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The best Buster Keaton movies

The top 3 according to 771 votes from people: Sherlock Jr. (1924) · The Cameraman (1928) · Our Hospitality (1923). (Updated Jun 28, 2022.)

The great stone face of silent cinema: from Sherlock Jr. and The General to Steamboat Bill, Jr., the Buster Keaton films picked by Zenda and Espinof.

versionoriginal_errante · · 12 items · 771 votes · 4 comments

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Top 12

  1. 1

    Sherlock Jr. (1924)

    A projectionist who walks into the film; Zenda's number one.

    ▲ 90 ▼ 5

    85
  2. 2

    The Cameraman (1928)

    A photographer who wants to film newsreels.

    ▲ 79 ▼ 1

    78
  3. 3

    Our Hospitality (1923)

    His first great feature, between two feuding families.

    ▲ 65 ▼ 8

    57
  4. 4

    The General (1926)

    Johnnie Gray, his locomotive and the Civil War.

    ▲ 67 ▼ 13

    54
  5. 5

    College (1927)

    A bookish student who tries to become an athlete.

    ▲ 60 ▼ 13

    47
  6. 6

    Seven Chances (1925)

    An inheritance if he marries by seven o'clock.

    ▲ 52 ▼ 9

    43
  7. 7

    One Week (1920)

    His first solo short: a house to assemble.

    ▲ 47 ▼ 7

    40
  8. 8

    Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928)

    A steamboat and the famous falling house front.

    ▲ 46 ▼ 10

    36
  9. 9

    Spite Marriage (1929)

    A tailor in love with an actress.

    ▲ 44 ▼ 11

    33
  10. 10

    Cops (1922)

    A short with a chase by hundreds of policemen.

    ▲ 40 ▼ 10

    30
  11. 11

    The Navigator (1924)

    Two young people alone on a drifting liner.

    ▲ 35 ▼ 12

    23
  12. 12

    Battling Butler (1926)

    A rich young man who pretends to be a boxer.

    ▲ 33 ▼ 14

    19

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camilo.pereira · Español

La escena de la fachada que se cae en El héroe del río me sigue poniendo los pelos de punta

Paola Torres · Español

El maquinista de La General es una obra maestra, la persecución de trenes no tiene trampa ni cartón

maraton_lima · Español

El moderno Sherlock Holmes con solo 45 minutos y sigue siendo más moderno que muchas pelis de ahora

setlist_leon · Español

Keaton > Chaplin y no hay más que hablar jaja

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