List of the best movies of 1918, with movie trailers when available. These top movies of 1918 are listed by popularity, so the movies with the most votes are at the top. This list consists of all different movie genres, but each film was released in 1918. You can filter this list of films that came out in 1918 for various bits of information, such as who directed the movie and what genre it is. Think the best 1918 movie isn't as high as it should be? Vote up your favorite so it will rise to the top.
List features A Dog's Life, Hearts of the World and more movies.
This list answers the questions, "What are the best movies from 1918?" and "What are the most popular movies of 1918?"
1918 was a great year for movies, since a lot of classic films were released in 1918. This is a crowd sourced list that has been voted on by many people, so these top films of 1918 aren't just one persons opinion.
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A Dog's LifeCharlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin A Dog's Life is a silent film written, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin. This was Chaplin's first film for First National Films. Chaplin plays opposite an animal as "co-star". ...more
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The Greatest Thing in LifeLillian Gish, David Butler, Robert Harron The Greatest Thing in Life is a 1918 American silent drama film about World War I, directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish, Robert Harron, and David Butler. The film is now ...more
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The Outlaw and His WifeVictor Sjöström, Edith Erastoff, William Larsson The Outlaw and His Wife is a 1918 Swedish silent film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a play from 1911 by Jóhann Sigurjónsson. It tells the story of Eyvind of the ...more
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The Kaiser, the Beast of BerlinLon Chaney, Elmo Lincoln, Harry von Meter The Kaiser, the Beast of Berlin was a 1918 silent war propaganda melodrama film written, directed and starring Rupert Julian. The film's supporting cast included Elmo Lincoln, Nigel De Brulier ...more
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Out WestBuster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle, Al St. John Out West is a 1918 short comedy film, a satire on contemporary westerns, starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, Buster Keaton, and Al St. John. It was the first of Arbuckle's ...more
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The Phantom RidersHarry Carey The Phantom Riders is a 1918 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.
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Three Mounted MenHarry Carey, Neva Gerber Three Mounted Men was a 1918 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.
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Triple TroubleCharlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Leo White Triple Trouble is a two-reel silent comedy film that was released in 1918. It starred Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance and Leo White. This film was not an official Chaplin film, even though it ...more
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A Perfect 36Mabel Normand, Rod La Rocque A Perfect 36 is a 1918 silent comedy film directed by Charles Giblyn, written by Tex Charwate, and starring Mabel Normand and Rod La Rocque. The plot involves Normand's clothes being stolen in a ...more
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The BondCharlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, Albert Austin The Bond is a propaganda film created by Charlie Chaplin at his own expense for the Liberty Loan Committee for theatrical release to help sell U.S. Liberty Bonds during World War I. Made in 1918 ...more
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Bound in MoroccoDouglas Fairbanks, Pauline Curley Bound in Morocco was an American silent action comedy/romance film starring Douglas Fairbanks. Fairbanks produced and wrote the film's story and screenplay, and Allan Dwan directed. The film was ...more
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All NightRudolph Valentino, Carmel Myers, Mary Warren All Night is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film starring Carmel Myers and Rudolph Valentino, directed by Paul Powell and released by Universal Pictures under the name Bluebird Photoplays. ...more
I Don't Want to Be a ManCurt Goetz, Victor Janson, Ferry Sikla I Don't Want to Be a Man is a 1918 German film directed by Ernst Lubitsch.
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Play Straight or FightHoot Gibson Play Straight or Fight is a 1918 American short Western film directed by Paul Hurst.
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The Great LoveLillian Gish, George Fawcett The Great Love is a 1918 American silent war drama film directed by written and D. W. Griffith who, along with scenario writer Stanner E.V. Taylor, is credited as "Captain Victor ...more
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The Branded ManHoot Gibson, Noble Johnson, Helen Gibson The Branded Man is a 1918 American short Western film starring Hoot Gibson.
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Stella MarisMary Pickford, Conway Tearle, Josephine Crowell Stella Maris is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Marshall Neilan, written by Frances Marion and based on William John Locke's 1913 novel of the same name. The film stars Mary ...more
Headin' SouthDouglas Fairbanks Headin' South is a 1918 American silent romantic comedy film directed by Arthur Rosson with supervision from Allan Dwan and starring Douglas Fairbanks. The film is now considered lost.
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Riddle GawneLon Chaney, William S. Hart, Gretchen Lederer Riddle Gawne is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by William S. Hart and Lambert Hillyer and featuring Lon Chaney. Considered lost for decades, one of the five reels was found to have ...more
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When Do We Eat?Enid Bennett, Albert Ray When Do We Eat? is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Niblo.
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The Grand PassionLon Chaney, Dorothy Phillips The Grand Passion is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by Ida May Park and starring Lon Chaney.
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The House of HatePearl White, Antonio Moreno, Paul Panzer The House of Hate is a 1918 American film serial directed by George B. Seitz, produced when many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based in Fort Lee, New Jersey. ...more
How Could You, Jean?Mary Pickford, ZaSu Pitts, Spottiswoode Aitken How Could You, Jean? is a silent comedy-drama film, starring Mary Pickford, directed by William Desmond Taylor, and based on a novel by Eleanor Hoyt Brainerd. Casson Ferguson was the male lead; ...more
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The Scarlet DropHarry Carey The Scarlet Drop is a 1918 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. Just over 30 minutes of footage of the film now survives in the Getty Images Archive.
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The Glorious AdventureMae Marsh, Alec B. Francis, Wyndham Standing The Glorious Adventure is a lost 1918 American silent film which was one of the last made in the Kinemacolor process.
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A Woman's FoolHarry Carey A Woman's Fool is a 1918 American Western film directed by John Ford featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.
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Wild WomenHarry Carey Wild Women is a 1918 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.
Tarzan of the ApesElmo Lincoln, Gordon Griffith, Enid Markey Tarzan of the Apes is a 1918 American action/adventure silent film directed by Scott Sidney starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, George B. French and Gordon Griffith. The movie was the first ...more
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Hearts of the WorldLillian Gish, Noël Coward, Erich von Stroheim Hearts of the World is a 1918 American silent World War I propaganda film written, produced and directed by D. W. Griffith. In an effort to change the neutral mindset of the American public ...more
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The LambHarold Lloyd The Lamb is a 1918 American short comedy film starring Harold Lloyd. It is believed to be lost.
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The CookBuster Keaton, Al St. John, Alice Lake The Cook is a silent film starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and Buster Keaton. The movie is a slapstick comedy and focuses on goings-on at a high-end restaurant with Arbuckle as the ...more
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Under the YokeTheda Bara, G. Raymond Nye Under the Yoke is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara. Based on the short story "Maria of the Roses", by George Scarborough.
Hell BentHarry Carey Hell Bent is a 1918 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. A print of the film exists in the Czechoslovak Film Archive.
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When a Woman SinsTheda Bara, Josef Swickard When a Woman Sins is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by J. Gordon Edwards and starring Theda Bara.
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Thieves' GoldHarry Carey Thieves' Gold is a 1918 American Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey. The film is considered to be lost.
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Till I Come Back to YouBryant Washburn, Florence Vidor Till I Come Back to You is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. This film is preserved at George Eastman House.
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The Bell BoyBuster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle, Joe Keaton The Bell Boy is a short film produced and released in 1918 by the Comique film company. The film stars Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton as bellboys in Elk's Head Hotel. They cause trouble with ...more
Ravished ArmeniaAnna Q. Nilsson, Lillian West Ravished Armenia is a book written in 1918 by Arshaluys Mardiganian about her experiences in the Armenian Genocide. A Hollywood film based on it was filmed in 1919 under the title Auction of ...more
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Hands Up!Ruth Roland, George Larkin Hands Up! is a 1918 American adventure film serial directed by Louis J. Gasnier and James W. Horne.
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The Picture of Dorian GrayBela Lugosi, Ila Lóth, Camilla von Hollay The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1918 Hungarian drama film directed by Alfréd Deésy, featuring Béla Lugosi., and based on Oscar Wilde's novel of the same name.
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We Can't Have EverythingKathlyn Williams We Can't Have Everything was a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
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The Whispering ChorusRaymond Hatton The Whispering Chorus is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille.
Old Wives for NewNoah Beery, Jr., Theodore Roberts Old Wives for New is a 1918 American drama film directed by Cecil B. DeMille. Prints of the film survive at the International Museum of Photography and Film at George Eastman House.
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Fuss and FeathersEnid Bennett, Douglas MacLean Fuss and Feathers is a 1918 American silent comedy film directed by Fred Niblo.
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Hello TroubleOliver Hardy Hello Trouble is a 1918 silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
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MoonshineBuster Keaton, Roscoe Arbuckle, Joe Roberts Moonshine is a 1918 American short comedy film directed by and starring Fatty Arbuckle. While the film is considered incomplete, there are different surviving prints of varying quality. The Kino ...more
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The Guilty ManWilliam Garwood, Gloria Hope, Vivian Reed The Guilty Man is a 1918 American silent drama directed by Irvin Willat and starring William Garwood, Vivian Reed and Gloria Hope. The film was based on a play by Charles Klein.
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The King of the KitchenOliver Hardy The King of the Kitchen is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
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Painless LoveOliver Hardy Painless Love is a 1918 American silent comedy film featuring Oliver Hardy.
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Follow the CrowdHarold Lloyd Follow the Crowd is a 1918 short comedy film with Harold Lloyd. Previously thought to be a lost film, the SilentEra website says now that a "print exists".
