1. The Birth of a Nation
Two families, abolitionist Northerners the Stonemans and Southern landowners the Camerons, intertwine. When Confederate colonel Ben Cameron is captured in battle, nurse Elsie Stoneman petitions for his pardon. In Reconstruction-era South Carolina, Cameron founds the Ku Klux Klan, battling Elsie's congressman father and his African-American protégé, Silas Lynch.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
2. Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
A married farmer falls under the spell of a slatternly woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
3. Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Behind enemy lines, Captain Bob White disguises himself as a woman in order to fool members of the German High Command, including the Kaiser himself.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
4. Ballads of the Exodus
The life of Moses as told through the Book of Exodus, the imagination of a dying boy, and the ballads of his father.
5. The Moth of Moonbi
Charles Chauvel's first feature tells the story of a country girl, Dell Ferris , drawn to the bright lights of the big city where her inheritance is soon frittered away with high society revelling. A wiser Dell returns to Moonbi Station where she is beset by the cattle rustler Jack Bronson, but finally finds peace and happiness with the faithful head stockman, Tom. Only part of the film survives to this day.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
6. 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 7.275 on TMDB.
7. Motherhood: Life's Greatest Miracle
In parallel stories, a social butterfly and a lower middle-class wife brace themselves for the challenge of birthing a child in the modern era.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
8. Rashomon (羅生門)
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
It has an average vote of 8.091 on TMDB.
9. The Captive
Set during the Balkan Wars, The Captive tells the story of Sonia, a young woman living in Montenegro and left to care for her younger brother Milos and the family farm when older brother Marko goes off to battle. Unable to handle the day-to-day tasks following her brother’s tragic death, help comes in the form of Mahmud Hassan, a captured Turk nobleman, now a prisoner of war. Tasked with helping Sonia, their initial frosty relationship soon melts into love. As the war rages on Sonia, Mahmud and Milos will face near-insurmountable obstacles in their quest for a better life amidst the hell of war.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
10. A Throw of Dice (Prapancha Pash)
Two neighboring kings addicted to gambling, Ranjit and his cousin Sohat, vie for the same beautiful young woman, Sunita, daughter of the hermit Kanwa.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
11. The Farmer's Wife
Successful middle-aged farmer Samuel Sweetland becomes widowed, then his daughter marries and leaves home. Deciding he wishes to remarry, Sweetland pursues some local women he considers prospects.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
12. Lord Jim
Because he deserted his ship and passengers during a collision at sea, a ship's mate loses his certification. Unable to find work at sea, he takes a job at a trading post, and eventually works his way up to managing the business. He falls in love with the owner's daughter, and shares leadership of the local village with the son of the Rajah. One day, however, a band of pirates attacks the village, and the man is astonished to see that the pirates are none other than the tyrannical captain of his former ship and his crew.
13. The Heart of a Siren
This silent drama's story is based on the Broadway play Hail and Farewell by William Hurlbut.
14. Prelietavka (Prelietavka)
(Prelietavka)
15. Slnečný kúpeľ (Slnečný kúpeľ)
(Slnečný kúpeľ)
16. Der Meineidbauer (Der Meineidbauer)
(Der Meineidbauer)
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
17. The Farmer Forsworn (Der Meineidbauer)
(Der Meineidbauer)
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
18. Down Home
DOWN HOME is a rural drama set in New England and stars Leatrice Joy as Nancy Pelot, daughter of the town drunk. He was once a businessman and still owns a local farm, but Nancy now supports her father and herself with a mysterious job in a nearby town.
19. Troubles of a Grass Widower (Vive la vie de garçon)
A housewife tires of her husband's annoying behavior and returns to her mother. At first, the husband is quite pleased to have the house all to himself. But he quickly discovers that even the most basic domestic chores can be fraught with difficulty.
It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.
20. The Victory of Love (Kärleken segrar)
Farm girl Olga Ström is seduced by the Hans Brandt, who soon abandons her, even though she carries their child.