short films worth watching
by anthony-suomi | created - 23 Feb 2012 | updated - 10 May 2012 | Publicmostly short films
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1. T2 3-D: Battle Across Time (1996 Video)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi
Three freedom fighters attack a large corporation to prevent a future apocalypse.
Directors: John Bruno, James Cameron, Keith Melton, Stan Winston | Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Edward Furlong, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick
Votes: 8,494
2.
CollegeHumor Originals (2006–2023)
Episode:
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost's Star Wars
(2011)
TV-MA | 3 min | Comedy
Simon Pegg (C-3PO) and Nick Frost (R2-D2) try to recreate the droids' walk in the desert, but end up arguing about Frost's interpretation of R2's bleeps and bloops.
Director: Matthew Pollock | Stars: Nick Frost, Simon Pegg
Votes: 401
3. The Fly (1980)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A fine day in the life of a fly presented completely from the fly's point of view. A fine day until something dreary happens, that is.
Director: Ferenc Rofusz
Votes: 1,990
4. Sergeant Slaughter, My Big Brother (2011)
13 min | Short, Drama
Dan's decision to run away and join the French Foreign Legion has far reaching implications for his younger brother, Keith.
Director: Greg Williams | Stars: Tom Hardy, Ben Macleod, Gillian Bevan, Nathaniel Parker
Votes: 883
5. I Am Harry Potter (2010)
3 min | Short, Comedy
The Boy Who Lived. The Chosen One. But no class at Hogwarts could have prepared Harry Potter for this next chapter in his amazing story. Harry is back in the Muggle world, and trying his ... See full summary »
Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Judd Apatow, Daniel Radcliffe
Votes: 616
6. 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
7. Gogwana (2000 TV Movie)
28 min | Animation, Comedy
Directors: Sion Jones, Mike Mort, Joe Turner | Stars: Marie Clifford, Gillian Elisa, Dafydd Emyr, Josie Lawrence
Votes: 65
8. Wikus and Charlize (2010)
4 min | Short, Comedy, Music
Wikus attempts to track down Charlize Theron in Hollywood to help him present the Award for Best Afrikaans Pop album.
Director: Sharlto Copley | Stars: Sharlto Copley, Jhon Doria, Vashi Nedomansky, Andrew Schlessinger
Votes: 460
9. Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out (1989)
Not Rated | 23 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
To replenish their depleted supply of cheese, inventor Wallace and his dog Gromit travel to the moon in a homemade rocket-ship.
Director: Nick Park | Stars: Peter Sallis, Peter Hawkins
Votes: 36,603
10. Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave (1995)
TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Wallace's whirlwind romance with the owner of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin; Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.
Director: Nick Park | Stars: Peter Sallis, Anne Reid, Justin Fletcher, Peter Hawkins
Votes: 43,432
11. Wallace & Gromit: The Wrong Trousers (1993)
TV-PG | 29 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Gromit butts heads with a mysterious penguin lodger, who hatches a sinister scheme involving the ex-NASA Techno Trousers that have been modified by Wallace for walkies.
Director: Nick Park | Stars: Peter Sallis, Peter Hawkins
Votes: 57,421
12. Burn-E (2008 Video)
G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
If BURN-E (a welding robot) had known how much trouble he'd be caused by WALL-E's pursuit of EVE, then he'd have taken the day off.
Director: Angus MacLane | Stars: Angus MacLane, Tessa Swigart
Votes: 12,588
13. Requiem 2019 (2011)
5 min | Short
The last surviving whale in the oceans meets its greatest enemy - man.
Directors: Rutger Hauer, Sil Van Der Woerd | Star: Rutger Hauer
Votes: 81
14. Red Dawn (2011)
27 min | Documentary, Short, Drama
Red Market, Macao s famous food market.
Directors: João Rui Guerra da Mata, João Pedro Rodrigues
Votes: 100
15. 663114 (2012)
8 min | Animation, Short, Drama
663114 is a short but hard-hitting monologue of a 66-year-old cicada. The insect draws parallels between the catastrophes of Hiroshima and Fukushima and poses a fundamental question about ... See full summary »
Directors: Isamu Hirabayashi, Yoon Je-Hwan | Stars: Yoon Je-Hwan, Kim Ok-bin, Ryu Seung-wan, Shin Ha-kyun
Votes: 111
16.
Drunk History (2007–2011)
Episode:
Drunk History Christmas
(2011)
TV-14 | 6 min | Short, Comedy, History
The poem The Night Before Christmas recited by a drunken Allan McLeod; enacted by some friends.
Directors: Derek Waters, Jeremy Konner | Stars: Allan McLeod, Ellie Culp, A.J. Culp, Jim Carrey
Votes: 1,094
17. The Other Guys NYPD Recruitment Video (2010 Video)
3 min | Short, Comedy
Let's watch Allen Gamble trying to make a recruitment video for NYPD.
Director: Eric Appel | Stars: Josh Covitt, Will Ferrell
Votes: 257
18. Histoire tragique avec fin heureuse (2005)
7 min | Animation, Short
A girl whose heart beats faster than normal and so loudly that it bothers the neighbors seeks both acceptance and escape.
Director: Regina Pessoa | Stars: Manuela Azevedo, Elina Löwensohn
Votes: 430
19. Sunfish (2011)
Not Rated | 30 min | Short, Drama
Cloud, a young man with a particular penchant for wandering and daydreaming, lives in the center of the Creole slum of Lisbon.
Director: Basil da Cunha | Stars: Nelson Duarte, Pedro Diniz, Marlene Alexandra Lopes Monteiro, Tuna
Votes: 31
20.
The Animatrix (2003)
Episode:
A Detective Story
(2003)
Unrated | 10 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
A private detective is hired to track down the computer hacker known as Trinity. But as he gets close his goal, reality takes a weird turn for him.
Director: Shin'ichirô Watanabe | Stars: James Arnold Taylor, Carrie-Anne Moss, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Matt McKenzie
Votes: 5,648
21.
The Animatrix (2003)
Episode:
Kid's Story
(2003)
Unrated | 15 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
A teenager's dreams which conclude with him falling off a building, lead him to believe that the reality he lives in, may not be so real after all.
Director: Shin'ichirô Watanabe | Stars: Clayton Watson, Keanu Reeves, Carrie-Anne Moss, John DeMita
Votes: 7,250
22. Marvel One-Shot: A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Thor's Hammer (2011 Video)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Action, Adventure
Agent Coulson stops at a convenience store and deals with a coincidental robbery during his visit.
Director: Leythum | Stars: Clark Gregg, Jessica Manuel, Jeff Prewett, Zach Hudson
Votes: 10,463
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