The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

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Synopsis

It's the hope that sustains the spirit of every GI: the dream of the day when he will finally return home. For three WWII veterans, the day has arrived. But for each man, the dream is about to become a nightmare.

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Where does The Best Years of Our Lives rank today?
The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

The Best Years of Our Lives is 1344 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 711 places since yesterday. In Australia, it is currently more popular than The Man from U.N.C.L.E. but less popular than Jagged.

Rank		Title
1340.		Life During the War	+685
1341.		Ted 2	+781
1342.		My Fault	+803
1343.		Jagged	+720
1344.		The Best Years of Our Lives	+711
1345.		The Man from U.N.C.L.E.	+781
1346.		La mesita del comedor	+778
1347.		Afterburn	+800
1348.		Enola Holmes 2	+777

Streaming charts last updated: 13:13, 04/06/2026

Cast

Dana Andrews

Dana Andrews

Fred Derry

Fredric March

Fredric March

Al Stephenson

Harold Russell

Harold Russell

Homer Parrish

Teresa Wright

Teresa Wright

Peggy Stephenson

Myrna Loy

Myrna Loy

Milly Stephenson

Cathy O'Donnell

Cathy O'Donnell

Wilma Cameron

Virginia Mayo

Virginia Mayo

Marie Derry

Hoagy Carmichael

Hoagy Carmichael

Butch Engle

Gladys George

Gladys George

Hortense Derry

Roman Bohnen

Roman Bohnen

Pat Derry

Ray Collins

Ray Collins

Mr. Milton

Minna Gombell

Minna Gombell

Mrs. Parrish

Walter Baldwin

Walter Baldwin

Mr. Parrish

Steve Cochran

Steve Cochran

Cliff Scully

Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

Mrs. Cameron

Don Beddoe

Don Beddoe

Mr. Cameron

Marlene Aames

Marlene Aames

Luella Parrish

Charles Halton

Charles Halton

Prew

Ray Teal

Ray Teal

Mr. Mollett

Howland Chamberlain

Howland Chamberlain

Thorpe

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