Top Movies of 1930s


The top movies of 1930s list is calculated by community movie ratings and members' "Top Movies List". Lists are updated daily.

111. Masseurs and a Woman, The ( Anma to onna )

Year of Release: 1938
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: Japanese
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Hiroshi Shimizu
Actors: Bakudankozo, Shinichi Himori, Zentaro Iijima, Hideko Kasuga, Tsuneo Osugi, Mieko Takamine
Plot: The story of Toku and Fuku, two blind masseurs who go to a mountain retreat to find work for the season. It follows their adventures, from a mysterious Tokyo woman to a rash of thefts at the inn.

112. Drôle de Drame

Year of Release: 1939
Overall Rating: 3.0 out of 4 stars
Language: French
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Marcel Carné
Actors: Louis Jouvet, Françoise Rosay, Michel Simon, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Jean-Louis Barrault, Nadine Vogel

113. Monkey Business

Year of Release: 1931
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Actors: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx, Zeppo Marx, Rockliffe Fellowes, Harry Woods

114. The Champ

Year of Release: 1931
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama/Sport
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: King Vidor
Actors: Wallace Beery, Jackie Cooper, Irene Rich, Roscoe Ates, Edward Brophy, Hale Hamilton
Plot: A film about a washed up boxer, and his adoring son, their strife and
struggles. Wallace Beery won an Oscar for his performance.

115. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Year of Release: 1939
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Thriller
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alfred L. Werker
Actors: Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce, Ida Lupino, George Zucco, Alan Marshal, Terry Kilburn

116. Love Me Tonight

Year of Release: 1932
Overall Rating: 2.9 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Musical/Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Actors: Maurice Chevalier, Jeanette MacDonald, Charles Ruggles, Myrna Loy, Charles Butterworth, C. Aubrey Smith

117. Lady for a Day

Year of Release: 1933
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Comedy
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Frank Capra
Actors: Warren William, May Robson, Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell, Ned Sparks, Walter Connolly
Plot: A lowly apple cart vendor in New York, who has long written her daughter in Spain about her high life must come up with a plan when her daughter, along with an aristocrat, decides to visit her. Luckily a gangster who considers her a good luck charm has a plan to make things work out.

118. The Four Feathers

Year of Release: 1939
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Adventure/War
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Zoltan Korda
Actors: John Clements, Ralph Richardson, C. Aubrey Smith, June Duprez, Allan Jeayes, Jack Allen
Plot: the first talking version of the story of a guy who must prove to his friends that he is no the coward they suppose him to be. To prove this he must go to extra-ordinary measures.

119. Baby Face

Year of Release: 1933
Overall Rating: 2.8 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Alfred E. Green
Actors: Barbara Stanwyck, George Brent, John Wayne, Donald Cook, Alphonse Ethier, Henry Kolker

120. Little Caesar

Year of Release: 1930
Overall Rating: 2.7 out of 4 stars
Language: English
Genre: Crime/Drama
MPAA Rating: NR
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Actors: Edward G. Robinson, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Glenda Farrell, William Collier Jr., Sidney Blackmer, Ralph Ince
Plot: An up-and-coming gangster makes aggressive plays for more power.

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