Category:1905, Top Films

1901 -- 1902 -- 1903 -- 1904 --

-- -- 1905, Top Films -- --

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1906 -- 1907 -- 1908 -- 1909

Rescued by Rover (Fitzhamon, Hepworth) GBR
Our New Errand Boy (Williamson) GBR

Notable Mention

{it} [The] Capture of Rome / La presa di Roma (ITA 1905 Alberini) -- The Italian army captures Rome after refusal to surrender this unifying Italy.

{en} [The] Little Train Robbery (USA 1905 Porter) <YouTube> -- In this parody of 1903's _Great Train Robbery, The (1903)_, also made by Edwin S. Porter, young bandits rob the passengers of a kiddie train and are chased by police officers.

{en} [The] Night Before Christmas (USA 1905 Porter) <YouTube> -- It's December 24th, and 'Santa Claus' is busy feeding his reindeer and finishing up the toys that he will soon deliver, while the children hang their stockings over the fireplace.

{fr} [The] Living Play Cards / Les Cartes vivantes or Les Cartes Animées (FRA 1905 Melies) <YouTube> -- With a brand-new deck of playing cards in his hand, an elegantly-attired thaumaturge, by fire and the pure power of illusion, transforms a plain nine of spades card into a full-size Queen of Hearts.

{fr} [The] Scheming Gambler's Paradise / Le Tripot clandestin (FRA 1905 Melies) <YouTube> -- Despite all methods of instantaneously masking a clandestine gambling den's shady activities, the risk of getting caught is high, especially when the police thirsts for success. But, sometimes, indulging in pure fun is just too tempting.

Additional Films

Critical Reception

History of Cinema, Best Films (6)

-- * Rescue by Rover (Hepworth, Fitzhamon) -- Five O'Clock Tea (Guy-Blache) -- * King of Dollars [Le roi des dollars] (Chomon) -- * New York Subway (Bitzer) -- The Train Wreckers (Porter) -- Le chemineau (Capellani)

Letterboxd, Best Films (7)

-- #1. New York Subway (Bitzer) -- #2. The Black Imp -- #3. Rescue by Rover (Hepworth, Fitzhamon) -- #4. Coney Island at Night -- #5. King of Dollars [Le roi des dollars] (Chomon) -- #6. Félix Mayol Performs “Indiscreet Questions” (Guy-Blache)