The Best Years of Our Lives
Three traumatized or physically disabled World War II veterans return home to the American Midwest to discover that they and their families have been irreparably changed making readjustment difficult.
Director
William Wyler
Studio
N/A
Release
29 May 1947
Runtime
170 min
Genres
Drama, Romance, War
Cast & Characters
Myrna Loy
Dana Andrews
Fredric March
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Critical Assessment
IMDb
8.1/10
RT Critics
97%
Metacritic
93/100
The Best Years of Our Lives holds 8.1/10 on IMDb (77,032 votes), 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 93/100 on Metacritic.
Not enough independent critic/audience score breakdown available.
Ratings as of 2026-07-30
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AI Verdict
AI-generatedBased on aggregated scores (8.1/10 on IMDb (77,032 votes), 97% on Rotten Tomatoes, 93/100 on Metacritic), this is a data-driven snapshot rather than an editorial take.
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