swap_horiz Yuck! Alternatives

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The Red Balloon

Albert Lamorisse’s *The Red Balloon* is a poignant 1956 French short film depicting a boy's friendship with a sentient b...

Fantasy French 1950S Oscar

9.2 Excellent

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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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Wander to Wonder

Wander to Wonder is a 2023 stop-motion short by Nina Gantz, a Dutch-led co-production that won BAFTA's British short ani...

Stop Motion Animated Recent 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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Magic Candies

Magic Candies is a 2024 Japanese animated short by Daisuke Nishio, adapted from Baek Hee-na's book and Toei Animation's...

Japanese Animated Recent Oscar

8.0 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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Beautiful Men

Beautiful Men is a 2023 Belgian-French-Dutch animated short by Nicolas Keppens, Oscar-nominated for its story of brother...

Animated Recent Belgian Oscar

7.4 Good

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Pachyderme

Pachyderme is a 2022 French animated short by Stephanie Clement, Oscar-nominated for its metaphorical treatment of child...

French Animated Recent Oscar

7.4 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

14

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