Best Movies of 1921

The highest-rated films from 1921 according to MovieMagicScore. Rankings based purely on what viewers actually think.

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The Kid

1921 · 2,445 ratings

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.

8.1

The Phantom Carriage

1921 · 342 ratings

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 and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.

7.8

Destiny

1921 · 162 ratings

As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds a mystic entrance and is met by Death, who tells her three separate stories set in exotic locales, all involving circumstances similar to hers.

7.4

The Goat

1921 · 158 ratings

A series of misadventures occur when Buster is mistaken for a criminal on the lam.

7.2

The High Sign

1921 · 119 ratings

Buster is thrown off a train near an amusement park. There he gets a job in a shooting gallery run by the Blinking Buzzards mob. Ordered to kill a businessman, he winds up protecting the man and his daughter by outfitting their home with trick devices.

7.1

The Play House

1921 · 136 ratings

After waking from the dream of a theater peopled entirely by numerous Buster Keatons, a lowly stage hand causes havoc everywhere he works.

6.8

The Idle Class

1921 · 107 ratings

At an upper class golf resort, a tramp discovers he's the lookalike of a rich man with a beautiful, unhappy wife.

6.7

The Haunted House

1921 · 132 ratings

A bank teller becomes involved with a hold-up, counterfeiters and a theatrical troupe posing as spooks in a haunted house.

6.6

The Boat

1921 · 117 ratings

A boat builder and his family attempt to set sail in his handmade boat, 'The Damfino'.

6.6

About 1921 Movies

These are the best-rated movies released in 1921 according to MovieMagicScore. Our ranking system aggregates genuine viewer ratings to give you an honest picture of what audiences actually think about these films.

From blockbusters to indie gems, discover what made 1921 memorable in cinema based on the collective opinion of movie lovers worldwide.

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