Films set in the 1930s

Leadbelly

Film Age rating: 14 Year: 1976 IMDB Rating: 7.2

The life of Blues and folk singer Huddie Leadbetter, nicknamed Leadbelly is recounted. Covering the good times and bad from his 20s to 40s. Much of that time was spent on chain gangs in the south. Eve...

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King Kong

Film Age rating: 12 Year: 2005 IMDB Rating: 7.2

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with t...

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Sweet and Lowdown

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1999 IMDB Rating: 7.2

In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.

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Reach for the Sky

Film Age rating: 3 Year: 1956 IMDB Rating: 7.2

The true story of airman Douglas Bader who overcame the loss of both legs in a 1931 flying accident to become a successful fighter pilot and wing leader during World War II.

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Phar Lap

Film Age rating: 5 Year: 1983 IMDB Rating: 7.2

Phar Lap, the big bold chestnut reigned as the king of the turf in the depression that gripped Australia of the 1930s. From his humble beginnings the New Zealand bred horse raced on to become the hero...

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A River Runs Through It

Film Age rating: 8 Year: 1992 IMDB Rating: 7.2

A River Runs Through It is a cinematographically stunning true story of Norman Maclean. The story follows Norman and his brother Paul through the experiences of life and growing up, and how their love...

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Hard Times

Film Age rating: 13 Year: 1975 IMDB Rating: 7.2

In the depression, Chaney, a strong silent streetfighter, joins with Speed, a promoter of no-holds-barred street boxing bouts. They go to New Orleans where Speed borrows money to set up fights for Cha...

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The Inn of the Sixth Happiness

Film Age rating: 7 Year: 1958 IMDB Rating: 7.2

All her life, Englishwoman Gladys Aylward knew that China was the place where she belonged. Not qualified to be sent there as a missionary, Gladys works as a domestic to earn the money to send herself...

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