A list of science fiction films released before the 1920s. These films include core elements of science fiction and are widely available with reviews by reputable critics or film historians.
Title Director Cast Country Subgenre/Notes 1895La Charcuterie mécaniqueLumière Brothers No casts includedFranceShort film 1897Gugusse et l'AutomateGeorges Méliès Georges Méliès FranceShort film, lostThe X-RaysGeorge Albert Smith Short film 1898Les rayons RöntgenGeorges Méliès France lost filmThe Astronomer's DreamGeorges Méliès France 1902A Trip to the MoonGeorges Méliès Georges Méliès FranceShort film 1904The Impossible VoyageLe Voyage à travers l'impossibleGeorges MélièsGeorges Méliès, Fernande Albany, Jehanne d'AlcyFranceShort film 1907Under the SeasAKA Deux Cents Milles sous les mers ou le Cauchemar du pêcheurAKA 20,000 Leagues Under the SeaGeorges Méliès Georges Méliès FranceShort filmThe Eclipse, or the Courtship of the Sun and the MoonGeorges Méliès Georges Méliès France 1908El hotel eléctricoSegundo de Chomón Segundo de Chomón SpainShort film 1909Airship DestroyerWalter R. Booth United KingdomShort filmViaje al planeta JúpiterSegundo de Chomón Segundo de Chomón SpainShort film 1910FrankensteinJ. Searle DawleyAugustus Phillips, Charles Stanton Ogle, Mary Fuller United States Short filmViaje al centro de la tierraSegundo de Chomón Segundo de Chomón SpainShort film 1911The Aerial AnarchistsWalter R. Booth United Kingdom Short film, lost filmLittle Moritz enlève RosalieHenri Gambard France Short film 1912Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeLucius J. HendersonJames Cruze, Florence La Badie United States Short film The Conquest of the PoleGeorge MeliesGeorge MeliesFrance Short film 1913Amerika – Europa im LuftschiffAlfred Lind GermanyLe avventure straordinarissime di Saturnino FarandolaMarcel Fabre ItalyA Message from MarsJ. Wallett Waller United Kingdom 1915Der KraftmeierErnst LubitschErnst LubitschGermanyDer Tunnel a.k.a The TunnelWilliam WauerFriedrich Kayssler, Fritzi Massary, Hermann Vallentin, Felix BaschGermanyWilliam VossRudolf MeinertGermany 191620,000 Leagues Under the SeaStuart PatonLeviticus Jones, Allen HolubarUnited StatesHomunculusOtto RippertOlaf Fønss, Friedrich KuehneGermanySerial filmTales of HoffmannRichard OswaldErich Kaiser-Titz, Werner KraussGermanyTitanenkampfJoseph DelmontErich Kaiser-TitzGermanyVerdens UndergangAugust BlomAlf Blütecher, Olaf Fønss, Johanne Fritz-PetersenDenmark 1917HimmelskibetHolger-MadsenOle OlsenDenmark 1918AlrauneMichael Curtiz, Edmund FritzGéza Erdélyi, Gyula GálHungaryAlraune, die Henkerstochter, genannt die rote HanneEugen Illés, Joseph KleinMax Auzinger, Joseph KleinGermanyThe Master MysteryBurton KingHarry Houdini, Ruth Stonehouse, William Pike, Floyd BuckleyUnited StatesSerial filmThe Star PrinceMadeline BrandeisZoe Rae, Dorphia BrownUnited StatesA Trip to MarsAKA HimmelskibetHolger-MadsenGunnar Tolnæs, Zanny Petersen, Nicolai NeiiendamDenmark 1919Die ArcheRichard OswaldLeo Connard, Eva SpeyerGermanyThe First Men in the MoonBruce Gordon, J.L.V. LeighBruce Gordon, Heather Thatcher, Lionel d'AragonUnited Kingdomlost filmThe Mistress of the WorldJoe MayMia May, Michael Bohnen, Hans MierendorffGermany
See also History of science fiction films
References
External links Science fiction films from the 1890s to the 1910s on Internet Movie Database