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| 1 |  | Metropolis (1927) |  3.9370 109 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Romance |
$20.95
| In the future humans are divided into two classes: the thinkers and the workers. When the leader of ...more about Metropolis starring Alfred Abel and Gustav Fröhlich |
| 2 |  | Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans (1927) | 3.7687 39 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Romance |
$18.82
| A gorgeous big city woman vacations in a small farming community where she begins a relationship ...more about Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans starring George O'Brien and Janet Gaynor |
| 3 |  | Letzte Mann, Der (1924) |  3.5747 18 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy |
$22.90
| The experienced doorman at the Atlantic Hotel is quite proud of his position, his responsibilities, ...more about Letzte Mann starring Emil Jannings and Maly Delschaft |
| 4 |  | Nibelungen: Siegfried, Die (1924) | 3.5087 9 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Fantasy |
$27.95
| Siegfried, son of King Sigmund, hears of the beautiful sister of Gunter, King of Worms, Kriemhild. ...more about Nibelungen: Siegfried starring Paul Richter and Georg August Koch |
| 5 |  | Wind, The (1928) | 3.4894 10 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | Letty (Lillian Gish) moves from the East to West Texas, where it seems the wind is always blowing ...more about Wind starring Lillian Gish and Lars Hanson |
| 6 |  | Napoleon (1927) | 3.4279 8 reviews | G | Drama, War, Biography | N/A | A massive six-hour biopic of Napoleon, tracing his career from his schooldays (where a snowball ...more about Napoleon starring Albert Dieudonné and Vladimir Roudenko |
| 7 |  | Nosferatu, a Symphony of Horror (1922) | 3.3950 15 reviews | NA | Thriller, Fantasy, Horror |
$15.39
| Count Orlok's move to Bremen brings the plague traceable to his dealings with the realtor Thomas ...more about Nosferatu starring Max Schreck and Alexander Granach |
| 8 |  | Pandora's Box (1929) | 3.2650 31 reviews | NA | Drama |
$24.99
| G.W. Pabst's film that catapulted Louise Brooks to international acclaim and made her 'the' icon of ...more about Pandora's Box starring Louise Brooks and Carl Goetz |
| 9 |  | Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed, Die (1926) |  3.2081 16 reviews | NA | Adventure, Fantasy, Romance, Animation |
$22.76
| Based on stories from "The Arabian Nights." A wicked sorcerer tricks Prince Achmed into riding a ...more about Abenteuer des Prinzen Achmed |
| 10 |  | Piccadilly (1929) | 3.1929 23 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime |
$21.09
| The star attraction of the Piccadilly Club is the dancing team of Mabel and Vic. Victor is ...more about Piccadilly starring Gilda Gray and Anna May Wong |
| 11 |  | General, The (1927) | 3.1889 28 reviews | NA | Action, War, Romance, Comedy |
$5.16
| Johnnie loves his train ("The General") and Annabelle Lee. When the Civil War begins he is turned ...more about General starring Marion Mack and Glen Cavender |
| 12 |  | Lost World, The (1925) | 3.1887 24 reviews | NA | Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi |
$4.99
| Explorer Professor Challenger is taking quite a beating in the London press thanks to his claim ...more about Lost World starring Bessie Love and Lloyd Hughes |
| 13 |  | Chelovek s kino-apparatom (1929) | 3.1849 25 reviews | NA | Documentary |
$17.45
| This playful film is at once a documentary of a day in the life of the Soviet Union, a documentary ...more about Chelovek s kino-apparatom |
| 14 |  | Navigator, The (1924) | 3.1588 17 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$15.99
| Rollo decides to marry his sweetheart Betsy and sail to Honolulu. When she rejects him he decides ...more about Navigator starring Buster Keaton and Frederick Vroom |
| 15 |  | Unknown, The (1927) | 3.1526 22 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror, Romance |
$28.74
| Alonzo is an apparently armless knife thrower who uses his feet to encircle Estrellita with blades. ...more about Unknown starring Lon Chaney and Norman Kerry |
| 16 |  | Why Worry? (1923) | 3.1375 7 reviews | NA | Adventure, Romance, Comedy, Family |
$50.22
| Harold Van Pelham (Lloyd) is a hypochondriac, rich businessman who sails to the tropics for his ...more about Why Worry? starring Harold Lloyd and Jobyna Ralston |
| 17 |  | Kid Brother, The (1927) | 3.1231 6 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy, Family |
$64.65
| The most important family in Hickoryville is (naturally enough) the Hickorys, with sheriff Jim and ...more about Kid Brother starring Frank Lanning and Harold Lloyd |
| 18 |  | Stachka (1925) | 3.1049 8 reviews | NA | Drama |
$14.99
| In Russia's factory region during Czarist rule, there's restlessness and strike planning among ...more about Stachka |
| 19 |  | Crowd, The (1928) | 3.0991 19 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | Born on the fourth of July, 1900, the future holds unlimited potential for newborn John Sims. But ...more about Crowd starring Eleanor Boardman and Bert Roach |
| 20 |  | Phantom of the Opera, The (1925) | 3.0659 27 reviews | NA | Drama, Horror |
$5.00
| At the Opera of Paris, a mysterious phantom threatens a famous lyric singer, Carlotta and thus ...more about Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney and Mary Philbin |
| 21 |  | Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1925) | 3.0569 11 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, Romance |
$19.33
| Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman ...more about Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ starring Francis X. Bushman and Nigel De Brulier |
| 22 |  | Wings (1927) | 3.0342 25 reviews | NA | Action, Drama, War, Romance | N/A | Two young men fall in love for the same same girl. After US enters WWi, both join the Air Corps and ...more about Wings starring Clara Bow and Charles 'Buddy' Rogers |
| 23 |  | Hustler, The (1921) | 3.0136 3 reviews | NA | Comedy, Short | N/A | "Fast" Eddie Felson is a pool shark who hustles his way across the country to Ames Billiard Parlor ...more about Hustler starring 'Snub' Pollard and Marie Mosquini |
| 24 |  | Kid, The (1921) | 3.0136 15 reviews | NA | Drama, Comedy, Family |
$8.99
| The opening title reads: "A comedy with a smile--and perhaps a tear". As she leaves the charity ...more about Kid starring Charles Chaplin and Edna Purviance |
| 25 |  | Black Pirate, The (1926) | 3.0044 10 reviews | NA | Action, Adventure |
$6.99
| A nobleman vows to avenge the death of his father at the hands of pirates. To this end he ...more about Black Pirate starring Douglas Fairbanks and Anders Randolf |
| 26 |  | The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) | 2.9848 29 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Horror | N/A | A man named Francis relates a story about his best friend Alan and his fiancée Jane. Alan takes him ...more about The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari starring Werner Krauss and Conrad Veidt |
| 27 |  | Don Q Son of Zorro (1925) | 2.9825 5 reviews | NA | Adventure, Romance |
$19.95
| Don Cesar de Vega, son of Zorro, is in Spain for his education. By way of education, he duels with ...more about Don Q Son of Zorro starring Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Astor |
| 28 |  | Peter Pan (1924) | 2.9793 4 reviews | NA | Adventure, Fantasy, Family |
$20.95
| Peter Pan, the kid who doesn't want to grow up, arrives at the Darling home searching for his ...more about Peter Pan starring Betty Bronson and Mary Brian |
| 29 |  | Faust (1926) | 2.9770 19 reviews | NA | Fantasy, Horror |
$20.95
| God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and ...more about Faust starring Gösta Ekman and Yvette Guilbert |
| 30 |  | Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) | 2.9725 14 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy, Family |
$13.58
| Willie is the effete son of riverboat captain "Steamboat Bill" coming to see his dad after years of ...more about Steamboat Bill starring Buster Keaton and Ernest Torrence |
| 31 |  | Bleak House (1922) | 2.9679 1 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime | N/A | ...more about Bleak House starring Sybil Thorndike and Betty Doyle |
| 32 |  | It's a Gift (1923) | 2.9679 1 reviews | NA |
$61.99
| A group of oil magnates are trying to think of new ways to attract business. One of them suggests ...more about It's a Gift starring Marie Mosquini and 'Snub' Pollard | |
| 33 |  | Little People, The (1926) | 2.9679 1 reviews | NA | Romance | N/A | ...more about Little People starring Mona Maris and Frank Stanmore |
| 34 |  | Beloved Rogue, The (1927) | 2.9679 3 reviews | NA | Adventure, Drama, History, Romance |
$21.99
| In 1432, while François Villon is still an infant, his father dies as a martyr to his devotion to ...more about Beloved Rogue starring John Barrymore and Conrad Veidt |
| 35 |  | Sparrows (1926) | 2.9515 5 reviews | NA | Drama |
$23.99
| Evil Mr.Grimes keeps a rag-tag bunch orphans on his farm deep in a swamp in the US South. He forces ...more about Sparrows starring Mary Pickford and Roy Stewart |
| 36 |  | Three Ages (1923) | 2.9423 5 reviews | NA | Comedy |
$15.99
| In his first independently produced feature film Buster tells of love and romance through three ...more about Three Ages starring Wallace Beery and Buster Keaton |
| 37 |  | It (1927) | 2.9418 14 reviews | NA | Romance, Comedy |
$22.76
| Shopgirl Betty Lou has designs on Cyrus Waltham, the handsome owner of the department store where ...more about It starring Clara Bow and Julia Swayne Gordon |
| 38 |  | Our Hospitality (1923) | 2.9366 13 reviews | NA | Comedy, Family |
$18.99
| This is a costume-period piece set in 1830s Kentucky. The Canfields and the McKays are feuding ...more about Our Hospitality starring Joe Roberts and Ralph Bushman |
| 39 |  | Mark of Zorro, The (1920) | 2.9268 9 reviews | NA | Adventure |
$13.58
| In old Spanish California, the oppressive colonial government is opposed by Zorro, masked champion ...more about Mark of Zorro starring Douglas Fairbanks and Noah Beery |
| 40 |  | Häxan (1922) | 2.9262 24 reviews | NA | Horror, Documentary |
$27.95
| A documentary about the history of witchcraft, told in a variety of styles, from illustrated ...more about Häxan starring Aage Hertel and Maren Pedersen |
| 41 |  | Cameraman, The (1928) | 2.9245 19 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Comedy, Family |
$29.50
| After becoming infatuated with a pretty office worker for MGM Newsreels, Buster trades in his ...more about Cameraman starring Harry Gribbon and Buster Keaton |
| 42 |  | Blackmail (1929) | 2.9210 27 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller |
$6.99
| Alice White is the daughter of a shopkeeper in 1920's London. Her boyfriend, Frank Webber is a ...more about Blackmail starring Anny Ondra and Sara Allgood |
| 43 |  | Ace of Hearts, The (1921) | 2.9195 5 reviews | NA | Drama, Crime, Romance |
$28.74
| A secret society holds a meeting to determine what to do about a powerful and dangerous man whom ...more about Ace of Hearts starring Lon Chaney and Leatrice Joy |
| 44 |  | Greed (1924) | 2.9120 14 reviews | NA | Drama | N/A | John McTeague was a simple slow man who became a dentist after working at the Big Dipper Gold Mine. ...more about Greed starring Zasu Pitts and Gibson Gowland |
| 45 |  | Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (1927) | 2.8937 16 reviews | NA | Adventure, Documentary |
$24.24
| Kru is a pioneer, living deeper in the jungle of northern Siam than any of his predecessors. He ...more about Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness starring Kru and Chantui |
| 46 |  | Cat and the Canary, The (1927) | 2.8908 17 reviews | NA | Horror, Mystery |
$15.39
| Rich old Cyrus West's relatives are waiting for him to die so they can inherit. But he stipulates ...more about Cat and the Canary starring Laura La Plante and Creighton Hale |
| 47 |  | Jazz Singer, The (1927) | 2.8875 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Romance, Music | N/A | Cantor Rabinowitz is concerned and upset because his son Jakie shows so little interest in carrying ...more about Jazz Singer starring Al Jolson and May McAvoy |
| 48 |  | Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925) | 2.8837 25 reviews | NA | Drama, History, War |
$14.99
| Based on the historical events the movie tells the story of a riot at the battleship Potemkin. What ...more about Bronenosets Potyomkin starring Aleksandr Antonov and Vladimir Barsky |
| 49 |  | Laugh, Clown, Laugh (1928) | 2.8811 3 reviews | NA | Drama |
$28.74
| As professional clowns Tito and Simon are traveling, they happen upon an abandoned child, whom they ...more about Laugh starring Lon Chaney and Bernard Siegel |
| 50 |  | Lodger, The (1927) | 2.8792 12 reviews | NA | Drama, Thriller, Crime |
$6.49
| A serial killer known as "The Avenger" is on the loose in London, murdering blonde women. A ...more about Lodger starring Marie Ault and Arthur Chesney |
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