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Rating
Rank
No
Title
Year
Director
Starring
Genre
Country
Language
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Lady Helen's Escapade
1909
D.W. Griffith
Florence Lawrence, John Compson, Arthur V. Johnson
Short / Romance / Drama
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2809
1860
The Son's Return
1909
D.W. Griffith
Charles West, Herbert Prior, Anita Hendrie, Mary Pickford, Harry Solter
Short / Drama
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2809
1860
Whimsical Illusions
1909
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
Short / Comedy
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Adventures of Dollie
1908
D.W. Griffith, G.W. Bitzer
Arthur V. Johnson, Linda Arvidson, Gladys Egan, Charles Inslee, Madeline West
Action / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Fatal Hour
1908
D.W. Griffith
George Gebhardt, Harry Solter, Linda Arvidson, Florence Auer, Charles Gorman
Short / Crime
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
For Love of Gold
1908
D.W. Griffith
Harry Solter, George Gebhardt, Charles Gorman, Charles Inslee
Short / Crime
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Le Raid Paris-New York en automobile
1908
Georges Méliès
Short / Adventure
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Nick Carter, le roi des détectives
1908
Victorin-Hippolyte Jasset
Pierre Bressol
Short / Crime / Detective / Serial
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Stenka Razin
1908
Vladimir Romashkov
Yevgeni Petrov-Krayevsky
Short / History
Russia
Russian (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Tavern Keeper's Daughter
1908
D.W. Griffith
George Gebhardt, Edward Dillon, Florence Auer, Marion Leonard, Harry Solter
Action / Short
USA
English (Silent)
Rating
Rank
No
Title
Year
Director
Starring
Genre
Country
Language
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Dixon-Wanamaker Expedition to Crow Agency
1908
Joseph K. Dixon, Roland Dixon
Plenty Coups
Documentary / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2463
1677
Tunnel sous la manche ou Le cauchemar franco-anglais
1907
Georges Méliès
Short / Fantasy / Experimental
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Ben Hur
1907
Sidney Olcott
Herman Rottger, William S. Hart
Short / History / Action / Religion
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
An Exciting Honeymoon
1907
unknown
Comedy / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Fiskerlivets farer
1907
Hugo Hermansen
Alma Lund, Henry Hagerup
Short / Drama / Adventure
Norway
Norwegian (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Hamlet
1907
Georges Méliès
Drama
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Haunted Hotel
1907
J. Stuart Blackton
Paul Panzer
Animation / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Magic Fountain Pen
1907
J. Stuart Blackton
J. Stuart Blackton
Animation / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
1907
unknown
Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Salaviinanpolttajat
1907
Teuvo Puro, Louis Sparre
Eero Kilpi, Teuvo Puro, Teppo Raikas, Alex Rautio, Jussi Snellman
Comedy / Short
Finland
Finnish (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2809
1860
The Red Spectre
1907
Segundo de Chomón, Ferdinand Zecca
Short / Fantasy / Horror / Experimental
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Apachentanz
1906
Oskar Messter
Henny Porten, Rosa Porten
Short
Germany
German (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Humorous Phases of Funny Faces
1906
J. Stuart Blackton
J. Stuart Blackton
Animation / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Kathleen Mavourneen
1906
Edwin S. Porter
Kitty O'Neil, Walter Griswoll, H.L. Bascomb, W.R. Floyd, E.M. Leslie, N.B. Clarke
Short / Drama / Romance
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Life of a Cowboy
1906
Edwin S. Porter
Short / Western / Action
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Story of the Kelly Gang
1906
Charles Tait
Elizabeth Tait, John Tait, Bella Cola, Vera Linden, Frank Mills, Ollie Wilson
Biography / Drama
Australia
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend
1906
Wallace McCutcheon, Edwin S. Porter
Jack Brawn
Short / Fantasy / Comedy / Experimental
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
San Francisco Earthquake and Fire April 18, 1906
1906
unknown
Documentary / Short / History
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
A Trip Down Market Street
1906
Miles Brothers
Short / Experimental / Documentary
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
A Gentleman of France
1905
J. Stuart Blackton
H. Kyrle Bellew, Eleanor Robson Belmont, Paul Panzer
Drama / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Le Palais des mille et une nuits
1905
Georges Méliès
Short / Adventure / Fantasy
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
À president-elect Roosevelt
1905
Georges Méliès
Short
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman
1905
J. Stuart Blackton
Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, J. Barney Sherry
Adventure / Short / Romance
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Rescued by Rover
1905
Lewin Fitzhamon, Cecil M. Hepworth
May Clark, Barbara Hepworth, Cecil M. Hepworth, Mrs. Hepworth, Rover
Short / Drama / Family
UK
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Seven Ages
1905
Edwin S. Porter
Thomas H. Ince
Short / Comedy / Drama
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Interior New York Subway
1905
G.W. Bitzer
Short / Documentary
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Au clair de la lune ou Pierrot malheureux
1904
Georges Méliès
Short
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Blacksmith's Daughter
1904
Alf Collins
Alf Collins
Drama
UK
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Cohen's Advertising Scheme
1904
Edwin S. Porter
Comedy / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Damnation du Docteur Faust
1904
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
Short / Fantasy / Drama / Horror
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Ex-Convict
1904
Edwin S. Porter
Drama / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Personal
1904
Wallace McCutcheon
Comedy / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Westinghouse Works
1904
G.W. Bitzer
Short / Documentary
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2809
1860
Le Voyage à travers l'impossible
1904
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
Short / Adventure / Comedy / Fantasy / Sci-Fi
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2809
1860
The Living Playing Cards
1904
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
Comedy / Short / Fantasy / Drama
France
French (Silent)
4 Stars
1232
875
The Great Train Robbery
1903
Edwin S. Porter
A.C. Abadie, Walter Cameron
Short / Action / Crime / Western
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2421
1660
Life of an American Fireman
1903
Edwin S. Porter, George S. Fleming
Vivian Vaughan, Arthur White, James White
Short / Action
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Alice in Wonderland
1903
Cecil M. Hepworth, Percy Stow
May Clark, Cecil M. Hepworth, Geoffrey Faithfull, Stanley Faithfull, Mrs. Hepworth
Fantasy / Short
UK
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Comment monsieur prend son bain
1903
Alice Guy
Short
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Le Cake-walk infernal
1903
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
Short / Fantasy
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Les Mousquetaires de la reine
1903
Georges Méliès
Short
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Unclean World
1903
Percy Stow
Cecil Hepworth
Short / Fantasy
UK
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Emigrants Landing at Ellis Island
1903
Alfred C. Abadie
Documentary / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2862
1896
Le Mélomane
1903
Georges Méliès
Short / Fantasy
France
French (Silent)
4 Stars
1203
854
A Trip to the Moon
1902
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet, Farjaut, Kelm
Sci-Fi / Short / Adventure / Fantasy / Action / Comedy
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Charleston Chain Gang
1902
unknown
Documentary / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Le Couronnement du roi Édouard VII
1902
Georges Méliès
Short / History
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Salome
1902
unknown
Drama
Germany
German (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show
1902
Edwin S. Porter
Comedy / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Ringling Bros. Circus Parade
1902
unknown
Documentary / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Barbe-bleue
1901
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès, Jeanne d'Alcy, Bleuette Bernon
Short / Crime / Drama / Fantasy
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Big Swallow
1901
James Williamson
Sam Dalton
Comedy / Short
UK
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Day at the Circus
1901
Edwin S. Porter
Documentary / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Fire!
1901
James Williamson
Drama / Short
UK
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Le Petit chaperon rouge
1901
Georges Méliès
Rachel Gillet
Short / Fantasy
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
L'Homme à la tête en caoutchouc
1901
Georges Méliès
Georges Méliès
Short / Comedy / Fantasy
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King
1901
Edwin S. Porter
Short / Comedy
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
President McKinley and Escort Going to the Capitol
1901
Thomas Edison
William McKinley, George Dewey, John Davis Long
Documentary / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
President McKinley Taking the Oath
1901
Thomas Edison
William McKinley, Melville W. Fuller, George Dewey
Documentary / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Star Theatre
1901
Frederick Armitage
Documentary / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2809
1860
Why Mr. Nation Wants a Divorce
1901
unknown
Comedy / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Faust and Marguerite
1900
Edwin S. Porter
Short / Fantasy
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Grandma's Reading Glass
1900
George Albert Smith
Drama / Short
UK
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Jeanne d'Arc
1900
Georges Méliès
Jeanne d'Alcy, Bleuette Bernon, Georges Méliès
Short
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Le Rêve de Noël
1900
Georges Méliès
Short / Fantasy
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
The Mystic Swing
1900
Edwin S. Porter
Fantasy / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2692
1798
Why Mrs. Jones Got a Divorce
1900
unknown
Comedy / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2809
1860
Cyrano De Bergerac
1900
Clément Maurice
Benoit Constant Coquelin
Drama / Short
France
French
2.5 Stars
2809
1860
The Enchanted Drawing
1900
J. Stuart Blackton
J. Stuart Blackton
Animation / Short / Comedy
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Mardi Gras Carnival
1898
unknown
Documentary / Short
USA
English (No Dialogue)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Something Good - Negro Kiss
1898
William Selig
Gertie Brown, Saint Suttle
Short / Comedy
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2809
1860
Sunset Limited, Southern Pacific Ry.
1898
unknown
Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
The Corbett-Fitzsimmons Fight
1897
Enoch J. Rector
James J. Corbett, Bob Fitzsimmons, Billy Madden, George Siler, John L. Sullivan
Documentary / Sports
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Awakening of Rip
1896
William K.L. Dickson
Joseph Jefferson
Short / Fantasy / Drama
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Exit of Rip and the Dwarf
1896
William K.L. Dickson
Joseph Jefferson
Short / Fantasy / Drama
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
The Kiss
1896
William Heise
May Irwin, John C. Rice
Short / Romance
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Rip Leaving Sleepy Hollow
1896
William K.L. Dickson
Joseph Jefferson
Short / Fantasy / Drama
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Rip Meeting the Dwarf
1896
William K.L. Dickson
Joseph Jefferson
Short / Fantasy / Drama
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Rip Passing Over the Mountain
1896
William K.L. Dickson
Joseph Jefferson
Short / Fantasy / Drama
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Rip's Toast
1896
William K.L. Dickson
Joseph Jefferson
Short / Fantasy / Drama
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Rip's Toast to Hudson
1896
William K.L. Dickson
Joseph Jefferson
Short / Fantasy / Drama
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Rip's Twenty Years' Sleep
1896
William K.L. Dickson
Joseph Jefferson
Short / Fantasy / Drama
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2556
1729
Tables Turned on the Gardener
1895
Louis Lumière
François Clerc, Benoît Duval
Comedy / Short
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2583
1746
Employees Leaving the Lumière Factory
1895
Louis Lumière
Documentary / Short
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2615
1764
The Arrival of a Train
1895
Auguste Lumière, Louis Lumière
Short / Documentary
France
French (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Dickson Experimental Sound Film
1895
William K.L. Dickson
William K.L. Dickson
Short / Music / Experimental
USA
English
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Edison Kinetoscopic Record of a Sneeze
1894
William K.L. Dickson
Fred Ott
Documentary / Short
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Blacksmith Scene
1893
William K.L. Dickson
Charles Kayser, John Ott
Short / Documentary
USA
English (Silent)
2.5 Stars
2758
1828
Newark Athlete
1891
William K.L. Dickson
Experimental / Documentary / Short / Sports
USA
English (Silent)
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