Before Hollywood had boundaries, they weren't afraid to push the limits.
Looks at the stereotype-breaking films of the period from 1929, when movies entered the sound era, until 1934 when the Hays Code virtually neutered film content. No longer portrayed as virgins or vamps, the liberated female of the pre-code films had dimensions. Good girls had lovers and babies and held down jobs, while the bad girls were cast in a sympathetic light. And they did it all without apology.
8½
Drama
8.1
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Adventure, Fantasy, Action
8.4
2001: A Space Odyssey
Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure
8.1
Pulp Fiction
Thriller, Crime, Comedy
8.5
La La Land
Comedy, Drama, Romance, Music
7.9
Forrest Gump
Comedy, Drama, Romance
8.5
GoodFellas
Drama, Crime
8.5
Dead Poets Society
Drama
8.3
Jumanji
Adventure, Fantasy, Family
7.2
Get Out
Mystery, Thriller, Horror
7.6
Parasite
Comedy, Thriller, Drama
8.5
A Quiet Place
Horror, Drama, Science Fiction
7.4
Shutter Island
Drama, Thriller, Mystery
8.2
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
Interstellar
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
8.5
Love, Simon
Comedy, Drama, Romance
8.0
Jojo Rabbit
Comedy, War, Drama
8.0
Dunkirk
War, Action, Drama
7.5
Iron Man
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
7.7
Split
Horror, Thriller
7.3