6 Best John Garfield Movies

By Vlad Zakh · June 4, 2027

Drama intense

John Garfield brought a raw, working-class intensity to Hollywood that anticipated the Method actors who would follow him, and his best roles used that grit to devastating effect.

Force of Evil (1948) 01

Force of Evil (1948)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A crooked lawyer's scheme to take over the numbers racket threatens to destroy his own brother.

Body and Soul (1947) 02

Body and Soul (1947)

IMDb ★ 7.5

An ambitious boxer's rise through the ranks draws him into the corrupt grip of organized crime.

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) 03

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

IMDb ★ 7.5

A drifter's affair with a diner owner's wife leads the two toward a deadly murder plot.

Air Force (1943) 04

Air Force (1943)

IMDb ★ 7.0

The crew of a B-17 bomber faces combat and chaos in the days following the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The Sea Wolf (1941) 05

The Sea Wolf (1941)

IMDb ★ 7.1

Shipwreck survivors are taken captive by the sadistic, tyrannical captain of a merchant vessel.

Four Daughters (1938) 06

Four Daughters (1938)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A cynical, doomed young composer disrupts the quiet lives of a musical family's four daughters.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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