers. In her columns, she describes herself as a hard working farm woman, taking care of her children and…

The Lost Weekend The Lost Weekend
The Lost Weekend
IMDb: 7.9
101

Don Birnam, a long-time alcoholic, has been sober for ten days and appears to be over the worst… but his craving has just become more insidious. Evading a country weekend planned by his brother and girlfriend, he begins a four-day bender that just might be his last – one way or another.

Red Meadows Red Meadows
Red Meadows
IMDb: 6.7
85

A suspense tale revolving around the memories of a Danish saboteur as he awaits his execution in a German war-time prison.

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Scarlet Street Scarlet Street
Scarlet Street
IMDb: 7.7
103

Cashier and part-time starving artist Christopher Cross is absolutely smitten with the beautiful Kitty March. Kitty plays along, but she’s really only interested in Johnny, a two-bit crook. When Kitty…

Leave Her to Heaven Leave Her to Heaven
Leave Her to Heaven
IMDb: 7.6
110

A young novelist, Richard Harland, meets beautiful Ellen Berent on a train where they fall in love and are soon married. When tragedies take first his handicapped young brother, then…

Brief Encounter Brief Encounter
Brief Encounter
IMDb: 8
86

Returning home from a shopping trip to a nearby town, bored suburban housewife Laura Jesson is thrown by happenstance into an acquaintance with virtuous doctor Alec Harvey. Their casual friendship soon develops during their weekly visits into something more emotionally fulfilling than either expected, and they must wrestle with the potential havoc their deepening relationship would have on their lives and the lives of those they love.

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The Last Chance The Last Chance
The Last Chance
IMDb: 6.6
113

Escaping a Nazi prison train in war-torn Italy, an American and a British soldier set out for the Swiss border and find themselves leading a multi-national party of refugees for the Italian underground.

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Spellbound Spellbound
Spellbound
IMDb: 7.5
111

When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital director, Dr. Constance Peterson, a psychoanalyst, discovers Edwardes is actually an impostor. The man confesses…

Mildred Pierce Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce
IMDb: 7.9
111

After her unfaithful husband leaves her, Mildred Pierce proves she can become independent and successful. However winning the approval of her spoiled daughter proves a greater challenge.

Rome, Open City Rome, Open City
Rome, Open City
IMDb: 8
103

ROME, OPEN CITY is a landmark in film history. Filmed in secrecy during the Nazi occupation of Italy, the film shows a realistic portrayal of the underground resistance in Italy in 1945. The film has strong impacting imagery with its mix of fiction and reality that strengthened Italian Neo-realism and the film industry.

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The Turning Point The Turning Point
The Turning Point
IMDb: 6
108

A Soviet 1945 film directed by Fridrikh Ermler based on a screenplay by Boris Chirskov. The film was one of the Cannes top prize winners of 1946.

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Children of Paradise Children of Paradise
Children of Paradise
IMDb: 8.3
191

Filmed during the German occupation, this French milestone centers around the theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan and the four men who love her. Voted the “Best French Film in…

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