Best Movies of 1920

The highest-rated films from 1920 according to MovieMagicScore. Rankings based purely on what viewers actually think.

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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari

1920 · 1,698 ratings

Francis, a young man, recalls in his memory the horrible experiences he and his fiancée Jane recently went through. Francis and his friend Alan visit The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, an exhibit where the mysterious doctor shows the somnambulist Cesare, and awakens him for some moments from his death-like sleep.

7.9

One Week

1920 · 301 ratings

Newlyweds receive a build-it-yourself house as a wedding gift—and the house can, supposedly, be built in "one week". A rejected suitor secretly re-numbers packing crates, and the husband struggles to assemble the house according to this new 'arrangement' of its parts.

7.9

The Scarecrow

1920 · 155 ratings

Two farmhands compete for the love of the farmer's daughter.

7.4

The Golem: How He Came Into the World

1920 · 225 ratings

In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.

7.0

Neighbors

1920 · 146 ratings

The Romeo and Juliet story played out in a tenement neighborhood with Buster and Virginia's families hating each other over the fence separating their buildings.

7.1

Way Down East

1920 · 108 ratings

A naive country girl is tricked into a sham marriage by a wealthy womanizer, then must rebuild her life despite the taint of having borne a child out of wedlock.

7.0

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

1920 · 154 ratings

A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.

6.7

Convict 13

1920 · 126 ratings

A young golfer is mugged by an escaped convict and finds himself in a prison where he foils a jailbreak.

6.7

Within Our Gates

1920 · 100 ratings

Abandoned by her fiancé, an educated black woman with a traumatizing past dedicates herself to helping a near bankrupt school for impoverished black children.

6.0

About 1920 Movies

These are the best-rated movies released in 1920 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 1920 memorable in cinema based on the collective opinion of movie lovers worldwide.

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