Pulse of Cinema

Best 1920s Dramas

411

Pulse of Cinema lists 411 films from the 1920s, ranked by the Pulse Score blended from IMDb, Letterboxd and TMDB. Standouts include Metropolis, Man with a Movie Camera, The Kid.

411Films
69Avg Pulse
1780+ Pulse
1920-1929Span

These 411 films average a Pulse Score of 69; 17 score 80+ ("strong pick"). Span 1920-1929. Highest is Metropolis (86).

Films

Metropolis 86

Metropolis

1927
Man with a Movie Camera 86

Man with a Movie Camera

1929
The Kid 85

The Kid

1921
The Passion of Joan of Arc 85

The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928
Sherlock Jr. 85

Sherlock Jr.

1924
The General 84

The General

1926
The Gold Rush 83

The Gold Rush

1925
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans 83

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927
Napoleon 83

Napoleon

1927
The Circus 82

The Circus

1928
Faust 82

Faust

1926
Safety Last! 82

Safety Last!

1923
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 81

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920
The Phantom Carriage 80

The Phantom Carriage

1921
The Last Laugh 80

The Last Laugh

1924
The Cameraman 80

The Cameraman

1928
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried 80

Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

1924
Battleship Potemkin 79

Battleship Potemkin

1925
The Crowd 79

The Crowd

1928
Greed 79

Greed

1924
Steamboat Bill, Jr. 78

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1928
The Wind 78

The Wind

1928
Nosferatu 77

Nosferatu

1922
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge 77

Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge

1924
The Adventures of Prince Achmed 77

The Adventures of Prince Achmed

1926
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler 76

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

1922
The Big Parade 76

The Big Parade

1925
Häxan 76

Häxan

1922
Our Hospitality 76

Our Hospitality

1923
Seven Chances 76

Seven Chances

1925
The Last Command 76

The Last Command

1928
The Great White Silence 75

The Great White Silence

1924
He Who Gets Slapped 75

He Who Gets Slapped

1924
Pandora's Box 75

Pandora's Box

1929
The Unknown 75

The Unknown

1927
Strike 75

Strike

1925
The Man Who Laughs 75

The Man Who Laughs

1928
Diary of a Lost Girl 75

Diary of a Lost Girl

1929
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ 75

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

1925
The Thief of Bagdad 75

The Thief of Bagdad

1924
Lonesome 74

Lonesome

1928
Destiny 74

Destiny

1921
Speedy 74

Speedy

1928
Wings 74

Wings

1927
The Phantom of the Opera 74

The Phantom of the Opera

1925
October (Ten Days that Shook the World) 74

October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

1928
Lucky Star 73

Lucky Star

1929
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City 73

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

1927