Best Movies/TV Shows of the 1920s

100 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for best movies/tv shows of the 1920s.

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1 Metropolis(1927)
Movie | Drama, Sci-Fi | Germany | German, English
2 La passion de Jeanne d'Arcaka The Passion of Joan of Arc(1928)
Movie | Biography, Drama | France | French
3 Bronenosets Potyomkinaka Battleship Potemkin(1925)
Movie | Drama, History | Russia | Russian
4 The Kid(1921)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
5 Chelovek s kino-apparatomaka Man with a Movie Camera(1929)
Movie | Documentary | Russia
6 Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligariaka The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari(1920)
Movie | Horror, Mystery | Germany | German
7 Nosferatu, eine Symphonie des Grauensaka Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror(1922)
Movie | Fantasy, Horror | Germany | German, English
8 Un chien andalou(1929)
Movie | Short, Fantasy | France | French
9 The Gold Rush(1925)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | USA | English
10 Sherlock Jr.(1924)
Movie | Action, Comedy | USA | English
11 The General(1926)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA
12 Faust: Eine deutsche Volkssageaka Faust(1926)
Movie | Drama, Fantasy | Germany | German, English
13 Der letzte Mannaka The Last Laugh(1924)
Movie | Drama | Germany
14 Korkarlenaka The Phantom Carriage(1921)
Movie | Drama, Fantasy | Sweden | Swedish
15 Haxanaka H xan(1922)
Movie | Documentary, Fantasy | Sweden, Denmark | Swedish, Danish
16 Sunrise: A Song of Two Humansaka Sunrise(1927)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English
17 Napoleon vu par Abel Ganceaka Napoleon(1927)
Movie | Biography, Drama | France
18 Nanook of the North(1922)
Movie | Documentary | France, USA | English
19 The Circus(1928)
Movie | Comedy, Family | USA | English
20 Die Buchse der Pandoraaka Pandora's Box(1929)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Germany | German
21 Dr. Mabuse, der Spieleraka Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler(1922)
Movie | Crime, Mystery | Germany | German, English
22 Stachkaaka Strike(1925)
Movie | Drama | Russia
23 Die Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmedaka The Adventures of Prince Achmed(1926)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | Germany
24 Die Nibelungen: Siegfried(1924)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | Germany | German
25 Oktyabraka October (Ten Days that Shook the World)(1928)
Movie | Drama, History | Russia
26 Safety Last!(1923)
Movie | Action, Comedy | USA | English
27 Der mude Todaka Destiny(1921)
Movie | Drama, Fantasy | Germany | German
28 Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kamaka The Golem(1920)
Movie | Fantasy, Horror | Germany | German
29 Tagebuch einer Verlorenenaka Diary of a Lost Girl(1929)
Movie | Drama | Germany | German
30 Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Racheaka Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge(1924)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | Germany | German
31 Berlin - Die Sinfonie der Grossstadtaka Berlin: Symphony of Metropolis(1927)
Movie | Documentary | Germany | German
32 The Cameraman(1928)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
33 The Phantom of the Opera(1925)
Movie | Horror, Music | USA | English
34 Steamboat Bill, Jr.(1928)
Movie | Action, Comedy | USA | English
35 La chute de la maison Usheraka The Fall of the House of Usher(1928)
Movie | Drama, Fantasy | France
36 Spioneaka Spies(1928)
Movie | Romance, Thriller | Germany | German
37 Kurutta ippejiaka A Page of Madness(1926)
Movie | Drama, Horror | Japan | Japanese
38 Wings(1927)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English
39 Entr'acte(1924)
Movie | Short | France | French
40 One Week(1920)
Movie | Short, Comedy | USA | English
41 Greed(1924)
Movie | Drama, Thriller | USA | English
42 Seven Chances(1925)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English
43 Frau im Mondaka Woman in the Moon(1929)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | Germany | German
44 Menilmontantaka M nilmontant(1926)
Movie | Short, Drama | France
45 Mataka Mother(1926)
Movie | Drama | Russia
46 Our Hospitality(1923)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English
47 The Crowd(1928)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA
48 La roueaka The Wheel(1923)
Movie | Drama | France | French
49 Orlacs Handeaka The Hands of Orlac(1924)
Movie | Crime, Horror | Austria, Germany | German
50 Steamboat Willie(1928)
Movie | Animation, Short | USA | English
51 The Navigator(1924)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English
52 The Unknown(1927)
Movie | Drama, Horror | USA | English
53 The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog(1927)
Movie | Crime, Drama | UK
54 Herr Tartuffaka Tartuffe(1925)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Germany | German
55 Arsenal(1929)
Movie | Drama, War | Russia | Russian
56 The Big Parade(1925)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English
57 The Wind(1928)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English
58 Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christaka Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ(1925)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English
59 Du skal aere din hustruaka Master of the House(1925)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Denmark | Danish
60 Shiraz(1928)
Movie | Drama, History | India
61 The Man Who Laughs(1928)
Movie | Drama, Horror | USA | English
62 Ballet mecaniqueaka Ballet m canique(1924)
Movie | Short | France
63 Michael(1924)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Germany
64 Konets Sankt-Peterburgaaka The End of St. Petersburg(1927)
Movie | Drama | Russia
65 Asphalt(1929)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Germany | German
66 Potomok Chingis-Khanaaka Storm Over Asia(1928)
Movie | Drama, War | Russia | Russian, English
67 Regenaka Rain(1929)
Movie | Documentary, Short | Netherlands | Dutch
68 Staroye i novoyeaka Old and New(1929)
Movie | Drama | Russia
69 Varieteaka Variety(1925)
Movie | Crime, Drama | Germany | German, English
70 La coquille et le clergymanaka The Seashell and the Clergyman(1928)
Movie | Short, Drama | France | French
71 Aelitaaka Aelita, the Queen of Mars(1924)
Movie | Adventure, Comedy | Russia, UK | Russian
72 The Thief of Bagdad(1924)
Movie | Adventure, Family | USA | English
73 La souriante Madame Beudetaka The Smiling Madame Beudet(1923)
Movie | Short, Drama | France | French
74 Paris qui dortaka At 3:25(1925)
Movie | Sci-Fi | France | French
75 Vormittagsspukaka Ghosts Before Breakfast(1928)
Movie | Short | Germany
76 Coeur fideleaka The Faithful Heart(1923)
Movie | Drama, Romance | France | French
77 Po zakonuaka By the Law(1926)
Movie | Action, Drama | Russia, USA | Russian
78 Cops(1922)
Movie | Short, Comedy | USA | English
79 The Skeleton Dance(1929)
Movie | Animation, Short | USA | English
80 L'argent(1928)
Movie | Drama, Romance | France | French
81 La petite marchande d'allumettesaka The Little Match Girl(1928)
Movie | Short, Drama | France | French
82 Tretya meshchanskayaaka Bed and Sofa(1927)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Russia | Russian
83 Das Wachsfigurenkabinettaka Waxworks(1924)
Movie | Fantasy, Horror | Germany | German
84 The Freshman(1925)
Movie | Comedy, Family | USA | English
85 The Last Command(1928)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English
86 Prastankanaka The Parson's Widow(1920)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Sweden | Swedish
87 Die freudlose Gasseaka The Joyless Street(1925)
Movie | Drama | Germany | German
88 Shakhmatnaya goryachkaaka Chess Fever(1925)
Movie | Comedy, Short | Russia
89 L'etoile de meraka L' toile de mer(1928)
Movie | Short, Romance | France
90 The Docks of New York(1928)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
91 Blackmail(1929)
Movie | Crime, Drama | UK | English
92 The Scarecrow(1920)
Movie | Comedy, Short | USA | English
93 Speedy(1928)
Movie | Action, Comedy | USA | English
94 The Kid Brother(1927)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
95 The Goat(1921)
Movie | Comedy, Short | USA | English
96 Phantom(1922)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Germany | German
97 Visages d'enfantsaka Mother(1925)
Movie | Drama, Mystery | Switzerland, France | French
98 Gosta Berlings sagaaka The Saga of G sta Berling(1924)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Sweden
99 Le retour a la raisonaka Return to Reason(1923)
Movie | Short | France
100 Way Down East(1920)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English

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Updated November 29, 2025 · FlickRatings