Movies Set in 1932

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore(2022)

PG-13

| 2h 22min | Fantasy, Adventure, Kids & Family

3.4/5 (with 1,955 votes)

Professor Albus Dumbledore knows the powerful, dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is moving to seize control of the wizarding world. Unable to stop him alone, he entrusts magizoologist Newt Scamander to lead an intrepid team of wizards and witches. They soon encounter an array of old and new beasts as they clash with Grindelwald's growing legion of followers.

Directed by David Yates - With Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterston, Mads Mikkelsen, Ezra Miller, Jude Law, Dan Fogler, ...

Babylon(2022)

| 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.

Directed by Damien Chazelle - With Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Li Jun Li, Jovan Adepo, Katherine Waterston, Max Minghella, ...

The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)

| 1h 40min | Comedy, Drama

4.0/5 (with 6,965 votes)

The Grand Budapest Hotel tells of a legendary concierge at a famous European hotel between the wars and his friendship with a young employee who becomes his trusted protégé. The story involves the theft and recovery of a priceless Renaissance painting, the battle for an enormous family fortune and the slow and then sudden upheavals that transformed Europe during the first half of the 20th century.

Directed by Wes Anderson - With Ralph Fiennes, Saoirse Ronan, Edward Norton, Jude Law, Owen Wilson, Tilda Swinton, ...

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Once Upon a Time in America(1984)

| 3h 49min | Drama, Crime

4.2/5 (with 2,468 votes)

A former Prohibition-era Jewish gangster returns to the Lower East Side of Manhattan over thirty years later, where he once again must confront the ghosts and regrets of his old life.

Directed by Sergio Leone - With Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Tuesday Weld, ...

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It's a Wonderful Life(1946)

| 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.

Directed by Frank Capra - With James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, Thomas Mitchell, Samuel S. Hinds, ...

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The Wind Rises(2013)

PG-13

| 2h 6min | Drama, Animation, War, Romance / Love

3.9/5 (with 1,289 votes)

A lifelong love of flight inspires Japanese aviation engineer Jiro Horikoshi, whose storied career includes the creation of the A-6M World War II fighter plane.

Directed by Hayao Miyazaki

Crazy Mama(1975)

| 1h 23min | Crime, Action, Comedy

2.9/5 (with 6 votes)

Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination is Arkansas, where the three generations of women want to reclaim the family farm.

Directed by Jonathan Demme - With Cloris Leachman, Ann Sothern, Bill Paxton, Carmen Argenziano, Dennis Quaid, Dick Miller, ...

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Life(1999)

| 1h 48min | Comedy, Crime

3.3/5 (with 330 votes)

Two men in 1930s Mississippi become friends after being sentenced to life in prison together for a crime they did not commit.

Directed by Ted Demme - With Eddie Murphy, Martin Lawrence, Nick Cassavetes, Ned Beatty, Anthony Anderson, Bernie Mac, ...

Gosford Park(2001)

| 2h 11min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

3.4/5 (with 466 votes)

In 1930’s England, a group of pretentious rich and famous gather together for a weekend of relaxation at a hunting resort. But when a murder occurs, each one of these interesting characters becomes a suspect.

Directed by Robert Altman - With Ryan Phillippe, Maggie Smith, Michael Gambon, Kristin Scott Thomas, Camilla Rutherford, Charles Dance, ...

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Last Man Standing(1996)

| 1h 41min | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Mystery

3.1/5 (with 369 votes)

John Smith is a mysterious stranger who is drawn into a vicious war between two Prohibition-era gangs. In a dangerous game, he switches allegiances from one to another, offering his services to the highest bidder. As the death toll mounts, Smith takes the law into his own hands in a deadly race to stay alive.

Directed by Walter Hill - With Bruce Willis, Christopher Walken, Alexandra Powers, David Patrick Kelly, Karina Lombard, Bruce Dern, ...

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The Mummy(1932)

| 1h 13min | Horror, Drama, Fantasy

3.4/5 (with 250 votes)

An ancient Egyptian priest named Imhotep is revived when an archaeological expedition finds his mummy and one of the archaeologists accidentally reads an ancient life-giving spell. Imhotep escapes from the field site and searches for the reincarnation of the soul of his lover.

Directed by Karl Freund - With Boris Karloff, David Manners, Edward Van Sloan, Noble Johnson, Leonard Mudie, Zita Johann, ...

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The Artist(2011)

PG-13

| 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.

Directed by Michel Hazanavicius - With Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, James Cromwell, John Goodman, Penelope Ann Miller, Missi Pyle, ...

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Everyone's Hero(2006)

| 1h 27min | Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family

2.9/5 (with 120 votes)

A boy begins a grand journey to return Babe Ruth's baseball bat before the deciding game of the 1932 World Series comes to a close.

Directed by Christopher Reeve, Daniel St. Pierre, Colin Brady

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Zelig(1983)

| 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, ...

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?(1969)

| 2h | Drama

3.9/5 (with 127 votes)

In the midst of the Great Depression, manipulative emcee Rocky enlists contestants for a dance marathon offering a $1,500 cash prize. Among them are a failed actress, a middle-aged sailor, a delusional blonde and a pregnant girl.

Directed by Sydney Pollack - With Jane Fonda, Michael Sarrazin, Gig Young, Susannah York, Red Buttons, Bonnie Bedelia, ...

Big Bad Mama(1974)

| 1h 23min | Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama

2.9/5 (with 25 votes)

Mama and daughters get forced by circumstances into bootlegging and bank robbing, and travel across the country trailed by the law.

Directed by Steve Carver - With Angie Dickinson, William Shatner, Tom Skerritt, Noble Willingham, Dick Miller, Royal Dano, ...

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42nd Street(1933)

| 1h 29min | Comedy, Music, Romance / Love

3.4/5 (with 71 votes)

A producer puts on what may be his last Broadway show, and at the last moment a chorus girl has to replace the star.

Directed by Lloyd Bacon - With Warner Baxter, Ruby Keeler, Dick Powell, Ginger Rogers, Bebe Daniels, George Brent, ...

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Call Northside 777(1948)

| 1h 51min | Crime, Drama

3.3/5 (with 62 votes)

In 1932, a cop is killed and Frank Wiecek sentenced to life. Eleven years later, a newspaper ad by Frank's mother leads Chicago reporter P.J. O'Neal to look into the case. For some time, O'Neal continues to believe Frank guilty. But when he starts to change his mind, he meets increased resistance from authorities unwilling to be proved wrong.

Directed by Henry Hathaway - With James Stewart, Richard Conte, Lee J. Cobb, Moroni Olsen, J. M. Kerrigan, John McIntire, ...

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The Most Dangerous Game(1932)

PG-13

| 1h 3min | Action, Adventure, Thriller, Horror

3.5/5 (with 107 votes)

When legendary hunter Bob Rainsford is shipwrecked on the perilous reefs surrounding a mysterious island, he finds himself the guest of the reclusive and eccentric Count Zaroff. While he is very gracious at first, Zaroff eventually forces Rainsford and two other shipwreck survivors, brother and sister Eve and Martin Towbridge, to participate in a sadistic game of cat and mouse in which they are the prey and he is the hunter.

Directed by Irving Pichel, Ernest B. Schoedsack - With Joel McCrea, Fay Wray, Leslie Banks, Robert Armstrong, Noble Johnson, Steve Clemente, ...

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Heaven Can Wait(1943)

1h 52min | Fantasy, Drama, Comedy, Romance / Love

3.5/5 (with 90 votes)

Spoiled playboy Henry van Cleve dies and arrives at the entrance to Hell, a final destination he is sure he deserves after living a life of profligacy. The devil, however, isn't so sure Henry meets Hell's standards. Convinced he is where he belongs, Henry recounts his life's deeds, both good and bad, including an act of indiscretion during his 25-year marriage to his wife, Martha, with the hope that "His Excellency" will arrive at the proper judgment.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch - With Gene Tierney, Don Ameche, Charles Coburn, Louis Calhern, Spring Byington, Marjorie Main, ...

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The Babe(1992)

| 1h 55min | Drama

2.8/5 (with 62 votes)

A chronicle of Babe Ruth's phenomenal story--from his hard knock beginnings at a Baltimore orphanage, to his meteoric rise to baseball superstardom and his poignant retirement from the game. His amazing career included seven American League pennants, four World Series championships, two tempestuous marriages and a wild lifestyle that earned him numerous suspensions.

Directed by Arthur Hiller - With John Goodman, Kelly McGillis, Trini Alvarado, Bruce Boxleitner, James Cromwell, J. C. Quinn, ...

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Jimmy's Hall(2014)

PG-13

| 1h 46min | History, Drama

3.4/5 (with 81 votes)

Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.

Directed by Ken Loach - With Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Andrew Scott, Jim Norton, Brían F. O'Byrne, Francis Magee, ...

Invincible(2001)

2h 13min | Drama, War

3.0/5 (with 22 votes)

A Jewish strongman performs in Berlin as the blond Aryan hero Siegfried.

Directed by Werner Herzog - With Tim Roth, Jouko Ahola, Max Raabe, Udo Kier, Gustav Peter Wöhler, Renate Krößner, ...

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Siberiade(1979)

4h 35min | War, Drama, History, Romance / Love

3.8/5 (with 15 votes)

The story about a very small god-forgotten village in Siberia reflects the history of Russia from the beginning of the century till early 80s. Three generations try to find the land of happiness and to give it to the people. One builds the road through taiga to the star over horizon, the second 'build communism' and the third searches for oil. The oil is found but the destruction of the old cemetry and everything the people of the village cared for followed to get the 'black treasure' of Siberia.

Directed by Andrei Konchalovsky - With Natalya Andrejchenko, Nikita Mikhalkov, Vitaly Solomin, Lyudmila Gurchenko, Vladimir Samoylov, Pavel Kadochnikov, ...

Reunion(1989)

PG-13

| 1h 50min | Drama, History

3.1/5 (with 10 votes)

Attorney Henry Strauss grew up in Germany, but left the country with his Jewish family during the rise of the Third Reich. Still wondering about what happened to his boyhood friend Konradin Von Lohenburg, Strauss travels back to Germany for the first time since he was a young man, bringing up some painful memories.

Directed by Jerry Schatzberg - With Jason Robards, Samuel West, Christien Anholt, Françoise Fabian, Maureen Kerwin, Barbara Jefford, ...

Dreamchild(1985)

| 1h 34min | Drama, Fantasy

3.4/5 (with 14 votes)

Exploring the somewhat darker and more mysterious side of the Lewis Carroll's classic book, the movie follows Alice Liddell (the book's inspiration) as an old woman who is haunted by the characters she was once so amused by. As she thinks back on it, she starts to see her relationship with the shy author/professor in a new way and realizes the vast change between the young Alice and the old.

Directed by Gavin Millar - With Coral Browne, Ian Holm, Peter Gallagher, Nicola Cowper, Amelia Shankley, Alan Bennett, ...

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Madame Satã(2002)

1h 40min | Crime, Drama, Romance / Love, History

3.5/5 (with 33 votes)

A story inspired by the life of one of the most remarkable figures in Brazilian popular culture, João Francisco dos Santos (1900-1976). In turn, bandit, transvestite, street fighter, brothel cook, convict and father to seven adopted children, dos Santos – better known as Madame Satã – was also a notorious gay performer who pushed social boundaries in a volatile time.

Directed by Karim Aïnouz - With Lázaro Ramos, Emiliano Queiroz, Gero Camilo, Cláudio Assis, Aluizio Abranches, Eduardo Coutinho, ...

Heroes for Sale(1933)

| 1h 12min | Drama

3.6/5 (with 10 votes)

Tom Holmes is someone guided by honesty and moral rectitude, a heroic veteran of the World War I marked by the unbearable suffering caused by his battle wounds, a traumatized but courageous man who will experience, in the years to come, the pain of misfortune but also the happiness of success and hope and love for other human beings.

Directed by William Augustus Wellman - With Richard Barthelmess, Aline MacMahon, Loretta Young, Berton Churchill, Charley Grapewin, Douglass Dumbrille, ...

Five Days One Summer(1982)

1h 36min | Drama

3.3/5 (with 7 votes)

A 1930s Scottish doctor (Sean Connery) goes climbing in the Alps with an infatuated niece (Betsy Brantley) he passes off as his wife.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann - With Sean Connery, Lambert Wilson, Betsy Brantley, Georges Claisse, Gérard Buhr, Anna Massey, ...

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If I Had a Million(1932)

1h 28min | Drama, Comedy

3.3/5 (with 14 votes)

An elderly business tycoon, believed to be dying, decides to give a million dollars each to eight strangers chosen at random from the phone directory.

Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, Norman Taurog, Stephen Roberts, Norman Z. McLeod, James Cruze, William A. Seiter, ... - With Charles Laughton, May Robson, Gary Cooper, George Raft, Jack Oakie, Richard Bennett, ...

Movies Set in 1932

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Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore(2022)

Babylon(2022)

The Grand Budapest Hotel(2014)

Once Upon a Time in America(1984)

It's a Wonderful Life(1946)

The Wind Rises(2013)

Crazy Mama(1975)

Life(1999)

Gosford Park(2001)

Last Man Standing(1996)

The Mummy(1932)

The Artist(2011)

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Everyone's Hero(2006)

Zelig(1983)

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?(1969)

Big Bad Mama(1974)

42nd Street(1933)

Call Northside 777(1948)

The Most Dangerous Game(1932)

Heaven Can Wait(1943)

The Babe(1992)

Jimmy's Hall(2014)

Invincible(2001)

Siberiade(1979)

Reunion(1989)

Dreamchild(1985)

Madame Satã(2002)

Heroes for Sale(1933)

Five Days One Summer(1982)

If I Had a Million(1932)

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