1940 National Board of Review – Top Ten Films Winner
Fantasia
A collection of animated interpretations of great works of Western classical music.
Foreign Correspondent
On the eve of World War II, a young American reporter tries to expose enemy agents in London.
Gone with the Wind
A manipulative woman and a roguish man conduct a turbulent romance during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods.
Of Mice and Men
Two itinerant migrant workers, one mentally disabled and the other his carer, take jobs as ranch hands during the Great Depression to fulfill their shared dream of owning their own ranch.
Our Town
Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. People grow up, get married, live, and die. Milk and the newspaper get delivered every morning, and nobody locks…
Rebecca
A self-conscious woman juggles adjusting to her new role as an aristocrat’s wife and avoiding being intimidated by his first wife’s spectral presence.
The Biscuit Eater
Two little boys have faith in a dog they name Promise, so much faith that they enter him in the championship trials for bird dogs. The favorite is Georgia Boy bred and trained by the boys’ …
The Grapes of Wrath
A poor Midwest family is forced off their land. They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression.
The Great Dictator
Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel’s regime.
The Long Voyage Home
In 1940, the motley crew of the British tramp steamer SS Glencairn prepares the ship for its perilous voyage from the West Indies to Baltimore and then to England.