1. The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots)
A short film depicting the execution of Mary, Queen of the Scots. Mary is brought to the execution block and made to kneel down with her neck over it. The executioner lifts his axe ready to bring it down. After that frame Mary has been replaced by a dummy. The axe comes down and severs the head of the dummy from the body. The executioner picks up the head and shows it around for everyone else to see. One of the first camera tricks to be used in a movie.
It has an average vote of 6.188 on TMDB.
2. Life of an American Fireman
Porter's sequential continuity editing links several shots to form a narrative of firemen responding to a house fire. They leave the station with their horse drawn pumper, arrive on the scene, and effect the safe rescue of a woman from the burning house. But wait, she tells them of her child yet asleep in the burning bedroom...
It has an average vote of 6.116 on TMDB.
3. Serpentine Dances by Annabelle
Annabelle Moore performs her popular serpentine dance routine. She twirls around, and as she does so, she uses her long skirts to create a variety of patterns. Each print consists of Annabelle's serpentine dance from 1894-1897.
It has an average vote of 5.3 on TMDB.
4. Cordeliers' Square in Lyon (Place des Cordeliers à Lyon)
Pedestrian and horse-drawn vehicles traffic, across the Place des Cordeliers, in Lyon.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
5. We Were Not Made For This World
"We Were Not Made For This World” is a existential sci-fi short film directed by Los Angeles-based filmmaker Colin West McDonald, based on a comic of the same name by cartoonist Paul Hornschemeier that features a rapidly declining robot wandering aimlessly through the desert.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.
6. Tuesday (Salı)
At first glance, a film about an ordinary school day for a teenage girl in Istanbul. But as Tuesday details three encounters she has while going to school, playing basketball, and taking a bus home, it becomes an observational exposé of men who believe they are entitled to an unquestioned authority over a woman's personal space.
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
7. Eccentric Waltz (Valse excentrique)
Made in 1903, Eccentric Waltz showcases an exhibition by dancers Boldoni and Solinski, residents at the famous Eldorado cabaret in the Boulevard de Strasbourg in Paris. The lavish stencil colouring emphasises the woman's swirling skirt.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
8. Scott Pilgrim vs. the Animation
Scott Pilgrim vs. The Animation is an animated short based on Bryan Lee O'Malley's "Scott Pilgrim" franchise.
It has an average vote of 7.045 on TMDB.
9. Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins
Buzz Lightyear must battle Emperor Zurg with the help of three hopefuls who insist on being his partners.
It has an average vote of 6.385 on TMDB.
10. Frankenstein
Tampering with life and death, Henry Frankenstein pieces together salvaged body parts to bring a human monster to life; the mad scientist's dreams are shattered by his creation's violent rage as the monster awakens to a world in which he is unwelcome.
It has an average vote of 7.477 on TMDB.
11. Oldboy (올드보이)
With no clue how he came to be imprisoned, drugged and tortured for 15 years, a desperate businessman seeks revenge on his captors.
It has an average vote of 8.259 on TMDB.
12. The Skin I Live In (La piel que habito)
A brilliant plastic surgeon creates a synthetic skin that withstands any kind of damage. His guinea pig: a mysterious and volatile woman who holds the key to his obsession.
It has an average vote of 7.516 on TMDB.
13. Interstellar
The adventures of a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.
It has an average vote of 8.434 on TMDB.
14. The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
With the nation of Panem in a full scale war, Katniss confronts President Snow in the final showdown. Teamed with a group of her closest friends – including Gale, Finnick, and Peeta – Katniss goes off on a mission with the unit from District 13 as they risk their lives to stage an assassination attempt on President Snow who has become increasingly obsessed with destroying her. The mortal traps, enemies, and moral choices that await Katniss will challenge her more than any arena she faced in The Hunger Games.
It has an average vote of 6.896 on TMDB.
15. Space Jam
Due to the lack of visitors to one of the satellite amusement parks; Its owner decides to attract them in a certain way, which is to agree with the famous Looney Tunes cartoon characters to work with him. Indeed, he agrees with Bugs the rabbit to participate in a basketball match, but the matter turns into a dilemma when some alien villains resort to kidnapping the talent of the team’s players, and they are able to form a team that is difficult to defeat.. Bugs finds no other way but to kidnap the player Michael Jordan to play on his team against... These villains.
It has an average vote of 6.828 on TMDB.
16. Red State
Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter Christian fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.
It has an average vote of 6.062 on TMDB.
17. The Thing
In the winter of 1982, a twelve-man research team at a remote Antarctic research station discovers an alien buried in the snow for over 100,000 years. Soon unfrozen, the form-changing creature wreaks havoc, creates terror... and becomes one of them.
It has an average vote of 8.061 on TMDB.
18. The Big Lebowski
Jeffrey 'The Dude' Lebowski, a Los Angeles slacker who only wants to bowl and drink White Russians, is mistaken for another Jeffrey Lebowski, a wheelchair-bound millionaire, and finds himself dragged into a strange series of events involving nihilists, adult film producers, ferrets, errant toes, and large sums of money.
It has an average vote of 7.844 on TMDB.
19. Ben-Hur
In 25 AD, Judah Ben-Hur, a Jew in ancient Judea, opposes the occupying Roman empire. Falsely accused by a Roman childhood friend-turned-overlord of trying to kill the Roman governor, he is put into slavery and his mother and sister are taken away as prisoners.
It has an average vote of 7.893 on TMDB.
20. Spartacus
The rebellious Thracian Spartacus, born and raised a slave, is sold to Gladiator trainer Batiatus. After weeks of being trained to kill for the arena, Spartacus turns on his owners and leads the other slaves in rebellion. As the rebels move from town to town, their numbers swell as escaped slaves join their ranks. Under the leadership of Spartacus, they make their way to southern Italy, where they will cross the sea and return to their homes.
It has an average vote of 7.551 on TMDB.