List of short live-action films

• 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)

• London's Trafalgar Square (1890)
• Monkeyshines, No. 1 (1890)
• Monkeyshines, No. 2 (1890)
• Monkeyshines, No. 3 (1890)
• (1891)
• (1891)
• (1891)
• Men Boxing (1891)
• (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
• (1895)
• (1895)
• (1896)
• The Kiss (1896) – first on-screen kiss; one of the first films to be exhibited commercially; selected for the National Film Registry
• The Melbourne Cup Carnival (1896) - documentary of over 10 film reels
• Patineur Grotesque (1896) - slapstick comedy routine
• (1897)
• The Milker's Mishap (1897)
• New Pillow Fight (1897)
• Young America (1897)
• (1898)
• (1898)
• The Minister's Wooing (1898)
• The Nearsighted School Teacher (1898)
• (1898)
• (1899)
• (1899)

• Above the Limit (1900)
• (1900)
• (1900)
• (1901)
• A Trip to the Moon (1902) – first science-fiction film
• (1903)
• The Infernal Boiling Pot (1903)
• (1903)
• (1903)
• A Narrow Escape (1903)
• Everybody Works but Father (1905)
• The Little Train Robbery (1905)
• (1905)
• Rescued by Rover (1905)
• Ah! La Barbe (1906)
• (1906)
• (1907)
• (1908)
• (1908)
• (1908)
• The House of Ghosts (1908) – directed by Segundo de Chomón; one of the first films with a haunted house premise^[1]
• The Taming of the Shrew (1908)
• The Thieving Hand (1908)
• (1909)
• A Corner in Wheat (1909) – directed by D. W. Griffith; selected for the National Film Registry
• (1909)
• (1909)

• (1910)
• (1910)
• (1911)
• (1912)
• (1912)
• (1912)
• (1912)
• (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)
• (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)
• (1918)
• Back Stage (1919)
• The Hayseed (1919)
• (1919)
• (1919)

• 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
• (1922)
• Mixed Nuts (1922)
• Our Gang (1922)
• Pay Day (1922)
• (1923)
• Gas and Air (1923)
• Kill or Cure (1923)
• The Love Nest (1923)
• (1923)
• (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)

• Brats (1930)
• Shivering Shakespeare (1930)
• Teacher's Pet (1930)
• So Quiet on the Canine Front (1930)
• County Hospital (1932)
• (1932)
• The Music Box (1932) – Academy Award-winning Laurel and Hardy comedy; selected for the National Film Registry
• (1932)
• (1932)
• Busy Bodies (1933)
• Me and My Pal (1933)
• (1933)
• (1933)
• Woman Haters (1934)
• Smoked Hams (1934)
• Little Boy Blue (1936)

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

• 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

• 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

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

• (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)

• (1992)
• Omnibus (1992) – Academy Award and Short Film Palme d'Or winner
• Swan Song (1992)
• 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
• The Crane (1994)
• Silver Surfer (1994)
• Trevor (1994)  – Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film (tied with Franz Kafka's It's a Wonderful Life) winner
• Curtains (1995)
• Requiem (1995)
• (1996)
• (final version) (1996)
• (1996)
• Coven (1997)
• Little Red Riding Hood (1997)
• Michael Jackson's Ghosts (1997)
• Visas and Virtue (1997)
• (1998)
• The Butterfly Dance (1998)
• Waiting for Woody (1998)

• Coming Out (2000)
• Mean People Suck (2001)
• (2001)
• (2001)
• Remembrance (2001)
• (2001)
• On All Floors (2002)
• Tag 26 (2002)
• Day of Independence (2003)
• (2003)
• Home Security (2003)
• (2003)
• My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117 (2003)
• Right Here, Right Now (2003)
• Saw (2003)
• (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
• (2004)
• (2004)
• Stand Up for Justice: The Ralph Lazo Story (2004)
• The Death of Salvador Dali (2005)
• (2005)
• Nicky's Game (2005)
• The Seed (2005) – directed by Joseph Hahn from the rock band Linkin Park
• West Bank Story (2005)
• (2006)
• Credo (2006)
• Helmer & Son (2006)
• (2006)
• Supertwink (2006)
• (2006)
• (2007)
• Deface (2007)
• Hotel Chevalier (2007)
• (2007)
• In the Name of the Son (2007)
• (2007)
• (2007)
• A Thousand Words (2007)^[2]
• (2008)
• Out of My Intention (2008)
• (2008)
• (2008)
• (2008)
• Watch Your Own Heart Attack (2008) – produced by the British Heart Foundation
• Amanecer (2009)
• (2009)
• (2009)
• (2009)
• Kimjongilia (2009)
• Miracle Fish (2009)
• Snuff (2009) by the band Slipknot
• (2009)
• Wish 143 (2009)

• (2010)
• (2010)
• (2010)
• Light Decision (2010)  – directed by Juriaan Booij
• Red Balloon (2010)
• Runaway (2010) – directed by Kanye West
• Yuri Lennon's Landing on Alpha 46 (2010) – directed by Anthony Vouardoux^[3]
• Admissions (2011) – directed by , produced by , written and produced by
• Blinky™ (2011) – directed by Ruairí Robinson
• Cut-Out (2011)  – directed by Nick Kozakis
• 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
• The Strange Thing About the Johnsons (2011) directed by Ari Aster
• Zombie in a Penguin Suit (2011) – directed by
• The Boxer (2012)
• Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo (2012) – directed by Shinji Higuchi and produced by Studio Ghibli
• (2012) – written and directed by
• (2012)
• Alt (2013)
• I Love Her (Ukrainian: Я її люблю) (2013) – directed by Darya Perelay
• Shock Theatre (2013)
• The Gunfighter (2014) – directed by Eric Kissack
• Wanderers (2014) – directed by Erik Wernquist and narrated by Carl Sagan
• Share (2015)
• The City of Village Charm (2016)  – written and directed by Darius Burke
• (2016) – directed by
• Misquamicut (2016)  – written and directed by Darius Burke
• Dadcula (2016)
• Words Can Hurt (2016)  – written and directed by Darius Burke
• Dedication (2017)  – directed by .
• The Girl in the Woods (2017)  – written and directed by Darius Burke
• Wins & Losses (2017)  – written and directed by Spike Jordan
• Adam and Juliet (2017)  – written and directed by Darius Burke
• Mum (2017) – directed by
• Winter Stunts (2017)  – written and directed by Darius Burke
• The Hole (2018)  – written and directed by Darius Burke
• New York'd (2018)  – written and directed by .
• The Outcast and The Jock (2018)  – written and directed by Darius Burke
• Holding the Rain (2018)  – written and directed by Stewart Hannah
• The Nine Billion Names of God (2018)  – directed by
• Rose Canyon (2018) - Directed by Ly Tran (no writer for the film) (thru via Youtube)
• Stomping Grounds (2018)  – written and directed by Bertie Gilbert
• Black Dog (2018)  – written and directed by Dylan Bennett
• (2018) – directed by
• Listen (2019)  – written and directed by Stewart Hannah
• The Timepiece (2019)  – written and directed by .
• Skylar & Ashley (2018)  – Written & Directed by Darius Burke
• Breaking The Chains (2019)  – Written & Directed by Darius Burke & David Michael Pepe III
• The Beautiful People (2019) - Written & Directed by Aly Hegazy

2020s[]

• Size Doesn't Matter (2021) - Written and Directed by Darius Burke
• Wrecked (2021)  – written and directed by Stewart Hannah
• You (2022) - Written and Directed by Darius Burke
• Love in the Future (2022)  – written and directed by Darius Burke

See also[]

• Lists of films
• List of animated short films

References[]