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  • The Birth of a Nation (1915)

    1. The Birth of a Nation

    19153h 15mTV-PG
    6.1 (27K)
    The Stoneman family finds its friendship with the Camerons affected by the Civil War, both fighting in opposite armies. The development of the war in their lives plays through to Lincoln's assassination and the birth of the Ku Klux Klan.
    DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishMae MarshHenry B. Walthall
  • Intolerance (1916)

    2. Intolerance

    19162h 43mPassed99Metascore
    7.7 (17K)
    Four historical tales depict the ongoing human struggle against prejudice and inhumanity.
    DirectorD.W. GriffithStarsLillian GishRobert HarronMae Marsh
  • Charles Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in The Kid (1921)

    3. The Kid

    19211h 8mPassed
    8.2 (141K)
    The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinEdna PurvianceJackie Coogan
  • Charles Chaplin in The Gold Rush (1925)

    4. The Gold Rush

    19251h 35mApproved
    8.1 (124K)
    A prospector goes to the Klondike during the 1890s gold rush in hopes of making his fortune, and is smitten with a girl he sees in a dance hall.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinMack SwainTom Murray
  • Charles Chaplin in The Circus (1928)

    5. The Circus

    19281h 12mG90Metascore
    8.1 (37K)
    The Tramp finds work and the girl of his dreams at a circus.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinMerna KennedyAl Ernest Garcia
  • Charles Chaplin in City Lights (1931)

    6. City Lights

    19311h 27mG99Metascore
    8.5 (207K)
    With the aid of a wealthy erratic tippler, a dewy-eyed tramp who has fallen in love with a sightless flower girl accumulates money to be able to help her medically.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinVirginia CherrillFlorence Lee
  • Charles Chaplin in Modern Times (1936)

    7. Modern Times

    19361h 27mG96Metascore
    8.5 (273K)
    The Tramp struggles to live in modern industrial society with the help of a young homeless woman.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinPaulette GoddardHenry Bergman
  • Charles Chaplin and Paulette Goddard in The Great Dictator (1940)

    8. The Great Dictator

    19402h 5mG
    8.4 (249K)
    Dictator Adenoid Hynkel tries to expand his empire while a poor Jewish barber tries to avoid persecution from Hynkel's regime.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinPaulette GoddardJack Oakie
  • Charles Chaplin and Claire Bloom in Limelight (1952)

    9. Limelight

    19522h 17mG84Metascore
    8.0 (23K)
    A fading comedian and a suicidally despondent ballet dancer must look to each other to find purpose and hope in their lives.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinClaire BloomNigel Bruce
  • Al Jolson in The Jazz Singer (1927)

    10. The Jazz Singer

    19271h 28mPassed66Metascore
    6.4 (12K)
    The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.
    DirectorAlan CroslandStarsAl JolsonMay McAvoyWarner Oland
  • The Love Parade (1929)

    11. The Love Parade

    19291h 47mPassed
    7.0 (2.8K)
    The queen of mythical Sylvania marries a courtier, who finds his new life unsatisfying.
    DirectorErnst LubitschStarsMaurice ChevalierJeanette MacDonaldLupino Lane
  • Warner Baxter, George Brent, Bebe Daniels, Allen Jenkins, Ruby Keeler, Guy Kibbee, Una Merkel, Ned Sparks, and George E. Stone in 42nd Street (1933)

    12. 42nd Street

    19331h 29mApproved83Metascore
    7.3 (13K)
    When the leading lady of a Broadway musical breaks her ankle, she is replaced by a young unknown actress, who becomes the star of the show.
    DirectorLloyd BaconStarsWarner BaxterBebe DanielsGeorge Brent
  • Edna Callahan, Maxine Cantway, Margaret Cathew, Virginia Dabney, Marlo Dwyer, Muriel Gordon, Mildred Dixon, and Kathy Cunningham in Gold Diggers of 1933 (1933)

    13. Gold Diggers of 1933

    19331h 37mPassed
    7.7 (9.5K)
    A wealthy composer rescues unemployed Broadway performers with a new play, but insists on remaining anonymous.
    DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsWarren WilliamJoan BlondellAline MacMahon
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    14. Singin' in the Rain

    19521h 43mG99Metascore
    8.3 (273K)
    A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
    DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie Reynolds
  • Sound of Music (1963)

    15. Sound of Music

    1963–19703 epsTV Series
    7.7 (22)
    StarsDawn LakeBobby LimbTony Martin
  • "West Side Story" (Saul Bass Poster) 1961

    16. West Side Story

    19612h 33mApproved86Metascore
    7.6 (125K)
    Two youngsters from rival New York City gangs fall in love, but tensions between their respective friends build toward tragedy.
    DirectorsJerome RobbinsRobert WiseStarsNatalie WoodGeorge ChakirisRichard Beymer
  • Little Caesar (1931)

    17. Little Caesar

    19311h 19mNot Rated
    7.2 (15K)
    A small-time criminal moves to a big city to seek bigger fortune.
    DirectorMervyn LeRoyStarsEdward G. RobinsonDouglas Fairbanks Jr.Glenda Farrell
  • James Cagney and Jean Harlow in The Public Enemy (1931)

    18. The Public Enemy

    19311h 23mPassed80Metascore
    7.6 (24K)
    An Irish-American street punk tries to make it big in the world of organized crime.
    DirectorWilliam A. WellmanStarsJames CagneyJean HarlowEdward Woods
  • Ann Dvorak, Paul Muni, and Osgood Perkins in Scarface (1932)

    19. Scarface

    19321h 33mPG90Metascore
    7.7 (32K)
    An ambitious and nearly insane violent gangster climbs the ladder of success in the mob, but his weaknesses prove to be his downfall.
    DirectorsHoward HawksRichard RossonStarsPaul MuniAnn DvorakKaren Morley
  • Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, and Leslie Howard in The Petrified Forest (1936)

    20. The Petrified Forest

    19361h 22mApproved
    7.5 (15K)
    A waitress, a hobo and a bank robber get mixed up at a lonely diner in the desert.
    DirectorArchie MayoStarsLeslie HowardHumphrey BogartBette Davis
  • Humphrey Bogart, Pat O'Brien, Gabriel Dell, Leo Gorcey, Huntz Hall, Billy Halop, Bobby Jordan, Bernard Punsly, and The Dead End Kids in Angels with Dirty Faces (1938)

    21. Angels with Dirty Faces

    19381h 37mApproved
    7.9 (24K)
    A priest tries to stop a gangster from corrupting a group of street kids.
    DirectorMichael CurtizStarsJames CagneyPat O'BrienHumphrey Bogart
  • James Cagney in White Heat (1949)

    22. White Heat

    19491h 54mApproved89Metascore
    8.1 (37K)
    A psychopathic criminal with a mother complex makes a daring break from prison and leads his old gang in a chemical plant payroll heist.
    DirectorRaoul WalshStarsJames CagneyVirginia MayoEdmond O'Brien
  • Boris Karloff, John Boles, Mae Clarke, Colin Clive, and Dwight Frye in Frankenstein (1931)

    23. Frankenstein

    19311h 10mApproved91Metascore
    7.8 (84K)
    Dr Henry Frankenstein is obsessed with assembling a living being from parts of several exhumed corpses.
    DirectorJames WhaleStarsColin CliveMae ClarkeBoris Karloff
  • Lily-Rose Depp in Nosferatu (2024)

    24. Nosferatu

    20242h 12mR78Metascore
    7.2 (201K)
    A gothic tale of obsession between a haunted young woman and the terrifying vampire infatuated with her, causing untold horror in its wake.
    DirectorRobert EggersStarsLily-Rose DeppNicholas HoultBill Skarsgård
  • Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror (1922)

    25. Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

    19221h 34mNot Rated
    7.8 (119K)
    Vampire Count Orlok expresses interest in a new residence and real estate agent Hutter's wife.
    DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsMax SchreckAlexander GranachGustav von Wangenheim

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