Applause ratings (Movie, 1929)

This early example of the "backstage" musical genre tells the story of Kitty Darling, a fading burlesque star who tries to save her convent-educated daughter April from following in Mom's footsteps.

All Quiet on the Western Front
Total votes: 57,839
Average rating: 8.0The Passion of Joan of Arc
Total votes: 48,968
Average rating: 8.1Dracula
Total votes: 47,521
Average rating: 7.5Freaks
Total votes: 42,636
Average rating: 7.9The Public Enemy
Total votes: 18,254
Average rating: 7.7Faust
Total votes: 14,129
Average rating: 8.1The Blue Angel
Total votes: 13,934
Average rating: 7.7I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang
Total votes: 11,900
Average rating: 8.2The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog
Total votes: 10,607
Average rating: 7.3Napoleon
Total votes: 7,135
Average rating: 8.1