The Largest List of Billiards Short Films...Ever!
In my research, I've discovered 127 billiards short films, either made or in production. The ones listed in IMDB are below. My full list of more than 300 titles includes short films, tv episodes, and web series. You can find it on my blog "8 Ball on the Silver Screen" at www.billiardsmovies.com.
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- DirectorInon ShampanierStarsShawn ReavesHoward S. MillerJoe KaprielianLike balls on a pool table, the lives of strangers collide and change course; 8 BALL is a philosophical suspense drama about order in the chaos of life, and the need for human connection. The film follows the intertwining stories of 3 lonely characters: an orphan child searching for his mother, an ex-con attempting to reunite with his daughter, and a pool hustler forced into a life of crime.
- DirectorEdwin MiddletonStarsW.C. FieldsMarian WestLarry WestfordTwo romantic rivals play a game of pool for the hand of their lady love.
- DirectorJoseph BarberaWilliam HannaStarsWilliam HannaTom is in a pool hall after hours; as he soon discovers, Jerry is sleeping in the corner pocket. Tom chases Jerry around the table and the rest of the pool hall.
- DirectorLes ClarkJoshua MeadorWolfgang ReithermanStarsJane FowlerPaul FreesClarence NashDonald's goes on an adventure in which it is explained how mathematics can be useful in real life. Through this journey it is shown how numbers are more than graphs and charts, they are geometry, music and magical living things.
- Mr. X is a great billiard player, and is quite proud of his accomplishments in this direction. He never misses to challenge any of his friends, and, of course, never fails to come out victorious. As time goes on, his friends grow tired of being continually beaten, and besides, they are goaded by the knowledge, that despite their best efforts, they are unable to humiliate the proud Mr. X. At about this time, Mephistopheles happens along and tells the young friends of Mr. X, that if they will give him their souls, he will, in turn, challenge the mighty billiard player, and beat him at his own game. So keen has become the desire to avenge themselves upon their adversary that they make the compact. Accordingly Mephistopheles challenges Mr. X, who readily accepts, feeling confident, of course, of victory. He does not play very long, however, before he realizes that he is playing against some greater power than himself and all too soon, he is beaten by the artful wiles of his enemy. The failure is a great humiliation to our friend X, but it teaches him not to abuse his talent, as he has done in the past.
- DirectorFelix E. FeistStarsCharles C. PetersonPete SmithDoodles WeaverDespite the school just having won an important basketball game, its students are more interested in one of its teachers, namely Charles C. Peterson, who teaches them in the fine art of playing billiards. He teaches them how to properly hold the cue, gauge the correct distance from knuckle to cue ball, and create the proper spin on the cue ball to position it properly for the next shot. He then demonstrates some seemingly impossible trick shots. Feeling the limelight has been unfairly taken away from him, Homer, the school's star basketball player, tries to thwart Peterson's attempt at making shots, while showing that he himself can make them.
- StarsGrady TateAn educational cat and mouse game that unfolds on AQ slapstick pool table.
- DirectorFrank ConwayStarsAisling O'SullivanMarian Quinn
- DirectorEnrico AragonStarsBodyi BorjalBoyongJonathan Carpio
- DirectorAlex SciglianoAlex SciglianoMarcus SciglianoStarsC.J.Damien Di PaolaJimmy GayhartTwo Italian brothers from East Boston play each other in ten games of 9-ball billiards for $10,000 on the anniversary of the death of their father.
- DirectorRoss SmithStarsJessica EnrightHeath C. HeineSpencer KaneA young pool shark plays by his own set of rules, designed as a surefire tactic to win cash off of unsuspecting opponents. When his latest opponent is ready to resort to violence to win his money back, the shark must rely on his wit and his rules to walk away with enough cash to earn a living.
- DirectorYuzuru TachikawaStarsJun HazumiTomoaki MaenoYûichi NakamuraAn old man and a young adult find themselves in a strange bar where the barman forces them to bet their lives in a game of billiards.
- DirectorEvan KaufmannStarsDanielle AndradeStephanie ArmstrongAmy AuCanon USA, Inc. introduces their new EOS C300 Mark II Camera with a story about the cross-country journey of a family of con artists.
- DirectorOliver CrockerStarsTony OsobaShirin TaylorIan CullenTerry "the Grenade" Kincaid is a former snooker professional. After losing his wife, Terry returns to the only other thing he knows and loves, the green baize. But when his beloved snooker club becomes in danger of closing, Terry decides to pick up the cue one last time and enter a tournament, to try and raise enough money to save the club from closing.
- DirectorBrent ForrestA timeless tale of good versus not so good
- DirectorMichael SimmonsThe grind,the grit,the hustle,the streets always watching as these four broken kids grow up together to become legends and one in particular takes his love for shooting pool and try and get him out the hood.I just wonder will he make it.
- DirectorGabe RodriguezStarsAhmet Devran DayancJee DumanVictoria GrantBilly is a poor busboy. But one fateful game of pool may change his life.
- DirectorGabriele FabbroStarsJordan KnappGabriele FabbroDon BaldaramosA selfish and sexist billiard player, that hustles for living, struggles to seduce a quiet woman pool master inside an isolated saloon few miles away from Santa Fe.
- DirectorIvet KolevaStarsMaya MollyCraig SorensenJimmy, a veteran pool hustler, arrives at his pool-hall to find a mysterious young woman beating down the competition. Intrigued by her talent and confident aggression, he agrees to a game that puts his entire livelihood at risk.
- DirectorMargaux HemardStarsDirk BromleyJoel SlaterAn estranged middle aged father arrives back into his childhood town after 20 years for the first time. He attempts to reconnect with his son, whom he abandoned as a toddler, over a high stakes pool game. The son is not aware oft the stranger's true identity. As the game progresses, the tension mounts and the conversation crystallizes both mens' emotional states and how they dealt with abandonment. Haunted by their past, a re-connection is questionable whether there is a future between them or not.
- DirectorLab Ky MoTriad Chinese youths joke around whilst playing a game of Snooker in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
- DirectorOlly KeaneStarsMatthew AitchisonEddie MartinHamish McPhersonPool revolves around two young men you have just committed a crime and play a game of pool to discuss what has happened.
- StarsKyle BishopNeo HilaireTwo long time friends come together for a game of eight ball pool. They talk about friendships until, one of them realizes that the game could cost him his only friend.
- DirectorPeter Weir
- DirectorAzeem MustafaStarsKamran KamWilfried TahDetective Rajat Basu has cornered career criminal, Sebastien Duchamps, in his private snooker room. Not satisfied with taking him in at gunpoint, Rajat puts his revolver away and squares off with Sebastien, both experienced in unarmed combat, both intent on besting the other man. Who will break first? Cue the fight.
- DirectorRomeo BosettiStarsClément Mégé
- DirectorJoao CardolettoStarsRubens CaetanoLena Franzz
- DirectorDave FleischerStarsDave FleischerMax Fleischer
- DirectorThyra ThornInvestment shark and real estate tycoons play billiards with New York. They damage the skyline.
- DirectorNikolina GillgrenStarsDaniel GustavssonChristopher HedenPeter JärnDavid knows he is socially dysfunctional. He spends his days at the pool hall trying to hang our with the other guys who play, but no matter how hard he tries, he can't seem to make the connection. But when his son Markus comes to say, it is a catalyst for a life lesson.
- StarsSteve DavisBarry HearnHolly HerndonShooting Shark Productions followed former World Champion and British Snooker legend Steve Davis as he attempted a career change, from sportsman to DJ.
- DirectorJason BernardStarsJames NesbittBill BorrowsAnn BrownThe rise and fall of the former world snooker champion, Alex Higgins.
- DirectorLuke de LaceyStarsPeter DohertyFergus O'DonnellHayley RichardsonA black comedy about trust and second chances. An out of work billiard/pool gambler risks what he loves the most to win back his self esteem.
- DirectorDina CvekStarsLuka MihacicLuka MihovilovicLara ZivolicThere is an empty bar, a waiter and a couple of customers who came to have a beer and to play billiards. Despite the outside's daylight, the bar gives another atmosphere, unknown and mystified. Billiards and beer lead to something completely unexpected when customers suddenly disappear.
- DirectorDan Anders CarriganStarsJonas MalmsjöIesha GustavssonChristopher LehmannMatte works at the youth center. He boast about he being best at billiards. One day someone who puts his skills to the test.
- DirectorPeter LillyStarsSam HollingMichael LillyA soldier is mortally wounded on the battlefield, and he enters a limbo. He finds himself at a pool table in the underworld, with Death standing before him holding a pool cue. The soldier picks up a cue and begins playing against Death. The balls are all red, representing his blood, save for the black ball, which finishes the game and decides if he lives or dies. The game goes on, and eventually only the black ball is left. It is Death's shot, and he sinks it. The soldier dies on the battlefield.
- DirectorFrank WilsonA man dreams he play billiards in unlikely places.
- DirectorVictor RejónStarsAndrés VarguezJorge ChabléWaldo VegaAndrés is a lazy young man who lives peacefully his sabbatical year betting in the billiard room of Don Simón. Like all young people who come of age, the nation requires you to comply with the procedures of your National Military Service. Then, Andrés will have to experience this process to learn a great lesson and thus be able to continue attending the billiard room of Don Simón.
- DirectorTom L. WeirEleven-year old Calvin spends every other weekend with his Dad, shooting pool with adults at seedy billiards clubs. This weekend, they travel to a 9ball competition to compete for 4000 Euro. A film about fathers, sons and what we learn growing up.
- DirectorMatt BaumStarsAnthony SissonEdward GainesJuanita HawkinsTrey, a pool junkie with a drinking problem, can't seem to hold a job long enough to move him and his longtime girlfriend out of his parents garage. After his pool hustler father tells him about an upcoming billiards tournament, Trey must decide what is important to him and if his old habits are what's holding him back.
- DirectorHarry FosterStarsBill SternWillie MosconiIn this edition of Columbia's "Sport Reels" (production number 7801), regular series narrator Bill Stern, employing his usual the-fate-of-the-world-hangs-in-the-balance style, talks while pocket billiard (pool shooter) champion Willie Mosconi (who was what Minnesota Fats claimed to be, but wasn't) demonstrates his cue skills, with many of the shots shown in slow motion.
- DirectorJames WarrenStarsBrian WoodwardAvtar BinningAdei BundyFive con artists who owe £500,000 to a mafia head are given a chance to clear their debt by playing a snooker match.
- DirectorNico BonomoloNine hundred paintings are both parts of a painting installation and the frames of this little animated film in which a common billiard ball goes through stories, people, remote places, driven by absurd laws of fate, in a fantastic dimension accentuated by rough animation of painting
- DirectorRogelio Mitchell Jr.StarsIsmael 'East' CarloMarcus DavisOliver HamiltonAfter realizing the importance of raising a son to manhood a father must teach his son to play the game of pool for the passion of the game and not the money.
- DirectorThe Nambangi BrothersCyril NambangiStarsPride AchuNsang DilongCyril NambangiWit and grit combine to transform a local Pool tournament into a venue for conflict, fun and romance.
- DirectorWilfred LucasStarsFord SterlingFred GambleBilly Gilbert
- DirectorTodd ConnerA interesting group of Cronies greet a pool hustler to the gate of hell and convince him to duel their leader in one final game of 8 ball billiards.
- DirectorTopher FieldBen WhimpeyStarsNikolai NikolaeffBen RidgwellDavid LambEnter the world of the Pool Hustler, where the stakes are high and your wallet keeps the score.
- DirectorAdria DawnDavid TarletonStarsDan BeaverMarc WittenIn the depths of a pool hall, a broken man faces the pool hustler who has ruined his life.
- DirectorDerrick HammondStarsTodd AnthonyMeredith BoringSal DarigoTwo of the best pool hustlers faces off. The tie breaking game confronts them with a reality check, that could destroy their lives forever.
- DirectorPaul CartyA mistreated cueball takes out his frustrations on the rest of the table.
- DirectorSean RealStarsMichael Mike CanonAustin DosajEduardo ValdiviaThree teenagers play an innocent game of billiards...and it's all fun and games until someone brings out the alcohol.
- DirectorAlan BorodovskyStarsJuan Cruz BernardoJuan Antonio DublancHugo FeutrayEgaña train station, Argentina, 1942: Driven by the honour of their father's memory, two poor Italian immigrant brothers, face a duel against two rich and insolent french men around a billiards table.
- DirectorTom EdwardsStarsKeaton KaplanJacob EspinozaSabrina KernAn online 8-ball pool game addict is threatened out of his digital world to play in a real life pool tournament to save his brother.
- DirectorIndranil KashyapStarsUday ChandraVeronica Kalpana GautamAshish VermaA seasoned underworld don in charge of the Mumbai ports receives a human trafficking deal from a rather anxious lady. She finds her way to his private snooker table through his son. Her annoying proposal and more annoying way of presenting it gets the don loose his breath while taking a shot on the table, the shot shifts its aim and brings an end to the rant of the lady. The space resumes its normalcy, as the side kick finishes the remaining rituals. The son who arrived late departs, rather helpless.
- DirectorCarlos PriasStarsGay GlennVonzell D. ScottShot on location in Chicago, Saneliso is the story of a misfortuned billiard club owner seeking fulfillment and clarity on the legacy of her family owned business, the community billiard club.
- DirectorSean ColemanOne night, deep in the heart of the city, a pool hustler goes looking for some easy money. He finds the perfect sucker.
- DirectorRick PettyStarsRick PettyJohn Paul MalecPaul Kortjohn1907, San Francisco. A young pool hustler bets everything he has on a series of pool games - and loses. Fifty years later, that night is still burned in his memory.
- DirectorRafael StadnikiStarsJota Pe CorvujaAdy EstellitaPaulo Igor FreitasFreshmen in the University of Brasília, Kevin and Rafael are challenged by their seniors and must choose between being expelled from the Academic Center or join forces to face their biggest trial: an extraordinary snooker duel.
- DirectorAlberto D'OnofrioStarsJoey CrisafiAlan HeilligNicholas B. YorkA wild pool hustler and his fierce protector make a living on the streets - a breeding ground for dirty money. People look up to them, including the young man who has a documentary in the making about the pool shark. Like any dynamic duo, they can't live without each other.
- DirectorCrue SmithOn the verge of sleeping in his car for another night, a naïve pool prodigy struggles to make enough money playing nine-ball to stay on the road. But, when the temperature drops and he runs out of gas, he must learn how to hustle from a "supposed" ex pro so he can make it through the night.
- DirectorRusanna DanielianStarsAleksandr KhachatryanOn his 50th birthday anniversary something very strange happens to Adam. Instead of him three of his strongest personality traits come to life and decide his fate over a game of billiards.
- DirectorLouis-JackStarsPaul KayeClive RussellTam WilliamsA washed up, former wunderkind of the snooker world has one last chance to revive his career. Battling with addiction and the ghosts of his past, is there more at stake than just the score?
- DirectorDarwin BrooksStarsWade BoyesChris BridgewaterAmie CaseySteve has all he thinks he needs, money and a life of decadence. He does what he wants, when he wants and to whom he wants. There is only one problem with all that, one day you have to pay a price for your sins. A game of chance that will change his life. 9 Ball.
- DirectorMichael Mike CanonThe spinning white cue ball of a billiards table is brought to a halt, as all the other balls unite to attack him.
- DirectorEJ LevyStarsEJ LevyJamyang SamdupAngelo JoseThis film depicts a mob boss who sends out a hit on the man who is suspected of killing his brother, and meets his own fate when confronted by the grieving brother of the murdered suspect.
- DirectorChristian SanchezStarsXavier AlvaradoCristina Cruz RodríguezPool hustler, Cue, strives to prove he's the best player in town. After a prideful loss to a former billiards champion puts Cue and his partner, Luna, in debt Cue must now work to get out of the hole and mend his relationship with Luna.
- DirectorHarry FosterStarsBill SternWillie HoppeThe story of Willie Hoppe, world-champion billiard player for more than fifty years, even into his seventies. Commentator Bill Stern describes Hoppe's abilities as the camera catches the match played at the New York Athletic Club, which Hoppe easily wins while playing against a much-younger opponent. The reel concludes with Hoppe demonstrating some of the tricks he can perform with a pool cue and a ball.
- DirectorAlex SciglianoAlex SciglianoMarcus SciglianoStarsC.J.Damien Di PaolaJimmy GayhartTwo Italian brothers from East Boston play each other in ten games of 9-ball billiards for $10,000 on the anniversary of the death of their father.
- DirectorJoe WenborneStarsKen DohertyLeslie GranthamMark GriffinPrevious World Champion snooker player, Derek Hodges, makes a comeback at the Crucible 20 years on, struggling with ghosts from the past, will he make it through the night?
- DirectorMatt RyanStarsTim SimpsonCasey CareyA disturbed criminal breaks into a random suburban home one night to find a young boy home alone. He takes the boy hostage and, as the night goes on, seems to become more and more unstable. The only way to end the madness: a do-or-die game of pool.
- DirectorDavid BertranStarsJeffrey DeckerChris KohlsMolly WigginsWhen a real state millionaire, his trophy wife and a hustler engage in a game of pool, things do not always go according to the plan.
- DirectorChristopher DeansStarsPaul FindlayBrian MarksDominic ThompsonOn the eve of the Good Friday Agreement nerves are tested and loyalties questioned when a reckless trick-shot is attempted.
- DirectorRoy C. BoothStarsRoy Lee AntleJoe BeevorCynthia BoothIn a not-so-distant, dystopian future, a young man walks into a bar hoping to hustle someone at a game of pool. When he takes on an odd bet for his immortal soul from a kid over a simple game of pool, will he walk away with the kid's ultimate prize? Or will he walk away with nothing... or something worse?
- DirectorJohn T LeeStarsJohn T LeeGabriella WisdomJerry Esparza
- DirectorEd WilesStarsGuido CavaciutiKatie Ellen JonesDavid MottThe Angel is a black comedy about two students who, new to London, walk into the wrong pub looking for a pool table and find themselves trapped in its back room playing for their lives.
- DirectorZaman KhanStarsJack OrrAlex ReCouperVincent Bolton experiences some strange occurrences in his home during his pool game.
- DirectorClayton HolmesStarsGrayson Maxwell GurnseyMelody ManglerPaul TrylA high stakes game of pool takes place with a young woman trapped inside the table. She watches the game unfold under a glass tabletop while water fills up around her and the hero attempts to sink every ball before the clock strikes zero. Undaunted by the seemingly impossible task, our hero's real challenge lies not in the act of saving the girl but simply talking to her.
- DirectorJosh DokeStarsMatt WeissChris BylsmaRandy Doke
- DirectorRider LaskinStarsKatelyn HartJordan MoellerA mans strange pre-occupation with the unexplained disappearance of his pool table's eight ball one evening marks the beginning of his demise. Meanwhile his spouse surrenders to her own feelings of alienation and finally becomes dissatisfied with the currents of their relationship and his behaviour.
- StarsAndré Deed
- DirectorTapeStarsChris HaySean JonesTom SpencerOn his regular visit to the snooker club Wayne watches his support workers play - again - because "he likes it". But does he? However, this time and unbeknownst to his support workers, Wayne is witnessing something very special indeed.
- DirectorChris GoddardStarsJohn MorganAlex HigginsJohn Spencer
- DirectorPat RobinsStarsPoina Te HikoMitchell ManuelBruno Lawrence
- DirectorStewart SuggStarsAlex HigginsRonnie O'SullivanRay ReardonAn intimate portrait of snooker legend Ray Reardon as he reflects on the highs and lows of a remarkable career, and relives some of his biggest sporting moments.
- DirectorRian LehmanStarsMatthew GrahamGeoff LehmanJeff SchmidtSome small town hustlers shoot pool until they receive the ultimate hustle.
- DirectorIsabel Logroño CarrascosaStarsMike BohlinFrancesc PagèsNatalia SprengerPlaying pool can be dangerous if there is money in play.
- DirectorFelipe LopezStarsDan NikolichFarzin RazekhiTim SawyerPool is a hustlers' game. One can be the hustler, but someone has to be the mark.