The mysterious Count Orlok summons Thomas Hutter to his remote Transylvanian castle in the mountains. The eerie Orlok seeks to buy a house near Hutter and his wife, Ellen. After Orlok reveals his vampire nature, Hutter struggles to escape the castle, knowing that Ellen is in grave danger. Meanwhile Orlok's servant, Knock, prepares for his master to arrive at his new home.

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.

Un angajat al unei gări este copleșit și legat de patru bărbați, care atacă apoi un tren amenințându-l pe mecanicul de tren. Ei scapă cu prada lor, dar o fetiță l-a descoperit pe bărbatul legat și l-a informat pe șerif - iar el și ajutoarele lui sunt acum în căutarea criminalilor...

Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.

As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and is sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman finds a mystic entrance and is met by Death, who tells her three separate stories set in exotic locales, all involving circumstances similar to hers.

Arindam, a matinee idol, is going by train to collect an acting award. On the train, he is confronted by Aditi, a journalist who somewhat unwillingly starts to take his interview. Arindam, won over by Aditi's naivete, starts to disclose his past, his fears and his secrets.

Crucișătorul Potemkin atinge un țel la care poate ajunge numai o operă de artă desăvârșită și care e inaccesibilă unei descrieri narative sau științifice. - Lion Feuchtwanger -1989

Prin izbucnirea Războiului Civil, membrii a doua familii prietene devin inamici, prin înrolarea lor în armate rivale. Consecințele războiului în viața acestora sunt puse în legătură cu evenimente istorice majore, cum ar fi asasinarea lui Lincoln sau apariția Ku Klux Klan-ului. Prima producție cinematografică importantă și coerentă este și una foarte controversată, din pricina poziției pro-sudiste a regizorului său.

Un grup de socialiști sârbi se pregătește de război într-un subteran suprarealist plin de petreceri, tragedii, dragoste și ură.

Film mut realizat de pionierul și maestrul cinematografiei Georges Méliè, scurtmetrajul Le voyage dans la lune este considerat un clasic de mulți dintre pasionații de film. Deși cu o durată de doar 14 minute, fantezia cuceritoare a filmului focusează clar pe unul dintre cele mai vechi vise ale astronomilor: zborul pe Lună

Considerat unul dintre cele mai bune filme ale lui Charlie Chaplin, Piciul a făcut de asemenea o stea din micuțul Jackie Coogan, care joacă pe un băiat îngrijit de Vagabond când a fost abandonat de mama sa, Edna. Ulterior, Edna are o schimbare de inimă și dorește fă fie reunită cu fiul ei. Când îl găsește și îl răpește de la Vagabond , ea face pentru ceea ce se dovedește a fi una dintre cele mai inimaginabile scene incluse vreodată într-o comedie.

Frumoasa trapeză a unui circ este de acord să se căsătorească cu liderul interpreților de spectacole secundare, dar prietenii lui deformi descoperă că se căsătorește cu el doar pentru moștenirea sa.

Fisher, an ex-detective, decides to take one final case when a mysterious serial killer claims the lives of several young girls. Fisher, unable to find the culprit, turns to Osbourne, a writer who was once respected for his contributions to the field of criminology. Fisher begins to use Osbourne's technique, which involves empathizing with serial killers; however, as the detective becomes increasingly engrossed in this method, things take a disturbing turn.

A recalcitrant thief vies with a duplicitous Mongol ruler for the hand of a beautiful princess.

Gwynplaine, son of Lord Clancharlie, has a permanent smile carved on his face by the King, in revenge for Gwynplaine's father's treachery. Gwynplaine is adopted by a travelling showman and becomes a popular idol. He falls in love with the blind Dea. The king dies, and his evil jester tries to destroy or corrupt Gwynplaine.

A doctor's research into the roots of evil turns him into a hideous depraved fiend.

When Marie St. Clair believes she has been jilted by her artist fiance Jean, she decides to leave for Paris on her own. After spending a year in the city as a mistress of the wealthy Pierre Revel, she is reunited with Jean by chance. This leaves her with the choice between a glamorous life in Paris, and the true love she left behind.

A young man falls for a young woman on his trip home; unbeknownst to him, her family has vowed to kill every member of his family.

Four customers purchase (or take) items from Temptations Limited, an antiques shop whose motto is "Offers You Cannot Resist". A nasty fate awaits all of them—particularly those who cheat the shop's Proprietor.

Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done, Frankenstein is comforted by his fiancée; but on his wedding night he is visited by the monster.