Top 250 Most-Acclaimed Short Films of All Time

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I compiled this list from many different polls, lists, and awards, using a weighted point system to rank the shorts. I'm defining short as any film with a runtime of 45 minutes or less.

This list focuses more on animation than the Brief Encounters list. It includes many acclaimed animated shorts which are missing from Brief Encounters, most notably The Man Who Planted Trees and Ruka.

Missing from IMDb: The Magic Fox (1982) (it would've been ranked #132)

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  1. 16 -

    The Wrong Trousers

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  2. 14 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  3. 164 -

    A Close Shave

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 3 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
  5. 65 -

    The Great Train Robbery

    1903, in 11 top lists Check
  6. 1 -

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  7. 2 -

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  8. 20 -

    What's Opera, Doc?

    1957, in 7 top lists Check
  9. 9 -

    Duck Amuck

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 107 -

    Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  11. 50 -

    Steamboat Willie

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  12. 137 -

    The Snowman

    1982, in 0 top lists Check
  13. 125 -

    Rabbit of Seville

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 7 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
  15. 37 -

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  16. 49 -

    One Froggy Evening

    1955, in 4 top lists Check
  17. 47 -

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  18. 115 -

    Three Little Pigs

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  19. 43 -

    The Cat Concerto

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 5 -

    Meshes of the Afternoon

    1943, in 10 top lists Check
  21. 60 -

    Snow-White

    1933, in 4 top lists Check
  22. 39 -

    Red Hot Riding Hood

    1943, in 5 top lists Check
  23. 111 -

    The Skeleton Dance

    1929, in 2 top lists Check
  24. 28 -

    Yozhik v tumane

    1975 — a.k.a. Hedgehog in the Fog, in 4 top lists Check
  25. 78 -

    Luxo Jr.

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 12 -

    L'homme qui plantait des arbres

    1987 — a.k.a. The Man Who Planted Trees, in 8 top lists Check
  27. 27 -

    Gertie the Dinosaur

    1914, in 6 top lists Check
  28. 112 -

    Der Fuehrer's Face

    1942, in 2 top lists Check
  29. 106 -

    Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor

    1936, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 38 -

    The Old Mill

    1937, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 144 -

    Zapruder Film of Kennedy Assassination

    1970, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 245 -

    Feed the Kitty

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  33. 120 -

    Superman

    1941, in 1 top list Check
  34. 41 -

    The Band Concert

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
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    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 top lists Check
  36. 61 -

    Porky in Wackyland

    1938, in 2 top lists Check
  37. 74 -

    Balance

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  38. 23 -

    King-Size Canary

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  39. 4 -

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  40. 64 -

    Cops

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  41. 62 -

    Gerald McBoing-Boing

    1950, in 4 top lists Check
  42. 243 -

    Brave Little Tailor

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  43. 194 -

    The Tell-Tale Heart

    1953, in 2 top lists Check
  44. 141 -

    The Great Piggy Bank Robbery

    1946, in 1 top list Check
  45. 15 -

    Moznosti dialogu

    1983 — a.k.a. Dimensions of Dialogue, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 54 -

    The Music Box

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
  47. 100 -

    Powers of Ten

    1977, in 3 top lists Check
  48. 142 -

    Clock Cleaners

    1937, in 1 top list Check
  49. 90 -

    Mothlight

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
  50. 11 -

    Scorpio Rising

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
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