1941
After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, residents of California descend into a wild panic, afraid that they might be the next target. The movie follows Californians when they prepare for a Japanese invasion.
26 March 1940, The Bronx, New York, USA
14 May 1948, Bayonne, New Jersey, USA
31 December 1947, Glendale, California, USA
26 December 1903, San Francisco, California, USA
19 December 1947, Salinas, California, USA
21 July 1948, USA
15 June 1955, Chicago, Illinois, USA
20 February 1951, Oslo, Norway
5 July 1928, Depoy, Kentucky, USA
November 29, 2002
The most underrated film of Steven Spielberg's entire career.February 28, 2002
It aims at screwball comedy and falls on its face.May 08, 2010
I love 1941. I don't apologize to you, or my fellow critics, or even Spielberg for that.January 01, 2000
Unworkable farce, it maybe, but it is also blessed with the buzz of brilliance.October 08, 2005
A loud, chaotic, overproduced comedy that's often more destructive than funny.January 29, 2013
This wannabe satire of WWII is the first and one of the few commercial flops in Spielberg's otherwise distinguished and popular output.September 23, 2003
Everything bad about Spielberg in one bulging package.April 20, 2007
Over the top Spielberg comedy, most noted for effects and Belushi.July 26, 2002
Not as bad as legend says, but still pretty bad.May 09, 2005
It may possibly be that Mr. Spielberg has chosen gigantic size and unlimited quantity as his comedy method in the awareness that he has no gift whatsoever for small-scale comic conceits.January 01, 2000
Unjustly lambasted comic insanity.