Spotlight
Wondering which films to watch? Spotlight presents thematically grouped, must see films, hand-picked by Fandor's curators.
La roue
A Trip to the Moon
Man with a Movie Camera
The Tramp
Metropolis
The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The General
Diary of a Lost Girl
Sidewalk Stories
The Great Train Robbery
Way Down East
Nanook of the North
Battleship Potemkin
I Don't Want to Be a Man
Siren of the Tropics
The Last Laugh
The Outlaw and His Wife
Silent Night
This time of year brings out nostalgic feelings for all of us, and at Fandor that means looking at our roots: silent film. Pioneers, magicians, stars who revolutionized the game; here are our favorite silent films to put your own holiday soundtrack to. Why watch holiday classics when you can watch film classics instead?
Selected Films
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Metropolis
Incorporating more than twenty-five minutes of newly discovered footage, this 2010 restoration of METROPOLIS is the definitive edition of Fritz Lang’s science fiction masterpiece. Backed by a new recording of Gottfried Huppertz’s 1927 score, the film’s dazzling visual design and special effects...Watch Movie
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The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
The most brilliant example of that dark and twisted film movement known as German expressionism, THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI is a plunge into the mind of insanity that severs all ties with the rational world. Director Robert Wiene and a team of designers crafted a nightmare...Watch Movie
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The Great Train Robbery
More than a crucial historical artifact, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY reveals the foundation from which the styles and stories of the contemporary cinema would later arise. Known for using such innovative filming techniques such as double exposure, cross-cutting and camera...Watch Movie
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Battleship Potemkin
For eight decades, Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 masterpiece has remained one of the most influential silent films of all time. Yet each successive generation has seen BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN subjected to censorship and recutting, its unforgettable power diluted in unauthorized public...Watch Movie
