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Top 250 Short Films

As of May 31, 2026. Curated by slinkyman, extracted from here. This list ranks short films by average member rating.

Changes from the latest update:

In:
When We Move, at #42
I'll Return as the Rain (at #57)
The Mitten (at #219)
Northwest Hounded Police (at #249)
Introduction to the end of an Argument (at #250)

Out:
Alice In Wonderland
Now!
Fast and Furry-ous
Patriotism
Golden Parable

Eligibility rules:
• There is a 1,000 minimum ratings threshold.
• Films must be short in length (40 minutes or less) with an eligible page on TMDB to qualify.
• This list excludes: TV or web episodes, compilation videos, concert films, comedy specials, talk shows, music videos, segments, featurettes.
• Short films that have had their ratings manipulated due to having the same title as a TV series are excluded.

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  • Night and Fog

    1

  • Johanne Sacreblu

    2

  • Emilie Muller

    3

  • The Wrong Trousers

    4

  • Duck Amuck

    5

  • It's Such a Beautiful Day

    6

  • The House Is Black

    7

  • La Jetée

    8

  • World of Tomorrow

    9

  • David Lynch Cooks Quinoa

    10

  • World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime

    11

  • World of Tomorrow Episode Two: The Burden of Other People's Thoughts

    12

  • A Charlie Brown Christmas

    13

  • Isle of Flowers

    14

  • Snow Bear

    15

  • Talking Heads

    16

  • The Man Who Planted Trees

    17

  • Ice Merchants

    18

  • Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time

    19

  • Meshes of the Afternoon

    20

  • Twins in Paradise

    21

  • I Am So Proud of You

    22

  • OPAL

    23

  • Rabbit of Seville

    24

  • Puparia

    25

  • Hedgehog in the Fog

    26

  • Dimensions of Dialogue

    27

  • The PriceMaster

    28

  • Gauze

    29

  • Song of Avignon

    30

  • What's Opera, Doc?

    31

  • The Tree and the Cat

    32

  • Pas de Deux

    33

  • Gender Troublemakers

    34

  • Kitbull

    35

  • One Week

    36

  • I Think This Is the Closest to How the Footage Looked

    37

  • La Maison en Petits Cubes

    38

  • The Cat Concerto

    39

  • Once Upon a Studio

    40

  • It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

    41

  • When We Move

    42

  • Niccolò

    43

  • A Close Shave

    44

  • Everything Will Be OK

    45

  • One Froggy Evening

    46

  • Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death

    47

  • Dandelion

    48

  • Tale of Tales

    49

  • Katatsumori

    50

  • SHOP: A Pop Opera

    51

  • Double King

    52

  • In the Darkness of Time

    53

  • My Little Goat

    54

  • Rabbit Fire

    55

  • A Tale of Moonlight

    56

  • I'll Return as the Rain

    57

  • They Do Not Exist

    58

  • Black Panthers

    59

  • Sea Wall

    60

  • Glass

    61

  • The Dream of a Ridiculous Man

    62

  • A Grand Day Out

    63

  • Memorable

    64

  • Coming Out

    65

  • Angry Man

    66

  • Don't Hug Me I'm Scared 6

    67

  • HIDARI

    68

  • Food

    69

  • The Red Balloon

    70

  • Hail, Sarajevo

    71

  • Rabbit Seasoning

    72

  • Artemide’s Knee

    73

  • The Recorder Exam

    74

  • If You Don't Like It, Look Away

    75

  • Last Year's Snow Was Falling

    76

  • Long-Haired Hare

    77

  • Goodbye Jerome!

    78

  • Hangman

    79

  • Maradona's Legs

    80

  • Linklater: On Cinema and Time

    81

  • Grim

    82

  • Wow! A Talking Fish!

    83

  • Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King

    84

  • Film, Film, Film

    85

  • Flight of the Swan

    86

  • Cheburashka

    87

  • Skin Flick

    88

  • Guaxuma

    89

  • Afrique 50

    90

  • Winnie-the-Pooh

    91

  • The Night It Rained

    92

  • Chère fin,

    93

  • Betty Tells Her Story

    94

  • Cat Soup

    95

  • Hi, How Are You Daniel Johnston?

    96

  • Meeting the Man: James Baldwin in Paris

    97

  • God Is Shy

    98

  • Lost & Found

    99

  • Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century

    100