Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "roaring-twenties"

1. Some Like It Hot (1959)

Passed | 121 min | Comedy, Music, Romance

After two male musicians witness a mob hit, they flee the state in an all-female band disguised as women, but further complications set in.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, George Raft

Votes: 283,844 | Gross: $25.00M

2. Bolero (1984)

R | 105 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Set in the 1920s, a young woman sets out to lose her virginity. Her mission leads her to a Moroccan sheikh and a Spanish bullfighter.

Director: John Derek | Stars: Bo Derek, George Kennedy, Andrea Occhipinti, Ana Obregón

Votes: 6,067 | Gross: $8.91M

3. Sahara (1983)

PG | 111 min | Adventure, Drama

Intent on winning a competition in place of her distinguished late father, beautiful young heiress Dale takes on the guise of a man and competes in his spot, embarking on a car race that crosses the unforgiving Sahara desert.

Directors: Andrew V. McLaglen, John Guillermin | Stars: Brooke Shields, Lambert Wilson, John Rhys-Davies, Horst Buchholz

Votes: 1,975 | Gross: $1.40M

4. The Jazz Singer (1927)

Passed | 88 min | Drama, Music, Musical

The son of a Jewish Cantor must defy the traditions of his religious father in order to pursue his dream of becoming a jazz singer.

Director: Alan Crosland | Stars: Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer

Votes: 11,087 | Gross: $7.63M

5. Mame (1974)

PG | 132 min | Comedy, Musical

Following the death of his father, an orphan is sent to live with his free-spirited aunt.

Director: Gene Saks | Stars: Lucille Ball, Robert Preston, Bea Arthur, Bruce Davison

Votes: 3,456

6. Love Me or Leave Me (1955)

Passed | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Music

A fictionalized account of the career of jazz singer Ruth Etting and her tempestuous marriage to gangster Marty Snyder, who helped propel her to stardom.

Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Doris Day, James Cagney, Cameron Mitchell, Robert Keith

Votes: 4,749

7. The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)

Not Rated | 100 min | Crime, Drama, History

Al Capone's Valentine's Day surprise for the rival Bugs Moran gang in 1929 Chicago.

Director: Roger Corman | Stars: Jason Robards, George Segal, Ralph Meeker, Jean Hale

Votes: 4,771

8. Bernice Bobs Her Hair (1976 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 45 min | Drama

Bernice, a shy young woman, leaves her safe home to go visit her flapper cousin. When her cousin tries to teach Bernice how to be much more modern, Bernice gives her much more than she bargained for.

Director: Joan Micklin Silver | Stars: Shelley Duvall, Veronica Cartwright, Bud Cort, Lane Binkley

Votes: 463

9. Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)

Not Rated | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Music

In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection.

Director: Jack Webb | Stars: Jack Webb, Janet Leigh, Edmond O'Brien, Peggy Lee

Votes: 1,504

10. Bettie Page Reveals All (2012)

R | 101 min | Documentary, Biography

The world's greatest pinup model and cult icon, Bettie Page, recounts the true story of how her free expression overcame government witch-hunts to help launch America's sexual revolution.

Director: Mark Mori | Stars: Bettie Page, Hugh Hefner, Olivia de Berardinis, Dita Von Teese

Votes: 1,633 | Gross: $0.10M

11. Flaming Youth (1923)

Passed | 90 min | Drama

An ingenue becomes a bob-haired flapper and enters into a ménage-à-trois with her mother's lover amid the sexual revolution of the Jazz Age.

Director: John Francis Dillon | Stars: Colleen Moore, Milton Sills, Elliott Dexter, Sylvia Breamer

Votes: 103

12. Gentlemen Marry Brunettes (1955)

Approved | 99 min | Comedy, Musical, Romance

Two Broadway showgirls, who are also sisters, are sick and tired of New York, as well as getting nowhere. Quitting Broadway, the sisters decided to travel to Paris to become famous.

Director: Richard Sale | Stars: Jane Russell, Jeanne Crain, Alan Young, Scott Brady

Votes: 652

13. Men in Her Life (1931)

Passed | 70 min | Crime, Drama, Romance

A wealthy ex-bootlegger comes to the rescue of a formerly rich society girl after her gold-digging fiancé leaves her stranded when he finds out she's broke. The bootlegger proposes a deal: ... See full summary »

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Lois Moran, Charles Bickford, Victor Varconi, Don Dillaway

Votes: 60

14. The Boss (1956)

Approved | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

Political corruption is vividly depicted as a ruthless WWI veteran takes almost complete control of a state with the help of a crooked lawyer. The film is enhanced by John Payne's persuasive performance as "The Boss."

Director: Byron Haskin | Stars: John Payne, William Bishop, Gloria McGehee, Doe Avedon

Votes: 389

15. Dancing Mothers (1926)

Passed | 66 min | Drama

A young girl becomes a "flapper", defying her parents and the community.

Director: Herbert Brenon | Stars: Conway Tearle, Alice Joyce, Clara Bow, Norman Trevor

Votes: 201

16. After Midnight (1927)

70 min | Drama

When Joe, a hold-up man, tries to rob Mary, a nightclub hostess, she winds winds up knocking him out. She takes pity on him, however, and nurses him back to health. He decides to go ... See full summary »

Director: Monta Bell | Stars: Norma Shearer, Lawrence Gray, Gwen Lee, Eddie Sturgis

Votes: 88 | Gross: $0.40M

17. The Unmentionables (1963)

Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy

In a spoof of TV's "Untouchables" Rocky and Mugsy chase "Elegant Ness" (Bugs) through the ACME cereal company.

Director: Friz Freleng | Stars: Mel Blanc, Ralph James, Julie Bennett

Votes: 442

18. Gatsby in Connecticut: The Untold Story (2020)

70 min | Documentary

The summer Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald lived in Connecticut inspired one of the world's most beloved novels: The Great Gatsby. We know the book, we know the films and series, but do we know ... See full summary »

Director: Robert Steven Williams | Stars: Maureen Corrigan, Kirk Curnutt, Keir Dullea, F. Scott Fitzgerald

Votes: 55

19. Bare Knees (1928)

52 min | Comedy, Drama

A young married woman in a small town is visited by her sister, a single "flapper" who causes a scandal in town with her bobbed hair and short skirts. She attracts the attentions of some of... See full summary »

Director: Erle C. Kenton | Stars: Virginia Lee Corbin, Donald Keith, Jane Winton, Johnnie Walker

Votes: 108

20. Queen of the Night Clubs (1929)

Passed | 60 min | Drama

Irked by the success of a brassy nightclub owner. her rivals set out to drive her out of business, and frame her for a murder in the bargain.

Director: Bryan Foy | Stars: Texas Guinan, John Davidson, Lila Lee, Arthur Housman

Votes: 22

21. Pierna creciente, falda menguante (1970)

90 min | Musical, Comedy

In 1916, while Europe was in the middle of First World War and Spain was enjoying the advantages of being a neutral country, eroticism was called voluptuousness and Senator Duke of Daroca, ... See full summary »

Director: Javier Aguirre | Stars: Laura Valenzuela, Fernando Fernán Gómez, Emma Cohen, Isabel Garcés

Votes: 57

22. The Cradle Snatchers (1927)

Passed | 59 min | Comedy

Three unhappy middle-aged homemakers teach their adulterous husbands a lesson by starting affairs with college-aged lads during the Jazz Age. From a 1925 hit stage play by Russell G. Medcraft and Norma Mitchell.

Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: Louise Fazenda, Ethel Wales, J. Farrell MacDonald, Franklin Pangborn

Votes: 98

23. The Talk of Hollywood (1929)

Passed | 70 min | Comedy, Drama, Music

Schlock-movie producer J. Pierpont Ginsburg, after declaring, in a Yiddish accent, that "talking pictures are in their infantry," decides to put all of his savings into a big-budgeted ... See full summary »

Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Nat Carr, Fay Marbe, Hope Sutherland, Sherling Oliver

Votes: 128

24. China Express (1929)

62 min | Drama

In a train where social classes are strictly separated (wealthy in the front, poor in the back), a revolt erupts.

Director: Ilya Trauberg | Stars: Sergei Minin, Igor Chernyak, I. Arbenin, Yakov Gudkin

Votes: 142

25. The Triumph of Lester Snapwell (1963)

22 min | Short, Comedy

This promotional film by Kodak shows the advances in photography equipment from the 1880s, highlighting the new Instamatic camera.

Director: James Calhoun | Stars: Buster Keaton, Sigrid Nelsson, Nina Varela

Votes: 93

26. The Jolly Jilter (1927)

Comedy, Short

Ben Turpin, now engaged to a gold-digger, goes to visit his former lover, a dancing girl at the theater. The dancing girl doesn't want to let Ben go and makes many empty threats. Eventually... See full summary »

Director: Edward F. Cline | Stars: Ben Turpin, Madeline Hurlock, Sunshine Hart, Dave Morris

Votes: 12

27. Rainbow Over Broadway (1933)

Passed | 72 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Ex-vaudeville performer Trixie makes a come-back, and threatens to thwart the ambitions of her song-writing step-children, Bob and Judy.

Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Joan Marsh, Frank Albertson, Lucien Littlefield, Grace Hayes

Votes: 55

28. The White Sin (1924)

93 min | Drama, Romance

Smalltown runaway teen Hattie Lou is hired as maid for the Van Gore family, bound for the South Seas on their yacht. On board she falls for the son Spencer, who "marries" her in a mock wedding. A baby and hard times result from the union.

Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Madge Bellamy, John Bowers, Francelia Billington, Hallam Cooley

Votes: 31

29. The Campus Carmen (1928)

20 min | Comedy, Short

Students at an all-girls' school stage a performance of Carmen.

Director: Alfred J. Goulding | Stars: Daphne Pollard, Johnny Burke, Carole Lombard, Matty Kemp

Votes: 50

30. The Other Woman's Story (1925)

60 min | Drama

Alice sues husband Robert for divorce for adultery. When her lawyer is murdered, her husband is charged. At the murder trial, as each witness speaks, we see the events they describe. A new witness pops up.

Director: B.F. Stanley | Stars: Alice Calhoun, Robert Frazer, Helen Lee Worthing, David Torrence

Votes: 25

31. The Show (II) (1922)

Passed | 20 min | Comedy, Short

A harried propman backstage at a theater must put up with malfunctioning wind machines, roosters that spit nitroglycerine, and a gang planning to rob the theater's payroll.

Directors: Larry Semon, Norman Taurog | Stars: Larry Semon, Oliver Hardy, Frank Alexander, Lucille Carlisle

Votes: 160

32. Husband Hunters (1927)

Passed | 50 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Two gold-diggers befriend a country girl who comes near being deceived by rich playboy but is saved by a girl whose life he ruined. Lettie finds happiness with poor but honest working man.

Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: Mae Busch, Charles Delaney, Jean Arthur, Walter Hiers

Votes: 21

33. The Gown Shop (1923)

15 min | Comedy, Short

A fashion show for wealthy clientele at a fancy dress shop devolves into utter chaos.

Director: Larry Semon | Stars: Larry Semon, Kathleen Myers, Oliver Hardy, Fred DeSilva

Votes: 40

34. A Tour of the Thomas Ince Studio (1920)

26 min | Documentary, Short

A behind-the-scenes look at Thomas H. Ince Studios in Culver City, California.

Director: Hunt Stromberg | Stars: Enid Bennett, Hobart Bosworth, Ralph Dixon, Louise Glaum

Votes: 23

35. Red Nichols and His Five Pennies (1929)

Short, Music

Musical performance from the Roaring Twenties by this hot jazz combo, featuring Dixieland jazz, a singer and trumpet trio.

Director: Murray Roth | Stars: Red Nichols, Eddie Condon, The Five Pennies, Egon Petri

Votes: 24

36. Les heures chaudes de Montparnasse: New augmented and colorized version (1980–1981)

54 min | Documentary

Originally shot in black-and-white during the early 1960s, this new colorized and augmented version covers interviews with survivors-writers, artists, singers, actors-who reminisce about Montparnasse from the beginning of the 20th Century.

Stars: Guillaume Apollinaire, Jean-Marie Drot, Alberto Giacometti

37. Innocence (1923)

Passed | 58 min | Drama

Broadway star Fay Leslie (Anna Q. Nilsson) turns down her dancing partner, Paul Atkins (Earle Foxe), partner, and instead marries Don Hampton (Freeman Wood), a wealthy socialite. She soon ... See full summary »

Director: Edward LeSaint | Stars: Anna Q. Nilsson, Freeman Wood, Earle Foxe, Wilfred Lucas

38. The Fatal Mistake (1924)

Passed | 50 min | Action, Crime, Drama

After being fired from his job on the "Evening Star" newspaper, cub reporter Jack Darwin (William Fairbanks) with the help of undercover police woman Ethel Bennett (Eva Novak), prevents the... See full summary »

Director: Scott R. Dunlap | Stars: William Fairbanks, Eva Novak, Wilfred Lucas, Dot Farley

39. The Marriage Market (1923)

Passed | 58 min | Comedy, Romance

The story of a wealthy young flapper, Theodora Bland (Pauline Garon), and the amorous adventures and misadventures she has after being expelled from a fashionable and costly east-coast boarding school.

Director: Edward LeSaint | Stars: Pauline Garon, Jack Mulhall, Marc B. Robbins, Vera Lewis

40. The Great Sensation (1925)

Passed | 50 min | Drama, Romance

Jack Ruby (William Fairbanks), the son of a wealthy family, pretends to be a chauffeur and goes to work for Peggy Howell (Pauline Garon), a beautiful flapper. Not only does he save her from... See full summary »

Director: Jay Marchant | Stars: William Fairbanks, Pauline Garon, Lloyd Whitlock, Billy Franey

41. The Foolish Virgin (1924)

Passed | 58 min | Drama, Romance

Jim Owens (Robert Frazer), a reformed thief and successful inventor, meets quiet, meek, refined Mary Adams (Elaine Hammerstein) at a jazz party. They fall in love and all goes well until ... See full summary »

Director: George W. Hill | Stars: Elaine Hammerstein, Robert Frazer, Gladys Brockwell, Phyllis Haver

42. A Hustler's Tale (2018 Music Video)

6 min

A small-time hustler and beautiful gangster's moll go on the run with a mysterious diamond in the Roaring 20s port city of Springhill, famous for its sexy burlesque shows and chanteuses. Will they escape with the jewel - and their lives?

Director: J. Wes Ulm | Stars: Darwin Luján, Marc Anthony Sepulveda, J. Wes Ulm, Samantha Alexis Ludwig

43. The Twentieth Century (1957–1968)
Episode: New York in the Twenties (1961)

Documentary, History

Was there a more exciting place to be during The Roaring Twenties and Prohibition than in The Big Apple?

Stars: Fanny Brice, Enrico Caruso, Bobby Clark, Marc Connelly

44. Hollywood (1980)
Episode: Single Beds and Double Standards (1980)

Documentary, Biography, History

Mounting scandals including drug addiction and murder force the studios to appoint Will Hays as a morals czar to oversee production.

Directors: Kevin Brownlow, David Gill | Stars: James Mason, Cedric Belfrage, Karl Brown, Viola Dana

Votes: 83

45. The Carol Burnett Show (1967–1978)
Episode: Lucille Ball and Mel Torme (1970)

TV-G | 21 min | Comedy, Family

Carol and Lucy do a Roaring 20's segment where they run away from mobsters and end up auditioning as showgirls, dressed all in pink, and sing the Poof Poof song.

Director: Dave Powers | Stars: Carol Burnett, Harvey Korman, Vicki Lawrence, Lyle Waggoner

Votes: 38

46. Curious Muse (2020– )
Episode: Art Deco in 9 Minutes: Why is it the Most Popular Architectural Style? (2021)

9 min | Documentary

Art Deco rose from the devastation of the Great War to become the luxurious style of the roaring twenties until dampened by the Great Depression. But it's demise appears premature as it remains popular.

Stars: Caleb Mertz, Asja Nastasijevic

47. America's 60 Greatest Unsolved Mysteries and Crimes (2010– )
Episode: 25-20 (2010)

Documentary, Crime, History

We've reached the top 25 in our countdown of unsolved mysteries including a famous outlaw who escaped his grave, an infamous gangland massacre never solved, and a secret mob assassin revealed.

Director: Ron Meyer | Stars: Rick Beyer, Paul Aron, Michael Newton, Clifford Clift

48. The Roosevelts: An Intimate History (2014)
Episode: The Storm (1920-1933) (2014)

TV-PG | 115 min | Documentary, Biography, History

FDR's battle with polio. Eleanor's independence and political activism. Political division within the Roosevelt clan. FDR returns to politics in a big way. The Great Depression ends the Roaring Twenties. Assassin targets FDR.

Director: Ken Burns | Stars: Peter Coyote, Geoffrey C. Ward, Doris Kearns Goodwin, George F. Will

Votes: 147

49. Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015–2017)
Episode: You, Me and Us (2017)

TV-MA | 26 min | Biography, Drama, History

Zelda arrives in NYC to marry Scott. They celebrate their new life with all his Big City friends.

Director: Neasa Hardiman | Stars: Christina Ricci, David Hoflin, Talia Balsam, Kristine Nielsen

Votes: 160

50. Z: The Beginning of Everything (2015–2017)
Episode: Lights! Camera! Fitzgerald! (2017)

TV-14 | 27 min | Biography, Drama, History

Zelda flirts with Hollywood when she does a screen test for a big director.

Director: Minkie Spiro | Stars: Christina Ricci, David Hoflin, Kristine Nielsen, Jim True-Frost

Votes: 138