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The Best Years of Our Lives (1946) More at IMDbPro »

Remade as

Returning Home (1975) (TV)

Referenced in

The Screen Director (1951)
The Way We Were (1973)
"21 Jump Street: Best Years of Your Life (#2.20)" (1988)
 -  title reference
Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1993) (V)
"Fallen Angels: Since I Don't Have You (#1.6)" (1993)
 -  A character references the title and some of the actors in it.
Sunny Side Up (1994)
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Red Zone Cuba (#7.19)" (1994)
 -  "Suddenly its the Best Years of our lives"
"Family Matters: Best Years of Our Lives (#7.10)" (1995)
 -  title reference
Back to 'Somewhere in Time' (2000) (V)
 -  mentioned once
The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)
 -  Ca. 3 minutes into the film, there is a poster of the older film visible in Byron's and Dena's apartment.
The Majestic (2001)
A Decade Under the Influence (2003)
 -  mentioned in documentary
Day for Night: An Appreciation (2003) (V)
 -  mentioned once

Featured in

History Brought to Life (1950)
The 40th Annual Academy Awards (1968) (TV)
The American Film Institute Presents a Salute to William Wyler (1976) (TV)
Precious Images (1986)
Directed by William Wyler (1986)
"Fejezetek a film történetéböl: Amerikai filmtípusok - Egyén és társadalom (#1.7)" (1989)
Hollywood Remembers: Myrna Loy - So Nice to Come Home to (1991) (TV)
 -  Movie scene can be seen
Homeward Bound (1994) (TV)
Waga jinsei saiaku no toki (1994)
 -  Shown on movie theater marquee and on screen inside theater.
The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: America's Greatest Movies (1998) (TV)
 -  This film is #37 on the list.
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies (2001) (TV)
The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003) (TV)
The Ultimate Film (2004) (TV)
 -  number 6
The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005) (TV)
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Cheers: America's Most Inspiring Movies (2006) (TV)
 -  This film is #11 on the list.
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Movies: 10th Anniversary Edition (2007) (TV)
 -  This film is #37 on the list.
The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)
 -  Featured in Best Picture montage.

Spoofed in

Tropic Thunder (2008)
 -  The 'Four Leaf Tayback' character is a parody of 'Homer Parrish'

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