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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    Cops

    1922, in 10 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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    Zéro de conduite: Jeunes diables au collège

    1933 — a.k.a. Zero for Conduct, in 17 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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    A Close Shave

    1995, in 2 top lists Check
  9. 226 -

    The Play House

    1921, in 6 top lists Check
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    Neighbors

    1920, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Wrong Trousers

    1993, in 7 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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    The Immigrant

    1917, in 7 top lists Check
  14. 159 -

    The Cure

    1917, in 5 top lists Check
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    Easy Street

    1917, in 6 top lists Check
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    One A.M.

    1916, in 4 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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    Le ballon rouge

    1956 — a.k.a. The Red Balloon, in 11 top lists Check
  19. 143 -

    Simón del desierto

    1965 — a.k.a. Simon of the Desert, in 5 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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    The Dead

    1960, in 3 top lists Check
  22. 9 -

    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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    Luxo Jr.

    1986, in 2 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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    Mothlight

    1963, in 6 top lists Check
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    Inauguration of the Pleasure Dome

    1954, in 4 top lists Check
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    The Grandmother

    1970, in 1 top list Check
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    Lucifer Rising

    1972, in 3 top lists Check
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    Meshes of the Afternoon

    1943, in 10 top lists Check
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    The Old Mill

    1937, in 2 top lists Check
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    Toute la mémoire du monde

    1956, in 4 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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    Hapax Legomena I: Nostalgia

    1971, in 8 top lists Check
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    Hapax Legomena II: Poetic Justice

    1972, in 2 top lists Check
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    One Froggy Evening

    1955, in 4 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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    Scorpio Rising

    1963, in 9 top lists Check
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    Seven Up!

    1964, in 5 top lists Check
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    The Skeleton Dance

    1929, in 2 top lists Check
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    Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
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    Eaux d'artifice

    1953, in 3 top lists Check
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    Fireworks

    1947, in 5 top lists Check
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    Invocation of My Demon Brother

    1969, in 3 top lists Check
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    Puce Moment

    1949, in 1 top list Check
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    Rabbit of Seville

    1950, in 2 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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    Las Hurdes

    1933 — a.k.a. Land Without Bread, in 12 top lists Check
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    The Music Box

    1932, in 9 top lists Check
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