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Films set in the 1920's

by poppypo • Created 7 years ago • Modified 7 years ago
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  • Owen Wilson in Midnight in Paris (2011)

    1. Midnight in Paris

    20111h 34mPG-1381Metascore
    7.6 (462K)
    While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsOwen WilsonRachel McAdamsKathy Bates
  • Bérénice Bejo and Jean Dujardin in The Artist (2011)

    2. The Artist

    20111h 40mPG-1389Metascore
    7.8 (252K)
    When George, a silent movie superstar, meets Peppy Miller, a dancer, sparks fly between the two. However, after the introduction of talking pictures, their fortunes change, affecting their dynamic.
    DirectorMichel HazanaviciusStarsJean DujardinBérénice BejoJohn Goodman
  • Gabriel Byrne and John Turturro in Miller's Crossing (1990)

    3. Miller's Crossing

    19901h 55mR66Metascore
    7.7 (146K)
    Tom Reagan, an advisor to a Prohibition-era crime boss, tries to keep the peace between warring mobs but gets caught in divided loyalties.
    DirectorsJoel CoenEthan CoenStarsGabriel ByrneAlbert FinneyJohn Turturro
  • John Cusack, Jennifer Tilly, Chazz Palminteri, and Dianne Wiest in Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

    4. Bullets Over Broadway

    19941h 38mR
    7.4 (43K)
    In New York in 1928, a struggling playwright is forced to cast a mobster's talentless girlfriend in his latest drama in order to get it produced.
    DirectorWoody AllenStarsJohn CusackDianne WiestJennifer Tilly
  • Sean Connery, Kevin Costner, Robert De Niro, Andy Garcia, and Charles Martin Smith in The Untouchables (1987)

    5. The Untouchables

    19871h 59mR79Metascore
    7.8 (343K)
    During Prohibition, Treasury agent Eliot Ness sets out to stop ruthless Chicago gangster Al Capone, and assembles a small, incorruptible team to help him.
    DirectorBrian De PalmaStarsKevin CostnerSean ConneryRobert De Niro
  • Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood (2007)

    6. There Will Be Blood

    20072h 38mR93Metascore
    8.2 (671K)
    A story of family, religion, hatred, oil and madness, focusing on a turn-of-the-century prospector in the early days of the business.
    DirectorPaul Thomas AndersonStarsDaniel Day-LewisPaul DanoCiarán Hinds
  • Robert De Niro, James Woods, William Forsythe, Brian Bloom, Adrian Curran, James Hayden, Rusty Jacobs, and Scott Tiler in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)

    7. Once Upon a Time in America

    19843h 49mR75Metascore
    8.3 (395K)
    A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan 35 years later, where he must once again confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsRobert De NiroJames WoodsElizabeth McGovern
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    8. Singin' in the Rain

    19521h 43mG99Metascore
    8.3 (273K)
    A silent film star falls for a chorus girl just as he and his delusionally jealous screen partner are trying to make the difficult transition to talking pictures in 1920s Hollywood.
    DirectorsStanley DonenGene KellyStarsGene KellyDonald O'ConnorDebbie Reynolds
  • Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour in Somewhere in Time (1980)

    9. Somewhere in Time

    19801h 43mPG29Metascore
    7.2 (34K)
    A Chicago playwright uses self-hypnosis to travel back in time and meet the actress whose vintage portrait hangs in a grand hotel.
    DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsChristopher ReeveJane SeymourChristopher Plummer

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