swap_horiz Haxan Alternatives

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The Man with a Movie Camera

Dziga Vertov’s *The Man with a Movie Camera* (1929) is a groundbreaking Soviet silent film. It presents an urban landsca...

Documentary Soviet 1920S City Symphony

9.5 Brilliant

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Sherlock Jr.

Sherlock Jr. is a 1920s American silent comedy featuring Buster Keaton. The film’s innovative “dream sequence” where Kea...

American Comedy Feature 1920S

9.3 Excellent

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Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Steamboat Bill, Jr. is an American silent comedy film from 1928 starring Buster Keaton. The movie’s most notable scene i...

American Comedy Feature 1920S

8.8 Great

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Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages

Benjamin Christensen’s *Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages* (1922) is a significant Danish-Swedish silent horror film. I...

Danish Horror Documentary 1920S

8.8 Great

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Berlin: Symphony of a Great City

Walter Ruttmann’s *Berlin: Symphony of a Great City* offers a remarkably detailed visual record of Weimar Berlin in 1927...

German Documentary Feature City

8.3 Great

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The Great White Silence

The Great White Silence is a 1920s British documentary film directed by Herbert Ponting. It offers a rare visual record...

Documentary Feature British 1920S

8.2 Great

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The Fall of the House of Usher

Jean Epstein’s 1928 *The Fall of the House of Usher* presents a strikingly atmospheric adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe's s...

French Horror Feature 1920S

8.0 Great

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The Parson's Widow

The Parson's Widow is a 1920 Swedish silent comedy directed by Carl Theodor Dreyer and adapted from a story by Kristofer...

Comedy Feature Swedish 1920S

7.9 Good

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The Saga of Gösta Berling

The Saga of Gösta Berling is a 1924 Swedish silent epic film directed by Mauritz Stiller. It is an adaptation of the 189...

Drama Feature Swedish 1920S

7.9 Good

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The Hands of Orlac

"The Hands of Orlac" is a 1924 Austrian silent horror film directed by Robert Wiene and starring Conrad Veidt. It adapts...

Austrian Horror Feature 1920S

7.8 Good

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A Page of Madness

"A Page of Madness" is a 1926 Japanese avant-garde silent film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa, set primarily in a mental...

Avant Garde Japanese Horror Feature

7.8 Good

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Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life

"Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life" is a 1925 silent documentary film directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoeds...

Travel American Documentary Feature

7.7 Good

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The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty

The Fall of the Romanov Dynasty is a 1927 Soviet compilation documentary directed by Esfir Shub. The film is constructed...

Documentary Feature Soviet 1920S

7.7 Good

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Erotikon

Erotikon is a 1920 Swedish silent romantic comedy directed by Mauritz Stiller and produced by Svensk Filmindustri. The f...

Comedy Feature Swedish 1920S

7.7 Good

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The Epic of Everest

The Epic of Everest is a 1924 British silent documentary film directed by John Noel. The film documents the 1924 British...

Mountaineering Documentary Feature British

7.6 Good

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The Eleventh Year

The Eleventh Year is a 1928 Soviet silent documentary directed by Dziga Vertov and produced in Ukraine. Made to mark the...

Documentary Feature Soviet 1920S

7.5 Good

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A Sixth Part of the World

A Sixth Part of the World is a 1926 Soviet silent documentary directed by Dziga Vertov and produced by the All-Union Cin...

Documentary Feature Soviet 1920S

7.4 Good

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Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness

Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness is a 1927 silent film directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, who later...

Adventure American Documentary Feature

7.3 Good

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Kino-Eye

Kino-Eye is a 1924 Soviet documentary film directed by Dziga Vertov that serves as a practical manifestation of his kino...

Documentary Feature Soviet 1920S

7.3 Good

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Alraune

Alraune is a 1928 German silent science-fiction horror film directed and written by Henrik Galeen, with Brigitte Helm in...

German Horror Feature 1920S

6.7 Fair