1. People on Sunday (Menschen am Sonntag)
A semi-documentary experimental 1930 German silent film created by amateurs with a small budget. With authentic scenes of the metropolis city of Berlin, it's the first film from the later famous screenwriters/directors Billy Wilder and Fred Zinnemann.
It has an average vote of 7.272 on TMDB.
2. The Kid
A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son.
It has an average vote of 8.183 on TMDB.
3. Reno: A City Symphony Film
Two friends travel around the city of Reno, Nevada, and go skating at a nearby parking garage.
4. Modern Times
A bumbling tramp desires to build a home with a young woman, yet is thwarted time and time again by his lack of experience and habit of being in the wrong place at the wrong time..
It has an average vote of 8.296 on TMDB.
5. Aelita: Queen of Mars (Аэлита)
A young man travels to Mars in a rocket ship, where he leads a popular uprising against the ruling group with the support of Queen Aelita, who has fallen in love with him after watching him through a telescope.
It has an average vote of 5.986 on TMDB.
6. Woman in the Moon (Frau im Mond)
A scientist discovers that there's gold on the moon. He builds a rocket to fly there, but there's too much rivalry among the crew to have a successful expedition.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
7. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.
It has an average vote of 6.781 on TMDB.
8. Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
The story of a poor young woman, separated by prejudice from her husband and baby, is interwoven with tales of intolerance from throughout history.
It has an average vote of 7.106 on TMDB.
9. The Big Parade
The story of an idle rich boy who joins the US Army's Rainbow Division and is sent to France to fight in World War I, becomes friends with two working class men, experiences the horrors of trench warfare, and finds love with a French girl.
It has an average vote of 7.572 on TMDB.
10. The Crowd
John, an ambitious but undisciplined New York City office worker, meets and marries Mary. They start a family, struggle to cope with marital stress, financial setbacks, and tragedy, all while lost amid the anonymous, pitiless throngs of the big city.
It has an average vote of 7.585 on TMDB.
11. Emigrants (Emigrant)
A short, cautionary tale of emigrating to America.
12. The Last Laugh (Der letzte Mann)
An aging doorman, after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbours and society.
It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.
13. L'Âge d'or (L'Âge d'or)
The film consists of a series of tightly interlinked vignettes, the most sustained of which details the story of a man and a woman who are passionately in love. Their attempts to consummate their passion are constantly thwarted, by their families, by the Church and bourgeois society in general.
It has an average vote of 6.803 on TMDB.
14. La défense du drapeau (La défense du drapeau)
As the only survivor of a battle, a cavalryman heroically defends his flag.
It has an average vote of 4.5 on TMDB.
15. The Soldier's Courtship
Britain's first drama film.
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
16. Marthanda Varma (മാർത്താണ്ഡവർമ്മ)
Based on the novel Marthandavarma, the film recounts the adventures of the crown Prince, Marthandavarma on how he eliminates his arch-rivals one by one, to ascend to the throne of the Kingdom of Travancore.
17. Mirages (Миражи)
Marianna advertises for work as a reader and is employed by the reclusive millionaire Dymov. Appreciative of her sensitive, artistic nature, and of her youthful innocence and purity, Dymov is protective of Marianna and shields her from the attentions of his philandering playboy son. Marianna confesses to her fiancé Sergei that, at times, she feels deeply conflicted, drawn by the seductive lure of wealth and luxury. When her protector Dymov dies, his son begins to pursue her. Can Marianna resist her attraction to the opulent lifestyle that Dymov's son offers?
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
18. Quietude
Audiovisual view for decisive days in a life of a lightly hearing person.
19. Limite (Limite)
Adrift in the vast expanse of the ocean, a solitary boat carries three castaways—a man and two women. Stranded and devoid of any glimmer of rescue, they find solace in recounting the tales of their lives to one another. As they delve into their personal narratives, reminiscing about the circumstances that led them to this desolate predicament, they navigate through the depths of three distinct destinies. Bound by the confines of their shared space, every aspect of their existence becomes a boundary, underscoring their plight.
It has an average vote of 7.048 on TMDB.
20. The Little Tease
The supposition was that she was born a tease, for from her first teeth to the time she was almost grown, she vented her witcheries on her unsuspecting parents and the wild things of her mountain home. But that was before the man from the valley lost his way and later found it back again, bearing away the little tease to the valley. While she suffered the qualms of broken faith, her father passed through a like struggle, for he felt the precepts of the "beloved book" had failed him. He closed the door of his cabin upon the world and the light from his window, lighting the wayfarer over the mountain path, disappeared. The struggle over, it came hack in its place in time to beckon the little tease as she left the valley behind.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
