Some Shorts
by katiesmason | created - 12 Sep 2012 | updated - 04 Feb 2016 | Public- Genres
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1. A Sense of History (1992 TV Movie)
25 min | Comedy, Drama
The 23rd Earl of Leete shares brief moments of his life, the truth behind his family estate and his particular glorious moment when he murdered his wife and his brother.
Director: Mike Leigh | Stars: Jim Broadbent, Stephen Bill, Belinda Bradley, Edward Bradley
Votes: 1,233
2. Wasp (2003)
26 min | Short, Drama
A struggling single mother is determined not to let her four young children be an obstacle in the pursuit of starting a relationship with an old acquaintance.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Natalie Press, Danny Dyer, Jodie Mitchell, Molly Griffiths
Votes: 5,568
3. Gasman (1997)
15 min | Short, Drama
It's the Christmas season. With her mom's help, Lynne, a girl of perhaps eight, dresses up; her younger brother Steven plays with a toy car. The children leave with their dad, who's ... See full summary »
Director: Lynne Ramsay | Stars: Lynne Ramsay Jr., Martin Anderson, James Ramsay, Denise Flannagan
Votes: 1,674
4. The Discipline of D.E. (1982)
9 min | Comedy, Short
Gus Van Sant's early short film about "The Discipline of D.E.," which is an extremely efficient way of doing things.
Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Frank Birney, David Worden, Ken Shapiro, Tom Sherohman
Votes: 736
5. The Perfect Human (1968)
13 min | Short
An elegant and humorous film-in the guise of a serious anthropological treatise-spotlights "The Perfect Human," a model of the modern Dane created by our wishful thinking.
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Majken Algren Nielsen, Claus Nissen, Jørgen Leth
Votes: 2,561
6. The Apology Line (2007)
10 min | Short
Based around the creation of a real-life 'apology line' where members of the public can anonymously confess to absolutely anything, over the telephone.
Director: James Lees | Stars: Jevon Canhigh, Ivor Giles, Sheryl Green, Vicky O'Dell
Votes: 45
7. Pockets (2008)
3 min | Short
The general public of Britain reveal what they carry around in their pockets.
Director: James Lees
Votes: 15
8. Cashback (2004)
18 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Ben is an art college student in London, whose imagination runs wild as he works the late-night shift at the local supermarket. What do he and his colleagues do to pass the long, endless hours of the night?
Director: Sean Ellis | Stars: Sean Biggerstaff, Emilia Fox, Stuart Goodwin, Michael Dixon
Votes: 11,211
9. Black Hole (2010)
11 min | Short, Horror
The story deals with the aftermath of a sexually transmitted disease which causes grotesque mutations in teenagers.
Director: Rupert Sanders | Stars: Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Whitney Able, Diane Gaeta, Noel Fisher
Votes: 132
10. The Girl Chewing Gum (1976)
TV-PG | 12 min | Short, Comedy
A short film in which a director's voice appears to be directing all the action on a busy London street.
Director: John Smith
Votes: 972
11. Je t'aime John Wayne (2000)
10 min | Short
Belmonde lives in 1990's London as an iconic, cool Frenchman modeled on the new wave cinema of the 1960's. Really he is English and middle class - a fact that his family won't let him forget!
Director: Toby MacDonald | Stars: Kris Marshall, Camilla Rutherford, Laura Lumley, Mark Rex
Votes: 872
12. Vincent (1982)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Family
Young Vincent Malloy dreams of being just like Vincent Price and loses himself in macabre daydreams which annoys his mother.
Director: Tim Burton | Star: Vincent Price
Votes: 24,323
13. Feelings (1984)
3 min | Short
A sensitive youth despairs, as he cannot endure life without his beloved.
Director: Todd Solondz | Stars: Jan Meredith, Todd Solondz
Votes: 341
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