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. 35 -

    Bad Luck Blackie

    1949, in 2 top lists Check
  2. 47 -

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  3. 41 -

    The Band Concert

    1935, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 121 -

    Big Business

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
  5. 243 -

    Brave Little Tailor

    1938, in 1 top list Check
  6. 43 -

    The Cat Concerto

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  7. 46 -

    Le château de sable

    1977 — a.k.a. The Sand Castle, in 1 top list Check
  8. 142 -

    Clock Cleaners

    1937, in 1 top list Check
  9. 135 -

    Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs

    1943, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 64 -

    Cops

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  11. 160 -

    Crin blanc: Le cheval sauvage

    1953 — a.k.a. White Mane, in 1 top list Check
  12. 9 -

    Duck Amuck

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 107 -

    Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
  14. 245 -

    Feed the Kitty

    1952, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 112 -

    Der Fuehrer's Face

    1942, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 141 -

    The Great Piggy Bank Robbery

    1946, in 1 top list Check
  17. 174 -

    Heavenly Puss

    1949, in 0 top lists Check
  18. 192 -

    Johann Mouse

    1953, in 0 top lists Check
  19. 23 -

    King-Size Canary

    1947, in 4 top lists Check
  20. 12 -

    L'homme qui plantait des arbres

    1987 — a.k.a. The Man Who Planted Trees, in 8 top lists Check
  21. 182 -

    The Little Orphan

    1948, in 0 top lists Check
  22. 78 -

    Luxo Jr.

    1986, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 76 -

    Minnie the Moocher

    1932, in 1 top list Check
  24. 222 -

    Mouse Trouble

    1944, in 0 top lists Check
  25. 250 -

    Northwest Hounded Police

    1946, in 1 top list Check
  26. 98 -

    One A.M.

    1916, in 4 top lists Check
  27. 49 -

    One Froggy Evening

    1955, in 4 top lists Check
  28. 156 -

    Le petit soldat

    1948 — a.k.a. The Little Soldier, in 1 top list Check
  29. 221 -

    Quiet Please!

    1945, in 0 top lists Check
  30. 125 -

    Rabbit of Seville

    1950, in 2 top lists Check
  31. 111 -

    The Skeleton Dance

    1929, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 137 -

    The Snowman

    1982, in 0 top lists Check
  33. 50 -

    Steamboat Willie

    1928, in 3 top lists Check
  34. 115 -

    Three Little Pigs

    1933, in 2 top lists Check
  35. 220 -

    The Two Mouseketeers

    1952, in 0 top lists Check
  36. 20 -

    What's Opera, Doc?

    1957, in 7 top lists Check
  37. 28 -

    Yozhik v tumane

    1975 — a.k.a. Hedgehog in the Fog, in 4 top lists Check
  38. 230 -

    Zhil-byl pyos

    1982 — a.k.a. Once Upon a Time there Lived a Dog, in 1 top list Check
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