Best Movies of 1928

The highest-rated films from 1928 according to MovieMagicScore. Rankings based purely on what viewers actually think.

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The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928 · 1,033 ratings

A classic of the silent age, this film tells the story of the doomed but ultimately canonized 15th-century teenage warrior. On trial for claiming she'd spoken to God, Jeanne d'Arc is subjected to inhumane treatment and scare tactics at the hands of church court officials. Initially bullied into changing her story, Jeanne eventually opts for what she sees as the truth. Her punishment, a famously brutal execution, earns her perpetual martyrdom.

8.0

The Circus

1928 · 853 ratings

Charlie, a wandering tramp, becomes a circus handyman - soon the star of the show - and falls in love with the circus owner's stepdaughter.

7.9

The Cameraman

1928 · 411 ratings

A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary.

7.8

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

1928 · 370 ratings

The just-out-of-college, effete son of a no-nonsense steamboat captain comes to visit his father whom he's not seen since he was a child.

7.6

Steamboat Willie

1928 · 581 ratings

Mickey Mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, Minnie Mouse, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck.

7.3

The Crowd

1928 · 186 ratings

John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.

7.6

The Man Who Laughs

1928 · 214 ratings

When a proud noble refuses to kiss the hand of the despotic King James in 1690, he is cruelly executed and his son surgically disfigured.

7.3

The Wind

1928 · 127 ratings

When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.

7.3

Speedy

1928 · 105 ratings

Speedy loses his job as a soda jerk, then spends the day with his girl at Coney Island. He then becomes a cab driver and delivers Babe Ruth to Yankee Stadium, where he stays to see the game. When the railroad tries to run the last horse-drawn trolley (operated by his girl's grandfather) out of business, Speedy organizes the neighborhood old-timers to thwart their scheme.

7.3

#10

The Fall of the House of Usher

1928 · 137 ratings

A stranger called Allan goes to the House of Usher. He is the sole friend of Roderick Usher, who lives in the eerie house with his sick wife Madeleine. When she dies, Roderick does not accept her death, and in the dark night, Madeleine returns.

7.0

#11

October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

1928 · 212 ratings

Sergei M. Eisenstein's docu-drama about the 1917 October Revolution in Russia. Made ten years after the events and edited in Eisenstein's 'Soviet Montage' style, it re-enacts in celebratory terms several key scenes from the revolution.

6.9

#12

The Docks of New York

1928 · 112 ratings

A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.

6.9

About 1928 Movies

These are the best-rated movies released in 1928 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 1928 memorable in cinema based on the collective opinion of movie lovers worldwide.

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