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Metropolis
1927· 2h 28m· Drama, Science Fiction· de
8.13.2K
Best German Movies of the 1920s
This collection ranks 490 movies from Germany 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 Metropolis.
490 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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Nosferatu
1922· 1h 34m· Horror, Fantasy· de
7.72.5K - 3
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
1920· 1h 17m· Drama, Horror, Thriller· de
7.91.8K - 4
Faust
1926· 1h 56m· Fantasy, Drama, Horror· de
7.9408 - 5
The Last Laugh
1924· 1h 30m· Drama· de
7.8356 - 6
Pandora's Box
1929· 2h 21m· Drama, Crime, Romance· de
7.5264 - 7
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
1922· 4h 31m· Crime, Thriller· de
7.7213 - 8
Destiny
1921· 1h 38m· Drama, Fantasy, Thriller· de
7.4178 - 9
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
1924· 2h 28m· Adventure, Drama, Fantasy· de
7.8162 - 10
The Adventures of Prince Achmed
1926· 1h 6m· Animation, Adventure, Fantasy· de
7.5241 - 11
Berlin: Symphony of a Great City
1927· 1h 9m· Documentary· de
7.5129 - 12
Woman in the Moon
1929· 2h 50m· Drama, Science Fiction, Romance· de
7.2118 - 13
Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge
1924· 2h 9m· Adventure, Drama, Fantasy· de
7.5120 - 14
Diary of a Lost Girl
1929· 1h 53m· Drama· de
7.3122 - 15
Asphalt
1929· 1h 33m· Drama· de
7.350 - 16
The Golem: How He Came into the World
1920· 1h 25m· Fantasy, Horror· de
7.0240 - 17
Spies
1928· 2h 25m· Thriller, Romance· de
7.492 - 18
The Armored Vault
1926· 1h 48m· Crime· de
—0 - 19
Little Veronika (Innocence)
1929· 1h 10m· Drama· de
—0 - 20
The Treasure
1923· 1h 20m· Drama· de
6.711 - 21
The House by the Sea
1924· 1h 28m· Drama· de
—0 - 22
Phantom
1922· 1h 59m· Drama, Romance, Fantasy· de
6.954 - 23
All for Money
1923· 1h 23m· Drama· de
—0 - 24
Her Royal Lover
1928· 1h 30m· Drama· de
—0 - 25
Lady Hamilton
1921· 1h 40m· Drama, History· de
5.83 - 26
Paganini
1923· 1h 30m· de
—0 - 27
Tartuffe
1926· 1h 2m· Drama, Comedy· de
7.274 - 28
Die Ehe
1929· 1h 4m· Drama, Documentary· de
—0 - 29
Love One Another
1922· 1h 35m· Drama· de
6.624 - 30
The Eleven Devils
1927· 1h 38m· Drama· de
6.03 - 31
The Woman He Scorned
1929· 1h 34m· Drama· en
10.01 - 32
Mad Love
1921· 1h 22m· Drama, Romance· de
7.35 - 33
Variety
1925· 1h 44m· Drama, Crime, Romance· de
6.742 - 34
Accident
1928· 21m· Crime, Drama· de
6.520 - 35
The Wildcat
1921· 1h 25m· Comedy, Drama, Romance· de
7.548 - 36
Manon Lescaut
1926· 1h 39m· Drama· de
5.37 - 37
Im Kampf mit dem Berge
1921· 1h 14m· Documentary, Adventure· de
6.22 - 38
The Green Alley
1928· 1h 17m· Drama· de
—0 - 39
Michael
1924· 1h 35m· Drama, Romance· de
6.354 - 40
Spiritual Constructions
1927· 10m· Animation· de
6.713 - 41
Song
1928· 1h 42m· Drama· de
7.33 - 42
Hurrah! I'm Alive!
1928· 1h 17m· Comedy· de
—0 - 43
Comedians
1925· 1h 27m· Comedy· de
4.52 - 44
Za-la-mort
1924· Crime· de
—0 - 45
Leontines Ehemänner
1928· de
—0 - 46
Whirl of Youth
1928· 1h 47m· Drama· de
—0 - 47
The White Hell of Pitz Palu
1929· 2h 30m· Drama, Adventure· de
6.928 - 48
Helen of Troy
1924· 3h 24m· History, Action, Drama· de
6.48 - 49
The Vampire
1920· 1h 0m· Horror· de
—0 - 50
The Chaste Susanne
1926· 2h 1m· Comedy· de
6.33
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Frequently asked questions
How many german movies were made in the 1920s?
490 Germany productions from the 1920s have 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 best german movie of the 1920s?
Metropolis currently holds the #1 position.