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All Shorts on iCM Lists
Favs/dislikes: 355:9. These are all of the shorts on at least 1 official iCM list (not counting the IMDb list), sorted by runtime. Shorts with unknown runtimes are listed at the bottom. See also: [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/icheckmovies+most+favorite+shorts/mjf314/]iCheckMovies' Most Favorite Shorts[/url] -
Top 250 Most-Acclaimed Short Films of All Time
Favs/dislikes: 106:1. I compiled this list from many different polls, lists, and awards, using a weighted point system to rank the shorts. I'm defining short as any film with a runtime of 45 minutes or less. This list focuses more on animation than the [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/brief+encounters/]Brief Encounters[/url] list. It includes many acclaimed animated shorts which are missing from Brief Encounters, most notably The Man Who Planted Trees and Ruka. Missing from IMDb: The Magic Fox (1982) (it would've been ranked #132) -
Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films (2012)
Favs/dislikes: 105:3. This list is "an educational resource that offers guidance and encouragement as students seek to find points of orientation within the vast history of film and video." It is not a list of the best films of all time. Rather, it reflects a variety of criteria. The list is divided into 5 sections: I. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+narrative+films+2012/]Narrative Films[/url] [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+hollywood+genres+2012/mjf314/]Hollywood Genres (with an emphasis on the classical studio era)[/url] II. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+non-fiction+films+2012/]Non-Fiction Films[/url] III. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+animated+films+2012/mjf314/]Animated Films[/url] IV. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+experimentalslashavant-gardeslashunderground+films+2012/mjf314/]Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films[/url] V. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+single-channel+video+2012/mjf314/]Single-channel Video[/url] According to the list source, this section is incomplete (i.e. they're planning to expand it in the future). -
Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: Hollywood Genres (2012)
Favs/dislikes: 69:0. This list is "an educational resource that offers guidance and encouragement as students seek to find points of orientation within the vast history of film and video." It is not a list of the best films of all time. Rather, it reflects a variety of criteria. The list is divided into 5 sections: I. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+narrative+films+2012/]Narrative Films[/url] [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+hollywood+genres+2012/mjf314/]Hollywood Genres (with an emphasis on the classical studio era)[/url] II. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+non-fiction+films+2012/]Non-Fiction Films[/url] III. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+animated+films+2012/mjf314/]Animated Films[/url] IV. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+experimentalslashavant-gardeslashunderground+films+2012/mjf314/]Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films[/url] V. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+single-channel+video+2012/mjf314/]Single-channel Video[/url] The "Hollywood Genres" section is divided into subsections: 1-12: Comedies 13-25: Epics 26-41: Film Noir 42-55: Gangster Films 56-70: Historical and War Films 71-86: Horror Films 87-101: Melodramas 102-115: Musicals 116-127: Science Fiction Films 128-143: Westerns 144-159: Independent Cinema -
Harvard University's Suggested Film Viewing List: Animated Films (2012)
Favs/dislikes: 59:0. This list is "an educational resource that offers guidance and encouragement as students seek to find points of orientation within the vast history of film and video." It is not a list of the best films of all time. Rather, it reflects a variety of criteria. The list is divided into 5 sections: I. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+narrative+films+2012/]Narrative Films[/url] [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+hollywood+genres+2012/mjf314/]Hollywood Genres (with an emphasis on the classical studio era)[/url] II. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+non-fiction+films+2012/]Non-Fiction Films[/url] III. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+animated+films+2012/mjf314/]Animated Films[/url] IV. [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+experimentalslashavant-gardeslashunderground+films+2012/mjf314/]Experimental/Avant-garde/Underground Films[/url] V. [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/harvard+universitys+suggested+film+viewing+list+single-channel+video+2012/mjf314/]Single-channel Video[/url] According to the list source, this section is incomplete (i.e. they're planning to expand it in the future). This section focuses mostly on short films. Only 8 of them are feature-length. 3 of the list items are "A ___ cartoon" (Roadrunner, Tom and Jerry, Woody Woodpecker). This means you have to watch at least one, but it's not important which one. On this list I included only the most acclaimed cartoon from each series. The list includes only the "Mirror People" segment of Fantastic Animation Festival. -
iCheckMovies' Most Favorite TV Series and Mini-series
Favs/dislikes: 58:7. These are iCheckMovies' favorite TV series and mini-series, calculated using this formula: favorites / (checks+75) This list includes documentary TV series. Last updated: July 8, 2012 -
Golden 100 of Russian Animation
Favs/dislikes: 56:0. In 2012, the Open Russian Festival of Animated Film asked 100 animation experts to vote for the top 100 Russian animated films from 1912-2011. #1 "Zhil-byl pyos" received 97 votes. Every film in the top 100 received at least 23 votes. See also: [url=https://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/golden+100+of+russian+animation+10-22+votes/mjf314/]Films that received 10-22 votes[/url] -
iCheckMovies' Most Favorite Shorts
Favs/dislikes: 53:2. These are iCheckMovies' favorite shorts, calculated using this formula: favorites / (checks+75) This list includes documentary shorts and straight-to-video shorts. Last updated: April 12, 2013 -
TIFF's Best of the Decade: An Alternative View (2000s)
Favs/dislikes: 53:0. At the end of the 2000s, TIFF asked 60 film curators, historians, archivists, and programmers to vote for the most important films of the decade. "Their perspective should give us a longer view of the films made in this decade, the films that should stand the test of time and be acknowledged as historically influential works in the decades to come." TIFF also made a list of the [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/cinematheque+ontarios+best+films+of+the+90s/mjf314/]best films of the 1990s[/url]. -
Kinema Junpo Annual Top 10s
Favs/dislikes: 50:0. Each year, Kinema Junpo magazine publishes a list of the top 10 Japanese films of the year. This is not the complete list because some of the films are missing from IMDb. You can see a longer list and rankings for each year at the [url=http://www.rinkworks.com/checklist/list.cgi?u=crimsong&U=crimsong&p=kinemajunpotop10s]list source[/url]. -
iCheckMovies Most Favorite - obscure version (<40 favs)
Favs/dislikes: 47:0. iCheckMovies' favorite films (including TV movies) with between 6 favorites and 39 favorites, calculated using this formula: favorites / (checks+40) Some TV series may be included if they're labeled as movies on iCM. Last updated: Feb 9, 2020 -
SOMOS Magazine's 100 Greatest Films of Mexican Cinema
Favs/dislikes: 44:0. In 1994, SOMOS Magazine asked 25 specialists to vote for the 100 greatest Mexican films. -
Film Heritage's Top 50 Czech/Slovak Films
Favs/dislikes: 43:0. In a 2007 poll titled "Film Heritage of Czech-Slovak cinema," 53 experts voted for the 50 greatest Czech and Slovak films. #1 "Hoří, má panenko" received 33 votes. -
Screening Boredom: The History and Aesthetics of Slow Cinema
Favs/dislikes: 42:0. [url=https://kar.kent.ac.uk/43155/1/Screening.Boredom.Caglayan.pdf]Screening Boredom: The History and Aesthetics of Slow Cinema[/url] is a PhD thesis submitted in 2014 by Emre Caglayan, who teaches film courses at the University of Kent. "This thesis examines Slow Cinema, a stylistic trend within contemporary art cinema, although one with a longer pre-history." The list is on page 243 in a section titled "Slow Cinema Filmography (1975-2013)." Missing from IMDb: Woman of the Wind (2011, Lav Diaz) -
iCM Forum's Favorite Shorts
Favs/dislikes: 41:0. This is a list of the iCM Forum's favorite shorts, as voted by 49 members of the [url=https://forum.icmforum.com/]Unofficial iCheckMovies Forum[/url] in 2019. [url=https://forum.icmforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4582]Voting thread[/url] [url=https://forum.icmforum.com/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=4652]Results thread[/url] -
All Films on iCM Lists That You Can Watch on IMDb
Favs/dislikes: 39:0. You can watch all of these films for free by clicking the "Watch It" or "Watch Now" link on the IMDb page. Some of the films are only available in certain countries (e.g. the ones hosted on Hulu), so if you don't live in one of those countries then you won't see the link. Although some of the films are hosted on archive.org, this list does not include all of the films on archive.org. It only includes the ones that are linked from IMDb. -
ASIFA's Top 50 Animated Short Films
Favs/dislikes: 37:0. In 2010, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ASIFA (International Animated Film Association), 25 animation experts from 18 countries voted for the 50 best animated short films of the last 50 years (there are 51 shorts on the list because of a tie). -
Royal Film Archive of Belgium's Most Important and Misappreciated American Films
Favs/dislikes: 37:1. In 1977, the Royal Film Archive of Belgium sent out questionnaires to film experts from 22 countries in order to compile an extensive list of important American films. 203 people participated (116 Americans and 87 non-Americans). Each participant compiled two lists, a list of the most important films (limited to 30 titles) and a list of misappreciated films (not limited in number). The final list is sorted by number of votes (including both important and misappreciated votes). The book lists all 2327 films that received at least 1 vote. This list includes the films that received at least 5 votes. One of the list entries is "Songs" which includes 25 films, so I included only the first one. -
iCheckMovies' Most Favorite Animated Feature Films
Favs/dislikes: 35:0. These are iCheckMovies' favorite animated feature films, calculated using this formula: favorites / (checks+75) This list does not include documentaries. Last updated: June 1, 2015 -
Histoire(s) De Films Francais: 91 French Films
Favs/dislikes: 33:1. This list is from Jean-Luc Douin's book [url=http://www.amazon.fr/dp/2047299519]Histoire(s) De Films Francais[/url] (2005) about the history of French cinema. -
iCheckMovies' Most Favorite Documentaries
Favs/dislikes: 33:1. These are iCheckMovies' favorite documentaries, calculated using this formula: favorites / (checks+75) This list includes documentary shorts. It does not include TV series or mini-series. Last updated: August 23, 2012 -
Bunshun Bunko's Top 150 Japanese Films
Favs/dislikes: 31:0. In 1989, Bunshun Bunko asked 372 celebrities to vote for their favorite Japanese films. They used a point system to compile a list of the top 150 films, which they published in a [url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/大アンケートによる日本映画ベスト150-文春文庫―ビジュアル版-文芸春秋/dp/4168116093]book[/url]. See the [url=http://homepage1.nifty.com/cw/eiga-besuto150.htm]list source[/url] for an extended list and the point totals for each film. -
iCheckMovies' Most Favorite Horror Films
Favs/dislikes: 30:0. These are iCheckMovies' favorite horror films, calculated using this formula: favorites / (checks+75) This list includes horror shorts. I used IMDb to determine which films are horror, so there might be some strange inclusions and omissions. Last updated: October 5, 2012 -
Laputa Animation Festival's 150 Best Animations of All Time (modified version)
Favs/dislikes: 29:0. At the 2003 Laputa Animation Festival, 140 animation artists and film critics from around the world listed their 20 favorite animations. They used these lists to create a top 150 list and published the list in a [url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/世界と日本のアニメーションベスト150/dp/4893933671]book[/url]. This is not exactly the same as the original list because I made a few changes. The original list includes series of shorts (some of which include more than 100 shorts). Each short is listed separately on IMDb. I'm including only the most acclaimed short from each series (or the 1st short if they are equally acclaimed). I'm including the 1980 version of The King and the Mockingbird because it's the complete version of the film (the book specifies the original version, but I'm guessing that both versions received votes and then they combined them). The Overcoat (Shinel) is an unfinished film. See also: [url=http://www.imdb.com/list/cS6nsI9PksQ/]IMDb list[/url] (with a list of films missing from IMDb) [url=http://nishikataeiga.blogspot.com/2011/02/30-treasures-of-world-animation.html]Pick Up 30[/url] (30 important animations which were excluded from the top 150) [url=http://nishikataeiga.blogspot.com/search/label/Laputa2003]Some of the ballots[/url] [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/tom+and+jerry+theatrical+shorts/mrbungle/]Tom and Jerry shorts[/url] (iCM list) [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/betty+boop+series/billiedove/]Betty Boop shorts[/url] (iCM list) -
The World History of Animation: Time Line
Favs/dislikes: 29:0. This list is from Stephen Cavalier's book [url=http://www.amazon.com/World-History-Animation-Stephen-Cavalier/dp/0520261127]The World History of Animation[/url] (2011). The book starts with an introduction and brief histories of world animation, with a list of key films for each continent. The rest of the book is a chronological time line of films, with information about each film as well as biographies and explanations of animation techniques. This is the chronological time line. I'm including only the films that have their own section, not all of the films mentioned within the text. For series of shorts, I included only the 1st from each series. See also: [url=http://www.imdb.com/list/fhIsZt2cv-s/]IMDb list[/url] (with a list of films missing from IMDb) [url=http://www.icheckmovies.com/lists/the+world+history+of+animation+key+films/mjf314/]Key Films[/url] (iCM list)
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