1940s - Story Timelines
1,197 Movies and TV Series
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A Beautiful Mind
― At Princeton University, John Nash struggles to make a worthwhile contribution to serve as his legac..
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Captain America: The First Avenger
― Predominantly set during World War II, Steve Rogers is a sickly man from Brooklyn who's transformed ..
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The Pianist
― The true story of pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. Whe..
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The Imitation Game
― Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-bitin..
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X-Men: First Class
― Before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young ..
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Pan's Labyrinth
― Living with her tyrannical stepfather in a new home with her pregnant mother, 10-year-old Ofelia fee..
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Life Is Beautiful
― A touching story of an Italian book seller of Jewish ancestry who lives in his own little fairy tale..
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X-Men
― Two mutants, Rogue and Wolverine, come to a private academy for their kind whose resident superhero ..
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Avengers: Endgame
― After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War (2018), the universe is in ruins due to the e..
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Dunkirk
― The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, ..
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The Notebook
― An epic love story centered around an older man who reads aloud to a woman with Alzheimer's. From a ..
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Watchmen
― In a gritty and alternate 1985 the glory days of costumed vigilantes have been brought to a close by..
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Fury
― Last months of World War II in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theat..
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Hacksaw Ridge
― WWII American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, who served during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill p..
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The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe
― Siblings Lucy, Edmund, Susan and Peter step through a magical wardrobe and find the land of Narnia. ..
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Band of Brothers
― Drawn from interviews with survivors of Easy Company, as well as their journals and letters, Band of..
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Downfall
― In April of 1945, Germany stands at the brink of defeat with the Russian Army closing in from the ea..
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The Aviator
― A biopic depicting the life of filmmaker and aviation pioneer Howard Hughes from 1927 to 1947, durin..
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Hellboy
― In the final days of World War II, the Nazis attempt to use black magic to aid their dying cause. Th..
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Kong: Skull Island
― Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures de..