Films and TV Shows from the 1920s

poster Metropolis
Metropolis
(4.2/5)
150mn - Drama, Sci-Fi
In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.
poster The Kid
The Kid
(4/5)
68mn - Comedy, Drama
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
poster Sherlock Jr.
Sherlock Jr.
(4.1/5)
49mn - Action, Comedy, Mystery
A film projectionist longs to be a detective, and puts his meagre skills to work when he is framed by a rival for stealing his girlfriend's father's pocketwatch.
poster The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush
(4.7/5)
95mn - Adventure, Comedy, Drama
A gold prospector in Alaska struggles to survive the elements and win the heart of a dance hall girl.
poster The General
The General
(4.1/5)
67mn - Action, Adventure, Comedy
During America’s Civil War, Union spies steal engineer Johnny Gray's beloved locomotive, 'The General'—with Johnnie's lady love aboard an attached boxcar—and he single-handedly must do all in his power to…
poster The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
(4.1/5)
76mn - Drama, Horror, Thriller
Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the myst…
poster The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
(5/5)
110mn - Drama, History
A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane…
poster The Circus
The Circus
(4.1/5)
72mn - Comedy, Romance
Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.
poster The Crowd
The Crowd
(4.1/5)
98mn - Drama
John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid th…
poster Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
(4.1/5)
148mn - Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Siegfried, son of King Siegmund of Xanten, travels to Worms, capital of the Burgundian kingdom, to ask King Gunther for the hand of his sister, the beautiful Kriemhild.
poster The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh
(4/5)
77mn - Drama
An aging doorman, after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbours and society.
poster The Phantom Carriage
The Phantom Carriage
(4/5)
93mn - Drama, Fantasy, Horror
An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot…
poster The Cameraman
The Cameraman
(4/5)
66mn - Comedy, Romance, Drama
A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.
poster Greed
Greed
(4/5)
100mn - Drama, Crime
A lottery win of $5,000 forever changes the lives of a miner turned dentist and his wife.
poster The Wind
The Wind
(4/5)
95mn - Drama, Romance, Western
When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welc…
poster Steamboat Bill, Jr.
Steamboat Bill, Jr.
(4.0/5)
70mn - Comedy, Drama, Action
The just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was a child.
poster The Great White Silence
The Great White Silence
(4.0/5)
108mn - Documentary
Herbert Ponting travelled to Antarctica as part of Captain Scott's ill-fated South pole expedition and shot the footage that makes up this extraordinary documentary.
poster Seven Chances
Seven Chances
(3.9/5)
56mn - Comedy, Romance
Struggling stockbroker Jimmie Shannon learns that, if he gets married by 7 p.m. on his 27th birthday -- which is today -- he'll inherit $7 million from an eccentric relative.
poster Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler
(3.9/5)
242mn - Crime, Drama, Mystery
Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mab…
poster The Scarecrow
The Scarecrow
(3.9/5)
19mn - Comedy, Family
Two farmhands compete for the love of the farmer's daughter.