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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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 -
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La jetée
1962 — a.k.a. La Jetée, in 19 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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Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège
1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 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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Khaneh siah ast
1963 — a.k.a. The House Is Black, in 13 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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Partie de campagne
1946 — a.k.a. A Day in the Country, in 13 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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Le ballon rouge
1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check -
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Duck Amuck
1953, in 11 top lists Check -
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The Great Train Robbery
1903, in 11 top lists Check -
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Cops
1922, in 10 top lists Check -
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Meshes of the Afternoon
1943, in 10 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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The Act of Seeing with One's Own Eyes
1971, in 9 top lists Check -
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Entr'acte
1924, in 9 top lists Check -
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Flaming Creatures
1963, in 9 top lists Check -
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The Music Box
1932, in 9 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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Scorpio Rising
1963, in 9 top lists Check -
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Wavelength
1967, in 9 top lists Check -
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A Corner in Wheat
1909, in 8 top lists Check -
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Hapax Legomena I: Nostalgia
1971, in 8 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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Begone Dull Care
1950, in 7 top lists Check -
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Un chant d'amour
1950 — a.k.a. A Song of Love, in 7 top lists Check -
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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 -
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Window Water Baby Moving
1959, in 7 top lists Check -
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The Wrong Trousers
1993, in 7 top lists Check -
140 -
At Land
1944, in 6 top lists Check -
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Easy Street
1917, in 6 top lists Check -
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Gertie the Dinosaur
1914, in 6 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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Ménilmontant
1926, in 6 top lists Check -
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Mothlight
1963, in 6 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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My Childhood
1972, in 6 top lists Check -
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The Play House
1921, in 6 top lists Check -
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Rose Hobart
1936, in 6 top lists Check -
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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. An Impossible Voyage, 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
Last updated on Dec 31, 2011; source