Released at most 1888-12-31 (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)
1 min | Documentary, Short
In the garden, a man asks his friends to do something silly for him to record on film.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince | Stars: Annie Hartley, Adolphe Le Prince, Joseph Whitley, Sarah Whitley
Votes: 5,342
2. Passage de Venus (1874)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Series of photographs of the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun in 1874.
Director: P.J.C. Janssen
Votes: 1,180
3. Man Walking Around the Corner (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A frame sequence featuring a man walking around a corner.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Votes: 1,081
4. Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (1878)
G | 1 min | Documentary, Short
The clip shows a jockey, Domm, riding a horse, Sally Gardner. The clip is not filmed but instead consists of 24 individual photographs shot in rapid succession, making a moving picture when using a zoopraxiscope.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge | Stars: Gilbert Domm, Sallie Gardner
Votes: 2,321
5. Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888)
Documentary, Short
A shot of people walking on The Leeds Bridge.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince
Votes: 2,708
6. Child Bringing Bouquet to Woman (1887)
1 min | Short
Eadweard Muybridge's motion photography film depicts a child bringing a bouquet of flowers to a topless woman who kisses his cheek.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 152
7. Buffalo Running (1883)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Individual photographs of the running of a buffalo shot in rapid succession.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 702
8. Accordion Player (1888)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A very brief film of a man playing the accordion.
Director: Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince | Star: Adolphe Le Prince
Votes: 1,082
9. Boys Playing Leapfrog: Side View (1887)
1 min | Short, Sport
A brief series photography by British Photographer Eadweard Muybridge featuring two boys playing leapfrog.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 82
10. Le singe musicien (1878)
Animation, Short
Pre-cinematograph colour animation of the monkey playing his violin
Director: Émile Reynaud
Votes: 6
11. Athlete Swinging a Pick (1881)
1 min | Documentary, Short
In this brief photographic sequence, Eadweard Muybridge himself poses nude and swings a miner's pick, in 18 different photographs.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge | Star: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 228
12. Ostrich Walking (1887)
Documentary, Short
Two series of images by Eadweard Muybridge of an ostrich walking: one taken from the side, the other from the back.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 61
13. Woman Walking Downstairs (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A series a photographs, depicting a nude model coming down a staircase and towards the viewer.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 142
14. Pig Walking (1887)
Short
Two series of photos showing a pig walking. One is taken from the front, the other from the side.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 41
15. Elephant Walking (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A series of photographs picturing an elephant walking.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 57
16. Chickens Scared by Torpedo (1887)
Documentary, Short
A locomotion study by Muybridge, made up of still photographs and featuring some chickens frightened at the explosion of several torpedoes.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 66
17. Raccoon Walking (1887)
Short
This motion study of animal locomotion by Muybridge features a raccoon walking.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 35
18. Dog Running (1887)
Short
Eadweard Muybridge photographs a dog running from two different angles: one from the side, one from the back.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 34
19. L'homme machine (1885)
1 min | Animation, Short
A machine tries to replicate a man walking.
Director: Étienne-Jules Marey
Votes: 167
20. Cockatoo Flying (1887)
Documentary, Short
This series of images by Muybridge pictures a cockatoo in flight.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 86
21. Leopard Walking (1887)
Short
A series of photographs showing the movements of a walking leopard.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 33
22. Baboon Climbing a Pole (1887)
Short
A photographic series depicting a baboon climbing up a pole.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 32
23. Man Riding Jumping Horse (1887)
Short
A man riding a horse jumps over an obstacle.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge | Star: Daisy
Votes: 60
24. Pferd und Reiter Springen über ein Hindernis (1888)
1 min | Short
A horse with rider jumping over an obstacle
Director: Ottomar Anschütz
Votes: 240
25. Lioness Walking (1887)
Short
A female lion walking in a series of photographs shot by Eadweard Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 45
26. Man Taking Off His Boater (1887)
Short
A series of photographs of a man in a suit taking a hat off his head.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 42
27. Ox Walking (1887)
Short
An ox in motion is photographed by Eadweard Muybridge in a series of photographs taken to study the animal locomotion.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 40
28. Guanaco Galloping (1887)
Short
A guanaco in motion, in the action of galloping, as photographed by Eadweard Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 30
29. Woman Getting Into Bed (1887)
Short
A film experiment featuring one of Eadweard Muybridge's nude female models getting into a bed.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 47
30. Mule Kicking (1887)
Short
A mule kicking with her hind legs, photographed by Eadweard Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge | Star: Ruth
Votes: 39
31. Woman Throwing Baseball (1887)
Documentary, Short
A series of photographic images by photographer Eadweard Muybridge, showing a nude woman picking up a baseball and throwing it.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 92
32. Goat Walking (1887)
Short
A series of images photographed by Eadweard Muybridge, featuring a goat walking.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 35
33. Sloth Climbing (1887)
Short
A series of photographs depicting a sloth in motion, photographed by Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 27
34. Storks, Swans, etc. (1887)
Short
A flock of various birds is shown in a series of photographs by Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 29
35. Baboon Walking on All Fours (1887)
Short
A baboon is shown walking on all fours in this photographic series by Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 34
36. Gnu Bucking and Galloping (1887)
Short
A series of images by Muybridge of a gnu in motion.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 30
37. Woman Hopping on One Foot (1887)
Short
Two separate series of photographs, (one taken from the front, the other from the back) showing a nude woman jumping up and down on one foot.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 48
38. Woman Picking Up Skirt (1887)
Short
A series of images of a nude model picking up a translucent skirt from the floor.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 48
39. Tigress Walking (1887)
Short
Muybridge photographs a tigress, or female tiger, in the action of walking.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 32
40. Woman Setting Down Jug (1887)
1 min | Documentary, Short
A nude model poses for a series of photographs, which depict her setting down a jug on the floor.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 48
41. Lion Walking (1887)
Short
A series of photographs depicting a male lion walking, shot by Eadweard Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 31
42. Adjutant Walking (1887)
Documentary, Short
A series of photographs shot by Eadweard Muybridge, depicting an adjutant walking.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 30
43. Antelope Trotting (1887)
Documentary, Short
A series of photographs of an antelope in motion, photographed by Eadweard Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 34
44. Virginia Deer, Buck, Galloping (1887)
Short
A Virginia deer is shown in a series of photographs, in the action of galloping.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 30
45. Capybara Walking (1887)
Short
Eadweard Muybridge photographs a capybara in motion.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 32
46. Crossing Brook on Step-Stones with Fishing Pole and Can (1887)
Short
A semi-nude female model crosses a creek on stepping stones, in one hand a fishing pole; in the other a basket.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 45
47. Brighton Street Scene (1888)
Documentary, Short
Lost film from 1888, directed by William Friese-Greene.
Director: William Friese-Greene
Votes: 100
48. Orex Galloping (1887)
Short
An orex at a gallop, photographed by Eadweard Muybridge.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 29
49. Woman Opening Umbrella (1887)
Short
A detailed human locomotion study of photos, showing a woman opening a parasol.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 42
50. Woman Jumping from Rock to Rock (1887)
Short
A nude model wearing a see-through skirt jumping from one rock another other rock. It begins on a frontal view and ends on a side view.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 48