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Movies Set in 1928

Public list by WPS with 38 movies or TV shows/series

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Babylon(2022)

FSK: 16+ years
| 3h 8min | Drama, Comedy
3.7/5 (with 1,186 votes)

A tale of outsized ambition and outrageous excess, tracing the rise and fall of multiple characters in an era of unbridled decadence and depravity during Hollywood's transition from silent films to sound films in the late 1920s.

It's a Wonderful Life(1946)

FSK: 6+ years
| 2h 10min | Drama, Kids & Family, Fantasy
4.1/5 (with 1,950 votes)

A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.

Stargate(1994)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 1min | Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
3.5/5 (with 1,471 votes)

An interstellar teleportation device, found in Egypt, leads to a planet with humans resembling ancient Egyptians who worship the god Ra.

Winnie the Pooh(2011)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 3min | Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure
3.5/5 (with 374 votes)

During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note from Christopher Robin, Owl convinces Pooh, Tigger, Rabbit, Piglet, Kanga, Roo, and Eeyore that their young friend has been captured by a creature named "Backson" and they set out to rescue him.

Downton Abbey: A New Era(2022)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 36min | Drama, Romance / Love
3.6/5 (with 161 votes)

The Crawley family goes on a grand journey to the south of France to uncover the mystery of the dowager countess's newly inherited villa.

Changeling(2008)

FSK: 12+ years
| 2h 21min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
3.8/5 (with 1,868 votes)

Christine Collins is overjoyed when her kidnapped son is brought back home. But when Christine suspects that the boy returned to her isn't her child, the police captain has her committed to an asylum.

The Artist(2011)

FSK: 6+ years
| 1h 40min | Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love
3.7/5 (with 1,462 votes)

Hollywood, 1927: As silent movie star George Valentin wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion, he sparks with Peppy Miller, a young dancer set for a big break.

Magic in the Moonlight(2014)

FSK: 0+ years
| 1h 37min | Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
3.2/5 (with 959 votes)

Set in the 1920s French Riviera, a master magician is commissioned to try and expose a psychic as a fraud.

The Exorcism of Anna Ecklund(2016)

1h 23min | Thriller, Horror
1.9/5 (with 40 votes)

When a Priest and a Vatican investigator take a possessed housewife to a convent to perform an Exorcism, all hell breaks loose....

Directed by Andrew Jones - With Tiffany Ceri

Bullets Over Broadway(1994)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 38min | Comedy, Crime
3.6/5 (with 250 votes)

After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.

The Strange Love of Martha Ivers(1946)

FSK: 16+ years
| 1h 55min | Drama, Thriller
3.6/5 (with 66 votes)

Three childhood friends, Martha, Walter and Sam, share a terrible secret. Over time, the ambitious Martha and the pusillanimous Walter have married. She is a cold businesswoman; he is the district attorney: a perfect combination to dominate the corrupt city of Iverstown at will. But the unexpected return of Sam, after years of absence, deeply disturbs the life of the odd couple.

Splendor in the Grass(1961)

3.8/5 (with 107 votes)

A fragile Kansas girl's unrequited and forbidden love for a handsome young man from the town's most powerful family drives her to heartbreak and madness.

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Zelig(1983)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 19min | Comedy
3.7/5 (with 372 votes)

Fictional documentary about the life of human chameleon Leonard Zelig, a man who becomes a celebrity in the 1920s due to his ability to look and act like whoever is around him. Clever editing places Zelig in real newsreel footage of Woodrow Wilson, Babe Ruth, and others.

Directed by Woody Allen - With Mia Farrow, Woody Allen, Susan Sontag, Saul Bellow, Bruno Bettelheim, Josephine Baker, ...

Haunted(1995)

FSK: 12+ years
| 1h 48min | Mystery, Horror
3.1/5 (with 64 votes)

Professor David Ash exposes false spiritulists and mediums. He is invited to Edbrook to resolve the fears and torments within its secretive family. Soon after arriving Ash begins to doubt his own senses, and watching the strange behaviour of its residents does not make his task any easier. In time, he finds there's more to Edbrook than even he can debunk.

Bloodhounds of Broadway(1989)

2.8/5 (with 10 votes)

This musical is based on four short stories by Damon Runyon. In one tale, gambler Feet Samuels sells his body to science just as he realizes that Hortense loves him and that he would rather live than die. In another story, Harriet's parrot is killed, and she has problems dealing with her loss. Then, there is a gambler, "Regret", who has bloodhounds on his trail when he becomes a murder suspect. Finally, "The Brain" is bleeding profusely, and his friends search for a way to save his life through a blood transfusion.

Dr. Phibes Rises Again(1972)

1h 29min | Comedy, Horror, Adventure
3.2/5 (with 61 votes)

The vengeful Doctor rises again, seeking the Scrolls of Life in an attempt to resurrect his deceased wife.

Walt Before Mickey(2015)

2h | Drama
3.2/5 (with 104 votes)

Based on the book "Walt Before Mickey" covers the early years of Walt Disney's career. The legendary Walt Disney had a tumultuous childhood, yet he was determined to overcome obstacles in his path, before the creation of his first iconic character: Mickey Mouse.

Anastasia(1956)

3.4/5 (with 72 votes)

Russian exiles in Paris plot to collect ten million pounds from the Bank of England by grooming a destitute, suicidal girl to pose as heir to the Russian throne. While Bounin is coaching her, he comes to believe that she is really Anastasia. In the end, the Empress must decide her claim.

Lady Sings the Blues(1972)

3.5/5 (with 26 votes)

Chronicles the rise and fall of legendary blues singer Billie Holiday. Her late childhood, stint as a prostitute, early tours, marriages and drug addiction are featured.

The Red Tent(1969)

FSK: 16+ years
| 2h 38min | Action, Adventure, Drama
3.1/5 (with 20 votes)

Torn by personal guilt, Italian General Umberto Nobile reminisces about his 1928 failed Arctic expedition aboard the airship Italia.

Running Free(1999)

1h 21min | Kids & Family
2.9/5 (with 5 votes)

The tale of the extraordinary life and times of Lucky, a horse that was born in captivity but achieves his dream of running free with the help of a stableboy.

The Aviator(1985)

2.7/5 (with 13 votes)

A 1920s mail pilot and a rich man's daughter crash-land on a mountain full of hungry wolves.

Jump(2008)

1h 42min | Drama
2.2/5 (with 4 votes)

JUMP is a psychological drama revealing for the first time the extraordinary circumstances behind the unjust murder trial of the young Jew, Philippe Halsman, who would later become the most sought after celebrity portrait photographer of his generation.

Has Anybody Seen My Gal?(1952)

1h 28min | Comedy
3.6/5 (with 4 votes)

When a 1920s millionaire tests the fiber of his Vermont family, a young lady and her boyfriend feel the repercussions.

Girolimoni, the Monster of Rome(1972)

1h 54min | Drama, Crime
3.6/5 (with 6 votes)

In Mussolini's Rome a murderer is targeting young girls. The movie explores how the fascist mind works, how it plays its values off the sentiment of the masses and explores the role of the press in creating a unified narrative.

Carl Panzram: The Spirit of Hatred and Vengeance(2011)

1h 20min | Documentary
3.2/5 (with 7 votes)

The true story of lifelong criminal and serial killer, Carl Panzram who wrote his autobiography for a jail guard in 1928. Carl Panzram was a lifelong prisoner and a hate-filled serial killer. Brutalized in and out of various U.S. state prisons during 20th century America, Panzram unleashed a rampage of revenge that resulted in over 20 murders and countless acts of violent sodomy. A single act of kindness, by prison guard Henry Lesser, sparked a friendship that eventually influenced Panzram to write his autobiography. In 1930, Panzram was hanged for killing a laundry foreman at Leavenworth prison.

Directed by John Borowski - With John DiMaggio

Emily(1976)

1h 27min | Drama, Romance / Love
2.5/5 (with 2 votes)

Evocative of the Roaring Twenties, "Emily" (Aka "The Awakening of Emily") is an erotic coming-of-age film featuring meticulous period detail and music. The sharp class distinctions of British society are blurred by the universal nature of sexual desire.

Now I'll Tell(1934)

1h 22min | Drama
3.0/5 (with 2 votes)

A two-bit gambler somehow claws his way to the top. His love for riches is only matched by his love for his wife, but he is sometimes confused by which he loves most.

The Flight(1971)

3h 16min | Drama, History, War
3.0/5 (with 9 votes)

The film is about a group of people who in other times wouldn't have anything in common, some of them innocent bystanders, some moral criminals. But nothing is straightforward and simple. From Russia "the run" continues to Constantinople, to Paris, back to Russia. Some of them have understood that they can't live outside Russia and go back maybe to be happy, maybe not, some go back to face sure death for their crimes, some don't go back and know that are going to miss homeland forever, some are comfortably well off (are they?) in exile. Sentimental without syrup, tragic and comical at the same time.

Der Eiserne Gustav(1958)

1h 42min | Comedy, Drama
3.8/5 (with 1 vote)

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Directed by George Hurdalek - With Heinz Rühmann
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