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Short Movies: All 39 Films on the Site

There are 39 short films on the site, released from 1943 to 2022, and none of them is ranked. The 2000s were the busiest decade with 16 releases.

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short films on the site
39
worldwide gross of 22 films
$341.7M
plot summaries
12
Every film

The Newest Short Movies

The newest 12 of 39 short films, led by LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation (2022); they date from 1943 to 2022. None of them is ranked yet, so they are shown by release date.

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Box office

Which Short Movies Earned the Most?

Deep Sea (2006) is the highest-grossing short movie with $98.2M worldwide, ahead of Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) at $40.3M. These 10 hits alone hold 95% of all short box office on the site. Grosses judged to be data errors are left out.

Short box office charts
  1. Deep Sea (2006) movie poster Number 1
    $98.2M Deep Sea (2006) $46.4M domestic
  2. Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) movie poster Number 2
    $40.3M Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) $34.1M domestic
  3. Wild Safari 3D (2005) movie poster Number 3
    $34.3M Wild Safari 3D (2005) $16.6M domestic

$341.7M earned worldwide by the 22 short films with a reported gross

  1. Bugs! $29.4M 2003 · $19.1M domestic
  2. Ghosts of the Abyss $27.6M 2003 · $17M domestic
  3. Cirque du Soleil: Journey of Man $27.5M 2000 · $15.6M domestic
  4. Santa vs. the Snowman $22.8M 2002 · $10.3M domestic
  5. Island of Lemurs: Madagascar $16.9M 2014 · $11.3M domestic
  6. CyberWorld $16.7M 2000 · $11.3M domestic
  7. Roving Mars $11M 2006 · $10.4M domestic
Decades

Short Movies Through the Decades

The 2000s were the busiest decade with 16 short films, ahead of the 2010s (14). Films without a release date are not counted here.

  1. 16 short films from the 2000s 2000s
    No ranked film
  2. 14 short films from the 2010s 2010s
    No ranked film
  3. 8 short films from the 2020s 2020s
    No ranked film
Awards

The Most-Awarded Short Movies

Saludos Amigos (1943) has the most award nominations of any short film (3).

Awards & festivals
Most-awarded short films: wins, nominations and where they won
# Film Wins Nominations Won at
1
Saludos Amigos (1943) movie poster Saludos Amigos 1943 · 3 nominations
0 3 Nominated only
2
World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime (2020) movie poster World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime 2020 · 1 nomination
0 1 Nominated only
2
Robin Robin (2021) movie poster Robin Robin 2021 · 1 nomination
0 1 Nominated only
2
Audible (2021) movie poster Audible 2021 · 1 nomination
0 1 Nominated only
2
Ghosts of the Abyss (2003) movie poster Ghosts of the Abyss 2003 · 1 nomination
0 1 Nominated only
Languages

Where Do Short Movies Come From?

English is the biggest source of short films with 28 (72%), followed by Chinese (2) and Arabic (1).

All languages
  1. English 28 films · 72%
Genre pairings

Genres Often Paired With Short

59% of short films are also tagged documentary, the most common pairing, followed by animation (26%) and family (21%). A film can carry several genres, so the shares overlap.

Full list

Browse Every Short Movie

Filter all 39 short films by decade, year, language, box office, plot summaries and after-credits scenes on the full list, which opens with the newest releases.

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FAQ

Short Movies: Questions & Answers

Quick answers about short movies from the numbers on this page: Deep Sea (2006) is the biggest hit and the 2000s were the busiest decade.

What is the highest-grossing short movie?

Deep Sea (2006) has earned $98.2M worldwide, the most of any short film on the site; Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D (2005) is second with $40.3M.

Short box office charts

How many short movies are there?

The site lists 39 short films. 0 of them are ranked, 22 have reported box office and 12 have a plot summary. A film counts as short when short is one of its genres.

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Which decade made the most short movies?

The 2000s, with 16 short films, ahead of the 2010s (14).