Highest-Rated Movies about 'Short'

The Face Behind the Mask (1941), The Emperor's New Clothes (2001), The Devil Bat (1941), Bells of San Fernando (1947), Ants in the Pants (2000), South of Panama (1941), The Lost Angel (2004), Sunset (1988) ... Let's take a look at the ranked list of the best Short movies.

#1. The Face Behind the Mask (1941)

Storyline: Janos Szabo is a kind, innocent immigrant to America. Just after he arrives though, he is caught in a fire and his face is horribly burned and disfigured. Although a skilled craftsman his hideous features make it impossible for him to get work, and driven by despair he is forced to turn to crime to live. He finds himself very proficient at that, and soon makes enough money to buy a very lifelike mask to hide his scars behind. He hates what he does, but is he in too deep to get out?—Ken Yousten <kyousten@bev.net>

Plot Keywords: crime, film noir, thriller, drama, mystery, romance, tragedy ...

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#2. The Emperor's New Clothes (2001)

Storyline: Napoleon, exiled, devises a plan to retake the throne. He'll swap places with commoner Sergeant Eugene Lenormand, sneak into Paris, then Lenormand will reveal himself and Napoleon will regain his throne. Things don't go at all well. First, the journey proves to be more difficult than expected, but more disastrously, Lenormand enjoys himself too much to reveal the deception. Napoleon adjusts somewhat uneasily to the life of a commoner while waiting, while Lenormand gorges on rich food.—Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>

Plot Keywords: comedy, animation, family, fantasy, adventure, music, humor ...

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#3. The Devil Bat (1941)

Storyline: Dr. Carruthers feels bitter at being betrayed by his employers, Heath and Morton, when they became rich as a result of a product he devised. He gains revenge by electrically enlarging bats and sending them out to kill his employers' family members by instilling in the bats a hatred for a particular perfume he has discovered, which he gets his victims to apply before going outdoors. Johnny Layton, a reporter, finally figures out Carruthers is the killer and, after putting the perfume on himself, douses it on Carruthers in the hopes it will get him to give himself away. One of the two is attacked as the giant bat makes one of its screaming, swooping power dives.—Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>

Plot Keywords: horror, science fiction, b movie, black and white, classic, monster, low budget ...

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#4. Bells of San Fernando (1947)

Storyline: Mendoza ruthlessly controls the valley of San Fernando and his men guard the only entrance. When Mendoza announces he will marry Michael's girl friend Maria, Michael plans an escape. He hopes to reach the Governor and bring back the troops.—Maurice VanAuken <mvanauken@a1access.net>

Plot Keywords: action, adventure, western, historical, drama, war, romance ...

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#5. Ants in the Pants (2000)

Storyline: For years, the ordinary teenager, Florian, has been neglecting his needs, and above all, an impatient but important part of his anatomy. However, his world will turn upside down, when, much to his surprise, Flo wakes up one morning, only to realise that his "best friend" can speak to him. Now, with the talkative "pal" making his existence known on the most unsuitable of circumstances, Flo has no other choice but to enlist the help of his friends who only think about women--Schumi, Dirk, and Red Bull--to be in control of the embarrassing situation. Will Florian manage to impress the school's diva, Leonie?—Nick Riganas

Plot Keywords: comedy, animation, family, adventure, humorous, children, funny ...

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#6. South of Panama (1941)

Storyline: Jan Martin, sister of government chemist Paul Martin, realizes she is being followed by enemy agents after her brother. She ignores him at the Panama airport and embraces a stranger, Mike Lawrence, instead. Enemy agents Lake and Wilton are convinced that Mike is her brother and attempt to trap the pair. They get away but Jan disappears. Disguised with a black wig and new makeup, Jan becomes Dolores and gets a job singing at a cafe. Spotting Jan without her disguise, Mike follows her down an alley where they are trapped by Raynor, another espionage agent. They get away and Jan also gets away from Mike. Later, both Mike and Jan are captured and the agents realize that Mike is not the brother they are after. Paul is brought to the hideout, but Mike gets the drop on them.—Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>

Plot Keywords: action, adventure, war, spy, crime, mystery, thriller ...

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#7. The Lost Angel (2004)

Storyline: From bribery to brutality to blatant frame-ups, police Detective Billie Palmer (Alison Eastwood) closes cases by any means necessary. As the Department of Internal Affairs descends upon her precinct, Palmer is assigned to investigate a baffling series of ritual murders that could be connected to the death of her own mother. With the help of the Rev. Kevin (John Rhys-Davies), a priest with a dark past, Palmer struggles to finger the perpetrator before he kills again.—vexer6

Plot Keywords: action, adventure, fantasy, drama, mystery, thriller, crime ...

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#9. The Living Ghost (1942)

Storyline: When wealthy banker Walter Craig (Gus Glassmire) disappears, former private eye Nick Trayne (James Dunn) comes out of retirement to find the missing man. As Nick gets to know the contentious Craig family, the rich man reappears, but someone has put him in an unresponsive, zombie-like state. Then a member of the family is found stabbed to death, with Walter standing over him. When Walter attacks Nick, it seems that the catatonic banker is the killer, but Nick thinks there is more to the mystery.

Plot Keywords: mystery, thriller, crime, film noir, detective, murder, supernatural ...

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