Short film

Films of under about 40 minutes: shorts that stand as complete works, from the silent avant-garde to animated miniatures.

Directors with the most films in this genre

Barbara Hammer1 filmFyodor Khitruk1 filmGermaine Dulac1 filmHans Richter1 filmJoris Ivens1 filmKenneth Anger1 filmLen Lye1 filmLeos Carax1 filmLuis Ospina1 filmMan Ray1 filmMaya Deren1 filmNorman McLaren1 filmOskar Fischinger1 filmPeter Kubelka1 filmRoyston Tan1 filmSantiago Álvarez1 filmYuri Norstein1 film

Often combined with

17 films, best rated first

1. Film, Film, Film 1968 · Fyodor Khitruk · IMDb 7.9
2. Neighbours 1952 · Norman McLaren · IMDb 7.9
3. Meshes of the Afternoon 1943 · Maya Deren · IMDb 7.8
4. Tale of Tales (1979) 1979 · Yuri Norstein · IMDb 7.8
5. Agarrando pueblo 1978 · Luis Ospina · IMDb 7.6
6. Rain (1929) 1929 · Joris Ivens · IMDb 7.2
7. Now! 1965 · Santiago Álvarez · IMDb 6.9
8. It's Not Me 2024 · Leos Carax · IMDb 6.8
9. Scorpio Rising 1963 · Kenneth Anger · IMDb 6.8
10. Motion Painting No. 1 1947 · Oskar Fischinger · IMDb 6.7
11. The Smiling Madame Beudet 1923 · Germaine Dulac · IMDb 6.6
12. 15 2002 · Royston Tan · IMDb 6.4
13. Le Retour à la raison 1923 · Man Ray · IMDb 6.4
14. A Colour Box 1935 · Len Lye · IMDb 6.2
15. Dyketactics 1974 · Barbara Hammer · IMDb 6.0
16. Rhythmus 21 1921 · Hans Richter · IMDb 5.7
17. Arnulf Rainer 1960 · Peter Kubelka · IMDb 4.1