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Movies: Best "based on short film" Movies


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Whiplash(2014)

R
| 1h 47min | Drama, Music
4.2/5 (with 7,027 votes)

Under the direction of a ruthless instructor, a talented young drummer begins to pursue perfection at any cost, even his humanity.

Night Swim(2024)

PG-13
| 1h 56min | Horror, Thriller
2.9/5 (with 174 votes)

Forced into early retirement by a degenerative illness, former baseball player Ray Waller moves into a new house with his wife and two children. He hopes that the backyard swimming pool will be fun for the kids and provide physical therapy for himself. However, a dark secret from the home's past soon unleashes a malevolent force that drags the family into the depths of inescapable terror.

Directed by Bryce McGuire - With Wyatt Russell, Kerry Condon, Gavin Warren, Nancy Lenehan, Jodi Long, Ellie Araiza, ...

Pixels(2015)

PG-13
| 1h 45min | Action, Comedy, Science Fiction
2.9/5 (with 3,405 votes)

Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.

Code 8(2019)

3.1/5 (with 759 votes)

In Lincoln City, some inhabitants have extraordinary abilities. Most live below the poverty line, under the close surveillance of a heavily militarized police force. Connor, a construction worker with powers, involves with a criminal gang to help his ailing mother. (Based on the short film “Code 8,” 2016.)

Terrifier(2023)

1h 24min | Horror, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 7 votes)

On Halloween night, a young woman finds herself as the obsession of a sadistic murderer known as Art the Clown.

Directed by Damien Leone - With Jenna Kanell, Samantha Scaffidi, Catherine Corcoran

Smile(2022)

R
| 1h 55min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
3.3/5 (with 1,223 votes)

After witnessing a bizarre, traumatic incident involving a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences that she can't explain. As an overwhelming terror begins taking over her life, Rose must confront her troubling past in order to survive and escape her horrifying new reality.

Beau Is Afraid(2023)

R
| 3h 6min | Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
3.4/5 (with 378 votes)

A paranoid man embarks on an epic odyssey to get home to his mother.

Reservoir Dogs(1992)

R
| 1h 39min | Crime, Thriller
4.1/5 (with 6,401 votes)

A botched robbery indicates a police informant, and the pressure mounts in the aftermath at a warehouse. Crime begets violence as the survivors -- veteran Mr. White, newcomer Mr. Orange, psychopathic parolee Mr. Blonde, bickering weasel Mr. Pink and Nice Guy Eddie -- unravel.

District 9(2009)

R
| 1h 52min | Science Fiction
3.7/5 (with 4,205 votes)

Thirty years ago, aliens arrive on Earth. Not to conquer or give aid, but to find refuge from their dying planet. Separated from humans in a South African area called District 9, the aliens are managed by Multi-National United, which is unconcerned with the aliens' welfare but will do anything to master their advanced technology. When a company field agent contracts a mysterious virus that begins to alter his DNA, there is only one place he can hide: District 9.

Piggy(2022)

1h 40min | Drama, Thriller, Horror

With the summer sun beating down on her rural Spanish town, Sara hides away in her parent’s butcher shop. A teenager whose excess weight makes her the target of incessant bullying, she flees a clique of capricious girls who torment her at the town pool, only to stumble upon them being brutally kidnapped by a stranger.

Directed by Carlota Pereda - With Carmen Machi, Claudia Salas, Irene Ferreiro, Camille Aguilar, Pilar Castro, Laura Galán, ...

Chronicle(2012)

PG-13
| 1h 24min | Science Fiction, Drama, Thriller
3.4/5 (with 2,378 votes)

Three high school students make an incredible discovery, leading to their developing uncanny powers beyond their understanding. As they learn to control their abilities and use them to their advantage, their lives start to spin out of control, and their darker sides begin to take over.

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On(2022)

PG
| 1h 29min | Animation, Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
3.9/5 (with 160 votes)

Marcel is an adorable one-inch-tall shell who ekes out a colorful existence with his grandmother Connie and their pet lint, Alan. Once part of a sprawling community of shells, they now live alone as the sole survivors of a mysterious tragedy. But when a documentary filmmaker discovers them amongst the clutter of his Airbnb, the short film he posts online brings Marcel millions of passionate fans, as well as unprecedented dangers and a new hope at finding his long-lost family.

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Boy Kills World(2024)

When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.

Appendage(2023)

1h 34min | Horror
3.0/5 (with 41 votes)

After hitting a breaking point, Hannah's inner thoughts physicalize into a monstrous creature that threatens to upend her life.

With Hadley Robinson

Lights Out(2016)

PG-13
| 1h 21min | Horror, Thriller, Mystery
3.2/5 (with 1,734 votes)

Rebecca must unlock the terror behind her little brother's experiences that once tested her sanity, bringing her face to face with a supernatural spirit attached to their mother.

Boiling Point(2021)

R
| 1h 32min | Drama, Thriller
3.7/5 (with 154 votes)

A head chef balances multiple personal and professional crises at a popular restaurant in London.

Directed by Philip Barantini - With Stephen Graham, Vinette Robinson, Hannah Walters, Ray Panthaki

Come Play(2020)

PG-13
| 1h 36min | Horror
3.2/5 (with 255 votes)

A lonely young boy feels different from everyone else. Desperate for a friend, he seeks solace and refuge in his ever-present cell phone and tablet. When a mysterious creature uses the boy’s devices against him to break into our world, his parents must fight to save their son from the monster beyond the screen.

Directed by Jacob Chase - With John Gallagher, Jr.

Yes, God, Yes(2020)

R
| 1h 18min | Drama
3.2/5 (with 219 votes)

Alice, a young innocent Catholic girl, is tempted into masturbating after an AOL chat suddenly turns sexual, however is conflicted as the act would be considered a sin.

Bottle Rocket(1996)

R
| 1h 31min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
3.4/5 (with 444 votes)

Upon his release from a mental hospital following a nervous breakdown, the directionless Anthony joins his friend Dignan, who seems far less sane than the former. Dignan has hatched a hair-brained scheme for an as-yet-unspecified crime spree that somehow involves his former boss, the (supposedly) legendary Mr. Henry.

Directed by Wes Anderson - With Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, James Caan, Lumi Cavazos, Andrew Wilson, Héctor García Otero, ...

Shiva Baby(2021)

NR
| 1h 18min | Comedy, Drama
3.6/5 (with 215 votes)

College student Danielle must cover her tracks when she unexpectedly runs into her sugar daddy at a shiva - with her parents, ex-girlfriend and family friends also in attendance.

Directed by Emma Seligman

Bruiser(2022)

NR
| 1h 37min | Drama
4.0/5 (with 1 vote)

During summer break, 14-year-old Darious explores the boundaries of his manhood through tumultuous interactions with Malcolm his strict father and a burgeoning mentorship with mysterious drifter Porter.

Theater Camp(2023)

PG-13
| 1h 34min | Comedy
3.3/5 (with 33 votes)

After the indomitable and beloved founder of a scrappy theater camp in upstate New York falls into a coma, the eccentric staff must band together with her clueless "crypto-bro" son to keep the thespian paradise afloat.

Directed by Molly Gordon, Nick Lieberman - With Noah Galvin, Molly Gordon, Ben Platt, Jimmy Tatro, Patti Harrison, Nathan Lee Graham, ...

Kids vs. Aliens(2023)

2.8/5 (with 30 votes)

All Gary wants is to make awesome home movies with his best buds. All his older sister Samantha wants is to hang with the cool kids. When their parents head out of town one Halloween weekend, an all-time rager of a teen house party turns to terror when aliens attack, forcing the siblings to band together to survive the night.

Directed by Jason Eisener - With Jonathan Torrens

Femme(2023)

1h 39min | Thriller

Jules is a drag artist in London who withdraws into himself and loses his career after a horrific attack. Months later, he recognizes one of his assailants in a gay sauna and quickly realizes he has the perfect opportunity to get revenge.

Directed by Sam H. Freeman, Ng Choon Ping - With Nathan Stewart-Jarrett, George MacKay, John McCrea

Tallulah(2016)

1h 51min | Drama
3.4/5 (with 328 votes)

Desperate to be rid of her toddler, a dissatisfied Beverly Hills housewife hires a stranger to babysit and ends up getting much more than she bargained for.

Your Lucky Day(2023)

R
| 1h 29min | Crime, Thriller
3.2/5 (with 3 votes)

After a dispute over a winning lottery ticket turns into a deadly hostage situation, the witnesses must decide exactly how far they’ll go—and how much blood they’re willing to spill—for a cut of the $156 million.

Directed by Dan Brown - With Angus Cloud, Elliot Knight, Jessica Garza, Sterling Beaumon, Mousa Kraish, Jason Wiles, ...

Sometimes I Think About Dying(2024)

PG-13
| 1h 31min | Drama, Romance / Love, Comedy
2.7/5 (with 5 votes)

Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.

Directed by Rachel Lambert - With Daisy Ridley, Dave Merheje, Parvesh Cheena, Marcia DeBonis, Megan Stalter, Brittany O'Grady, ...

Short Term 12(2013)

R
| 1h 36min | Drama
3.9/5 (with 572 votes)

Grace, a compassionate young supervisor at a foster care facility, helps at-risk teens. But when a new charge dredges up memories of her own troubled past, Grace's tough exterior begins eroding.

Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.(2022)

R
| 1h 42min | Comedy
2.7/5 (with 12 votes)

In the aftermath of a huge scandal, Trinitie Childs, the first lady of a prominent Southern Baptist Mega Church, attempts to help her pastor-husband, Lee-Curtis Childs, rebuild their congregation.

The Last Journey(2021)

2.7/5 (with 61 votes)

The red moon threatens our existence on earth. Our only hope is the enigmatic Paul WR, the most talented astronaut of its generation. But few hours before the start of the mission, Paul disappears.

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