Precursors

Explore our selection of movies and TV shows precursors

poster Excursion to the Moon
Excursion to the Moon
7mn - Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Segundo de Chomón's remake of Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon.
poster His Prehistoric Past
His Prehistoric Past
22mn - Comedy
Set mostly in the Stone Age, a prehistoric king, with a harem of wives, rules a beach. Charlie arrives and falls for the king's favorite wife. In the end, it turns out to have been a dream; Charlie was as…
poster Falling Leaves
Falling Leaves
12mn - Drama
It's early autumn and Dr. Headley eagerly demonstrates what seems to be a miraculous cure for tuberculosis. Not far from where he is working, the disease seems preparing to soon claim yet another life, a …
poster Rukus
Rukus
(3.2/5)
87mn - Drama, Animation, Fantasy
A hybrid of documentary and fiction, Rukus is a queer coming-of-age story set in the liminal spaces of furry conventions, southern punk houses, and virtual worlds.
poster Birth of Shri Krishna
Birth of Shri Krishna
(3.2/5)
12mn - Drama, Fantasy
This film begins with the invocation of 'almighty god' at a river where several people are gathered. The child god Krishna rises out of the water astride the demon snake Kaliya. Then we see Yashoda as she…
poster Teaserama
Teaserama
69mn - Documentary
A collection of numerous burlesque acts from the 1950s, including strippers, and cult character Betty Page introducing the acts.
poster The Monster
The Monster
2mn - Fantasy, Horror
An Egyptian prince has lost his beloved wife and he has sought a dervish who dwells at the base of the sphinx.
poster Alien Origin
Alien Origin
90mn - Fantasy, Thriller, Sci-Fi
A movie created from "found footage" of a lost military expedition that exposes the origins of life on earth.
poster The Oracle of Delphi
The Oracle of Delphi
2mn - Crime, Fantasy
A box of valued jewels is placed inside the tomb of Delphi. A thief breaks into the tomb and steals it, but soon the ghost of Delphi appears and puts a curse on him.
poster Bear Hunt in Pärnumaa
Bear Hunt in Pärnumaa
14mn - Comedy
Karujaht Pärnumaal (Estonian; English: Bear hunt in Pärnu county) is the first Estonian narrative film 1914, directed by Johannes Pääsuke.
poster A Morning Alarm
A Morning Alarm
1mn - Documentary
"This scene shows almost the entire Fire Department led by the Chief, responding to an alarm. The horses, said to be the finest of their kind in the country, present a thrilling spectacle as they dash rap…
poster Mermaid
Mermaid
(2.6/5)
9mn - Fantasy, Drama
"Rusalka" or "Mermaid" based on Pushkin, an opera by Dargomizhsky, and other sources: A prince and a miller's daughter have been involved in a romance together, but now the prince tells her that he must b…
poster The Death Mask
The Death Mask
20mn -
A Native American warrior travels to a faraway tribe to find and defend a woman that haunts his dreams.
poster Annabelle Butterfly Dance
Annabelle Butterfly Dance
(3.0/5)
1mn - Documentary
Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dances. For this performance, her costume has a pair of wings attached to her back, to suggest a butterfly. As she dances, she uses her long, flowing…
poster The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingles with the West
The Curse of Quon Gwon: When the Far East Mingles with the West
(2.8/5)
35mn - Drama
The Curse of Quon Gwon is the oldest known Chinese-American film and one of the earliest American silent features made by a woman. Only two reels of the film survive, and no intertitles are known to exist…
poster Chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums
(3.7/5)
30mn - Drama
A tragic story of a ballerina.
poster The Tribe
The Tribe
97mn - Thriller, Drama, Sci-Fi
Three sisters survive alone in a pandemic-ravaged world, following their father's strict survival rules until a charismatic stranger appears at their isolated outpost. As trust battles suspicion and hidde…
poster Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer
Tchin-Chao, the Chinese Conjurer
3mn - Comedy
A Chinese conjurer stands next to a table, it becomes two tables. A fan becomes a parasol, lanterns appear and disappear. The conjurer spins the open parasol in front of himself, and a dog leaps out from …
poster White Fawn's Devotion: A Play Acted by a Tribe of Red Indians in America
White Fawn's Devotion: A Play Acted by a Tribe of Red Indians in America
11mn - Drama, Western
A frantic child reports to the tribal chief that her father killed her mother. The tribe chases and captures the man, dragging him back for tribal justice.
poster The Golem: How He Came Into the World
The Golem: How He Came Into the World
91mn - Fantasy, Horror
In 16th-century Prague, a rabbi creates the Golem - a giant creature made of clay. Using sorcery, he brings the creature to life in order to protect the Jews of Prague from persecution.
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