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Best Romance Movies of the 1930s

This collection ranks 1,977 romance movies released in the 1930s. 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 Modern Times.

1,977 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  1. 1

    Modern Times

    1936· 1h 27m· en

    8.34.2K
  3. 3

    City Lights

    1931· 1h 27m· en

    8.32.5K
  11. 11

    L'Atalante

    1934· 1h 28m· fr

    7.5476
  12. 12

    Captain Blood

    1935· 1h 59m· en

    7.2277
  13. 13

    Ninotchka

    1939· 1h 50m· en

    7.5436
  20. 20

    Top Hat

    1935· 1h 39m· en

    7.3331
  24. 24

    Holiday

    1938· 1h 37m· en

    7.3298
  25. 25

    Dodsworth

    1936· 1h 41m· en

    7.1148
  27. 27

    City Girl

    1930· 1h 28m· en

    7.5105
  30. 30

    Jezebel

    1938· 1h 43m· en

    7.0223
  31. 31

    L'Âge d'or

    1930· 1h 3m· fr

    6.8344
  32. 32

    First Love

    1939· 1h 24m· en

    7.516
  35. 35

    Lost Horizon

    1937· 2h 12m· en

    6.9250
  44. 44

    Midnight

    1939· 1h 34m· en

    7.495

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Frequently asked questions

How many romance movies came out in the 1930s?

1,977 romance movies from the 1930s carry real rating data.

How are these romance 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 romance movie of the 1930s?

Modern Times holds the top position in this collection.