Cult Cinema Archive
Best Cult Films of the 1920s
100 films curated
The 1920s was a defining decade for cult cinema, producing films that challenged conventions, defied mainstream tastes, and built devoted followings over time. Dbcult has curated 100 essential titles from this era — each with full synopsis, cast, IMDb ratings, and expert editorial analysis.
Standout titles include 'A Santanotte (1922)IMDb 5.4, 365 Days (1922)IMDb 6.4, A Barnyard Cavalier (1922)IMDb 5.3.
'A Santanotte
Elvira Notari
365 Days
Charley Chase
A Barnyard Cavalier
Al Christie
A Bill of Divorcement
Denison Clift
A Blind Bargain
Wallace Worsley
A Dangerous Adventure
Jack L. Warner
A Daughter of Australia
Lawson Harris
A Daughter of Luxury
Paul Powell
A Doll's House
Charles Bryant
A Fool There Was
Emmett J. Flynn
A Fool and His Money
Harry A. Pollard
A Girl's Desire
David Smith
A Golf Insect
Craig Hutchinson
A Good Scout
Arvid E. Gillstrom
A Hickory Hick
Harold Beaudine
A Joy Ride
Grim Natwick
A Pair of Kings
Larry Semon
A Penny Reward
William Campbell
A Quiet Street
Robert F. McGowan
A Rag Doll Romance
William Campbell
A Rip-Snoring Night
Scott Darling
A Rough Passage
Franklyn Barrett
A Tailor-Made Man
Joseph De Grasse
A Virgin's Sacrifice
Webster Campbell
A Wide Open Town
Ralph Ince
A Woman's Woman
Charles Giblyn
Across the Continent
Phil Rosen
Across the Deadline
Jack Conway
Adam a Eva
Václav Binovec
Aladdin
Norman Taurog
Alexander Hamilton
Unknown Director
Alias Julius Caesar
Charles Ray
Alias Phil Kennedy
William Bertram
All Is Fair
Eugene De Rue
All Wet
Al St. John
Amatörfilmen
Gustaf Molander
And Women Must Weep
Robert C. Bruce
Anderssonskans Kalle
Sigurd Wallén
Andhare Alo
Sisir Kumar Bhaduri
Angel of Crooked Street
David Smith
Anna-Liisa
Teuvo Puro
Any Old Port
Scott Darling
Apartment Wanted
Alfred J. Goulding
Arabian Love
Jerome Storm
Ashoka
Unknown Director
Babicka
Thea Cervenková
Back Fire
Alan James
Back Home and Broke
Alfred E. Green
Back Pay
Frank Borzage
Back to Yellow Jacket
Ben F. Wilson
Barb Wire
Francis J. Grandon
Bath Day
Fred Hibbard
Bay Ganyo
Vassil Gendov
Beauty and the Beast
Guy Newall
Beauty's Worth
Robert G. Vignola
Beware of the Law
W.A.S. Douglas
Beyond the Rainbow
Christy Cabanne
Beyond the Rocks
Sam Wood
Bhakta Vidur
Kanjibhai Rathod
Big Stakes
Clifford S. Elfelt
Billy Jim
Frank Borzage
Bleak House
Harry B. Parkinson
Blood and Sand
Fred Niblo
Blow 'Em Up
Charley Chase
Bobbed Hair
Thomas N. Heffron
Boomerang Bill
Tom Terriss
Bought and Paid For
William C. de Mille
Bow Wow
Fred Jackman
Boy Crazy
William A. Seiter
Brawn of the North
Jane Murfin
Breaking Home Ties
George K. Rolands
Brilliantino the Bull Fighter
Ben F. Wilson
Broadcasting
Mason N. Litson
Broadway Rose
Robert Z. Leonard
Brothers Under the Skin
E. Mason Hopper
Bubbles
Dave Fleischer
Bulldog Drummond
Oscar Apfel
But a Butler!
Alfred Santell
Calvert's Valley
John Francis Dillon
Captain Fly-by-Night
William K. Howard
Captain Kidd
Burton L. King
Cardigan
John W. Noble
Casey at the Bat
Lee De Forest
Caught Bluffing
Lambert Hillyer
Channing of the Northwest
Ralph Ince
Charles Augustus Milverton
George Ridgwell
Chasing the Moon
Edward Sedgwick
Chemistry Lesson
Unknown Director
Choose Your Weapons
Al Christie
Chop Suey
Scott Sidney
Cikáni
Karl Anton
Cinderella
Walt Disney
Circus Clowns
Fred Hibbard
Cocaine
Graham Cutts
Come and Get Me
Ford Beebe
Conquering the Woman
King Vidor
Cops
Edward F. Cline
Crainquebille
Jacques Feyder
Cured
Albert Herman
Dangerous Pastime
James W. Horne