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best short movies ever

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  • The Animatrix: Beyond (2003)

    1. The Animatrix: Beyond

    200313mVideo
    7.6 (5.7K)
    A young girl and a group of children discover that an abandoned house contains a wondrous nature to it.
    DirectorKôji MorimotoStarsHedy BurressTress MacNeilleKath Soucie
  • The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance Part I (2003)

    2. The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance Part I

    20039mTV-MAVideo
    8.0 (8.8K)
    A tour is taken into the Zion archives, where the history of the real world and the rise of the machines is shown to viewers.
    DirectorMahiro MaedaStarsJulia FletcherDane A. DavisDebi Derryberry
  • The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance Part II (2003)

    3. The Animatrix: The Second Renaissance Part II

    200310mTV-MAVideo
    8.0 (7.2K)
    With the robot city isolated and it's ambassadors ejected form the United Nations, a trade war begins to protect the human economy from superior products. When the trade war escalates into war the machines begin a seemingly unstoppable march across the globe. With solutions running out man darkens the sky to try and shut out the machine's main energy source, but the machines keep coming.
    DirectorMahiro MaedaStarsJulia FletcherDane A. DavisDebi Derryberry
  • Jorma Taccone, Leopold Nilsson, Andreas Cahling, Per-Henrik Arvidius, David Sandberg, Eleni Young, Helene Ahlson, Erik Hörnqvist, and Frank Sanderson in Kung Fury (2015)

    4. Kung Fury

    201531mTV-14Short
    7.9 (64K)
    In 1985, Kung Fury, the toughest martial artist cop in Miami, goes back in time to kill the worst criminal of all time - Kung Führer, a.k.a. Adolf Hitler.
    DirectorDavid SandbergStarsDavid SandbergJorma TacconeSteven Chew
  • Geri's Game (1997)

    5. Geri's Game

    19975mGShort
    7.8 (28K)
    Geri sets up a chess game to play his greatest opponent - himself.
    DirectorJan PinkavaStarBob Peterson
  • For the Birds (2000)

    6. For the Birds

    20003mGShort
    7.9 (35K)
    A group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just deserts when a goofy bird drops in.
    DirectorRalph EgglestonStarRalph Eggleston
  • Lifted (2006)

    7. Lifted

    20065mGShort
    7.7 (21K)
    A teenage alien is trying to abduct a sleeping human, but doesn't know which switch to use.
    DirectorGary RydstromStarSheb Wooley
  • Presto (2008)

    8. Presto

    20085mGShort
    8.3 (26K)
    A stage magician's rabbit gets into a magical onstage brawl against his neglectful guardian with two magic hats.
    DirectorDoug Sweetland
  • Tony Fucile in Partly Cloudy (2009)

    9. Partly Cloudy

    20096mGShort
    8.1 (24K)
    Babies both human and beast are created up in the stratosphere, by the clouds themselves. One cloud specializes in "dangerous" babies, creating a challenge for his loyal stork that has to deliver them.
    DirectorPeter SohnStarsTony FucileLori Richardson
  • La Luna (2011)

    10. La Luna

    20117mGShort
    7.8 (18K)
    A fable of a young boy coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. It's the first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. Will he be able to find his own way?
    DirectorEnrico CasarosaStarsTony FucileKrista ShefflerPhil Sheridan
  • Day & Night (2010)

    11. 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
  • William Reeves in Luxo Jr. (1986)

    12. Luxo Jr.

    19862mGShort
    7.3 (16K)
    A larger lamp watches while a smaller, younger lamp plays exuberantly with a ball but doesn't pick up the knack of correct handling.
    DirectorJohn Lasseter
  • Peter Hawkins and Peter Sallis in Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out (1989)

    13. Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out

    198923mNot RatedShort
    7.7 (40K)
    To replenish their depleted supply of cheese, inventor Wallace and his dog Gromit travel to the moon in a homemade rocket-ship.
    DirectorNick ParkStarPeter Sallis
  • Night on Earth (1991)

    14. Night on Earth

    19912h 9mR68Metascore
    7.7 (69K)
    An anthology of 5 different cab drivers in 5 American and European cities and their remarkable fares on the same eventful night.
    DirectorJim JarmuschStarsWinona RyderGena RowlandsLisanne Falk
  • Coffee and Cigarettes (2003)

    15. Coffee and Cigarettes

    20031h 35mR65Metascore
    7.0 (69K)
    A series of vignettes that all have coffee and cigarettes in common.
    DirectorJim JarmuschStarsBill MurrayTom WaitsRoberto Benigni
  • Steve Buscemi, Cinqué Lee, and Joie Lee in Coffee and Cigarettes II (1989)

    16. Coffee and Cigarettes II

    19898mShort
    7.1 (2.3K)
    A brother and sister, sitting in a coffee bar, bicker mildly about whose idea it was to come to Memphis and which kind of cigarette is fresher. Danny, their waiter, comes by offering refills; after determining they are twins, he guesses which is the evil one. Without a pause, he sits down and offers his theory about Elvis's twin. He drones on. The good twin finally speaks up, giving her own opinion. The waiter is unfazed. After his boss finally calls him back to work, the twins are free to resume their bickering amidst the coffee and cigarettes.
    DirectorJim JarmuschStarsJoie LeeCinqué LeeSteve Buscemi
  • Roberto Benigni and Steven Wright in Coffee and Cigarettes (1986)

    17. Coffee and Cigarettes

    19866mShort
    7.1 (3.8K)
    In a vignette called "Strange to meet you," Roberto sits at a small table in a coffee bar. Five cups of coffee and two ashtrays are in front of him; he drinks and smokes. Steven joins him. They start a conversation about cigarettes and coffee. Steven likes to drink coffee before he sleeps, so he can dream faster. The conversation jumps around. "You know my mother?" asks Roberto. Steven describes coffee Popsicles. They switch seats; then switch back. Steven has to leave for a dental appointment he's not looking forward to. Roberto makes a startling offer, inspired no doubt by the coffee and cigarettes.
    DirectorJim JarmuschStarsRoberto BenigniSteven Wright
  • Roberto Benigni, Tom Waits, and John Lurie in Down by Law (1986)

    18. Down by Law

    19861h 47mR75Metascore
    7.6 (57K)
    Two men are framed and sent to jail, where they meet a murderer who helps them escape and leave the state.
    DirectorJim JarmuschStarsTom WaitsJohn LurieRoberto Benigni
  • Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, Tom Waits, Iggy Pop, Renee French, RZA, Jack White, The GZA, and Meg White in Coffee and Cigarettes III (1993)

    19. Coffee and Cigarettes III

    199312mShort
    7.6 (3.1K)
    This shortcut repeats the structure of Coffee and Cigarettes. This time, Iggy Pop and Tom Waits meet in a bar. But, again, we don't know why they agreed to do that in the first place, because they don't seem to know each other very well and they don't have much to talk about, so the conversation wanders idly and hilariously as they sip their coffee and smoke cigarettes.
    DirectorJim JarmuschStarsIggy PopTom Waits
  • Interpretation (2008)

    20. Interpretation

    20087mNot RatedShort
    7.5 (823)
    A romantic couple's brief encounter with a few philosophical thugs unfolds in an unusual way. After this night, no one will be the same. Everyone will learn something new.
    DirectorLin OedingStarsIan BohenCindy ChiuJay Giannone
  • Ah, L'Amour (1995)

    21. Ah, L'Amour

    19952mUnratedShort
    7.1 (1.7K)
    In this satire of toxic men, a cartoon pickup artist is violently torn apart by the women he targets, seen only through his own one-sided, over-the-top point of view.
    DirectorDon Hertzfeldt
  • Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions (2002)

    22. Wallace & Gromit's Cracking Contraptions

    200210 epsTV-GTV Series
    7.5 (4.1K)
    Wallace and Gromit try out a variety of inventions - which rarely work as planned.
    StarPeter Sallis
  • Wisdom Teeth (2010)

    23. Wisdom Teeth

    20106m16+Short
    6.7 (1.3K)
    Help from a friend to pull the wisdom teeth does not end as expected.
    DirectorDon HertzfeldtStarsDon HertzfeldtRoxanna Kitten Brown
  • Mary (2005)

    24. Mary

    20055mShort
    7.3 (94)
    A Catholic schoolgirl sees a vision of the Virgin Mary, with modern implications.
    DirectorAaron RuellStarsRachel BellKate ConnorRobert Fieldsteel
  • Genre (1996)

    25. Genre

    19965mUnratedShort
    7.3 (1.7K)
    A hapless cartoon character is dragged through a spectrum of cinematic situations by his frustrated animator.
    DirectorDon Hertzfeldt

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