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Best Short Movies I have seen so far

by ahmed_m24 • Created 9 years ago • Modified 2 months ago
Short as in has no longer duration than 40 minutes. Whether animation, mini-documentary or drama. Sorted by ascending production year.
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  • Lilly (2001)

    1. Lilly

    200140mNot RatedShort
    7.6 (302)
    An Imam of a mosque in a neighborhood drenched in drugs, trying to preach the people to the right path. The real struggle is facing the seduction of "Lilly" the gorgeous girl with a bad reputation. It's Faith and virtue against Human soul
    DirectorMarwan HamedStarsTina D'MarcoSami El-AdlDina Nadim
  • The Little Matchgirl (2006)

    2. The Little Matchgirl

    20067mGShort
    7.8 (5.4K)
    A poor young girl has a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames.
    DirectorRoger Allers
  • Hudson Leick and Daniel Goldman in Unconditional (2008)

    3. Unconditional

    200815mShort
    7.9 (45)
    "Unconditional" tells the compelling story of how a seven-year old boy's unconditional love for his mother prevails over the destructiveness of her drug addiction. Set in a run-down California neighborhood, a young boy struggles to find his place amid the chaos of his mother's loveless one-night stands and all-night drug binges. Despite her downward spiral, this courageous little boy's love for his mother never falters, and we see how it deepens when she is nearly taken from him.
    DirectorBrandon Clay ThomasStarsHudson LeickRichard BradleyWalker Brandt
  • What's Virgin Mean? (2008)

    4. What's Virgin Mean?

    20082mShort
    6.7 (395)
    Sometimes little questions need big answers.
    DirectorMichael DaviesStarsKate IsittRebecca Duffy
  • Get Out (2009)

    5. Get Out

    20097mShort
    7.3 (370)
    A doctor unrelentingly tries to convince a phobic guy to come out of his isolation room.
    DirectorsCharlotte BoissonJulien FourvelPascal Han-KwanStarsJacques BrierePhilippe Peythieu
  • La Luna (2011)

    6. 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
  • The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011)

    7. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

    201115mTV-GShort
    7.8 (5.9K)
    Morris Lessmore, a young writer, wanders into a mysterious library after a storm devastates his city. The library is home to magical flying books that literally come to life.
    DirectorsWilliam JoyceBrandon Oldenburg
  • Whyfor (2020)

    8. Whyfor

    20209mShort
    7.3 (7)
    Simon is a miserable hotel worker caught in an existential loop. Doomed to carry out the never-ending task of setting up a formal dinner table, he listens to a self-help tape to find some meaning in his meaningless work.
    DirectorJack TrowbridgeStarsRobert BackRichard KiessRowan Mason
  • Baghdad Messi (2012)

    9. Baghdad Messi

    201219mNot RatedShort
    7.1 (508)
    Iraq, 2009. Little Hamoudi (10) is totally obsessed with football. Just as the rest of the world, he and his friends are eagerly looking forward to the Champions League finale FC Barcelona-Manchester United. The long awaited clash between Messi and Ronaldo. But then Hamoudi's television breaks down...
    DirectorSahim Omar KalifaStarsAli Raad Al-ZaydawiHayder HeloNoor Al-Hoda
  • Knox Gibson and Hanneke Talbot in Forgive Us Our Trespasses (2022)

    10. Forgive Us Our Trespasses

    202213mTV-14Short
    6.4 (2.8K)
    Targeted by Nazis as they hunt down and murder people with disabilities, a boy with a limb difference makes a daring decision while running for his life.
    DirectorAshley EakinStarsKnox GibsonHanneke TalbotJustin Mader
  • Gabriel Byrne, Idris Elba, Tom Hollander, and Jude Coward Nicoll in The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)

    11. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse

    202232mTV-GShort75Metascore
    7.8 (21K)
    Follows a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse, as they create an unexpected friendship and travel together in the boy's search for home.
    DirectorsPeter BayntonCharlie MackesyStarsJude Coward NicollTom HollanderIdris Elba
  • Erick Lopez in Please Hold (2020)

    12. Please Hold

    202019mTV-MAShort
    7.2 (2.3K)
    A young man's life is suddenly and inexplicably derailed, as he finds himself at the mercy of automated "justice."
    DirectorK.D. DávilaStarsErick LopezDoreen CalderonDaniel Edward Mora
  • Man (2012)

    13. Man

    20124mVideo
    7.4 (1.3K)
    500,000 years ago, the modern man appears. He treats the animals and nature as a consumer, with frivolity and cruelty, and pridefully turns the world into a dumpster. However, someone is watching.
    DirectorSteve Cutts
  • For the Birds (2000)

    14. 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
  • CTRL Z (2017)

    15. CTRL Z

    201721mShort
    7.3 (389)
    A hopeless romantic invents a device allowing him an infinite amount of attempts to impress the girl of his dreams...but he must die each time.
    DirectorJames KennedyStarsKatie BeresfordEdward EastonNatalie Ferrigno
  • A Date in 2025 (2017)

    16. A Date in 2025

    201714mShort
    6.9 (384)
    In the year 2025, a young man's superintelligent AI system tells him that he must go on a date or face certain suicide from loneliness.
    DirectorRyan TurnerStarsCorrin EvansSasha FeldmanAmy Shiels
  • Karen Gillan in Eureka! (2019)

    17. Eureka!

    201920mShort
    6.8 (178)
    A lazy, uninspired woman is visited by an otherworldly being responsible for giving humanity all its great ideas.
    DirectorLaura MossStarsSunkrish BalaBrandon BalesJon Bass

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