List of the best movies of 1920, with movie trailers when available. These top movies of 1920 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 1920. You can filter this list of films that came out in 1920 for various bits of information, such as who directed the movie and what genre it is. Think the best 1920 movie isn't as high as it should be? Vote up your favorite so it will rise to the top.
This list is made up of many different movies, including The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
This list answers the questions, "What are the best movies from 1920?" and "What are the most popular movies of 1920?"
1920 was a great year for movies, since a lot of classic films were released in 1920. This is a crowd sourced list that has been voted on by many people, so these top films of 1920 aren't just one persons opinion.
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari is a 1920 German silent horror film, directed by Robert Wiene and written by Hans Janowitz and Carl Mayer. Considered the quintessential work of German Expressionist ...more
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is a 1920 horror silent film, produced by Famous Players-Lasky and released through Paramount/Artcraft. The film is based upon Robert Louis Stevenson's novella The ...more
The Head of Janus is a 1920 German horror silent film directed by F. W. Murnau. The film was an unauthorized adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's novel The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. ...more
The Last of the Mohicans is a 1920 American film adapted from James Fenimore Cooper's novel of the same name. Clarence Brown and Maurice Tourneur directed an adaption by Robert Dillon — a story ...more
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The ScarecrowBuster Keaton, Al St. John, Sybil Seely
The Scarecrow is a 1920 American short comedy film starring comedian Buster Keaton. It was written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline. The runtime is 19 minutes. One of the more ...more
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One WeekCharlie Chaplin, Buster Keaton, Sybil Seely
One Week is a 1920 American short comedy film starring comedian Buster Keaton, the first film to be released made by Keaton on his own; Keaton had worked with Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle ...more
The Mark of Zorro is a 1920 silent film starring Douglas Fairbanks and Noah Beery. This genre-defining swashbuckler adventure was the first movie version of The Mark of Zorro. Based on the 1919 ...more
The Golem: How He Came into the World is a 1920 silent horror film co-directed by and starring Paul Wegener. The picture was directed by Carl Boese and Wegener, written by Wegener and Henrik ...more
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Convict 13Buster Keaton, Sybil Seely, Edward F. Cline
Convict 13 is a 1920 short comedy film starring comedian Buster Keaton. It was written and directed by Keaton and Edward F. Cline.
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The Round-UpRoscoe Arbuckle, Wallace Beery, Lucien Littlefield
The Round-Up is a 1920 Western film starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Wallace Beery. The movie was written by Edmund Day and Tom Forman, directed by George Melford, and ...more
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Way Down EastLillian Gish, Richard Barthelmess, Lowell Sherman
Way Down West is a 1920 film directed by D. W. Griffith.
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The PenaltyLon Chaney, Kenneth Harlan, Claire Adams
The Penalty is an American crime film starring Lon Chaney and originally released in 1920. The movie was directed by Wallace Worsley, and written by Philip Lonergan and Charles Kenyon, based ...more
Ruth of the Rockies is a 1920 American Western film serial directed by George Marshall. Two of the 15 episodes survive in the UCLA Film and Television Archive.
Algol: Tragedy of Power is a 1920 German science fiction film about an alien from the planet Algol.
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SudsMary Pickford, Theodore Roberts, Albert Austin
Suds is a 1920 silent film directed by John Francis Dillon and starring Mary Pickford. The film is based on the 1904 English stage play 'Op o' Me Thumb, a one-act work first produced in London ...more
