Best Short Movies
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1. El empleo (2008)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A man prepares and goes to work in a bizarre world, where the meaning of human workforce is taken to another level.
Directors: Santiago Bou Grasso, Patricio Plaza
Votes: 3,990
2. Wanderers (2014)
4 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
What if we, humans, were to expand beyond the strict bounds of our pale blue dot called planet Earth?
Director: Erik Wernquist | Star: Carl Sagan
Votes: 1,217
3. Exit Strategy (II) (2019)
15 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man in a time loop must work with his brother to prevent a catastrophic fire.
Director: Travis Bible | Stars: Chris O'Shea, Richard Kohnke, Darnell Trotter, Lorna Street Dopson
Votes: 671
4. Signs (I) (2008)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short, Romance
Where do you find love? Sometimes all you need is a sign.
Director: Patrick Hughes | Stars: Nick Russell, Kestie Morassi
Votes: 4,701
5. Room 8 (2013)
7 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
A prisoner discovers a magical box with a baneful secret that he falls foul to.
Director: James W. Griffiths | Stars: Tom Cullen, Michael Gould, Yuri Klimov, Franc Zalewski
Votes: 3,199
6. The Black Hole (2008)
3 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
A sleep-deprived office worker photocopies a "Black Hole" late one night. Suddenly, the possibilities seem endless. Will greed get the better of him?
Directors: Philip Sansom, Olly Williams | Star: Napoleon Ryan
Votes: 4,289
7. Inside (I) (2002)
8 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
The greatest battle that one can ever fight is the one that takes place within the mind; perspective, perception and control are the weapons used in this particular conflict.
Director: Trevor Sands | Stars: Jeremy Sisto, Reedy Gibbs, Michael Bailey Smith, Alexandra Brandl
Votes: 1,261
8. Wire Cutters (2014)
9 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A chance encounter proves fateful for 2 robots mining on a desolate planet.
Director: Jack Anderson
Votes: 978
9. Balance (1989)
7 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A group of fishermen on a precariously balanced platform fight over a trunk.
Directors: Christoph Lauenstein, Wolfgang Lauenstein
Votes: 5,668
10. Validation (2007)
16 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
A fable about a parking attendant who gives his customers REAL validation -- dispensing both free parking and free compliments.
Director: Kurt Kuenne | Stars: T.J. Thyne, Vicki Davis, Dave Kuhr, Pam Cook
Votes: 4,500
11. The Piano Tuner (2010)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Drama, Music
A pianist finds himself once again facing the performance anxiety demons that he so desperately tries to evade.
Director: Olivier Treiner | Stars: Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet, Danièle Lebrun, Grégory Gadebois, Emeline Gue
Votes: 2,327
12. Kiwi! (2006)
TV-Y | 3 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The story of a Kiwi who spends his whole life working towards achieving his dream.
Director: Dony Permedi | Star: Pierre Coffin
Votes: 8,703
13. The Butterfly Circus (2009)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Drama
A circus troupe brightens the spirits of audiences in Depression-era America and inspires hope in a limbless man from a sideshow.
Director: Joshua Weigel | Stars: Eduardo Verástegui, Nick Vujicic, Doug Jones, Matt Allmen
Votes: 3,610
14. Skhizein (2008)
13 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Having been struck by a 150-ton meteorite, Henry has to adapt to living precisely ninety-one centimeters from himself.
Director: Jérémy Clapin | Stars: Julien Boisselier, Théo Grimmeisen, Mado Debrus
Votes: 4,321
15. Father and Daughter (2000)
8 min | Animation, Short, Drama
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.
Director: Michael Dudok de Wit | Star: James Laufer
Votes: 6,927
16. More (1998)
6 min | Sci-Fi, Short, Animation
A worker in a factory learns a lesson about life. When is enough?
Director: Mark Osborne
Votes: 6,117
17. J'attendrai le suivant... (2002)
4 min | Comedy, Short, Romance
A man falls in love while in a subway station.
Director: Philippe Orreindy | Stars: Sophie Forte, Thomas Gaudin, Pascal Casanova
Votes: 1,842
18. I'm Here (2010)
31 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A young man faces the abrupt loss of his friend.
Director: Spike Jonze | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Lyle Kanouse, Nancy Munoz, Sienna Guillory
Votes: 7,935
19. Hotel Chevalier (2007)
R | 13 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A prologue of one heart-breaking history of love and the prologue of the travel told in The Darjeeling Limited (2007).
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Jason Schwartzman, Natalie Portman, Waris Ahluwalia, Michel Castejon
Votes: 36,124
20. The Cathedral (2002)
7 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A space fantasy about an explorer who pays a visit to an unusual cathedral built with organic materials.
Director: Tomasz Baginski | Stars: Jola Rzebuska, Maria Kucharska, Marcin Jaskowski, Piotr Widlarz
Votes: 4,910
21. O.I. (2018)
19 min | Short
Barry has a unique problem. He came up with a truly original idea. And sharing it has consequences.
Director: N'Cee Van Heerden | Stars: Ben Cotton, Birkett Turton, Toby Hargrave, Jennifer Nicole Stang
Votes: 310
22. Everything Will Be Ok (2006)
17 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A series of dark and troubling events forces Bill to reckon with the meaning of his life - or lack thereof.
Director: Don Hertzfeldt | Star: Don Hertzfeldt
Votes: 3,074
23. I Am So Proud of You (2008)
22 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Dark shadows are cast over Bill's recovery, in this second chapter to "Everything Will Be OK".
Director: Don Hertzfeldt | Star: Don Hertzfeldt
Votes: 1,966
24. The Old Man and the Sea (1999)
20 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
An old fisherman goes out on his fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life.
Director: Aleksandr Petrov | Stars: Gordon Pinsent, Kevin Duhaney, Yôji Matsuda, Rentarô Mikuni
Votes: 4,584
25. The Meaning of Life (2005)
Not Rated | 12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The evolution of humanity, through countless eons.
Director: Don Hertzfeldt | Stars: Murwarid Abdiani, Jaden Alexander, Lance Anderson, Karin Anger
Votes: 1,946
26. Rejected (2000)
Unrated | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A hilarious collection of animated television commercials that were rejected because of their creator's failing grip on sanity.
Director: Don Hertzfeldt | Stars: Robert May, Jennifer Nyholm, Don Hertzfeldt
Votes: 8,886
27. Two (1965 TV Short)
12 min | Short
The short film shows an encounter between a child of a rich family and a street child, through rich kid's window.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Star: Ravi Kiran Karla
Votes: 1,052
28. The Nostalgist (2014)
17 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy
Somehow, an unforeseen malfunction in a man's spectacles blurs the frail bounds between reality and parallel reality, allowing instances of a dark and dystopian future to seep into his world.
Director: Giacomo Cimini | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Samuel Joslin, Darrell D'Silva, Stephen Thompson
Votes: 449
29. Slaughterbots (2017 Video)
7 min | Short
What happens when miniature drones, with AI, facial recognition and 3 g of explosive, programmable to kill a specific individual, become available?
Director: Stewart Sugg | Stars: David Alexander, Janis Ahern, Tim Ahern, Matthew Brenher
Votes: 244
30. The Candidate (I) (2010)
19 min | Short, Mystery, Thriller
An underhanded company man is offered assistance by a secret organization that immerses him in forces beyond his control.
Director: David Karlak | Stars: Robert Picardo, Tom Gulager, Meghan Markle, Vyto Ruginis
Votes: 1,084
31. Orbit Ever After (2013)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A young man, who's lived his whole life orbiting Earth with his mom, dad and grandpa, falls in love with a girl on another spaceship. A message tells him to jump to her next time they pass.
Director: Jamie Magnus Stone | Stars: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Mackenzie Crook, Bronagh Gallagher, Bob Goody
Votes: 565
32. The Leap (2015)
30 min | Short, Action, Drama
London, 2084. An interstellar migration cop's fateful encounter with a young prostitute leads to a violent shot at redemption.
Director: Karel van Bellingen | Stars: Simon Merrells, Alix Wilton Regan, Katie Gunby, Jon Campling
Votes: 686
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