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Best Drama Movies of the 1920s

This collection ranks 2,413 drama movies released in the 1920s. 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. The #1 film is Metropolis.

2,413 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  2. 52

    College

    1927· 1h 5m· en

    6.7129
  3. 53

    Scaramouche

    1923· 2h 4m· en

    7.215
  5. 55

    Two Lovers

    1928· 1h 38m· en

    —0
  6. 56

    The Snob

    1924· 1h 10m· en

    —0
  13. 63

    Lucky Star

    1929· 1h 39m· en

    7.640
  24. 74

    The Mighty

    1929· 1h 12m· en

    5.02
  25. 75

    Blackmail

    1929· 1h 26m· en

    6.5282
  27. 77

    Dzhalma

    1929· 50m· uk

    —0
  28. 78

    Phantom

    1922· 1h 59m· de

    6.954
  34. 84

    La Roue

    1923· 6h 58m· fr

    7.367
  37. 87

    Underworld

    1927· 1h 27m· en

    7.090
  42. 92

    Four Sons

    1928· 1h 36m· en

    7.325
  45. 95

    Why Be Good?

    1929· 1h 24m· en

    6.512
  46. 96

    Abrek Zaur

    1926· 1h 25m· ru

    7.52
  47. 97

    My Son

    1928· 49m· ru

    8.52
  48. 98

    Skull

    1927· 48m· ja

    6.54
  49. 99

    So Big

    1924· 1h 30m· en

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many drama movies came out in the 1920s?

2,413 drama movies from the 1920s carry real rating data.

How are these drama films 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.

What is the highest-rated drama movie of the 1920s?

Metropolis holds the top position in this collection.