1940s Movies

  • 1969
    Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    Battle of Britain

    6.91969HD

    In 1940, the Royal Air Force fights a desperate battle against the might of the Luftwaffe for control of the skies over Britain, thus preventing the...

    Battle of Britain
  • 2019
    The Painted Bird

    The Painted Bird

    The Painted Bird

    7.12019HD

    After losing his parents, a young Jewish boy wanders Eastern Europe, seeking refuge during World War II.

    The Painted Bird
  • 1981
    Eye of the Needle

    Eye of the Needle

    Eye of the Needle

    6.6491981HD

    Great Britain, 1944, during World War II. Relentlessly pursued by several MI5 agents, Henry Faber the Needle, a ruthless German spy in possession of...

    Eye of the Needle
  • 1988
    Tucker: The Man and His Dream

    Tucker: The Man and His Dream

    Tucker: The Man and His Dream

    6.71988HD

    Ypsilanti, Michigan, 1945. Engineer Preston Tucker dreams of designing the car of future, but his innovative envision will be repeatedly sabotaged by...

    Tucker: The Man and His Dream
  • 1987
    Radio Days

    Radio Days

    Radio Days

    7.0521987HD

    The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve...

    Radio Days
  • 2005
    The Sun

    The Sun

    The Sun

    6.6562005HD

    A re-imagination of Japanese Emperor Hirohito’s final days in power as WWII draws to a close.

    The Sun
  • 1959
    Fires on the Plain

    Fires on the Plain

    Fires on the Plain

    7.61959HD

    In the closing days of WWII, a Japanese soldier afflicted with tuberculosis is abandoned by his company and left to wander the Philippine island of...

    Fires on the Plain
  • 1983
    A Christmas Story

    A Christmas Story

    A Christmas Story

    7.2331983HD

    The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is...

    A Christmas Story
  • 2023
    Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill

    Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill

    Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill

    6.32023HD

    Yuri is a high school student in the present day. She isn't happy with her life at home or school. One day, she has an argument with her mother and...

    Till We Meet Again on the Lily Hill
  • 2023
    Hidden Blade

    Hidden Blade

    Hidden Blade

    6.32023HD

    Follows the story of underground workers who risked their lives to send intelligence and defend the motherland, set after Japan's attack on Pearl...

    Hidden Blade
  • 1995
    Murder in the First

    Murder in the First

    Murder in the First

    7.1651995HD

    A young, inexperienced public defender is assigned to defend an inmate accused of committing murder while behind bars.

    Murder in the First
  • 1984
    The Woman of Wrath

    The Woman of Wrath

    The Woman of Wrath

    5.31984HD

    A woman, married off to an abusive butcher, is overpowered by the twin forces of patriarchy and tradition in Taiwan during circa 1920 to 1945.

    The Woman of Wrath
  • 1975
    Tommy

    Tommy

    Tommy

    6.5131975HD

    After a series of traumatic childhood events, a psychosomatically deaf, dumb and blind boy becomes a master pinball player and the object of a...

    Tommy
  • 2008
    Dachimawa Lee

    Dachimawa Lee

    Dachimawa Lee

    5.72008HD

    Under Japanese imperialism, Korean national treasure Golden Buddha is stolen. More important to national security, the statue contains vital...

    Dachimawa Lee
  • 2021
    The United States vs. Billie Holiday

    The United States vs. Billie Holiday

    The United States vs. Billie Holiday

    6.5482021HD

    Billie Holiday spent much of her career being adored by fans. In the 1940s, the government targeted Holiday in a growing effort to racialize the war...

    The United States vs. Billie Holiday
  • 1992
    Indochine

    Indochine

    Indochine

    7.0381992HD

    Set in colonial French Indochina during the 1930s to 1950s, this is the story of Éliane Devries, a French plantation owner, and of her adopted...

    Indochine
  • 2012
    Emperor

    Emperor

    Emperor

    6.1362012HD

    As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing...

    Emperor
  • 1975
    They Fought for Their Motherland

    They Fought for Their Motherland

    They Fought for Their Motherland

    6.8481975HD

    In July 1942, in the Second World War, the rearguard of the Russian army protects the bridgehead of the Don River against the German army while the...

    They Fought for Their Motherland
  • 2015
    Land of Mine

    Land of Mine

    Land of Mine

    7.82015HD

    In the days following the surrender of Germany in May 1945, a group of young German prisoners of war is handed over to the Danish authorities and...

    Land of Mine
  • 2018
    Red Joan

    Red Joan

    Red Joan

    6.6592018HD

    London, England, May 2000. The peaceful life of elderly Joan Stanley is suddenly disrupted when she is arrested by the British Intelligence Service...

    Red Joan