1 Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) ❧ Dir. Frank Capra 115· USA· Comedy, Drama, Romance,· NR B+ 87/100 Director Frank Capra Writer Robert Riskin, Clarence Budington Kelland D.O.P. Joseph Walker Composer Howard Jackson, Louis Silvers Editor Gene Havlick Language English Country USA Runtime 115′ Percentile 85th
2 Modern Times (1936) ❧ Dir. Charlie Chaplin 87· USA· Comedy, Drama, Romance,· G B 82/100 Director Charlie Chaplin Writer Charlie Chaplin D.O.P. Roland Totheroh, Ira H. Morgan, Bud Thackery Composer Charlie Chaplin Editor Willard Nico, Charlie Chaplin Language English Country USA Runtime 87′ Percentile 73rd
3 The Lower Depths (1936) ❧ Dir. Jean Renoir 92· France· Drama, Romance, Crime,· NR B- 76/100 Director Jean Renoir Writer Jean Renoir, Charles Spaak, Evgeny Zamyatin, Jacques Companéez D.O.P. Jean Bachelet, Fédote Bourgasoff Composer Jean Wiener Editor Marguerite Renoir Language French Country France Runtime 92′ Percentile 60th
4 My Man Godfrey (1936) ❧ Dir. Gregory La Cava 95· USA· Comedy,· NR C+ 70/100 Director Gregory La Cava Writer Eric Hatch, Morrie Ryskind D.O.P. Ted Tetzlaff Composer Null Editor Ted J. Kent, Russell F. Schoengarth Language English Country USA Runtime 95′ Percentile 48th
5 Three Godfathers (1936) ❧ Dir. Richard Boleslawski 81· USA· Action, Drama, Western,· NR C+ 70/100 Director Richard Boleslawski Writer Manuel Seff, Edward E. Paramore Jr., Ainsworth Morgan, Joseph L. Mankiewicz D.O.P. Joseph Ruttenberg Composer William Axt Editor Frank Sullivan Language English Country USA Runtime 81′ Percentile 48th
6 The Plainsman (1936) ❧ Dir. Cecil B. DeMille 113· USA· Western, War, Romance,· NR C 69/100 Director Cecil B. DeMille Writer Waldemar Young, Harold Lamb, Lynn Riggs D.O.P. Victor Milner, George Robinson Composer George Antheil Editor Anne Bauchens Language English Country USA Runtime 113′ Percentile 45th
7 The Texas Rangers (1936) ❧ Dir. King Vidor 98· USA· Western,· NR C- 64/100 Director King Vidor Writer Louis Stevens, Walter Prescott Webb, Elizabeth Hill, King Vidor D.O.P. Edward Cronjager Composer Gerard Carbonara Editor Doane Harrison Language English Country USA Runtime 98′ Percentile 35th
8 The Invisible Ray (1936) ❧ Dir. Lambert Hillyer 79· USA· Science Fiction, Horror, Thriller,· NR C- 63/100 Director Lambert Hillyer Writer John Colton, Douglas Hodges D.O.P. George Robinson Composer Franz Waxman Editor Bernard W. Burton Language English Country USA Runtime 79′ Percentile 32nd
9 Bullets or Ballots (1936) ❧ Dir. William Keighley 82· USA· Crime, Drama,· NR C- 61/100 Director William Keighley Writer Seton I. Miller, Martin Mooney D.O.P. Hal Mohr Composer Bernhard Kaun Editor Jack Killifer Language English Country USA Runtime 82′ Percentile 30th Watched 10/7/2025
10 Robin Hood of El Dorado (1936) ❧ Dir. William A. Wellman 85· USA· Action, History, Western, Romance,· NR D+ 55/100 Director William A. Wellman Writer William A. Wellman, Joseph Calleia, Melvin Levy D.O.P. Chester A. Lyons Composer Herbert Stothart Editor Robert Kern Language English Country USA Runtime 85′ Percentile 21st
11 Fury (1936) ❧ Dir. Fritz Lang 92· USA· Crime, Drama,· NR F 36/100 Director Fritz Lang Writer Bartlett Cormack, Fritz Lang, Norman Krasna D.O.P. Joseph Ruttenberg Composer Franz Waxman Editor William LeVanway, Frank Sullivan Language English Country USA Runtime 92′ Percentile 8th
12 Klondike Annie (1936) ❧ Dir. Raoul Walsh 77· USA· Comedy, Drama, Western,· NR F 20/100 Director Raoul Walsh Writer Mae West, Marion Morgan, George B. Dowell D.O.P. George T. Clemens Composer John Leipold, Tom Satterfield, Victor Young Editor Stuart Heisler Language English Country USA Runtime 77′ Percentile 2nd