Category:1921, Top Films

1917 -- 1918 -- 1919 -- 1920

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>> Film Studies (1920s) <<

1922 -- 1923 -- 1924 -- 1925

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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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• {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} 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.

• {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.

Notable Mention

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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.

• {de} Hamlet (DEU 1921 Gade) <YouTube> -- Hamlet is made into a female character - a princess forced to masquerade as a man by her scheming mother; from this follows Hamlet's secret passion for Horatio and rivalry with Ophelia for his love.

• {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.

• Orphans of the Storm (USA 1921 Griffith) <YouTube> -- Two orphaned sisters are caught up in the turmoil of the French Revolution, encountering misery and love along the way. Starring Lillian and Dorothy Gish.

• Tol'able David (USA 1921 King) <YouTube> -- When three thuggish men are responsible for the death of his father and the crippling of his brother, young David must choose between supporting his family or risking his life and exacting vengeance.

• [The] Three Musketeers (USA 1921 Niblo) <YouTube> -- Cardinal Richelieu, engaged in intrigue at the court of Louis XIII, attempts to rule by threatening the queen, who is secretly in love with the Duke of Buckingham.

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• Behold the Man! (USA 1921 Bennet) <??> -- A mother tells the Bible Story to her children, including the life of Christ from the Annunciation to the Ascension.

• [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.

Critical Reception

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

-- #31. The Blot -- #32. Shattered -- #33. The Pet -- #34. The Victor -- #35. The Centaurs -- #36. Journey into the Night -- #37. Fever -- #38. Johan -- #39. Promethee... banquier -- #40. The Battle of the Century -- #41. Bug Vaudeville -- #42. Flip's Circus -- #43. Jiraiya the Hero -- #44. Backstairs -- #45. The Love Light -- #46. Modeling -- #47. La nave -- #48. Four Around a Woman -- #49. The Lucky Dog -- #50. Miracle at the Vistula

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

Paste Magazine, Best Films

-- #17. The Scarecrow (Keaton) -- #46. The High Sign (Keaton) -- #60. The Playhouse (Keaton) -- #89. The Boat (Keaton)

Schneider, Best Films

-- #2. The Phantom Carriage -- #11. Orphans of the Storm

National Film Registry

-- #1. The Kid -- #9. Manhatta <doc> -- #20. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

-- #27. Tol'able David

TSPDT, Best Films

-- #1. The Kid -- #2. The Phantom Carriage

Top10ner, Best Films

-- #1. The Kid -- #2. The Phantom Carriage

Rotten Tomatoes, Best Films

-- #1. The Kid

ChildActors, Best Films

-- #1. The Kid -- #50+. My Boy

-- #50+. Peck's Bad Boy

-- School Days (part-lost) -- Der kleine Muck (Germany)

Internet

Tubi

-- #31. The Blot