Best 18+ movies from the 1940s

Best 18+ movies from the 1940s [Discovery Queue]

Movies like One Day with the Devil, The Great Love, and Ay, Jalisco, Don't Give Up!, ranked by the ReelsGraph community.
Last updated: October 27, 2026

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1

One Day with the Devil

1945November 1945 by Miguel M. Delgado

Comedy, 18+

Comedy, 18+

6.36 Good- <100 ratings
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2

The Great Love

1942June 1942 by Rolf Hansen

Drama, Romance, 18+

Drama, Romance, 18+

6.08 Okay++ <100 ratings
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3

Ay, Jalisco, Don't Give Up!

1941November 1941 by Joselito Rodríguez

Comedy, Drama, 18+

Comedy, Drama, 18+

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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4

Devil in the Flesh

1947September 1947 by Claude Autant-Lara

Drama, Romance, 18+

Drama, Romance, 18+

6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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5

The Monster Maker

1944April 1944 by Sam Newfield

Horror, Science Fiction, 18+

Horror, Science Fiction, 18+

5.92 Okay++ <100 ratings
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6

Fireworks

1947December 1947 by Kenneth Anger

Horror, Drama, 18+

Horror, Drama, 18+

5.89 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Request Concert

1940December 1940 by Eduard von Borsody

Drama, War, Romance

Drama, War, Romance

Needs more reviews
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8

The Fuller Brush Man

1948June 1948 by S. Sylvan Simon

Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Adventure, Comedy, Crime

Needs more reviews
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9

Divorciadas

1943December 1943 by Alejandro Galindo

Drama, Romance, 18+

Drama, Romance, 18+

Needs more reviews
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10

¿Por qué mintió la cigüeña?

1949January 1949 by Carlos Hugo Christensen

Comedy, 18+

Comedy, 18+

Needs more reviews
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11

Nuestros maridos

1946October 1946 by Víctor Urruchúa

18+

18+

Needs more reviews
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12

La abuelita

1942May 1942 by Raphael J. Sevilla

18+

18+

Needs more reviews
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13

Bombs Over Burma

1942June 1942 by Joseph H. Lewis

Action, 18+

Action, 18+

Needs more reviews