swap_horiz Haxan Alternatives

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The Man with a Movie Camera

Dziga Vertov's 1929 Soviet silent film Man with a Movie Camera constructs a day of urban activity without a conventional...

Documentary Soviet 1920S City Symphony

9.47 Excellent

2

Sherlock Jr.

A cinema projectionist dreams of becoming a detective in Sherlock Jr., Buster Keaton's 1924 American silent comedy. Afte...

American Comedy Feature 1920S

9.30 Excellent

3

Steamboat Bill, Jr.

Buster Keaton plays the unlikely heir to a riverboat captain in Steamboat Bill, Jr., an American silent comedy released...

American Comedy Feature 1920S

8.84 Great

4

Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages

Benjamin Christensen's Häxan combines an illustrated historical lecture with staged scenes of witchcraft accusations and...

Danish Horror Documentary 1920S

8.80 Great

5

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

8.27 Great

6

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

8.18 Great

7

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

8.04 Great

8

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

7.92 Good

9

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

7.86 Good

10

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

7.80 Good

11

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

7.77 Good

12

Erotikon

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

Comedy Feature Swedish 1920S

7.71 Good

13

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

7.70 Good

14

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

7.68 Good

15

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

7.55 Good

16

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

7.53 Good

17

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

7.36 Good

18

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

7.31 Good

19

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

7.30 Good

20

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

6.72 Fair