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Portrait of Edwin S. Porter

Directing

Edwin S. Porter

Titles
194movies
Career

Active from 1899 to 1915, busiest in 1901 with 22 main titles.

Directed
141
titles as director
Average score
GoodWatch score53/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Great Train Robbery
The Great Train Robbery
GoodWatch score86/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 5 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.7 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.3 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.3 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 3.1 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 3.6 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Edwin S. Porter Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.4, average 5.2
  • Psychological
    2.4, average 5.6
  • Family Dynamics
    1.8, average 4.7
  • Pathos
    2.4, average 5.2

Main genres

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Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 9
  • Silent Film 7
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Melodrama 3
  • Slapstick Comedy 3
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Crime 2
  • Nostalgic 2
  • Historical Artifact 2
  • Simple Narrative 2
  • Nostalgic Charm 2
  • Lighthearted 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

193

Great

Score 80 to 89

1 title
GoodWatch86
Poster for The Great Train Robbery

Director, Director of Photography

Decent

Score 60 to 69

8 titles

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

45 titles
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Unwatchable to terrible

Score 0 to 29

1 title
GoodWatch27
Poster for Electrocuting an Elephant

Director of Photography, Director

Not rated yet

138 titles
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