swap_horiz The Death Ray 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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The Adventures of Prince Achmed

Lotte Reiniger’s *The Adventures of Prince Achmed* represents a landmark achievement in early animation. This 1926 Germa...

German Animation Feature 1920S

8.6 Great

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A Cottage on Dartmoor

A Cottage on Dartmoor is a 1929 British silent film directed by Anthony Asquith. The feature utilizes innovative editing...

Feature British 1920S Asquith

8.5 Great

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Cœur fidèle

Cœur fidèle, directed by Jean Epstein in 1923, is a significant French silent film exploring themes of love and loss. Th...

French Feature Impressionist 1920S

8.4 Great

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Lonesome

Lonesome is a 1928 American drama film directed by Paul Fejos, starring Glenn Tryon and Barbara Kent as two isolated ind...

Feature Romance 1920S Fejos

8.4 Great

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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

Fritz Lang’s 1924 silent film Die Nibelungen: Siegfried presents a visually arresting interpretation of the German epic...

Fantasy German Feature 1920S

8.3 Great

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Fragment of an Empire

“Fragment of an Empire” is a 1920s Soviet silent film directed by Friedrich Ermler. The feature explores themes of memor...

Drama Feature Soviet 1920S

8.3 Great

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The New Babylon

Grigori Kozintsev’s *The New Babylon* (1929) is a significant Soviet silent drama exploring themes of revolution and soc...

Drama Feature Soviet 1920S

8.0 Great

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The House on Trubnaya

The House on Trubnaya is a 1928 Soviet silent comedy film directed by Boris Barnet. It stars Vera Maretskaya as Paranya...

Comedy Feature Soviet 1920S

7.9 Good

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By the Law

By the Law (Russian: Po zakonu) is a 1926 Soviet silent drama film directed by Lev Kuleshov, adapted from Jack London's...

Drama Feature Soviet 1920S

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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The Girl with a Hatbox

The Girl with a Hatbox is a 1927 Soviet silent comedy film directed by Boris Barnet. The film follows a young woman from...

Comedy Feature Soviet 1920S

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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The Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom

The Cigarette Girl of Mosselprom is a 1924 Soviet silent comedy directed by Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky, based on a novella by An...

Comedy Feature Soviet 1920S

7.4 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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The Devil's Wheel

The Devil’s Wheel is a 1926 Soviet silent crime film directed by Grigori Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg. It was made thro...

Drama Feature Soviet 1920S

6.4 Fair

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The Mysterious Island

The Mysterious Island is a 1929 MGM science-fiction adventure film based on the novel by Jules Verne. It is associated w...

Adventure American Feature 1920S

6.2 Fair