List of short live-action films

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This is a list of live-action short films.

1880s

• Roundhay Garden Scene (1888) – directed by Louis Le Prince; this two-second film is the oldest surviving motion picture
• Traffic Crossing Leeds Bridge (1888) – another early Louis Le Prince film
• Leisurely Pedestrians, Open Topped Buses and Hansom Cabs with Trotting Horses (1889)

1890s

• London's Trafalgar Square (1890)
• Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)
• Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)
• Monkeyshines, No. 3 (1890)
• Dickson Greeting (1891)
• Duncan and Another, Blacksmith Shop (1891)
• Duncan or Devonald with Muslin Cloud (1891)
• Duncan Smoking (1891)
• Men Boxing (1891)
• Monkey and Another, Boxing (1891)
• Newark Athlete (1891)
• Blacksmith Scene (1893) – first film publicly exhibited by Kinetoscope; sometimes listed as the first film to employ actors; selected for the National Film Registry
• Fred Ott's Sneeze (1894) – first motion picture copyrighted in the United States
• The Execution of Mary Stuart (1895) – sometimes listed as the first film to employ actors and the first film to use special effects
• Robetta and Doretto (1895)
• Watering the Gardener (1895)
• Interrupted Lover (1896)
• The Kiss (1896) – first on-screen kiss; one of the first films to be exhibited commercially; selected for the National Film Registry
• In a Chinese Laundry (1897)
• The Milker's Mishap (1897)
• New Pillow Fight (1897)
• Young America (1897)
• The Inquisitive Girls (1898)
• Little Willy and the Minister (1898)
• The Minister's Wooing (1898)
• The Nearsighted School Teacher (1898)
• The Old Maid and the Burglar (1898)
• Armor vs. Armour (1899)
• An Exciting Finish (1899)

1900s

• Above the Limit (1900)
• The Burglar-Proof Bed (1900)
• I Had to Leave a Happy Home for You (1900)
• A Joke on Grandma (1901)
• A Trip to the Moon (1902) – first science-fiction film
• I Want My Dinner (1903)
• The Infernal Boiling Pot (1903)
• The Magic Lantern (1903)
• The Magical Tramp (1903)
• A Narrow Escape (1903)
• Everybody Works but Father (1905)
• The Little Train Robbery (1905)
• Raffles the Dog (1905)
• Rescued by Rover (1905)
• Dr. Dippy's Sanitarium (1906)
• College Chums (1907)
• A Calamitcus Elapment (1908)
• A Dash for Liberty (1908)
• The Painter's Revenge (1908)
• The Taming of the Shrew (1908)
• The Thieving Hand (1908)
• Cohen at Corey Island (1909)
• A Corner in Wheat (1909) – directed by D. W. Griffith; selected for the National Film Registry
• The New Cop (1909)
• Tag Day (1909)

1910s

• Davy Jones and Captain Bragg (1910)
• Making a Man of Him (1910)
• Money to Burn (1911)
• Making a Man of Her (1912)
• A Near-Tragedy (1912)
• The New Neighbour (1912)
• O'Brien's Busy Day (1912)
• Nursery Favorites (1913)
• Between Showers (1914)
• A Busy Day (1914)
• Kid Auto Races at Venice (1914) – first released film in which Charlie Chaplin plays his Tramp character
• Making a Living (1914)
• The New Janitor (1914)
• Twenty Minutes of Love (1914)
• A Night in the Snow (1915)
• Ragtime Snap Shots (1915)
• A Woman (1915)
• Behind the Screen (1916)
• The Fireman (1916)
• The Floorwalker (1916)
• Easy Street (1917)
• The Immigrant (1917) – Charlie Chaplin film; selected for the National Film Registry
• The Cook (1918)
• Good-Night, Nurse! (1918)
• O, It's Great to Be Crazy (1918)
• Back Stage (1919)
• The Hayseed (1919)
• Hoot, Moon! (1919)
• Short Hustling for Health (1919)

1920s

• The Garage (1920)
• One Week (1920)
• Among Those Present (1921)
• The Idle Class (1921)
• The Lucky Dog (1921)
• Now or Never (1921)
• Cops (1922) – Buster Keaton comedy; selected for the National Film Registry
• Glad Bags (1922)
• Mixed Nuts (1922)
• Our Gang (1922)
• Pay Day (1922)
• The Ballonaric (1923)
• Gas and Air (1923)
• Kill or Cure (1923)
• The Love Nest (1923)
• A Powder Romance (1923)
• Portage Due (1924)
• Duck Soup (1927)
• Love 'em and Weep (1927)
• Hats Off (1928)
• Big Business (1929) – Laurel and Hardy comedy; selected for the National Film Registry
• The Carnival Man (1929)

1930s

• Brats (1930)
• Shivering Shakespeare (1930)
• Teacher's Pet (1930)
• So Quiet on the Canine Front (1930)
• County Hospital (1932)
• The Hollywood Handicap (1932)
• The Music Box (1932) – Academy Award-winning Laurel and Hardy comedy; selected for the National Film Registry
• Running Hollywood (1932)
• The Voice of Hollywood No, 13 (1932)
• Busy Bodies (1933)
• Me and My Pal (1933)
• The Poor Fish (1933)
• Wrongorilla (1933)
• Woman Haters (1934)
• Smoked Hams (1934)
• Little Boy Blue (1936)

1940s

• Miss Grant Goes to the Door (1940)
• The New Pupil (1940)
• Churchill's Island (1941)
• The Spider Returns (1941)
• Invisible Informer, The (1946)

1950s

• The Bespoke Overcoat (1956)
• 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
• Pull My Daisy (1959) – written by Jack Kerouac; features members of the Beat Generation; selected for the National Film Registry

1960s

• La Jetée (1962) – science-fiction film; directed by Chris Marker; remade in 1995 as Twelve Monkeys
• The Peaches (1964)
• Castro Street (1966) – selected for the National Film Registry
• The Dove (1968) – Academy Award-nominated spoof of Ingmar Bergman films

1970s

• The Resurrection of Broncho Billy (1970) – Academy Award winner; edited and with music composed by John Carpenter
• No Lies (1972)
• C'était un rendez-vous (1976)
• Dear Phone (1976)
• To Fly! (1976) – first film in IMAX format; selected for the National Film Registry

1980s

• Reasons to Be Glad (1980)
• Frankenweenie (1984) – directed by Tim Burton; stars Shelley Duvall and Daniel Stern
• Captain EO (1986)
• Precious Images (1986) – Academy Award-winning montage of classic movies; directed by Chuck Workman
• Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall (1987) – Academy Award winner; cast includes Sam McMurray, David Rasche, Fred Willard and Robert Wuhl
• The Appointments of Dennis Jennings (1988) – Academy Award winner; stars Steven Wright and Rowan Atkinson
• Smooth Criminal (1988) – Grammy Award winner; stars Michael Jackson and Joe Pesci
• Climb Dance (1989)

1990s

• Angry George Irons (1992)
• Omnibus (1992) – Academy Award and Short Film Palme d'Or winner
• Swan Song (1992)
• The Crane (1994)
• Silver Surfer (1994)
• Curtains (1995)
• Requiem (1995)
• Spindrift (1996)
• Where's the Money, Ronnie? (final version) (1996)
• Yellow (1996)
• Coven (1997)
• Little Red Riding Hood (1997)
• Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1997)
• Visas and Virtue (1997)
• Random Acts of Intimacy (1998)
• Waiting for Woody (1998)

2000s

• Le Cheval 2.1
• Coming Out (2000)
• Manic Ken
• Shooter (2000)
• Mean People Suck (2001)
• My Other Wheelchair Is a Porsche (2001)
• Red Gourmet Pellzik (2001)
• Remembrance (2001)
• Sweetnightgoodheart (2001)
• On All Floors (2002)
• Tag 26 (2002)
• Day of Independence (2003)
• Eve's Dropping In (2003)
• Home Security (2003)
• Journey Through the Night (2003)
• My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117 (2003)
• Right Here, Right Now (2003)
• Saw (2003)
• Wrestled (2003)
• The Anniversary (2004)
• Binta and the Great Idea (2004)
• Der Blindgänger (2004)
• Cashback (2004) – Academy Award nominee; remade as a feature film in 2006
• A Cerebral Print Halloween Special (2004)
• Lap (2004)
• Stand Up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story (2004)
• The Death of Salvador Dali (2005)
• Éramos Pocos (2005)
• Nicky's Game (2005)
• The Seed (2005) – directed by Joseph Hahn from the rock band Linkin Park
• West Bank Story (2005)
• A Cold Blood (2006)
• Credo (2006)
• Helmer & Son (2006)
• Ninja Star in the Eye (2006)
• A Brief Theory on Mankind (2007)
• Deface (2007)
• Hotel Chevalier (2007)
• I Love You, I'm Sorry, And I'll Never Do It Again (2007)
• In the Name of the Son (2007)
• Negativity (2007)
• Testudo (2007)
• A Thousand Words (2007)^[1]
• Deviant (2008)
• Out of My Intention (2008)
• Mime Control (2008)
• Los Partyculares (2008)
• Purge (2008)
• Watch Your Own Heart Attack (2008) – produced by the British Heart Foundation
• Amanecer (2009)
• A Cop Killer (2009)
• A Day for a Dark Sky (2009)
• Forgotten (2009)
• Kimjongilia (2009)
• Miracle Fish (2009)
• Snuff (2009) by the band Slipknot
• Winter Rain (2009)
• Wish 143 (2009)

2010s

• Anonymous (street meat) (2010)
• Ay, Pavloba (2010)
• Lab Rats (2010)
• Red Balloon (2010)
• Runaway (2010) – directed by Kanye West
• Yuri Lennon's Landing on Alpha 46 (2010) – directed by Anthony Vouardoux^[2]
• Admissions (2011) – directed by Harry Kakatsakis, produced by Gavin Behrman, written and produced by John Viscount
• Departures (2011) – directed by Ali Yasin Akarçeşme
• Dream Job (2011) – written and directed by Joe Lipari
• Friends 4 Ever (2012) – written and directed by Shane Dawson
• Zombie in a Penguin Suit (2011) – directed by Chris Russell
• The Boxer (2012)
• Fortune's Favored (2012) – written and directed by Daniel Lahr
• Four Walls Sarajevo (2012) – written and directed by Nadim Güç
• Limerence (2012) – written and directed by Giuseppe Rossi
• Recoprem 10 mg (2012)
• Alt (2013)
• Shock Theatre (2013)
• Tofael: The Tea Stall Boy (2013)  – written and directed by Minhazur Rahman Nayan

See also

• Lists of films
• List of animated short films

References

2. "Film info: Yuri Lennon's Landing on Alpha 46". german-films.de. German Films. Retrieved 15 September 2015.