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1. F.U.B.A.R - The banned movie (2022)
4 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
This film was banned due to its shocking content.
Director: Sergey A. | Stars: Sergey A., Ethan Frazer
Votes: 72
2. The Big Shave (1967)
Not Rated | 5 min | Short, Drama, Horror
In the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Star: Peter Bernuth
Votes: 8,714
3. Red 3 (2016)
2 min | Animation, Short
Final chapter. Symbolic rise and fall of the ruler of the planet Earth.
Director: Marco Romano
Votes: 125
4. Don't Hug Me I'm Scared (2011 Video)
16+ | 3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Three puppets known as Red Guy, Yellow Guy and Duck learn about creativity from a talking sketchbook.
Directors: Joseph Pelling, Becky Sloan | Stars: Joseph Pelling, Becky Sloan, Baker Terry
Votes: 5,361
5. Meshes of the Afternoon (1943)
Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Fantasy, Mystery
A woman returning home falls asleep and has vivid dreams that may or may not be happening in reality. Through repetitive images and complete mismatching of the objective view of time and space, her dark inner desires play out on-screen.
Directors: Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid | Stars: Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid
Votes: 15,210
6. Pensées et visions d'une tête coupée (1991)
26 min | Documentary, Short
Portrait of an imaginary painter from the life and work of Antoine Wiertz (1806-1865).
Directors: Olivier Smolders, Johan van den Driessche | Stars: Christian Courtois, Alexandre von Sivers, Lémi Cétol, Barbara De Jonghe
Votes: 128
7. Film (1965)
Not Rated | 20 min | Short, Drama
A twenty-minute, almost totally silent film (no dialogue or music, save one 'shhh!') in which Buster Keaton attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye. But, as the film is based ... See full summary »
Directors: Samuel Beckett, Alan Schneider | Stars: Buster Keaton, Nell Harrison, James Karen, Susan Reed
Votes: 2,291
8. Within the Woods (1978)
Not Rated | 31 min | Horror, Short
While spending a weekend at a remote cabin, Bruce desecrates an Indian burial ground and becomes re-animated, making way to kill his friends.
Director: Sam Raimi | Stars: Bruce Campbell, Ellen Sandweiss, Mary Valenti, Scott Spiegel
Votes: 2,663
9. Amblin' (1968)
R | 26 min | Short, Drama, Romance
They were both wanderers but to be more specific...Hippies.
Director: Steven Spielberg | Stars: Richard Levin, Pamela McMyler, Henry Axelrod
Votes: 1,386
10. The Alphabet (1969)
TV-MA | 4 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A woman's dark and absurdist nightmare vision comprising a continuous recitation of the alphabet and bizarre living representations of each letter.
Director: David Lynch | Star: Peggy Reavey
Votes: 8,550
11. The Grandmother (1970)
Not Rated | 34 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Dorothy McGinnis, Richard White, Virginia Maitland, Robert Chadwick
Votes: 7,359
12. The Man with the Smallest Penis in Existence and the Electron Microscope Technician Who Loved Him (2003)
9 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
One man's pencildick is another man's hackblammer - The truth that Stefan Guttenheim needed to swallow.
Director: Patrick O'Brien | Stars: Ariane Brandt, Luke Dinsdale
Votes: 1,147
13. Childporn (2015)
4 min | Short, Music, Mystery
Tempted by treats which we know that they are not good for us. Packed, pent up feelings. A volcano which is about to erupt, an addiction that makes havoc to you and your surroundings. Before you know it you walk into the trap.
Director: Sjoerd Martens
Votes: 51
14. Wavelength (1967)
Not Rated | 43 min | Short, Drama
Claimed by some to be one of the most unconventional and experimental films ever made, Wavelength is a structural film of a 45-minute long zoom in on a window over a period of a week. Very unconventional and experimental, indeed.
Director: Michael Snow | Stars: Hollis Frampton, Lyne Grossman, Naoto Nakazawa, Roswell Rudd
Votes: 3,018
15. It's Not Just You, Murray! (1964)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
Now middle-aged, mobster Murray looks back at his humble beginnings as a bootlegger, and his rise to becoming wealthy and highly influential. Through it all, he talks about how much of his ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Ira Rubin, Sam DeFazio, Andrea Martin, Catherine Scorsese
Votes: 2,186
16. Hansel & Gretel (2007 Video)
27 min | Short, Drama, Family
Based on the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel is a dark and stylized, black and white, German Expressionistic silent picture featuring detailed design and an eerie musical score.
Director: Robert Eggers | Stars: Luke Allison, Kelly Eggers, Isabella Pease
Votes: 322
17. Asparagus (1979)
Not Rated | 20 min | Animation, Short
An animated, surreal, visually stunning as well as rather uniquely imaginative candy-colored nightmare from indie artist Suzan Pitt.
Director: Suzan Pitt
Votes: 1,464
18. Street of Crocodiles (1986)
Not Rated | 20 min | Animation, Short
Inside a box full of curio, a puppet who is recently freed from his strings explores a dusty and forlorn commercial area. The explorer becomes ensnared into miniature tailor shop by baby-faced dolls.
Directors: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay | Star: Feliks Stawinski
Votes: 3,083
19. Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story (1987)
Not Rated | 43 min | Short, Biography, Drama
Karen Carpenter's battle with anorexia nervosa and the cultural influence of the Carpenters in the 70s.
Director: Todd Haynes | Stars: Merrill Gruver, Michael Edwards, Melissa Brown, Rob LaBelle
Votes: 3,331
20. Six Men Getting Sick (1967)
TV-PG | 4 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A short continuously looping animation of six grotesque human figures vomiting.
Director: David Lynch
Votes: 6,489
21. ...Reel Five (1999)
12 min | Short
An experimental film by Stan Brakhage combining flashing lights and colors which are especially dark in the beginning and bright at the end.
Director: Stan Brakhage
Votes: 233
22. Penny Dreadful (2013)
18 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
A novice crook gets involved in a ransom plot, but winds up kidnapping the wrong girl.
Director: Shane Atkinson | Stars: Oona Laurence, David H. Stevens, Marnie Schulenburg, Rick Zahn
Votes: 260
23. Darkened Room (2002)
8 min | Short
John's struggle to get out of a locked room with a sinister secret inside.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Jordan Ladd, Etsuko Shikata, Cerina Vincent
Votes: 2,638
24. Black Sheep Boy (1995)
Unrated | 37 min | Short, Fantasy
The psychological and emotional motivations of gay sexual fetish, especially relating to gay male teens maturing into men and their sexual exploits.
Director: Michael Wallin | Stars: Stuart Cataldo, Drew Daniel, Peter Dunaj, Andrew Durham
Votes: 97
26. The Amputee (1974)
TV-MA | 9 min | Short, Comedy
A double leg amputated woman sits and writes a long meandering letter while her ineffective nurse attempts to attend to her stumps.
Director: David Lynch | Stars: Catherine E. Coulson, David Lynch
Votes: 4,828
27. Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (1967)
15 min | Sci-Fi, Short
While monitored and pursued, a man races to escape through a futuristic labyrinth.
Director: George Lucas | Stars: Dan Nachtsheim, Joy Carmichael, David Munson, Marvin Bennett
Votes: 2,681
28. Return to Reason (1923)
3 min | Short
Experimental film, white specks and shapes gyrating over a black background, a light-striped torso, a gyrating eggcrate. One of the first Dadaist films.
Director: Man Ray | Star: Kiki of Montparnasse
Votes: 2,202
30. Blow Job (1963)
35 min | Documentary, Short
Andy Warhol directs a single 35-minute shot of a man's face to capture his facial expressions as he receives the sexual act depicted in the title.
Director: Andy Warhol | Stars: DeVeren Bookwalter, Willard Maas
Votes: 1,163
31. Window Water Baby Moving (1959)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Stan Brakhage films the birth of his first child, Myrrena.
Director: Stan Brakhage | Stars: Stan Brakhage, Myrrena Schwegmann, Jane Wodening
Votes: 2,458
32. Big Buck Bunny (2008)
TV-Y7 | 10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An enormous, fluffy, and utterly adorable rabbit is heartlessly harassed by the ruthless, loud, bullying gang of a flying squirrel, who is determined to squash his happiness.
Director: Sacha Goedegebure
Votes: 2,171
33. The Capsule (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 35 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Seven girls, a mansion perched on a Cycladic rock, a cycle of lessons on discipline, desire and demise-infinitely.
Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari | Stars: Ariane Labed, Clémence Poésy, Isolda Dychauk, Evangelia Randou
Votes: 590
34. What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible. He attempts to function again by ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Zeph Michaelis, Mimi Stark, Sarah Braveman, Fred Sica
Votes: 2,654
35. 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: 8,883
36. The Third Rule (2010)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Comedy
Two slackers seek a solution for their financial problems through the help of a guru.
Director: Aundre Johnson | Stars: Anthony Hopkins, Jason Biggs, Joel David Moore, Valerie Azlynn
Votes: 166
37. Milk (III) (2017)
15 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
Modern family runs a perfect house and lives ideal life until one day they notice a cow in the middle of their kitchen.
Director: Daria Vlasova | Stars: Yaroslava Bazaeva, Mariya Bolonkina, Vitaly Khodin, Gleb Orlov
Votes: 33
38. At Land (1944)
15 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Silently, a woman wakes on a beach as the tides go in reverse. Her dreamscape unfolds as she tries to locate a chess piece traveling from the beach to a party to a country road and then back.
Director: Maya Deren | Stars: John Cage, Maya Deren, Alexander Hammid, Hella Heyman
Votes: 3,343
39. Como Desaparecer Completamente (2022)
17 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
This retelling of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind tells the story of Helena is a young woman who decides to undergo a procedure that will erase the memories she has of Celeste, her ex-girlfriend.
Director: Kalel Pessôa | Stars: Maiteh Gil, Beatriz Negrão, Natalia Souza
40. Vesuvius VI (1959)
10 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
A miniature epic set in Ancient Rome and "inspired" by the then popular television series 77 Sunset Strip (1958).
Director: Martin Scorsese
Votes: 191
41. 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: 3,073
42. Melody Makers No. 1: Sammy Fain (1932)
Passed | 8 min | Short, Comedy, Music
The first in a series of shorts highlighting songwriters of the era. This one features Sammy Fain, supported by Evelyn Hoey and The Eton Boys, singing songs he wrote, including "You Brought... See full summary »
Director: Neil McGuire | Stars: Sammy Fain, Norman Brokenshire, Evelyn Hoey, Eton Boys
43. Chamomile Baby (2022)
Short, Romance
It is 1981 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Joyce is 9 months pregnant. She is a hippie girl who writes poetry, throws clay, and has found deep, devotional love with a man who likes trolls. ... See full summary »
Director: Timothy Huls | Stars: Jessica Lea Risco, Josh Schell, Timothy Huls, Ellen Relac
44. Mae Day: The Crumbling of a Documentary (1992)
10 min | Short, Comedy, Reality-TV
After a student documentary project on a transsexual entertainer falls apart, the two director/producers have to come up with another documentary. This is what they came up with.
Directors: Scott Mosier, Kevin Smith | Stars: Emelda Mae, Kevin Smith, Scott Mosier, Jon Stoddart
Votes: 576
45. Coin Operated (2017)
5 min | Animation, Short
A young boy dreams of a moon-rocket and space travel.
Director: Nicholas Arioli
Votes: 454
46. Hot Girls for Men Only (1967)
43 min | Short, Comedy
A sophisticated London fashion columnist takes a job with a small-town publisher and "moral crusader", much to the dismay of her rich, jealous boyfriend. The "crusader", however, turns out to be not quite what he says he is.
Director: Pete Walker | Stars: David Kernan, Andrea Allan, Derek Aylward, Tom Gill
Votes: 89
47. Russian sleep experiment (2019)
7 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
The film consists of video recordings of an experiment in which the test subject was not allowed to fall asleep for 14 days.
Director: Sergey A. | Stars: Sergey A., Mikhail Nekrasov
Votes: 449
48. Nocturne (I) (1980)
8 min | Short, Drama
A troubled and solitary woman who suffers from an acute light sensitivity summons the strength to escape her persistent trials; however, the fateful morning which is only hours away, still seems so distant and pale. Can she take the step?
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Yvette, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Anne-Lise Gabold, Lars von Trier
Votes: 1,628
49. Krueger: A Tale from Elm Street (2011)
10 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
Set in the 1970's. After a rash of horrible killings, the alleged Springwood Slasher is finally arrested and brought to justice. But Lieutenant Donald Thompson wants more than evidence and ... See full summary »
Director: Chris R. Notarile | Stars: Roberto Lombardi, Shawn Parr, Gracie De La Rosa, Kevin Lennon
Votes: 251
50. Cremaster 1 (1996)
Unrated | 40 min | Short, Fantasy, Musical
An experimental short film from the Cremaster series which alludes to the position of the reproductive organs during the embryonic development process.
Director: Matthew Barney | Stars: Marti Domination, Gemma Bourdon Smith, Kathleen Crepeau, Nina Kotov
Votes: 1,206