World War Ii's Greatest Years, Ranked

When was the golden age of World War Ii? We ranked every year by the accumulated weighted rating of its best World War Ii titles — a year rises when it delivered many strongly-rated entries, not just a lone classic. Data from 3eyedraven's catalog.

  1. #1 2023 25 great titles Best: Oppenheimer
  2. #2 2024 25 great titles Best: Masters of the Air
  3. #3 2018 25 great titles Best: Never Look Away
  4. #4 1943 25 great titles Best: Casablanca
  5. #5 2020 25 great titles Best: Persian Lessons
  6. #6 2017 24 great titles Best: Dunkirk
  7. #7 1942 24 great titles Best: To Be or Not to Be
  8. #8 2015 23 great titles Best: Suite Française
  9. #9 2019 21 great titles Best: Jojo Rabbit
  10. #10 2025 20 great titles Best: Predator: Killer of Killers
  11. #11 2014 20 great titles Best: The Imitation Game
  12. #12 2022 20 great titles Best: Simone: Woman of the Century
  13. #13 2012 19 great titles Best: The Bletchley Circle
  14. #14 1944 18 great titles Best: Lifeboat
  15. #15 2016 17 great titles Best: Hacksaw Ridge
  16. #16 1970 16 great titles Best: Patton
  17. #17 2001 15 great titles Best: Band of Brothers
  18. #18 1958 15 great titles Best: Ashes and Diamonds
  19. #19 1965 14 great titles Best: The Sound of Music
  20. #20 2013 14 great titles Best: Generation War
  21. #21 2008 14 great titles Best: The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
  22. #22 2007 14 great titles Best: Atonement
  23. #23 2009 13 great titles Best: Inglourious Basterds
  24. #24 1959 13 great titles Best: The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity
  25. #25 2005 13 great titles Best: Memoirs of a Geisha
  26. #26 1945 13 great titles Best: Rome, Open City
  27. #27 1955 13 great titles Best: The Unknown Soldier
  28. #28 2021 12 great titles Best: The Shadow in My Eye
  29. #29 1977 12 great titles Best: The Ascent
  30. #30 2004 12 great titles Best: Downfall
  31. #31 1964 11 great titles Best: Marriage Italian Style
  32. #32 1969 11 great titles Best: Army of Shadows
  33. #33 2006 11 great titles Best: Letters from Iwo Jima
  34. #34 1957 10 great titles Best: The Bridge on the River Kwai
  35. #35 1975 10 great titles Best: Mirror
  36. #36 1962 10 great titles Best: Ivan's Childhood
  37. #37 2010 10 great titles Best: The Pacific
  38. #38 1981 10 great titles Best: Das Boot
  39. #39 1983 10 great titles Best: Barefoot Gen
  40. #40 1961 9 great titles Best: The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer