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Best English Movies of the 1920s

This collection ranks 4,526 English-language 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 entry is The Kid. These films were originally released in English.

4,526 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    The Kid

    1921· 1h 8m

    8.12.4K
  4. 4

    The General

    1926· 1h 19m

    7.91.4K
  5. 5

    The Crowd

    1928· 1h 38m

    7.6190
  7. 7

    The Circus

    1928· 1h 12m

    7.9906
  9. 9

    Safety Last!

    1923· 1h 13m

    7.7592
  12. 12

    Greed

    1924· 2h 20m

    7.3202
  14. 14

    The Unknown

    1927· 1h 8m

    7.6218
  19. 19

    Lonesome

    1928· 1h 10m

    7.473
  26. 26

    Wings

    1927· 2h 24m

    7.2333
  29. 29

    The Wind

    1928· 1h 16m

    7.3135
  35. 35

    Speedy

    1928· 1h 26m

    7.3109
  45. 45

    Cops

    1922· 18m

    7.2229

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Frequently asked questions

How many English movies came from the 1920s?

4,526 English-language films from the 1920s carry real rating data.

How are these English 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 English movie of the 1920s?

The Kid holds the top position in this collection.