year: 1940

Poster for Pinocchio
Movie
1940
7.1

Pinocchio

A little wooden puppet yearns to become a real boy.

Poster for The Philadelphia Story
Movie
1940
7.6

The Philadelphia Story

When a rich woman's ex-husband and a tabloid-type reporter turn up just before her planned remarriage, she begins to learn the truth about herself.

Poster for The Grapes of Wrath
Movie
1940
7.8

The Grapes of Wrath

Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.

Poster for Fantasia
Movie
1940
7.3

Fantasia

Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.

Poster for New Moon
Movie
1940
6.5

New Moon

A revolutionary leader romances a French aristocrat in Louisiana.

Poster for Una lampada alla finestra
Movie
1940

Una lampada alla finestra

Poster for Bitter Sweet
Movie
1940
5.8

Bitter Sweet

A woman runs away with her music teacher in order to escape an arranged marriage, but they struggle to make ends meet.

Poster for Christmas in July
Movie
1940
6.9

Christmas in July

An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves. His latest attempt is the Maxford House Coffee Slogan Contest. As a joke, some of his co-workers put together a fake telegram which says that he won the $25,000 grand prize.

Poster for The Mortal Storm
Movie
1940
7.3

The Mortal Storm

The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. After the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Breitner, a family friend, is caught up in the turmoil.

Poster for No Time for Comedy
Movie
1940
5.0

No Time for Comedy

An aspiring playwright finds himself an overnight Broadway success.

Poster for Strange Cargo
Movie
1940
7.0

Strange Cargo

Convicts escaping from Devil's Island come under the influence of a strange Christ-like figure.

Poster for The Great Dictator
Movie
1940
8.3

The Great Dictator

Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.

Poster for At the Villa Rose
Movie
1940

At the Villa Rose

A gang of clever thieves kill a wealthy woman in hopes of stealing her gems. But the thieves aren't clever enough to ascertain the location of those gems, so they consult a phony spiritualist. Then they decide to dispose of the mystic by framing her for the murder.

Poster for Rebecca
Movie
1940
7.9

Rebecca

Story of a young woman who marries a fascinating widower only to find out that she must live in the shadow of his former wife, Rebecca, who died mysteriously several years earlier. The young wife must come to grips with the terrible secret of her handsome, cold husband, Max De Winter. She must also deal with the jealous, obsessed Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper, who will not accept her as the mistress of the house.

Poster for We Who Are Young
Movie
1940
5.8

We Who Are Young

A man violates company policy by getting married.

Poster for Li'l Abner
Movie
1940
5.8

Li'l Abner

Li'l Abner becomes convinced that he is going to die within twenty-four hours, so agrees to marry two different girls: Daisy Mae (who has chased him for years) and Wendy Wilecat (who rescued him from an angry mob). It is all settled at the Sadie Hawkins Day race.

Poster for Mutiny in the County
Movie
1940

Mutiny in the County

53rd episode of RKO's "Mr. Average Man" Series starring Edgar Kennedy.

Poster for Waterloo Bridge
Movie
1940
7.5

Waterloo Bridge

On the eve of World War II, a British officer revisits Waterloo Bridge and recalls the young man he was at the beginning of World War I and the young ballerina he met just before he left for the front.

Poster for Santa Fe Trail
Movie
1940
5.7

Santa Fe Trail

As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.

Poster for Susan and God
Movie
1940
6.5

Susan and God

A flighty socialite neglects her family to promote a new religious group.