List of Short Live-action Films (270 items)report

• Roundhay Garden Scene (1888) – directed by Louis Le Prince; this two-second film is the oldest surviving motion picture (1880s)

• Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888) – another early Louis Le Prince film (1880s)

• Leisurely Pedestrians, Open Topped Buses and Hansom Cabs with Trotting Horses (1889) (1880s)

• London's Trafalgar Square (1890) (1890s)

• Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890) (1890s)

• Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890) (1890s)

• Monkeyshines, No. 3 (1890) (1890s)

• Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop (1891) (1890s)

• Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud (1891) (1890s)

• Duncan Smoking (1891) (1890s)

• Men Boxing (1891) (1890s)

• Monkey and Another, Boxing (1891) (1890s)

• Newark Athlete (1891) (1890s)

• Blacksmith Scene (1893) – first film publicly exhibited by Kinetoscope; sometimes listed as the first film to employ actors; selected for the National Film Registry (1890s)

• Fred Ott's Sneeze (1894) – first motion picture copyrighted in the United States (1890s)

• The Execution of Mary Stuart (1895) – sometimes listed as the first film to employ actors and the first film to use special effects (1890s)

• Robetta and Doretto (1895) (1890s)

• Watering the Gardener (1895) (1890s)

• Interrupted Lover (1896) (1890s)

• The Kiss (1896) – first on-screen kiss; one of the first films to be exhibited commercially; selected for the National Film Registry (1890s)

• In a Chinese Laundry (1897) (1890s)

• The Milker's Mishap (1897) (1890s)

• New Pillow Fight (1897) (1890s)

• Young America (1897) (1890s)

• The Inquisitive Girls (1898) (1890s)

• Little Willy and the Minister (1898) (1890s)

• The Minister's Wooing (1898) (1890s)

• The Nearsighted School Teacher (1898) (1890s)

• The Old Maid and the Burglar (1898) (1890s)

• Armor vs. Armour (1899) (1890s)

• An Exciting Finish (1899) (1890s)

• Above the Limit (1900) (1900s)

• The Burglar-Proof Bed (1900) (1900s)

• I Had to Leave a Happy Home for You (1900) (1900s)

• A Joke on Grandma (1901) (1900s)

• A Trip to the Moon (1902) – first science-fiction film (1900s)

• I Want My Dinner (1903) (1900s)

• The Infernal Boiling Pot (1903) (1900s)

• The Magic Lantern (1903) (1900s)

• The Magical Tramp (1903) (1900s)

• A Narrow Escape (1903) (1900s)

• Everybody Works but Father (1905) (1900s)

• The Little Train Robbery (1905) (1900s)

• Raffles the Dog (1905) (1900s)

• Rescued by Rover (1905) (1900s)

• Ah! La Barbe (1906) (1900s)

• Dr. Dippy's Sanitarium (1906) (1900s)

• College Chums (1907) (1900s)

• A Calamitcus Elapment (1908) (1900s)

• A Dash for Liberty (1908) (1900s)

• The Painter's Revenge (1908) (1900s)

• The House of Ghosts (1908) – directed by Segundo de Chomón; one of the first films with a haunted house premise (1900s)

• The Taming of the Shrew (1908) (1900s)

• The Thieving Hand (1908) (1900s)

• Cohen at Corey Island (1909) (1900s)

• A Corner in Wheat (1909) – directed by D. W. Griffith; selected for the National Film Registry (1900s)

• The New Cop (1909) (1900s)

• Tag Day (1909) (1900s)

• Davy Jones and Captain Bragg (1910) (1910s)

• Making a Man of Him (1910) (1910s)

• Money to Burn (1911) (1910s)

• Making a Man of Her (1912) (1910s)

• A Near-Tragedy (1912) (1910s)

• The New Neighbour (1912) (1910s)

• O'Brien's Busy Day (1912) (1910s)

• Nursery Favorites (1913) (1910s)

• Between Showers (1914) (1910s)

• A Busy Day (1914) (1910s)

• Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) – first released film in which Charlie Chaplin plays his Tramp character (1910s)

• Making a Living (1914) (1910s)

• The New Janitor (1914) (1910s)

• Twenty Minutes of Love (1914) (1910s)

• A Night in the Snow (1915) (1910s)

• Ragtime Snap Shots (1915) (1910s)

• A Woman (1915) (1910s)

• Behind the Screen (1916) (1910s)

• The Fireman (1916) (1910s)

• The Floorwalker (1916) (1910s)

• Easy Street (1917) (1910s)

• The Immigrant (1917) – Charlie Chaplin film; selected for the National Film Registry (1910s)

• The Cook (1918) (1910s)

• Good-Night, Nurse! (1918) (1910s)

• O, It's Great to Be Crazy (1918) (1910s)

• Back Stage (1919) (1910s)

• The Hayseed (1919) (1910s)

• Hoot, Moon! (1919) (1910s)

• Short Hustling for Health (1919) (1910s)

• The Garage (1920) (1920s)

• One Week (1920) (1920s)

• Among Those Present (1921) (1920s)

• The Idle Class (1921) (1920s)

• The Lucky Dog (1921) (1920s)

• Now or Never (1921) (1920s)

• Cops (1922) – Buster Keaton comedy; selected for the National Film Registry (1920s)

• Glad Bags (1922) (1920s)

• Mixed Nuts (1922) (1920s)

• Our Gang (1922) (1920s)

• Pay Day (1922) (1920s)

• The Ballonaric (1923) (1920s)

• Gas and Air (1923) (1920s)

• Kill or Cure (1923) (1920s)

• The Love Nest (1923) (1920s)

• A Powder Romance (1923) (1920s)

• Portage Due (1924) (1920s)

• Duck Soup (1927) (1920s)

• Love 'em and Weep (1927) (1920s)

• Hats Off (1928) (1920s)

• Big Business (1929) – Laurel and Hardy comedy; selected for the National Film Registry (1920s)

• The Carnival Man (1929) (1920s)

• Brats (1930) (1930s)

• Shivering Shakespeare (1930) (1930s)

• Teacher's Pet (1930) (1930s)

• So Quiet on the Canine Front (1930) (1930s)

• County Hospital (1932) (1930s)

• The Hollywood Handicap (1932) (1930s)

• The Music Box (1932) – Academy Award-winning Laurel and Hardy comedy; selected for the National Film Registry (1930s)

• Running Hollywood (1932) (1930s)

• The Voice of Hollywood No, 13 (1932) (1930s)

• Busy Bodies (1933) (1930s)

• Me and My Pal (1933) (1930s)

• The Poor Fish (1933) (1930s)

• Wrongorilla (1933) (1930s)

• Woman Haters (1934) (1930s)

• Smoked Hams (1934) (1930s)

• Little Boy Blue (1936) (1930s)

• Miss Grant Goes to the Door (1940) (1940s)

• The New Pupil (1940) (1940s)

• Churchill's Island (1941) (1940s)

• The Spider Returns (1941) (1940s)

• Invisible Informer, The (1946) (1940s)

• The Bespoke Overcoat (1956) (1950s)

• The Red Balloon (1956) – only short film to win the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay; winner of the Cannes Short Film Palme d'Or (1950s)

• Pull My Daisy (1959) – written by Jack Kerouac; features members of the Beat Generation; selected for the National Film Registry (1950s)

• La Jetée (1962) – science-fiction film; directed by Chris Marker; remade in 1995 as Twelve Monkeys (1960s)

• The Peaches (1964) (1960s)

• Castro Street (1966) – selected for the National Film Registry (1960s)

• The Dove (1968) – Academy Award-nominated spoof of Ingmar Bergman films (1960s)

• The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970) – Academy Award winner; edited and with music composed by John Carpenter (1970s)

• No Lies (1972) (1970s)

• C'était un rendez-vous (1976) (1970s)

• Dear Phone (1976) (1970s)

• To Fly! (1976) – first film in IMAX format; selected for the National Film Registry (1970s)

• Reasons to Be Glad (1980) (1980s)

• Frankenweenie (1984) – directed by Tim Burton; stars Shelley Duvall and Daniel Stern (1980s)

• Captain EO (1986) (1980s)

• Precious Images (1986) – Academy Award-winning montage of classic movies; directed by Chuck Workman (1980s)

• Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (1987) – Academy Award winner; cast includes Sam McMurray, David Rasche, Fred Willard and Robert Wuhl (1980s)

• The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988) – Academy Award winner; stars Steven Wright and Rowan Atkinson (1980s)

• Smooth Criminal (1988) – Grammy Award winner; stars Michael Jackson and Joe Pesci (1980s)

• Climb Dance (1989) (1980s)

• Angry George Irons (1992) (1990s)

• Omnibus (1992) – Academy Award and Short Film Palme d'Or winner (1990s)

• Swan Song (1992) (1990s)

• Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life (1993)  – BAFTA Award for Best Short Film and Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (tied with Trevor) winner (1990s)

• The Crane (1994) (1990s)

• Silver Surfer (1994) (1990s)

• Trevor (1994)  – Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (tied with Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life) winner (1990s)

• Curtains (1995) (1990s)

• Requiem (1995) (1990s)

• Spindrift (1996) (1990s)

• Where's the Money, Ronnie? (final version) (1996) (1990s)

• Yellow (1996) (1990s)

• Coven (1997) (1990s)

• Little Red Riding Hood (1997) (1990s)

• Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1997) (1990s)

• Visas and Virtue (1997) (1990s)

• Random Acts of Intimacy (1998) (1990s)

• The Butterfly Dance (1998) (1990s)

• Waiting for Woody (1998) (1990s)

• Le Cheval 2.1 (2000s)

• Coming Out (2000) (2000s)

• Manic Ken (2000s)

• Mean People Suck (2001) (2000s)

• My Other Wheelchair Is a Porsche (2001) (2000s)

• Red Gourmet Pellzik (2001) (2000s)

• Remembrance (2001) (2000s)

• Sweetnightgoodheart (2001) (2000s)

• On All Floors (2002) (2000s)

• Tag 26 (2002) (2000s)

• Day of Independence (2003) (2000s)

• Eve's Dropping In (2003) (2000s)

• Home Security (2003) (2000s)

• Journey Through the Night (2003) (2000s)

• My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117 (2003) (2000s)

• Right Here, Right Now (2003) (2000s)

• Saw (2003) (2000s)

• Wrestled (2003) (2000s)

• The Anniversary (2004) (2000s)

• Binta and the Great Idea (2004) (2000s)

• Der Blindgänger (2004) (2000s)

• Cashback (2004) – Academy Award nominee; remade as a feature film in 2006 (2000s)

• A Cerebral Print Halloween Special (2004) (2000s)

• Lap (2004) (2000s)

• Stand Up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story (2004) (2000s)

• The Death of Salvador Dali (2005) (2000s)

• Éramos Pocos (2005) (2000s)

• Nicky's Game (2005) (2000s)

• The Seed (2005) – directed by Joseph Hahn from the rock band Linkin Park (2000s)

• West Bank Story (2005) (2000s)

• A Cold Blood (2006) (2000s)

• Credo (2006) (2000s)

• Helmer & Son (2006) (2000s)

• Ninja Star in the Eye (2006) (2000s)

• Supertwink (2006) (2000s)

• A Brief Theory on Mankind (2007) (2000s)

• Deface (2007) (2000s)

• Hotel Chevalier (2007) (2000s)

• I Love You, I'm Sorry, And I'll Never Do It Again (2007) (2000s)

• In the Name of the Son (2007) (2000s)

• Negativity (2007) (2000s)

• Testudo (2007) (2000s)

• A Thousand Words (2007) (2000s)

• Deviant (2008) (2000s)

• Out of My Intention (2008) (2000s)

• Mime Control (2008) (2000s)

• Los Partyculares (2008) (2000s)

• Purge (2008) (2000s)

• Watch Your Own Heart Attack (2008) – produced by the British Heart Foundation (2000s)

• Amanecer (2009) (2000s)

• A Cop Killer (2009) (2000s)

• A Day for a Dark Sky (2009) (2000s)

• Forgotten (2009) (2000s)

• Kimjongilia (2009) (2000s)

• Miracle Fish (2009) (2000s)

• Snuff (2009) by the band Slipknot (2000s)

• Winter Rain (2009) (2000s)

• Wish 143 (2009) (2000s)

• Anonymous (street meat) (2010) (2010s)

• Ay, Pavloba (2010) (2010s)

• Lab Rats (2010) (2010s)

• Light Decision (2010)  – directed by Juriaan Booij (2010s)

• Red Balloon (2010) (2010s)

• Runaway (2010) – directed by Kanye West (2010s)

• Yuri Lennon's Landing on Alpha 46 (2010) – directed by Anthony Vouardoux (2010s)

• Admissions (2011) – directed by Harry Kakatsakis, produced by Gavin Behrman, written and produced by John Viscount (2010s)

• Blinky™ (2011) – directed by Ruairí Robinson (2010s)

• Departures (2011) – directed by Ali Yasin Akarçeşme (2010s)

• Dream Job (2011) – written and directed by Joe Lipari (2010s)

• Friends 4 Ever (2012) – written and directed by Shane Dawson (2010s)

• The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011) directed by Ari Aster (2010s)

• Zombie in a Penguin Suit (2011) – directed by Chris Russell (2010s)

• The Boxer (2012) (2010s)

• Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (2012) – directed by Shinji Higuchi and produced by Studio Ghibli (2010s)

• Limerence (2012) – written and directed by Giuseppe Rossi (2010s)

• Recoprem 10 mg (2012) (2010s)

• Alt (2013) (2010s)

• I Love Her (Ukrainian: Я її люблю) (2013) – directed by Darya Perelay (2010s)

• Shock Theatre (2013) (2010s)

• The Gunfighter (2014) – directed by Eric Kissack (2010s)

• Wanderers (2014) – directed by Erik Wernquist and narrated by Carl Sagan (2010s)

• Share (2015) (2010s)

• Chromotherapy (2016) – directed by Giuseppe Rossi (2010s)

• Dadcula (2016) (2010s)

• Dedication (2017)  – directed by Karan Choudhary. (2010s)

• Wins & Losses (2017)  – written and directed by Spike Jordan (2010s)

• Mum (2017) – directed by Akash Mihani (2010s)

• The Hole (2018)  – written and directed by Darius Burke (2010s)

• New York'd (2018)  – written and directed by Karan Choudhary. (2010s)

• Holding the Rain (2018)  – written and directed by Stewart Hannah (2010s)

• The Nine Billion Names of God (2018)  – directed by Dominique Filhol (2010s)

• Rose Canyon (2018) - Directed by Ly Tran (no writer for the film) (thru via Youtube) (2010s)

• Black Dog (2018)  – written and directed by Dylan Bennett (2010s)

• Blue Crystel (2018) – directed by Giuseppe Rossi (2010s)

• Listen (2019)  – written and directed by Stewart Hannah (2010s)

• The Timepiece (2019)  – written and directed by Karan Choudhary. (2010s)

• Skylar & Ashley (2019)  – Written & Directed by Darius Burke (2010s)

• Breaking The Chains (2019)  – Written & Directed by Darius Burke & David Michael Pepe III (2010s)

• The Beautiful People (2019) - Written & Directed by Aly Hegazy (2010s)

• Love in the Future (2021)  – written and directed by Darius Burke (2010s)

• Live-action remakes and animated of 136 short film series (TBA) (2010s)

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