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Best Movies of the 1930s

This collection ranks 13,427 movies released in the 1930s. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. At the top of the list sits Modern Times.

13,427 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Modern Times

    1936· 1h 27m· en

    8.34.2K
  3. 3

    City Lights

    1931· 1h 27m· en

    8.32.5K
  5. 5

    M

    1931· 1h 50m· de

    8.12.5K
  9. 9

    King Kong

    1933· 1h 40m· en

    7.61.7K
  11. 11

    Freaks

    1932· 1h 4m· en

    7.81.3K
  16. 16

    Frankenstein

    1931· 1h 10m· en

    7.51.8K
  19. 19

    Scarface

    1932· 1h 33m· en

    7.4714
  25. 25

    Dracula

    1931· 1h 14m· en

    7.21.4K
  30. 30

    L'Atalante

    1934· 1h 28m· fr

    7.5476
  31. 31

    Captain Blood

    1935· 1h 59m· en

    7.2277
  32. 32

    Duck Soup

    1933· 1h 8m· en

    7.3869
  34. 34

    Ninotchka

    1939· 1h 50m· en

    7.5436
  35. 35

    Fury

    1936· 1h 32m· en

    7.5257
  37. 37

    The Thin Man

    1934· 1h 31m· en

    7.5538
  40. 40

    Vampyr

    1932· 1h 14m· de

    7.3602
  49. 49

    The Women

    1939· 2h 13m· en

    7.2182

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Frequently asked questions

How many movies from the 1930s have ratings?

13,427 movies released in the 1930s carry real rating data in this catalog.

What is the best movie of the 1930s?

Modern Times currently holds the #1 position among 1930s releases.

How are these 1930s movies ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

How often is this list updated?

Rankings are recalculated whenever the underlying movie data changes.