Over at r/SilentFilm, we've been building up this chart over the last few weeks. See analysis, plus full list with links, below. 

**Analysis**

Some interesting takeaways from this chart:

Every film was released between 1920 and 1931

The list balances the dark, stylized visuals of the UFA studio in Germany (Metropolis, Faust, Dr. Mabuse) with high-budget American epics (Wings, The Thief of Bagdad, Way Down East).

Each film pioneered cinematic techniques that are still studied today:

Metropolis (1927): Introduced the Schüfftan process (using mirrors to place actors in miniature sets) and defined the visual language of science fiction.

Napoléon (1927): Used Polyvision (a three-screen widescreen process) and groundbreaking handheld camera work.

Wings (1927): Featured real, synchronized aerial dogfights and won the first-ever Academy Award for Best Picture.

Faust (1926): Renowned for its chiaroscuro lighting and early use of complex double exposures.

Films like City Lights (1931) and The Wind (1928) are famous for being released after the "talkie" revolution had already begun, serving as late-period artistic statements.

These were the "blockbusters" of their time. For example, Metropolis was the most expensive film ever made at that point, and The Thief of Bagdad featured sets of unprecedented size.

Thank you all for taking part!

**Full list with links**

Full list with links to each discussion below:


Wings (1927) wins [Best War Movie](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1r5pjju/i_made_this_silent_film_chart_help_me_fill_it/)

Theda Bara wins [Best Vamp](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1r6hcdv/wings_1927_wins_best_silent_war_movie_round_2/)

Napoléon (1927) wins [Best Historic Epic](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1r7eczp/theda_bara_wins_best_vamp_round_3_best_historic/)

Faust (1926) wins [Best Fantasy](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1r8bokr/napol%C3%A9on_1927_wins_best_silent_historical_epic/)

Lon Chaney wins [Best Actor]( https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1r98y0a/faust_1926_wins_best_silent_fantasy_round_5_best/)

Lillian Gish wins [Best Actress]( https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1ra4uiz/lon_chaney_the_man_of_a_thousand_faces_wins_best/)

F.W. Murnau wins [Best Director](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1razmgr/lillian_gish_wins_best_silent_film_actress_round/)

Count Orlok from Nosferatu wins [Best Villain]( https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1rbtc2x/f_w_murnau_wins_best_silent_film_director_round_8/)

City Lights (1931) wins [Best Romance](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1rcso84/count_orlok_from_nosferatu_1922_wins_best_silent/)

Dr Mabuse, the Gambler (1922) wins [Best Crime Movie](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1rdq8l2/city_lights_1931_wins_best_silent_film_romance/)

The Wind (1928) wins [Best Western](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1ren8dn/dr_mabuse_the_gambler_1922_wins_best_silent_crime/)

Way Down East (1920) wins [Best Melodrama](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1rfihsc/the_wind_1928_wins_best_silent_film_western_round/)

The Thief of Baghdad (1924) wins [Best Swashbuckling Movie](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1rhcdsy/way_down_east_1920_wins_best_silent_film/)

Rudolph Valentino wins [Hottest Actor](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1ri4c7i/king_of_hollywood_douglas_fairbanks_the_thief_of/)

Louise Brooks wins [Hottest Actress](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1rj413a/the_latin_prince_rudolph_valentino_wins_hottest/)

Metropolis (1927) wins [Most Iconic Movie](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1rkuopp/louise_brooks_wins_hottest_silent_film_actress/)

[Final post of Complete Chart](https://www.reddit.com/r/silentfilm/comments/1rlrrfv/the_rsilentfilm_chart_is_complete_metropolis_1927) 

Over at r/SilentFilms we made this chart of all the best silent movies - check out the full list and analysis