Dave Tompkins :: DVD Library :: IMDb Charts :: Top by Decade :: 1920s


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1.  Sunrise (1927)

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

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2.  The Kid (1921)

The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put that relationship in jeopardy.

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3.  Metropolis (1927)

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the working class and the city planners, the son of the city's mastermind falls in love with a working class prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

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4.  The General (1926)

When Union spies steal an engineer's beloved locomotive, he pursues it single handedly and straight through enemy lines.

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5.  The Gold Rush (1925)

The Tramp goes the Klondike in search of gold and finds it and more.

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6.  Safety Last! (1923)

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

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7.  The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

A chronicle of the trial of Jeanne d'Arc on charges of heresy, and the efforts of her ecclesiastical jurists to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.

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8.The Cameraman (1928)
9.  Sherlock Jr. (1924)

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

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10.  The Circus (1928)

The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.

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11.Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925)
12.  The Navigator (1924)

Two spoiled rich people find themselves trapped on an empty passenger ship.

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13.  The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920)

Dr. Caligari's somnambulist, Cesare, and his deadly predictions.

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14.  Battleship Potemkin (1925)

A dramatized account of a great Russian naval mutiny and a resulting street demonstration which brought on a police massacre.

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15.The Last Laugh (1924)
16.  Nosferatu the Vampire (1922)

Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife. Silent classic based on the story ''Dracula.''

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17.  Steamboat Bill Jr. (1928)

The effete son of a cantankerous riverboat captain comes to join his father's crew.

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18.  Pandora's Box (1929)

The rise and inevitable fall of an amoral but naive young woman whose insouciant eroticism inspires lust and violence in those around her.

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19.  Faust: A German Folk Legend (1926)

God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist...

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20.  Our Hospitality (1923)

A man returns to his Appalachian homestead. On the trip, he falls for a young woman. The only problem is her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.

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21.Wings (1927)
22.Greed (1924)
23.  The Phantom of the Opera (1925)

A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.

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24.  Haxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)

A historical view of witchcraft in seven parts and a variety of styles. First, there is a slide-show...

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25.  The Lodger (1927)

A landlady suspects her new lodger is the madman killing women in London.

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26.  Blackmail (1929)

Alice White is the daughter of a shopkeeper in 1920's London. Her boyfriend, Frank Webber is a Scotland...

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27.  The Jazz Singer (1927)

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy his father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.

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