The Great Train Robbery

12 min · 1903 · Directed by Edwin S. Porter · 3.5 / 5 on Letterboxd

The Great Train Robbery (1903) runs 12 min, directed by Edwin S. Porter. It is one of 3,647 films in the 100 Minute Movies catalog — every one rated 3.0 or higher by Letterboxd members and short enough to finish in an evening.

After the train station clerk is assaulted and left bound and gagged, then the departing train and its passengers robbed, a posse goes in hot pursuit of the fleeing bandits.

Genres: Western, Crime, Action, Adventure

No US streaming listed when we last checked (9 July 2026). Availability changes often.