Best Len Lye movies by genre
Directed movies (30 total, ranked by score)
1Rainbow Dance
1936 · ★ 6.2 (48 votes)
Music, Animation
2Kaleidoscope
1935 · ★ 6.2 (11 votes)
Animation
3Experimental Animation
1933 · ★ 6.5 (11 votes)
Music, Animation
4Newspaper Train
1942 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Documentary, War
5Trade Tattoo
1937 · ★ 5.9 (29 votes)
Animation
6Life's Musical Minute
1953 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)
Animation
7When the Pie Was Opened
1941 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)
Documentary, War
8Tal Farlow
1981 · ★ 6.2 (5 votes)
Animation
- 9
Particles in Space
1980 · ★ 6.0 (4 votes)
Animation
10Free Radicals
1958 · ★ 6.0 (69 votes)
Animation, Music
- 11
Rhythm
1957 · ★ 6.1 (26 votes)
Documentary
12The Birth of the Robot
1936 · ★ 6.8 (11 votes)
Animation
13All Souls Carnival
1957 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Music, Animation
- 14
Colour Flight
1937 · ★ 6.6 (15 votes)
Animation
15A Colour Box
1935 · ★ 6.0 (52 votes)
Animation
- 16
Musical Poster #1
1942 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)
Animation, Documentary
17Kill or Be Killed
1942 · ★ 4.0 (1 votes)
Documentary, War
18N or NW
1938 · ★ 6.2 (4 votes)
Comedy, Romance
- 19
Swinging the Lambeth Walk
1940 · ★ 5.8 (19 votes)
Music, Animation
- 20
Color Cry
1952 · ★ 5.6 (9 votes)
Animation
21Tusalava
1929 · ★ 5.7 (22 votes)
Animation
22Cameramen at War
1943 · ★ 5.2 (5 votes)
Documentary, War
23Ariel’s Song / Full Fathom Five
1953
Animation
24Work Party
1942
Documentary
25Fountain of Hope/Peace
1959
Animation
- 26
Planned Crops
1942
Comedy, Documentary
- 27
Collapsible Metal Tubes
1942
Documentary
28Pictures for Percussion
1958
Animation
- 29
March of Time: Night Club Boom
1945
Documentary
30Prime Time
1958
Animation
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.