Top 20 films of the 1900s (decade) POLL

[Kevin Holly]

Previous Polls (all but 1910s run by Abdrewes and mjbethancourt; I have borrowed both their idea and their formatting, so full acknowledgement and respect to them)

The 1910's Poll
The 1920's Poll
The 1930's Poll
The 1940's Poll
The 1950's Poll
The 1960's Poll
The 1970's Poll
The 1980's Poll
The 1990's Poll

List your Top 20 Movies of the 1900s

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Results



1. Le Voyage dans La Lune (A Trip to the Moon) (1902, Georges Méliès) (44 points)
2. The Great Train Robbery (1903, Edwin S. Porter) (40 points)
3. Nerone (Nero. Or the Fall of Rome) (1909, Luigi Maggi) (27 points)
4. The Story of the Kelly Gang (1906, Charles Tait) (20 points)
5. Jeanne d'Arc (1900, Georges Méliès) (19 points)
=. Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy (1909, J. Stuart Blackton) (19 points)
7. The Golden Louis (1909, D. W. Griffith) (18 points)
=. L'ange de Noël (The Christmas Angel) (1904, Georges Méliès) (18 points)
9. Le tripot clandestin (The Scheming Gambler's Paradise) (1905, Georges Méliès) (17 points)
10. Le spectre rouge (The Red Spectre) (1907, Segundo de Chomón) (16 points)
11. Le scarabée d'or (The Golden Beetle) (1907, Segundo de Chomón) (16 points)
12. Alice in Wonderland (1903, Cecil M. Hepworth) (16 points)
13. La maison hantée (The Haunted House) (1906, Segundo de Chomon) (16 points)
=. The Thieving Hand (1908, J. Stuart Blackton) (16 points)
15. Three American Beauties (1906, Wallace McCutcheon and Edwin S. Porter) (15 points)
16. The '?' Motorist (1906, Walter R. Booth) (14 points)
17. Jack and the Beanstalk (1902, George S. Fleming and Edwin S. Porter) (14 points)
18. La vie et la passion de Jésus Christ (The Life and Passion of Christ) (1903, Lucien Nonguet and Ferdinand Zecca) (13 points)
19. Excursion Dan La Lune (Excursion to the Moon) (1908, Segundo de Chomón) (13 points)
20. The Suburbanite (1904, Wallace McCutcheon) (12 points)

The Rest

[Show spoiler]21. The Country Doctor (1909, D. W. Griffith) (11 points)
=. Les quatre cents farces du diable (The 400 Tricks of the Devil) (1906, Georges Méliès) (11 points)
23. Dog Factory (1904, Edwin S. Porter) (10 points)
=. The Little Match Seller (1902, James Williamson) (10 points)
25. Faust aux enfers (The Damnation of Faust) (1903, Georges Méliès) (9 points)
=. Le royaume des fées (The Kingdom of the Fairies) (1903, Georges Méliès) (9 points)
27. Le voyage sur Jupiter (A Trip to Jupiter) (1909, Segundo de Chomón) (9 points)
28. The Lonely Villa (1909, D. W. Griffith) (8 points)
=. Le voyage à travers l'impossible (An Impossible Voyage) (1904, Georges Méliès) (8 points)
30. L'éclipse du soleil en pleine lune (The Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and the Moon) (1907, Georges Méliès) (10) (8 points)
31. The Haunted Curiosity Shop (1901, Walter R. Booth) (7 points)
=. Trial Marriages (1907, G. W. Bitzer) (7 points)
33. Le théâtre de Bob (Bob's Electric Theatre) (1906, Segundo de Chomón) (7 points)
34. Life of an American Fireman (1903, George S. Fleming and Edwin S. Porter) (6 points)
35. Le chaudron infernal (The Infernal Cauldron) (1903, Georges Méliès) (5 points)
=. Uncle Tom's Cabin (1903, Edwin S. Porter) (5 points)
37. The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog (1905, Edwin S. Porter) (4 points)
38. Dream of a Rarebit Fiend (1906, Wallace McCutcheon and Edwin S. Porter) (3 points)
39. Explosion of a Motor Car (1900, Cecil M. Hepworth) (2 points)
=. La révolution en Russie (Revolution In Russia) (1905, Lucien Nonguet) (2 points)
41. The Magician (1900, Thomas Edison) (1 point)

Notes About Individual Submitters

[Show spoiler]W0m6at
-You said your list was ranked, and it has 10 entries, so the point values were 15 down through 6.

blu-velvet
-I used the original title for The Christmas Angel, which was L'ange de Noël.
-I assumed that the 1903 Uncle Tom's Cabin film you were referring to was the more famous of the two released that year
-According to IMDB, that Revolution in Russia film came out in 1906; other sources do say 1905, however

The Math

[Show spoiler]First Tiebreak: Number of Lists appeared on (this is why, say, The '?' Motorist is above Jack and the Beanstalk)
Second Tiebreak: Highest Single Number of Points From One Rating (this is why, say, The Red Spectre is above The Golden Beetle and The Golden Beetle is above Alice in Wonderland, as 15 > 12 > 10)
Third Tiebreak: Longest List Appeared on (this is why, say, The Life and Passion of Christ is above Excursion to the Moon).

Le Voyage dans La Lune: 12 + 15 + 17 = 44
The Great Train Robbery: 14 + 6 + 20 = 40
Nerone: 13 + 14 = 27
The Story of the Kelly Gang: 20
Princess Nicotine; or, The Smoke Fairy: 19
Jeanne d'Arc: 19
The Golden Louis: 18
L'ange de Noël (The Christmas Angel): 18
Le tripot clandestine: 17
Le spectre rouge: 15 + 1 = 16
Le scarabée d'or: 4 + 12 = 16
Alice in Wonderland: 16
La maison hantée: 16
The Thieving Hand: 16
Three American Beauties: 15
The '?' Motorist: 14
Jack and the Beanstalk: 14
La vie et la passion de Jésus Christ: 13
Excursion Dan La Lune: 13
The Suburbanite: 12
The Country Doctor: 11
Les quatre cents farces du diable: 11
Dog Factory: 10
The Little Match Seller: 10
Faust aux enfers: 9
Le royaume des fees: 9
Le voyage sur Jupiter: 9
The Lonely Villa: 8
Le voyage à travers l'impossible: 8
L'éclipse du soleil en pleine lune: 8
The Haunted Curiosity Shop: 7
Trial Marriages: 7
Le théâtre de Bob: 7
Life of an American Fireman: 6
Le chaudron infernal: 5
Uncle Tom's Cabin: 5
The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog: 4
Dream of a Rarebit Fiend: 3
Explosion of a Motor Car: 2
La révolution en Russie (Revolution In Russia): 2
The Magician: 1

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Rules

1. All lists of any length (1 movie to 20 movies) will be allowed in the poll.

2. You can elect to give your #1 choice 20 points, #2 19 points, etc., or give 10 points to each film on the list. If there is no indication, the latter will be assumed.

2a. If your list has less than 20 entries, but you elect for the ranked ratings, they will be as such:

2ai. If your list has one entry, it will get 10 points.
2aii. If your list has two entries, #1 gets 11 points and #2 gets 10 points.
2aiii. If your list has three entries, #1 gets 11 points and #2 gets 10 points and #3 gets 9 points.
2aiv. If your list has four entries, #1 gets 12 points and #2 gets 11 points and #3 gets 10 points and #4 gets 9 points.
etc.

3. The poll will close in a month, on January 26, 2014..

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My List

1. The Story of the Kelly Gang (only fragments remain) (1906, Charles Tait) (20 points)
2. Jeanne d'Arc (1900, Georges Méliès) (19 points)
3. The Golden Louis (1909, D. W. Griffith) (18 points)
4. Le tripot clandestin (The Scheming Gambler's Paradise) (1905, Georges Méliès) (17 points)
5. La maison hantée (The Haunted House) (1906, Segundo de Chomon) (16 points)
6. Le spectre rouge (The Red Spectre) (1907, Segundo de Chomón) (15 points)
7. The Great Train Robbery (1903, Edwin S. Porter) (14 points)
8. Nerone (Nero. Or the Fall of Rome) (1909, Luigi Maggi) (13 points)
9. Le Voyage dans La Lune (A Trip to the Moon) (1902, Georges Méliès) (12 points)
10. Les quatre cents farces du diable (The 400 Tricks of the Devil) (1906, Georges Méliès) (11 points)
11. The Little Match Seller (1902, James Williamson) (10 points)
12. Faust aux enfers (The Damnation of Faust) (1903, Georges Méliès) (9 points)
13. The Lonely Villa (1909, D. W. Griffith) (8 points)
14. The Haunted Curiosity Shop (1901, Walter R. Booth) (7 points)
15. Alice in Wonderland (1903, Cecil M. Hepworth) (6 points)
16. Le chaudron infernal (The Infernal Cauldron) (1903, Georges Méliès) (5 points)
17. Le scarabée d'or (The Golden Beetle) (1907, Segundo de Chomón) (4 points)
18. The '?' Motorist (1906, Walter R. Booth) (3 points)
19. Explosion of a Motor Car (1900, Cecil M. Hepworth) (2 points)
20. The Magician (1900, Thomas Edison) (1 point)

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Fun Fact: Many (most) films from this decade can be easily viewed for free on YouTube, including all of my list! And they are short enough that one can watch 20 in no time at all!