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Where to Watch The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) in the US
- 1946
- Approved
- 2h 50m
- 8.1IMDb
- 97%Rotten Tomatoes
- 93Metascore
The Best Years of Our Lives is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States.
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What it's about
The story concentrates on the social re-adjustment of three World War II servicemen, each from a different station of society. Al Stephenson returns to an influential banking position, but finds it hard to reconcile his loyalties to ex-servicemen with new commercial realities. Fred Derry is an ordinary working man who finds it difficult to hold down a job or pick up the threads of his marriage. Having had both hands burnt off during the war, Homer Parrish is unsure that his fiancée's feelings are still those of love and not those of pity. Each of the veterans faces a crisis upon his arrival, and each crisis is a microcosm of the experiences of many American warriors who found an alien world awaiting them when they came marching home.
Cast and crew
- Director
- William Wyler
- Starring
- Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Fredric March
Details
- Release date
- May 29, 1947
- Language
- English
- Country
- United States
- Box office
- $23,650,000
- Awards
- Won 7 Oscars. 25 wins & 4 nominations total
Where to Watch The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) in the US — common questions
- Where to watch The Best Years of Our Lives in the United States?
- The Best Years of Our Lives is available with a subscription, free with ads, free with a participating library card, or to rent in the United States. Watch the movie with a subscription on Prime Video (HD) and YouTube TV (HD). Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Pluto TV, Tubi TV, and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD), hoopla, and Kanopy (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I stream The Best Years of Our Lives or do I have to rent it in the United States?
- Watch the movie with a subscription on Prime Video (HD) and YouTube TV (HD). Rent the movie on Apple TV Store, Fandango at Home, and Prime Video.
- Can I watch The Best Years of Our Lives for free in the United States?
- Watch the movie free with ads on Plex Channel (HD), Plex Player (HD), Pluto TV, Tubi TV, and YouTube (HD). Watch the movie free with a participating library card on Fawesome (HD), hoopla, and Kanopy (HD).
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