Best Historical movies from the 1920s

Best Historical movies from the 1920s [Discovery Queue]

Movies like The Passion of Joan of Arc, Battleship Potemkin, and Napoleon, ranked by the ReelsGraph community.
Last updated: October 22, 2026

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The Passion of Joan of Arc

1928April 1928 by Carl Theodor Dreyer

Drama, History

Drama, History

7.41 Excellent-- 1,148 ratings
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Battleship Potemkin

1925December 1925 by Sergei Eisenstein

Drama, History, War

Drama, History, War

7.07 Good++ 1,355 ratings
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Napoleon

1927January 1927 by Abel Gance

Drama, History, War

Drama, History, War

6.81 Good+ 236 ratings
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The Last Command

1928January 1928 by Josef von Sternberg

Drama, History, War

Drama, History, War

6.32 Good-- <100 ratings
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October (Ten Days that Shook the World)

1928May 1928 by Sergei Eisenstein

Drama, History

Drama, History

6.26 Good-- 231 ratings
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The Parson's Widow

1920October 1920 by Carl Theodor Dreyer

Comedy, Drama, History

Comedy, Drama, History

6.19 Good-- <100 ratings
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Orphans of the Storm

1921December 1921 by D.W. Griffith

Drama, History, Romance

Drama, History, Romance

6.16 Good-- 107 ratings
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The Scarlet Letter

1927January 1927 by Victor Sjöström

Drama, History

Drama, History

6.14 Good-- <100 ratings
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The Iron Horse

1925October 1925 by John Ford

Western, Drama, History

Western, Drama, History

6.14 Good-- <100 ratings
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Scaramouche

1923September 1923 by Rex Ingram

History, Romance, Adventure

History, Romance, Adventure

6.11 Good-- <100 ratings
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Anna Boleyn

1920December 1920 by Ernst Lubitsch

History, Drama

History, Drama

6.11 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Beloved Rogue

1927March 1927 by Alan Crosland

Drama, Action, Adventure

Drama, Action, Adventure

6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Wonderful Lies of Nina Petrovna

1929April 1929 by Hanns Schwarz

History, Romance, Drama

History, Romance, Drama

6.09 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Viking

1928November 1928 by Roy William Neill

History, Action, Adventure

History, Action, Adventure

6.08 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Iron Mask

1929February 1929 by Allan Dwan

Adventure, History

Adventure, History

6.08 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Rosita

1923September 1923 by Ernst Lubitsch

Romance, Comedy, History

Romance, Comedy, History

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Chronicles of the Gray House

1925February 1925 by Arthur von Gerlach

History, Drama

History, Drama

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Loves of Pharaoh

1922February 1922 by Ernst Lubitsch

History, Drama, Romance

History, Drama, Romance

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Red Dance

1928December 1928 by Raoul Walsh

Romance, History, Drama

Romance, History, Drama

6.07 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Storm Over Asia

1928November 1928 by Vsevolod Pudovkin

Drama, War, History

Drama, War, History

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Old Ironsides

1926December 1926 by James Cruze

History, Drama

History, Drama

6.06 Okay++ <100 ratings
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When a Man Loves

1927August 1927 by Alan Crosland

History, Romance

History, Romance

6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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23

The Ten Commandments

1923November 1923 by Cecil B. DeMille

Drama, History

Drama, History

6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Noah's Ark

1928November 1928 by Michael Curtiz

Drama, War, History

Drama, War, History

6.05 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Glorious Betsy

1928April 1928 by Alan Crosland

Drama, History

Drama, History

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The King of Kings

1927April 1927 by Cecil B. DeMille

Drama, History

Drama, History

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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27

Old San Francisco

1927September 1927 by Alan Crosland

Drama, History, Romance

Drama, History, Romance

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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28

America

1924February 1924 by D.W. Griffith

Drama, History, Action

Drama, History, Action

6.04 Okay++ <100 ratings
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29

Eliso

1929November 1929 by Nikoloz Shengelaia

Drama, History, Romance

Drama, History, Romance

6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Last of the Mohicans

1920November 1920 by Maurice Tourneur

Adventure, Drama, History

Adventure, Drama, History

6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Hands Up!

1926January 1926 by Clarence G. Badger

Comedy, History

Comedy, History

6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Hussar of Death

1925November 1925 by Pedro Sienna

History, Comedy, Drama

History, Comedy, Drama

6.03 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The New Babylon

1929March 1929 by Grigori Kozintsev

Drama, History

Drama, History

6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Club of the Big Deed

1927March 1927 by Grigori Kozintsev

Drama, History

Drama, History

6.02 Okay++ <100 ratings
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The Surami Fortress

1922October 1922 by Ivane Perestiani

Drama, History

Drama, History

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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36

Leaves from Satan's Book

1920November 1920 by Carl Theodor Dreyer

Drama, History, Fantasy

Drama, History, Fantasy

6.00 Okay++ <100 ratings
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37

Wings of a Serf

1926November 1926 by Yuri Tarich

Drama, History

Drama, History

5.99 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Honor

1926April 1926 by Hamo Bek-Nazaryan

History, Drama

History, Drama

5.98 Okay++ <100 ratings
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39

The Divine Lady

1928December 1928 by Frank Lloyd

Drama, History, Romance

Drama, History, Romance

5.94 Okay++ <100 ratings
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Disraeli

1929November 1929 by Alfred E. Green

Drama, History

Drama, History

5.91 Okay++ <100 ratings
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41

The Betrothed

1922August 1922 by Mario Bonnard

History, Drama, Romance

History, Drama, Romance

Needs more reviews
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42

An Unforgettable Grudge

1926November 1926 by Daisuke Itō

History, Action

History, Action

Needs more reviews
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43

Nathan der Weise

1922December 1922 by Manfred Noa

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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44

Winners of the Wilderness

1927January 1927 by W.S. Van Dyke

Drama, War, History

Drama, War, History

Needs more reviews
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Barbara Frietchie

1924September 1924 by Lambert Hillyer

Drama, War, Romance

Drama, War, Romance

Needs more reviews
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46

Pohjalaisia

1925November 1925 by Jalmari Lahdensuo

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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47

The Ninth Wave

1926August 1926 by Vladimir Barsky

War, Drama, History

War, Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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48

The Woman Disputed

1928September 1928 by Henry King

History, Drama

History, Drama

Needs more reviews
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49

Atlantik

1929October 1929 by E.A. Dupont

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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50

Luther

1928February 1928 by Hans Kyser

History

History

Needs more reviews
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51

На крыльях ввысь

1923December 1923 by Boris Mikhin

History, Adventure

History, Adventure

Needs more reviews
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Romola

1924December 1924 by Henry King

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword

1929September 1929 by Daisuke Itō

Drama, Action, War

Drama, Action, War

Needs more reviews
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54

Hua Mulan Joins the Army

1927November 1927 by Li Ping-Qian

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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Danton

1921May 1921 by Dimitri Buchowetzki

History, Drama

History, Drama

Needs more reviews
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56

Maksim Maksimich

1927June 1927 by Vladimir Barsky

History, War, Drama

History, War, Drama

Needs more reviews
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57

Saint Joan the Maid

1929April 1929 by Marco de Gastyne

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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58

Helen of Troy

1924January 1924 by Manfred Noa

History, Action, Drama

History, Action, Drama

Needs more reviews
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59

Les Misérables

1925November 1925 by Henri Fescourt

History, Crime, Drama

History, Crime, Drama

Needs more reviews
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60

Andreas Hofer

1929October 1929 by Hans Prechtl

History, Drama

History, Drama

Needs more reviews
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61

Quo Vadis?

1924October 1924 by Gabriellino D'Annunzio

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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62

Waterloo

1929November 1929 by Karl Grune

War, Thriller, History

War, Thriller, History

Needs more reviews
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Arsena Georgiashvili

1921October 1921 by Ivane Perestiani

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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64

Jánošík

1921November 1921 by Jaroslav Siakeľ

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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65

Kastus Kalinovskiy

1928April 1928 by Vladimir Gardin

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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66

Irish Destiny

1926March 1926 by George Dewhurst

History, Drama, War

History, Drama, War

Needs more reviews
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67

Carmen

1926January 1926 by Jacques Feyder

History, Drama

History, Drama

Needs more reviews
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68

The Patriot

1928September 1928 by Ernst Lubitsch

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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69

May the Second

1927December 1927 by José Buchs

History, Drama

History, Drama

Needs more reviews
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70

Lady Hamilton

1921October 1921 by Richard Oswald

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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71

Napoleon at St. Helena

1929November 1929 by Lupu Pick

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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72

The Last Days of Pompeii

1926March 1926 by Carmine Gallone

History

History

Needs more reviews
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Pan Tadeusz

1928November 1928 by Ryszard Ordyński

History, Romance

History, Romance

Needs more reviews
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74

El conde de Maravillas

1927March 1927 by José Buchs

History, Drama

History, Drama

Needs more reviews
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75

Year 1863

1922July 1922 by Edward Puchalski

History, Drama

History, Drama

Needs more reviews
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76

Miracle of the Wolves

1924November 1924 by Raymond Bernard

History, Drama

History, Drama

Needs more reviews
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77

Ubasuteyama

1925January 1925 by Sanae Yamamoto

Drama, Family, History

Drama, Family, History

Needs more reviews
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78

The Flag: A Story Inspired by the Tradition of Betsy Ross

1927October 1927 by Arthur Maude

History, Drama

History, Drama

Needs more reviews
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79

The Spanish Dancer

1923October 1923 by Herbert Brenon

History, Romance

History, Romance

Needs more reviews
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80

Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall

1924May 1924 by Marshall Neilan

Romance, Drama, History

Romance, Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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Der Ochsenkrieg

1920October 1920 by Franz Osten

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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82

I.N.R.I. – A Film of Humanity

1923December 1923 by Robert Wiene

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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83

P.K.P.

1926September 1926 by Heorhiy Stabovyi

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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The Ship

1921November 1921 by Gabriellino D'Annunzio

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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85

Young Medardus

1923October 1923 by Michael Curtiz

History, Drama

History, Drama

Needs more reviews
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86

Bulat-Batyr

1928April 1928 by Yuri Tarich

History, Drama

History, Drama

Needs more reviews
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87

Nelson

1926October 1926 by Walter Summers

History

History

Needs more reviews
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88

The White Eagle

1928October 1928 by Yakov Protazanov

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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89

The Cathedral Builder

1920March 1920 by Karel Degl

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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90

The Diplomatic Pouch

1927February 1927 by Alexander Dovzhenko

Thriller, Drama, History

Thriller, Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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Messalina

1924January 1924 by Enrico Guazzoni

Drama, History

Drama, History

Needs more reviews
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92

China in Flames

1925June 1925 by Nikolai Khodataev

History, Animation

History, Animation

Needs more reviews
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Kutsukake Tokijiro

1929June 1929 by Kichiro Tsuji

History, Drama, Romance

History, Drama, Romance

Needs more reviews