Best Short Movies:The Ultimate List
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- DirectorMartin McDonaghStarsBrendan GleesonRúaidhrí ConroyDavid WilmotA black and bloody Irish comedy about a sad train journey where an older man, whose wife has died that morning, encounters a strange and possibly psychotic young oddball....
- DirectorJohn KahrsStarsJohn KahrsKari WahlgrenJack GoldenbergAn office worker meets the girl of his dreams and uses a fleet of paper airplanes to get her attention.
- DirectorAndy MuschiettiStarsVictoria HarrisBerta RosIrma MonroigA young girl wakes up and tells her sister that their mother has returned home.
- DirectorRob PearlsteinStarsKevin PollakFrankie J. AllisonVivian BangWhen therapist Dr. Leonard Stern discovers he has six weeks to live, he adopts a fresh method of treatment: brutal honesty.
- DirectorNash EdgertonStarsNash EdgertonMirrah FoulkesChum EhelepolaA young man tries to make things right again in his relationship after he and his girlfriend get in a fight.
- DirectorDom FeraStarsSeth KingAnthony CanonicaAnthony CardonaOn a boring Halloween night alone, teenager Michael Sphenson and his two best friends, Greg and Dave, make an adolescent bet that throws the night into blood-sucking terror.
- DirectorPhilippe OrreindyStarsSophie ForteThomas GaudinPascal CasanovaA man falls in love while in a subway station.
- DirectorRúnar RúnarssonStarsJón SigurbjörnssonKristjana VagnsdottirKjartan BjargmundssonIn 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.
- DirectorPepe DanquartStarsSenta MoiraPaul OutlawStefan MerkiA young black man is verbally harassed by an older woman on a streetcar, while the other passengers remain silent. He finally exacts his revenge.
- DirectorWilliam JoyceBrandon OldenburgMorris Lessmore, a young writer, wanders into a mysterious library after a storm devastates his city. The library is home to magical flying books that literally come to life.
- DirectorEnrico CasarosaStarsTony FucileKrista ShefflerPhil SheridanA fable of a young boy coming of age in the most peculiar of circumstances. It's the first time his Papa and Grandpa are taking him to work. Will he be able to find his own way?
- DirectorFrançois AlauxHervé de CrécyLudovic HouplainStarsBob StephensonSherman AugustusAja EvansPolice chase an armed criminal in a version of Los Angeles comprised entirely of corporate logos.
- DirectorJan PinkavaStarsBob PetersonGeri sets up a chess game to play his greatest opponent - himself.
- DirectorAntonia BogdanovichStarsThomas Brodie-SangsterAndrew HowardKevin BigleyThe Emersons are a theatrical family, of sorts - one son Samuel,17, is a street performer who recites Shakespeare while his brother Beckett, 19, picks pockets in the crowd. Their father Warrn, a has-been thespian, spends the take on booze and ponies. But Samuel wants to make like his comic book hero 'The Cardinal Comet' and split. And a visit from a murderous loan shark gives Samuel a chance at freedom -- but at a high price...
- DirectorJavier Recio GraciaStarsMiguel Angel PerezEva MolinaOn 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.
- DirectorRalph EgglestonStarsRalph EgglestonA group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just deserts when a goofy bird drops in.
- DirectorTeddy NewtonStarsMuneer LyatiWayne DyerDay encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods. But their suspicions soon turn to curiosity, and they are delighted to find the joys of their budding friendship.
- DirectorJohn LerchenStarsBenjamin MeadowsPhillip GinnSaraJane FeinSheridan abducts a young girl in order to pay off his gambling debts.
- DirectorDoug SweetlandA stage magician's rabbit gets into a magical onstage brawl against his neglectful guardian with two magic hats.
- DirectorJochen Alexander FreydankStarsJulia JägerCedric EichTamay Bulut ÖzvatanA German mother lies to her son about where the Nazis are sending their Jewish neighbors.
- DirectorSaschka UnseldStarsSarah JaffeAmidst the rain in a singing city, two umbrellas - one blue, one not - fall eternally in love.
- DirectorÉric RohmerStarsBarbet SchroederClaudine SoubrierMichèle GirardonA law student regularly visits a Paris bakery to flirt with a brunette employee.
- DirectorEric ArmstrongStarsBrad SimonsenMortonette JenkinsJeff WolvertonA janitor at an alien nightclub gets his wish to be a singer.
- DirectorJoe CarnahanStarsClive OwenDon CheadleF. Murray AbrahamThe Driver finds himself in a dangerous, yet highly political situation; this time being pursued by a helicopter gunship while carrying a passenger with a suitcase, the contents of which will decide the fate of a nation.
- DirectorAlejandro G. IñárrituStarsClive OwenStellan SkarsgårdLois SmithJanuary 13, 2001. Times war photographer Harvey Jacobs is wounded while witnessing a massacre at Nuevo Colon by terrorists. In a desperate effort, the United Nations sends a vehicle to get him out, a BMW driven by the mysterious Driver.
- DirectorJohn WooStarsClive OwenMaury ChaykinKathryn MorrisThe driver races to locate a kidnapped victim locked in the trunk of an abandoned car somewhere on the water's edge. Linked to her only by cell phone, the driver narrows in on her location in a desperate race against time and tide.
- DirectorTony ScottStarsClive OwenGary OldmanJames BrownDecades 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.
- DirectorGuy RitchieStarsClive OwenMichael BeattieToru Tanaka Jr.The Driver carries an arrogant rock star who wants to get away from her bodyguards in the Driver's BMW.
- DirectorGary RydstromStarsSheb WooleyA teenage alien is trying to abduct a sleeping human, but doesn't know which switch to use.
- DirectorPeter SohnStarsTony FucileLori RichardsonBabies both human and beast are created up in the stratosphere, by the clouds themselves. One cloud specializes in "dangerous" babies, creating a challenge for his loyal stork that has to deliver them.
- DirectorDayyan EngStarsBeibi GongChao WuYixiang LiOn the outskirts of a small town, a bus driver and her passengers encounter highway robbers.
- DirectorJerome SableStarsL.J. BenetSeán CullenRick MillerWhen a ghost story around the campfire awakens an evil monster, it's up to nerdy Danny Zigwitz to be the hero and save his fellow campers from a bloody massacre. Crank up the volume and get ready to scream along to this musical gore-fest in the woods. Heads will rock'n'roll!
- DirectorJoshua WeigelStarsEduardo VerásteguiNick VujicicDoug JonesA circus troupe brightens the spirits of audiences in Depression-era America and inspires hope in a limbless man from a sideshow.
- DirectorMaya DerenAlexander HammidStarsMaya DerenAlexander HammidA 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.
- DirectorGaspar NoéStarsPhilippe NahonBlandine LenoirFrankie PainAfter a dreadful incident coupled with an ungovernable paroxysm of violence, a butcher will fall into a downward spiral that will burn to the ground whatever dignity still remained in him.
- DirectorJohn LasseterA larger lamp watches while a smaller, younger lamp plays exuberantly with a ball but doesn't pick up the knack of correct handling.
- DirectorJohn LasseterDan ScanlonStarsLarry the Cable GuyOwen WilsonMichael WallisIn this short featuring the characters of the movie Cars, Mater is told the story of a Ghostlight, which causes him to be scared.
- DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsPierre BatcheffSimone MareuilLuis BuñuelLuis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí present 16 minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.
- DirectorJohn LasseterA one-man-band tin toy tries to escape a destructive baby.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsPeter BernuthIn the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.
- DirectorNick ParkStarsPeter SallisPeter HawkinsGromit 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.
- DirectorLudwig ShammasianPaul ShammasianStarsLuing AndrewsCraig ConwayJames EllisMalky is a tattoo covered nightclub doorman with a penchant for violence. His armour is his heavily muscled body, his weapons - his hands and his feet. He has used physical prowess to beat back and keep at bay his many enemies. It is something he has done all his adult life. That is, until now. Malky is forced to come out of his dark world, finding himself at confession where he asks for forgiveness. Not for something he has done, but rather for something he is about to do. Something that will finally lay his hidden past to rest forever.
- DirectorAdam ElliotStarsGeoffrey RushKamahlJohn FlausThe odd biography of a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and a book of "fakts" hung around his neck.
- DirectorMinkyu LeeStarsAlexander JashoAdam, and a dog, in the Garden of Eden.
- DirectorPete DocterRoger GouldStarsBilly CrystalJohn GoodmanSteve SusskindMike's bought a new 6-wheel-drive car, and he can't wait to show it off to Sulley. Only problem is, Mike hasn't exactly mastered the controls yet, and they're pretty complicated.
- DirectorJalmari HelanderStarsOtso TarkelaTommi KorpelaJorma TommilaAn elite trio of expert hunters venture into the woods to track and capture an especially rare and dangerous prey for the Christmas season.
- DirectorGuillaume BlanchetStarsMike PatersonLéa Geronimo RondotElastika is not like any other little girl. Firstly, she is made of elastic. Secondly, her universe is a land of cork.
- DirectorBrad BirdStarsBret 'Brook' ParkerBud LuckeyEli FucileThe Parrs' baby Jack-Jack is thought to be normal, not having any super-powers like his parents or siblings. But when an outsider is hired to watch him, Jack-Jack shows his true potential.
- DirectorMark AndrewsAndrew JimenezTwo buskers engage in a petty feud over a child's donation.
- DirectorNick ParkStarsJulie SedgewickA humourous and thought provoking view of what animals in zoos might be thinking about their captivity and surroundings.
- DirectorChuck JonesBen WashamStarsBoris KarloffJune ForayDal McKennonA grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
- DirectorKurt KuenneStarsT.J. ThyneVicki DavisDave KuhrA fable about a parking attendant who gives his customers REAL validation -- dispensing both free parking and free compliments.
- DirectorNick ParkStarsPeter SallisAnne ReidJustin FletcherWallace'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.
- DirectorElfar AdalsteinsStarsJohn HurtAnna María PittAn elderly gentleman absconds from a nursing home by setting in motion events that veil his disappearance. He heads to the local pier, where an old companion awaits him, ready for their last great journey.
- DirectorSpencer SusserStarsBrad AshbyMia WasikowskaVladimir MatovicJimbo 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.
- DirectorMads MatthiesenStarsKim KoldElsebeth SteentoftLykke SandWhen Dennis, an introvert body-builder, invites a local girl out on a date, his mother is hurt and disappointed. Despite the pressure she puts on him to cancel the date, Dennis ventures into a night that he will never forget.
- DirectorPierre StefanosStarsPaul CaiolaBret ShufordTom GualtieriThe film 'Bedfellows,' told in the style of an old children's fairy tale but set against the modern-day backdrop of New York City, follows the adventure of 20-something Bobby as he returns to the gay bar where he got his heart broken for the first time. Upon meeting and spending the night with an attractive stranger named Jonathan, Bobby dreams about what a lifetime relationship with him could be like. The dream takes us on a thirty year journey of ups and downs in life and love. But what will happen when Bobby wakes up to reality in the morning?
- DirectorRalph EgglestonStarsRalph EgglestonA group of snooty birds roosting on a telephone wire get their just deserts when a goofy bird drops in.
- DirectorPESTransforming familiar objects into fresh guacamole.
- DirectorTimothy ReckartStarsNigel AnthonyRayyah McCaulWalter and Madge have grown apart: he lives on the floor and she lives on the ceiling. When Walter tries to reignite their old romance, the couple must face their equilibrium.
- DirectorNick ParkStarsPeter SallisPeter HawkinsTo replenish their depleted supply of cheese, inventor Wallace and his dog Gromit travel to the moon in a homemade rocket-ship.
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsShelley DuvallDaniel SternBarret OliverA young boy sets out to revive his dead pet using the monstrous power of science.
- DirectorMark OsborneA worker in a factory learns a lesson about life. When is enough?
- DirectorTeddy NewtonStarsMuneer LyatiWayne DyerDay encounters Night, a stranger of distinctly darker moods. But their suspicions soon turn to curiosity, and they are delighted to find the joys of their budding friendship.
- DirectorBorja CobeagaStarsRamón BareaMariví BilbaoAlejandro TejeríasAfter his wife leaves him, Joaquín brings his mother-in-law back home to look after him and his son.
- DirectorChris LandrethStarsRyan LarkinChris LandrethFelicity FanjoyThe movie talks about the life of Ryan Larkin, a gifted Canadian animator of the late '60s and the early '70s.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsAndrew GarfieldLyle KanouseNancy MunozA young man faces the abrupt loss of his friend.
- DirectorSean EllisStarsSean BiggerstaffEmilia FoxStuart GoodwinBen 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?
- StarsPeter SallisWallace and Gromit try out a variety of inventions - which rarely work as planned.
- DirectorChris GoreStarsLawrence TierneyScott SpiegelBased on the true story of Louis "Red" Deutsch. A New Jersey bar-owner is plagued with prank phone calls that prompt him to flip into psychotic, profanity-laden rages.
- DirectorMichael MatzurStarsMichael SteppeChellie NewmanTroy William DunnTrapped in a dying space station's airlock, Alan must choose between living to see his family again or sacrificing himself to save the lives of his crew.
- DirectorTorill KoveStarsLiv UllmannA woman ponders over the strange coincidences that made her forefathers and -mothers meet and create the premises for her becoming the person that she is.
- DirectorBud LuckeyRoger GouldStarsBud LuckeyA sheep dances proudly in his southwestern landscape, until one day his wool is sheared and he is left naked. He's depressed and shy, until a cheerful jackalope comes along and shows him how to leap proudly and not to be ashamed.
- DirectorColin LevyStarsHalina ReijnThom HoffmanThe film follows a girl named Sintel who is searching for a baby dragon she calls Scales.
- DirectorPeter SohnStarsTony FucileLori RichardsonBabies both human and beast are created up in the stratosphere, by the clouds themselves. One cloud specializes in "dangerous" babies, creating a challenge for his loyal stork that has to deliver them.
- DirectorJamin WinansStarsRaymond Andrew BaileyCesar BejaranoBrandon CarrilloA mysterious DJ is sent to a city block to mend a series of chain reactions that occur in our everyday lives.
- DirectorLuke DoolanStarsKarl BeattieBrendan DonoghueAngus Russo8-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.
- DirectorNick ParkStarsPeter SallisSally LindsaySarah LabordeWallace and his dog, Gromit, open a bakery and get tied up with a murder mystery. But when Wallace falls in love, Gromit is left to solve the case.
- DirectorDean WernerStarsJohn-David WieseWill EnglishJimilee AllenLegend has it that the Delver Glass is cursed and certain souls who look into it see a reaper in the reflection, these selected people disappear soon after. (Adapted from the Stephen King short story.)
- DirectorJim CapobiancoStarsPatton OswaltPeter SohnLou RomanoRemy and Emile plead the case for rats by illustrating the historical and scientific facts about the species and their interaction with humans.
- DirectorFabricio CerioniCalvin JungStarsLee de BrouxKatherine DisqueGina FieldsBased on the Stephen King short story of the same name, Don 'Doc' Gentry is miraculously healed of pancreatic cancer by a simple kiss from Ayana, who disappears shortly thereafter, but not before she passes the gift of healing - and its price - to Doc's son.
- DirectorJake HendriksBen TillettStarsHolly JacobsonSamuel MetcalfRobin BerryA gothic tale of a girl scared to suck her thumb, lest the monstrous Suckablood should come.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsDorothy McGinnisRichard WhiteVirginia MaitlandA young boy plants some strange seeds and they grow into a grandmother.
- DirectorSamuel AbrahamsStarsTuppence MiddletonDaniel Lawrence TaylorVeronica DuffyFed up with the hostility of the city and its people, a young woman's view of the world changes when she makes a surprise connection with a stranger on a bus.
- DirectorJozef PrevuznakStarsMichael ChristosisMisha CrosbyMichal MiskechAlexander 'The Great' is used to having his asylum cell to himself and does not take kindly to sharing this world with a new cellmate. Companion takes you on a journey through the mind of a schizophrenic megalomaniac struggling to hold onto his world perception and lengths he'll go to to protect it.
- DirectorPatrick HughesStarsNick RussellKestie MorassiWhere do you find love? Sometimes all you need is a sign.
- DirectorUna GunjakStarsIman AlibalicEsma AlicMirela LambicAs a present for her 6th birthday, Selma gets a live chicken. When she realises the animal is going to be killed to feed the family, she decides to save it and set it free, unaware of the high stakes such action will lead to.
- DirectorPhil JoanouStarsThomas JaneRon PerlmanSammi RotibiFrank Castle is staying in a bad neighborhood, where he encounters a gang that terrorizes its residents.
- DirectorSpike JonzeStarsRico BuenoLauren CurryMark GonzalesA guy and a girl play copycat with each other from opposite sides of the street, that is, until a slightly abrupt & uncopyable event occurs.
- DirectorRamin BahraniStarsWerner HerzogBarbara WeetmanA plastic bag, thrown out in the trash, attempts to find his way back to his owner and along the way discovers the world.
- DirectorBoris SchaarschmidtStarsDani DareElijah EmugeNiki GuluchiBlistering heat in the desert of Sudan. A pregnant mother and her two young children are on the search for water and safety from the ruthless Janjaweed militia. When the brother is too weak to continue, Haleema is sent by her mother to find water. A dangerous journey full of hope and despair begins.
- DirectorJoel EdgertonStarsAnthony HayesJustine ClarkeKieran Darcy-SmithAfter making wrong choices, Dale has found himself on a dark path: one of violence and crime. Earmarked to commit a murder, he is already dispassionate to his cause... but a collision with his romantic past sparks a deeper questioning
- DirectorJulia RadochiaStarsRachael LillisJonathan J. DonahueMichael Patrick SullivanSusan is a busy QA tester trying to eat her lunch at her desk, but she keeps getting interrupted by her co-workers. What's a gal to do when she can't get a bite in edgewise?
- DirectorJames B. CoxStarsTyler ChaseRob PattersonAllan TrautmanThe boy who cried monster and no one would believe him. Based on the short story by Stephen King.
- DirectorJames ParrottStarsStan LaurelOliver HardyDinahLike the legendary Sisyphus, deliverymen Laurel and Hardy struggle to push a large crated piano up a seemingly insurmountable flight of stairs.
- DirectorNicholas Michael HolmesStarsPeter HartDominick MancinoAdis GuticNathan checks into the Waldorf Hotel hoping to beat his writers block in an unfamiliar environment. While drowning himself in booze at the hotel Bar, his attention is drawn to two shady characters. As he starts writing about them, their reality melds into his fiction, creating an unsuspected series of results.
- DirectorJeff LesterStarsBilly Bob ThorntonMickey JonesScott ChristensenAround the classic 1800's Western campfire, Slope and Tar tangle about what's been, what will be, and who may or may not survive the first New Age chat in the Old West.
- DirectorMaya DerenAlexander HammidStarsMaya DerenAlexander HammidA 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.
- DirectorMarianna LadasStarsYana BlinovaTrevor GoreDiana Elizabeth JordanDale and Larissa Becker think they're attending 'normal' therapy, but they soon find out they're way in over their heads.
- DirectorJay BonansingaStarsDavid BontumasiSteve ChilderstonGabrielle ConradusSet in a futuristic a world where men and women have been separated by civil war, leaving procreation to test tubes and medical science. Roy, a young boy, discovers a photograph of a woman, a creature he has never seen before. The image he holds brings out feelings he has never experienced and questions he searches to answer. He quest takes him to his father, to an underground cabaret and ultimately, face to face with the unknown.