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Movies by Lists - Top 100 Short Films (52 [102])
TitleYearDirectorGenreRatingRuntimeAdded
12-01 PMPoor Myron Castleman is stuck reliving the same 59 minutes of his lunch break.1991Jonathan HeapShort, Sci-Fi, Thriller7.6 (1.4K votes)2520220723
2081A short film adaptation of Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron, 2081 depicts a dystopian future in which, thanks to the 212th Amendment to the Constitution and the unceasing vigilance of the United States Handicapper General, everyone 2009Chandler TuttleShort, Action, Sci-Fi7.0 (2.5K votes)2520211228
All Boys Are Called Patrick [Charlotte et Véronique, ou Tous les garçons s'appellent Patrick] Two French college girls each meet a boy named Patrick and quickly realize that it is less a coincidence then they think.1959Jean-Luc Godard (*)Short, Comedy7.0 (2.6K votes)2120240910
AmbushA mysterious BMW driver must protect an eccentric old foreigner from criminals.2001John Frankenheimer (*)Action, Short7.0 (4.7K votes)620240630
Antoine and ColetteAntoine Doinel is 17, lives in a hotel and works in a factory making records; he loves music. He falls in love with a woman he meets at a concert. She sees him as a friend, but her parents love him.1962François Truffaut (*)Short, Comedy, Drama, Romance7.6 (5K votes)3220211228
At LandSilently, a woman wakes on a beach as the tides go in reverse. Her dreamscape unfolds as she tries to locate a chess piece traveling from the beach to a party to a country road and then back.1944Maya Deren (*)Short, Drama, Fantasy7.5 (3.1K votes)1520230126
Bakery girl of Monceau [La Boulangère de Monceau]A law student regularly visits a Paris bakery to flirt with a brunette employee.1963Éric Rohmer (*)Short, Romance7.3 (4.6K votes)2320211228
Bakery Girl Of Monceau, The [La boulangère de Monceau]A law student regularly visits a Paris bakery to flirt with a brunette employee.1963Éric Rohmer (*)Short, Romance7.3 (4.6K votes)2320211228
Beat the DevilDecades ago, the legendary James Brown sold his soul to the devil for fame and fortune. Now he wishes to renegotiate. Hired to take Mr. Brown to a rendezvous with the devil, the driver soon finds himself entangled in fiendish plans.2002Tony Scott (*)Action, Short, Adventure, Comedy7.3 (6K votes)920230830
Beat the DevilDecades ago, the legendary James Brown sold his soul to the devil for fame and fortune. Now he wishes to renegotiate. Hired to take Mr. Brown to a rendezvous with the devil, the driver soon finds himself entangled in fiendish plans.2002Tony Scott (*)Action, Short, Adventure, Comedy7.3 (6.1K votes)920240630
Big Shave, TheIn the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.1967Martin Scorsese (*)Short, Drama, Horror7.0 (6.9K votes)620211228
CarneAfter a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.1991Gaspar Noé (*)Short, Crime, Drama, Thriller7.2 (7K votes)4020211228
Charlotte and Her Boyfriend [Charlotte et son Jules]A jilted man (Jean-Paul Belmondo) rants at his mostly silent former lover (Anne Collette).1958Jean-Luc Godard (*)Short, Drama6.5 (1.6K votes)2020211228
ChosenThe Driver is carrying an East Asian child who has been chosen for a strange rite. He must drive him through the city to get to a monk's house, while eluding several cars out to get the child.2001Ang Lee (*)Action, Short6.8 (4.9K votes)620240630
Curtain Raiser, A [Un lever de rideau]A young Frenchman is determined to dump his girlfriend due to her invariable excessive tardiness.2006François OzonShort, Drama, Romance6.7 (784 votes)3020220531
Day in the Country, A [Partie de campagne]The family of a Parisian shop-owner spends a day in the country. The daughter falls in love with a man at the inn, where they spend the day.1946Jean Renoir (*)Short, Comedy, Drama, Romance7.6 (6.3K votes)4020211228
Eaux d'ArtificeA man dressed in an elegant period dress wanders through the water gardens at the Villa d'Este.1953Kenneth Anger (*)Short6.9 (1.6K votes)1220211228
FireworksA dissatisfied dreamer awakes, goes out in the night seeking a 'light' and is drawn through the needle's eye. A dream of a dream, he returns to bed less empty than before.1947Kenneth Anger (*)Short, Drama, Horror7.0 (2.5K votes)2020211228
Follow, TheThe Driver is now spying on a celebrity's wife suspected of adultery.2001Kar-Wai WongAction, Short, Mystery, Romance7.3 (5.3K votes)820240630
Hold Me While I'm NakedA independent director is faced with artistic difficulty when he asks his actresses to show nudity.1966George KucharShort, Comedy, Drama5.4 (1.6K votes)1720211228
HostageThe driver races to locate a kidnapped victim locked in the trunk of an abandoned car somewhere on the water's edge. Linked to her only by cell phone, the driver narrows in on her location in a desperate race against time and tide.2002John Woo (*)Short, Action, Adventure, Crime, Thriller7.2 (5.2K votes)920240630
House Is Black, The [Khaneh siah ast]Set in a leper colony in the north of Iran, The House is Black juxtaposes "ugliness", of which there is much in the world as stated in the opening scenes, with religion and gratitude.1963Forugh FarrokhzadDocumentary, Short7.9 (4.6K votes)2020211228
It's Not Just You, Murray!Now middle-aged, mobster Murray looks back at his humble beginnings as a bootlegger and his rise to becoming wealthy and highly influential. Through it he talks about how much of his success and happiness is due to the support of his1964Martin Scorsese (*)Short, Comedy, Crime, Drama6.5 (1.7K votes)1520211228
Jetée, LaThe story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.1962Chris Marker (*)Short, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi8.2 (32.8K votes)2820220315
Key to ReservaFinding an unfinished script written by Alfred Hitchcock himself, Martin Scorsese attempts to recreate it himself as Hitchcock would have.2007Martin Scorsese (*)Short7.9 (3K votes)1020211228
Killers, The [Ubiytsy]Two men besiege a lunch bar looking for a third man they must kill.1956Marika Beiku, Aleksandr Gordon, Andrei TarkovskyShort, Drama6.6 (3.7K votes)1920240210
Kustom Kar KommandosA man in tight jeans buffs his car to the strains of "Dream Lover".1965Kenneth Anger (*)Short, Music6.3 (1.6K votes)320211228
La JetéeThe story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.1962Chris Marker (*)Short, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi8.3 (32.4K votes)2820211228
Les Mistons [The Brats]A group of five boys, the brats of the title, are all in love with an unbearably beautiful woman and so they spend their summer jealously harassing her and her boyfriend.1957François Truffaut (*)Short, Comedy7.1 (3.6K votes)1820211228
Lucifer RisingEgyptian gods summons the angel Lucifer - in order to usher in a new occult age.1972Kenneth Anger (*)Short, Fantasy7.2 (3K votes)2920211228
Meshes of the AfternoonA woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-scre1943Maya Deren, Alexander HammidShort, Fantasy, Mystery7.9 (12.7K votes)1420211228
MoreA worker in a factory learns a lesson about life. When is enough?1998Mark OsborneSci-Fi, Short, Animation8.1 (5.8K votes)620211228
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge [La rivière du hibou]In 1862, during the American Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. When the execution takes place from the bridge, the rope breaks and he begins his escape toward home.1961Robert EnricoShort, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, War, Western8.1 (3.9K votes)2820211228
Picnic [Pikunikku]Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best vantage point to v1996Shunji IwaiDrama, Fantasy7.0 (1.9K votes)6820211228
Powder KegJanuary 13, 2001. Times war photographer Harvey Jacobs is wounded while witnessing a massacre at Nuevo Colon by terrorists. In a desperate effort, the United Nations sends a vehicle to get him out, a BMW driven by the mysterious D...2001Alejandro G. IñárrituAction, Short7.5 (5.3K votes)820240630
Rabbit's MoonPierrot waxes romantic, entranced by the moon. Harlequin appears and bullies him, then uses a magic lantern to project an image of Columbine. Pierrot tries to court the illusory Columbine unsuccessfully, then enters a mystical moon-r1950Kenneth Anger (*)Short, Drama, Fantasy6.8 (1.8K votes)720211228
Red Balloon, The [Le ballon roug]A red balloon with a mind of its own follows a little boy around the streets of Paris.1956Albert LamorisseShort, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy8.1 (18.3K votes)3420220723
Rendezvous [C'était un rendez-vous]A high-speed drive through the streets of Paris.1976Claude Lelouch (*)Short, Action7.9 (3.5K votes)920211228
Scenes from the SuburbsA resident of a suburban dystopia tries to reassemble his fragmented memories of life as a teen.2011Spike Jonze (*)Short, Drama, Music7.3 (2.2K votes)2820211228
SignsWhere do you find love? Sometimes all you need is a sign.2008Patrick HughesShort, Romance8.1 (4.5K votes)1220211228
Six ShooterA black and bloody Irish comedy about a sad train journey where an older man, whose wife has died that morning, encounters a strange and possibly psychotic young oddball....2004Martin McDonaghShort, Comedy, Drama7.5 (12.1K votes)2720211228
Song of Love [Un chant d'amour]Two prisoners in complete isolation, separated by the thick brick walls, and desperately in need of human contact, devise a most unusual kind of communication.1950Jean GenetShort, Drama, Fantasy, Romance7.5 (3.8K votes)2620240722
StarThe Driver carries an arrogant rock star who wants to get away from her bodyguards in the Driver's BMW.2001Guy Ritchie (*)Action, Short, Comedy7.6 (7.6K votes)720240630
Telephone Box, The [La cabina]A man gets trapped inside a telephone box and nobody is able to free him.1972Antonio MerceroDrama, Horror7.9 (3.8K votes)3520211228
TickerThe Driver finds himself in a dangerous, yet highly political situation; this time being pursued by a helicopter gunship while carrying a passenger with a suitcase, the contents of which will decide the fate of a nation.2002Joe CarnahanShort, Action, Adventure7.5 (4.7K votes)820240630
Time PieceAn ordinary man lives in constant motion, in a desperate attempt to escape the passage of time.1965Jim HensonShort, Comedy, Fantasy7.7 (978 votes)920240810
Turning, TheA collection of short films based on stories by Australian writer Tim Winton.2013Jonathan auf der Heide, Tony Ayres, Jub Clerc, Robert Connolly, Shaun GladwellDrama5.9 (1.4K votes)18020211228
Un Chien AndalouLuis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí present 16 minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.1929Luis Buñuel (*)Short, Fantasy, Horror7.7 (48.8K votes)1620211228
ValidationA fable about a parking attendant who gives his customers REAL validation -- dispensing both free parking and free compliments.2007Kurt KuenneShort, Comedy, Romance8.1 (4.5K votes)1620240412
WaspZoë is a single mother who lives with her four young children in Dartford. She is poor and can't afford to buy them food. One day an old friend she secretly fancied years ago drives by and asks her to go on a date with him. Scared th2003Andrea ArnoldShort, Drama7.6 (3.6K votes)2620211228
Wave, TheAn experiment in an American High School where students learn how easy it is to be seduced by the same social forces which led to the horrors of Nazi Germany. Based on a true story.1981Alexander GrasshoffDrama7.1 (3.3K votes)4420231207
When Twilight Draws Near [Yoiyami semareba]When faced with an accidental gas leak, four bored students turn the situation into a game. The last one to leave the apartment gets a small sum of money.1969Akio JissôjiShort, Drama6.7 (71 votes)4320211228
I'm Here2010Spike JonzeShort, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Light Is Calling2004Bill MorrisonShort7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
La cabina1973Bruno BozzettoShort, Comedy, Fantasy, Mystery6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
L.A. Bros2011Addison SandovalShort, Adventure, Drama, History9.0 (Unkn) Excluded
...No Lies1973Mitchell BlockShort, Drama7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
North Atlantic2010Bernardo NascimentoShort, Drama7.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Daybreak Express1953D.A. PennebakerDocumentary, Short, Music7.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Curfew2012Shawn ChristensenShort, Drama7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Yûkoku1966Yukio MishimaDrama, Short7.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Mujo no kaze: The wind of impermanence2008Dean YamadaShort, Drama7.9 (Unkn) Excluded
10 minuta2002Ahmed ImamovicShort, Drama, War7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Foutaises1989Jean-Pierre JeunetShort, Comedy7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Recife Frio2009Kleber Mendonça FilhoShort, Comedy7.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Chronos1985Ron FrickeDocumentary, Short7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Confession2006Elle SchneiderShort, Action, Drama6.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Smile Pinki2008Megan MylanDocumentary, Short7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
I Am So Proud of You2008Don HertzfeldtAnimation, Short, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy8.1 (Unkn) Excluded
The Day We Disappear2001Carl SavilloShort8.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Tulnukas ehk Valdise pääsemine 11 osas2006Rasmus MerivooShort, Action, Comedy8.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Aquel no era yo2012Esteban CrespoShort, Drama, War6.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Eu Não Quero Voltar Sozinho2010Daniel RibeiroShort, Drama, Romance8.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Pitch Black Heist2011John MacleanShort, Crime, Drama7.3 (Unkn) Excluded
The Saddest Boy in the World2006Jamie TravisShort, Comedy7.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Le sabotier du Val de Loire1956Jacques DemyDocumentary, Short, Drama7.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Cashback2004Sean EllisShort, Comedy, Drama7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Síðasti bærinn2004Rúnar RúnarssonShort, Drama7.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Aningaaq2013Jonás CuarónShort, Drama7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Volume2012Mahalia BeloShort, Drama7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Briefcase2012Andre WelshShort, Thriller7.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Ellie Lumme2014Ignatiy VishnevetskyShort, Comedy, Drama, Thriller3.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Tian qiao bu jian le2002Tsai Ming-liangShort, Comedy, Drama6.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Spin2005Jamin WinansShort, Comedy, Fantasy7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Jorge1998Joel HopkinsShort8.3 (Unkn) Excluded
Some Boys Don't Leave2009Maggie KileyShort, Comedy, Drama, Romance7.2 (Unkn) Excluded
A Case of Egg2013Yuri KanchikuShort, Dramanan (Unkn) Excluded
Lulu2014Caroline Sascha CogezDrama6.5 (Unkn) Excluded
Avant que de tout perdre2013Xavier LegrandShort, Drama, Family, Thriller7.7 (Unkn) Excluded
Needle2013Anahita GhazvinizadehShort, Drama6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Endorphin2013Reza GaminiShort, Drama6.6 (Unkn) Excluded
Helium2013Anders WalterShort, Drama, Family7.2 (Unkn) Excluded
La strada di Raffael2013Alessandro FalcoDocumentary, Short, Drama5.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Dwaj ludzie z szafa1958Roman PolanskiShort, Comedy, Drama6.7 (Unkn) Excluded
True2004Tom TykwerShort, Drama, Romance7.8 (Unkn) Excluded
Redemption2013Miguel GomesDocumentary, Short7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Multi-Facial1995Vin DieselShort, Drama7.4 (Unkn) Excluded
Aemorraghe2014Patrick DevaneyShort, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi8.8 (Unkn) Excluded
The Punisher: Dirty Laundry2012Phil JoanouShort, Action, Crime, Drama8.0 (Unkn) Excluded
Mamá2008Andy MuschiettiShort, Horror6.9 (Unkn) Excluded
Cigarettes & Coffee1993Paul Thomas AndersonDrama, Short7.1 (Unkn) Excluded
Envelope2012Alexey NuzhnyShort, Drama7.2 (Unkn) Excluded
Bullet in the Brain2001David Von AnckenShort7.5 (Unkn) Excluded