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. 1 -

    Sherlock Jr.

    1924, in 24 top lists Check
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    Un chien andalou

    1929 — a.k.a. An Andalusian Dog, in 25 top lists Check
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    La jetée

    1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 top lists Check
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    Le voyage dans la lune

    1902 — a.k.a. A Trip to the Moon, in 14 top lists Check
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    Nuit et brouillard

    1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check
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    Meshes of the Afternoon

    1943, in 10 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
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    Partie de campagne

    1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 top lists Check
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    The Great Train Robbery

    1903, in 11 top lists Check
  10. 57 -

    Khaneh siah ast

    1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check
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    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
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    Scorpio Rising

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
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    Wavelength

    1967, in 9 top lists Check
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    The Wrong Trousers

    1993, in 7 top lists Check
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    Duck Amuck

    1953, in 11 top lists Check
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    L'arrivée d'un train à La Ciotat

    1896 — a.k.a. The Arrival of a Train, in 13 top lists Check
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    Simón del desierto

    1965 — a.k.a. Simon of the Desert, in 5 top lists Check
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    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
  19. 18 -

    Un chant d'amour

    1950 — a.k.a. A Song of Love, in 7 top lists Check
  20. 158 -

    Ménilmontant

    1926, in 6 top lists Check
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    L'homme qui plantait des arbres

    1987 — a.k.a. The Man Who Planted Trees, in 8 top lists Check
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    Le sang des bêtes

    1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 top lists Check
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    What's Opera, Doc?

    1957, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 87 -

    Entr'acte

    1924, in 9 top lists Check
  25. 8 -

    Skazka skazok

    1979 — a.k.a. The Tale of Tales, in 6 top lists Check
  26. 51 -

    The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes

    1971, in 9 top lists Check
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    A Close Shave

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
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    À propos de Nice

    1930 — a.k.a. À Propos de Nice, in 9 top lists Check
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    Flaming Creatures

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
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    La coquille et le clergyman

    1928 — a.k.a. The Seashell and the Clergyman, in 4 top lists Check
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    Moznosti dialogu

    1983 — a.k.a. Dimensions of Dialogue, in 6 top lists Check
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    The Music Box

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
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    Yozhik v tumane

    1975 — a.k.a. Hedgehog in the Fog, in 4 top lists Check
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    Cops

    1922, in 10 top lists Check
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    Neighbours

    1952, in 5 top lists Check
  36. 233 -

    Vremena goda

    1975 — a.k.a. Four Seasons, in 3 top lists Check
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    One Froggy Evening

    1955, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Immigrant

    1917, in 7 top lists Check
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    Mest kinematograficheskogo operatora

    1912 — a.k.a. The Cameraman's Revenge, in 5 top lists Check
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    Toute la mémoire du monde

    1956, in 4 top lists Check
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    Listen to Britain

    1942, in 7 top lists Check
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    My Childhood

    1972, in 6 top lists Check
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    Die große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner

    1974 — a.k.a. The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner, in 3 top lists Check
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    Les maîtres fous

    1955 — a.k.a. The Mad Masters, in 6 top lists Check
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    Ruka

    1965 — a.k.a. The Hand, in 7 top lists Check
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    Powers of Ten

    1977, in 3 top lists Check
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    Window Water Baby Moving

    1959, in 7 top lists Check
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    At Land

    1944, in 6 top lists Check
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    The Heart of the World

    2000, in 4 top lists Check
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    Seven Up!

    1964, in 5 top lists Check
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