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1. Sunrise (1927)
Passed | 94 min | Drama, Romance
A sophisticated city woman seduces a farmer and convinces him to murder his wife and join her in the city, but he ends up rekindling his romance with his wife when he changes his mind at the last moment.
Director: F.W. Murnau | Stars: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, Bodil Rosing
Votes: 53,879 | Gross: $0.54M
2. The Phantom of the Opera (1925)
Passed | 93 min | Horror
A mad, disfigured composer seeks love with a lovely young opera singer.
Directors: Rupert Julian, Lon Chaney, Ernst Laemmle, Edward Sedgwick | Stars: Lon Chaney, Mary Philbin, Norman Kerry, Arthur Edmund Carewe
Votes: 20,119 | Gross: $3.75M
3. Cleopatra (1934)
Passed | 100 min | Biography, Drama, History
The man-hungry Queen of Egypt leads Julius Caesar and Marc Antony astray, amid scenes of DeMillean splendor.
Director: Cecil B. DeMille | Stars: Claudette Colbert, Warren William, Henry Wilcoxon, Joseph Schildkraut
Votes: 4,619
4. A Night at the Opera (1935)
Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Music, Musical
A sly business manager and the wacky friends of two opera singers in Italy help them achieve success in America while humiliating their stuffy and snobbish enemies.
Directors: Sam Wood, Edmund Goulding | Stars: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Kitty Carlisle
Votes: 34,778 | Gross: $2.54M
5. Swing Time (1936)
Passed | 103 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Roguish gambler/dancer "Lucky" Garnett is challenged by his fiance's father to come up with $25,000 to prove he's worthy of her hand. But after he falls in love with a dance instructor, Lucky'll do anything to keep from earning the bucks.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Victor Moore, Helen Broderick
Votes: 14,594
6. Make Way for Tomorrow (1937)
Passed | 91 min | Drama, Romance
An elderly couple are forced to live hundreds of miles apart when they lose their house and none of their five children will take both parents in.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Victor Moore, Beulah Bondi, Fay Bainter, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 9,526
7. A Day at the Races (1937)
Passed | 111 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
A veterinarian posing as a doctor teams with a singer and his friends as they struggle to save an upstate New York sanitarium with the help of a misfit racehorse.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: Groucho Marx, Chico Marx, Harpo Marx, Allan Jones
Votes: 14,588
8. Love on the Run (1936)
Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A runaway bride and an undercover reporter get caught up in political intrigue as they lead a merry chase across Europe and uncover a spy plot.
Director: W.S. Van Dyke | Stars: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Franchot Tone, Reginald Owen
Votes: 1,357 | Gross: $1.14M
9. Laugh and Get Rich (1931)
Passed | 72 min | Comedy
Man takes his wife's stashed money and is conned into investing it in an oil well.
Director: Gregory La Cava | Stars: Edna May Oliver, Hugh Herbert, Dorothy Lee, Russell Gleason
Votes: 294
10. Death Takes a Holiday (1934)
Passed | 79 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
The Grim Reaper takes the form of a Prince in an attempt to relate to humans and, along the way, also learns what it is to love.
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Fredric March, Evelyn Venable, Guy Standing, Katharine Alexander
Votes: 2,414
11. A Free Soul (1931)
Passed | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An alcoholic lawyer who successfully defended a notorious gambler on a murder charge objects when his free-spirited daughter becomes romantically involved with him.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard, Lionel Barrymore, Clark Gable
Votes: 2,937
12. The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
Approved | 93 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
A meek milquetoast clerk is mistaken for public enemy N° 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Jean Arthur, Arthur Hohl, James Donlan
Votes: 3,212
13. Murders in the Zoo (1933)
Passed | 62 min | Crime, Horror
A monomaniacal zoologist is pathologically jealous of his beautiful but unfaithful wife Evelyn and will not stop short of murder to keep her.
Director: A. Edward Sutherland | Stars: Charles Ruggles, Lionel Atwill, Gail Patrick, Randolph Scott
Votes: 1,785
14. Holiday (1930)
91 min | Comedy, Drama
Holiday is a 1930 American Pre-Code romantic comedy film which tells the story of a young man who is torn between his free-thinking lifestyle and the tradition of his wealthy fiancée's family.
Director: Edward H. Griffith | Stars: Ann Harding, Mary Astor, Robert Ames, Hallam Cooley
Votes: 682
15. Night After Night (1932)
Passed | 73 min | Comedy, Drama
A successful ex-boxer opens a high-class speakeasy in what once was the childhood home of a formerly rich society girl.
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: George Raft, Constance Cummings, Wynne Gibson, Mae West
Votes: 1,068
16. Booloo (1938)
Approved | 61 min | Action, Adventure, Thriller
A young stiff-upper-lipped British officer, Robert Rogers, writes a book about a white tiger and sacrifices of native girls by the Sakai tribe in Malaya. But the critics ridicule the book. ... See full summary »
Director: Clyde E. Elliott | Stars: Colin Tapley, Jayne Regan, Mamo Clark, Herbert DeSouza
Votes: 43
17. Chained (1934)
Not Rated | 76 min | Drama, Romance
A mistress of one man has a shipboard romance with another and is torn between both men.
Director: Clarence Brown | Stars: Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Otto Kruger, Stuart Erwin
Votes: 1,114
18. Flaming Youth (1923)
Passed | 90 min | Drama
An ingenue becomes a bob-haired flapper and enters into a ménage-à-trois with her mother's lover amid the sexual revolution of the Jazz Age.
Director: John Francis Dillon | Stars: Colleen Moore, Milton Sills, Elliott Dexter, Sylvia Breamer
Votes: 103
19. Souls at Sea (1937)
Passed | 92 min | Action, Adventure, History
Cooper and Raft save lives during a sea tragedy in this story about slave trade on the high seas in 1842.
Director: Henry Hathaway | Stars: Gary Cooper, George Raft, Frances Dee, Henry Wilcoxon
Votes: 862
20. The Thirteenth Guest (1932)
Passed | 69 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Thirteen years ago, somebody murdered the wealthy host of a dinner party. Now, the guests from that event reunite at the creepy house where the crime took place to figure out who inherited the victim's estate.
Director: Albert Ray | Stars: Ginger Rogers, Lyle Talbot, J. Farrell MacDonald, Paul Hurst
Votes: 918
21. Hypocrites (1915)
Passed | 54 min | Drama, Fantasy
The parallel stories of a modern preacher and a medieval monk, Gabriel the Ascetic, who is killed by an ignorant mob for making a nude statue representing Truth, which is also represented by a ghostly naked girl who flits throughout the film.
Director: Lois Weber | Stars: Courtenay Foote, Myrtle Stedman, Herbert Standing, Adele Farrington
Votes: 713
22. Thirty Day Princess (1934)
Approved | 74 min | Comedy, Romance
A European princess arrives in New York City to secure a much-needed loan for her country. She contracts the mumps, and an actress who looks exactly like her is hired to impersonate her.
Director: Marion Gering | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Cary Grant, Edward Arnold, Henry Stephenson
Votes: 1,129
23. Little Miss Marker (1934)
Passed | 80 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Bookie Sorrowful Jones receives a little girl as an IOU.
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Adolphe Menjou, Dorothy Dell, Charles Bickford, Shirley Temple
Votes: 1,393
24. Madame Du Barry (1934)
Passed | 79 min | Comedy, Drama, History
Madame DuBarry is a 1934 American historical film directed by William Dieterle and starring Dolores del Rio, Reginald Owen, Victor Jory and Osgood Perkins. The film portrays the life of ... See full summary »
Director: William Dieterle | Stars: Dolores Del Río, Reginald Owen, Victor Jory, Osgood Perkins
Votes: 309
25. Midnight Mary (1933)
Passed | 74 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
An abused orphan sinks into a life of crime.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Loretta Young, Franchot Tone, Ricardo Cortez, Andy Devine
Votes: 1,616
26. The Power and the Glory (1933)
Passed | 76 min | Drama
The tragic life story of a power-hungry industrialist is recounted in the aftermath of his death.
Director: William K. Howard | Stars: Spencer Tracy, Colleen Moore, Ralph Morgan, Helen Vinson
Votes: 734
27. Bolero (1934)
Passed | 85 min | Drama, Music
Egotistical nightclub dance performer Raoul has the determination to succeed at all costs, and the only woman in his life who truly matters to him is a dancing partner named Helen.
Directors: Wesley Ruggles, Mitchell Leisen | Stars: George Raft, Carole Lombard, Sally Rand, Frances Drake
Votes: 383
28. Double Door (1934)
75 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
In New York in 1910, wealthy spinster Victoria Van Brett controls with an iron hand both the family fortune and the lives of her younger sister Caroline and half brother Rip. When Rip ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Evelyn Venable, Mary Morris, Anne Revere, Kent Taylor
Votes: 349
29. Suspense (1913)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Abandoned by her maidservant in an isolated country house, a mother must protect herself and her baby from an invading tramp while her husband races home in a stolen car to save them.
Directors: Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber | Stars: Lois Weber, Val Paul, Douglas Gerrard, Sam Kaufman
Votes: 2,190
30. The Greeks Had a Word for Them (1932)
Passed | 79 min | Comedy
Ex-showgirls and roommates Polaire Gwynn (Madge Evans) and Schatze Citroux (Joan Blondell) are reunited with their sometime friend and former co-worker, Jean Lawrence (Ina Claire), when she... See full summary »
Director: Lowell Sherman | Stars: Joan Blondell, Madge Evans, Ina Claire, David Manners
Votes: 537
31. Liliom (1930)
94 min | Drama
Liliom learns his wife is pregnant and robs a bank. During the getaway, he is killed and given a chance to return to Earth. He quickly learns the only way to make his wife and daughter happy is to leave them with cherished memories.
Director: Frank Borzage | Stars: Charles Farrell, Rose Hobart, Estelle Taylor, H.B. Warner
Votes: 507
32. The Woman Accused (1933)
Passed | 73 min | Drama
During a three-day pleasure cruise, a murder victim's friend (John Halliday) tries to trick a new bride (Nancy Carroll) into admitting her guilt.
Director: Paul Sloane | Stars: Nancy Carroll, Cary Grant, John Halliday, Irving Pichel
Votes: 320
33. Where Are My Children? (1916)
Approved | 62 min | Drama
A District Attorney's outspoken stand on abortion lands him in trouble with the local community.
Directors: Phillips Smalley, Lois Weber | Stars: Tyrone Power Sr., Mrs. Tyrone Power, Marie Walcamp, Cora Drew
Votes: 871
34. Sinners in the Sun (1932)
70 min | Drama, Romance
A New York fashion model finds herself being pursued by a poor but honest garage mechanic and a rich philanderer.
Directors: Alexander Hall, David Burton, William C. de Mille | Stars: Carole Lombard, Chester Morris, Adrienne Ames, Alison Skipworth
Votes: 388
35. Behold My Wife! (1934)
Approved | 79 min | Drama, Romance
After Michael Carter's fiancée commits suicide, he vows to seek revenge on his wealthy family, who sabotaged their marriage. He drives across the country angrily, and ends up at a saloon ... See full summary »
Director: Mitchell Leisen | Stars: Sylvia Sidney, Gene Raymond, Laura Hope Crews, H.B. Warner
Votes: 193
36. The Black Watch (1929)
Passed | 93 min | Adventure, Drama
Captain Donald King of the British Army goes to India just as World War I breaks out, convincing his comrades that he is a coward. In reality, he is on a secret mission to rescue British soldiers held prisoner there.
Director: John Ford | Stars: Victor McLaglen, Myrna Loy, David Torrence, David Rollins
Votes: 480
37. The Glass Key (1935)
Passed | 80 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Ed Beaumont is the personal friend, advisor and bodyguard to Paul Madvig, the political boss of a large city. When a mysterious murder is committed---the son of a Madvig political opponent-... See full summary »
Director: Frank Tuttle | Stars: George Raft, Claire Dodd, Edward Arnold, Rosalind Keith
Votes: 521
38. The Preview Murder Mystery (1936)
Passed | 60 min | Action, Crime, Mystery
A public relations man for a movie studio uses an early form of television to help solve a murder.
Director: Robert Florey | Stars: Frances Drake, Reginald Denny, Gail Patrick, George Barbier
Votes: 305
39. Shoes (1916)
TV-PG | 60 min | Drama
A young woman grows tired of providing for her family.
Director: Lois Weber | Stars: Mary MacLaren, Harry Griffith, Mattie Witting, Jessie Arnold
Votes: 766
40. Damaged Lives (1933)
Passed | 70 min | Drama
An extramarital affair leads to a young couple contracting venereal disease.
Director: Edgar G. Ulmer | Stars: Diane Sinclair, Lyman Williams, George Irving, Almeda Fowler
Votes: 284 | Gross: $1.80M
41. New Adventures of Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1931)
Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance
Wallingford is a con-man whose specialty is taking money from suckers. His partners are Schnozzle, a pickpocket and car thief; and Blackie, who has played the game for years. Jimmy's latest... See full summary »
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: William Haines, Jimmy Durante, Ernest Torrence, Leila Hyams
Votes: 456
42. Cocktail Hour (1933)
Passed | 73 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Cynthia Warren, independently wealthy through her ability as an illustrator and poster artist, rebels against the premise that every woman is destined for matrimony and motherhood, and ... See full summary »
Director: Victor Schertzinger | Stars: Bebe Daniels, Randolph Scott, Sidney Blackmer, Muriel Kirkland
Votes: 186
43. Slightly Married (1932)
Passed | 65 min | Comedy, Romance
A drunk stranger offers to provide a woman accused of prostitution with an alibi in court. Things escalate quickly, and before the court hearing is over, the judge has married the two.
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Evalyn Knapp, Walter Byron, Marie Prevost, Jason Robards Sr.
Votes: 186
44. The Country Doctor (1936)
Passed | 95 min | Drama, Romance
A doctor has a rough time obtaining the money for delivering his services in a lumber town until he delivers the Dionne quintuplets.
Director: Henry King | Stars: The Dionne Quintuplets, Yvonne Dionne, Cecile Dionne, Marie Dionne
Votes: 93
45. Hello, Sister! (1933)
Passed | 62 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Peggy and her friend Millie are strolling down Broadway while Jimmy and Mac are trolling Broadway, and the four get together. Jimmy and Peggy get together in many romantic ways and Peggy ... See full summary »
Directors: Alan Crosland, Erich von Stroheim, Raoul Walsh, Alfred L. Werker | Stars: James Dunn, Zasu Pitts, Boots Mallory, Minna Gombell
Votes: 248
46. Start Cheering (1938)
Passed | 78 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance
Fed up with movie life, film star Ted Crosley quits pictures to enroll in Midland College, much to the horror of his manager Sam Lewis and his stooge-friend Willie Gumbatz. Ted wishes to ... See full summary »
Director: Albert S. Rogell | Stars: Jimmy Durante, Walter Connolly, Joan Perry, Charles Starrett
Votes: 267
47. Charley's Aunt (1925)
80 min | Comedy
Charley Wyckham and Jack Chesney pressure fellow student Fancourt Babberly to pose as Charley's Brazilian Aunt Donna Lucia. Their purpose is to have a chaperone for their amorous visits ... See full summary »
Director: Scott Sidney | Stars: Syd Chaplin, Ethel Shannon, James E. Page, Lucien Littlefield
Votes: 74 | Gross: $0.56M
48. Bulldog Drummond's Revenge (1937)
Unrated | 57 min | Adventure, Mystery
Captain Drummond travels to Switzerland in order to marry his girlfriend but the disappearance of a dangerous cargo of explosives makes him delay his plans.
Director: Louis King | Stars: John Barrymore, John Howard, Louise Campbell, Reginald Denny
Votes: 738
49. I Am the Law (1938)
Approved | 83 min | Crime, Drama
Law professor John Lindsay is asked by a civic leader to become a special prosecutor to go after the racketeers in town.
Director: Alexander Hall | Stars: Edward G. Robinson, Barbara O'Neil, John Beal, Wendy Barrie
Votes: 498
50. Made on Broadway (1933)
Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Drama
Jeff is the supreme press agent who has his own private club where the rich and powerful meet and drink for free. It is free until they need him and he charges a bundle. Jeff has power, ... See full summary »
Director: Harry Beaumont | Stars: Robert Montgomery, Sally Eilers, Madge Evans, Eugene Pallette
Votes: 185