Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film
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1. The Music Box (1932)
Approved | 29 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Like the legendary Sisyphus, deliverymen Laurel and Hardy struggle to push a large crated piano up a seemingly insurmountable flight of stairs.
Director: James Parrott | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Dinah, Billy Gilbert
Votes: 8,030
Comedy
3. So This Is Harris (1933)
Approved | 28 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Walter can't stand the singing of Phil Harris - unfortunately, he can't seem to escape it, even on the golf course. His golf partner sympathizes, but when Walter discovers that the fellow ... See full summary »
Director: Mark Sandrich | Stars: Phil Harris, Walter Catlett, Helen Collins, June Brewster
Votes: 139
Comedy
4. Krakatoa (1933)
23 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary describing the 1883 eruption of Krakatoa in the Dutch East Indies, destroying 70% of the island and its surrounding archipelago.
Stars: Graham McNamee, Joseph Cotten
Votes: 43
Novelty
5. La Cucaracha (1934)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
Senor Martinez, a famous theater owner, visits a local cafe in Mexico because of its reputation for good food and to audition the famous dancer who performs there.
Director: Lloyd Corrigan | Stars: Steffi Duna, Don Alvarado, Paul Porcasi, Eduardo Durant
Votes: 374
Comedy
6. City of Wax (1934)
Not Rated | 9 min | Documentary, Short
Osacr-winning Live Action Short film about bees.
Directors: Horace Woodard, Stacy Woodard | Star: Gayne Whitman
Votes: 98
Novelty
7. How to Sleep (1935)
Passed | 11 min | Comedy, Short
A humorous look at the problems people have trying to sleep.
Director: Nick Grinde | Star: Robert Benchley
Votes: 737
Comedy
8. Wings Over Everest (1934)
22 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary about the first flight over Mt Everest.
Directors: Geoffrey Barkas, Ivor Montagu | Stars: Alexander John, David Timson, Michael Kilgarriff
Votes: 129
Novelty
9. Give Me Liberty (1936)
Approved | 22 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Patrick Henry's rousing speech before the Virginia legislature argues for colonial independence.
Director: B. Reeves Eason | Stars: John Litel, Nedda Harrigan, Carlyle Moore Jr., Robert Warwick
Votes: 261
Color
10. Bored of Education (1936)
Approved | 10 min | Comedy, Family, Short
Spanky and Alfalfa fake a tooth-ache to get out of school.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Darla Hood, Eugene 'Porky' Lee, George 'Spanky' McFarland, Carl 'Alfalfa' Switzer
Votes: 368
One-Reel
11. The Public Pays (1936)
Approved | 19 min | Crime, Drama, Short
A protection racket preying on milk distribution is broken through the persistence of law enforcement and the courage of a local businessman.
Director: Errol Taggart | Stars: Richard Alexander, Barbara Bedford, Harry C. Bradley, Russ Clark
Votes: 258
Two-Reel
12. Penny Wisdom (1937)
Passed | 10 min | Comedy, Short
A "Pete Smith Specialty" on cookery, in which a worried housewife must salvage an important dinner with her husband's boss.
Director: David Miller | Stars: Pete Smith, Prudence Penny, Harold Minjir, Gertrude Short
Votes: 325
Color
13. The Private Life of the Gannets (1934)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short
A 1934 GB production that was picked up in 1937 by Educational for 20th Century Fox distribution about the gannet, (a beautiful white and exceedingly graceful bird deemed the best fisherman... See full summary »
Director: Julian Huxley | Star: A.L. Alexander
Votes: 109
One-Reel
14. Torture Money (1937)
Approved | 21 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Police go after a fraud operation that stages automobile accidents to collect insurance money.
Director: Harold S. Bucquet | Stars: Edwin Maxwell, George Lynn, Murray Alper, King Baggot
Votes: 209
Two-Reel
15. That Mothers Might Live (1938)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Biography, Drama
The story of Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis, a pioneer in medical hygiene who paid the price from colleagues who refused to believe him.
Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: John Nesbitt, Shepperd Strudwick, Rudolph Anders, King Baggot
Votes: 264
One-Reel
16. The Declaration of Independence (1938)
Approved | 17 min | Short, Drama, History
This historical featurette focuses on Caesar Rodney of Delaware, who cast the deciding vote so that the Declaration of Independence was adopted in 1776.
Director: Crane Wilbur | Stars: John Litel, Ted Osborne, Rosella Towne, Richard Bond
Votes: 306
Two-Reel
17. Busy Little Bears (1939)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Family
Three bear cubs are observed exploring the forests of the Sierra Nevadas, encountering other wildlife, and invading the kitchen of a local ranch house.
Director: John A. Haeseler | Star: Frank Crumit
Votes: 22
One-Reel
18. Sons of Liberty (1939)
Approved | 20 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Set during the American Revolution, this colorful 2 reel short tells the story of Haym Salomon, American patriot and financier of the American Revolution.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Claude Rains, Gale Sondergaard, Donald Crisp, Montagu Love
Votes: 411
Two-Reel
19. Quicker'n a Wink (1940)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
In this Pete Smith Specialty, Dr. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrates stroboscopic photography, which he helped develop. This process allows us to see in slow motion what happens during events ... See full summary »
Director: George Sidney | Stars: Harold E. Edgerton, Clarence Curtis, Tex Harris, Charles Lacey
Votes: 379
One-Reel
20. Teddy the Rough Rider (1940)
Approved | 19 min | Short, Biography, Drama
In a series of short scenes, key periods in Theodore Roosevelt's political life are dramatized beginning in 1895 with his time as New York City police commissioner and later as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Vice President and President.
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Sidney Blackmer, Pierre Watkin, Theodore von Eltz, Arthur Loft
Votes: 274
Two-Reel
21. Of Pups and Puzzles (1941)
Approved | 10 min | Short
This short film showcases how the war department utilized animals to assist with aptitude testing to match people with suitable jobs in the national defense effort prior to the USA entering World War II.
Director: George Sidney | Stars: John Nesbitt, Eddy Chandler, Mark Daniels, William Forrest
Votes: 173
One-Reel
22. Main Street on the March! (1941)
Approved | 20 min | Short, History
The film begins in the spring of 1940, just before the Nazi occupation of the Benelux countries, and ends immediately after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. It chronicles how the people... See full summary »
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Nesbitt, Raymond Gram Swing, Neville Chamberlain, H.V. Kaltenborn
Votes: 177
Two-Reel
23. Speaking of Animals and Their Families (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Short, Comedy, Family
Directors: Robert Carlisle, Jerry Fairbanks | Stars: Ken Carpenter, Gayne Whitman, Sara Berner, Mel Blanc
Votes: 94
One-Reel
24. Beyond the Line of Duty (1942)
Approved | 22 min | Short, Biography, War
This short film in support of the war effort dramatizes the training and missions of Army Air Forces Captain Hewett T. Wheless, a former Texas ranch hand who was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross in the early days of WWII.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Hewitt T. Wheless, Ronald Reagan, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Hubert R. Harmon
Votes: 325
Two-Reel
25. Amphibious Fighters (1943)
10 min | Short
Director: Russell T. Ervin | Star: Ted Husing
Votes: 23
One-Reel
26. Heavenly Music (1943)
Passed | 22 min | Short, Fantasy, Music
A bandleader must prove he is worthy of entry into the the Hall of Music in heaven.
Director: Josef Berne | Stars: Frederick Brady, Mary Elliott, Eric Blore, Steven Geray
Votes: 327
Two-Reel
27. Who's Who in Animal Land (1944)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Family
An Academy Award-winning Paramount Headliner short featuring a tour of the animal kingdom with the animals tossing around quips and jokes via dubbing and special effects. The narration is ... See full summary »
Director: Lou Lilly | Stars: Sara Berner, Pinto Colvig, Harry Lang, Jack Mather
Votes: 80
One-Reel
28. I Won't Play (1944)
Passed | 18 min | Short, Drama, Music
In this Warner Bros. short, a Marine in a South Sea island during World War II, Joe Fingers, tells tales of the influence he's had on various personalities. In the words of one of his ... See full summary »
Director: Crane Wilbur | Stars: Dane Clark, Janis Paige, Warren Douglas, Robert Shayne
Votes: 422
Two-Reel
29. Stairway to Light (1945)
Approved | 10 min | Short, Drama, History
The story of 18th Century French physician Dr. Phillipe Pinel, whose initiated enlightened, humane treatment of the mentally ill.
Director: Sammy Lee | Stars: John Nesbitt, Harry Cording, Lotte Palfi Andor, Dewey Robinson
Votes: 271
One-Reel
30. Star in the Night (1945)
Not Rated | 22 min | Short, Drama, Family
Three cowboys riding across the desert with gifts for no particular recipient see a distant bright light, and find it comes from the Star Auto Court sign where the owners and guests work together to help a young expectant couple.
Director: Don Siegel | Stars: J. Carrol Naish, Donald Woods, Rosina Galli, Richard Erdman
Votes: 1,218
Two-Reel
31. Facing Your Danger (1946)
Approved | 10 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Part of the Warner Brothers Sports Parade series, this short film chronicles the attempt by a group of men to navigate the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon to Lake Mead. Led by ... See full summary »
Director: Edwin E. Olsen | Stars: Knox Manning, Norman Nevills, Edwin E. Olsen
Votes: 247
One-Reel
32. A Boy and His Dog (1946)
Passed | 21 min | Short, Drama, Family
Eleven year old Davy Allen, whose father recently passed making Davy the proverbial man of the house, has formed a bond with an old hound dog named Buck. Davy believes Buck is mistreated by... See full summary »
Director: LeRoy Prinz | Stars: Harry Davenport, Billy Sheffield, Dorothy Adams, Russell Simpson
Votes: 256
Two-Reel
33. Goodbye, Miss Turlock (1948)
Passed | 11 min | Short, Family
Oscar-winning short film has an adult looking back fondly at his childhood when he was taught in a one-room schoolhouse by Miss Turlock, a stern, but caring and respected teacher.
Director: Edward L. Cahn | Stars: John Nesbitt, Nana Bryant, Fred Fisher, Norman Ollestad
Votes: 249
One-Reel
34. Climbing the Matterhorn (1947)
21 min | Short, Documentary
Iring Allen was filming High Conquest when he shot this short film. Locale villagers rescue a couple trapped om the mountain.
Director: Irving Allen | Star: Warren Douglas
Votes: 21
Two-Reel
35. Rhythm of a City (1947)
20 min | Documentary, Short
A short impression of Stockholm.
Director: Arne Sucksdorff | Star: Mats Björne
Votes: 161
One-Reel
36. Seal Island (1948)
Approved | 27 min | Documentary, Short, Family
The first of the True-Life Adventure featurettes. Fur seals arrive on the Pribilof Islands for the purpose of mating. The older seals are known as bulls and have "harems" of females which ... See full summary »
Director: James Algar | Star: Winston Hibler
Votes: 176
Two-Reel
37. Aquatic House Party (1950)
9 min | Short
This short is about a visionary indoor/outdoor combo swimming pool in a California home that is equipped with cutting edge modern mid-20th century features.
Director: Ernest Corts
Votes: 67
One-Reel
38. Van Gogh (1948)
20 min | Documentary, Short
The biography of Dutch artist Van Gogh, illustrated only with images of his paintings and drawings, or details of those, and according dramatic musical score.
Director: Alain Resnais | Star: Claude Dauphin
Votes: 492
Two-Reel
39. Grandad of Races (1950)
Not Rated | 9 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
The annual horse race held in the Piazza del Campo in Siena is highlighted in all its color, pomp, and pageantry.
Director: André de la Varre | Star: Art Gilmore
Votes: 167
One-Reel
40. Beaver Valley (1950)
Approved | 32 min | Documentary, Short, Family
Get a glimpse of "nature's own engineer" hard at work. A young male beaver must defend his new family against hungry predators, mischievous river otters and the ever-impending threat of winter.
Director: James Algar | Stars: Winston Hibler, Mogens Lind
Votes: 384
Two-Reel
41. World of Kids (1951)
10 min | Short, Documentary
Director: Robert Youngson | Star: Dwight Weist
Votes: 30
One-Reel
42. Nature's Half Acre (1951)
Passed | 33 min | Documentary, Short, Family
The strange and wonderful world that lies beneath our feet, under leaf, log and rock, peopled by millions of weird and fascinating creatures.
Director: James Algar | Stars: Winston Hibler, Mogens Lind
Votes: 282
Two-Reel
43. Light in the Window (1952)
Approved | 10 min | Short, History
An innovative profile of the painter Johannes Vermeer.
Director: Jean Oser
Votes: 22
One-Reel
44. Water Birds (1952)
Approved | 30 min | Documentary, Short, Family
From the still waters of lagoons and marshes to the wild blue wilderness of the vast oceans, experience the beauty and variety of these majestic birds, each perfectly designed for its habitat.
Director: Ben Sharpsteen | Star: Winston Hibler
Votes: 321
Two-Reel
45. Overture to the Merry Wives of Windsor (1953)
Passed | 9 min | Short, Music
Johnny Green conducts the MGM Symphony Orchestra in a performance of the title work.
Stars: Johnny Green, The MGM Symphony Orchestra
Votes: 157
One-Reel
46. Bear Country (1953)
Not Rated | 33 min | Short, Documentary, Family
The lives of black bears in Yellowstone National Park.
Director: James Algar | Stars: Winston Hibler, Kjeld Jacobsen
Votes: 175
Two-Reel
47. This Mechanical Age (1954)
10 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
Director: Robert Youngson | Stars: Ward Wilson, Dwight Weist
Votes: 63
One-Reel
48. A Time Out of War (1954)
22 min | Short, Drama, War
A dramatic incident from the American Civil War when two Union soldiers and one Confederate soldier, facing each other at a battle front, agree on an hour's truce.
Director: Denis Sanders | Stars: Barry Atwater, Robert Sherry, Corey Allen
Votes: 229
Two-Reel
One-Reel
50. The Face of Lincoln (1956)
20 min | Documentary, Short
Head of the sculpture dpeartment at USC when this film was made (by USC), Merrell Gage was a lifelong expert on Abraham Lincoln. This short was a lecture often given by Gage, using wet clay... See full summary »
Director: Edward Freed | Star: Merrell Gage
Votes: 79
Two-Reel
51. Crashing the Water Barrier (1956)
Passed | 9 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
This Oscar-winning short documentary follows the exploits of Donald Campbell on Lake Mead, Nevada in his boat Bluebird as he attempts to be the first to successfully set a water speed record in excess of 200 mph.
Director: Konstantin Kalser | Stars: Jay Jackson, Donald Campbell, Leo Villa
Votes: 172
One-Reel
52. The Bespoke Overcoat (1955)
36 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Fender is a lowly clerk in the warehouse of clothing manufacturers Ranting and Co. His one ambition is to have an overcoat of his own. Refused one by the cold hearted Ranting he asks a ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Clayton | Stars: David Kossoff, Alfie Bass, Alf Dean, Alan Tilvern
Votes: 488
Two-Reel
53. The Wetback Hound (1957)
18 min | Short, Family
Paco, a hound of exceptional heritage, is easily distracted by other animals while on the hunt.
Director: Larry Lansburgh | Stars: Rex Allen, Marvin Glenn, Warner Glenn
Votes: 85
54. Grand Canyon (1958)
Approved | 29 min | Short, Documentary
Scenes from the Grand Canyon set to Ferde Grofé's "Grand Canyon Suite."
Director: James Algar
Votes: 445
55. The Golden Fish (1959)
Approved | 19 min | Short
Similar in design and technique to "The Red Baloon", and winner of the 1959 International Critics Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, this is the story of a boy who has a goldfish as a pet, ... See full summary »
Director: Edmond Séchan | Stars: Louis Paul, Gilbert Hugues, Jean-Marie Maillols
Votes: 146
56. Day of the Painter (1960)
15 min | Short, Comedy
An extremely funny film of abstract-expressionist painting.
Director: Robert P. Davis | Star: Ezra R. Baker
Votes: 42
57. Seawards the Great Ships (1961)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Documentary about shipbuilding on the Clyde. In 1960, Glasgow and other towns and ports on the River Clyde, on the west coast of Scotland, were still one of the world's great centres of ... See full summary »
Director: Hilary Harris | Stars: Bryden Murdoch, Kenneth Kendall
Votes: 83
58. Happy Anniversary (1962)
15 min | Short, Action, Comedy
A woman is preparing a romantic dinner for two for her and her husband to celebrate their wedding anniversary. Her husband is out running a series of errands, most of his stops to pick up ... See full summary »
Directors: Jean-Claude Carrière, Pierre Étaix | Stars: Georges Loriot, Nono Zammit, Lucien Frégis, Ican Paillaud
Votes: 819
59. Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (1961)
Not Rated | 28 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
In 1862, during the American Civil War, a Southern civilian is about to be hanged for attempting to sabotage a railway bridge. When the execution takes place from the bridge, the rope breaks and he begins his escape toward home.
Director: Robert Enrico | Stars: Roger Jacquet, Anne Cornaly, Anker-Spang Larsen, Stéphane Fey
Votes: 4,261
60. Casals Conducts: 1964 (1964)
20 min | Short
While at his workshop in Puerto Rico, Pablo Casals prepares to conduct a Bach suite for a concert performance.
Director: Larry Sturhahn | Star: Pau Casals
Votes: 20
61. Le poulet (1963)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Family
A father, mother, and son go to visit a chicken farm. The son catches and brings home a chicken. The father plans to eat it if the chicken doesn't lay eggs. The boy aims to save the chicken and comedy ensues.
Director: Claude Berri | Stars: Jacques Marin, Viviane Bourdonneux, Martin Serre
Votes: 506
62. Wild Wings (1965)
34 min | Documentary, Short
Exploration of the Slimbridge Wild Fowl Trust in Gloucestershire, England, which boasts the largest collection of living wild fowl in the world.
Directors: Patrick Carey, John Taylor | Star: Peter Scott
Votes: 58
63. A Place to Stand (1967)
17 min | Documentary, Short
A multi-image large-format film showcasing life in Ontario without narration and dialogue.
Director: Christopher Chapman
Votes: 153
64. Robert Kennedy Remembered (1968)
30 min | Documentary, Short
Shown on all television networks simultaneously and at the Chicago Democratic National Convention in August of 1968, this moving film tribute to a man who had hoped to win the presidency ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Guggenheim | Stars: Richard Burton, Robert F. Kennedy
Votes: 87
65. The Magic Machines (1969)
G | 15 min | Documentary, Short
A look at the life and work of Robert Gilbert, a young hippie sculptor who makes brilliantly-colored, motor-driven machines from metal trash and spare parts.
Director: Bob Curtis | Star: Robert Gilbert
Votes: 80
66. The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970)
G | 21 min | Short, Western
The story of a young man (Johnny Crawford) who dreams of being a cowboy in the old west, but lives in a big city in present time.
Director: James R. Rokos | Stars: Johnny Crawford, Kristin Harmon, Ruth Hussey, Ricky Nelson
Votes: 326
67. Sentinels of Silence (1971)
G | 18 min | Documentary, Short
An 18-minute helicopter-based aerial visit across the archaeological ruins in Mexico.
Director: Robert Amram | Stars: Ricardo Montalban, Orson Welles
Votes: 179
68. Norman Rockwell's World... An American Dream (1972)
G | 25 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Narrated by Norman Rockwell, the film uses archival footage, dramatic reenactments, and the artist's work, to show how Rockwell recorded the world around him and reflected the aspirations and concerns of a whole generation.
Director: Robert Deubel | Star: Norman Rockwell
Votes: 62
69. The Bolero (1973)
Not Rated | 26 min | Short, Music, Documentary
The first part of this Academy Award-winning short consists of a behind-the-scenes look at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra as it prepares to perform Ravel's "Bolero." Individual ... See full summary »
Directors: William Fertik, Allan Miller | Stars: Zubin Mehta, Merrit Buxbaum, Robert Dival, Ernest Fleischman
Votes: 115
70. One-Eyed Men Are Kings (1974)
15 min | Short, Comedy
A man and his dog go to walk.
Directors: Michel Leroy, Edmond Séchan | Stars: Paul Préboist, Marie Marc, Lyne Chardonnet
Votes: 93
71. Angel and Big Joe (1976)
27 min | Short, Drama
Big Joe is a lineman for the telephone company. Angel is a teenage migrant worker. They form an unlikely alliance and start a rose-growing business. At first wary of each other, they grow ... See full summary »
Director: Bert Salzman | Stars: Paul Sorvino, Dadi Pinero, Gloria Irizarry, Nicky Irizarry
Votes: 109
72. In the Region of Ice (1976)
37 min | Short
In this American Film Institute-subsidized short subject, Fionnula Flanagan plays a sharp-tongued but compassionate nun, while Peter Lempert is cast as a sullen, emotionally disturbed boy. ... See full summary »
Directors: Andre R. Guttfreund, Peter Werner | Stars: Fionnula Flanagan, Peter Lampert, Keith Anthoni, Vance Colvig Jr.
Votes: 57
73. I'll Find a Way (1977)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Nadia DeFranco lives in Toronto and she has spina bifida. This film follows her through some of her daily activities as she goes to school, works with her therapists, visits her relatives and lives life with her family.
Director: Beverly Shaffer | Star: Nadia De Franco
Votes: 104
74. Teenage Father (1978)
25 min | Short
This film explores the life of a 17-year-old senior boy who is a soon to be father with his girlfriend, a 15 year old sophomore. They evaluate the decisions about how they got here, and the decisions on what they will do next.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Jeannie Dimter Barton, Susan Cronkite, Suzanne Crough, Gary Mathew
Votes: 95
75. Board and Care (1980)
27 min | Short
Two young people with Down's Syndrome desire to have a relationship. The film's two Down's Syndrome stars give the story a poignant relevance no professional actors could achieve. Enhanced ... See full summary »
Director: Ron Ellis | Stars: Richard Goss, Laura Jean Ellis, Luana Anders, Sunshine Parker
Votes: 59
76. The Dollar Bottom (1981)
G | 33 min | Short
Light-hearted tale about an enterprising Edinburgh boarding school boy who sets up an insurance scheme for fellow pupils in 1953 against getting caned, which quickly earns him a small fortune
Director: Roger Christian | Stars: Robert Urquhart, Rikki Fulton, Jonathan McNeil, Angus Kittler Reid
Votes: 47
77. Violet (1981)
31 min | Short
Badly scarred in a childhood accident, Violet boards a bus in North Carolina on a pilgrimage to Oklahoma to visit a TV preacher, the one that heals. On the bus, she meets two soldiers on their way to Fort Smith.
Director: Shelley Levinson | Stars: Didi Conn, Patrick Dollaghan, Rodney Saulsberry, Thomas McGowan
Votes: 148
78. A Shocking Accident (1982)
25 min | Short, Comedy, Romance
When he was a child, Jerome was told that his father died on a bizarre accident involving a pig that fell from a balcony. He refuses to accept this fact and keeps creating another scenario ... See full summary »
Director: James Scott | Stars: Rupert Everett, Jenny Seagrove, Barbara Hicks, Benjamin Whitrow
Votes: 82
79. Boys and Girls (1983)
22 min | Short
A girl growing up on a fox farm in rural Canada must deal with the gender roles she is expected to conform to by her loving - yet unobservant parents.
Director: Don McBrearty | Stars: Megan Follows, David Fox, Clare Coulter, Ian Heath
Votes: 93
80. Up (1985)
14 min | Short
Man (Ed Casaer) sets his pet hawk free and goes on a fantastic hang gliding adventure in search of his old friend. On the way, he encounters a boy (Erick McWayne) on a hillside who he offers to take on a flight.
Directors: Mike Hoover, Tim Huntley | Stars: Erick McWayne, Ed Cesar
Votes: 72
81. Molly's Pilgrim (1985)
24 min | Short
Based on the sensitive children's book by Barbara Cohen, Molly's Pilgrim is the story of a young Russian Jewish girl who has emigrated to America with her parents to escape religious persecution.
Director: Jeffrey D. Brown | Stars: Lilly Balaban, Jessica Bertan, Travis Blank, Robert Clohessy
Votes: 128
82. Precious Images (1986)
8 min | Documentary, Short
A montage of nearly 500 film clips from eight decades of American movies, made to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Director's Guild of America.
Director: Chuck Workman
Votes: 746
83. Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (1987)
23 min | Comedy, Short
In this short film, our unemployed hero finds that getting that great job depends a lot on whom you choose to dance with at Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall.
Director: Bryan Gordon | Stars: John Achorn, Tim Choate, Joe D'Angerio, Boyd Gaines
Votes: 230
84. The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988)
29 min | Comedy, Short
Dennis Jennings is an introverted daydreamer, sleepwalking through life. He is a professional waiter and has an equally-dull girlfriend, Emma. In an attempt to release his pent-up feelings ... See full summary »
Director: Dean Parisot | Stars: Steven Wright, Rowan Atkinson, Laurie Metcalf, Carrotte
Votes: 551
85. Work Experience (1989)
11 min | Short, Comedy
Terence is caught in a vicious circle. he cannot get a job because he has no experience, but he cannot gain experience without getting a job!
Director: James Hendrie | Stars: Lenny Henry, Susan Brown, Kathy Burke, Shelagh Fraser
Votes: 128
86. The Lunch Date (1989)
12 min | Short, Drama
A woman misses her train and buys lunch in a café. When she returns to her table, a man is eating her salad.
Director: Adam Davidson | Stars: Scotty Bloch, Clebert Ford, Bernard Johnson, Paul Sarnoff
Votes: 1,783
87. Session Man (1991)
31 min | Short, Drama, Music
Classic hard rock band Raging Kings is making a new record. Talented session guitarist McQueen is called in to replace their disgruntled band member for one recording session. Could this be his one shot at success?
Director: Seth Winston | Stars: Ricardo Aguilar, Erich Anderson, Teresa Crespo Hartendorp, Greg De Belles
Votes: 266
88. Omnibus (1992)
8 min | Comedy, Short
A commuter suddenly realizes he's mistakenly boarded the express train and desperately tries to get off between stations.
Director: Sam Karmann | Stars: Daniel Rialet, Jacques Martial, Christian Rauth, Brigitte Auber
Votes: 608
89. Black Rider (1993)
Not Rated | 12 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A young black man is verbally harassed by an older woman on a streetcar, while the other passengers remain silent. He finally exacts his revenge.
Director: Pepe Danquart | Stars: Senta Moira, Paul Outlaw, Stefan Merki, Klaus Tilsner
Votes: 1,898
90. Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993)
Not Rated | 23 min | Short, Biography, Comedy
While trying to decide what Gregor Samsa wakes up as, Kafka's constantly being interrupted by knife-selling strangers, party noise, girls, fancy dress costumes, and other strange, dreamlike visions.
Director: Peter Capaldi | Stars: Richard E. Grant, Crispin Letts, Ken Stott, Elaine Collins
Votes: 1,204
91. Trevor (1994)
Not Rated | 23 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Upon hitting puberty, a high-school boy realizes he is homosexual and faces prejudice from his parents and friends.
Director: Peggy Rajski | Stars: Brett Barsky, Judy Kain, John Lizzi, Jonah Rooney
Votes: 1,629
92. Lieberman in Love (1995)
39 min | Short
Joe Lieberman is attracted to Shaleen. They begin a professional relationship, which continues even after Joe develops a romantic interest in a woman named Kate, who is married.
Director: Christine Lahti | Stars: Danny Aiello, Christine Lahti, Nancy Travis, Allan Arbus
Votes: 147
93. Dear Diary (1996)
22 min | Comedy, Short
The film revolves around a New York magazine art director, married and the mother of two, who, having just turned 40, decides to record the events of her day in a journal.
Director: David Frankel | Stars: Bebe Neuwirth, Brian Kerwin, Rhea Silver-Smith, Bruce Altman
Votes: 124
94. Visas and Virtue (1997)
26 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Europe, 1940. For thousands of Jews, a Japanese diplomat and his wife defy Tokyo and the Nazis, and offer visas, for life.
Director: Chris Tashima | Stars: Chris Tashima, Susan Fukuda, Diana Georger, Lawrence Craig
Votes: 152
95. Election Night (1998)
Not Rated | 11 min | Short, Comedy
On his way to the polls, an idealist yet absent-minded voter must endure continuous waves of racist cab drivers and their offensive remarks.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Ulrich Thomsen, Jens Jørn Spottag, John Martinus, Ole Thestrup
Votes: 2,440
96. My Mother Dreams the Satan's Disciples in New York (1998)
30 min | Short
A widowed Midwestern housewife travels to Manhattan for the first time to visit her daughter. Once there, she becomes obsessed with the Hell's Angels-ish bikers' club across the street from her daughter's East Village apartment.
Director: Barbara Schock | Stars: Helen Stenborg, Patricia Dunnock, Scott Sowers, Mickey Jones
Votes: 173
97. Quiero ser (I want to be...) (2000)
35 min | Short, Drama
The paths of two orphan brothers drastically change over the years, beginning when they were just boys living on the streets of Mexico City.
Director: Florian Gallenberger | Stars: Emilio Perez, Luis Fernando Peña, Chaco, Mario Zaragoza
Votes: 365
98. The Accountant (2001)
TV-14 | 35 min | Comedy, Short
The O'Dell farm is on the rocks. A non-traditional accountant comes with a variety of ways to save the farm.
Director: Ray McKinnon | Stars: Ray McKinnon, Walton Goggins, Eddie King, Gary Richardson
Votes: 1,211
99. This Charming Man (2002)
30 min | Comedy, Short
Lars Hansen is in a job training program. He finds a potential job at a print shop, but his paperwork gets mixed up with an El Hassan. He is scheduled for a Danish class, since he's ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Strange-Hansen | Stars: Martin Buch, Camilla Bendix, Farshad Kholghi, Martin Hestbæk
Votes: 715
100. Two Soldiers (2003)
Not Rated | 40 min | Short, Drama, War
Mississippi, just before Pearl Harbor. Two brothers, Pete, about 19 and Willie, about 10 years younger. They are clearly close friends. The news arrives, and Pete goes to enlist. Willie ... See full summary »
Director: Aaron Schneider | Stars: Jonathan Furr, Ben Allison, Ron Perlman, David Andrews
Votes: 417
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