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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Nuit et brouillard
1956 — a.k.a. Night and Fog, in 17 top lists Check -
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Listen to Britain
1942, in 7 top lists Check -
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Las Hurdes
1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 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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Le sang des bêtes
1949 — a.k.a. Blood of the Beasts, in 10 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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The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes
1971, in 9 top lists Check -
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Méditerranée
1963, in 5 top lists Check -
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Khaneh siah ast
1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 top lists Check -
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The Song of Ceylon
1934, in 3 top lists Check -
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A Diary for Timothy
1945, in 5 top lists Check -
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Ryan
2004, in 2 top lists Check -
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San Pietro
1945, in 4 top lists Check -
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Hôtel des Invalides
1952, in 3 top lists Check -
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Powers of Ten
1977, in 3 top lists Check -
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Reassemblage: From the Firelight to the Screen
1983, in 4 top lists Check -
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Window Water Baby Moving
1959, in 7 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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Zapruder Film of Kennedy Assassination
1970, in 2 top lists Check -
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O Dreamland
1953, in 3 top lists Check -
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Manhatta
1921, in 5 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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79 primaveras
1969, in 5 top lists Check -
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Toute la mémoire du monde
1956, in 4 top lists Check -
187 -
Great (Isambard Kingdom Brunel)
1975, in 1 top list Check -
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Seven Up!
1964, in 5 top lists Check -
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Le fleuve aux grandes eaux
1993 — a.k.a. The Mighty River, in 0 top lists Check -
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Terminus
1961, in 0 top lists Check -
216 -
Night Mail
1936, in 5 top lists Check -
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Les statues meurent aussi
1953 — a.k.a. Statues also Die, in 4 top lists Check -
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The Nazis Strike
1943, in 3 top lists Check -
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Vremena goda
1975 — a.k.a. Four Seasons, in 3 top lists Check
Last updated on Dec 31, 2011; source