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  • A Trip to the Moon (S)
    France - 1902
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    Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow: Six brave astronomers plan a voyage from Earth to the Moon. They build a space capsule in the shape of a bullet and a ...
  • An Andalusian Dog (S)
    France - 1929
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    Un Chien Andalou is Bunuel's first film and collaboration with Salvador Dali, a surreal exploration of desire and passion. L'Age D'or is another collaboration with Dali, ...
  • Isle of Flowers (S)
    Brazil - 1989
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    Isle of Flowers (Portuguese: Ilha das Flores) is a 1989 Brazilian short film by Jorge Furtado. It tracks the path of a tomato from garden to dump with the help of a ...
  • The Jetty (The Pier)
    France - 1962
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    The world is in ruins in the aftermath of a nuclear war. A team of scientists realise that the only way to save humanity from extinction is to send someone into the past ...
  • One Week (S)
    United States - 1920
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    Buster gets married, and as a wedding present his uncle gives him and his new bride some land and a house to go with it, but only when they get to the lot do they ...
  • Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (S)
    United States - 1878
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    Sallie Gardner at a Gallop is a series of photographs consisting of a galloping horse, the result of a photographic experiment by Eadweard Muybridge on June 15, 1878. ...
  • Hotel Chevalier (S)
    United States - 2007
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    A short prologue of one heartbreaking history of love and the prologue of the travel told in Viaje a Darjeeling.
  • The House Is Black (S)
    Iran - 1963
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    The House is Black is an acclaimed Iranian documentary medium-legth film directed by Forugh Farrokhzad. The film is a look at life and suffering in a leper colony and ...
  • Room 8 (S)
    United Kingdom - 2013
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    A prisoner discovers a magical box with a baneful secret that he falls foul to.
  • The Crimson Permanent Assurance (S)
    United Kingdom - 1983
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    In the bleak days of 1983, the Crimson Permanent Assurance, an accountancy staffed by elderly workers much like a slave ship, has been taken over by efficiency-minded ...
  • The Nine Mile Walk (S)
    Spain - 2003
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    Two friends in a Strange place begin a game of words that leads to an unexpected twist
  • Monty Python: International Philosophy (S)
    United Kingdom - 1972
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    The Philosophers' Football Match is a Monty Python sketch depicting a football match in the Olympiastadion at the 1972 Munich Olympics between philosophers representing ...
  • Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (S)
    France - 1896
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    Another of the Lumiere Brothers' one-shot films, this time showing a steam train arriving at a station.
  • Vincent (S)
    United States - 1982
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    Animation, Narrator: Vincent Price
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    Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.
  • Mirindas asesinas (S)
    Spain - 1991
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    A man comes into a bar in which there's only one other customer and asks the bartender to serve him a Mirinda (a Spanish orange drink). But then he refuses to pay for it, ...
  • Meshes of the Afternoon (S)
    United States - 1943
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    Meshes of the Afternoon is one of the most influential works in American experimental cinema. A non-narrative work, it has been identified as a key example of the "trance ...
  • The Customer is Always Right (S)
    United States - 2004
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    After his experience with Hollywood on the RoboCop sequels, Miller did not want to release the film rights, fearing a similar result. Rodriguez, a long-time fan of the ...
  • Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Willie (S)
    United States - 1928
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    Animation, Voice: Walt Disney
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    Mickey Mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, Minnie, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck.
  • The Heart of the World (S)
    Canada - 2000
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    Two brothers, mortician Nikolai and actor Osip (playing Christ in a Passion play), love the same woman—scientist Anna, who studies the earth's core, or the "heart of the ...
  • El secdleto de la tlompeta (El secreto de la trompeta) (S) (S)
    Spain - 1995
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  • Machete (S)
    United States - 2007
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  • The Big Shave (S)
    United States - 1967
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    In the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.
  • The Black Hole (S)
    United Kingdom - 2008
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    A sleep deprived office worker photocopies a "Black Hole" late one night - Suddenly the possibilities seem endless. Will greed get the better of him?
  • An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (S)
    France - 1962
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    During the Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. When the execution takes place from the bridge, the rope ...
  • Captain EO (S)
    United States - 1986
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    Captain Eo and his rugged crew set out on a mission to deliver a special gift to a wicked queen who lives on a dark, desolate world. Getting there is half the fun, ...
  • Saw (S)
    Australia - 2003
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    David, an orderly at a hospital, tells his horrific story of being kidnapped and forced to play a vile game of survival.
  • Elevated (S)
    Canada - 1997
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    A man and a woman are riding down in an elevator when it stops and another man in a blood-stained uniform enters, forcing them to go up to the roof to escape from some ...
  • The Bakery Girl of Monceau (S)
    France - 1963
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    Early new wave effort from Rohmer which was the first of his six moral tales. It concerns a young man who approaches a girl in the street, but after several days without ...
  • Curfew (S)
    United States - 2012
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    At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his nine-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours.
  • À propos de Nice (S)
    France - 1930
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    What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Cote d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants.
  • Neighbors (S)
    United States - 1920
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    The Romeo and Juliet story played out in a tenement neighborhood with Buster and Virginia's families hating each other over the fence separating their buildings.
  • The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon (S)
    United States - 2008
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    The epic story of one man's encounter with what could be the most relentless murderer of all time.
  • The Natural Route (S)
    Spain - 2004
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    Soon a man will find out that his destiny is already written and that he can't do anything to change it.
  • The Breaktime (S)
    Iran - 1972
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    When the breaktime bell rings, young Dara leaves school; he has been sent home as a punishment for breaking a window with his football. On his way home he comes across ...
  • Two (TV) (S)
    India - 1965
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    This short film is about a bored rich Indian kid who, upon seeing a kid in the garden in front of his house play a flute, immediately engages in a competition with him to see who owns the better toys.
  • The Alphabet (S)
    United States - 1968
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    Animation, Peggy Lynch
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    Against a backdrop of bizarre shapes and textures, a small organic figure gives birth to the letters of the alphabet while a mixture of children's voices and an operatic ...
  • The Old Mill (S)
    United States - 1937
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    A triumph of mood over plot, the short shows the inhabitants of an ancient, abandoned mill preparing for nightfall and an approaching storm. (FILMAFFINITY)
  • Linked (S)
    Spain - 1996
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    Antonio and Concha, a couple who are constantly fighting about money, win the Christmas Lottery first prize. Concha, who is very bossy, starts making decisions about how ...
  • Liberty (S)
    United States - 1929
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    Two escaped convicts (Laurel & Hardy) change clothes in the getaway car, but wind up wearing each other's pants. The rest of the film involves their trying to exchange ...
  • The Great Train Robbery (S)
    United States - 1903
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    This picture, directed and scripted by Edwin S. Porter, introduced the first cinematic cowboy star, Bronco Billy Anderson. Anderson plays several roles in this ...
  • True (S)
    Germany - 2004
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    The phone rings, startling Tomas, who is seated in front of the computer. He feels for the telephone receiver. Tomas is blind. His girlfriend, Francine, tells him that ...
  • The Butterfly Circus (S)
    United States - 2009
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    At the height of the Great Depression, the showman of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the devastated American landscape, lifting the spirits of audiences along ...
  • Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (S)
    France - 1895
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    The 'plot' is outlined by the title: the film consists of a single shot of workers leaving the Lumiere factory, and the film would be of virtually no interest (except to ...
  • George Lucas in Love (S)
    United States - 1999
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    1967 film student George Lucas has writer's block trying to finish his "Space Wheat" script, until a beautiful fellow student with a familiar hairstyle teaches him that ...
  • Bambi Meets Godzilla (S)
    Canada - 1969
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    Bambi is contentedly nibbling the grass, seemingly unaware of his impending encounter with Godzilla. What will happen when the two finally meet?
  • The Cannibalistic Councillor (S)
    Spain - 2009
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    This short film is part of the film-within-the-film Girls and Suitcases (Chicas y maletas), the film being shot in Broken Embraces (Los abrazos rotos). "The Cannibalistic ...
  • Doodlebug (S)
    United Kingdom - 1997
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    In a ratty flat, a man is on his hands and knees, holding a shoe by its toe, trying to kill a bug of some sort that so far has managed to evade him. He keeps up the chase ...
  • Alive in Joburg (S)
    Canada - 2005
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    An eerie tale of a close encounter of the third kind in Johannesburg.
  • The Mischief Makers (The Brats) (S)
    France - 1957
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    During the hot summer, 5 kids, "Les Mistons", spy on two lovers. They follow Gérard and Bernadette everywhere.
  • Física II (S)
    Spain - 2004
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  • Alice in Wonderland (S)
    United Kingdom - 1903
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    Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch. She follows him down a hole and finds herself in a hall of many doors. A key ...
  • Batman: Dead End (S)
    United States - 2003
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    The Joker has escaped from Arkham and Batman must once again bring him in - once and for all. Unfortunately for the bat, there is something even more sinister than the ...
  • Guernica (S)
    Czechoslovakia - 1978
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  • The Electric House (S)
    United States - 1922
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    Botany major Buster mistakenly graduates in electrical engineering and is hired to wire a new home. He installs lots of fanciful gadgets. The one who should have received ...
  • 7:35 in the Morning (S)
    Spain - 2003
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    A woman enters a restaurant one morning - only to be met with silence instead of people talking.
  • I'm Here
    United States - 2010
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    A library assistant plods through an ordinary life in LA until a chance meeting opens his eyes to a the power of creativity and ultimately, love. When this new life and ...
  • Coffee and Cigarettes III (S)
    United States - 1993
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    This shortcut repeats the structure of Coffee and Cigarettes. This time, Iggy Pop and Tom Waits meet in a bar. But, again, we don't know why they agreed to do that in the ...
  • When Angels Fall (S)
    Poland - 1959
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    A church bell chimes. An old woman stops to feed pidgins on her way to work in the men's lavatory in the basement of a public building. She sits all day by the lavatory ...
  • Aquel ritmillo (El cortometraje) (S) (S)
    Spain - 1995
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  • Nocturne (S)
    Denmark - 1980
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    It's night. Perhaps after a dream of an intruder crashing through a window, a woman who's sensitive to light has a telephone conversation with a friend. The woman has a ...
  • Panic Attack! (S)
    Uruguay - 2009
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    Giant robots and UFOs attack Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay.
  • Rendezvous (S)
    France - 1976
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    A high-speed drive through the streets of Paris.
  • People of the Po Valley (S)
    Italy - 1947
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    A non-fiction documentary made between 1943 and 1947 about a barge trip down the Po River, looking at the relationship between individuals and their environment.
  • The Battle of Midway (S)
    United States - 1942
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    The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened.
  • One Too Many (S)
    Spain - 2005
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    Fernando awakens to the sound of his wife shutting the door when she leaves him. He wakes their son, Joaquin, a young man. It's quickly clear why she left: they live like ...
  • Phantoms of Nabua (S)
    Thailand - 2009
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    A fluorescent tube illuminates an empty playground in the evening. Nearby a flash of light is projected on a makeshift screen. This outdoor movie is a portrait of a ...
  • Hôtel électrique (El hotel eléctrico) (S)
    France - 1908
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    A couple arrives at a hotel where everything works mechanically. Considered one of the first films with the Stop-motion technique, made by one of the most important ...
  • The Letter (S)
    France - 2001
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    Michael Gondry's examination of childhood love is replete with his trademark surreality. One evening at the turn of the century, Stephane discusses with his brother the ...
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (S)
    United States - 1910
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    Chased off by the antics of Hank the Mule, Dorothy ends up in her cornfield, where she realizes her family's Scarecrow is alive. She helps him down and he takes a tumble ...
  • Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (S)
    United States - 1967
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    While monitored and pursued, a man races to escape through a futuristic labyrinth.
  • Kitchen Sink (S)
    New Zealand - 1989
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    A suburban housewife discovers a horrifying surprise at the end of a pesky hair lodged in her sink.
Movies from this Rating List. (Click on a movie to rate it)
  • A Trip to the Moon (S)
  • An Andalusian Dog (S)
  • Isle of Flowers (S)
  • The Jetty (The Pier)
  • One Week (S)
  • Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (S)
  • Hotel Chevalier (S)
  • The House Is Black (S)
  • Room 8 (S)
  • The Crimson Permanent Assurance (S)
  • The Nine Mile Walk (S)
  • Monty Python: International Philosophy (S)
  • Arrival of a Train at La Ciotat (S)
  • Vincent (S)
  • Mirindas asesinas (S)
  • Meshes of the Afternoon (S)
  • The Customer is Always Right (S)
  • Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: Steamboat Willie (S)
  • The Heart of the World (S)
  • El secdleto de la tlompeta (El secreto de la trompeta) (S) (S)
  • Machete (S)
  • The Big Shave (S)
  • The Black Hole (S)
  • An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (S)
  • Captain EO (S)
  • Saw (S)
  • Elevated (S)
  • The Bakery Girl of Monceau (S)
  • Curfew (S)
  • À propos de Nice (S)
  • Neighbors (S)
  • The Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon (S)
  • The Natural Route (S)
  • The Breaktime (S)
  • Two (TV) (S)
  • The Alphabet (S)
  • The Old Mill (S)
  • Linked (S)
  • Liberty (S)
  • The Great Train Robbery (S)
  • True (S)
  • The Butterfly Circus (S)
  • Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory (S)
  • George Lucas in Love (S)
  • Bambi Meets Godzilla (S)
  • The Cannibalistic Councillor (S)
  • Doodlebug (S)
  • Alive in Joburg (S)
  • The Mischief Makers (The Brats) (S)
  • Física II (S)
  • Alice in Wonderland (S)
  • Batman: Dead End (S)
  • Guernica (S)
  • The Electric House (S)
  • 7:35 in the Morning (S)
  • I'm Here
  • Coffee and Cigarettes III (S)
  • When Angels Fall (S)
  • Aquel ritmillo (El cortometraje) (S) (S)
  • Nocturne (S)
  • Panic Attack! (S)
  • Rendezvous (S)
  • People of the Po Valley (S)
  • The Battle of Midway (S)
  • One Too Many (S)
  • Phantoms of Nabua (S)
  • Hôtel électrique (El hotel eléctrico) (S)
  • The Letter (S)
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (S)
  • Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (S)
  • Kitchen Sink (S)
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