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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79 primaveras
1969, in 5 top lists Check -
51 -
The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes
1971, in 9 top lists Check -
129 -
Adebar
1957, in 2 top lists Check -
123 -
Allegretto
1936, in 0 top lists Check -
188 -
Alone. Life Wastes Andy Hardy
1998, in 1 top list Check -
108 -
Anticipation of the Night
1958, in 4 top lists Check -
195 -
Apel
1971 — a.k.a. The Roll-Call, in 1 top list Check -
206 -
Arnulf Rainer
1960, in 4 top lists Check -
167 -
Aru machikado no monogatari
1962 — a.k.a. Story of a Certain Street Corner, in 0 top lists Check -
198 -
Asparagus
1979, in 2 top lists Check -
140 -
At Land
1944, in 6 top lists Check -
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Atama-yama
2002 — a.k.a. Mount Head, in 1 top list Check -
225 -
Au bout du fil
1974, in 1 top list Check -
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Bad Luck Blackie
1949, in 2 top lists Check -
74 -
Balance
1989, in 1 top list Check -
47 -
Le ballon rouge
1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Band Concert
1935, in 2 top lists Check -
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Barres
1984, in 1 top list Check -
231 -
Beginnings
1980, in 0 top lists Check -
53 -
Begone Dull Care
1950, in 7 top lists Check -
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Big Business
1929, in 5 top lists Check -
59 -
The Big Snit
1985, in 3 top lists Check -
205 -
Black and Tan
1929, in 3 top lists Check -
40 -
Blinkity Blank
1955, in 3 top lists Check -
109 -
Blonde Cobra
1963, in 2 top lists Check -
243 -
Brave Little Tailor
1938, in 1 top list Check -
119 -
Broken Down Film
1985, in 1 top list Check -
236 -
By Night with Torch and Spear
1942, in 0 top lists Check -
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The Cat Concerto
1947, in 4 top lists Check -
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Un chant d'amour
1950 — a.k.a. A Song of Love, in 7 top lists Check -
46 -
Le château de sable
1977 — a.k.a. The Sand Castle, in 1 top list Check -
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Un chien andalou
1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check -
142 -
Clock Cleaners
1937, in 1 top list Check -
164 -
A Close Shave
1995, in 2 top lists Check -
135 -
Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs
1943, in 2 top lists Check -
117 -
Colloque de chiens
1977 — a.k.a. Dog's Dialogue, in 1 top list Check -
73 -
A Colour Box
1935, in 5 top lists Check -
64 -
Cops
1922, in 10 top lists Check -
149 -
La coquille et le clergyman
1928 — a.k.a. The Seashell and the Clergyman, in 4 top lists Check -
104 -
A Corner in Wheat
1909, in 8 top lists Check -
176 -
La course à l'abîme
1992, in 1 top list Check -
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Crac
1980, in 2 top lists Check -
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Creature Comforts
1989, in 1 top list Check -
160 -
Crin blanc: Le cheval sauvage
1953 — a.k.a. White Mane, in 1 top list Check -
159 -
The Cure
1917, in 5 top lists Check -
238 -
Damon the Mower
1972, in 2 top lists Check -
212 -
The Dead
1960, in 3 top lists Check -
228 -
Den offentlige røst
1988 — a.k.a. The Public Voice, in 1 top list Check -
145 -
The Dentist
1932, in 1 top list Check -
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A Diary for Timothy
1945, in 5 top lists Check
Last updated on Dec 31, 2011; source