Best Movies of the 1930s

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The Adventures of Robin Hood 1. The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

PG | 102 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

7.9
The Bride of Frankenstein 2. The Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

7.8
Duck Soup 3. Duck Soup (1933)

Not Rated | 69 min | Comedy, Musical, War

7.8
Libeled Lady 4. Libeled Lady (1936)

Passed | 98 min | Comedy, Romance

7.9
Dracula 5. Dracula (1931)

Passed | 75 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

7.5
Bringing Up Baby 6. Bringing Up Baby (1938)

Passed | 102 min | Comedy, Family, Romance

7.8
The Thin Man 7. The Thin Man (1934)

TV-PG | 91 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

8
Sons of the Desert 8. Sons of the Desert (1933)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy

7.6
The Lady Vanishes 9. The Lady Vanishes (1938)

Not Rated | 96 min | Mystery, Thriller

7.8
The 39 Steps 10. The 39 Steps (1935)

Approved | 86 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

7.6
The Mummy 11. The Mummy (1932)

Approved | 73 min | Fantasy, Horror

7.1
Double Wedding 12. Double Wedding (1937)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Romance

7
A Day at the Races 13. A Day at the Races (1937)

Passed | 111 min | Comedy, Musical, Sport

7.6
Monkey Business 14. Monkey Business (1931)

Not Rated | 77 min | Comedy, Musical

7.5
Horse Feathers 15. Horse Feathers (1932)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

7.6
Way Out West 16. Way Out West (1937)

Passed | 66 min | Action, Comedy, Family

7.6
Captain Blood 17. Captain Blood (1935)

Passed | 119 min | Action, Adventure, History

7.7
It's a Gift 18. It's a Gift (1934)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy

7.2
King Kong 19. King Kong (1933)

Passed | 100 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi

7.9
Frankenstein 20. Frankenstein (1931)

Passed | 70 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

7.8
Sabotage 21. Sabotage (1936)

Not Rated | 76 min | Crime, Thriller

7
Tarzan and His Mate 22. Tarzan and His Mate (1934)

Passed | 104 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

7.3
Topper 23. Topper (1937)

Passed | 97 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

7.3
The Man Who Knew Too Much 24. The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934)

Not Rated | 75 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

6.8
The Awful Truth 25. The Awful Truth (1937)

Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Romance

7.7
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 26. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)

Approved | 83 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

7.6
After the Thin Man 27. After the Thin Man (1936)

Passed | 112 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

7.7
Another Thin Man 28. Another Thin Man (1939)

Passed | 103 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

7.5
Blondie 29. Blondie (1938)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Family

7
Dodge City 30. Dodge City (1939)

Approved | 104 min | Action, Drama, Romance

7.1
Son of Frankenstein 31. Son of Frankenstein (1939)

Approved | 99 min | Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi

7.1
Midnight 32. Midnight (1939)

Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Romance

7.9
It Happened One Night 33. It Happened One Night (1934)

Approved | 105 min | Comedy, Romance

8.1
The Wizard of Oz 34. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

PG | 102 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

8
Gone with the Wind 35. Gone with the Wind (1939)

Passed | 238 min | Drama, History, Romance

8.1
The Hound of the Baskervilles 36. The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

Passed | 80 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

7.5
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 37. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1939)

Approved | 85 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

7.4
The Invisible Man 38. The Invisible Man (1933)

TV-PG | 71 min | Horror, Sci-Fi

7.7
Scarface 39. Scarface (1932)

PG | 93 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7.8
The Ex-Mrs. Bradford 40. The Ex-Mrs. Bradford (1936)

Passed | 82 min | Comedy, Crime, Mystery

7
A Night at the Opera 41. A Night at the Opera (1935)

Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Music, Musical

7.9
Tarzan the Ape Man 42. Tarzan the Ape Man (1932)

Passed | 100 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

7
Little Caesar 43. Little Caesar (1931)

Not Rated | 79 min | Action, Crime, Drama

7.2
Secret Agent 44. Secret Agent (1936)

Not Rated | 86 min | Mystery, Thriller

6.5
I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang 45. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)

Passed | 92 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

8.2
Mystery of the Wax Museum 46. Mystery of the Wax Museum (1933)

Passed | 77 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller

6.8
Death Takes a Holiday 47. Death Takes a Holiday (1934)

Passed | 79 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance

7.1
Animal Crackers 48. Animal Crackers (1930)

G | 97 min | Comedy, Musical

7.5
The Kennel Murder Case 49. The Kennel Murder Case (1933)

Passed | 73 min | Crime, Mystery

6.9
A Christmas Carol 50. A Christmas Carol (1938)

Passed | 69 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy

7.5
David Copperfield 51. David Copperfield (1935)

Passed | 130 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance

7.4
Things to Come 52. Things to Come (1936)

Not Rated | 100 min | Drama, Sci-Fi, War

6.7
Buck Rogers 53. Buck Rogers (1939)

Approved | 237 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy

6.9
Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars 54. Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)

Approved | 299 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

6.9
Star of Midnight 55. Star of Midnight (1935)

Approved | 90 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

6.7
Blondie Meets the Boss 56. Blondie Meets the Boss (1939)

Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Music

6.8
Our Relations 57. Our Relations (1936)

Approved | 71 min | Comedy

7.4
Block-Heads 58. Block-Heads (1938)

Approved | 57 min | Comedy, War

7.6
Soup to Nuts 59. Soup to Nuts (1930)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

6
Swiss Miss 60. Swiss Miss (1938)

Approved | 71 min | Comedy, Musical

6.7
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 61. You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939)

Approved | 79 min | Comedy

7
Gunga Din 62. Gunga Din (1939)

Approved | 117 min | Adventure, Comedy, War

7.3
The Hunchback of Notre Dame 63. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1939)

Passed | 117 min | Drama, Romance

7.8
Svengali 64. Svengali (1931)

Approved | 81 min | Drama, Horror, Romance

6.8
The Mask of Fu Manchu 65. The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932)

G | 68 min | Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi

6.3
The Public Enemy 66. The Public Enemy (1931)

Not Rated | 83 min | Crime, Drama

7.7
The Raven 67. The Raven (1935)

Approved | 61 min | Crime, Horror

7
Freaks 68. Freaks (1932)

Not Rated | 64 min | Drama, Horror

7.9
White Zombie 69. White Zombie (1932)

Passed | 69 min | Horror

6.3
Bogus Bandits 70. Bogus Bandits (1933)

Passed | 90 min | Comedy, Musical

7.2
The Black Cat 71. The Black Cat (1934)

Not Rated | 65 min | Adventure, Crime, Horror

7
The Old Fashioned Way 72. The Old Fashioned Way (1934)

Passed | 71 min | Comedy

7.5
Manhattan Melodrama 73. Manhattan Melodrama (1934)

Not Rated | 93 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

7.2
Mark of the Vampire 74. Mark of the Vampire (1935)

Passed | 60 min | Horror, Mystery

6.3
Werewolf of London 75. Werewolf of London (1935)

Passed | 75 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

6.4
Mississippi 76. Mississippi (1935)

Passed | 73 min | Comedy, Musical

6.6
Bonnie Scotland 77. Bonnie Scotland (1935)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy

6.9
Hands Across the Table 78. Hands Across the Table (1935)

Passed | 80 min | Comedy, Romance

7
The Princess Comes Across 79. The Princess Comes Across (1936)

Passed | 76 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance

6.8
Modern Times 80. Modern Times (1936)

G | 87 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

8.5
Flash Gordon 81. Flash Gordon (1936)

Approved | 245 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

7
The Invisible Ray 82. The Invisible Ray (1936)

Approved | 80 min | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller

6.6
At the Circus 83. At the Circus (1939)

Passed | 87 min | Comedy, Musical

6.9
Stagecoach 84. Stagecoach (1939)

Passed | 96 min | Adventure, Drama, Western

7.8
Dracula's Daughter 85. Dracula's Daughter (1936)

Passed | 71 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror

6.4
The Saint Strikes Back 86. The Saint Strikes Back (1939)

Passed | 64 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

6.3
Charlie Chan at the Opera 87. Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)

Passed | 68 min | Mystery

7.3
Murder! 88. Murder! (1930)

TV-PG | 92 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

6.4
Zorro's Fighting Legion 89. Zorro's Fighting Legion (1939)

Passed | 212 min | Action, Adventure, History

7.2
Topper Takes a Trip 90. Topper Takes a Trip (1938)

Approved | 80 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

6.6
The Hurricane Express 91. The Hurricane Express (1932)

Passed | 227 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

5.4
Pardon Us 92. Pardon Us (1931)

Approved | 56 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

7
In Name Only 93. In Name Only (1939)

Approved | 94 min | Drama, Romance

7.1
Poppy 94. Poppy (1936)

Passed | 73 min | Comedy

6.7
Tarzan Escapes 95. Tarzan Escapes (1936)

Passed | 89 min | Action, Adventure, Romance

6.6
Jewel Robbery 96. Jewel Robbery (1932)

Passed | 68 min | Comedy, Crime, Romance

7.2
M 97. M (1931)

Passed | 99 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller

8.3
Mad Love 98. Mad Love (1935)

Passed | 68 min | Horror, Romance, Sci-Fi

7.3
My Man Godfrey 99. My Man Godfrey (1936)

Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

8

i'd have ranked this top 20 if I thought of it sooner

Holiday 100. Holiday (1938)

Passed | 95 min | Comedy, Romance

7.8
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