Here we've displayed a list of the best Postwar America films : The Master(2012), The Glass Wall(1953), Snow Falling on Cedars(1999), Desert Bloom(1986), The Undefeated(1969), Devil in a Blue Dress(1995), Insignificance(1985), Color of a Brisk and Leaping Day(1996), The Admiral Was a Lady(1950), Come to the Stable(1949) ... ...
Drama
USA
2012
136 Minutes
Joaquin Phoenix Philip Seymour Hoffman Amy Adams Laura Dern Jesse Plemons Amy Ferguson Frank Bettag Leonida A. Bautista Ambyr Childers
drifter cult leader wife daughter follower gutsy fascinating tense san francisco coast household cult mentorship friendship postwar america rise temptation 1950s
A Naval veteran arrives home from war unsettled and uncertain of his future - until he is tantalized by the Cause and its charismatic leader.
Drama
USA
1953
82 Minutes
Vittorio Gassman Gloria Grahame Ann Robinson Douglas Spencer Robin Raymond Jerry Paris Elizabeth Slifer Richard Reeves Joe Turkel Michael Fox Kathleen Freeman
illegal alien veteran fugitive factory worker inspector jazz musician melodramatic intricate patriotic new york city immigration postwar america fresh start fugitives escape quest 1950s
Peter, a WW II 'displaced person' about to be deported jumps ship in New York harbor in an effort to find an ex-G.I named Tom whom he helped during the war and can prove Peter's right to ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA
1999
126 Minutes
Ethan Hawke James Cromwell Richard Jenkins James Rebhorn Sam Shepard Eric Thal Max von Sydow Youki Kudoh Rick Yune Jan Rubes Celia Weston
japanese-american fisherman newspaper reporter wife love interest judge somber endearing emotional profound pacific northwest fishing village household courtroom drowning murder postwar america discrimination family feud unrequited love
A Japanese-American fisherman is accused of killing his neighbor at sea. In the 1950s, race figures into the trial. So does reporter Ishmael.
Drama
USA
1986
106 Minutes
Jon Voight JoBeth Williams Ellen Barkin Annabeth Gish Allen Goorwitz Jay Underwood Tressi Loria Ann Risley
teen girl stepfather mother aunt teen boy friend moving emotional tender las vegas household gas station nevada family dysfunction postwar america nuclear weapons testing alcoholism abuse young love growing up
The story involves Rose Chismore's youth. She flashes back and remembers her coming-of-age. Her recollections are sometimes less than sweet, particularly those of her troubled and alcoholic... See full summary »
Western
USA
1969
119 Minutes
John Wayne Rock Hudson Tony Aguilar Roman Gabriel Marian McCargo Lee Meriwether Merlin Olsen Melissa Newman Bruce Cabot Jan-Michael Vincent Ben Johnson
colonel confederate soldier native american mexican blacksmith engaging patriotic positive spirited mexico texas american civil war postwar america adoption tolerance second chance rivalry adventure 19th century
After the Civil War, ex-Confederate soldiers heading for a new life in Mexico run into ex-Union cavalrymen selling horses to the Mexican government but they must join forces to fight off Mexican bandits and revolutionaries.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1995
102 Minutes
Denzel Washington Tom Sizemore Jennifer Beals Don Cheadle Maury Chaykin Terry Kinney Mel Winkler Albert Hall Lisa Nicole Carson Jernard Burks David Fonteno
veteran private investigator girlfriend woman friend politician tense sultry intricate los angeles jazz club house police station racism missing persons class struggle corruption postwar america pursuit mystery
An African-American man is hired to find a woman, and gets mixed up in a murderous political scandal.
Comedy
UK
1985
110 Minutes
Gary Busey Theresa Russell Tony Curtis Michael Emil Will Sampson Patrick Kilpatrick Ian O'Connell George Holmes
physicist starlet baseball player senator native american witty creative brash engaging new york city bar street elevator hotel postwar america fame politics sex atomic age identity
Four 1950s icons meet in the same hotel room and two of them discover more in common between them than they ever anticipated.
Drama
USA
1996
85 Minutes
Peter Alexander Jeri Arredondo Henry Gibson Michael Stipe Bok Yun Chon David Chung John Diehl Diana Larkin Corinne Lorain Joan Newmark
son father conductor park ranger love interest switchman bleak creative touching california yosemite valley train world war ii family ancestry postwar america pride railroad quest growing up
The Yosemite Valley Railroad, which runs through the breathtaking scenery and stunning vistas of the Merced River Canyon to its terminus at El Portal outside Yosemite National Park, is on ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1950
87 Minutes
Edmond O'Brien Wanda Hendrix Rudy Vallee Steve Brodie Johnny Spencer Richard Erdman Hillary Brooke Richard Lane Garry Owen Fred Essler
boxer cab driver interior decorator wave officer employment counselor ex-soldier madcap lighthearted playful witty unemployment office store boat boxing ring house romance relationships postwar america returning home veterans
Ex-WAVE encounters four fun-loving, work-hating men, all of whom want to marry her.
Other, Comedy, Drama
1949
94 Minutes
Loretta Young Celeste Holm Hugh Marlowe Elsa Lanchester Thomas Gomez Dorothy Patrick Basil Ruysdael Dooley Wilson Regis Toomey Mike Mazurki Henri Letondal
nun bookie songwriter artist soldier heartwarming amusing positive new england new york city world war ii hospital postwar america religion culture clash quest transformation 1940s
Two French nuns (Loretta Young, Celeste Holm) in New England raise funds for a children's hospital in a town called Bethlehem.