swap_horiz Pachyderme Alternatives

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The Red Balloon

The Red Balloon is Albert Lamorisse's 1956 French short about a boy and a balloon in Paris, winner of the 1957 Oscar for...

Fantasy French 1950S Oscar

9.2 Excellent

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World of Tomorrow

World of Tomorrow is a 2015 animated short by Don Hertzfeldt, noted for its Oscar nomination and award-winning science-f...

Sci Fi Adult Animated Oscar

9.1 Excellent

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An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is a 1961 French short by Robert Enrico, notable for adapting Ambrose Bierce and winni...

French 1960S Live Action Oscar

8.8 Great

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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is Wes Anderson's 2023 Roald Dahl short for Netflix, winner of the 2024 Oscar for liv...

Live Action Recent Wes Anderson Oscar

8.6 Great

5

Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave

Wallace & Gromit: A Close Shave is a 1995 British Aardman stop-motion short by Nick Park, Oscar-winning and the debut of...

Comedy Animated Oscar Aardman

8.6 Great

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In the Shadow of the Cypress

In the Shadow of the Cypress is a 2023 Iranian animated short by Hossein Molayemi and Shirin Sohani that won the 2025 Os...

Animated Recent Iranian Oscar

8.2 Great

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Ninety-Five Senses

Ninety-Five Senses is a 2022 American animated short by Jared and Jerusha Hess, Oscar-nominated for Tim Blake Nelson's d...

Drama Animated Recent Oscar

8.1 Great

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La Vieille Dame et les Pigeons

La Vieille Dame et les Pigeons is a 1997 animated short by Sylvain Chomet, winner at Annecy and later an Oscar nominee.

French Comedy Animated Oscar

8.0 Great

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Letter to a Pig

Letter to a Pig is a 2022 Israeli-French animated short by Tal Kantor, Oscar-nominated for its classroom story of Holoca...

Israeli Animated Recent Oscar

7.5 Good

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Our Uniform

Our Uniform is a 2023 Iranian animated short by Yegane Moghaddam, using fabric animation to recount school hijab rules a...

Animated Recent Iranian Oscar

7.5 Good

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Garden Party

Garden Party is a 2017 French animated short by six MOPA graduates, noted for its Oscar nomination and photorealistic fr...

French Animated Animals Oscar

7.5 Good

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Oktapodi

Oktapodi is a 2007 French student animated short from Gobelins, Oscar-nominated for its brisk chase involving two lovest...

French Comedy Animated Oscar

7.5 Good

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Memorable

Memorable is a 2019 French animated short by Bruno Collet, Oscar-nominated for its clay-animated view of an artist livin...

French Drama Animated Oscar

7.4 Good

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The Monk and the Fish

The Monk and the Fish is a 1994 French animated short by Michael Dudok de Wit, Oscar-nominated and winner of the Cesar f...

French Comedy Animated Oscar

7.4 Good

15

Genius Loci

Genius Loci is a 2020 French animated short by Adrien Merigeau, Oscar-nominated for its fluid depiction of a woman sensi...

French Experimental Animated Oscar

7.3 Good

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Logorama

Logorama is a 2009 French animated short by the H5 collective, Oscar-winning for building a Los Angeles chase from thous...

French Satire Animated Oscar

7.3 Good

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French Roast

French Roast is a 2008 French animated short by Fabrice Joubert, Oscar-nominated for its wordless Paris cafe comedy abou...

French Comedy Animated Oscar

7.2 Good

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War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John and Yoko

War Is Over! is a 2023 animated short by Dave Mullins, inspired by John Lennon and Yoko Ono's song and winner of the 202...

Music Animated Recent Oscar

7.1 Good

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Madagascar, a Journey Diary

Madagascar, a Journey Diary is a 2009 French animated short by Bastien Dubois, Oscar-nominated for its sketchbook view o...

Travel French Animated Oscar

7.0 Good

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Even Pigeons Go to Heaven

Even Pigeons Go to Heaven is a 2007 French animated short by Samuel Tourneux, noted for its Oscar nomination for Best An...

French Comedy Animated Oscar

7.0 Good