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Edwin S. Porter

Director · 140 credits · 32 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Great Train Robbery (1903)

Frequent collaborators: Hugh Ford, J. Searle Dawley, Wallace McCutcheon Sr., James H. White, Lois Weber

Best Edwin S. Porter movies by genre

Directed movies (138 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Great Train Robbery

    1903 · ★ 7.0 (721 votes)

    Western, Crime, Action

    1

  2. The Mystic Swing

    1900 · ★ 4.7 (10 votes)

    Fantasy

    2

  3. Hearts Adrift

    1914

    Romance

    3

  4. The Kiss

    1900 · ★ 5.6 (21 votes)

    Romance

    4

  5. Treloar and Miss Marshall, Prize Winners at the Physical Culture Show in Madison Square Garden

    1904 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    5

  6. Laura Comstock's Bag-Punching Dog

    1901 · ★ 5.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary

    6

  7. The Eternal City

    1915

    Drama

    7

  8. Dream of a Rarebit Fiend

    1906 · ★ 6.3 (81 votes)

    Fantasy, Comedy

    8

  9. Life of an American Fireman

    1903 · ★ 6.0 (131 votes)

    Action

    9

  10. Panorama of Esplanade by Night

    1901 · ★ 6.5 (13 votes)

    Documentary

    10

  11. Burning of Durland's Riding Academy

    1902 · ★ 5.0 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. Jack and the Beanstalk

    1902 · ★ 6.0 (32 votes)

    Adventure, Family, Fantasy

    12

  13. Crossing Ice Bridge at Niagara Falls

    1904

    Documentary

    13

  14. The Little Girl Who Did Not Believe in Santa Claus

    1907 · ★ 6.9 (9 votes)

    Family, Fantasy, Drama

    14

  15. The White Pearl

    1915

    Adventure, Romance, Drama

    15

  16. On the Brink

    1911

    Drama

    16

  17. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

    1910 · ★ 6.3 (18 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy

    17

  18. The Lighthouse by the Sea

    1911 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    18

  19. A Good Little Devil

    1914

    Drama

    19

  20. The Magician

    1900 · ★ 4.3 (12 votes)

    Fantasy

    20

  21. Animated Painting

    1904 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Animation

    21

  22. Miss Sherlock Holmes

    1908 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    22

  23. His Neighbor's Wife

    1913

    Drama

    23

  24. Sold

    1915

    Drama

    24

  25. An Animated Luncheon

    1900 · ★ 5.2 (4 votes)

    Fantasy, Comedy

    25

  26. The Morals of Marcus

    1915

    Drama, Comedy

    26

  27. Sherlock Holmes, Jr.

    1911

    Comedy

    27

  28. How They Do Things on the Bowery

    1902 · ★ 4.8 (8 votes)

    Drama

    28

  29. The Night Before Christmas

    1905 · ★ 6.1 (28 votes)

    Fantasy, Family

    29

  30. His Mother's Thanksgiving

    1910 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Family

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.