1 The Man With a Movie Camera (1929) ❧ Dir. Dziga Vertov 68· Soviet Union· Documentary,· NR A+ 98/100 Director Dziga Vertov Writer Dziga Vertov D.O.P. Mikhail Kaufman, Gleb Troyanski Composer Null Editor Elizaveta Svilova Language No Language Country Soviet Union Runtime 68′ Percentile 99th
2 Baraka (1993) ❧ Dir. Ron Fricke 97· USA· Documentary,· NR A+ 97/100 Director Ron Fricke Writer Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson, Constantine Nicholas, Genevieve Nicholas D.O.P. Ron Fricke Composer Michael Stearns Editor David Aubrey, Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson Language No Language Country USA Runtime 97′ Percentile 99th Viewings 2
3 The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) ❧ Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer 82· France· Drama, History,· NR A+ 97/100 Director Carl Theodor Dreyer Writer Carl Theodor Dreyer, Joseph Delteil D.O.P. Rudolph Maté Composer Jesper Kyd, Ole Schmidt, Victor Alix, Léo Pouget Editor Marguerite Beaugé, Carl Theodor Dreyer Language No Language Country France Runtime 82′ Percentile 99th
4 The Phantom Carriage (1921) ❧ Dir. Victor Sjöström 106· Sweden· Drama, Fantasy, Horror,· NR A+ 95/100 Director Victor Sjöström Writer Victor Sjöström D.O.P. Julius Jaenzon Composer Null Editor Null Language No Language Country Sweden Runtime 106′ Percentile 97th
5 The General (1926) ❧ Dir. Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton 79· USA· Action, Adventure, Comedy, War, Romance,· NR A+ 95/100 Director Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton Writer Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton D.O.P. Bert Haines, Devereaux Jennings Composer Null Editor Buster Keaton, Sherman Kell Language No Language Country USA Runtime 79′ Percentile 97th
6 Samsara (2012) ❧ Dir. Ron Fricke 102· USA· Documentary,· PG-13 A 94/100 Director Ron Fricke Writer Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson D.O.P. Ron Fricke Composer Lisa Gerrard, Marcello De Francisci, Michael Stearns Editor Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson Language No Language Country USA, Brazil, China, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab Emirates Runtime 102′ Percentile 96th Viewings 2
7 Battleship Potemkin (1925) ❧ Dir. Sergei Eisenstein 75· Soviet Union· Drama, History, War,· NR A 94/100 Director Sergei Eisenstein Writer Sergei Tretyakov, Nina Agadzhanova, Sergei Eisenstein, Nikolay Aseev D.O.P. Eduard Tisse Composer Edmund Meisel Editor Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori Aleksandrov Language No Language Country Soviet Union Runtime 75′ Percentile 96th
8 L'Inferno (1911) ❧ Dir. Giuseppe de Liguoro, Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan 72· Italy· Fantasy, Horror,· NR A 93/100 Director Giuseppe de Liguoro, Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan Writer Null D.O.P. Emilio Roncarolo Composer Raffaele Caravaglios Editor Null Language No Language Country Italy Runtime 72′ Percentile 95th
9 A Man There Was (1917) ❧ Dir. Victor Sjöström 56· Sweden· Drama, History,· NR A 93/100 Director Victor Sjöström Writer Victor Sjöström, Gustaf Molander, Henrik Ibsen D.O.P. Julius Jaenzon Composer Null Editor Null Language No Language Country Sweden Runtime 56′ Percentile 95th
10 Strike (1925) ❧ Dir. Sergei Eisenstein 95· Soviet Union· Drama,· NR A- 92/100 Director Sergei Eisenstein Writer Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein, Ilya Kravchunovsky, Valerian Pletnev D.O.P. Vasili Khvatov, Eduard Tisse, Vladimir Popov Composer Null Editor Sergei Eisenstein Language No Language Country Soviet Union Runtime 95′ Percentile 93rd
11 The Last Laugh (1924) ❧ Dir. F. W. Murnau 90· Germany· Drama,· NR A- 91/100 Director F. W. Murnau Writer Carl Mayer D.O.P. Karl Freund Composer Giuseppe Becce Editor Elfi Böttrich Language No Language Country Germany Runtime 90′ Percentile 92nd
12 The Birth of a Nation (1915) ❧ Dir. D.W. Griffith 195· USA· Drama, History, War,· PG B+ 89/100 Director D.W. Griffith Writer Frank E. Woods, D.W. Griffith D.O.P. Joseph Carl Breil, Billy Bitzer Composer Jon Mirsalis, D.W. Griffith, Joseph Carl Breil, Joseph Nurnberger Editor Joseph Henabery, James Smith, Rose Smith, Raoul Walsh, D.W. Griffith Language No Language Country USA Runtime 195′ Percentile 89th
13 The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) ❧ Dir. Robert Wiene 77· Germany· Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime,· NR B+ 89/100 Director Robert Wiene Writer Hans Janowitz, Carl Mayer D.O.P. Willy Hameister Composer Alfredo Antonini, Giuseppe Becce Editor Null Language No Language Country Germany Runtime 77′ Percentile 89th
14 Nosferatu (1922) ❧ Dir. F. W. Murnau 95· Germany· Horror, Fantasy,· NR B+ 87/100 Director F. W. Murnau Writer Henrik Galeen D.O.P. Fritz Arno Wagner, Günther Krampf Composer Hans Erdmann Editor Null Language No Language Country Germany Runtime 95′ Percentile 85th
15 The Phantom of the Opera (1925) ❧ Dir. Rupert Julian 107· USA· Horror, Music,· NR B+ 87/100 Director Rupert Julian Writer Null D.O.P. Milton Bridenbecker, Virgil Miller, Charles Van Enger Composer Sam Perry Editor Edward Curtiss, Maurice Pivar, Gilmore Walker Language No Language Country USA Runtime 107′ Percentile 85th
16 The Outlaw and His Wife (1918) ❧ Dir. Victor Sjöström 111· Sweden· Drama,· NR B+ 86/100 Director Victor Sjöström Writer Victor Sjöström, Sam Ask D.O.P. Julius Jaenzon Composer Null Editor Null Language No Language Country Sweden Runtime 111′ Percentile 83rd
17 Flow (2024) ❧ Dir. Gints Zilbalodis 85· Latvia· Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family,· PG B+ 86/100 Director Gints Zilbalodis Writer Matīss Kaža, Gints Zilbalodis D.O.P. Gints Zilbalodis Composer Gints Zilbalodis, Rihards Zaļupe Editor Gints Zilbalodis Language No Language Country Latvia, Belgium, France Runtime 85′ Percentile 83rd Watched 3/2/2025
18 Cabiria (1914) ❧ Dir. Giovanni Pastrone 148· Italy· Drama, History,· NR B+ 85/100 Director Giovanni Pastrone Writer Giovanni Pastrone, Gabriele D'Annunzio D.O.P. Giovanni Tomatis, Segundo de Chomón, Natale Chiusano, Carlo Franzeri, Augusto Battagliotti Composer Manlio Mazza, Ildebrando Pizzetti Editor Null Language No Language Country Italy Runtime 148′ Percentile 80th
19 I Was Born, But... (1932) ❧ Dir. Yasujirō Ozu 91· Japan· Comedy, Drama,· NR B 83/100 Director Yasujirō Ozu Writer Akira Fushimi, Geibei Ibushiya D.O.P. Hideo Shigehara Composer Null Editor Hideo Shigehara Language No Language Country Japan Runtime 91′ Percentile 75th
20 Intolerance (1916) ❧ Dir. D.W. Griffith 197· USA· Drama, History,· NR B 82/100 Director D.W. Griffith Writer Anita Loos, Frank E. Woods, Tod Browning D.O.P. Billy Bitzer Composer Null Editor D.W. Griffith, James Smith, Rose Smith Language No Language Country USA Runtime 197′ Percentile 73rd
21 Twilight of a Woman's Soul (1913) ❧ Dir. Yevgeni Bauer 48· Russia· Drama,· NR B 81/100 Director Yevgeni Bauer Writer Valerian Demert D.O.P. Nikolay Kozlovsky Composer Null Editor Null Language No Language Country Russia Runtime 48′ Percentile 72nd
22 The Iron Horse (1924) ❧ Dir. John Ford 149· USA· Western, Drama, History, Romance,· NR B 81/100 Director John Ford Writer Charles Kenyon, Charles Darnton, John Russell D.O.P. George Schneiderman Composer Erno Rapee Editor Null Language No Language Country USA Runtime 149′ Percentile 72nd
23 Metropolis (1927) ❧ Dir. Fritz Lang 153· Germany· Drama, Science Fiction,· NR B- 79/100 Director Fritz Lang Writer Fritz Lang, Thea von Harbou D.O.P. Günther Rittau, Walter Ruttmann, Karl Freund Composer Gottfried Huppertz, Otto Harzner Editor Fritz Lang Language No Language Country Germany Runtime 153′ Percentile 67th
24 The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) ❧ Dir. Henry King 89· USA· Drama, Romance, Western,· NR B- 76/100 Director Henry King Writer Frances Marion, Rupert Hughes D.O.P. Gregg Toland, George Barnes Composer Ted Henkel Editor Viola Lawrence Language No Language Country USA Runtime 89′ Percentile 60th
25 The Covered Wagon (1923) ❧ Dir. James Cruze 98· USA· Adventure, Western, Romance,· NR B- 75/100 Director James Cruze Writer Jack Cunningham D.O.P. Karl Brown Composer Null Editor Dorothy Arzner Language No Language Country USA Runtime 98′ Percentile 58th
26 3 Bad Men (1926) ❧ Dir. John Ford 92· USA· Romance, Western,· NR B- 75/100 Director John Ford Writer John Stone D.O.P. George Schneiderman Composer Null Editor Null Language No Language Country USA Runtime 92′ Percentile 58th
27 Nanook of the North (1922) ❧ Dir. Robert Flaherty 79· USA· Documentary, Drama,· NR C+ 74/100 Director Robert Flaherty Writer Robert Flaherty D.O.P. Robert Flaherty Composer Null Editor Robert Flaherty, Charles Gelb Language No Language Country USA, France Runtime 79′ Percentile 56th
28 J'accuse! (1919) ❧ Dir. Abel Gance 165· France· War, Drama,· NR C 66/100 Director Abel Gance Writer Abel Gance D.O.P. Maurice Forster, Marc Bujard, Léonce-Henri Burel Composer Henri Verdun Editor Abel Gance, Andrée Danis Language No Language Country France Runtime 165′ Percentile 38th
29 La Roue (1923) ❧ Dir. Abel Gance 418· France· Drama, Romance,· NR C- 60/100 Director Abel Gance Writer Abel Gance D.O.P. Léonce-Henri Burel, Gaston Brun, Marc Bujard, Maurice Duverger Composer Arthur Honegger Editor Abel Gance, Marguerite Beaugé Language No Language Country France Runtime 418′ Percentile 28th
30 Quo Vadis? (1913) ❧ Dir. Enrico Guazzoni 120· Italy· Drama, History,· NR D+ 55/100 Director Enrico Guazzoni Writer Enrico Guazzoni D.O.P. Alessandro Bona, Eugenio Bava Composer Null Editor Enrico Guazzoni Language No Language Country Italy Runtime 120′ Percentile 21st
31 The Pleasure Garden (1925) ❧ Dir. Alfred Hitchcock 75· UK· Drama, Romance,· NR D- 41/100 Director Alfred Hitchcock Writer Eliot Stannard D.O.P. Baron Ventimiglia Composer Null Editor Null Language No Language Country UK, Germany Runtime 75′ Percentile 10th