2012 Short Movies

55 movies found (page 1/2):

Tangled Ever After(2012)

| 6min | Animation, Comedy, Action, Kids & Family

3.6/5 (with 525 votes)

The kingdom is in a festive mood as everyone gathers for the royal wedding of Rapunzel and Flynn. However, when Pascal and Maximus, as flower chameleon and ring bearer, respectively, lose the gold bands, a frenzied search and recovery mission gets underway. As the desperate duo tries to find the rings before anyone discovers that they’re missing, they leave behind a trail of comical chaos that includes flying lanterns, a flock of doves, a wine barrel barricade and a very sticky finale. Will Maximus and Pascal save the day and make it to the church in time? And will they ever get Flynn’s nose right?

Directed by Nathan Greno, Byron Howard

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Marvel One-Shot: Item 47(2012)

12min | Science Fiction, Action, Fantasy

3.2/5 (with 218 votes)

Benny and Claire, a down-on-their-luck couple, find a discarded Chitauri weapon referred to as 'Item 47'.

Directed by Louis D'Esposito - With Lizzy Caplan, Titus Welliver, Jesse Bradford

The Punisher: Dirty Laundry(2012)

10min | Drama, Action, Thriller

3.6/5 (with 152 votes)

In a bad neighborhood, on his way to a laundromat to do his laundry, Frank Castle witnesses a ruthless street gang harassing several people.

Directed by Phil Joanou - With Thomas Jane, Ron Perlman, Sammi Rotibi

Curfew(2012)

| 19min | Drama

3.7/5 (with 59 votes)

At the lowest point of his life, Richie gets a call from his estranged sister, asking him to look after his nine-year old niece, Sophia, for a few hours.

Directed by Shawn Christensen - With Fátima Ptacek, Army Wives, Shawn Christensen, Kim Allen

Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo(2012)

11min | Science Fiction, Horror, Action, Animation

3.3/5 (with 23 votes)

The short focuses on the God Warrior from Nausicaa of The Valley of The Wind (1984). Super-powered bio-weapons in ceramic armor begin attacking Tokyo, annihilating human civilization.

Directed by Shinji Higuchi - With Megumi Hayashibara

Stars In Shorts(2012)

1h 47min | Comedy, Drama

Seven short films, all of which feature name actors, including Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Lily Tomlin, Keira Knightley, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and more.

Directed by Neil LaBute, Jacob Chase, Rupert Friend - With Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lily Tomlin, Lucy Punch, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley, Jason Alexander, ...

A Therapy(2012)

3min | Comedy

2.7/5 (with 19 votes)

Short by Roman Polanski shot for Prada.

Directed by Roman Polanski - With Ben Kingsley, Helena Bonham Carter

The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023(2012)

7min | Science Fiction

3.5/5 (with 5 votes)

A young Peter Weyland gives a darkly inspirational TED Talk.

The Captured Bird(2012)

10min | Fantasy, Horror

2.7/5 (with 8 votes)

A darkly poetic fable that begins with a little girl drawing figures of people with chalk on the cement of a playground. She takes notice of an unusual crack in the pavement that is seeping a mysterious black fluid, which she follows to an ominous building. Inside, she encounters several bizarre phenomena, including walls that bleed black and tentacles that emerge from the ceiling to touch her. She then witnesses the birth of five terrifying supernatural beings that threaten the existence of her world.

Directed by Jovanka Vuckovic

The Wilding(2012)

15min | Drama, Romance / Love

3.1/5 (with 7 votes)

When juvenile inmate Malcolm is offered a chance at parole, he is torn between his chance for freedom and protecting the one he loves.

Directed by Grant Scicluna

Fist of Jesus(2012)

15min | Comedy, Action, Horror

3.6/5 (with 24 votes)

When Jacob tells Jesus that Lazarus, his son, is dead, he goes to his house to raise him from the dead.

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The Capsule(2012)

35min | Drama

2.6/5 (with 6 votes)

Seven girls, a mansion perched on a Cycladic rock, a cycle of lessons on discipline, desire and demise-infinitely.

Directed by Athina Rachel Tsangari - With Clémence Poésy, Ariane Labed, Isolda Dychauk

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Tell(2012)

33min | Horror, Thriller

3.1/5 (with 13 votes)

Gripped by the fear of possible repercussions and tortured by the guilt of his violent actions, Taylor seeks to hide his sins in hopes that they will go unnoticed and become no more than a dirty little secret... However, his plan quickly falls apart when he begins to see menacing visions and the line between reality and paranoia becomes blurred...Is it all in his head or can the dead truly take revenge?

Directed by Ryan Connolly

Raju(2011)

24min | Drama, Kids & Family

3.1/5 (with 5 votes)

A German couple adopts in Kolkata an Indian orphan. Their child suddenly disappears and they realize that they are part of the problem.

Directed by Max Zahle - With Wotan Wilke Möhring

Death of a Shadow(2012)

20min | Romance / Love, Fantasy

3.5/5 (with 15 votes)

Soldier Nathan died during World War I. A strange collector imprisoned his shadow and gave him a new chance: a second life against 10000 captured shadows. It is love that guides him, as his purpose is to meet Sarah again, the woman he fell in love with before he died. But then he discovers that she's already in love with someone else, jealousy clouds his mind and pushes him towards a bitter decision, not without consequences.

Directed by Tom Van Avermaet - With Matthias Schoenaerts, Laura Verlinden

Swimmer(2012)

17min | Drama

3.6/5 (with 12 votes)

A young man swims across the rivers and lakes of Britain to a soundtrack of assorted nationalistic music. As he passes people on the banksides including children, lovers and a tramp their thoughts and conversations are also heard. Ultimately, after walking through a wood at night, the boy returns to the water and appears to sink below the surface.

Directed by Lynne Ramsay

Homophobia(2012)

23min | Drama

3.1/5 (with 7 votes)

An adolescent boy, who serves the military forces, experiences homosexual feelings towards one of his comrades. The suppressed conflict bubbles up during their last night at the border, socially isolated and armed with loaded weapons.

Directed by Gregor Schmidinger

Parvaneh(2012)

25min | Drama

3.3/5 (with 8 votes)

Parvaneh is a young Afghan immigrant who recently arrived at a transit centre for asylum seekers in the Swiss Alps. The only things she has got to know yet are the rural area surrounding the centre and the centre itself.

Directed by Talkhon Hamzavi

Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?(2012)

7min | Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family

3.1/5 (with 9 votes)

A comedy about a chaotic morning in a family with kids, and a mother who is determined that it's best to take care of everything herself.

Directed by Selma Vilhunen - With Joanna Haartti, Santtu Karvonen

A World for Raúl(2012)

15min | Drama

2.6/5 (with 3 votes)

When thirteen-year-old Raúl is asked to entertain the local landowner's son, a game of power and pride starts between the two boys.

Directed by Mauro Mueller - With Adrian Alonso

Asad(2012)

18min

3.2/5 (with 6 votes)

A coming of age fable of a Somali boy as he struggles to survive in his war-torn land.

Directed by Bryan Buckley

Aya(2012)

40min | Drama, Music

3.3/5 (with 10 votes)

When Thomas Overby mistakenly believes Aya is his assigned driver, she spontaneously decides to go along with the charade and drives him to Jerusalem. A stiff and guarded pianist, Overby is intrigued by the impulsive though melancholy Aya. As they slowly begin to connect, the film takes us on a journey we hope will never end.

Directed by Mihal Brezis, Oded Binnun - With Sarah Adler, Ulrich Thomsen

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Julian(2012)

14min | Comedy

3.4/5 (with 5 votes)

In school, 9-year old Julian gets into trouble for squealing a bully and therefore disturbing class.

With Ed Oxenbould

That Wasn't Me(2012)

20min | War, Drama

2.7/5 (with 8 votes)

Aquél no Era Yo [That Wasn't Me] is a 2012 Spanish short film directed by Esteban Crespo. It tells the story of Paul and Kaney. Two characters, an African child and a Spanish woman, who could have nothing in common, but will get to join their lives forever through a life-giving shot. Kaney is an African child soldier. He lives with many child soldiers and obeys the orders given by the man who has become like their father, the General of the Rebel Army. Paula is a Spanish aid worker who moved to Africa following her boyfriend, Juanjo, in order to bring help and to rescue the child soldiers who live there. In a border crossing point, Paula and Kaney meet each other and this will be the starting point of this dramatic story, full of fear, violence and redemption. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

Directed by Esteban Crespo - With Gustavo Salmerón, Alejandra Lorente, Babou Cham

Volume(2012)

27min | Drama

3.8/5 (with 2 votes)

Sam lives in a place where everything is polished and secrets are cleaned up and kept. So when Georgina goes missing, everyone acts like nothing happened. But Sam can't stop thinking about her, the enigma who lived next door, swimming daily in her pool. As Sam drifts back into his memories of Georgina, he comes to realise he may know more than he wants to remember.

Directed by Mahalia Belo

Cruel Summer(2012)

25min | Music, Fantasy

0.5/5 (with 1 vote)

A car thief (Kid Cudi) falls in love with a blind Arabian princess whose father allows them to marry under the terms he can help her see.

Directed by Kanye West - With Kid Cudi, Ali Suliman, Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, D'banj, ...

Shackled(2012)

12min | Drama, Thriller

2.4/5 (with 7 votes)

Held captive by a circus, Malu is frantically rescued from her shackles by her husband. As she waits anxiously in the darkness for her chance to escape, a disturbing truth she's hidden away seeps back in.

Directed by Nour Wazzi - With Emilia Clarke

The Mass of Men(2012)

17min | Drama

2.9/5 (with 3 votes)

Richard, an unemployed 55-year-old, arrives 3 minutes late for his appointment at a job centre. An advisor, stifled by the limits of the system she works in, has no choice but to penalise him for his tardiness.

The Mapmaker(2012)

18min | Drama

3.0/5 (with 1 vote)

A short UK drama following an ageing couple who return to the seaside where they were happy 50 years earlier. Now their lives have changed and they face sadness and a difficult decision. The film includes flashbacks to their youthful romance.

Directed by Stephen Johnson - With Jenny Agutter, Charles Dance, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Harry Eden

Republicans, Get in My Vagina!(2012)

3min | Comedy

2.7/5 (with 2 votes)

Kate Beckinsale, Judy Greer and Andrea Savage "spread" the message that the one thing women really want in their vagina is the government.

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2012 Short Movies

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Tangled Ever After(2012)

Marvel One-Shot: Item 47(2012)

The Punisher: Dirty Laundry(2012)

Curfew(2012)

Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo(2012)

Stars In Shorts(2012)

A Therapy(2012)

The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023(2012)

The Captured Bird(2012)

The Wilding(2012)

Fist of Jesus(2012)

The Capsule(2012)

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Tell(2012)

Raju(2011)

Death of a Shadow(2012)

Swimmer(2012)

Homophobia(2012)

Parvaneh(2012)

Do I Have to Take Care of Everything?(2012)

A World for Raúl(2012)

Asad(2012)

Aya(2012)

Julian(2012)

That Wasn't Me(2012)

Volume(2012)

Cruel Summer(2012)

Shackled(2012)

The Mass of Men(2012)

The Mapmaker(2012)

Republicans, Get in My Vagina!(2012)

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