Best Drama Movies of 1942

The highest-rated drama films from 1942, ranked by MovieMagicScore based on authentic viewer ratings.

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The Magnificent Ambersons

1942

The spoiled young heir to the decaying Amberson fortune comes between his widowed mother and the man she has always loved.

7.3

Bambi

1942

Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

7.0

Now, Voyager

1942

A woman suffers a nervous breakdown and an oppressive mother before being freed by the love of a man she meets on a cruise.

7.3

The Pride of the Yankees

1942

The story of the life and career of the baseball hall of famer, Lou Gehrig.

7.4

Mrs. Miniver

1942

Middle-class housewife Kay Miniver deals with petty problems. She and her husband Clem watch her Oxford-educated son Vin court Carol Beldon, the charming granddaughter of the local nobility as represented by Lady Beldon. Then the war comes and Vin joins the RAF.

7.1

Yankee Doodle Dandy

1942

A film of the life of the renowned musical composer, playwright, actor, dancer and singer George M. Cohan.

7.0

The Talk of the Town

1942

Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.

7.3

Holiday Inn

1942

Lovely Linda Mason has crooner Jim Hardy head over heels, but suave stepper Ted Hanover wants her for his new dance partner after fickle Lila Dixon gives him the brush. Jim's supper club, Holiday Inn, is the setting for the chase by Hanover and his manager.

7.0

Random Harvest

1942

Wandered away from his asylum, an amnesiac World War I veteran falls in love with a music hall star but his amnesia makes it difficult to last.

7.3

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Woman of the Year

1942

Rival reporters Sam Craig and Tess Harding fall in love and get married, only to find their relationship strained when Sam comes to resent Tess' hectic lifestyle.

6.9

Best Drama Movies of 1942

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