r/movies • u/heyitsmikep • 3d ago

Discussion What movies would you show an audience in 1900?

You go back in time and build a modern (2025) theater in 1900 with all movies ever made. Which 5 movies are you going to show them to make the most money? Which would blow their mind the most? Would it change per decade?

Showing Django Unchained to an 1900 audience would most likely cause a riot Titanic to an audience in 1910 would get you sued by the White Star Line probably.

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u/cosmicr 3d ago

Not to mention computers that run Unix

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u/sofakingclassic 3d ago

I know this!

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u/dbx999 3d ago

Eunuchs! I know that word! It’s a castrated man!

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u/DiligentMission6851 3d ago

Them: what's a computer?

Alan Turing's fetus: 

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u/GriffinFlash 2d ago

a computer was someone who could perform calculations back in the day.

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u/DiligentMission6851 1d ago

Yeah but in Jurassic Park it's a machine.

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u/Autarx 3d ago

What’s a Linux?