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Best French Movies of the 1920s

This collection ranks 292 movies from France 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. At the top sits The Passion of Joan of Arc.

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

  3. 3

    Napoleon

    1927· 7h 5m· fr

    7.8225
  5. 5

    Entr'acte

    1924· 22m· fr

    7.0151
  10. 10

    La Roue

    1923· 6h 58m· fr

    7.367
  14. 14

    Nana

    1926· 2h 48m· fr

    6.632
  29. 29

    Tao

    1923· 5h 39m· fr

    —0
  33. 33

    Othello

    1922· 1h 19m· de

    6.912
  34. 34

    L'Argent

    1928· 2h 45m· fr

    7.040
  40. 40

    Carrot Top

    1925· 1h 48m· fr

    6.817
  45. 45

    Mandrin

    1924· 5h 0m· xx

    —0
  49. 49

    The Crew

    1928· 1h 54m· fr

    —0

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Frequently asked questions

How many french movies were made in the 1920s?

292 France productions from the 1920s have real rating data.

How are these french 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 best french movie of the 1920s?

The Passion of Joan of Arc currently holds the #1 position.