1. The Elephant's Garden
The Elephant's Garden is an animated short made by Felix Colgrave. The short was released in 2013 on Colgrave's official YouTube page. The short won Best Australian Film at Melbourne International Animation Festival in 2014.
It has an average vote of 7.9 on TMDB.
2. The English Patient
In the 1930s, Count Almásy is a Hungarian map maker employed by the Royal Geographical Society to chart the vast expanses of the Sahara Desert along with several other prominent explorers. As World War II unfolds, Almásy enters into a world of love, betrayal, and politics.
It has an average vote of 7.173 on TMDB.
3. The Pianist
The true story of pianist Władysław Szpilman's experiences in Warsaw during the Nazi occupation. When the Jews of the city find themselves forced into a ghetto, Szpilman finds work playing in a café; and when his family is deported in 1942, he stays behind, works for a while as a laborer, and eventually goes into hiding in the ruins of the war-torn city.
It has an average vote of 8.383 on TMDB.
4. Schindler's List
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during World War II.
It has an average vote of 8.568 on TMDB.
5. The Future Awaits (La vie devant moi)
In July 1942, during the Vel’ d’Hiv’ Roundup of Jewish families in Paris, 13 year old Tauba Birenbaum and her parents, who are Polish Jews, find refuge in a tiny room for the next 765 days. Living conditions are tough and they fear being discovered at any moment. But while her parents sink further into despair, Tauba’s fighting spirit shines through. She finds joy in every little thing, from a piano drawn on the floor, to the views of Paris through an open window. Despite extreme circumstances, she will keep hope until the liberation of Paris, and take back control of her life.
6. The Wrong Trousers
Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal.
It has an average vote of 7.781 on TMDB.
7. A Close Shave
Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.
It has an average vote of 7.544 on TMDB.
8. Soldier of Orange (Soldaat van Oranje)
The lives of Erik Lanshof and five of his closest friends take different paths when the German army invades the Netherlands in 1940: fight and resistance, fear and resignation, collaboration and high treason.
It has an average vote of 7.1 on TMDB.
9. Switch Man
In a normal quiet Sunday, Dr. Evil Mantis attacted K-City unexpectedly with his gigantic claw, the entire city in panic and in danger. At the very critical moment, one young man stood out and fight the Dr. Evil Mantis. This is the moment for the hidden superhero, and his secret power is about to turn this chaos upside down. The Legend is about to begin...
It has an average vote of 4 on TMDB.
10. Special Delivery
A short film made by Academy Award-winning studio, Aardman Animations . Find yourself following the adventures of a humble caretaker, who is disturbed by a mysterious stranger on the roof. Who’s there? And the chase begins… room to room… up and down… somehow, mysteriously, just out of sight. But the elusive stranger is always one step ahead, leaving behind only a trail of gifts…
It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.
11. The Dance of the Chagamas (茶釜音頭)
The first full cel-animated short. A group of tanukis investigate a temple and cause mischief.
It has an average vote of 4.7 on TMDB.
12. Cherry Blossom: Spring Fantasy (Sakura)
A visually artistic animation with no real story. It follows a pair of butterflies as they drift past various beautiful depictions of people and animals.
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
13. So Ends Our Night
An anti-Nazi on the run and a young Jewish couple race across Europe trying to escape Hitler's ever powerful influence.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
14. The Growler Story
True story of Lt.Cdr. Howard W.Gilmore who was awarded the Medal of Honor for sacrificing himself to save his submarine, February 1943.
It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.
15. Nirvana Police
A young policeman falls in love with a black panther.
16. Our Holidays (Ünnepeink)
Pre-school children tell by drawing and verbally what historical events we remember on the official holidays of the period of socialism.
17. Light Up the Sky!
Chaos ensues when a bunch of misfits man a British searchlight battery during World War II.
It has an average vote of 6.2 on TMDB.
18. Model's Life (Vida modelo)
The pair of mannequins in the mattress section seem the ideal couple: Handsome, elegant and perfect. But when the mall closes and the lights go out, things are quite different.
19. Mabo's Big Race (マー坊の大競争)
A boy competes in various events during the Olympic games. Short film from 1936.
It has an average vote of 7.5 on TMDB.
20. 2nd Lieutenant Norakuro: Sunday Magic (Norakuro Shoui: Nichiyoubi no Kaijiken)
Norakuro's adventures in the Fierce Dog Brigade continue in this short film from the 1930s.
It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.