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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

  9. 259

    Three Lives

    1924· 2h 33m· ka

    5.03
  13. 263

    Hollywood

    1923· 1h 20m· en

    9.03
  18. 268

    Dawn

    1928· 1h 30m· en

    —0
  20. 270

    Noah's Ark

    1928· 2h 15m· en

    6.424
  24. 274

    Giuli

    1927· 1h 10m· ka

    5.76
  27. 277

    La Bohème

    1926· 1h 33m· en

    6.416
  29. 279

    The Street

    1923· 1h 19m· de

    7.119
  33. 283

    The Racket

    1928· 1h 24m· en

    6.541
  39. 289

    Laila

    1927· 1h 30m· ar

    —0
  41. 291

    Giftgas

    1929· 1h 27m· de

    6.02

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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.