Best Short Movies

The Martha Mitchell Effect The Martha Mitchell Effect 6.6 40min
The Martha Mitchell Effect
IMDb: 6.6
40min

She was once as famous as Jackie O—and then she tried to take down a President. Martha Mitchell was the unlikeliest of whistleblowers: a Republican wife who was discredited by…

Day & Night Day & Night 8.0 6min
Day & Night
IMDb: 8
6min

When Day, a sunny fellow, encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods, sparks fly! Day and Night are frightened and suspicious of each other at first, and quickly get…

Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy 8.1 6min
Partly Cloudy
IMDb: 8.1
6min

Everyone knows that the stork delivers babies, but where do the storks get the babies from? The answer lies up in the stratosphere, where cloud people sculpt babies from clouds…

Presto Presto 8.3 5min
Presto
IMDb: 8.3
5min

Dignity. Poise. Mystery. We expect nothing less from the great turn-of-the-century magician, Presto. But when Presto neglects to feed his rabbit one too many times, the magician finds he isn’t…

Skhizein Skhizein 8.0 13min
Skhizein
IMDb: 8
13min

Having been struck by a 150-ton meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living precisely ninety-one centimeters from himself.

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Signs Signs 8.0 12min
Signs
IMDb: 8
12min

Where do you find love? Sometimes all you need is a sign.

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Validation Validation 8.1 16min
Validation
IMDb: 8.1
16min

A cheerful parking attendant considers it his job to do more than validate parking. He wants to validate the customers themselves, delivering compliments about their appearances and the inner qualities…

Kiwi! Kiwi! 7.9 4min
Kiwi!
IMDb: 7.9
4min

The story of a Kiwi who spends his whole life working towards achieving his dream.

For the Birds For the Birds 8.0 3min
For the Birds
IMDb: 8
3min

One by one, a flock of small birds perches on a telephone wire. Sitting close together has problems enough, and then comes along a large dopey bird that tries to…

The Heart of the World The Heart of the World 7.6 6min
The Heart of the World
IMDb: 7.6
6min

Pure fantasia, a race to save the world from a fatal heart attack, juxtaposed against a love rivalry between two brothers – a mortician and an actor playing Christ –…

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Rejected Rejected 7.9 9min
Rejected
IMDb: 7.9
9min

An animator’s commissioned works, rejected because of their increasingly absurd and violent tone (reflecting the animator’s own progressive breakdown).

More More 8.1 6min
More
IMDb: 8.1
6min

A factory worker in a dark, gray world assembles devices that promise happiness. In his spare time he tinkers to create something better, and finally succeeds in perfecting his invention,…

Beastie Boys: Sabotage Beastie Boys: Sabotage 8.3 59min
Beastie Boys: Sabotage
IMDb: 8.3
59min

Includes the songs: Djembe, Gratitude (Live), Sabotage, The Hurricane Freestyle, Triphamnmer, Skills To Pay The Bills (Live), Time For Living, Sabrosa, Something’s Got to Give, Screaming At a Wall (Live),…

A Close Shave A Close Shave 8.1 30min
A Close Shave
IMDb: 8.1
30min

Wallace falls in love with wool-shop owner Wendolene, not suspecting that she (or rather, her dog) is at the head of a fiendish sheep-rustling plot. Gromit is set up and…

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Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers 8.3 30min
Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers
IMDb: 8.3
30min

Gromit finds himself being pushed out of his room and home by a new lodger who is actually a ruthless criminal (and a small penguin). The penguin is planning a…

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Island of Flowers Island of Flowers 8.5 13min
Island of Flowers
IMDb: 8.5
13min

A tomato is planted, harvested and sold at a supermarket, but it rots and ends up in the trash. Ends? No. Isle of Flowers follows it up until its real…

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Balance Balance 7.9 7min
Balance
IMDb: 7.9
7min

The setting is on a floating platform where a group of evenly and carefully placed men live. Each man is aware that the platform is not stable and in order…

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Darkness, Light, Darkness Darkness, Light, Darkness 7.9 8min
Darkness, Light, Darkness
IMDb: 7.9
8min

A human body gradually reconstructs itself as its various component parts crowd themselves into a small room and eventually, after much experimentation, sort out which part goes where.

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The Man Who Planted Trees The Man Who Planted Trees 8.5 30min
The Man Who Planted Trees
IMDb: 8.5
30min

This animated short film tells the story of a shepherd who repairs the ruined ecosystem of a secluded valley by singlehandedly cultivating a forest over a thirty year period.

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Michael Jackson’s Thriller Michael Jackson’s Thriller 8.7 14min
Michael Jackson’s Thriller
IMDb: 8.7
14min

A night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a hoard of bloody-thirsty zombies.

The Snowman The Snowman 8.2 26min
The Snowman
IMDb: 8.2
26min

A young boy makes a snowman one Christmas Eve, which comes to life at midnight and takes the boy on a magical adventure to the North Pole to meet Santa…

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Dimensions of Dialogue Dimensions of Dialogue 8.1 12min
Dimensions of Dialogue
IMDb: 8.1
12min

A three-part depiction of various forms of communication.

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Vincent Vincent 8.2 6min
Vincent
IMDb: 8.2
6min

Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams that annoy his mother.

Powers of Ten Powers of Ten 8.0 9min
Powers of Ten
IMDb: 8
9min

A scientific film essay, narrated by Phil Morrison. A set of pictures of two picnickers in a park, with the area of each frame one-tenth the size of the one…

How the Grinch Stole Christmas! How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 8.3 26min
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
IMDb: 8.3
26min

Bitter and hateful, the Grinch is irritated at the thought of a nearby village having a happy time celebrating Christmas. Disguised as Santa Claus, with his dog made to look…

It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown 8.1 25min
It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown
IMDb: 8.1
25min

This classic “Peanuts” tale focuses on the thumb-sucking, blanket-holding Linus, and his touching faith in the “Great Pumpkin.” When Linus discovers that no one else believes in the creature, he…

A Charlie Brown Christmas A Charlie Brown Christmas 8.3 25min
A Charlie Brown Christmas
IMDb: 8.3
25min

When Charlie Brown complains about the overwhelming materialism that he sees amongst everyone during the Christmas season, Lucy suggests that he become director of the school Christmas pageant. Charlie Brown…

Dinner for One Dinner for One 8.0 18min
Dinner for One
IMDb: 8
18min

A very old woman wants to have dinner with her friends. As they are all dead, the butler has to play the role of every guest.

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge 8.1 28min
An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge
IMDb: 8.1
28min

During the 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…

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La Jetée La Jetée 8.2 28min
La Jetée
IMDb: 8.2
28min

Time travel, still images, a past, present and future and the aftermath of World War III. The tale of a man, a slave, sent back and forth, in and out…

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What’s Opera, Doc? What’s Opera, Doc? 8.3 7min
What’s Opera, Doc?
IMDb: 8.3
7min

Bugs is in drag as the Valkyrie Brunhilde who sits on an overwieght horse. “She” is pursued by Elmer playing the demigod “Siegfried”.

The Red Balloon The Red Balloon 8.1 34min
The Red Balloon
IMDb: 8.1
34min

In this deceptively simple, nearly wordless tale, a young boy discovers a stray balloon, which seems to have a mind of its own, on the streets of Paris. The two…

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One Froggy Evening One Froggy Evening 8.4 7min
One Froggy Evening
IMDb: 8.4
7min

A workman finds a singing frog in the cornerstone of an old building being demolished. But when he tries to cash in on his discovery, he finds the frog will…

Night and Fog Night and Fog 8.6 32min
Night and Fog
IMDb: 8.6
32min

Filmmaker Alain Resnais documents the atrocities behind the walls of Hitler’s concentration camps.

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Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century 8.1 7min
Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
IMDb: 8.1
7min

Space hero Daffy battles Marvin the Martian for control of Planet X.

Duck Amuck Duck Amuck 8.6 7min
Duck Amuck
IMDb: 8.6
7min

The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.

Rabbit Seasoning Rabbit Seasoning 8.3 7min
Rabbit Seasoning
IMDb: 8.3
7min

The cartoon finds a row of signs saying it’s rabbit season (“If you’re looking for fun, you don’t need a reason. All you need is a gun, it’s Rabbit Season!”)….

Rabbit Fire Rabbit Fire 8.3 7min
Rabbit Fire
IMDb: 8.3
7min

Daffy Duck and Bugs argue back and forth whether it is duck season or rabbit season. The object of their arguments is hunter Elmer Fudd.

Rabbit of Seville Rabbit of Seville 8.3 8min
Rabbit of Seville
IMDb: 8.3
8min

Behind the Hollywood Bowl stage which is playing the opera, The Barber of Seville, Bugs Bunny flees into the backstage area with Elmer Fudd in close pursuit. Seeing his opportunity…

The Cat Concerto The Cat Concerto 8.2 8min
The Cat Concerto
IMDb: 8.2
8min

Tom enters from stage left in white tie and tails, sits at the piano, gets his focus as the orchestra in the pit beneath him warms up, and begins to…

A Day in the Country A Day in the Country 7.5 41min
A Day in the Country
IMDb: 7.5
41min

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.

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Mickey’s Trailer Mickey’s Trailer 7.9 7min
Mickey’s Trailer
IMDb: 7.9
7min

Goofy’s in the driver’s seat, Mickey’s in the kitchen, and Donald’s in bed in Mickey’s high-tech house trailer. When Goofy comes back to eat breakfast, leaving the car on autopilot,…

The Music Box The Music Box 7.9 29min
The Music Box
IMDb: 7.9
29min

The Laurel & Hardy Moving Co. have a challenging job on their hands (and backs): hauling a player piano up a monumental flight of stairs to Prof. von Schwarzenhoffen’s house….

One Week One Week 8.1 25min
One Week
IMDb: 8.1
25min

The story involves two newlyweds, Keaton and Seely, who receive a build-it-yourself house as a wedding gift. The house can be built, supposedly, in “one week.” A rejected suitor secretly…

A Trip to the Moon A Trip to the Moon 8.1 15min
A Trip to the Moon
IMDb: 8.1
15min

Professor Barbenfouillis and five of his colleagues from the Academy of Astronomy travel to the Moon aboard a rocket propelled by a giant cannon. Once on the lunar surface, the…

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