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1. An extraordinary, moving post-war film
by steve-642 on 7 April 2000
2. Over 60 years old and still a classic!
by Gary M. James on 22 February 2005
3. Forgotten now that it was mildly controversial in its day
by Bill McClain on 23 September 2004
4. Dana Andrews
by ottoblom on 10 October 2004
5. The ravages of war don't end on the battlefield.
by Heiress on 25 April 2001
6. The People's War Veterans Return Home
by bkoganbing on 23 April 2007
7. Refreshing To See
by smthrk on 13 August 2003
8. A deeply personal motion picture...
by ironside (robertfrangie@hotmail.com) on 17 September 2000
9. wonderful post-war epic
by didi-5 on 11 July 2003
10. Post-War Angst Comes to Smalltown, USA.
by nycritic on 18 December 2005
11. An Extraordinary Picture
by ss5921 on 31 July 2003
12. What's Missing? Your Life Maybe!!
by dataconflossmoor on 11 September 2005
13. Highly structured but flawless and really moving drama about returning G.I.s
by secondtake on 4 October 2010
14. One of my favorite movies
by bobzmcishl on 30 April 2005
15. One of the Best Films of Our Lives
by kenjha on 5 February 2007
16. A Great Film
by jeromec-2 on 18 December 2005
17. Neatly escapes every opportunity to be cliché and sappy
by mcgriswald on 22 February 2007
18. More Reasons this Movie is So Great
by (vsturkey@yahoo.com) on 26 March 2003
19. all it's cracked up to be
by Robert D. Ruplenas on 3 June 2003
20. A Classic
by Daniel Bley on 30 June 2006
21. It's A Pity This Film Can't Be Appreciated More Nowadays
by Theo Robertson on 13 January 2010
22. An Excellent Film
by harry-76 on 22 December 2000
23. "The Best Years of (Their) Lives..."
by gerrybob44 on 5 December 2005
24. Still As Powerful By Todays Standards
by the_godfather424 on 10 November 2004
25. Timeless Story of Soldiers Returning From War
by paulpsyche on 24 September 2005
26. The Troops are Coming Home.....
by Tim Kidner (tim@kidnerpix.com) on 9 May 2012
27. "Wait and see"
by Steffi_P on 5 November 2009
28. Intense and compelling. Kudos to Dana Andrews for an incredibly great performance.
by PWNYCNY on 4 November 2007
29. well written, acted, designed, directed, shot, edited and scored
by rhinocerosfive-1 on 25 February 2007
30. Unbelievably Honest Movie for Its Time
by brocksilvey on 30 March 2006
31. Still a Great Movie
by mpercie (mpercie@yahoo.com) on 17 November 2005
32. Some of this film's greatest moments were scenes without a spoken word!
by jackboot on 18 January 2001
33. There's this movie and then there's everything else
by byoolives on 7 August 2005
34. This movie has my favorite characters
by mws3d on 4 May 2005
35. Honors richly deserved
by maisannes on 22 May 2003
36. without a doubt, a fine picture., fine acting performances.
by ratwell1 (ratwell1@optonline.net) on 16 September 2004
37. A worthwhile message that rings true still today.
by SmileysWorld on 1 February 2013
38. A Story Not Often Told
by John Ratican (johnratican@yahoo.com) on 4 July 2012
39. Writer's Technical Perspective
by jamikel on 1 February 2009
40. One of the best war movies which does not have a war scene
by AKHIL AGGARWAL on 11 August 2008
41. If you want to understand the generation leaving us now watch this
by olderbutwiser on 6 February 2008
42. A movie that shows what problems us disabled veterans face everyday
by joelf_1999 on 10 August 2007
43. A Film of Rare Breed
by robmeister on 31 December 2006
44. A triumph of both Truth and Humanity
by greenforest56 on 25 December 2005
45. A fine crafted movie
by stalker vogler on 2 April 2008
46. "Last year it was killing Japs and this year it's... make money."
by classicsoncall on 20 December 2007
47. A masterpiece of American cinema
by fedya-1 on 11 August 2007
48. A masterpiece of storytelling
by nnnn45089191 on 7 August 2007
49. Arguably the best movie of all
by CtznCane on 25 April 2007
50. WWII Comes Home to Brood
by gettingerj on 25 November 2005
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