Short Films
A list of all the short films I have seen. As always, recommendations are welcome.
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- DirectorStanley KubrickStarsDouglas EdwardsNat FleischerWalter CartierAfter a short study of boxing's history, narrated by newscaster Douglas Edwards, we follow a day in the life of a middleweight Irish boxer named Walter Cartier.
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsNicole BergerAnne ColletteJean-Claude BrialyTwo French college girls each meet a boy named Patrick and quickly realize that it is less a coincidence then they think.
- DirectorJean-Luc GodardFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Claude BrialyCaroline DimJean-Luc GodardA young woman is going to Paris by bus, but when she steps out of her house she discovers that her garden and the whole village is flooded with water. With a boat and a bike she succeeds to reach a dry spot in the village. There a young man in a car offers her a lift. They drive around in circles, trying to find a way out of the area, but all ways are blocked by the water. Concurrently with the ever rising water the emotions within the two young people also start rising. At last they find their way out of the flooded area. When they reach Paris and the young woman looks up at the Eiffel Tower, she knows that she is going to spend the night with this man.
- DirectorWerner HerzogStarsReinhard LichtenbergWeight lifting men who compete to achieve individual bodily perfection through muscle building.
- DirectorChris MarkerStarsÉtienne BeckerJean NégroniHélène ChatelainThe story of a man forced to explore his memories in the wake of World War III's devastation, told through still images.
- DirectorHeinz DunkhaseFranco MarazziStarsFreddie FrintonMay WardenHeinz PiperAt Miss Sophie's 90th birthday dinner, her butler James must fill in for her four departed friends - and that includes lots of drinks before every course.
- DirectorJim HensonStarsJim HensonEnid CafritzDennis PagetA surreal stream of consciousness montage about time and related bizarreness.
- DirectorEric SykesStarsTommy CooperEric SykesJimmy EdwardsThe slapstick perilous misadventures of two clumsy construction builders who require a wooden floorboard.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsPeter BernuthIn the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsRichard LevinPamela McMylerHenry AxelrodThey were both wanderers but to be more specific...Hippies.
- DirectorEric SykesStarsRichard BriersEric SykesTommy CooperA young married couple unwisely entrust an inept removals team with their move into a new home.
- DirectorJan SvankmajerLewis Carroll's poem is read and followed by a free-form animated depiction of images and toys from childhood, repeatedly overturned by a live cat.
- DirectorAntonio MerceroStarsJosé Luis López VázquezAgustín GonzálezGoyo LebreroA man gets trapped inside a telephone box and nobody is able to free him.
- DirectorLars von TrierStarsYvetteSolbjørg HøjfeldtAnne-Lise GaboldA troubled and solitary woman who suffers from an acute light sensitivity summons the strength to escape her persistent trials; however, the fateful morning which is only hours away, still seems so distant and pale. Can she take the step?
- DirectorTim BurtonStarsVincent PriceYoung Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.
- DirectorJimmy T. MurakamiDianne JacksonStarsDavid BowieRaymond BriggsMel SmithOn Christmas Eve, a young boy builds a snowman that comes to life and takes him to the North Pole to meet Father Christmas.
- DirectorJohn LandisStarsMichael JacksonOla RayForrest J. AckermanA night at the movies turns into a nightmare when Michael and his date are attacked by a hoard of bloodthirsty zombies - only a "Thriller" can save them now.
- 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.
- DirectorJan KounenStarsAbel AboualitenPascal BanosBob FletchardAcross a futuristic city's narrow streets, a coven of modern witches chases a thief on motorized flying brooms.
- DirectorRoy AnderssonStarsKlas-Gösta OlssonLennart BjörklundChrister ChristensenAfter witnessing an act of unprecedented violence without even flinching, an emotionally numb real-estate agent visits his ailing mother at the hospital, and then, the graveyard. Is there a speck of happiness in this cruel and short life?
- DirectorTom TykwerStarsIsis KrügerThomas WolffSadly, there is nothing more left between Nadja and her husband, and as a grim epilogue, Rainer has to pack and go. But even now, is there a chance to salvage what's left of their tattered marriage?
- 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.
- DirectorPatrice LeconteStarsJacques VilleretLaurent PetitgirardKeeping the rhythm for twenty or so minutes in Ravel's Boléro can be an arduous and excruciatingly tedious task for the orchestra's unsung hero: the drummer.
- 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.
- DirectorJavier FesserStarsRamón LangaPablo PinedoPietro OliveraOn the run from the police in a desperate attempt to escape a pair of Civil Guardians, a peaceful gas-station worker embarks on a frenzied road adventure.
- DirectorPeter MullanStarsGary LewisVicki MassonLaurie VentryIn a squalid tenement building in Glasgow, two toughs lock a helpless young boy inside a broken fridge-freezer.
- DirectorJohn WeileyStarsHugo WeavingMark BakerHayley PeroRappel into a world of exotic creatures, beautiful and treacherous waterfalls, canyons, and underground rivers carved by streams as our modern bushwackers explore a natural wonderland as it was ninety million years ago.
- DirectorJohn BrunoJames CameronKeith MeltonStarsArnold SchwarzeneggerEdward FurlongLinda HamiltonThree freedom fighters attack a large corporation to prevent a future apocalypse.
- DirectorNanni MorettiStarsFabia BergamoPaolo Di VirgilioPaola OrfeiThe work and obsessions of director Nanni Moretti when the Iranian movie "Close Up" is scheduled to open in the movie theater he owns in Rome. Attention to details and above all a great love for cinema at its best.
- DirectorChristopher NolanStarsJeremy TheobaldIn his squalid apartment, a man tries to squash with his shoe an insect of some kind that is moving around the room.
- DirectorLukas MoodyssonStarsSten LjunggrenCecilia FrodeErich HörtnaglBirger is old and retired from work. Still, he goes back to work since he has nothing else to do. Back home he gets a rare visitor: a girl from Hare Krishna recruiting new members. But his need for human contact proves to be to overwhelming for the girl.
- DirectorAnders Thomas JensenStarsUlrich ThomsenJens Jørn SpottagJohn MartinusOn his way to the polls, an idealist yet absent-minded voter must endure continuous waves of racist cab drivers and their offensive remarks.
- DirectorBruce BranitJeremy HuntStarsJeremy HuntAngela BurnsErin KoteckiA section of a highway is blocked off so that a plane can make an emergency landing on it. However, there are two people still driving on the highway: a man in an SUV and an old lady in a Lincoln.
- DirectorVirgil WidrichStarsJohannes SilberschneiderElisabeth Ebner-HaidUnknowingly, a copy shop employee sets off a bizarre series of events with utterly unforeseen consequences.
- DirectorJohn FrankenheimerStarsClive OwenTomas MilianFranklin Dennis JonesA mysterious BMW driver must protect an eccentric old foreigner from criminals.
- DirectorAng LeeStarsClive OwenMason LeeSonom GualsonThe Driver is carrying an East Asian child who has been chosen for a strange rite. He must drive him through the city to get to a monk's house, while eluding several cars out to get the child.
- DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsClive OwenMickey RourkeAdriana LimaThe Driver is now spying on a celebrity's wife suspected of adultery.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorChristopher MorrisStarsPaddy ConsidineMiranda PleasenceSimon GreenallDisaster after disaster, an already frail man descends into madness after his talking dog announces that he is actually his defence lawyer.
- DirectorJuan SolanasStarsLaurent BertYannick BlivetChristophe BottiWith two fabulous tickets to tonight's ball in his hands, the solitary Mr Phelps needs to find the perfect head to please his charming date. Will he risk it all for love?
- 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....
- DirectorNeill BlomkampStarsBraam GreylingGodfrey SeomeDawie AckermannAn eerie tale of a close encounter of the third kind in Johannesburg.
- DirectorGary TrousdaleStarsMike MyersEddie MurphyCameron DiazThis half-hour animated TV special features the Shrek characters putting their own spin on holiday traditions.
- DirectorVincenzo NataliStarsVickie PapavsBruce McFeeDavid HewlettBen and Ellen are thrust into adventure when Hank, a blood covered security man of the building rushes into their elevator, claiming that there's a dangerous creature in the building.
- DirectorAlvy Ray SmithA brainless android wakes up to be taunted by a large bee.
- DirectorJohn LasseterA 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.
- DirectorJohn LasseterA one-man-band tin toy tries to escape a destructive baby.
- DirectorJohn LasseterWith 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.
- DirectorKrzysztof KieslowskiStarsRyszard DembinskiJerzy FedorowiczEwa KonarskaA young couple leave a lake campsite on motorbike at the same time as a bus full of youths. The boy accidently loses a tent along the road which is picked up by those in the bus who offer a trade of the tent for his girl.
- DirectorFrederik Meldal NørgaardDennis PetersenStarsAnders Brink MadsenHenrik VestergaardSteen BondropFour young men are sitting in a car at a train crossing and waiting for the train to pass.
- DirectorJens Raunkjær ChristensenJonas Drotner MouritsenStarsAnders HoumannTobias Shaw PetersenDion RaufortA Danish short film, depicting two survivors in a wasteland surviving solely by the oxygen to which they are both attached to. From the Danish filmmakers Jens Raunkjær, Christensen, and Jonas Drotner Mouritsen.
- DirectorPhilip Th. PedersenStarsDavid SakuraiDanny ThykærMagnus BruunIn a post-apocalyptic future mankind survives by either killing or hiding. The only hope is that the mythic Eastern Army will one day come and re-build society. A stranger (David Sakurai) arrives at a small settlement to cheat the inhabitants out of food and information by making them believe he is from the army. That ten-year-old Jessica (Mia Dinitzen) believes in him nags him with guilt. When a gang of killers and their ruthless leader (Danny Thykær) arrive to kill the inhabitants the stranger has to choose between running away or risking his life to save Jessicca - and will the Eastern Army rescue them in time?
- DirectorShaky GonzálezStarsAnne BergfeldSusanne BernRandi BozenaAfter a chemical war in 2019, all men on the planet die. Many years have passed and the male existence is merely a legend and an infamous myth. For three decades, the tale of the last man on earth has engulfed the world, and the fleeting hope of human existence remains alive. Is the Last Warrior a legend or is he still alive?
- 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.
- DirectorJalmari HelanderStarsOtso TarkelaOnni TommilaTommi KorpelaIn this sequel to 'Rare Exports Inc' we are shown the horrendous results of abusing Father Christmas.
- DirectorSteve PurcellStarsTom HanksTim AllenKristen SchaalIt's a post-Christmas play-date and the toys have to go up against the fearsome and aggressive new dino toys.
- DirectorBritt RandleStarsKev ElevCaroline Niklas-Gordon
- DirectorBritt RandleStarsCaroline Niklas-GordonA surreal dance narrative set within the aesthetic of an old black-and-white silent film.
- DirectorScarlett JohanssonStarsKevin BaconSean T. KrishnanJ. Salome MartinezA man travels across New York City to get a Nathan's Famous hot dog.
- DirectorAndrey ZvyagintsevStarsNicholas PurcellCarla GuginoGoran VisnjicA young boy picks up his father's camera using which he accidentally films a dying romance.
- DirectorPhilip PignottiStarsChris BonnoJeff PlamenigEduardo RomanThe history of the Chihuahua is told through animation and photo collage.
- DirectorDavid FeissStarsAnna FarisBenjamin BrattCraig Kellman
- DirectorDavid FeissStarsTerry CrewsCody CameronKris Pearn
- DirectorKyle BaldaSamuel TourneuxStarsPierre CoffinKent BoydThe minions chase a banana and apple around the lab.
- DirectorKyle BaldaSamuel TourneuxStarsPierre CoffinRob HuebelThree freshly cloned minions go through the wacky orientation process at the evil laboratories of Gru.
- DirectorKyle BaldaSamuel TourneuxStarsMiranda CosgroveDana GaierElsie FisherA social worker is coming to Gru's house to check if it's suitable for children. Margo, Edith, Agnes and the Minions must take care of the situation.
- DirectorShane AckerA rag doll fights a monster that has been stealing the souls of his people.
- DirectorPedro AlmodóvarStarsCarmen MachiPenélope CruzMarta AledoThe story of genius dandelion in glasses about an aspiring writer obsessed with the desire to eat a man's legs.
- DirectorAndrew AdamsonVicky JensonStarsMike MyersMark MoseleyCameron DiazShrek and his friends enjoy themselves with some Karaoke partying.
- DirectorJosh CooleyStarsPete DocterBen CoxKyle MacLachlanRiley, now 12, who is hanging out with her parents at home when potential trouble comes knocking. Mom's and Dad's Emotions find themselves forced to deal with Riley going on her first date.
- DirectorJames Ford MurphyStarsNapua GreigKuana Torres KaheleMuneer LyatiA story that takes place over millions of years and is inspired by the beauty of tropical islands and the allure of ocean volcanoes.
- 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?
- DirectorBrian LarsenStarsJulie WaltersSteve PurcellCallum O'NeillThe witch from Pixar's Brave (2012) uses magical illustrations to tell the legend of a power-obsessed prince who sought a magic spell that would allow him to wrest control of a kingdom from his brothers, only to destroy that kingdom and his own fate as well.
- DirectorSanjay PatelStarsBrent SchraffSunny Singh AttarArun RaoSanjay 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.
- DirectorJohn KahrsStarsJohn KahrsKari WahlgrenJack GoldenbergAn office worker meets the girl of his dreams and uses a fleet of paper airplanes to get her attention.
- DirectorPatrick OsborneStarsSteve ApostolinaKirk BailyBen BledsoeThe love life of a man as told through the meals he gives his adopted dog, Winston.
- DirectorYarrow CheneyBruno DequierStarsPierre CoffinA minion finds a little lost alien, and he cares for it.
- DirectorFabrice JoubertMark O'HareStarsPierre CoffinSteve CarellFollows two minions who are up to mischief in the mailroom.
- DirectorEric FavelaRégis SchullerStarsPierre CoffinMiranda CosgroveElsie FisherThe IceCream truck is in the neighborhood, when Agnes can't get her bike to work, the minions fix it up for her.
- DirectorMatthew O'CallaghanStarsPaul JulianWile E. Coyote intends to catch Road Runner while avoiding heat-seeking missiles using a makeshift copter-helmet.
- DirectorJosh CooleyStarsJason TopolskiA.J. Riebli IIISteve PurcellAfter Nurses George and A.J. of the Shady Oaks Retirement Village witness Carl leaving with his house towed by balloons, other senior citizens around the city are inspired to make their own "escapes", much to George and A.J.'s chagrin.
- DirectorRonnie Del CarmenStarsBob PetersonDelroy LindoJerome RanftAlpha, Beta, and Gamma try to keep Dug out of their way while they hunt for Kevin the Snipe. However, their instructions for his "very special mission" keep backfiring on them.
- 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.
- DirectorAngus MacLaneStarsAngus MacLaneTessa SwigartIf BURN-E (a welding robot) had known how much trouble he'd be caused by WALL-E's pursuit of EVE, then he'd have taken the day off.
- DirectorDoug SweetlandA stage magician's rabbit gets into a magical onstage brawl against his neglectful guardian with two magic hats.
- 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.
- 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.
- DirectorGary RydstromStarsTom HanksTim AllenJoan CusackThe toys throw Ken and Barbie a Hawaiian vacation in Bonnie's room.
- DirectorRob GibbsStarsLarry the Cable GuyKeith FergusonStacy KeachMater's decision to fly lands him accidentally at a big airshow.
- DirectorAngus MacLaneStarsTom HanksTim AllenJohn RatzenbergerA fast food restaurant mini variant of Buzz forcibly switches places with the real Buzz and his friends have to deal with the obnoxious impostor.
- DirectorRob GibbsStarsLarry the Cable GuyKeith FergusonJohn Michael HigginsWhen a clock lands on Mater's engine, he travels back in time to 1909 where he meets Stanley, an ambitious young car on his way to California. With the help of Lightning McQueen, Mater alters history by convincing Stanley to stay and build Radiator Springs. Stanley meets Lizzie and they commemorate the opening of the new courthouse with their wedding.
- DirectorJohn LasseterA child who is afraid of the dark forms a unique relationship with the objects that once frightened him.
- DirectorAndrew StantonStarsAndrew StantonRich MooreJeff PidgeonA polar bear is hunted by eskimos. But suddenly the hunt gets interrupted.
- DirectorJohn LasseterStarsJack HannahNancy BeimanA lamp causes a ruckus in the shop while the shopkeeper is away.