Category:1921, Top Films

1917 -- 1918 -- 1919 -- 1920

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1922 -- 1923 -- 1924 -- 1925

Notable 1921 Films (My Ranking)

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{en} [The] Four Horsemen of the Apocalyse (USA 1921 Ingram) <YouTube> -- An extended family split up in France and Germany find themselves on opposing sides of the battlefield during World War I.

{en} [The] Kid (USA 1921 Chaplin) <YouTube> -- The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy. Strarring Charlie Chaplin and Jackie Coogan.

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{sw} [The] Phantom Carriage (SWE 1921 Sjostrom) <YouTube> -- On New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.

{en} [The] Sheik (USA 1921 Melford) <YouTube> -- A charming Arabian sheik becomes infatuated with an adventurous, modern-thinking Englishwoman and abducts her to his home in the Saharan desert.

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{de} Destiny / Der müde Tod (DEU 1921 Lang) <YouTube> -- When a woman's fiancé disappears, Death gives her three chances to save him from his fate.

{en} Little Lord Fauntleroy (USA 1921 Green) <YouTube> -- An American boy turns out to be the long-lost heir of a British fortune. He is sent to live with the cold and unsentimental lord who oversees the trust. Starring Mary Pickford.

{en} My Boy (USA 1921 Austin) <YouTube> -- An orphan escapes immigration officials at Ellis Island and goes to live with an old ship's master who can't find work and can't pay the rent. Starring Jackie Coogan.

{en} Manhatta (USA 1921 Sheeler) <doc> <YouTube> -- This groundbreaking silent documentary captures the beauty and majesty of the New York City in its streets, skyscrapers, bridges, rail yards and harbors.

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[The] Blot (USA 1921 Weber) <YouTube> -- The Professor dispenses the wisdom of the ages and does not make a living wage. The sons of the rich and powerful are students lacking any motivation.

[The] Haunted Castle / Schloß Vogelöd (DEU 1921 Murnau) <YouTube> -- In the castle Vogeloed, a few aristocrats are awaiting baroness Safferstätt. But first count Oetsch invites himself. Everyone thinks he murdered his brother, baroness Safferstat's first husband, three years ago.

{de} [Der] kleine Muck (DEU 1921 Prager) <??> -- Film adaptation of a popular children tale

{en} Peck's Bad Boy (USA 1921 Wood) <YouTube> -- Trouble and havoc seem to trail Little Henry Peck wherever he goes and only his dear mother understands him.

Ranking

My Picks

-- #1. The Kid -- #2. The Phantom Carriage -- #9. Manhatta <doc> -- #20. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalyse -- #22. The Sheik -- #50+. My Boy -- #50+. Little Lord Fauntleroy

Limbo

-- #11. Orphans of the Storm -- #17. Hamlet -- #27. Tol'able David -- #31. The Blot -- #50+. The Three Musketeers

Critical Reception

Silent Era, Best Films

-- #23. The Kid -- #43. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalyse -- #44. The Sheik -- #48. Tol'able David -- #57. Orphans of the Storm -- #82. Destiny

-- #114. The Phantom Carriage -- #130. The Play House (Keaton) -- #202. The Three Musketeers -- #226. Seven Years’ Bad Luck -- #257. The Boat (Keaton) -- #268. The Indian Tomb

-- 300+. The Ace of Hearts -- The Affairs of Anatol -- L’Atlantide -- The Mountain Cat -- Brewster’s Millions -- The Conquering Power -- El Dorado -- Hard Luck (Keaton) -- Backstairs -- The Idle Class (Chaplin) -- Never Weaken -- Shattered / Scherben

MUBI, Best Films

50 Top Films of 1921

-- #1. The Kid -- #2. The Phantom Carriage -- #3. The Goat -- #4. Destiny -- #5. The Playhouse -- #6. The Idle Class -- #7. Rhytmus 21 -- #8. The High Sign -- #9. Manhatta <doc> -- #10. The Boat

-- #11. Orphans of the Storm -- #12. The Haunted House -- #13. The Wildcat -- #14. Lichspiel: Opus 1 -- #15. Hard Luck -- #16. Never Weaken -- #17. Hamlet -- #18. El Dorado -- #19. Camille -- #20. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalyse -- #21. The Haunted Castle -- #22. The Sheik -- #23. The Ace of Hearts -- #24. Seven Years Bad Luck -- #25. The Flying Hoiuse -- #26. Missing Husbands -- #27. Tol'able David -- #25. Souls on the Road -- #29. The Soul of the Cypress -- #30. Gertie on Tour