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1. Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
PG | 90 min | Adventure, Comedy, Music
Two rock-'n-rolling teens, on the verge of failing their class, set out on a quest to make the ultimate school history report after being presented with a time machine.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter, George Carlin, Terry Camilleri
Votes: 141,609 | Gross: $40.49M
2. 1900 (1976)
Unrated | 317 min | Drama, History
The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth-century Italy as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.
Director: Bernardo Bertolucci | Stars: Robert De Niro, Gérard Depardieu, Dominique Sanda, Francesca Bertini
Votes: 27,276
3. The Shootist (1976)
PG | 100 min | Drama, Romance, Western
A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, Ron Howard, James Stewart
Votes: 26,813
4. Tesla (I) (2020)
PG-13 | 102 min | Biography, Drama
A freewheeling take on visionary inventor Nikola Tesla, his interactions with Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan's daughter Anne, and his breakthroughs in transmitting electrical power and light.
Director: Michael Almereyda | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Eve Hewson, Eli A. Smith, Josh Hamilton
Votes: 10,514
5. Mafia! (1998)
PG-13 | 87 min | Comedy, Crime
Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father
Director: Jim Abrahams | Stars: Jay Mohr, Christina Applegate, Lloyd Bridges, Billy Burke
Votes: 15,981 | Gross: $19.88M
6. The Grey Fox (1982)
PG | 92 min | Biography, Drama, History
When an aging, but gentlemanly stagecoach robber is released from prison, he decides to go to Canada to become a train robber.
Director: Phillip Borsos | Stars: Richard Farnsworth, Jackie Burroughs, Ken Pogue, Wayne Robson
Votes: 2,489
7. Breaker Morant (1980)
PG | 107 min | Drama, History, War
Three Australian lieutenants are court martialed for executing prisoners as a way of deflecting attention from war crimes committed by their superior officers.
Director: Bruce Beresford | Stars: Edward Woodward, Jack Thompson, John Waters, Bryan Brown
Votes: 14,420 | Gross: $7.14M
8. Tom Horn (1980)
R | 98 min | Biography, Crime, Drama
An ex-army scout is hired by ranchers to kill cattle rustlers but he gets into trouble with the corrupt local officials when he's suspected of killing a boy.
Director: William Wiard | Stars: Steve McQueen, Linda Evans, Richard Farnsworth, Billy Green Bush
Votes: 5,911 | Gross: $9.68M
9. Our Town (1940)
Not Rated | 90 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century.
Director: Sam Wood | Stars: William Holden, Martha Scott, Fay Bainter, Beulah Bondi
Votes: 2,971
10. Leonie (2010)
PG-13 | 102 min | Biography, Drama
A film about the life and relationships of the early 20th century American educator, editor, and journalist Leonie Gilmour, the mother of the acclaimed artist and architect Isamu Noguchi.
Director: Hisako Matsui | Stars: Emily Mortimer, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Shidô Nakamura, Christina Hendricks
Votes: 606
11. The Secret Garden (1975)
G | 210 min | Drama, Family
In 19th-century India, Mary Lennox is suddenly orphaned by cholera. Her only living relative is her uncle, Archibald Craven, so Mary is sent to live at his estate on the Yorkshire moors. Where she discovers a secret garden and a cousin.
Stars: Sarah Hollis Andrews, Hope Johnstone, William Marsh, Jacqueline Hoyle
Votes: 357
12. The Riddle of the Sands (1979)
PG | 102 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
In 1901, two British yachtsmen visiting Germany's Frisian Islands accidentally discover a German plot to invade England.
Director: Tony Maylam | Stars: Michael York, Jenny Agutter, Simon MacCorkindale, Alan Badel
Votes: 1,381
13. This Is My Affair (1937)
Passed | 100 min | Crime, Drama, History
Navy Lt. Richard Perry becomes an undercover man out to discover the leaders of a group of well connected men who pull off bank robberies during the McKinley administration (early 20th century).
Director: William A. Seiter | Stars: Robert Taylor, Barbara Stanwyck, Victor McLaglen, Brian Donlevy
Votes: 685
14. Pit Pony (1997 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 92 min | Drama
A young boy working in Nova Scotia's treacherous coal mines in the early 20th century finds a friend in ones of the ponies used to haul coal up from the tunnels to be used at the railway station and the steel mill.
Director: Eric Till | Stars: Ben Rose-Davis, Richard Donat, Jennie Raymond, Andrew Keilty
Votes: 297
15. Laurin (1989)
84 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
Children have been disappearing under mysterious circumstances in a 19th century German village. A young girl soon becomes haunted by disturbing visions of the missing kids.
Director: Robert Sigl | Stars: Dóra Szinetár, Brigitte Karner, Károly Eperjes, Hédi Temessy
Votes: 968
16. Dawson City: Frozen Time (2016)
120 min | Documentary, History
The history of Dawson City, the gold rush town that had a historical treasure of forgotten silent films buried in permafrost for decades until 1978.
Director: Bill Morrison | Stars: Michael Gates, Kathy Jones-Gates, Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle, Frank Barrett
Votes: 2,148 | Gross: $0.13M
17. Gentle Annie (1944)
Passed | 80 min | Western
In 1901, an undercover US Marshal is sent to Oklahoma Territory to investigate a string of train robberies and arrest the culprits.
Director: Andrew Marton | Stars: James Craig, Donna Reed, Marjorie Main, Harry Morgan
Votes: 375
18. Across the Pacific (2020)
History
This is a 3 part series from PBS, following WW1, airline executive Juan Trippe, pilot Charles Lindbergh
Stars: Christopher Cassarino, Brad Koed, Brian Muller, Sergey Nagorny
Votes: 70
19. The Boer War (1992)
81 min | Documentary, History, War
The history of the Boer War, fought between the British Empire and the Boers of the Transvaal and Orange Free State between 1899 and 1902.
Director: Andrew Aitken | Star: Robert Powell
Votes: 85
20. Kartini: Princess of Java (2017)
TV-G | 122 min | Biography, Drama, Family
This movie follows the story of the Indonesian heroine named Kartini. In the early 1900s, when Indonesia was still a colony of the Netherlands, women weren't allowed to get higher education. Kartini grew up to fight for equality for women.
Director: Hanung Bramantyo | Stars: Dian Sastrowardoyo, Ayushita, Acha Septriasa, Deddy Sutomo
Votes: 659
21. The Winds of Kitty Hawk (1978 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama, History
After many years of trying, Orville and Wilbur Wright succeed in making their heavier-than-air aircraft fly, south of Kitty Hawk, on December 17, 1903. They later try to sell their invention to the US government.
Director: E.W. Swackhamer | Stars: Michael Moriarty, David Huffman, Tom Bower, Robin Gammell
Votes: 160
22. Japanese Wrestling (1901)
Documentary, Short
A lively bout between Prof. J. J. O'Brien, formerly a Japanese Inspector of Police, and his assistant. Both are experts in the various Japanese systems of self-defense and in this picture ... See full summary »
23. Demolishing and Building Up the Star Theatre (1901)
Unrated | 2 min | Documentary, Short
Time-lapse photography is used to show the manual dismantling and demolition of New York's Star Theatre over a period of about 30 days.
Director: Frederick S. Armitage
Votes: 1,096
24. Men at Lunch (2012)
Not Rated | 75 min | Documentary, Mystery
The story of "Lunch atop a Skyscraper," the iconic photograph taken during the construction of 30 Rockefeller Plaza.
Director: Seán Ó Cualáin | Stars: Fionnula Flanagan, Peter Quinn, Ric Burns, Christine Roussel
Votes: 351 | Gross: $0.00M
25. The Gordon Sisters Boxing (1901)
2 min | Action, Short, Documentary
The scene is a theatre stage with a painted panorama of French garden, with a central alley between lawns, with a couple of marble steps and balcony in front, and a line of trees in the ... See full summary »
Stars: Bessie Gordon, Minnie Gordon
Votes: 183
26. President McKinley Inauguration (1901)
1 min | Documentary, Short
The first sequence (ca. 49 ft.), views of President William McKinley speaks to the crowd during his inauguration in Washington, DC. We see crowds on Pennsylvania Ave., NW, passing by the ... See full summary »
Director: G.W. Bitzer | Stars: Marcus Hanna, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt
Votes: 202
27. Nikoljdan 1901. godine (1998 TV Movie)
90 min | Comedy, Drama
Director: Radomir Saranovic | Stars: Tihomir Stanic, Jelisaveta 'Seka' Sablic, Josif Tatic, Svetozar Cvetkovic
Votes: 18
28. The Gans-McGovern Fight (1901)
Documentary, Short, Sport
With the exception of this film there are absolutely no genuine moving picture films representing genuine prize fights on the market. The prize fight films, so-called, are either taken by ... See full summary »
Stars: Joe Gans, Terry McGovern
Votes: 36
29. The Pleasure Garden (1961)
93 min | Comedy
A small picturesque town at the turn of the century. The conservative moral of the townspeople is shaken when they find out that the school teacher Franzén published his own poetry ... See full summary »
Director: Alf Kjellin | Stars: Sickan Carlsson, Gunnar Björnstrand, Bibi Andersson, Per Myrberg
Votes: 183
30. Sofia - født 1901 (2000 TV Movie)
32 min | Animation, Biography, History
A hundred year old woman tells her amazing life story from the twentieth century to a radio reporter.
Director: Anders Sørensen | Stars: Bozenna Partyka, Thomas Mørk, Helle Fagralid
31. Journey Out of Darkness (1967)
92 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
Set in 1901, the film follows the progress of Constable Peterson (Matthaei) on his quest to bring an Aboriginal man (Kamahl) to justice under the White Man's law. Having heard of a killing ... See full summary »
Director: James Trainor | Stars: Konrad Matthaei, Ed Devereaux, Kamahl, Ronald Morse
Votes: 22
32. 'Columbia' Winning the Cup (1901)
2 min | Documentary, Short, News
"This picture shows the Columbia crossing the line, leading the Shamrock by about 1/2 mile. The Shamrock is plainly seen in the distance and she later comes up and crosses the line in the same picture."
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith
Votes: 118
33. Packers on the Trail (1901)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A snow covered slope with narrow trail is seen in the foreground of this picture. In the distance, some figures are seen approaching. As they draw nearer we recognize a dog team and sledge ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Crahan
Votes: 32
34. Burro Pack Train on the Chilcoot Pass (1898)
1 min | Documentary, Short
During the Alaska gold rush, one way to reach the Klondike was over the Chilkoot Pass. A stationary camera is placed to see a ways down the curving trail. A pack train comes into view and ... See full summary »
Director: Thomas Crahan
Votes: 517
35. Funeral of Queen Victoria (1901)
15 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Cecil M. Hepworth
Votes: 71
36. Pan-American Exposition by Night (1901)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
A great feature of the Pan-American Exposition, as unanimously conceded by all visitors, was the electric illumination of the Exposition grounds at night. After a great deal of ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Votes: 589
37. The Ghost Train (1903)
1 min | Documentary, Short, Horror
A stationary camera looks down several sets of tracks; workmen are on either side. A train comes into view: engine, with engineer leaning out, coal car, and four passenger cars. In the ... See full summary »
Votes: 252
38. Deaf Mute Recitation (1901)
Short, Documentary
A young girl reciting "The Star Spangled Banner" in sign language as taught at Gallaudet Institute.
Votes: 38
39. Children Bathing (1901)
Documentary, Short
A pretty and natural picture in which the principal actors are two tiny tots who are evidently not a bit afraid of the briny deep as they splash around in the waves in very evident delight ... See full summary »
Directors: J. Stuart Blackton, Albert E. Smith
Votes: 32
40. Alfred Butterworth and Sons, Glebe Mills, Hollinwood (1901)
2 min | Documentary, Short
Factory workers including child laborers walk towards a camera and interact with it.
Votes: 135
41. Bass Fishing (1901)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Taken for the U.S. Fisheries Commission to illustrate the benefits of stocking inland waters. A well-known fisherman, Mr. Henry Talbot, is seen casting in a picturesque pool for bass. He ... See full summary »
Votes: 66
43. Circular Panorama of Electric Tower (1901)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A most interesting picture at the Pan-American Exposition. The picture was taken from the north side of the Electric Tower. It presents the most perfect and diversified views of the ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Votes: 474
44. Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog (1901)
2 min | Documentary, Short
This wonderful dog "Mannie," owned by the vaudeville star, Miss Laura Comstock, is a most learned animal. He has been trained to perform all sorts of tricks, and his intelligence is, ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Star: Laura Comstock
Votes: 113
45. Bally-Hoo Cake Walk (1901)
Documentary, Short
"Ballyhoo" cakewalk by the colored troupe of the Old Plantation.
Votes: 33
46. High Diving Scene (1901)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
A daredevil rides his bicycle down a ramp and attempts to land in a pool of water as a crowd of spectators watches.
Votes: 153
48. Fire Dance (1901)
Documentary, Short
As danced by Loie Fuller. A very artistic and interesting film. The dance is executed with the famous ten-yard skirts invented for the wonderful fire dance which had such a phenomenal run ... See full summary »
Star: Loie Fuller
49. Duke of York at Montreal and Quebec (1901)
4 min | Documentary, Short
Star: King George V
Votes: 60
50. Day at the Circus (1901)
2 min | Documentary, Short
We present here a series of interesting pictures and show a number of scenes just as witnessed by a visitor to the Great Forepaugh and Sells Bros. combined four-ring circus. We begin by ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin S. Porter
Votes: 63