Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "post-wwii-america"

1. The Master (2012)

R | 138 min | Drama, History

A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.

Director: Paul Thomas Anderson | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams, Jesse Plemons

Votes: 186,459 | Gross: $16.38M

2. The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Approved | 170 min | Drama, Romance, War

Three World War II veterans, two of them traumatized or disabled, return home to the American midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed.

Director: William Wyler | Stars: Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Fredric March, Teresa Wright

Votes: 70,712 | Gross: $23.65M

3. On the Beach (1959)

Approved | 134 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

After a global nuclear war, the residents of Australia must come to terms with the fact that all life will be destroyed in a matter of months.

Director: Stanley Kramer | Stars: Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Fred Astaire, Anthony Perkins

Votes: 14,451 | Gross: $11.00M

4. The Century of the Self (2002)

59 min | Documentary

A documentary about the rise of psychoanalysis as a powerful means of persuasion for both governments and corporations.

Stars: Adam Curtis, Robert Reich, Ann Bernays, Alfred Pritz

Votes: 6,371

5. Without Reservations (1946)

Approved | 107 min | Comedy, Romance

En route to Hollywood, an author becomes smitten with a marine, though he is unaware of her celebrity status and is critical of her best-selling novel.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Claudette Colbert, John Wayne, Don DeFore, Anne Triola

Votes: 1,930 | Gross: $3.00M

6. The Pacific (2010)
Episode: Home (2010)

TV-MA | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After V-J Day, Leckie and Sledge return home and try to readjust to civilian life.

Director: Jeremy Podeswa | Stars: James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, Jon Seda, Betty Buckley

Votes: 2,144

7. Great Cars (2003– )
Episode: Tucker (2004)

Not Rated | 25 min | Documentary

After World War Two, Preston Tucker had a dream of recreating the automobile. His business failed but left a legacy of a classic car.

Director: Michael L. Rose | Stars: Reg Abbiss, Velma Lawson, Urtha Lenharr, John Tucker

8. Great Cars (2003– )
Episode: Kaiser (2004)

Not Rated | 25 min | Documentary

After a career building dams, fighter planes and ships for the World War Two effort, Henry Kaiser decided to take aim at the Big Three automakers by building his own brand of car in post-war America.

Director: Michael L. Rose | Stars: Reg Abbiss, Dave Antram, Bud Lilly, Russ Spalding