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My Top 25 Shorts EVER!

by amirtulf • Created 1 year ago • Modified 8 months ago
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  • The Village (1993)

    1. The Village

    199314mShort
    7.5 (612)
    A village is ruled by the church, but it filled with hypocritical sinners who constantly spy on each other.
    DirectorMark BakerStarsAnnie GriffinDave WesternJames Baker
  • Albatross Soup (2018)

    2. Albatross Soup

    20187mShort
    7.2 (118)
    Based on the classic lateral-thinking puzzle, Albatross Soup is a delightfully fluid animation that lyrically complements a chorus of voices attempting to investigate a puzzling suicide. Can you solve it before the film ends?
    DirectorWinnie CheungStarsZak EngelAllie HessVit Horejs
  • Father and Daughter (2000)

    3. Father and Daughter

    20008mShort
    7.8 (7.3K)
    A father says goodbye to his young daughter. Time passes and the daughter moves through life age by age, but within her there is always a deep longing for her father.
    DirectorMichael Dudok de WitStarJames Laufer
  • The Maker (2011)

    4. The Maker

    20116mNot RatedShort
    7.7 (3.3K)
    A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.
    DirectorChristopher Kezelos
  • Bao (2018)

    5. Bao

    20188mGShort
    7.5 (35K)
    A Chinese-Canadian woman suffering from empty nest syndrome gets a second shot at motherhood when one of her handmade dumplings comes alive.
    DirectorDomee ShiStarsSindy LauKai LiSharmaine Yeoh
  • Balance (1989)

    6. Balance

    19897mShort
    7.9 (5.9K)
    A group of fishermen on a precariously balanced platform fight over a trunk.
    DirectorsChristoph LauensteinWolfgang Lauenstein
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons (1996)

    7. The Old Lady and the Pigeons

    199625mShort
    7.8 (3.1K)
    In seductive central Paris, an undernourished gendarme willing to go to great lengths to feed himself hatches a desperate, yet utterly cunning plan.
    DirectorSylvain ChometStarsJames PidgeonMichoue SylvainAndrea Usher-Jones
  • Change Return (2020)

    8. Change Return

    20205mShort
    7.4 (42)
    Change Return portrays a dystopian world where people live underground and are serviced by smiley-faced, urinal-shaped, floating robots. The story of a hungry man, trying to survive in this brave new world.
    DirectorRobert Findlay
  • Dinner for Few (2014)

    9. Dinner for Few

    201410mTV-MAShort
    7.7 (760)
    A sociopolitical metaphor of the world as a formal dinner that takes an unexpected turn when there's no more food to be served.
    DirectorAthanassios Vakalis
  • Harvie Krumpet (2003)

    10. Harvie Krumpet

    200323mTV-14Short
    7.9 (9.6K)
    The odd biography of a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and a book of "fakts" hung around his neck.
    DirectorAdam ElliotStarsGeoffrey RushKamahlJohn Flaus
  • The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún (2019)

    11. The Girl from the Other Side: Siúil, a Rún

    201910mShort
    7.3 (504)
    In a world split between the Inside and the Outside, those living in both realms are told never to cross over to the other side, lest they be cursed. A young girl named Shiva lives on the other side, in a vacant village with a demonic guardian known only as "Teacher." Although the two are forbidden to touch, they seem to share a bond that transcends their disparate appearances. But when Shiva leaves Teacher's care to seek out her grandmother, the secret behind her mysterious living arrangement comes to light.
    DirectorsYûtarô KuboSatomi Maiya
  • The Mountain Head (2002)

    12. The Mountain Head

    200210mNot RatedShort
    6.8 (1.6K)
    A sad rakugo of a stingy old man experiencing the unforeseen consequences of eating a few cherries whole, without throwing the pits away.
    DirectorKôji YamamuraStarsTakeharu KunimotoBruno Metzger
  • Birdboy (2011)

    13. Birdboy

    201113mNot RatedShort
    6.9 (508)
    A terrible industrial accident changes little Dinki's life forever. Now Dinki's fate may ride on the wings of her eccentric friend Birdboy, a misfit who hides in the forest lost in his fantasies.
    DirectorsPedro RiveroAlberto VázquezStarsAna LemosTacho GonzálezAntón Rubal
  • The Basket (2017)

    14. The Basket

    201714mShort
    7.0 (122)
    A daughter finds out the value of her father's most treasured possession.
    DirectorSuresh Eriyat
  • The Man Who Planted Trees (1987)

    15. The Man Who Planted Trees

    198730mShort
    8.5 (6.3K)
    The story of a shepherd's single handed quest to re-forest a barren valley.
    DirectorFrédéric BackStarsPhilippe NoiretChristopher Plummer
  • More (1998)

    16. More

    19986mShort
    8.1 (6.3K)
    A factory worker creates a pair of goggles that puts its wearer in a state of bliss. But is that true happiness?
    DirectorMark Osborne
  • El empleo (2008)

    17. El empleo

    20087mShort
    7.9 (4.2K)
    A man prepares and goes to work in a bizarre world, where the meaning of human workforce is taken to another level.
    DirectorsSantiago Bou GrassoPatricio Plaza
  • A Single Life (2014)

    18. A Single Life

    20143mTV-PGShort
    7.2 (2K)
    When Pia plays a mysterious vinyl record single, she suddenly knows how to travel through time.
    DirectorsMarieke BlaauwJoris OprinsJob Roggeveen
  • Bob's Birthday (1993)

    19. Bob's Birthday

    199312mShort
    7.0 (1.1K)
    A devoted and happily-married housewife organises a surprise party on the occasion of her husband's birthday, unbeknownst to her that her dentist spouse is experiencing a sudden mid-life crisis at his office.
    DirectorsDavid FineAlison SnowdenStarsAndy HamiltonAlison SnowdenHarry Enfield
  • Rew Day (2012)

    20. Rew Day

    20127mShort
    7.4 (92)
    The last day of a man's life is seen as on a videotape which is being rewound to the moment he wakes up in the morning, having no idea what lays ahead.
    DirectorSvilen DimitrovStarJohn Lawton
  • The Hand (1965)

    21. The Hand

    196518mShort
    7.9 (2.2K)
    A delicate and secluded ceramist sees his orderly life turn upside down, when a gigantic hand in a white glove invades his space, demanding that a sculpture of itself is made. When will the hand's obstinate demands stop?
    DirectorJirí Trnka
  • Night Bus (2019)

    22. Night Bus

    201920mShort
    7.1 (153)
    On a late-night bus, a panicked scream shatters the night's calm. A necklace is stolen, followed by a tragic and fatal road accident. The series of intriguing events that follows reveal love, hatred, and vengeance.
    DirectorWen-Ming HsiehStarsShu-Fang ChenShang-Sing GuoYao-Ren Kuo
  • If Anything Happens I Love You (2020)

    23. If Anything Happens I Love You

    202013mPGShort
    7.8 (23K)
    In the aftermath of tragedy, two grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child.
    DirectorsMichael GovierWill McCormack
  • Assassin's Creed: Embers (2011)

    24. Assassin's Creed: Embers

    201121mShort
    7.5 (2.6K)
    Now living in a cozy Tuscan Villa with his wife and their two children, Ezio spends his time enjoying the company of family, old friends, and cultivating his vineyards. The life of this former Assassin Mentor will not stay quiet for long. One day, a mysterious Assassin shows up at Ezio's door quite unexpectedly, begging for Ezio's aid. Will this old Assassin's fire die out before he can save the ones he loves, or will it burn brightly one last time?
    DirectorLaurent BernierStarsPeter ArpesellaAngela GaluppoRoger Craig Smith
  • Peter Hawkins and Peter Sallis in Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993)

    25. Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers

    199330mTV-PGShort
    8.3 (62K)
    Gromit butts heads with a mysterious penguin lodger, who hatches a sinister scheme involving the ex-NASA Techno Trousers that have been modified by Wallace for walkies.
    DirectorNick ParkStarPeter Sallis

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