From little things, big things grow, and plenty of excellent feature films started as shorts. Taika Waititi’s Two Cars, One Night begat Boy. Alive in Joburg became District 9. Monster transformed into The Babadook. Whiplash became Whiplash, Thunder Road, er, Thunder Road. The Last Black Man in San Francisco’s characters grew out of American Paradise. Even the Safdies are returning to the form. With modern feature films stretching the limits of our bladders, it’s time to celebrate the art of the short. Live-action or animated, Oscar-nominated or not, list your ten favorite short films of all time.
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Nandhan Manoharan 158 films
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ayame113 40 films
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Alphonse Elric 354 films
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jharpel 28 films
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leo 30 films
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a 17 films
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Film Aesthetics 34 films
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Jim Raison 36 films
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Joke Peralta 80 films
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Nicolasz 14 films
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saffron 89 films
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Nicolasz 13 films
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evan 37 films
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Justin Joseph Hall 17 films
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Benjamin Luke Mitchell 69 films
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Y2K 10 films
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David Cuevas 21 films
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Austin Green 10 films
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Evan Addison 10 films
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Paul Dilger 10 films
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Jules 🌸 11 films
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TéléDex-BaBrBo 10 films
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Daniel Charchuk 10 films
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Andreas K 19 films
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JTFX 9 films
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Zane 9 films
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Matthew 10 films
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Godard_Knocks 10 films
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Trevor Duhon 10 films
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funnybair 4 films
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Dave 10 films
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kjkirk 10 films
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Joseph Reid 13 films
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Zheddy 10 films
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aobh 11 films
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AharonLuger 9 films
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Mitch K. 16 films
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DonJohn80 10 films
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Marina Rossi 10 films
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Francesco Quario 12 films
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Zayne 10 films
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Em 10 films
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🌸 ilona 🌸 12 films
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Nichtsbesondern 8 films
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aidan 10 films
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GhostfaceKillah 10 films
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Thomas 107 films
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Parker Lyman 10 films
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Scott Kelly 30 films
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Sally Jane Black 372 films
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henry_vega 9 films
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Mark 10 films
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S_Low 10 films
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Adam William 10 films
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Angelo Cordeiro 10 films
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Kash Hammer 0 films
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actionberg 10 films
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Ryan Terry 20 films
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CarsonHiggins 12 films
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Flicks With Friends 10 films
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DonDraper 15 films
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John Barlow 56 films
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Darryl Thompson 10 films
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maddy 10 films
![DungeonSkramz](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/8567731196ddb873ea73807433b21c16?rating=PG&size=32&border=&default=https%3A%2F%2Fs.ltrbxd.com%2Fstatic%2Fimg%2Favatar32.09445e73.png)
DungeonSkramz 40 films
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miserypop 28 films
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b_conrado 19 films
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Anthony Carpendale 25 films
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Lewis 10 films
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Eduardo Ramírez 118 films
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Matthias_S 10 films
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EmilyAvocado 4 films
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Kurosawa 30 films
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mikayla 10 films
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Lauren Stoolfire 10 films
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Daniel Earney 10 films
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patty hearst 3 films
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Cassie Kimbrel 13 films
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beatlestw 7 films