The best John Barrymore’s movies

John Barrymore

John Barrymore

15/02/1882- 29/05/1942
If you love cinema, you will share this ranking of the best John Barrymore’s movies, although you may have ordered them differently. In any case, we hope you love it and with a little luck discovering a movie that you still don’t know about John Barrymore.
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Twentieth Century

Twentieth Century
7.3/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 11/05/1934
  • Character: Oscar Jaffe
Oscar Jaffe is a successful Broadway director, Lily Garland his biggest star. When she leaves his direction, his success goes with her. When he recognizes her aboard the Twentieth Century Limited, the train that both of them are riding, he tries to get her back for a new show. But accomplishing that feat isn't as simple as he had thought.

Dinner at Eight

Dinner at Eight
7.5/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 22/12/1933
  • Character: Larry Renault
An ambitious New York socialite plans an extravagant dinner party as her businessman husband, Oliver, contends with financial woes, causing a lot of tension between the couple. Meanwhile, their high-society friends and associates, including the gruff Dan Packard and his sultry spouse, Kitty, contend with their own entanglements, leading to revelations at the much-anticipated dinner.

Midnight

Midnight
7.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyRomance
  • Release: 24/03/1939
  • Character: Georges Flammarion
An unemployed showgirl poses as Hungarian royalty to infiltrate Parisian society.

Grand Hotel

Grand Hotel
7.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 25/05/1932
  • Character: Baron Felix von Gaigern
Guests at a posh Berlin hotel struggle through worry, scandal, and heartache.

The Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman
6/10
Kitty Carroll, an attractive store model, volunteers to become a test subject for a machine that will make her invisible so that she can use her invisibility to exact revenge on her ex-boss.

Counsellor at Law

Counsellor at Law
7.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 25/12/1933
  • Character: George Simon
Successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ

Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ
7.8/10
Erstwhile childhood friends, Judah Ben-Hur and Messala meet again as adults, this time with Roman officer Messala as conqueror and Judah as a wealthy, though conquered, Israelite. A slip of a brick during a Roman parade causes Judah to be sent off as a galley slave, his property confiscated and his mother and sister imprisoned. Years later, as a result of his determination to stay alive and his willingness to aid his Roman master, Judah returns to his homeland an exalted and wealthy Roman athlete. Unable to find his mother and sister, and believing them dead, he can think of nothing else than revenge against Messala.

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
6.9/10
A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.

Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette
7.3/10
The young Austrian princess Marie Antoinette is arranged to marry Louis XVI, future king of France, in a politically advantageous marriage for the rival countries. The opulent Marie indulges in various whims and flirtations. When Louis XV passes and Louis XVI ascends the French throne, his queen's extravagant lifestyle earns the hatred of the French people, who despise her Austrian heritage.

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 03/09/1936
  • Character: Mercutio
Young love is poisoned by a generations long feud between two noble families.

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back

Bulldog Drummond Comes Back
5.9/10
Drummond's girlfriend is kidnapped by his enemies and he along with his friend Nielsen, an inspector from Scotland Yard, follow the trail and try to rescue her from the kidnappers.

Topaze

Topaze
6.7/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 04/03/1933
  • Character: Professor Auguste A. Topaze
An honest and naive schoolteacher gets a lesson in how the world works outside the classroom, when a rich Baron and his mistress use the teacher's name and outstanding reputation in a crooked business scheme.

That's Entertainment, Part II

That's Entertainment, Part II
7.3/10
Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers.

The Mad Genius

The Mad Genius
6.3/10
A crippled puppeteer rescues an abused young boy and turns the boy into a great ballet dancer. Complications ensue when, as a young man, the dancer falls in love with a young woman the puppeteer is also in love with.

When a Man Loves

When a Man Loves
7/10
  • Genre: HistoryRomance
  • Release: 21/08/1927
  • Character: Chevalier Fabien des Grieux
A nobleman studying for the priesthood abandons his vocation in 18th Century France when he falls in love with a beautiful, but reluctant, courtesan.

The Sea Beast

The Sea Beast
6.2/10
Based on Herman Melville's novel "Moby Dick."

True Confession

True Confession
6.6/10
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Release: 24/12/1937
  • Character: Charles "Charley" Jasper
Helen and Ken are a pretty strange couple. She is a pathological liar, and he is a scrupulously honest, and therefore unsuccessful lawyer. Helen starts a new job, and when her employer is found dead, all the circumstantial evidence points at her. She is put on trial for murder, and her husband defends her. He thinks she is lying again when she says she didn't do it, and insists she plead that she did, but in self defense. Charlie, a shady, odd character who may or may not know something about what really happened, hangs around the courtroom and jail making rude comments and noises. After Helen is acquitted, he tries to blackmail them.

Eternal Love

Eternal Love
6.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 11/05/1929
  • Character: Marcus Paltran
In the Swiss Alps of the early 19th century, a couple forced into loveless marriages struggle to find happiness with one another.

Rasputin and the Empress

Rasputin and the Empress
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 23/12/1932
  • Character: Prince Paul Chegodieff
The story of corrupt, power-hungry, manipulative Grigori Rasputin's influence on members of the Russian Imperial family and others, and what resulted.

It's Showtime

It's Showtime
6.2/10
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