Best Movies of 1927

The highest-rated films from 1927 according to MovieMagicScore. Rankings based purely on what viewers actually think.

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Metropolis

1927 · 3,086 ratings

In a futuristic city sharply divided between the rich and the poor, the son of the city's mastermind meets a prophet who predicts the coming of a savior to mediate their differences.

8.1

Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans

1927 · 858 ratings

A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.

7.8

Napoleon

1927 · 205 ratings

A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays (where a snowball fight is staged like a military campaign) to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution (where a real storm is intercut with a political storm) and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.

7.8

The Unknown

1927 · 202 ratings

On the lam, criminal Alonzo hides in the circus as The Armless Wonder – a performer who uses his feet to hurl knives. Alonzo keeps the arms he really has concealed to hide his identity. Meanwhile, ringmaster's daughter Nanon has a phobia of being touched by men, but is romantically pursued by not only Alonzo but the strongman Malabar. Alonzo's desperation to remain with Nanon will only end in tragedy.

7.5

Wings

1927 · 305 ratings

Two young men, one rich, one middle class, both in love with the same woman, become US Air Corps fighter pilots and, eventually, heroic flying aces during World War I. Devoted best friends, their mutual love of the girl eventually threatens their bond. Meanwhile, a hometown girl who's the lovestruck lifelong next door neighbor of one of them pines away.

7.2

The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog

1927 · 321 ratings

London. A mysterious serial killer brutally murders young blond women by stalking them in the night fog. One foggy, sinister night, a young man who claims his name is Jonathan Drew arrives at the guest house run by the Bunting family and rents a room.

7.1

Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

1927 · 124 ratings

A day in the city of Berlin, which experienced an industrial boom in the 1920s, and still provides an insight into the living and working conditions at that time. Germany had just recovered a little from the worst consequences of the First World War, the great economic crisis was still a few years away and Hitler was not yet an issue at the time.

7.5

7th Heaven

1927 · 106 ratings

In 1910s Paris, a sewer worker disillusioned with Christianity feels his prayers have been answered when he chances upon a street waif and they fall in love.

7.3

College

1927 · 124 ratings

A bookish college student dismissive of athletics is compelled to try out sports to win the affection of the girl he loves.

6.8

#10

The Ring

1927 · 102 ratings

Both Jack Sander and Bob Corby are boxers in love with Mabel. Jack and Mabel wed, but their marriage is flat. The young wife looks to Bob for comfort.

5.9

#11

The Jazz Singer

1927 · 242 ratings

A young Jewish man is torn between tradition and individuality when his old-fashioned family objects to his career as a jazz singer. This is the first full length feature film to use synchronized sound, and is the original film musical.

6.1

About 1927 Movies

These are the best-rated movies released in 1927 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 1927 memorable in cinema based on the collective opinion of movie lovers worldwide.

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