The Best Years of Our Lives

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Perry B The Best Years of Our Lives tells the story of three men returning from World War II, each struggling to adjust to life back home. Resuming normalcy isn’t as simple as they’d hoped, but the film handles their journeys with honesty and heart. One scene between Homer and Wilma later in the movie is especially touching—truly one of the sweetest moments ever put on film. A beautiful, emotional classic. It truly deserved to win the Oscar for Best Picture released in 1946. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/31/25 Full Review Stephen C Success in 2 hours and 52 minutes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fantastic cast and crew members!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! William Wyler is the director and starring Fredric March as Al Stephenson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/07/25 Full Review Emma F “The Best Years of Our Lives” is a 1946 film about three veterans struggling to adjust to civilian life after WWII. The film won seven Academy Awards. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 03/07/25 Full Review Peter G One of the few older best picture Oscar winners that still holds up significantly today. It demonstrates much of the best work that I have yet seen that director Wyler accomplished as a filmmaker & the performances & dialogue have an immediacy that grabbed my attention straight away. The very first scene between March, Andrews, & Russell had a believability in the characters interaction that was rare in those days & for the most part this carried through the entire film. My primary criticism was the background music which, being fairly typical in films at the time, often detracted from the genuine atmosphere of the rest of the film. The issues presented were done with more realism & imagination than I have yet seen in films of its type for 1946. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/13/24 Full Review Gertrude F A simple yet great portrayal of three lives. Pieces of time from three ordinary lives. But it's the realness of these three characters, that make the film so gut-wrenchingly emotional. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/21/24 Full Review Christian K I'm just assuming hundreds, if not thousands, of movies just like this came out in the mid to late 40s. War weary soldiers return home and struggle to assimilate. I enjoyed the relationship between the 3 soldiers mostly; the relationship, career, and family struggles the endure fail to resonate at all for me. Rated 2/5 Stars •  Rated 2 out of 5 stars 06/14/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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