Best shorts to view on IMDb
by galenhoward82 | created - 16 Jun 2011 | updated - 01 Jul 2011 | PublicA great number of short films have been uploaded to IMDb over the last several years. These are the best of those that I have seen thus far.
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1. Tunnel (1998)
23 min | Fantasy, Short, Horror
Fantastic and surreal voyage through a dark and impressive universe. This short actually captures a world that is in our fears: When the mute hero of the story falls in front of the subway,... See full summary »
Director: Martin Libich | Stars: Gerd David, Mary Dobrian, Eduardo Kapsch, Ina Rudolph
Votes: 22
2. Nailbiter (1999)
10 min | Short
An overbearing man causes his son to develop a worrying and nervous habit. After a violent act, the boy's mother takes matters into her own hands, with gruesome consequences.
Director: Elliot Kew | Stars: Sam Challenger, Eamon Geoghegan, Georgia Fitch
Votes: 25
3. The Box (III) (2000)
9 min | Short
Director: Elliot Kew | Stars: Eamon Geoghegan, Monty Ravenscroft, Oliver Russell-Lewis, Julian Roberts
Votes: 12
4. The Terms (2000)
11 min | Comedy, Short
A father and son live in a caravan in the middle of nowhere. When the son burns down the caravan, his father decides to kill him in a bizarre and convoluted execution pact. Having agreed to... See full summary »
Director: Johnny O'Reilly | Stars: Eamonn Owens, John O'Toole
Votes: 41
5. Johnny Flynton (2002)
37 min | Drama, Short
Johnny Flynton is good at one thing: boxing. He's not too bright, and there's clearly some issues in his past, but what's worse, when he's boxing, his temper flares up. His wife, Samantha, ... See full summary »
Director: Lexi Alexander | Stars: Dash Mihok, Michele Matheson, Robert W. Hill, Austin Crim
Votes: 170
6. Maelstrom (2002)
14 min | Short, Fantasy
At a point between life and death, a Man is judged. But pleasing the judges can lead to even more horrors. Maelstrom is a surreal film where a Man's spirit is severely tested, and where all he can rely on is the eternal will to live.
Director: Terry O'Leary | Stars: John Burke, Laragh Cullen, Ned Dennehy, Mary Keane
Votes: 19
7. Side Effects (2002)
Unrated | 18 min | Short
When a shy, 20-something guy becomes a human guinea pig in an experimental drug test, he meets the girl of his dreams, but the drug that brings them together may be the very thing that keeps them apart.
Director: Scott Allen Perry | Stars: Scott Allen Perry, Kathryn Gordon, Doug Jones, Daniel MacLeith
Votes: 92
8. The End and Back Again (2002)
10 min | Drama, Short
Following an innocent game of strip poker in a derelict hut fourteen-year-old Penny struggles with her encroaching sexuality and the blurring of boundaries between childhood games and adult fantasies.
Director: Lee Jane | Stars: Lucy Brooks, Emily Sills, Remy LeFevre, Filippo Fiori
Votes: 10
9. I Cannot Understand You (2004)
Not Rated | 6 min | Short
Do you ever feel stressed visiting a foreign country? Do language barriers and culture shock make you want to stay home? Do you fear not being understood? Then, relax and let a ... See full summary »
Director: David Baeumler | Stars: Sandra Kelberlau, Otto Mörth, Viktor Mörth, Klaus Ruprecht
Votes: 11
10. No Ordinary Sun (2004)
15 min | Short
A man living in the Antarctic makes a discovery that will change his life and the lives of everyone in the world.
Director: Jonathan Brough | Star: Crawford Thomson
Votes: 35
11. The Select Fit (2004)
4 min | Short
In a world of sound-bytes, two angelic messengers challenge a young man to find lifes true meaning. Will he accept the challenge or will he just sink back into his artificial reality?
Director: Daniel Roemer | Stars: Daniel Roemer, Daniel de Weldon, Jeff Cole
Votes: 30
12. Heavy Soul (2005)
14 min | Short, Drama
1959. In a world of teenage lust and twisted morals, it is hard to keep one's innocence. With a simple roll of the dice, the child becomes a predator. The saint, a sinner.
Director: Oren Shai | Stars: Sally Conway, Joe Cabatit, Guil Fisher, Mike Horn
Votes: 20
13. Return to Sender (I) (2005)
11 min | Short
Gil Dunmeyer isn't your typical high school senior. He drives a Hearse for a living. Saul Burrows isn't your typical corpse. He's alive and breathing. The odd couple team up for their first... See full summary »
Director: Ravi Malhotra | Stars: Lori Barbaccia, Adam Briggs, Cabran E. Chamberlain, Claudene Chamberlain
Votes: 32
14. Sons of the Rodeo (2005)
13 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Western
"Sons of the Rodeo" is a rite-of-passage film about a small-town Texas boy who gains independence from his domineering brother at a futuristic rodeo. Shooter assists his overbearing, older ... See full summary »
Director: Matt Muir | Stars: James Arlen, David Blackwell, J. Ward Boyce, Blake DeLong
Votes: 10
15. The Tribe (2005)
TV-PG | 18 min | Documentary, Short
An unorthodox, unauthorized history of the Jewish people and the Barbie doll.
Director: Tiffany Shlain | Stars: Peter Coyote, Vanessa Hidary
Votes: 96
16. Twitch (2005)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short
Twitch portrays a young girl's conflicted relationship with her disabled mother and her irrational fear that the disability is contagious. Slamdance Grand Jury Prize winner and Student Academy Awards finalist.
Director: Leah Meyerhoff | Stars: Sarah Bradley-King, Peter Corrie, Emma Adele Galvin, Robert Hancock
Votes: 80
17. A Taste of Nate (2006)
Not Rated | 4 min | Documentary, Short
A look at Nate Wiley and his trio, the Crowd Pleasers, performing at Bob and Barbara's Lounge in Philadelphia: Nate on tenor, Cliff Lamar on drums, and Howard Candie on the Hammond B3. Each... See full summary »
Director: Jim McGorman | Stars: Howard Candie, Cliff Lamar, Nate Wiley
Votes: 18
18. Onion Underwater (2006)
26 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Ten minutes into the future a drug is invented called "GOD". This drug allows its user to actually commune with God. There is one drawback however... the user will die. This hasn't stopped thousands of people from taking it.
Director: Paul Sanchez IV | Stars: Rachel Miner, Tyler Bosserman, Kim Haden, Beaux Yarrow
Votes: 123
19. Unlocked (2006)
11 min | Short, Drama
A teenage girl has to decide whether or not to donate her hair to charity.
Director: Daryl Wein | Stars: Meagan Hooper, Eric Nelsen, Violet O'Neill, Jessica Philbin
Votes: 92
20. Papiroflexia (2007)
3 min | Animation, Short
An origami tale of a skillful paper-folder who could shape the world with his hands.
Director: Joaquin Baldwin
Votes: 232
21. Emptiness (2007)
10 min | Short
Director: Alexander Kargaltsev | Stars: Vladislav Kaptur, Irina Roy
Votes: 23
22. Paper Thin Walls (2006)
19 min | Short, Comedy
Director: Justin Warias | Stars: Michael Chamoun, Maggie Kretzmer, Kristen Torrianni, Jim Ulmer
Votes: 12
23. The Knockdown King Lucky Peralta (2007)
16 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Director: Wes Shive | Stars: Rodney Holland, Rossif Sutherland, Stephen DeCordova, Dean Schaller
Votes: 7
24. I Fucking Hate You (2008)
Not Rated | 9 min | Short, Drama
A raw, compelling glimpse into a young man's charmingly ill-conceived scheme to redeem himself in the eyes of his ex-girlfriend. Ron lures Carol back to his apartment under the pretense ... See full summary »
Director: Zak Forsman | Stars: John T. Woods, Marion Kerr
Votes: 122
25. Interpretation (2008)
Not Rated | 7 min | Short, Crime, Thriller
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.
Director: Lin Oeding | Stars: Ian Bohen, Cindy Chiu, Jay Giannone, Jeremy Luke
Votes: 821
26. The Secret Adventures of the Projectionist (2008)
R | 5 min | Short, Adventure
A cinema projectionist becomes supernaturally entangled in a dangerous liaison with a silver screen femme fatale.
Director: Max Sacker | Stars: Nikolai Kinski, Senta Dorothea Kirschner, Mark Gisbourne, Peter Hofman
Votes: 51
27. Mixtape (II) (2009)
2 min | Short, Musical, Romance
Ben spends his time listening to his Dad's old 70's vinyl and making mixtapes on an old double deck tape recorder. He makes a tape to try and woo the girl next door, Lily, the girl of his dreams.
Director: Luke Snellin | Stars: Bill Milner, Charlotte Beaumont, Kate Miles
Votes: 214
28. The Last Temptation of Chris (2010)
11 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Chris has found happiness being a marriage guidance therapist. One day, his first girlfriend and her husband walk in looking for his help. Old flames are rekindled. Now Chris has to choose between the job and the married woman.
Director: Marcus Markou | Stars: Ed Stoppard, Imogen Slaughter, Vic Bryson, James Garnon
Votes: 20
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