Best Movies/TV Shows of the 1930s

100 titles that travel well across time — a personal watchlist for best movies/tv shows of the 1930s.

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1 M - Eine Stadt sucht einen Morderaka M(1931)
Movie | Crime, Mystery | Germany | German
2 Gone with the Wind(1939)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English
3 Modern Times(1936)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
4 The Wizard of Oz(1939)
Movie | Adventure, Family | USA | English
5 City Lights(1931)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
6 La grande illusionaka The Grand Illusion(1937)
Movie | Drama, War | France | French, German
7 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937)
Movie | Animation, Adventure | USA | English
8 It Happened One Night(1934)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English
9 La regle du jeuaka The Rules of the Game(1939)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France | French, German
10 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington(1939)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
11 All Quiet on the Western Front(1930)
Movie | Drama, War | USA | English, French
12 King Kong(1933)
Movie | Adventure, Horror | USA | English
13 Frankenstein(1931)
Movie | Drama, Horror | USA | English, Latin
14 L'Atalante(1934)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France | French, Russian
15 Stagecoach(1939)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
16 The Adventures of Robin Hood(1938)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English
17 Der blaue Engelaka The Blue Angel(1930)
Movie | Drama, Music | Germany | German, English
18 Bringing Up Baby(1938)
Movie | Comedy | USA | English
19 Vampyr(1932)
Movie | Fantasy, Horror | Germany, France | German, English
20 The Lady Vanishes(1938)
Movie | Crime, Drama | UK | English, German
21 The Bride of Frankensteinaka Bride of Frankenstein(1935)
Movie | Drama, Horror | USA | English
22 Le quai des brumesaka Port of Shadows(1938)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French
23 Das Testament des Dr. Mabuseaka The Testament of Dr. Mabuse(1933)
Movie | Crime, Mystery | Germany, France | German, French
24 Aleksandr Nevskiyaka Alexander Nevsky(1938)
Movie | Action, Biography | Russia | Russian
25 Pepe le Mokoaka P p le Moko(1937)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French, Arabic
26 Freaks(1932)
Movie | Drama, Horror | USA | English, German
27 Duck Soup(1933)
Movie | Comedy, Musical | USA | English
28 The 39 Steps(1935)
Movie | Crime, Mystery | UK | English
29 The Thin Man(1934)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | USA | English
30 Le jour se leveaka Daybreak(1939)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French
31 Otona no miru ehon - Umarete wa mita keredoaka I Was Born, But...(1932)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Japan | Japanese
32 The Invisible Man(1933)
Movie | Horror, Sci-Fi | USA | English
33 A Night at the Opera(1935)
Movie | Comedy, Music | USA | English, Italian
34 La bete humaineaka The Human Beast(1938)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French
35 Dracula(1931)
Movie | Drama, Fantasy | USA | English, Hungarian
36 You Can't Take It with You(1938)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English, Russian
37 My Man Godfrey(1936)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English, Russian
38 Scarface(1932)
Movie | Action, Crime | USA | English
39 Triumph des Willensaka Triumph of the Will(1935)
Movie | Documentary, History | Germany | German
40 Angels with Dirty Faces(1938)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
41 L'Age d'or(1930)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France | French
42 Mutiny on the Bounty(1935)
Movie | Adventure, Biography | USA | English, Polynesian
43 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town(1936)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English
44 Ninotchka(1939)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English, Russian
45 Top Hat(1935)
Movie | Comedy, Musical | USA | English, Italian
46 Zero de conduiteaka Zero for Conduct(1933)
Movie | Drama | France | French
47 The Awful Truth(1937)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English, French
48 Le sang d'un poeteaka The Blood of a Poet(1932)
Movie | Fantasy | France | French, Vietnamese
49 The Public Enemy(1931)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
50 Olympia 1. Teil - Fest der Volkeraka Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations(1938)
Movie | Documentary, Sport | Germany | German, English
51 Las Hurdesaka Land Without Bread(1933)
Movie | Documentary, Short | Spain | French
52 The Roaring Twenties(1939)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
53 A nous la liberteaka Freedom for Us(1931)
Movie | Comedy, Musical | France | French
54 La chienneaka The Bitch(1931)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French
55 Zangiku monogatariaka The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum(1939)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Japan | Japanese
56 Captain Blood(1935)
Movie | Action, Adventure | USA | English, French
57 Holiday(1938)
Movie | Comedy, Romance | USA | English
58 Wuthering Heights(1939)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English
59 I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang(1932)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English
60 Boudu sauve des eauxaka Boudu Saved from Drowning(1932)
Movie | Comedy | France | French
61 Madchen in Uniformaka M dchen in Uniform(1931)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Germany | German, French
62 Zemlyaaka Earth(1930)
Movie | Drama | Russia | Russian, English
63 Trouble in Paradise(1932)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | USA | English, Italian
64 Only Angels Have Wings(1939)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English, Spanish
65 Olympia 2. Teil - Fest der Schonheitaka Olympia Part Two: Festival of Beauty(1938)
Movie | Documentary, Sport | Germany | German
66 Hitori musukoaka The Only Son(1936)
Movie | Drama | Japan | Japanese, German
67 Ukigusa monogatariaka A Story of Floating Weeds(1934)
Movie | Drama | Japan | Japanese
68 Les bas-fondsaka The Lower Depths(1936)
Movie | Crime, Drama | France | French
69 A propos de Niceaka Propos de Nice(1930)
Movie | Documentary, Short | France
70 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1931)
Movie | Horror, Sci-Fi | USA | English
71 Grand Hotel(1932)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English, Russian
72 The Women(1939)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | USA | English, French
73 Jezebel(1938)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English, French
74 Fury(1936)
Movie | Crime, Drama | USA | English, Latin
75 The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1939)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English
76 Captains Courageous(1937)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English, Portuguese
77 Make Way for Tomorrow(1937)
Movie | Drama, Romance | USA | English
78 Le million(1931)
Movie | Comedy, Musical | France | French
79 Le crime de Monsieur Langeaka The Crime of Monsieur Lange(1936)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | France | French
80 Menschen am Sonntagaka People on Sunday(1930)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | Germany | German
81 Marius(1931)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France | French
82 Hotel du Nord(1938)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France | French
83 Lost Horizon(1937)
Movie | Adventure, Drama | USA | English, Mandarin
84 Goodbye, Mr. Chips(1939)
Movie | Drama, Romance | UK, USA | English, Latin
85 Animal Crackers(1930)
Movie | Comedy, Family | USA | English
86 Horse Feathers(1932)
Movie | Comedy, Family | USA | English
87 After the Thin Man(1936)
Movie | Comedy, Crime | USA | English
88 Shen nuaka The Goddess(1934)
Movie | Drama | China | Mandarin
89 Gion no kyodaiaka Sisters of the Gion(1936)
Movie | Drama | Japan | Japanese
90 La femme du boulangeraka The Baker's Wife(1938)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | France | French
91 Swing Time(1936)
Movie | Comedy, Musical | USA | English, French
92 The Mummy(1932)
Movie | Fantasy, Horror | USA | English, Arabic
93 A Day at the Races(1937)
Movie | Comedy, Family | USA | English, Italian
94 The Petrified Forest(1936)
Movie | Drama, Thriller | USA | English
95 Destry Rides Again(1939)
Movie | Comedy, Western | USA | English, Russian
96 Pygmalion(1938)
Movie | Comedy, Drama | UK | English
97 Monkey Business(1931)
Movie | Comedy, Family | USA | English
98 Le roman d'un tricheuraka The Story of a Cheat(1936)
Movie | Comedy | France | French
99 Westfront 1918: Vier von der Infanterieaka Westfront 1918(1930)
Movie | Drama, Romance | Germany | German, French
100 Les miserablesaka Les Mis rables(1934)
Movie | Drama | France | French

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Updated November 29, 2025 · FlickRatings