Best movies of the 1920s
72 movies ranked according to 1,009 lists from 202 publishers
Ranks are positions on the all-time list, not a separate vote among 1920s movies.
930
The Phantom of the OperaRupert Julian1925
1143
The CircusCharles Chaplin1928
1146
Two Tars1928
1178
The Jazz SingerAlan Crosland1927
1181
Safety Last!Fred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor1923
1188
Mother1926
1190
SiegfriedFritz Lang1924
1267
Orphans of the Storm1921
1324
Haxan1922
1332
BlackmailAlfred Hitchcock1929
1385
Big Business1929
1424
The Kid Brother1927
1441
The Italian Straw Hat1928
1462
Die Nibelungen:Kriemhild's RevengeFritz Lang1924
1497
Ben-HurFred Niblo1925
1520
The Lodger A Story of the London FogAlfred Hitchcock1926
1544
The UnknownTod Browning1927
1582
SPIONEFritz Lang1928
1609
Way Down EastD.W. Griffith1920
1702
Within Our GatesOscar Micheaux1920
1703
A Page of MadnessTeinosuke Kinugasa1926
1754
The Fall of the House of Usher1928
1785
The Student Prince in Old HeidelbergErnst Lubitsch1927
1822
The FreshmanFred C. Newmeyer and Sam Taylor1925
1893
The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseRex Ingram1920
1901
The Last CommandJosef von Sternberg1928
1923
Queen Kelly1928
1931
Tol'able David1921
1933
The Love Parade1929
1939
The Phantom CarriageVictor Sjöström1921
1954
Moana1926
1987
The Covered Wagon1923
1991
The Iron HorseJohn Ford1924
1992
Destiny1922
1999
Arsenal1929
2005
Storm Over Asia1928
2023
The Docks of New YorkJosef von Sternberg1928