early cinema movies

A Trip to the Moon (1902)
7.928 / 10

Adventure, Science Fiction

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon....

The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (1897)
7.104 / 10

Documentary

Likely in June 1897, a group of people are standing along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. One is seen coming, at...

The Extraordinary Voyage (2011)
7.7 / 10

Documentary

An account of the extraordinary life of film pioneer Georges Méliès (1861-1938) and the amazing story of the copy in color of his masterpiece “A...

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (1895)
6.693 / 10

Documentary

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the...

The Haunted Castle (1896)
6.474 / 10

Fantasy, Horror

In a medieval castle, a dark magician thought to be Mephistopheles conjures up a series of bizarre creatures and events in order to torment a pair of...

Midnight Ramble (1994)
7 / 10

Documentary

A documentary chronicling the pioneering efforts of black filmmaker William D. Foster in the early years of the industry and Oscar Micheaux's...

Joan of Arc (1900)
6.9 / 10

Drama, History

A divinely inspired peasant woman becomes an army captain for France and then is martyred after she is captured.

The Sick Kitten (1903)
5.6 / 10

Drama

A simple scene of two rather flamboyantly-dressed Edwardian children attempting to feed a spoonful of medicine to a sick kitten. The film is...

The Cinematograph: Birth of an Art (2021)
7.3 / 10

Documentary, History, TV Movie

Throughout the 19th century, imaginative and visionary artists and inventors brought about the advent of a new look, absolutely modern and truly...

Train Pulling into a Station (1896)
6.9 / 10

Documentary

Probably filmed in 1895, a group of people stand along the platform of a railway station in La Ciotat, waiting for a train. The train pulls up and...

Spinning (1969)
0 / 10

Horror, Comedy

Interview Between Napoleon and the Pope (1897)
4 / 10

Drama, History

This reconstruction refers to a meeting that allegedly took place on 25 November 1804 at Fontainebleau between Pope Pius VII and Napoleon to discuss...

Cinema in Russia (1979)
4 / 10

Documentary, History

Documentary film about early years of Russian cinema: its first directors, cameramen, producers and actors. Includes rare fragments of...

Victoria in Winter (2019)
0 / 10

Documentary

A documentary in réalité style harkening back to the early years of cinema. Composed of scenes around Victoria, BC during February 2019.

Children Playing in the Garden (1894)
1 / 10

Documentary

A group of children is playing in the garden.

The Meeting of President Taft and President Díaz at El Paso, Texas (1909)
4 / 10

Documentary, History

The first meeting of a U.S. president and a Mexican president took place when William Howard Taft met Porfirio Díaz on 16 October 1909, in El Paso....

Love, Cherish, Respect (1934)
0 / 10

Comedy, Romance

Pharmacy trainee Władzio (Eugeniusz Bodo) is a shy young man with a good heart, in love with lovely Loda (Loda Halama).

The Pictures That Moved: Australian Cinema 1896-1920 (1968)
0 / 10

Documentary

Part 1 of the History of Australian Cinema series. Australian cinema from the very beginning, from the newsreels, ethnographic and actuality films,...