Movies Like Roundhay Garden Scene (1888)

Roundhay Garden Scene is a 1888 documentary film from Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince with a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Edge of the Garden and Man Walking Around a Corner.

Documentary

Edge of the Garden

2011

Newly single Brian Connor moves to Maine and buys a long abandoned house in the country. After moving in, he begins to communicate with a woman who lived in the house 50 years ago and who died under mysterious circumstances.

6.2

MagicScore

Man Walking Around a Corner

1887

The last remaining production of Le Prince's LPCC Type-16 (16-lens camera) is part of a gelatine film shot in 32 images/second, and pictures a man walking around a corner. Le Prince, who was in Leeds (UK) at that time, sent these images to his wife in New York City in a letter dated 18 August 1887.

5.0

MagicScore

Modern Inventions

1937

Donald Duck goes to a museum of modern inventions. After getting in without paying, he meets a robot butler who takes Donald's hat every time he sees him. Donald is very annoyed by this and magically fixes himself a new hat every time this happens and strolls on. Ignoring the sign not to touch it, Donald starts playing with a wrapping machine and ends up being wrapped himself. He also encounters and tries out a robot nursemaid and a fully automatic barber chair. They both don't do him much good.

6.7

MagicScore

Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man

2000

A child is born. We see underwater swimmers representing this. He is young, in a jungle setting, with two fanciful "instincts" guiding him as swooping bird-like acrobats initially menace, then delight. As an adolescent, he enters a desert, where a man spins a large cube of metal tubing. He leaves his instinct-guides behind, and enters a garden where two statues dance in a pond. As he watches their sensual acrobatics of love, he becomes a man. He is offered wealth (represented by a golden hat) by a devil figure. In a richly decorated room, a scruffy troupe of a dozen acrobats and a little girl reawaken the old man's youthful nature and love.

7.1

MagicScore

A Gentlemen's Duel

2006

Two gentlemen battle for the "prize". Things escalate quickly...

6.6

MagicScore

Eaux d'artifice

1953

A woman dressed elegantly walks purposely through the water gardens at the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, as the music of Vivaldi's Winter movement of The Four Seasons plays. Heavy red filters give a blue cast to the light; water plays across stone, and fountains send it into the air. No words are spoken. Baroque statuary and the sensuous flow of water are back lit. Anger calls it water games.

6.5

MagicScore

Alice in Wonderland

1903

This is the first movie version of the famous story. Alice dozes in a garden, awakened by a dithering white rabbit in waistcoat with pocket watch. She follows him down a hole and finds herself in a hall of many doors.

6.0

MagicScore

Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory

1895

Working men and women leave through the main gate of the Lumière factory in Lyon, France. Filmed on 22 March 1895, it is often referred to as the first real motion picture ever made, although Louis Le Prince's 1888 Roundhay Garden Scene pre-dated it by seven years. Three separate versions of this film exist, which differ from one another in numerous ways. The first version features a carriage drawn by one horse, while in the second version the carriage is drawn by two horses, and there is no carriage at all in the third version. The clothing style is also different between the three versions, demonstrating the different seasons in which each was filmed. This film was made in the 35 mm format with an aspect ratio of 1.33:1, and at a speed of 16 frames per second. At that rate, the 17 meters of film length provided a duration of 46 seconds, holding a total of 800 frames.

6.7

MagicScore

Before Sunrise

1995

An unexpected meeting on a train leads two travelers to spend an evening wandering through Vienna. As the night unfolds, they share stories and conversations about life and love, exploring new ideas while a quiet intimacy grows between them, knowing it may be their only night together.

8.0

MagicScore

#10

Before Sunset

2004

Nine years later, Jesse travels across Europe giving readings from a book he wrote about the night he spent in Vienna with Celine. After his reading in Paris, Celine finds him, and they spend part of the day together before Jesse has to again leave for a flight. They are both in relationships now, and Jesse has a son, but as their strong feelings for each other start to return, both confess a longing for more.

7.8

MagicScore

#11

Re/cycle

2019

With input from actor and writer Jan Hlobil, director and cinematographer Rene Smaal presents a film in the true surrealist tradition, in the sense that only 'found' elements were used, and that it defies interpretation based on ordinary cause-and-effect time sequence.

7.7

MagicScore

#12

As Far As My Feet Will Carry Me

2001

The German soldier Clemens Forel - determined to be reunited with his beloved family - makes a dramatic escape through bitter cold winters, desolate landscapes, and life threatening ventures from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. 8000 miles and three endless years of uncertainty later, he is finally about to reach his destination... An edge of your seat drama that celebrates the power of the human spirit and the force of will, while inspired and impowered by love.

7.2

MagicScore

#13

Adrift in Tokyo

2007

A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.

7.1

MagicScore

#14

Forget Me Not

2011

The film follows Will Fletcher, a musician, and Eve Fisher, who works in a pub where he is performing, during one night in London. After Will has saved Eve from a drunken customer at closing time, they stay up all night together, meandering through the streets of London and forging a relationship. Next morning, Eve takes him to see her Alzheimer's-suffering grandmother. The film is often compared to Richard Linklater's films "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset", as the style is very similar.

5.4

MagicScore

#15

Raiders of the Lost Ark

1981

When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the Covenant, he finds himself up against the entire Nazi regime.

7.9

MagicScore

#16

Tailored gentleman

1954

Cantinflas works as a model of tuxedos in a prestigious store, your job is to use the smoking in the street along with an advertising sign on his back. The use of smoking gives you access to exclusive places and meet important people. During this time, Cantinflas was the manager of an amateur boxer, it is an attractive nurse assistant and occasionally attending a priest in the church and the orphanage. However, a Cantinflas day while wearing tuxedo, is a rich man, who mistakenly believe that Cantinflas is a millionaire too.

7.1

MagicScore

#17

Phantom Lady

1944

A devoted secretary embarks on a dangerous mission to try to find the elusive woman who may prove her boss didn't murder his wife.

7.0

MagicScore

#18

The Adjustment Bureau

2011

A man glimpses the future Fate has planned for him – and chooses to fight for his own destiny. Battling the powerful Adjustment Bureau across, under and through the streets of New York, he risks his destined greatness to be with the only woman he's ever loved.

6.8

MagicScore

#19

One A.M.

1916

A drunken homeowner has a difficult time getting about in his home after arriving home late at night.

6.7

MagicScore

#20

Curious George

2006

When The Man in the Yellow Hat befriends Curious George in the jungle, they set off on a non-stop, fun-filled journey through the wonders of the big city toward the warmth of true friendship.

6.5

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like Roundhay Garden Scene?

The top films similar to Roundhay Garden Scene by MovieMagicScore are Edge of the Garden (6.2), Man Walking Around a Corner (5.0), Modern Inventions (6.7). Each shares documentary themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is Roundhay Garden Scene worth watching?

Roundhay Garden Scene holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.3/10 from 225 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is Roundhay Garden Scene?

Roundhay Garden Scene (1888) is a documentary film directed by Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, starring Adolphe Le Prince, Joseph Whitley, Sarah Whitley.

Where can I find more recommendations like Roundhay Garden Scene?

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About movies like Roundhay Garden Scene

This ranked list pairs Roundhay Garden Scene (1888), a documentary film from Louis Aimé Augustin Le Prince, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Adolphe Le Prince take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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