Drama movies – 1940s

Genre: Drama. Period: 1940s. 7 movies, best first.

1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) · Drama · ⭐ 8.6
   An angel shows a despairing man what the world would be without him.
2. Citizen Kane (1941) · Drama · ⭐ 8.3
   A young reporter investigates the last word of a dying press tycoon.
3. Bicycle Thieves (1948) · Drama · ⭐ 8.2
   A poor father searches Rome for his stolen bicycle, which his job depends on.
4. The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948) · Drama · ⭐ 8.2
   Three prospectors are consumed by greed while hunting for gold in Mexico.
5. Late Spring (1949) · Drama · ⭐ 8.1
   A young woman delays marriage to keep caring for her widowed father.
6. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) · Drama · ⭐ 8.1
   Three veterans struggle to readjust to civilian life after World War II.
7. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) · Drama · ⭐ 8.1
   A dispossessed farming family heads west during the Dust Bowl.