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    1920s Movies

    The 40 most popular 1920s movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Nosferatu
    TMDB3.8

    Nosferatu

    1922 · 1h 34m

    country: Germany

    The mysterious Count Orlok summons a happily married real estate agent to his castle, located up in the Transylvanian mountains, to finalise a terrifying deal.

    Metropolis
    TMDB4.0

    Metropolis

    1927 · 2h 28m

    country: Germany

    In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

    The Gold Rush
    TMDB4.0

    The Gold Rush

    1925 · 1h 35m

    country: United States

    A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.

    The Kid
    TMDB4.1

    The Kid

    1921 · 1h 8m

    country: United States

    A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.

    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
    TMDB4.0

    The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

    1920 · 1h 17m

    country: Germany

    Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

    The General
    TMDB4.0

    The General

    1926 · 1h 19m

    country: United States

    During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to both get The General back and to rescue Annabelle.

    Sherlock Jr.
    TMDB4.0

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924 · 45m

    country: United States

    A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meager skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.

    All Wet
    TMDB3.1

    All Wet

    1927 · 7m

    country: United States

    Oswald takes a job as a lifeguard to keep an eye on Miss Rabbit, who in turn stages a boating accident hoping Oswald will come to save her.

    The Passion of Joan of Arc
    TMDB4.0

    The Passion of Joan of Arc

    1928 · 1h 21m

    country: France

    A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.

    Battleship Potemkin
    TMDB3.8

    Battleship Potemkin

    1925 · 1h 15m

    country: Soviet Union

    A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resultant public demonstration, showing support, which brought on a police massacre.

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
    TMDB3.9

    Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

    1927 · 1h 34m

    country: United States

    A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

    Der Fremdenlegionär
    TMDB5.0

    Der Fremdenlegionär

    1928

    country: Germany

    No overview available

    The Last Laugh
    TMDB3.9

    The Last Laugh

    1924 · 1h 30m

    country: Germany

    An aging doorman, after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel, is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbours and society.

    Un Chien Andalou
    TMDB3.7

    Un Chien Andalou

    1929 · 17m

    country: France

    Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali.

    The Circus
    TMDB4.0

    The Circus

    1928 · 1h 12m

    country: United States

    Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.

    Safety Last!
    TMDB3.9

    Safety Last!

    1923 · 1h 13m

    country: United States

    When a store clerk organizes a contest to climb the outside of a tall building, circumstances force him to make the perilous climb himself.

    Faust
    TMDB3.9

    Faust

    1926 · 1h 56m

    country: Germany

    God and Satan wager on the soul of a learned and prayerful alchemist as part of their eternal war over Earth.

    The Thief of Bagdad
    TMDB3.7

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1924 · 2h 29m

    country: United States

    A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

    Wings
    TMDB3.6

    Wings

    1927 · 2h 24m

    country: United States

    Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a hometown girl who's the lovestruck lifelong next door neighbor of one of them pines away.

    Trolley Troubles
    TMDB3.2

    Trolley Troubles

    1927 · 6m

    country: United States

    Oswald, the trolley conductor gets stopped in the tracks by a cow who refuses to move. He then faces a steep hill, which the trolley has trouble with. When it finally gets over the hill, the trolley speeds wildly out of control. Can Oswald's lucky rabbit's foot save him?

    Häxan
    TMDB3.8

    Häxan

    1922 · 1h 45m

    country: Sweden

    Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.

    Greed
    TMDB3.7

    Greed

    1924 · 2h 20m

    country: United States

    When housewife Trina wins the lottery, her comfortable life with her dentist husband John slowly deteriorates, in part by her own increasing paranoia and partly by the machinations of villainous acquaintance Marcus.

    Under the Mountains

    TMDB3.3

    Under the Mountains

    1920 · 58m

    country: Hungary

    Love, rivalry and humiliation in a Hungarian village.

    The Jazz Singer
    TMDB3.1

    The Jazz Singer

    1927 · 1h 36m

    country: United States

    A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.

    Nanook of the North
    TMDB3.5

    Nanook of the North

    1922 · 1h 19m

    country: United States

    This pioneering documentary film depicts the lives of the indigenous Inuit people of Canada's northern Quebec region. Although the production contains some fictional elements, it vividly shows how its resourceful subjects survive in such a harsh climate, revealing how they construct their igloo homes and find food by hunting and fishing. The film also captures the beautiful, if unforgiving, frozen landscape of the Great White North, far removed from conventional civilization.

    The Strangling Hand
    TMDB3.4

    The Strangling Hand

    1920 · 1h 7m

    country: Austria

    One night Toni forces Rose to reveal where in his house Bergern keeps his money. As Toni is robbing the house, the banker unexpectedly returns and is shot dead by Toni. Rose and Toni escape to the Austrian "Semmering" to avoid capture as well as starting a new life.

    The Old Man Bezousek

    TMDB4.0

    The Old Man Bezousek

    1927

    country: Czechoslovakia

    A Carl Lamac directed movie based on a novel by Karel Václav Rais.

    Steamboat Willie
    TMDB3.6

    Steamboat Willie

    1928 · 8m

    country: United States

    Mickey Mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, Minnie Mouse, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck.

    Nène

    TMDB4.5

    Nène

    1924

    country: France

    Michel Corbier, a widower, remarries Madeleine. His children, Lalie and Jo, see her as their second mother and call her "Nène."

    The Kreutzer Sonata
    TMDB4.0

    The Kreutzer Sonata

    1927 · 1h 8m

    country: Czechoslovakia

    We have a liberal, modern Czech flapper bound to a serious and bored husband and don't forget the important fact that the wife has a lover so soon the widening gulf between husband and wife leads to stress and resentment and we get a tormented psychological study of irreconcilable differences that will lead to tragedy.

    The Golem: How He Came into the World
    TMDB3.5

    The Golem: How He Came into the World

    1920 · 1h 25m

    country: Germany

    In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.

    The Navigator
    TMDB3.5

    The Navigator

    1924 · 1h 5m

    country: United States

    The wealthy and impulsive Rollo Treadway decides to propose to his beautiful socialite neighbor, Betsy O'Brien. Although Betsy turns Rollo down, he still opts to go on the cruise that he intended as their honeymoon. When circumstances find both Rollo and Betsy on the wrong ship, they end up having adventures on the high seas.

    The Cameraman
    TMDB3.9

    The Cameraman

    1928 · 1h 14m

    country: United States

    A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.

    The Secret Spring
    TMDB4.0

    The Secret Spring

    1923 · 3h

    country: France

    To fulfill her Father's wish, Grand Duchess Aurora (Huguette Duflos) is forced into an unhappy marriage with Grand Duke Rudolph (Henry Houry). He prepares to leave for the Congo but is murdered by his own brother (Georges Vaultier). Aurora goes to Paris with her father and, there, is told on the phone of her husband's death. After returning to the Kingdom, she meets a tutor (Jaque Catelain) who falls in love with her..

    The Fake Sweetheart
    TMDB4.5

    The Fake Sweetheart

    1926

    country: Czechoslovakia

    The film depicts the troubles of Herr Verner (Karel Hasler), a middle-aged bachelor dentist who wants to marry.

    The Battle
    TMDB5.0

    The Battle

    1923

    country: France

    No overview available

    Master & Man
    TMDB4.5

    Master & Man

    1929

    country: United Kingdom

    A sacked workman rescues an owner's amnesiac son from a factory fire and reports him dead.

    Texas Tornado
    TMDB5.0

    Texas Tornado

    1928 · 55m

    country: Unknown

    Briscoe leases land from Latimer. When oil is found Latimer tries to stop Briscoe from renewing the lease. Tom arrives and fights off Latimer and his men to renew the lease. But Latimer is not done. Now he shoots Briscoe, kidnaps Buddy, and blames Tom who is arrested and put in jail.

    Napoleon
    TMDB3.9

    Napoleon

    1927 · 5h 30m

    country: France

    A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.

    Man with a Movie Camera
    TMDB3.9

    Man with a Movie Camera

    1929 · 1h 8m

    country: Soviet Union

    A cameraman wanders around with a camera slung over his shoulder, documenting urban life with dazzling inventiveness.

    About 1920s Movies

    The 1920s

    The 1920s were silent cinema's artistic peak, when directors had perfected a purely visual storytelling language just as sound arrived to displace it. German Expressionism and Soviet montage both date from here.

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    Best reviewed
    The Kid (8.1)
    Most common genres
    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    Common questions

    What are the best 1920s movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Nosferatu, Metropolis, and The Gold Rush. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    1920s movies are ordered by overall popularity, which blends how often a title is viewed, searched, and logged. It updates as viewing habits shift, so the list reflects what people are actually watching rather than a fixed critical canon.
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