1The Man With a Movie Camera (1929) ❧Dir. Dziga Vertov68· Soviet Union· Documentary,· NRA+ 98/100Director Dziga VertovWriter Dziga VertovD.O.P. Mikhail Kaufman, Gleb TroyanskiComposer NullEditor Elizaveta SvilovaLanguage No LanguageCountry Soviet UnionRuntime 68′Percentile 99th
2Baraka (1993) ❧Dir. Ron Fricke97· USA· Documentary,· NRA+ 97/100Director Ron FrickeWriter Ron Fricke, Mark Magidson, Constantine Nicholas, Genevieve NicholasD.O.P. Ron FrickeComposer Michael StearnsEditor David Aubrey, Ron Fricke, Mark MagidsonLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 97′Percentile 99thViewings 2
3The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) ❧Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer82· France· Drama, History,· NRA+ 97/100Director Carl Theodor DreyerWriter Carl Theodor Dreyer, Joseph DelteilD.O.P. Rudolph MatéComposer Jesper Kyd, Ole Schmidt, Victor Alix, Léo PougetEditor Marguerite Beaugé, Carl Theodor DreyerLanguage No LanguageCountry FranceRuntime 82′Percentile 99th
4The Phantom Carriage (1921) ❧Dir. Victor Sjöström106· Sweden· Drama, Fantasy, Horror,· NRA+ 95/100Director Victor SjöströmWriter Victor SjöströmD.O.P. Julius JaenzonComposer NullEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry SwedenRuntime 106′Percentile 97th
5The General (1926) ❧Dir. Clyde Bruckman, Buster Keaton79· USA· Action, Adventure, Comedy, War, Romance,· NRA+ 95/100Director Clyde Bruckman, Buster KeatonWriter Clyde Bruckman, Buster KeatonD.O.P. Bert Haines, Devereaux JenningsComposer NullEditor Buster Keaton, Sherman KellLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 79′Percentile 97th
6Samsara (2012) ❧Dir. Ron Fricke102· USA· Documentary,· PG-13A 94/100Director Ron FrickeWriter Ron Fricke, Mark MagidsonD.O.P. Ron FrickeComposer Lisa Gerrard, Marcello De Francisci, Michael StearnsEditor Ron Fricke, Mark MagidsonLanguage No LanguageCountry USA, Brazil, China, Denmark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Namibia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Thailand, United Arab EmiratesRuntime 102′Percentile 96thViewings 2
7Battleship Potemkin (1925) ❧Dir. Sergei Eisenstein75· Soviet Union· Drama, History, War,· NRA 94/100Director Sergei EisensteinWriter Sergei Tretyakov, Nina Agadzhanova, Sergei Eisenstein, Nikolay AseevD.O.P. Eduard TisseComposer Edmund MeiselEditor Sergei Eisenstein, Grigori AleksandrovLanguage No LanguageCountry Soviet UnionRuntime 75′Percentile 96th
8L'Inferno (1911) ❧Dir. Giuseppe de Liguoro, Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo Padovan72· Italy· Fantasy, Horror,· NRA 93/100Director Giuseppe de Liguoro, Francesco Bertolini, Adolfo PadovanWriter NullD.O.P. Emilio RoncaroloComposer Raffaele CaravagliosEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry ItalyRuntime 72′Percentile 95th
9A Man There Was (1917) ❧Dir. Victor Sjöström56· Sweden· Drama, History,· NRA 93/100Director Victor SjöströmWriter Victor Sjöström, Gustaf Molander, Henrik IbsenD.O.P. Julius JaenzonComposer NullEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry SwedenRuntime 56′Percentile 95th
10Strike (1925) ❧Dir. Sergei Eisenstein95· Soviet Union· Drama,· NRA- 92/100Director Sergei EisensteinWriter Grigori Aleksandrov, Sergei Eisenstein, Ilya Kravchunovsky, Valerian PletnevD.O.P. Vasili Khvatov, Eduard Tisse, Vladimir PopovComposer NullEditor Sergei EisensteinLanguage No LanguageCountry Soviet UnionRuntime 95′Percentile 93rd
11The Last Laugh (1924) ❧Dir. F. W. Murnau90· Germany· Drama,· NRA- 91/100Director F. W. MurnauWriter Carl MayerD.O.P. Karl FreundComposer Giuseppe BecceEditor Elfi BöttrichLanguage No LanguageCountry GermanyRuntime 90′Percentile 92nd
12The Birth of a Nation (1915) ❧Dir. D.W. Griffith195· USA· Drama, History, War,· PGB+ 89/100Director D.W. GriffithWriter Frank E. Woods, D.W. GriffithD.O.P. Joseph Carl Breil, Billy BitzerComposer Jon Mirsalis, D.W. Griffith, Joseph Carl Breil, Joseph NurnbergerEditor Joseph Henabery, James Smith, Rose Smith, Raoul Walsh, D.W. GriffithLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 195′Percentile 89th
13The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) ❧Dir. Robert Wiene77· Germany· Drama, Horror, Thriller, Crime,· NRB+ 89/100Director Robert WieneWriter Hans Janowitz, Carl MayerD.O.P. Willy HameisterComposer Alfredo Antonini, Giuseppe BecceEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry GermanyRuntime 77′Percentile 89th
14Nosferatu (1922) ❧Dir. F. W. Murnau95· Germany· Horror, Fantasy,· NRB+ 87/100Director F. W. MurnauWriter Henrik GaleenD.O.P. Fritz Arno Wagner, Günther KrampfComposer Hans ErdmannEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry GermanyRuntime 95′Percentile 85th
15The Phantom of the Opera (1925) ❧Dir. Rupert Julian107· USA· Horror, Music,· NRB+ 87/100Director Rupert JulianWriter NullD.O.P. Milton Bridenbecker, Virgil Miller, Charles Van EngerComposer Sam PerryEditor Edward Curtiss, Maurice Pivar, Gilmore WalkerLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 107′Percentile 85th
16The Outlaw and His Wife (1918) ❧Dir. Victor Sjöström111· Sweden· Drama,· NRB+ 86/100Director Victor SjöströmWriter Victor Sjöström, Sam AskD.O.P. Julius JaenzonComposer NullEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry SwedenRuntime 111′Percentile 83rd
17Flow (2024) ❧Dir. Gints Zilbalodis85· Latvia· Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Family,· PGB+ 86/100Director Gints ZilbalodisWriter Matīss Kaža, Gints ZilbalodisD.O.P. Gints ZilbalodisComposer Gints Zilbalodis, Rihards ZaļupeEditor Gints ZilbalodisLanguage No LanguageCountry Latvia, Belgium, FranceRuntime 85′Percentile 83rdWatched 3/2/2025
18Cabiria (1914) ❧Dir. Giovanni Pastrone148· Italy· Drama, History,· NRB+ 85/100Director Giovanni PastroneWriter Giovanni Pastrone, Gabriele D'AnnunzioD.O.P. Giovanni Tomatis, Segundo de Chomón, Natale Chiusano, Carlo Franzeri, Augusto BattagliottiComposer Manlio Mazza, Ildebrando PizzettiEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry ItalyRuntime 148′Percentile 80th
19I Was Born, But... (1932) ❧Dir. Yasujirō Ozu91· Japan· Comedy, Drama,· NRB 83/100Director Yasujirō OzuWriter Akira Fushimi, Geibei IbushiyaD.O.P. Hideo ShigeharaComposer NullEditor Hideo ShigeharaLanguage No LanguageCountry JapanRuntime 91′Percentile 75th
20Intolerance (1916) ❧Dir. D.W. Griffith197· USA· Drama, History,· NRB 82/100Director D.W. GriffithWriter Anita Loos, Frank E. Woods, Tod BrowningD.O.P. Billy BitzerComposer NullEditor D.W. Griffith, James Smith, Rose SmithLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 197′Percentile 73rd
21Twilight of a Woman's Soul (1913) ❧Dir. Yevgeni Bauer48· Russia· Drama,· NRB 81/100Director Yevgeni BauerWriter Valerian DemertD.O.P. Nikolay KozlovskyComposer NullEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry RussiaRuntime 48′Percentile 72nd
22The Iron Horse (1924) ❧Dir. John Ford149· USA· Western, Drama, History, Romance,· NRB 81/100Director John FordWriter Charles Kenyon, Charles Darnton, John RussellD.O.P. George SchneidermanComposer Erno RapeeEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 149′Percentile 72nd
23Metropolis (1927) ❧Dir. Fritz Lang153· Germany· Drama, Science Fiction,· NRB- 79/100Director Fritz LangWriter Fritz Lang, Thea von HarbouD.O.P. Günther Rittau, Walter Ruttmann, Karl FreundComposer Gottfried Huppertz, Otto HarznerEditor Fritz LangLanguage No LanguageCountry GermanyRuntime 153′Percentile 67th
24The Winning of Barbara Worth (1926) ❧Dir. Henry King89· USA· Drama, Romance, Western,· NRB- 76/100Director Henry KingWriter Frances Marion, Rupert HughesD.O.P. Gregg Toland, George BarnesComposer Ted HenkelEditor Viola LawrenceLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 89′Percentile 60th
25The Covered Wagon (1923) ❧Dir. James Cruze98· USA· Adventure, Western, Romance,· NRB- 75/100Director James CruzeWriter Jack CunninghamD.O.P. Karl BrownComposer NullEditor Dorothy ArznerLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 98′Percentile 58th
263 Bad Men (1926) ❧Dir. John Ford92· USA· Romance, Western,· NRB- 75/100Director John FordWriter John StoneD.O.P. George SchneidermanComposer NullEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry USARuntime 92′Percentile 58th
27Nanook of the North (1922) ❧Dir. Robert Flaherty79· USA· Documentary, Drama,· NRC+ 74/100Director Robert FlahertyWriter Robert FlahertyD.O.P. Robert FlahertyComposer NullEditor Robert Flaherty, Charles GelbLanguage No LanguageCountry USA, FranceRuntime 79′Percentile 56th
28J'accuse! (1919) ❧Dir. Abel Gance165· France· War, Drama,· NRC 66/100Director Abel GanceWriter Abel GanceD.O.P. Maurice Forster, Marc Bujard, Léonce-Henri BurelComposer Henri VerdunEditor Abel Gance, Andrée DanisLanguage No LanguageCountry FranceRuntime 165′Percentile 38th
29La Roue (1923) ❧Dir. Abel Gance418· France· Drama, Romance,· NRC- 60/100Director Abel GanceWriter Abel GanceD.O.P. Léonce-Henri Burel, Gaston Brun, Marc Bujard, Maurice DuvergerComposer Arthur HoneggerEditor Abel Gance, Marguerite BeaugéLanguage No LanguageCountry FranceRuntime 418′Percentile 28th
30Quo Vadis? (1913) ❧Dir. Enrico Guazzoni120· Italy· Drama, History,· NRD+ 55/100Director Enrico GuazzoniWriter Enrico GuazzoniD.O.P. Alessandro Bona, Eugenio BavaComposer NullEditor Enrico GuazzoniLanguage No LanguageCountry ItalyRuntime 120′Percentile 21st
31The Pleasure Garden (1925) ❧Dir. Alfred Hitchcock75· UK· Drama, Romance,· NRD- 41/100Director Alfred HitchcockWriter Eliot StannardD.O.P. Baron VentimigliaComposer NullEditor NullLanguage No LanguageCountry UK, GermanyRuntime 75′Percentile 10th