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From a poll of 63 critics and film experts conducted in the 1970s by film critic and director Paul Rotha, each asked for a list of their 30 top silent films. This makes for a list of the Top 338 Silent Films. Ties are sorted by imdb original title.

Several movies are considered lost:
Thérèse Raquin
Die Abenteuer eines Zehnmarkscheines
The Last Moment
4 Devils

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  1. 2 new

    Greed

    1924, in 21 top lists Check
  2. 9 new

    Der letzte Mann

    1924 — a.k.a. The Last Laugh, in 17 top lists Check
  3. 18 new

    Die Nibelungen: Kriemhilds Rache

    1924 — a.k.a. Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge, in 13 top lists Check
  4. 19 new

    Die Nibelungen: Siegfried

    1924, in 13 top lists Check
  5. 56 new

    Gösta Berlings saga

    1924 — a.k.a. The Saga of Gösta Berling, in 4 top lists Check
  6. 59 new

    Das Wachsfigurenkabinett

    1924 — a.k.a. Waxworks, in 5 top lists Check
  7. 77 new

    The Iron Horse

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  8. 82 new

    Aelita

    1924 — a.k.a. Aelita, the Queen of Mars, in 4 top lists Check
  9. 85 new

    He Who Gets Slapped

    1924, in 8 top lists Check
  10. 100 new

    Entr'acte

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  11. 106 new

    Orlacs Hände

    1924 — a.k.a. The Hands of Orlac, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 112 new

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  13. 118 new

    The Thief of Bagdad

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  14. 131 new

    Kinoglaz

    1924 — a.k.a. Kino Eye, in 3 top lists Check
  15. 132 new

    L'inhumaine

    1924 — a.k.a. The Inhuman Woman, in 7 top lists Check
  16. 148 new

    The Marriage Circle

    1924, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 149 new

    The Navigator

    1924, in 14 top lists Check
  18. 161 new

    Kean

    1924 — a.k.a. Edmund Kean: Prince Among Lovers, in 1 top list Check
  19. 170 new

    Michael

    1924, in 6 top lists Check
  20. 178 new

    Sylvester

    1924 — a.k.a. New Year's Eve, in 2 top lists Check
  21. 189 new

    Ballet mécanique

    1924, in 7 top lists Check
  22. 205 new

    Neobychainye priklyucheniya mistera Vesta v...

    1924 — a.k.a. The Extraordinary Adventures of Mr. West in the Land of the Bolsheviks, in 4 top lists Check
  23. 206 new

    Nju - Eine unverstandene Frau

    1924 — a.k.a. Husbands or Lovers, in 1 top list Check
  24. 208 new

    Paris qui dort

    1925 — a.k.a. At 3:25, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 266 new

    Forbidden Paradise

    1924, in 1 top list Check
  26. 325 new

    The Sea Hawk

    1924, in 2 top lists Check
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Last updated on Aug 8, 2013; source