Animated shorts: IMDb Top 500
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1.
Bee and PuppyCat (2013– )
Episode:
Bee and Puppycat
(2013)
TV-PG | 11 min | Animation, Short, Action
It's a puppy and a cat. Could it get any better? Yes. Fishbowl Space.
Directors: Larry Leichliter, Kent Osborne | Stars: Allyn Rachel, Kent Osborne, Tom Kenny, Frank Gibson
Votes: 496
2. Duck Amuck (1953)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 8,998
3. Presto (2008)
G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A stage magician's rabbit gets into a magical onstage brawl against his neglectful guardian with two magic hats.
Director: Doug Sweetland
Votes: 24,992
4. 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 | Star: Peter Sallis
Votes: 55,358
5. Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Abridged Movie (2007 TV Movie)
31 min | Animation, Comedy
Director: Martin Billany | Star: Martin Billany
Votes: 212
6. Kroamschudd'n in Mariaparochie (1988 TV Short)
15 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An alternative story of the birth of Christ: what would have happened if Christ had been born in Twente, the Netherlands?
Director: John Croezen | Star: Herman Finkers
Votes: 125
7. Zoom Suit (2005)
Not Rated | 12 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A 12 year old boy mistakenly winds up with a super high tech battle suit recovered from the alien crash landing at Roswell New Mexico. NSA, FBI and rogue agent Simon Bane are chasing the ... See full summary »
Director: John Taddeo | Stars: Roch Bordenave, Chris Childress, Rena Durham, Bruce Silverman
Votes: 92
8. Firefly and the Coffee Machine (2012)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Characters from a series of drawings by an eight year old girl are transformed into a vivid animated story.
Director: John Michael Wilyat | Stars: Valentina Cevallos, Ryan Chavez
Votes: 110
9. How the Grinch Stole Christmas! (1966 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 26 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A grumpy hermit hatches a plan to steal Christmas from the Whos of Whoville.
Directors: Chuck Jones, Ben Washam | Stars: Boris Karloff, Thurl Ravenscroft, June Foray, Dal McKennon
Votes: 54,495
10. Vincent (1982)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Family
Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.
Director: Tim Burton | Star: Vincent Price
Votes: 23,655
11. Skywhales (1983)
11 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A race of aliens living on a floating island prepares to hunt the giant Skywhales whose origins are slowly unveiled.
Directors: Phil Austin, Derek W. Hayes | Stars: Robert Llewellyn, Bernie Evans
Votes: 128
12. The Town Santa Forgot (1993 TV Movie)
TV-G | 23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
A spoiled brat sends a very long list to Santa Claus who misdelivers the gifts to a town with the same name as the boy, who learns it's better to give than receive.
Director: Robert Alvarez | Stars: Dick Van Dyke, Miko Hughes, Troy Davidson, Julie McWhirter
Votes: 304
13. A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
Depressed at the commercialism he sees around him, Charlie Brown tries to find a deeper meaning to Christmas.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Ann Altieri, Chris Doran, Sally Dryer, Bill Melendez
Votes: 40,409
14. 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
Votes: 42,037
15. The Torchbearer (2005)
25 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
In a twisted, labyrinthine metropolis, the machine that regulates the cycles of sunlight and darkness breaks down, forcing a dangerous intervention.
Director: Václav Svankmajer
Votes: 180
16. One Froggy Evening (1955)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A man futilely struggles to make his fortune with a frog that sings and dances, but only when it is alone with the owner.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Henry Juddy, William Roberts
Votes: 5,873
17. The Man Who Planted Trees (1987)
30 min | Animation, Short, Drama
The story of a shepherd's single handed quest to re-forest a barren valley.
Director: Frédéric Back | Stars: Philippe Noiret, Christopher Plummer
Votes: 5,895
18. Life with Louie: A Christmas Surprise for Mrs. Stillman (1994 TV Short)
21 min | Animation, Short, Family
Comedian Louie Anderson tells a story of one Christmas when he was a kid, growing up in Wisconsin, and how he and his dad brought Christmas cheer to a woman who appeared to have none.
Director: Matthew O'Callaghan | Stars: Louie Anderson, Edie McClurg, Justin Shenkarow, Debi Derryberry
Votes: 594
19. 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: 34,280
20. 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: 32,829
21. Partly Cloudy (2009)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Babies 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.
Director: Peter Sohn | Stars: Tony Fucile, Lori Richardson
Votes: 22,569
22. Day & Night (2010)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Day 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.
Director: Teddy Newton | Stars: Muneer Lyati, Wayne Dyer
Votes: 19,316
23. What's Opera, Doc? (1957)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Elmer Fudd is again hunting rabbits - only this time it's an opera. Wagner's Siegfried with Elmer as the titular hero and Bugs as Brunnhilde. They sing, they dance, they eat the scenery.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 10,168
24. Rabbit of Seville (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Bugs Bunny gives Elmer Fudd a close shave as they sing and act out Rossini's opera.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 5,410
25. Rabbit Seasoning (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy Duck tricks Elmer Fudd into believing it's rabbit season; but Bugs Bunny uses a female disguise and faulty pronouns to fight back.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 4,503
26. Rabbit Fire (1951)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Daffy Duck and Bugs argue back and forth whether it is duck season or rabbit season. The object of their arguments is hunter Elmer Fudd.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 4,084
27. Night of the Carrots (1998)
29 min | Animation, Short
Diego the bicyclist waits to check into the PGI hotel, where each room's inhabitant seems more bizarre than the last, and the rabbits on the top floor have discovered the secret of voodoo, ... See full summary »
Director: Priit Pärn | Star: Frank Boyle
Votes: 130
28. It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966 TV Movie)
TV-G | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The Peanuts gang celebrates Halloween while Linus waits for the Great Pumpkin.
Director: Bill Melendez | Stars: Peter Robbins, Christopher Shea, Sally Dryer, Cathy Steinberg
Votes: 20,335
29. The House of Small Cubes (2008)
Not Rated | 12 min | Animation, Short, Drama
To save his house from rising flood waters, an old man uses bricks to build it higher, then he relives events from his past while searching for his dropped pipe.
Director: Kunio Kato | Star: Masami Nagasawa
Votes: 11,282
30. Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Duck Dodgers and Marvin Martian wage war over Planet X.
Director: Chuck Jones | Star: Mel Blanc
Votes: 6,206
31. More (1998)
6 min | Sci-Fi, Short, Animation
A worker in a factory learns a lesson about life. When is enough?
Director: Mark Osborne
Votes: 5,967
32. Well, Just You Wait! (1969)
3 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The story about the beginning of the relationship of one of the most famous duos of country.
Director: Gennadiy Sokolskiy
Votes: 282
33. The Powerpuff Girls Rule!!! (2008 TV Short)
TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Short, Action
The Powerpuff Girls face their greatest challenge in this 10th anniversary special episode. There exists a Key to the World, which is handed from city to city on an annual basis. Whoever ... See full summary »
Director: Craig McCracken | Stars: Cathy Cavadini, Tara Strong, Elizabeth Daily, Tom Kenny
Votes: 380
34. 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: 20,114
35. The Cat Concerto (1947)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Tom Cat is a concert pianist who plays beautifully until he is interrupted by Jerry Mouse.
Directors: Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
Votes: 4,525
36. Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (1953)
TV-Y7 | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The final installment of the "Hunting Trilogy" once again has Elmer out hunting, while Bugs and Daffy try to con him into shooting the other.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Mel Blanc, Arthur Q. Bryan
Votes: 3,455
37. Feed the Kitty (1952)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A bulldog, charmed by a kitten, tries to keep her hidden from his human guardian.
Director: Chuck Jones | Stars: Bea Benaderet, Mel Blanc
Votes: 3,398
38. Noël (1992 TV Movie)
23 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama
The story of Noel, a cheerful Christmas ornament with a certain "happiness" that rubs off on the families he lives with.
Director: Masaki ÃŽzuka | Stars: Charlton Heston, Larissa Auble, Roscoe Lee Browne, John Crenshaw
Votes: 230
39. Robot Chicken: Star Wars (2007 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The first of three Star Wars themed Robot Chicken parodies.
Director: Seth Green | Stars: Seth Green, Candace Bailey, Abraham Benrubi, Bob Bergen
Votes: 8,363
40. The Snowman (1982 TV Movie)
G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Family
On Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
Directors: Jimmy T. Murakami, Dianne Jackson | Stars: David Bowie, Raymond Briggs, Mel Smith
Votes: 15,626
41. Big House Blues (1990)
TV-PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Ren and Stimpy, on the streets starving, are captured by the dog catcher. They end up in the pound and become frightened when one of the dogs tells them of the "big sleep".
Director: John Kricfalusi | Stars: Henry Porch, Bob Camp, Jim Smith, Brian Chin
Votes: 223
42. Hedgehog in the Fog (1975)
11 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A little hedgehog, on the way to visit his friend the bear, gets lost in thick fog, where horses, dogs and even falling leaves take on a terrifying new aspect.
Director: Yuri Norstein | Stars: Vyacheslav Nevinnyy, Mariya Vinogradova, Aleksey Batalov
Votes: 7,526
43. Tyll the Giant (1980)
TV-14 | 14 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy