Films under 40 minutes
by mclvinny | created - 8 months ago | updated - 1 month ago | PublicFilms from around the 1-40 minutes marks
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1. A Funny Shave (1906)
16+ | 2 min | Short, Comedy
A man tries to shave, but his mirror keeps playing tricks on him.
Director: Segundo de Chomón
Votes: 598
2. L'homme à la tête en caoutchouc (1901)
TV-14 | 3 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A chemist carries out a bizarre experiment with his own head.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 3,179
3. The Dancing Pig (1907)
Not Rated | 4 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A humongous and obese anthropomorphic swine dressed like a fine gentleman in a fancy dinner attire tries to make a pass at a solitary lady having a picnic.
Director: Millard Mercury | Stars: Ewing Tordella, Edith Trublanchet
Votes: 1,406
4.
The Animatrix (2003)
Episode:
Final Flight of the Osiris
(2003)
PG-13 | 9 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
The crew of the hovercraft Osiris must get a message back to Zion, a message of vital importance. Easy to do, but for the armada of Sentinels between them and Zion.
Director: Andrew R. Jones | Stars: Kevin Michael Richardson, Pamela Adlon, John DiMaggio, Tom Kenny
Votes: 8,448
5.
The Animatrix (2003)
Episode:
The Second Renaissance Part I
(2003)
TV-MA | 9 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
A tour is taken into the Zion archives, where the history of the real world and the rise of the machines is shown to viewers.
Director: Mahiro Maeda | Stars: Julia Fletcher, Dane A. Davis, Debi Derryberry, Jill Talley
Votes: 8,400
6.
The Animatrix (2003)
Episode:
The Second Renaissance Part II
(2003)
TV-MA | 10 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
With the robot city isolated and it's ambassadors ejected form the United Nations, a trade war begins to protect the human economy from superior products. When the trade war escalates into ... See full summary »
Director: Mahiro Maeda | Stars: Julia Fletcher, Dane A. Davis, Debi Derryberry, Jill Talley
Votes: 6,919
7. Rupan Sansei: Rupan Ikka Seizeroi (2012)
11 min | Animation, Short
Lupin has invited all of his friends to a villa on a private island and is planning a big surprise. Fujiko, Goemon and Jigen find Lupin's behavior to be unusual. They are also curious about... See full summary »
Director: Kenji Kodama | Stars: Kan'ichi Kurita, Kiyoshi Kobayashi, Makio Inoue, Eiko Masuyama
Votes: 52
8. Sonic: Night of the Werehog (2008)
E10+ | 11 min | Animation, Short, Action
One night of severe rain, Sonic and Chip come by an old mansion where they decide to take shelter. Whilst Sonic seems unfazed by the creepy surroundings, Chip is scared out of its wits. The... See full summary »
Director: Takashi Nakashima | Stars: Jason Griffith, Tony Salerno, Kevin Glenz, Ryan Drees
Votes: 317
9. The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper (2005)
G | 11 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The penguins of the Central Park Zoo have an adventure in the city on Christmas Eve.
Director: Gary Trousdale | Stars: Tom McGrath, Chris Miller, Christopher Knights, John DiMaggio
Votes: 7,177
10. The Cameraman's Revenge (1912)
Not Rated | 12 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mr Beetle seeks companionship from a statuesque dragonfly dancer, unaware that her ex-boyfriend, a slender grasshopper and an industrious cameraman, watches their every move. Will Mrs Beetle forgive him? Will he get away with adultery?
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz
Votes: 3,217
11. Cosmos Laundromat (2015)
12 min | Animation, Short, Fantasy
On a desolate island, suicidal sheep Franck meets his fate in a quirky salesman, who offers him the gift of a lifetime. Little does he know that he can only handle this much 'lifetime'.
Director: Mathieu Auvray | Stars: Pierre Bokma, Reinout Scholten van Aschat
Votes: 1,101
12. A Trip to the Moon (1902)
TV-G | 13 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A group of astronomers go on an expedition to the Moon.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Georges Méliès, Victor André, Bleuette Bernon, Brunnet
Votes: 55,799
13. Rupan sansei: Pilot Film (1969 TV Short)
Not Rated | 13 min | Animation, Short, Action
The grandmaster thief Lupin III and his associates devise a plan to escape from the stubborn Inspector Zenigata and the mercenary samurai Goemon Ishikawa.
Directors: Osamu Kobayashi, Masaaki Ôsumi
Votes: 270
14. Frankenstein (1910)
Unrated | 16 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
The first filmed version of Frankenstein. The young doctor discovers the secret of life, which he uses to create a perfect human. Things do not go according to plan.
Director: J. Searle Dawley | Stars: Mary Fuller, Charles Ogle, Augustus Phillips
Votes: 4,740
15. John Was Trying to Contact Aliens (2020)
16 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
John Shepherd spent 30 years trying to contact extraterrestrials by broadcasting music millions of miles into space. After giving up the search he makes a different connection here on Earth.
Director: Matthew Killip | Stars: John Shepherd, John Litrenta
Votes: 1,705
16. We Are Number One Live But It's the Live Version with an Interview 12.11.16 (2016)
TV-PG | 18 min | Short, Talk-Show
Director: Stefán Karl Stefánsson | Star: Stefán Karl Stefánsson
Votes: 37
17. Gôruden taimu (2014)
21 min | Animation, Short, Drama
An old TV set find itself abandoned in a junkyard.
Director: Takuya Inaba
Votes: 765
18. Lupin VIII (2012 TV Movie)
25 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Five generations after Lupin the 3rd, Lupin the 8th plies his trade in an airship that flies above a futuristic Paris.
Director: Rintarô
Votes: 27
19. The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat (1982 TV Short)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The Grinch leaves home in a foul mood, looking for trouble. He runs into the Cat in the Hat and decides to make the cat's life unbearable.
Director: Bill Perez | Stars: Mason Adams, Bob Holt, Frank Welker, Joe Eich
Votes: 863
20. Halloween Is Grinch Night (1977 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A strange wind blows into Whoville, making all the inhabitants stay indoors. They know the wind means the Grinch will be in a foul mood and out to do harm. However, young Eukariah decides to confront the Grinch.
Director: Gerard Baldwin | Stars: Hans Conried, Hal Smith, Gary Shapiro, Irene Tedrow
Votes: 1,481
21. The Lorax (1972 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 25 min | Animation, Drama, Family
A ruined industrialist tells his tale of his environmentally self-destructive greed despite the warnings of an old forest creature.
Director: Hawley Pratt | Stars: Eddie Albert, Bob Holt, Athena Lorde, Harlen Carraher
Votes: 3,386
22. 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, June Foray, Dal McKennon
Votes: 59,030
23. Scared Shrekless (2010 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Shrek gets in the Halloween spirit by challenging his fairytale friends to come up with scary stories for a contest. But the gang learn that they'll have to spend the night in Lord Farquaad's haunted castle before the winner is named.
Directors: Gary Trousdale, Raman Hui | Stars: Mike Myers, Cameron Diaz, Antonio Banderas, Kristen Schaal
Votes: 6,142
24. Rupan sansei: Rupan wa imamo moeteiruka? (2018 Video)
TV-14 | 27 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
A memorial anime episode to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Monkey Punch's Lupin the Third manga series.
Directors: Jun Kawagoe, Monkey Punch | Stars: Cam Clarke, Kaiji Tang, Keith Silverstein, Karen Strassman
Votes: 79
25. Merry Madagascar (2009 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 28 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Santa and his reindeer crash onto Madagascar it's up to Alex, Marty, Gloria, Melvin, and the penguins to save Christmas.
Director: David Soren | Stars: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith
Votes: 6,411
26. The Cat in the Hat (1971 TV Movie)
TV-G | 30 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A red and white-striped top-hatted cat visits two children left home alone.
Director: Hawley Pratt | Stars: Allan Sherman, Daws Butler, Pamelyn Ferdin, Tony Frazier
Votes: 2,143
27. Robin Robin (2021)
G | 32 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
In this stop-motion short film, a bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.
Directors: Daniel Ojari, Michael Please | Stars: Bronte Carmichael, Richard E. Grant, Gillian Anderson, Adeel Akhtar
Votes: 6,920
28. The Gruffalo (2009 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 27 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A cunning mouse goes for a walk in the forest, and outwits a succession of predators.
Directors: Max Lang, Jakob Schuh | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, Robbie Coltrane, James Corden
Votes: 7,722
29. The Peanut Vendor (1933)
TV-14 | 11 min | Animation, Short, Music
A monkey sings about how he is selling peanuts and how he's only there for a limited time so he tells everyone to by them before they go to sleep
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Seymour Kneitel | Star: Armida
Votes: 170
30. The Mascot (1933)
37 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A stuffed animal goes on a journey through frightening streets to get its kid an orange.
Director: Wladyslaw Starewicz | Star: Wladyslaw Starewicz
Votes: 1,613
31. Opal (2020)
16+ | 13 min | Animation, Short, Horror
A curious girl investigates the cries she hears coming from a forbidden house across the street.
Director: Jack Stauber | Star: Jack Stauber
Votes: 1,680
32. SHOP: A Pop Opera (2019)
TV-PG | 12 min | Animation, Short, Musical
A man walks through a store on a grocery run and learns valuable life lessons with each item crossed off the grocery list.
Director: Jack Stauber
Votes: 288
33. Goldie (2020)
TV-G | 2 min | Short, Drama, Music
An old man sits on his porch, reminiscing with his dog, then plays a sad song on his guitar.
Director: Jack Stauber | Star: Noah Britton
Votes: 52
34. 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: 16,841
35. Father Christmas (1991 TV Short)
G | 25 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A down-to-earth Father Christmas recounts a vacation he took around the world and a typical Christmas Eve workload, from his small house in contemporary Britain.
Director: Dave Unwin | Star: Mel Smith
Votes: 2,398
36. Frankenweenie (1984)
PG | 29 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A young boy sets out to revive his dead pet using the monstrous power of science.
Director: Tim Burton | Stars: Shelley Duvall, Daniel Stern, Barret Oliver, Joseph Maher
Votes: 13,349
37. Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too (1991 TV Movie)
TV-G | 26 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
When Christopher Robin writes a letter to Santa and forgets to add what Pooh wanted for Christmas, Pooh tries to get the letter back, and subsequently redeliver the letter to the North Pole.
Director: Jamie Mitchell | Stars: Jim Cummings, Peter Cullen, John Fiedler, Michael Gough
Votes: 1,673
38. Prep & Landing (2009 TV Short)
TV-G | 22 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Wayne gets a new rookie partner, Lanny, after his previous partner got the promotion he wanted. Lanny has to remind Wayne of the Spirit of Christmas and the importance of being an elf in Santa's Prep and Landing elite unit.
Directors: Kevin Deters, Stevie Wermers | Stars: David Foley, Sarah Chalke, Mason Cotton, David DeLuise
Votes: 4,002
39. Intimate Interviews: Bela Lugosi (1931)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Actor Bela Lugosi discusses his career, his social life, and his feelings about his most famous role, Count Dracula.
Director: Grace Elliott | Stars: Bela Lugosi, Dorothy West
Votes: 75
40. What a Cartoon: Larry & Steve (1997)
TV-PG | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A dog is adopted by a moron, and is taken to the store to go shopping.
Director: Seth MacFarlane | Stars: Seth MacFarlane, Lori Alan
Votes: 499
41. Minnie the Moocher (1932)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Betty Boop and Bimbo run away from home, but that night they are scared by a chorus of ghosts singing the title song.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Willard Bowsky | Stars: Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, Cab Calloway, Billy Murray, William Pennell
Votes: 1,723
42. Snow-White (1933)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Trouble starts when the queen's magic mirror says Betty Boop is fairest. Cab Calloway sings "St. James Infirmary Blues."
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Roland Crandall | Stars: Cab Calloway, Billy Murray, Mae Questel
Votes: 2,216
43. The Old Man of the Mountain (1933)
7 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Betty Boop goes to see the fearsome Old Man of the Mountain for herself; he sings the title song and a duet with Betty.
Directors: Dave Fleischer, Bernard Wolf | Stars: Cab Calloway, Bonnie Poe
Votes: 691
44. Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho (1934)
Not Rated | 10 min | Musical, Short
This jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity.
Director: Fred Waller | Stars: Cab Calloway, Sidney Easton, Fredi Washington, Floyd Marmon
Votes: 275
45. The Skunk Song (1942)
3 min | Short, Music
Director: Robert R. Snody | Stars: Cab Calloway and His Band, The Cabaliers, Cab Calloway
Votes: 14
46. Blues in the Night (1942)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Music
An early form of music video featuring the legendary Cab Calloway and his orchestra.
Stars: Cab Calloway, The Cabaliers
Votes: 16
47. Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party (1935)
Approved | 8 min | Short, Music, Musical
Cab Calloway performs two numbers at the Cotton Club, then takes his friends down to Harlem for a jitterbug party.
Director: Fred Waller | Stars: Cab Calloway, Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, Lena Horne, Avon Long
Votes: 83
48. Minnie the Moocher (1942)
3 min | Short, Comedy, Music
This Soundie shows Cab Calloway and his orchestra performing the title song.
Stars: Cab Calloway, Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra
Votes: 62
49. Hi De Ho (1937)
Approved | 11 min | Musical, Short
Young Cab Calloway's mother is concerned because Cab spends his days listening to the radio, pretending to lead an orchestra. A deacon, passing by the apartment, hears him singing and ... See full summary »
Director: Roy Mack | Stars: Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra, Cab Calloway, Jeni Le Gon
Votes: 179
50. The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, History
This short film, one of the first to use camera tricks, depicts the execution of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Director: Alfred Clark | Stars: Robert Thomae, Mrs. Robert L. Thomas
Votes: 2,558
51. Sonic (2013)
E10+ | 18 min | Short, Action, Adventure
The evil Dr. Robotnik takes over the planet Mobius, and it is up to Sonic the Hedgehog to put a stop to his evil plans.
Director: Eddie Lebron | Stars: Jaleel White, DJ Hazard, Lauren Schacher, Gary Lee Mahmoud
Votes: 518
52. The Truman Show: Tru-Talk (1998 TV Movie)
TV-PG | 22 min | Comedy, Drama
Get a behind-the-scenes look at The Truman Show, hosted by Tru-Talk's very own Mike Michaelson.
Director: Michael J. McAlister | Stars: Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Ed Harris, Holland Taylor
Votes: 145
53. The Itsy Bitsy Spider (1992)
PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
During a piano lesson, a music teacher discovers a harmless spider, so she calls in The Exterminator.
Director: Matthew O'Callaghan | Stars: Jim Carrey, Andrea Martin, Thora Birch, Frank Welker
Votes: 407
54. Tom Arnold: The Naked Truth (1991 TV Special)
Documentary, Comedy
Director: Peter Segal | Stars: Tom Arnold, Roseanne Barr, Jim Carrey, David Cassidy
Votes: 35
55. Riddle Me This: Why Is Batman Forever? (1995 TV Movie)
23 min | Documentary
Stars: Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Bob Kane, Nicole Kidman
Votes: 87
56. The Scooby-Doo Project (1999 TV Short)
TV-14 | 16 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The Scooby gang get lost in the woods while trying the solve the mystery of a mysterious creature lurking within the forest.
Directors: Casper Kelly, Larry Morris, Steve Patrick | Stars: Frank Welker, Mary Kay Bergman, Scott Innes, B.J. Ward
Votes: 941
57. Night of the Living Doo (2001 TV Short)
18 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Scooby Doo and the Mystery Inc. gang pick up hitchiking Gary Coleman, and the Mystery Machine soon proceeds to break down (multiple times) finally leaving them stranded at a haunted castle ... See full summary »
Directors: Casper Kelly, Jeffrey G. Olsen | Stars: Grey Griffin, Scott Innes, B.J. Ward, Frank Welker
Votes: 404
58. What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This? (1963)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A writer named Algernon (but called Harry by his friends) buys a picture of a boat on a lake, and his obsession with it renders normal life impossible. He attempts to function again by ... See full summary »
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Zeph Michaelis, Mimi Stark, Sarah Braveman, Fred Sica
Votes: 2,654
59. A Few Moments with Eddie Cantor, Star of 'Kid Boots' (1923)
Not Rated | 7 min | Comedy, Short, Music
This experimental talking short shows Cantor in his vaudeville act.
Director: Lee De Forest | Star: Eddie Cantor
Votes: 162
60. A Ziegfeld Midnight Frolic (1929)
15 min | Short, Music
A simple filmed performance featuring Cantor, done up in his stage minstrel makeup, allegedly at the Ziegfeld Theatre Roof Garden, but actually filmed on a soundstage at the Paramount Astoria studio.
Director: Joseph Santley | Stars: Eddie Cantor, Mary Eaton, Oscar Shaw, Eddie Elkins
Votes: 41
61. Pecan Pie (2004 Video)
2 min | Short, Comedy, Musical
A man in his pajamas drives in a bed that moves like a car, while singing Elvis Presley's "Pecan Pie".
Director: Michel Gondry | Stars: Jim Carrey, Eric Judor, Ramzy Bedia
Votes: 1,582
62. Jim Carrey: I Needed Color (2017)
6 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Jim Carrey was once the king of movie comedies, but he's been something of a recluse on the big screen over the last several years. His last string of starring roles came in 2013 and 2014 ... See full summary »
Director: David Bushell | Star: Jim Carrey
Votes: 313
63. Presidential Reunion (2010 Video)
6 min | Short, Comedy
In this Funny or Die short, Barack Obama has the opportunity to meet all the former U.S. presidents from Gerald Ford to George W. Bush, dead or alive, who'll help him to figure out ... See full summary »
Directors: Ron Howard, Jake Szymanski | Stars: Will Ferrell, Jim Carrey, Dana Carvey, Chevy Chase
Votes: 977
64. Shadows of the Bat: The Cinematic Saga of the Dark Knight - Reinventing a Hero (2005 Video)
28 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Constantine Nasr | Stars: Janet Scott Batchler, Lee Batchler, Jim Carrey, Akiva Goldsman
Votes: 91
65.
Living with the Enemy (1998–1999)
Episode:
Cradle of Filth
(1998)
Reality-TV
Stars: Cradle of Filth, Dani Filth
66. Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
One of W.K.L. Dickson's laboratory workers horses around for the camera.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Giuseppe Sacco Albanese
Votes: 1,648
67. Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)
1 min | Short
In an experiment that follows up on the results of 'Monkeyshines, No. 1', an Edison company worker again moves around in front of the motion picture camera.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Giuseppe Sacco Albanese
Votes: 1,198
68. The Infernal Cauldron (1903)
2 min | Short, Horror
Two demons throw helpless captives into a boiling cauldron, and then try to summon forth their spirits.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 2,315
69. The Great Train Robbery (1903)
TV-G | 11 min | Short, Action, Adventure
A group of bandits stage a brazen train hold-up, only to find a determined posse hot on their heels.
Director: Edwin S. Porter | Stars: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, A.C. Abadie, George Barnes, Justus D. Barnes
Votes: 20,998
70. Evolution of the World (1940)
3 min | Animation, Short, Action
A glimpse of daily life during the Age of Dinosaurs is revealed. A brontosaurus roams a dangerous remote island searching for food before a vicious tyrannosaurus rex and a triceratops battle to the death during the Cretaceous period.
Director: Ray Harryhausen
Votes: 32
71. The Big Shave (1967)
Not Rated | 5 min | Short, Drama, Horror
In the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Star: Peter Bernuth
Votes: 8,714
72. Captain Voyeur (1969)
7 min | Short, Horror
A bored computer worker becomes fixated on a co-worker and follows her home.
Director: John Carpenter | Stars: Jerry Cox, Kathy Maynard, Victor Ponderosa, Jane Whiteridge
Votes: 447
73. The Magician (1898)
1 min | Short, Fantasy, Horror
In a traditional "magician" attire, the wizard of illusion and jump cuts, Georges Méliès, says the magic words and conjures up wonders from a plain wooden box.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 986
74. Une nuit terrible (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
A man tries to get a good night's sleep, but is disturbed by a giant spider that leaps onto his bed, and a battle ensues in hilarious comic fashion.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,527
75. Bataille de neige (1897)
1 min | Documentary, Short, Comedy
People start a snowball fight on a street in Lyons, France.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 1,995
76. Divers at Work on the Wreck of the 'Maine' (1898)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Drama, News
The battleship Maine is blown up in Havana harbor during the Spanish-American War.
Director: Georges Méliès
Votes: 678
77. After the Ball, the Bath (1897)
1 min | Short
The first film to ever show a nudity scene on screen is a simple presentation of a servant preparing a bath for another woman.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jeanne Brady, Jehanne d'Alcy
Votes: 1,490
78. Annabelle Serpentine Dance (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Annabelle (Whitford) Moore performs one of her popular dance routines. She uses her dance steps and her long, flowing skirts to create a variety of visual patterns.
Directors: William K.L. Dickson, William Heise | Star: Annabelle Moore
Votes: 2,404
79. The Famous Box Trick (1898)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Fantasy
From the depths of a plain wooden box, a skilful conjurer materializes a lively boy in a clown suit. Next, he takes a heavy battle-axe. What are his intentions?
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 660
80. La danse sur la corde (1878)
1 min | Animation, Short
Between 1877 and 1879, Émile Reynaud realized three series of 10 animations for his Praxinoscope. La danse sur la corde is animation number 7 of the first series.
Director: Émile Reynaud
Votes: 168
81. Newark Athlete (1891)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
An athlete swings Indian clubs.
Director: William K.L. Dickson
Votes: 1,816
82. Demolition of a Wall (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Auguste Lumière directs four workers in the demolition of an old wall at the Lumière factory. One worker is pressing the wall inwards with a jackscrew, while another is pushing it with a ... See full summary »
Director: Louis Lumière | Star: Auguste Lumière
Votes: 2,769
83. The Conjuring of a Woman at the House of Robert Houdin (1896)
1 min | Short, Horror
As an elegant maestro of mirage and delusion drapes his beautiful female assistant with a gauzy textile, much to our amazement, the lady vanishes into thin air.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 2,057
84. A Photographic Contortion (1901)
1 min | Comedy, Short
A man, objecting to being filmed, comes closer and closer to the camera lens until his mouth is all we see. Then he opens wide and swallows camera and cinematographer. He steps back, chews, and grins.
Director: James Williamson | Star: Sam Dalton
Votes: 2,092
85. A Nightmare (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Horror
In this fantastic scene, a man who is eager to retire has a difficult time finding peace, as his nocturnal illusions come to life out of thin air.
Director: Georges Méliès | Stars: Jehanne d'Alcy, Georges Méliès
Votes: 1,990
86. Passage de Venus (1874)
1 min | Documentary, Short
Series of photographs of the transit of the planet Venus across the Sun in 1874.
Director: P.J.C. Janssen
Votes: 2,084
87. Leaving the Factory (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Workers leaving the Lumière factory for lunch in Lyon, France in 1895; a place of great photographic innovation and one of the birth places of cinema.
Director: Louis Lumière
Votes: 7,555
88. The Waterer Watered (1895)
Not Rated | 1 min | Short, Comedy
An impudent child plays a prank on a gardener innocently watering his plants.
Director: Louis Lumière | Stars: François Clerc, Benoît Duval
Votes: 5,845
89. Sallie Gardner at a Gallop (1878)
TV-G | 1 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
The clip shows a jockey, Gilbert Domm, riding a horse, Sallie Gardner. The clip is not filmed; instead, it consists of 24 individual photographs shot in rapid succession, making a moving picture when using a zoopraxiscope.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge | Stars: Gilbert Domm, Sallie Gardner
Votes: 3,692
90. Capybara Walking (1887)
1 min | Short
Eadweard Muybridge photographs a capybara in motion.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 500
91. Buffalo Running (1883)
TV-G | 1 min | Documentary, Short
Individual photographs of the running of a buffalo shot in rapid succession.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 1,202
92. The Arrival of a Train (1896)
Not Rated | 1 min | Documentary, Short
A train arrives at La Ciotat station.
Directors: Auguste Lumière, Louis Lumière | Stars: Madeleine Koehler, Marcel Koehler, Mrs. Auguste Lumiere, Jeanne-Joséphine Lumière
Votes: 12,873
93. Pig Walking (1887)
Short
Two series of photos showing a pig walking. One is taken from the front, the other from the side.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 143
94. Dog Running (1887)
Short
Eadweard Muybridge photographs a dog running from two different angles: one from the side, one from the back.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 145
95. Man Taking Off His Boater (1887)
Short
A series of photographs of a man in a suit taking a hat off his head.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 154
96. Cockatoo Flying (1887)
Documentary, Short
This series of images by Muybridge pictures a cockatoo in flight.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 258
97. Woman Hopping on One Foot (1887)
Short
Two separate series of photographs, (one taken from the front, the other from the back) showing a nude woman jumping up and down on one foot.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 196
98. Woman Sitting Down (1887)
Short
Eadweard Muybridge's nude female model sits down in a chair in a series of photographs taken to study the human locomotion.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 167
99. Woman Picking Up Skirt (1887)
Short
A series of images of a nude model picking up a translucent skirt from the floor.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 190
100. Woman Picking Up Child (1887)
Documentary, Short
This series of photographs depict two nude models: a woman and a young child, as the woman picks up the child.
Director: Eadweard Muybridge
Votes: 148
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