Best Pre-code Movies

3eyedraven's 58 top-rated pre-code movies — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

M 1931 ★ 8.1
It Happened One Night 1934 ★ 7.8
Freaks 1932 ★ 7.8
All Quiet on the Western Front 1930 ★ 7.7
King Kong 1933 ★ 7.6
Frankenstein 1931 ★ 7.5
The Invisible Man 1933 ★ 7.5
Scarface 1932 ★ 7.4
The Blue Angel 1930 ★ 7.3
Dracula 1931 ★ 7.2
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde 1931 ★ 7.2
Baby Face 1933 ★ 7.2
Sons of the Desert 1933 ★ 7.1
Grand Hotel 1932 ★ 7.0
Shanghai Express 1932 ★ 7.0
The Most Dangerous Game 1932 ★ 6.9
Little Caesar 1931 ★ 6.9
Queen Christina 1934 ★ 6.9
The Mummy 1932 ★ 6.8
Possessed 1931 ★ 7.0
Footlight Parade 1933 ★ 6.8
Waterloo Bridge 1931 ★ 6.9
Heroes for Sale 1933 ★ 7.1
The Black Cat 1934 ★ 6.7