THE BEST SHORT MOVIES EVER
by ArtiShreder | created - 23 Feb 2013 | updated - 28 Dec 2013 | PublicHERE U will find the best chosen movies from 492 titles
MY FAVORITE SHORT FILMS
LISTED IN (2013 febr 24)
still in progress ... now october 2013 - 45 titles !
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1. Paperman (2012)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An office worker meets the girl of his dreams and uses a fleet of paper airplanes to get her attention.
Director: John Kahrs | Stars: John Kahrs, Kari Wahlgren, Jack Goldenberg, Jeff Turley
Votes: 35,398
10/10
2. 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
10/10
3. Spider (2007)
R | 9 min | Short, Action, Drama
A young man tries to make things right again in his relationship after he and his girlfriend get in a fight.
Director: Nash Edgerton | Stars: Nash Edgerton, Mirrah Foulkes, Chum Ehelepola, Bruno Xavier
Votes: 3,112
4. Bus 44 (2001)
11 min | Short, Drama
On the outskirts of a small town, a bus driver and her passengers encounter highway robbers.
Director: Dayyan Eng | Stars: Beibi Gong, Chao Wu, Yixiang Li, Kui Zhou
Votes: 838
9/10 not 10/10 because last scene smile ...
5. 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
9/10
6. The Crush (I) (2010)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
An 8 year old schoolboy is so besotted with his teacher that he challenges her boyfriend to a duel...to the death.
Director: Michael Creagh | Stars: Olga Wehrly, Rory Keenan, Oran Creagh, Charlie Bonner
Votes: 1,749
9/10
7. 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
9/10
8. 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
9/10
9. 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
Election Night (Valgaften) by Anders Thomas Jensen
10. Cashback (2004)
18 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Ben is an art college student in London, whose imagination runs wild as he works the late-night shift at the local supermarket. What do he and his colleagues do to pass the long, endless hours of the night?
Director: Sean Ellis | Stars: Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Stuart Goodwin, Michael Dixon
Votes: 11,211
11. 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
8/10
12. Miracle Fish (2009)
TV-PG | 17 min | Short, Drama
8-year-old Joe has a birthday he will never forget. After friends bully him, he sneaks off to the infirmary, wishing everyone in the world would go away. He wakes up to find his dream may have become a reality.
Director: Luke Doolan | Stars: Karl Beattie, Brendan Donoghue, Angus Russo, Jason Doric
Votes: 936
7/10
13. 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
14. Blackadder Back & Forth (1999)
33 min | Short, Comedy, History
At a New Millennium Eve party, Blackadder and Baldrick test their new time machine and ping pong through history encountering famous characters and changing events rather alarmingly.
Director: Paul Weiland | Stars: Rowan Atkinson, Tony Robinson, Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie
Votes: 15,800
15. Lifted (2006)
G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A teenage alien is trying to abduct a sleeping human, but doesn't know which switch to use.
Director: Gary Rydstrom | Star: Sheb Wooley
Votes: 20,807
9/10
16. The Chubbchubbs! (2002)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A janitor at an alien nightclub gets his wish to be a singer.
Director: Eric Armstrong | Stars: Brad Simonsen, Mortonette Jenkins, Jeff Wolverton, Peter Lurie
Votes: 4,208
10/10
17. For the Birds (2000)
G | 3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just deserts when a goofy bird drops in.
Director: Ralph Eggleston | Star: Ralph Eggleston
Votes: 34,020
10/10
18. One Man Band (2005)
G | 4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Two buskers engage in a petty feud over a child's donation.
Directors: Mark Andrews, Andrew Jimenez
Votes: 17,027
10/10
19. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
TV-G | 13 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet
Votes: 55,844
20. 12:01 PM (1990)
25 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Poor Myron Castleman is stuck reliving the same 59 minutes of his lunch break.
Director: Jonathan Heap | Stars: Jane Alden, Don Amendolia, John Bachelder, Laura Harrington
Votes: 1,512
7/10 my memories from 1993
21. Nothing Special (2005)
11 min | Comedy, Short
Billy just wants to be ordinary. Mistaken as a child as Jesus reincarnate, he leads his life avoiding any kind of attention. But can he ever escape his most zealous devotee - his mother?
Director: Helena Brooks | Stars: Lliam Powell, Emily O'Brien-Brown, Geraldine Brophy, Kip Chapman
Votes: 153
7.5/10
22. BlinkyTM (2011)
13 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
A young boy living in the near future looks for an escape from a home with arguing parents. As a way to cope with the recent arguments from his parents he receives a robot companion that he ends up abusing.
Director: Ruairi Robinson | Stars: Max Records, Jenni Fontana, James Nardini, Joe Childs
Votes: 2,289
7.5/10
23. Zero (III) (2010)
13 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Born into a world of numbers, an oppressed zero discovers that through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something.
Director: Christopher Kezelos | Stars: Nick McKay, Reina McAndrew, Shelley Hepworth, Anthony Clarke
Votes: 1,758
24. The Punisher: Dirty Laundry (2012)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Action, Crime
Frank Castle is staying in a bad neighborhood, where he encounters a gang that terrorizes its residents.
Director: Phil Joanou | Stars: Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Sammi Rotibi, Karlin Walker
Votes: 10,577
10/10
25. Invention of Love (2010)
10 min | Animation, Short, Drama
An inventor tries to impress the woman he loves. Will she love him back?
Director: Andrey Shushkov
Votes: 1,056
7/10
26. The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello (2005)
26 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Set in a world of iron dirigibles and steam powered computers, this gothic horror mystery tells the story of Jasper Morello, a disgraced aerial navigator who flees his plague-ridden home on a desperate voyage to redeem himself.
Director: Anthony Lucas | Stars: Joel Edgerton, Helmut Bakaitis, Tommy Dysart, Jude Beaumont
Votes: 2,418
7/10
27. French Roast (2008)
TV-PG | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In a fancy Parisian Café, an uptight businessman discovers he forgot to bring his wallet and bides his time by ordering more coffee.
Director: Fabrice Joubert
Votes: 3,004
7/10
28. Meet Meline (2010)
6 min | Animation, Short
Meline is a little girl whose curiosity is sparked by a mysterious creature as she plays in her grandparents' barn.
Director: Sebastien Laban
Votes: 51
29. A Question of Time (2010 Video)
12 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
A short story about Mark - a single parent raising his only son Oliver. Within one day his life changes completely and he has to find a new way to cope with it.
Director: Radek Sienski | Stars: Gareth Dowson, Oliver Cameron, Oliver Cameron, David Jefferson
Votes: 20
7.5/10
30. The Lady and the Reaper (La dama y la muerte) (2009)
TV-G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Action
On her deathbed, a sad, white-haired woman yearns to reunite with her beloved late husband. However, the road to the afterlife can be long, and today's modern medicine works miracles.
Director: Javier Recio Gracia | Stars: Miguel Angel Perez, Eva Molina
Votes: 2,697
7.5/10
31. 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
7/10
32. Legacy (V) (2012)
6 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A boy is forced to face the burden of his heritage to save a child in harm's way.
Director: Adam Floeck | Stars: Alexandra Olivier, Craig Zacok
Votes: 28
7/10
33. 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
34. Beat the Devil (2002)
Not Rated | 9 min | Action, Short, Adventure
Decades ago, the legendary James Brown sold his soul to the devil for fame and fortune. Now he wishes to renegotiate. Hired to take Mr. Brown to a rendezvous with the devil, the driver soon finds himself entangled in fiendish plans.
Director: Tony Scott | Stars: Clive Owen, Gary Oldman, James Brown, Marilyn Manson
Votes: 6,086
6.5/10
35. 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
6/10
36. I Love Sarah Jane (2008)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Horror, Romance
Jimbo is 13 and can think of only one girl -- Sarah Jane. And no matter what stands in his way-bullies, violence, chaos, or zombies-nothing will stop him from finding a way into her world.
Director: Spencer Susser | Stars: Brad Ashby, Mia Wasikowska, Vladimir Matovic, Beau South
Votes: 1,393
6.5/10
37. Star (I) (2001)
Not Rated | 7 min | Action, Short, Comedy
The Driver carries an arrogant rock star who wants to get away from her bodyguards in the Driver's BMW.
Director: Guy Ritchie | Stars: Clive Owen, Michael Beattie, Toru Tanaka Jr., DTeflon
Votes: 7,591
OWEN MADONNA
38. Cutlass (2007)
16 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
When Robin's daughter Lacy wants to buy an expensive guitar, Robin reminisces about the days when she was a teenager, asking her dad for her first car, an Olds Cutlass Supreme.
Director: Kate Hudson | Stars: Virginia Madsen, Dakota Fanning, Kristen Stewart, Kurt Russell
Votes: 2,085
Kristen Stewart Dakota Fanning
39. Peter and The Wolf (2006)
G | 32 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
An animated retelling set to Prokofiev's suite.
Director: Suzie Templeton
Votes: 4,325
40. With the Marines at Tarawa (1944)
Approved | 18 min | Documentary, Short, War
Documentary short film depicting the harrowing battle between the U.S. Marines and the Japanese for control of the Pacific island of Tarawa.
Directors: Richard Brooks, Louis Hayward | Stars: Alexander Bonnyman Jr., John Borich, Merritt A. Edson, H.W. Hill
Votes: 306
41. The Last Farm (2004)
TV-PG | 17 min | Short, Drama
In a remote, windswept valley somewhere in the rugged landscapes of Iceland, a solitary elderly couple prepares for the forthcoming winter. However, the urge to work in such feverish haste remains unknown.
Director: Rúnar Rúnarsson | Stars: Jón Sigurbjörnsson, Kristjana Vagnsdottir, Kjartan Bjargmundsson, Arnheiður Steinþórsdóttir
Votes: 1,315
42. The Gruffalo (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 27 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A cunning mouse goes for a walk in the forest, and outwits a succession of predators.
Directors: Max Lang, Jakob Schuh | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane, James Corden
Votes: 7,724
43. Plastic Bag (2009)
18 min | Short, Drama
A plastic bag, thrown out in the trash, attempts to find his way back to his owner and along the way discovers the world.
Director: Ramin Bahrani | Stars: Werner Herzog, Barbara Weetman
Votes: 1,374
44. Madame Tutli-Putli (2007)
17 min | Animation, Short, Thriller
Exhausted and profoundly melancholic, anachronistic Madame Tutli-Putli wants to board a train. And, surrounded by a lifetime's worth of personal belongings, she waits patiently. Is she running away from her past?
Directors: Chris Lavis, Maciek Szczerbowski | Star: Laurie Maher
Votes: 2,936
45. Panic Attack! (2009)
5 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Giant robots invade Montevideo.
Director: Fede Alvarez | Stars: Diego Garrido, Pedro Luque, Martín Sarthou, Rodo Sayagues
Votes: 1,628
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