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1. Alma (I) (2009)
Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Alma, a little girl, skips through the snow-covered streets of a small town. Her attention is caught by a strange doll in an antique toy shop window. Fascinated, Alma decides to enter.
Director: Rodrigo Blaas
Votes: 2,967
2. 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: 3,605
3. 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: 6,118
4. The Tale of Tales (1979)
29 min | Animation, Short
Distant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted.
Director: Yuri Norstein | Star: Aleksandr Kalyagin
Votes: 4,130
5. The Facts in the Case of Mister Hollow (2008)
6 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
The film centers on an unusual photograph dating back to the 1930s. An investigation of its particulars reveals a tapestry of secrets hidden in the details, and a tale of kidnapping and murder captured in a haunting moment.
Directors: Rodrigo Gudiño, Vincent Marcone | Stars: Julian Richings, Alan Alderton, Lea Lawrynowicz, Tony Morrone
Votes: 625
6. The Glass of Harmonica! (1968)
19 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A musician playing a glass harmonica comes to a town governed by bureaucracy and corruption. Can the melodies he plays defeat the powers governing this seemingly indifferent group of people?
Director: Andrey Khrzhanovskiy
Votes: 499
7. Cheburashka (1971)
19 min | Animation, Short, Family
Adventures of Cheburashka and Gena the Crocodile continue.
Director: Roman Kachanov | Stars: Tamara Dmitrieva, Vasiliy Livanov, Klara Rumyanova, Vladimir Ferapontov
Votes: 2,787
8. Un chien andalou (1929)
Not Rated | 16 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí present 16 minutes of bizarre, surreal imagery.
Director: Luis Buñuel | Stars: Pierre Batcheff, Simone Mareuil, Luis Buñuel, Pancho Cossío
Votes: 53,786
9. The Heart of the World (2000)
Not Rated | 6 min | Short, Action, Fantasy
A scientist chooses a wealthy man over her two lovers but must heal the earth's core to save humanity.
Director: Guy Maddin | Stars: Leslie Bais, Caelum Vatnsdal, Shaun Balbar, Greg Klymkiw
Votes: 3,592
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: 8,545
11. 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: 35,374
12. Geri's Game (1997)
G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Geri sets up a chess game to play his greatest opponent - himself.
Director: Jan Pinkava | Star: Bob Peterson
Votes: 26,909
13. Knick Knack (1989)
G | 4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A snow globe snowman wants to join the other travel souvenirs in a hot party, but the glass dome that surrounds him gets in his way, despite all his efforts.
Director: John Lasseter
Votes: 15,273
14. Tin Toy (1988)
G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Family
A one-man-band tin toy tries to escape a destructive baby.
Director: John Lasseter
Votes: 11,677
15. Red's Dream (1987)
G | 4 min | Animation, Short, Family
With a sale tag hanging from his seat, propped up in the corner of a bicycle store on a rainy night, Red the unicycle dreams about a better place.
Director: John Lasseter
Votes: 7,866
16. Boundin' (2003)
G | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A 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.
Directors: Bud Luckey, Roger Gould | Star: Bud Luckey
Votes: 14,744
17. Jack-Jack Attack (2005 Video)
Not Rated | 5 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The 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.
Director: Brad Bird | Stars: Bret 'Brook' Parker, Bud Luckey, Eli Fucile, Jason Lee
Votes: 17,950
18. Mike's New Car (2002 Video)
Not Rated | 4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mike'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.
Directors: Pete Docter, Roger Gould | Stars: Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Steve Susskind
Votes: 14,981
19. 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: 23,430
20. Sanjay's Super Team (2015)
PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Action
Sanjay loves cartoons and comics, while his father tries to draw him into his Hindu traditions. Reluctance turns into awe-inspiring adventure as the boy embarks on an amazing journey, returning with a new perspective they can both embrace.
Director: Sanjay Patel | Stars: Brent Schraff, Sunny Singh Attar, Arun Rao, Jaquelynn Herrera
Votes: 5,504
21. Prologue (2015)
TV-MA | 6 min | Animation, Short
Taking place 2,400 years in the past, Prologue depicts a brutal battle between two teams of Spartan and Athenian warriors.
Director: Richard Williams
Votes: 1,275
22. Lava (2014)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family
A story that takes place over millions of years and is inspired by the beauty of tropical islands and the allure of ocean volcanoes.
Director: James Ford Murphy | Stars: Napua Greig, Kuana Torres Kahele, Muneer Lyati
Votes: 19,296
23. The Blue Umbrella (2013)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Amidst the rain in a singing city, two umbrellas - one blue, one not - fall eternally in love.
Director: Saschka Unseld | Star: Sarah Jaffe
Votes: 11,171
24. Mater and the Ghostlight (2006 Video)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In this short featuring the characters of the movie Cars, Mater is told the story of a Ghostlight, which causes him to be scared.
Directors: John Lasseter, Dan Scanlon | Stars: Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Wallis, Bonnie Hunt
Votes: 9,010
25. The Dam Keeper (2014)
TV-G | 18 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A little pig, who keeps his town safe from a cloud of pollution with his windmill dam, is ignored by a thankless public and bullied at school. When a new kid arrives, things begin to change.
Directors: Robert Kondo, Daisuke 'Dice' Tsutsumi | Stars: Lars Mikkelsen, Courtney Lockwood
Votes: 2,496
26. A Robbery In... Style (1978)
20 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A cartoon composed of four parts, parodying "classical" gangster and criminal movies of four countries: robbery American style, French style, Italian style and Russian style. All cartoon characters resemble real movie stars of 50th and 60th.
Director: Efim Gamburg | Stars: Eduard Nazarov, Gleb Morozov, Vsevolod Larionov, Aleksandr Baranov
Votes: 539
27. Beskrylyy gusyonok (1987 TV Short)
10 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
Based on the Chukchi folk tale about the spirit of Kutkh.
Director: Oksana Cherkasova
Votes: 31
28. 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: 20,796
29. Tubelight ka Chaand (2010)
10 min | Short
A boy, eking out a living on Kolkata's streets, falls one day in love with the Moon. This is the story of how he woos her.
Director: Shlok Sharma | Star: Master Mohammad Shariq
Votes: 104
30. 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: 17,020
31. Chlorine (II) (2013)
22 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
Devon (Kate Levering), while studying in the new studio rented by her boyfriend, Shawn (Gil McKinney), explores a secret room under the floor. Soon, long suppressed memories of her ... See full summary »
Director: Joshua Parker | Stars: Kate Levering, Gil McKinney, Finley Sperling, Thomas Fleischmann
Votes: 76
32. Death of a Shadow (2012)
20 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Stuck in a dark limbo between life and death, a deceased soldier Nathan Rijckx collects shadows of dying men and women to buy back his own second chance at life. Obsessed by a girl he met ... See full summary »
Director: Tom Van Avermaet | Stars: Matthias Schoenaerts, Laura Verlinden, Peter Van den Eede, Benjamin Ramon
Votes: 2,290
33. 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: 4,280
34. The Backwater Gospel (2011)
Not Rated | 9 min | Animation, Short, Horror
Backwater is doomed by the regular visits of the undertaker and its dwellers blame a tramp.
Director: Bo Mathorne | Stars: Zebulon Whatley, Lucien Dodge, Phillip Sacramento, Laura Post
Votes: 1,463
35. The Saga of Biorn (2011)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Action
An old Viking is determined to reach Valhalla, the warrior's afterlife full of excessive drinking and debauchery. To gain entry he has to die honorably in battle, but he discovers that the right death isn't so easy.
Stars: Phillip Sacramento, Alberte Thorning Agerskov, Jack E. Sovtar
Votes: 638
36. The Lost Thing (2010)
Not Rated | 15 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.
Directors: Andrew Ruhemann, Shaun Tan | Star: Tim Minchin
Votes: 3,714
37. Sintel (2010)
14 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The film follows a girl named Sintel who is searching for a baby dragon she calls Scales.
Director: Colin Levy | Stars: Halina Reijn, Thom Hoffman
Votes: 3,608
38. 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
39. Temerario (2006)
10 min | Animation, Short
After being shot and left for dead, Rio finds himself in a dream of revenge where, as an old man, he must confront his own Shadowside in order to find peace.
Director: Carl Zitelmann
Votes: 69
40. One Rat Short (2006)
TV-PG | 10 min | Animation, Short
The rat fights for survival in the New York City subway.
Director: Alex Weil
Votes: 630
41. The Passenger (III) (2006)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A bookworm sits down on a bus next to a goldfish that might be a monster.
Director: Chris Jones
Votes: 376
42. The Cat Piano (2009)
8 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A city of singing cats is preyed upon by a shadowy figure intent on performing a twisted feline symphony.
Directors: Ari Gibson, Eddie White | Star: Nick Cave
Votes: 1,124
43. Arka (2007)
8 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
An unknown virus has destroyed almost the entire human population. Oblivious to the true nature of the disease, the remaining survivors escape to the sea in great ships.
Director: Grzegorz Jonkajtys
Votes: 961
44. L'inventaire fantôme (2004)
10 min | Animation, Short, Mystery
In the empty apartment of an old wheel-chaired collector, a bailiff discovers a secret floor full of mementos. He then proceeds to flag which objects shall be seized.
Director: Franck Dion
Votes: 181
45. La nostalgia del Sr. Alambre (2009)
13 min | Animation, Short
A shadow puppet artist, will find out what fame is all about, in a journey that will make him decide between what he loves and what he desires most. His show will begin as a curious ... See full summary »
Director: Jonathan Ostos Yaber | Star: Moisés Palacios
Votes: 52
46. The External World (2010)
17 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In a funny looking yet very bleak world, a boy learns to play piano while a cat and various other animal characters encounter all sorts of drugs, sex, violence and profanity, with numerous references to pop culture phenomena.
Director: David O'Reilly | Stars: Julian Barratt, Pearl Brilmyer, Adam Buxton, Christopher Kline
Votes: 862
47. Get Out (2009)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A doctor unrelentingly tries to convince a phobic guy to come out of his isolation room.
Directors: Charlotte Boisson, Julien Fourvel, Pascal Han-Kwan, Tristan Reinarz, Fanny Roche | Stars: Jacques Briere, Philippe Peythieu
Votes: 363
48. Birthday Boy (2004)
10 min | Animation, Short, Drama
During the Korean War in 1951, little Manuk is playing on the streets of his village and dreaming of life at the front where his father is a soldier. He returns home to find a parcel on the... See full summary »
Director: Sejong Park
Votes: 632
49. 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: 3,082
50. Sunday (I) (2011)
9 min | Animation, Short
On a typically boring Sunday a small boy goes to church with his parents before being taken to a relative's house for a family lunch. Still bored he amuses himself by placing a coin on the ... See full summary »
Director: Patrick Doyon | Stars: Chantal Baril, Natalie Hamel-Roy, Jacques Lavallée, François Sasseville
Votes: 1,138
51. V kocke (2001)
6 min | Short, Animation
A character is inside a cubical room; there is a hole in the roof, which is too high to reach. But pushing on the walls distorts the room in various ways, always appearing to bring the hole... See full summary »
Director: Michal Struss
Votes: 202
52. The Maker (2011)
Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Short, Family
A strange creature races against time to make the most important and beautiful creation of his life.
Director: Christopher Kezelos
Votes: 3,159
53. Mr Hublot (2013)
11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mr Hublot is a withdrawn, idiosyncratic character with OCD, scared of change and the outside world. Robot Pet's arrival turns his life upside down: he has to share his home with this very invasive companion.
Directors: Laurent Witz, Alexandre Espigares
Votes: 5,221
54. 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: 24,320
55. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore (2011)
TV-G | 15 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Morris 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.
Directors: William Joyce, Brandon Oldenburg
Votes: 5,802
56. Masques (2009)
7 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
In the middle of the desert, a fierce combat between two warriors is taking place. Only one can survive, and the tribe is watching.
Director: Jérôme Boulbès
Votes: 51
57. Minotauromaquia (2004)
10 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A trip into Picasso's creative mind. We enter his imagination to find the creatures and stories that populated his psyche.
Director: Juan Pablo Etcheverry
Votes: 122
58. The Day I Bought a Star (2006)
16 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
A young boy is tired of the city and escapes into the country. Two strangers trade him a strange seed. The boy accepts and the seed sprouts into a miniature planet, which continues to grow.
Director: Hayao Miyazaki | Stars: Ryunosuke Kamiki, Kyôka Suzuki, Genzô Wakayama, Yô Ôizumi
Votes: 368
59. The Little Matchgirl (2006)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A poor young girl has a burning desire to find comfort and happiness in her life. Desperate to keep warm, the girl lights the matches she sells, and envisions a very different life for herself in the fiery flames.
Director: Roger Allers
Votes: 5,220
60. Wolf Who Cried Boy (2015)
13 min | Short, Action, Crime
A battle of wills ensues when a streetwise teenager trespasses on a dangerous scrapper's territory.
Directors: Luke Jaden, Cort Maclean | Stars: Barkhad Abdi, Dwight Henry, Torrey Wigfield, Peter Carey
Votes: 34
61. La Luna (2011)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A 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?
Director: Enrico Casarosa | Stars: Tony Fucile, Krista Sheffler, Phil Sheridan
Votes: 17,005
62. Corvidae (2018)
11 min | Short, Family, Fantasy
A fable of a young girl that forms a strong connection with the animals she finds and rescues.
Director: Tom de Ville | Stars: Maisie Williams, Jamie Davis, Archie Duffy, Joe Wolstenholme
Votes: 116
63. Seth (I) (2015)
15 min | Short, Comedy
Manic man-child Seth lives in his own demented world where time is of the essence, his only friends are his stuffed animals, and the words of Michael Jordan inspire him to take all the shots he can.
Director: Zach Lasry | Stars: Logan George, Emmett Smith
Votes: 80
64. Lights Out (V) (2013)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Horror
When you are all alone in a small dark room, what do you fear the most? Is it the temporary blindness or is it the uneasy deep feeling that someone, or rather something, is observing your every move?
Director: David F. Sandberg | Star: Lotta Losten
Votes: 7,289
65. Halloween (II) (2014)
12 min | Short, Horror
On one Halloween night, two friends wanted to do something special. So they invoke the Halloween ghost...
Director: Roberto Zmiric | Stars: Leo Markmann, Leon Okoko, Daniel Schroeder
Votes: 42
66. I Am the Doorway (2015)
30 min | Short, Drama, Horror
An ex-astronaut and his struggle with an alien infection.
Director: Matthew J. Rowney | Stars: Greg Patmore, Oli Reynolds, Isabelle Allen, Ellie Taylor Roberts
Votes: 289
67. The Tell-Tale Heart (I) (2008)
21 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Within the chambers of a desolate house, a solitary servant tends to his invalid master. Tangibly detailed period design and hauntingly lifelike puppetry unearth the dreamworld of Poe.
Director: Robert Eggers | Stars: Carrington Vilmont, Richard Easton, Dan Charlton, Nathan Allison
Votes: 490
68. The House at the Edge of the Galaxy (2013)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
A lonely boy is taught by a passing Cosmonaut how to plant a "star".
Director: Gleb Osatinski | Stars: Grayson Sides, Richard Manichello
Votes: 68
69. 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: 1,755
70. 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: 3,070
71. Feral (2012)
Not Rated | 13 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A wild boy is found in the woods by a solitary hunter and brought back to civilization. Alienated by a strange new environment, the boy tries to adapt by using the same strategies that kept him safe in the forest.
Director: Daniel Sousa | Stars: Elsie McKendry, Brett Tobasky
Votes: 980
72. Deposit for the Courier (2014)
12 min | Animation, Short, Action
The story line, set with in the year 2050, revolves around an intriguing chase from one city to another. With lead character, a young woman cyclist employed as a courier, in inadvertently ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Mavskegg | Stars: Phil Baker, Richard Dynas
Votes: 611
73. Coda (IV) (2013)
9 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A lost soul stumbles drunken through the city. In a park, Death finds him and shows him many things.
Director: Alan Holly | Stars: Joseph Dermody, Orla Fitzgerald, Brian Gleeson, Donie Ryan
Votes: 1,099
74. On/Off (I) (2013)
12 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Obsessed by a mysterious voice message, astronaut Meredith will face its paradoxical condition in order to stay connected to his humanity.
Director: Thierry Lorenzi | Stars: Carole Brana, Arben Bajraktaraj, Patrick Noerie
Votes: 102
75. The Missing Scarf (2013)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A black comedy exploring some of life's common fears: fear of the unknown, of failure, rejection and finally the fear of death. Narrated by George Takei.
Director: Eoin Duffy | Star: George Takei
Votes: 465
76. Teeth (I) (2015)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
That which is neglected, is lost.
Directors: Tom Brown, Daniel Gray | Star: Richard E. Grant
Votes: 575
77. Duet (II) (2014)
4 min | Animation, Short, Romance
A celebration of life through the hand-drawn line.
Director: Glen Keane | Star: Trevor Fraker
Votes: 551
78. Footprints (2014)
TV-PG | 4 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A man follows footsteps in search of a mysterious visitor to his house.
Director: Bill Plympton
Votes: 272
79. The Longest Daycare (2012)
PG | 5 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Maggie Simpson spends the day in the Ayn Rand School for Tots.
Director: David Silverman
Votes: 6,067
80. 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: 1,055
81. Deviant! (1997)
7 min | Animation, Short
In a world full of structure and where breaking the rules means severe punishment, a group of deviants set out one night to break all the rules.
Director: Eoin Clarke | Stars: Eoin Clarke, Debbie Daniel, Melissa Lake, Lee Philpot
Votes: 38
82. Edmond (2015)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A stop motion film about an oddball felted character who slips through floors into the past and the deepest parts of his psyche in his pursuit of self-understanding.
Director: Nina Gantz
Votes: 298
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