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Short films

by stevy_pas1331 • Created 11 years ago • Modified 8 years ago
A list of short films I have seen, ordered according to my preferences
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  • La Jetée (1962)

    1. La Jetée

    196228mNot RatedShort
    8.2 (39K)
    The story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.
    DirectorChris MarkerStarsÉtienne BeckerJean NégroniHélène Chatelain
  • Ballet mécanique (1924)

    2. Ballet mécanique

    192419mShort
    6.7 (3.4K)
    A pulsing, kaleidoscope of images set to an energetic soundtrack. A young women swings in a garden; a woman's face smiles. The rest is spinning cylinders, pistons, gears and turbines, kitchen objects in concentric circles or rows - pots, pan lids, and funnels, cars passing overhead, a spinning carnival ride. Over and over, a heavy-set woman climbs stairs carrying a large bag on her shoulder. An Art Deco cartoon figure appears, dancing. This is a world in motion, dominated by mechanical and repetitive images, with a few moments of solitude in a garden.
    DirectorsFernand LégerDudley MurphyStarsKiki of MontparnasseFernand LégerDudley Murphy
  • Talking Heads (1980)

    3. Talking Heads

    198016mShort
    8.0 (4K)
    People of different age, profession and social status answer two simple questions: who they are and what they want from life.
    DirectorKrzysztof Kieslowski
  • A Trip to the Moon (1902)

    4. A Trip to the Moon

    190213mTV-YShort
    8.1 (59K)
    A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
    DirectorGeorges MélièsStarsGeorges MélièsVictor AndréBleuette Bernon
  • Luis Buñuel, Pierre Batcheff, Salvador Dalí, Jaume Miravitlles, Simone Mareuil, and Fano Messan in Un chien andalou (1929)

    5. Un chien andalou

    192916mNot RatedShort
    7.6 (55K)
    Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí present 16 minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.
    DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsPierre BatcheffSimone MareuilLuis Buñuel
  • Copy Shop (2001)

    6. Copy Shop

    200112mShort
    7.4 (1.8K)
    Unknowingly, a copy shop employee sets off a bizarre series of events with utterly unforeseen consequences.
    DirectorVirgil WidrichStarsJohannes SilberschneiderElisabeth Ebner-Haid
  • The Piano Tuner (2010)

    7. The Piano Tuner

    201014mNot RatedShort
    8.1 (2.4K)
    A pianist finds himself once again facing the performance anxiety demons that he so desperately tries to evade.
    DirectorOlivier TreinerStarsGrégoire Leprince-RinguetDanièle LebrunGrégory Gadebois
  • Manly Games (1988)

    8. Darkness/Light/Darkness

    19898mNot RatedShort
    7.9 (5K)
    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.
    DirectorJan Svankmajer
  • Drained (2012)

    9. Drained

    201212mShort
    8.0 (53)
    Told with animation and live-action, 'Drained' tells the story of how a man's selfish addictions can destroy the woman he cares for.
    DirectorNick PetersonStarsJenny AllfordDaniel BallAmanda Chism
  • Ly Abdoulay and Albourah in Borom sarret (1963)

    10. Borom sarret

    196320mShort
    7.2 (1.6K)
    Boron Sarret is arguably the first film made by a black African. It illustrates poverty in Senegal, particularly for the working man.
    DirectorOusmane SembeneStarsLy AbdoulayAlbourah
  • Now (1965)

    11. Now

    19655mShort
    6.8 (792)
    A documentary short about racism in the United States.
    DirectorSantiago ÁlvarezStarLena Horne
  • Six Shooter (2004)

    12. Six Shooter

    200427mNot RatedShort
    7.4 (15K)
    A 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....
    DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsBrendan GleesonRúaidhrí ConroyDavid Wilmot
  • Barbet Schroeder in The Bakery Girl of Monceau (1963)

    13. The Bakery Girl of Monceau

    196323mNot RatedShort
    7.3 (5.7K)
    A law student regularly visits a Paris bakery to flirt with a brunette employee.
    DirectorÉric RohmerStarsBarbet SchroederClaudine SoubrierMichèle Girardon
  • Justus D. Barnes in The Great Train Robbery (1903)

    14. The Great Train Robbery

    190311mTV-GShort
    7.2 (22K)
    A group of bandits stage a brazen train hold-up, only to find a determined posse hot on their heels.
    DirectorEdwin S. PorterStarsGilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' AndersonA.C. AbadieGeorge Barnes
  • Mothlight (1963)

    15. Mothlight

    19634mShort
    6.2 (3K)
    A "found foliage" film composed of insects, leaves, and other detritus sandwiched between two strips of perforated tape.
    DirectorStan Brakhage
  • Vincent (1982)

    16. Vincent

    19826mGShort
    8.2 (25K)
    Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.
    DirectorTim BurtonStarVincent Price
  • Invention of Love (2010)

    17. Invention of Love

    201010mShort
    7.0 (1.1K)
    An inventor tries to impress the woman he loves. Will she love him back?
    DirectorAndrey Shushkov
  • Natalie Portman and Jason Schwartzman in Hotel Chevalier (2007)

    18. Hotel Chevalier

    200713mRShort
    7.2 (37K)
    A prologue of one heart-breaking history of love and the prologue of the travel told in The Darjeeling Limited (2007).
    DirectorWes AndersonStarsJason SchwartzmanNatalie PortmanWaris Ahluwalia
  • The Grandmother (1970)

    19. The Grandmother

    197034mNot RatedShort
    7.1 (7.8K)
    A young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.
    DirectorDavid LynchStarsDorothy McGinnisRichard WhiteVirginia Maitland
  • 8 (2010)

    20. 8

    20109mShort
    7.4 (1.2K)
    In the depths of a snowy forest in an unknown wartime, two soldiers from opposing armies try to outwit each other in a perilous game of Tic-Tac-Toe, until they find themselves outplayed by karma.
    DirectorAcim VasicStarsNicky NaudéGuillaume Tavi
  • Day & Night (2010)

    21. Day & Night

    20106mGShort
    8.0 (21K)
    Day encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods. But their suspicions soon turn to curiosity, and they are delighted to find the joys of their budding friendship.
    DirectorTeddy NewtonStarsMuneer LyatiWayne DyerIvo Josipovic
  • Black Button (2007)

    22. Black Button

    20077mShort
    6.6 (362)
    A man is given a choice between salvation and damnation. What will he choose?
    DirectorLucas CrandlesStarsHayden GrubbRobert Grubb
  • Lisa Jakub, Martin Hynes, and Jeff Wiens in George Lucas in Love (1999)

    23. George Lucas in Love

    19998mShort
    7.6 (4.4K)
    1967 film student George Lucas has writer's block trying to finish his "Space Wheat" script, until a beautiful fellow student with a familiar hairstyle teaches him that the best stories are in plain sight.
    DirectorJoe NussbaumStarsMartin HynesLisa JakubJason Peck
  • Wasp (2003)

    24. Wasp

    200326mShort
    7.5 (6.3K)
    A struggling single mother is determined not to let her four young children be an obstacle in the pursuit of starting a relationship with an old acquaintance.
    DirectorAndrea ArnoldStarsNatalie PressDanny DyerJodie Mitchell
  • Night Mail (1936)

    25. Night Mail

    193625mApprovedShort
    6.8 (1.5K)
    Shows the special train on which mail is sorted, dropped and collected on the run, and delivered in Scotland overnight.
    DirectorsHarry WattBasil WrightStarsArthur ClarkJohn GriersonStuart Legg

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