Mrs. Miniver

Mrs. Miniver (1942)

  • 91% of critics liked it
    (22 reviews)

  • 84% of users liked it
    (5,468 ratings)

As Academy Award-winning films go, Mrs. Miniver has not weathered the years all that well. This prettified, idealized view of the upper-class British home front during World War II sometimes seems over-calculated and contrived when seen today. In particular, Greer Garson's Oscar-winning performance… More

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Unrated, 2 hr. 14 min.
Directed By
William Wyler
Written By
Arthur Wimperis, George Froeschel, James Hilton, Claudine West
Genres
Drama, Romance, Classics
In Theaters
Jun 4, 1942 Wide
On DVD
Feb 3, 2004
MGM Home Entertainment

Critic Reviews

  • , TIME Magazine

    That almost impossible feat, a great war picture that photographs the inner meaning, instead of the outward realism of World War II.

  • Herb Golden, Variety

    A poignant story of the joys and sorrows, the humor and pathos of middle-class family life in wartime England.

  • Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader

    The most famous and perhaps most effective propaganda film of World War II.

  • Bosley Crowther, New York Times

    Certainly it is the finest film yet made about the present war, and a most exalting tribute to the British, who have taken it gallantly.

  • James Berardinelli, ReelViews

    It's one of a few highly regarded contemporaneous motion pictures to deal frankly with the domestic aspects of World War II.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Bob S


    mmmm, propaganda....

  • Chris W


    It really hasn't aged all that well, but this is nonetheless a decently well made and well-intentioned World War II drama. What sets it apart from contemporary films about WWII is that it came out during the war, and was thus focusing on current events, specifically the impact of… More

  • AJ V


    A pretty good drama about life during WWII, which came out during WWII. Not really exciting, but the actors are good.

  • First L


    "Mrs. Miniver" could be described as "WWII as seen through the eyes of a woman". Womens' concerns over when the boys will come home and who will win the flower pageant comprise the bulk of the film. It's mostly just pure propaganda, but as Winston… More

  • Jeremy S


    All time great war time film. Geer Garson is stunning.

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