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. 3 -

    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
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    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
  3. 2 -

    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
  4. 7 -

    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 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
  6. 14 -

    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
  7. 57 -

    Khaneh siah ast

    1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check
  8. 37 -

    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
  9. 4 -

    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
  10. 19 -

    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  11. 47 -

    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  12. 9 -

    Duck Amuck

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
  13. 65 -

    The Great Train Robbery

    1903, in 11 top lists Check
  14. 64 -

    Cops

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
  15. 5 -

    Meshes of the Afternoon

    1943, in 10 top lists Check
  16. 26 -

    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
  17. 51 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
  18. 87 -

    Entr'acte

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  19. 21 -

    Flaming Creatures

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  20. 54 -

    The Music Box

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
  21. 165 -

    À propos de Nice

    1930 — a.k.a. À Propos de Nice, in 9 top lists Check
  22. 11 -

    Scorpio Rising

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
  23. 13 -

    Wavelength

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
  24. 104 -

    A Corner in Wheat

    1909, in 8 top lists Check
  25. 67 -

    Hapax Legomena I: Nostalgia

    1971, in 8 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. 53 -

    Begone Dull Care

    1950, in 7 top lists Check
  28. 18 -

    Un chant d'amour

    1950 — a.k.a. A Song of Love, in 7 top lists Check
  29. 134 -

    Free Radicals

    1958, in 7 top lists Check
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    The Immigrant

    1917, in 7 top lists Check
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    Listen to Britain

    1942, in 7 top lists Check
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    Ruka

    1965 — a.k.a. The Hand, in 7 top lists Check
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    What's Opera, Doc?

    1957, in 7 top lists Check
  34. 124 -

    Window Water Baby Moving

    1959, in 7 top lists Check
  35. 16 -

    The Wrong Trousers

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
  36. 140 -

    At Land

    1944, in 6 top lists Check
  37. 63 -

    Easy Street

    1917, in 6 top lists Check
  38. 27 -

    Gertie the Dinosaur

    1914, in 6 top lists Check
  39. 25 -

    Les maîtres fous

    1955 — a.k.a. The Mad Masters, in 6 top lists Check
  40. 158 -

    Ménilmontant

    1926, in 6 top lists Check
  41. 90 -

    Mothlight

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
  42. 15 -

    Moznosti dialogu

    1983 — a.k.a. Dimensions of Dialogue, in 6 top lists Check
  43. 94 -

    My Childhood

    1972, in 6 top lists Check
  44. 226 -

    The Play House

    1921, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 45 -

    Rose Hobart

    1936, in 6 top lists Check
  46. 8 -

    Skazka skazok

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tale of Tales, in 6 top lists Check
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    Street of Crocodiles

    1986, in 6 top lists Check
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    Le voyage à travers l'impossible

    1904 — a.k.a. The Voyage Across the Impossible, in 6 top lists Check
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    79 primaveras

    1969, in 5 top lists Check
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    Big Business

    1929, in 5 top lists Check
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