1. The Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat)
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 some distance, and eventually stops at the platform. Doors of the railway-cars open and attendants help passengers off and on. Popular legend has it that, when this film was shown, the first-night audience fled the café in terror, fearing being run over by the "approaching" train. This legend has since been identified as promotional embellishment, though there is evidence to suggest that people were astounded at the capabilities of the Lumières' cinématographe.
It has an average vote of 7.104 on TMDB.
2. The Sprinkler Sprinkled (Arroseur et arrosé)
A gardener is watering his flowers, when a mischievous boy sneaks up behind his back, and puts a foot on the water hose. The gardener is surprised and looks into the nozzle to find out why the water has stopped coming. The boy then lifts his foot from the hose, whereby the water squirts up in the gardener's face. The gardener chases the boy, grips his ear and slaps him in his buttocks. The boy then runs away and the gardener continues his watering. Three separate versions of this film exist, this is the original, filmed by Louis Lumière.
It has an average vote of 6.892 on TMDB.
3. Baby's Meal (Repas de bébé)
A father, a mother and a baby are sitting at a table, on a patio outside. Dad is feeding baby his lunch, while mum is serving tea.
It has an average vote of 5.6 on TMDB.
4. Course en sacs (Course en sacs)
Several competitors take part in a friendly sack race, with widely varying degrees of success.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
5. Performing Animals; or, Skipping Dogs
A short black-and-white silent documentary film featuring one dog jumping through hoops and another dancing in a costume, which was considered lost until footage from an 1896 Fairground Programme was identified as being from this film.
It has an average vote of 4.3 on TMDB.
6. Transformation by Hats (Chapeaux à transformation)
Félicien Trewey uses a basic prop to create comical hats and their accompanying caricatures.
It has an average vote of 5.8 on TMDB.
7. The X-Ray Fiend
A romantic couple are transformed into skeletons via X-Rays. The film combines two very recent innovations: Wilhelm Roentgen's discovery of X-rays in 1895, and Georges Méliès' accidental realisation of the special-effects potential of the jump-cut in 1896.
It has an average vote of 5.455 on TMDB.
8. La lupa (La lupa)
She was tall, dark and thin, with a proud and voluptuous bust. They called her "The she-wolf" because she seemed never to be satisfied. All the men were obsessed with her but one day the she-wolf fell madly in love with young Nanni.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
9. The Photographical Congress Arrives in Lyon (Le débarquement du congrès de photographie à Lyon)
Down the gangway, photographers leave the deck of a riverboat in large numbers.
It has an average vote of 5.376 on TMDB.
10. The Docks of New York
A blue-collar worker on New York's depressed waterfront finds his life changed after he saves a woman attempting suicide.
It has an average vote of 7 on TMDB.
11. Man Walking Around a Corner (Man Walking Around a Corner)
The last remaining production of Le Prince's LPCC Type-16 is part of a gelatine film shot in 32 images/second, and pictures a man walking around a corner. Le Prince, who was in Leeds at that time, sent these images to his wife in New York City in a letter dated 18 August 1887.
It has an average vote of 4.9 on TMDB.
12. Piggy (Cerdita)
Sara is an overweight teen who lives in the shadow of a clique of cool girls holidaying in her village. Not even her childhood friend, Claudia, defends her when she's bullied at the local pool in front of an unknown man. Her clothes are stolen and Sara must get home wearing nothing but her bikini.
It has an average vote of 6.4 on TMDB.
13. Napoléon (Napoléon)
A biopic of Napoleon Bonaparte, tracing the Corsican's career from his schooldays to his flight from Corsica, through the French Revolution and the Terror, culminating in his triumphant invasion of Italy in 1797.
It has an average vote of 7.7 on TMDB.
14. Gentleman's Agreement
A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.
It has an average vote of 6.935 on TMDB.
15. Zygote
The two remaining crew members of a mining operation in the Arctic Circle fight to survive against an alien creature.
It has an average vote of 7.022 on TMDB.
16. Roundhay Garden Scene
The earliest surviving celluloid film, and believed to be the second moving picture ever created, was shot by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince using the LPCCP Type-1 MkII single-lens camera. It was taken in the garden of Oakwood Grange, the Whitley family house in Roundhay, Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire , possibly on 14 October 1888. The film shows Adolphe Le Prince , Mrs. Sarah Whitley , Joseph Whitley, and Miss Harriet Hartley walking around in circles, laughing to themselves, and staying within the area framed by the camera. The Roundhay Garden Scene was recorded at 12 frames per second and runs for 2.11 seconds.
It has an average vote of 6.32 on TMDB.
17. The Lion Woman (Løvekvinnen)
Eva Arctander is born with hypertrichosis, meaning that she is covered from head to toe with fine blonde hair. Her father is so ashamed of her that he hides her away from the world in their apartment. However, Eva’s nanny fights for her right to be treated like everyone else.
It has an average vote of 6.9 on TMDB.
18. A Trip to the Moon (Le Voyage dans la Lune)
Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the bold explorers face the many perils hidden in the caves of the mysterious planet.
It has an average vote of 7.926 on TMDB.
19. Germany, Year Zero (Germania anno zero)
In the ruins of post-WWII Berlin, a twelve-year-old boy is left to his own devices in order to help provide for his family.
It has an average vote of 7.663 on TMDB.
20. Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Two not-too-bright party girls reinvent themselves for their high school reunion. Armed with a borrowed Jaguar, new clothes and the story of their success as the inventors of Post-It notes, Romy and Michele descend on their alma mater, but their façade crumbles quickly.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
