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    1930s Movies

    The 40 most popular 1930s movies, ranked. Click any film for ratings, reviews, trailers, and where to watch.

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    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
    TMDB3.6

    Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

    1937 · 1h 23m

    country: United States

    A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.

    The Wizard of Oz
    TMDB3.8
    FF3.5

    The Wizard of Oz

    1939 · 1h 42m

    country: United States

    Young Dorothy finds herself in a magical world where she makes friends with a lion, a scarecrow and a tin man as they make their way along the yellow brick road to talk with the Wizard and ask for the things they miss most in their lives. The Wicked Witch of the West is the only thing that could stop them.

    Gone with the Wind
    TMDB4.0

    Gone with the Wind

    1939 · 3h 58m

    country: United States

    The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

    Modern Times
    TMDB4.1

    Modern Times

    1936 · 1h 27m

    country: United States

    A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time...

    It Happened One Night
    TMDB3.9

    It Happened One Night

    1934 · 1h 45m

    country: United States

    A runaway heiress makes a deal with the rogue reporter trailing her but the mismatched pair end up stuck with each other when their bus leaves them behind.

    Wuthering Heights
    TMDB3.6

    Wuthering Heights

    1939 · 1h 44m

    country: United States

    Young orphan Heathcliff is adopted by the wealthy Earnshaw family and moves into their estate, Wuthering Heights. Soon, the new resident falls for his compassionate foster sister, Cathy. The two share a remarkable bond that seems unbreakable until Cathy, feeling the pressure of social convention, suppresses her feelings and marries Edgar Linton, a man of means who befits her stature. Heathcliff vows to win her back.

    Dracula
    TMDB3.6

    Dracula

    1931 · 1h 14m

    country: United States

    A British estate agent travels to Transylvania to meet the mysterious Count Dracula, who is interested in leasing a London castle. After Dracula enslaves the agent and drives him to insanity, the pair return to London together, where Dracula, a secret bloodsucker, begins preying on socialites.

    The Adventures of Robin Hood
    TMDB3.7

    The Adventures of Robin Hood

    1938 · 1h 42m

    country: United States

    Robin Hood fights nobly for justice against the evil Sir Guy of Gisbourne while striving to win the hand of the beautiful Maid Marian.

    All Quiet on the Western Front
    TMDB3.9

    All Quiet on the Western Front

    1930 · 2h 13m

    country: United States

    When a group of idealistic young men join the German Army during the Great War, they are assigned to the Western Front, where their patriotism is destroyed by the harsh realities of combat.

    Bride of Frankenstein
    TMDB3.8

    Bride of Frankenstein

    1935 · 1h 15m

    country: United States

    Dr. Frankenstein and his monster both turn out to be alive after being attacked by an angry mob. The now-chastened scientist attempts to escape his past, but a former mentor forces him to assist with the creation of a new creature.

    King Kong
    TMDB3.8

    King Kong

    1933 · 1h 40m

    country: United States

    Adventurous filmmaker Carl Denham sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to be displayed on Broadway as King Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.

    The 39 Steps
    TMDB3.7

    The 39 Steps

    1935 · 1h 26m

    country: United Kingdom

    Richard Hanney has a rude awakening when a glamorous female spy falls into his bed - with a knife in her back. Having a bit of trouble explaining it all to Scotland Yard, he heads for the hills of Scotland to try to clear his name by locating the spy ring known as The 39 Steps.

    M
    TMDB4.0

    M

    1931 · 1h 50m

    country: Germany

    In this classic German thriller, Hans Beckert, a serial killer who preys on children, becomes the focus of a massive Berlin police manhunt. Beckert's heinous crimes are so repellant and disruptive to city life that he is even targeted by others in the seedy underworld network. With both cops and criminals in pursuit, the murderer soon realizes that people are on his trail, sending him into a tense, panicked attempt to escape justice.

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    TMDB3.9

    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington

    1939 · 2h 10m

    country: United States

    After the death of a United States Senator, the idealistic Jefferson Smith is appointed as his replacement in Washington. The naive and earnest new senator soon finds himself battling political corruption.

    Triumph of the Will
    TMDB3.5

    Triumph of the Will

    1935 · 1h 54m

    country: Germany

    A showcase of German chancellor and Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler at the 1934 Nuremberg Rally.

    Frankenstein
    TMDB3.7

    Frankenstein

    1931 · 1h 10m

    country: United States

    Henry Frankenstein pieces together body parts in the hope of bringing a human-like creature to life. The mad scientist’s dreams are shattered by his monstrous creation awakening with rage to a world that hates and fears him.

    Ida regénye
    TMDB3.5

    Ida regénye

    1934

    country: Unknown

    No overview available

    Terang Boelan
    TMDB5.0

    Terang Boelan

    1937

    country: Indonesia

    Rohaya (Roekiah) must separate from her lover, Kasim (Rd Mochtar), so that she can marry her father's choice, the disreputable but rich Musa (Eddie T. Effendi). The night before the wedding, Kasim plays the song "Terang Boelan" for Rohaya, and they agree to elope. The following day, Rohaya and Kasim escape from Sawoba Island to Malacca, where Kasim begins work at a drydock and Rohaya keeps busy as a housewife. They discover that Kasim's old friend, Dullah (Kartolo), has lived in Malacca for some time.

    Bringing Up Baby
    TMDB3.8

    Bringing Up Baby

    1938 · 1h 42m

    country: United States

    David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.

    City Lights
    TMDB4.1

    City Lights

    1931 · 1h 27m

    country: United States

    A tramp falls in love with a beautiful blind flower girl. His on-and-off friendship with a wealthy man allows him to be the girl's benefactor and suitor.

    The Invisible Man
    TMDB3.8

    The Invisible Man

    1933 · 1h 11m

    country: United States

    After experimenting on himself and becoming invisible, scientist Jack Griffin, now aggressive due to the drug's effects, seeks a way to reverse the experiment at any cost.

    Baby Face
    TMDB3.6

    Baby Face

    1933 · 1h 16m

    country: United States

    A young woman uses her body and her sexuality to help her climb the social ladder, but soon begins to wonder if her new status will ever bring her happiness.

    Tarzan the Ape Man
    TMDB3.3

    Tarzan the Ape Man

    1932 · 1h 40m

    country: United States

    James Parker and Harry Holt are on an expedition in Africa in search of the elephant burial grounds that will provide enough ivory to make them rich. Parker's beautiful daughter Jane arrives unexpectedly to join them. Jane is terrified when Tarzan and his ape friends abduct her, but when she returns to her father's expedition she has second thoughts about leaving Tarzan.

    Freaks
    TMDB3.9

    Freaks

    1932 · 1h 4m

    country: United States

    A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his deformed friends discover she is only marrying him for his inheritance.

    The Blue Angel
    TMDB3.6

    The Blue Angel

    1930 · 1h 48m

    country: Germany

    Prim professor Immanuel Rath finds some of his students ogling racy photos of cabaret performer Lola Lola and visits a local club, The Blue Angel, in an attempt to catch them there. Seeing Lola perform, the teacher is filled with lust, eventually resigning his position at the school to marry the young woman. However, his marriage to a coquette -- whose job is to entice men -- proves to be more difficult than Rath imagined.

    Grand Illusion
    TMDB3.9

    Grand Illusion

    1937 · 1h 54m

    country: France

    A group of French soldiers, including the patrician Captain de Boeldieu and the working-class Lieutenant Maréchal, grapple with their own class differences after being captured and held in a World War I German prison camp. When the men are transferred to a high-security fortress, they must concoct a plan to escape beneath the watchful eye of aristocratic German officer von Rauffenstein, who has formed an unexpected bond with de Boeldieu.

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    TMDB3.7

    The Hunchback of Notre Dame

    1939 · 1h 57m

    country: United States

    Paris, France, 1482. Frollo, Chief Justice of benevolent King Louis XI, gets infatuated by the beauty of Esmeralda, a young Romani girl. The hunchback Quasimodo, Frollo's protege and bell-ringer of Notre Dame, lives in peace among the bells in the heights of the immense cathedral until he is involved by the twisted magistrate in his malicious plans to free himself from Esmeralda's alleged spell, which he believes to be the devil's work.

    Stagecoach
    TMDB3.8

    Stagecoach

    1939 · 1h 36m

    country: United States

    A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

    The Mummy
    TMDB3.4

    The Mummy

    1932 · 1h 13m

    country: United States

    An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when a British archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the researchers accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

    Donald's Nephews
    TMDB3.3

    Donald's Nephews

    1938 · 8m

    country: United States

    Donald's sister Dumbella sends her three sons Huey, Dewey, and Louie to visit their uncle Donald. They prove to be quite a handful for Donald, even with help from his book on child rearing.

    The Defenceless
    TMDB3.3

    The Defenceless

    1939 · 1h 13m

    country: Norway

    Based upon true events and the novel by Gabriel Scott about terrible conditions in a foster family.

    No te engañes corazón
    TMDB3.2

    No te engañes corazón

    1937 · 1h 30m

    country: Mexico

    No te engañes corazón (released in English as Don't Fool Yourself Dear) is the first full-feature film of Cantinflas after becoming a star of the carpa circuit (folk theater). It was also one of the earliest films of Sara García and Carlos Orellana and the first where they share the screen. Don Boni (Orellana) is diagnosed with a deadly disease and decides to spend his last days doing good deeds. He leaves his wife and decides to help people. He then gets drunk and wakes up with a winning lottery ticket and realizes that the doctor who diagnosed him has been sent to prison for fraud.

    Goofy and Wilbur
    TMDB3.3

    Goofy and Wilbur

    1939 · 8m

    country: United States

    Goofy goes fishing with his best friend, Wilbur, a grasshopper.

    Scarface
    TMDB3.7

    Scarface

    1932 · 1h 33m

    country: United States

    In 1920s Chicago, Italian immigrant and notorious thug, Antonio 'Tony' Camonte, aka Scarface, shoots his way to the top of the mobs while trying to protect his sister from the criminal life.

    Ninotchka
    TMDB3.8

    Ninotchka

    1939 · 1h 50m

    country: United States

    A stern Russian woman sent to Paris on official business finds herself attracted to a man who represents everything she is supposed to detest.

    Young Forest
    TMDB2.9

    Young Forest

    1934 · 1h 11m

    country: Poland

    In the beginning of the 20th century, Polish students are fully aware that the education system is not one in which the truth is taught, but rather one their government wants them to learn. A student contradicts his professor's stance that Suworow was one of Poland's greatest leaders. The argument between the two eventually leads to a wide strike.

    Life on the Hortobagy
    TMDB3.1

    Life on the Hortobagy

    1936 · 1h 19m

    country: Hungary

    Filmed in the Hortobágy region of the Great Hungarian Plain, Hoellering presents three generations of herdsmen and an arresting depiction of societal progress.

    Mutiny on the Bounty
    TMDB3.7

    Mutiny on the Bounty

    1935 · 2h 12m

    country: United States

    Fletcher Christian successfully leads a revolt against the ruthless Captain Bligh on the HMS Bounty. However, Bligh returns one year later, hell bent on revenge.

    Son of Frankenstein
    TMDB3.4

    Son of Frankenstein

    1939 · 1h 39m

    country: United States

    One of the sons of late Dr. Henry Frankenstein finds his father's ghoulish creation in a coma and revives him, only to find out the monster is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.

    Ferdowsi
    TMDB4.0

    Ferdowsi

    1934 · 58m

    country: India

    Biopic on the classic Persian poet of the 11th century Ferdowsi, and the author of Shahnameh, which is one of the world's longest epic poems created by a single poet, and the greatest epic of Persian speaking countries.

    About 1930s Movies

    The 1930s

    The 1930s were the studio system at full power, with sound now fully integrated and the Production Code arriving mid-decade to sharply narrow what films could depict. It's the decade of the Universal monster cycle, screwball comedy, and the first Technicolor spectacles.

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    Best reviewed
    Modern Times (8.3)
    Most common genres
    Drama, Romance, Comedy

    Common questions

    What are the best 1930s movies?
    By popularity across Flickfolio and TMDB, the top picks right now are Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Wizard of Oz, and Gone with the Wind. The full ranked list of 40 sits above — open any movie for ratings, reviews, and streaming availability.
    How is this list ranked?
    1930s 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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