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Best German Movies of the 1920s

This collection ranks 505 German-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 Metropolis. These films were originally released in German (Deutsch).

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

  1. 1

    Metropolis

    1927· 2h 28m

    8.13.2K
  2. 2

    Nosferatu

    1922· 1h 34m

    7.72.5K
  4. 4

    Faust

    1926· 1h 56m

    7.9408
  8. 8

    Destiny

    1921· 1h 38m

    7.4178
  15. 15

    Asphalt

    1929· 1h 33m

    7.350
  17. 17

    Spies

    1928· 2h 25m

    7.492
  22. 22

    Phantom

    1922· 1h 59m

    6.954
  27. 27

    Tartuffe

    1926· 1h 2m

    7.274
  28. 28

    Die Ehe

    1929· 1h 4m

    —0
  32. 32

    Mad Love

    1921· 1h 22m

    7.35
  33. 33

    Variety

    1925· 1h 44m

    6.742
  34. 34

    Accident

    1928· 21m

    6.520
  35. 35

    The Wildcat

    1921· 1h 25m

    7.548
  39. 39

    Michael

    1924· 1h 35m

    6.354
  41. 41

    Song

    1928· 1h 42m

    7.33

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Frequently asked questions

How many German movies came from the 1920s?

505 German-language films from the 1920s carry real rating data.

How are these German 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 German movie of the 1920s?

Metropolis holds the top position in this collection.