Best 25 Short Movies Highly Rated Released in 1981

When Snoopy turns Charlie Brown invisible in a magic act, he has trouble changing him back. See more about It's Magic, Charlie Brown / IMDB / YouTube

An Irish sailor is stranded on an island full of Leprechauns and soon finds himself aiding them in protecting their gold from a greedy Hag. Info on The Leprechauns' Christmas Gold / IMDB / YouTube

Swept up in a holiday mood, Alvin gives away his cherished harmonica to a sick little boy. Meanwhile, Dave has booked Alvin to perform a harmonica solo at Carnegie Hall. Alvin keeps the loss of his harmonica a secret from Dave, and with the help of Simon and Theodore, he scrambles to earn enough money to buy another harmonica in time for his Carnegie Hall debut. Along. Details on A Chipmunk Christmas / IMDB / YouTube

Charlie Brown and Linus go in search of a girl seen in the audience of a sport event. Learn about Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown / IMDB / YouTube

A fairy deer is betrayed by people that he saved before. Look into Nine-Colored Deer / IMDB / YouTube

Produced as the premier presentation for the Theatre of the National Air and Space Museum Smithsonian Institution, takes the viewer on an aerial tour of America from a balloon ascension in the 1800's to a venture into space. Get info on To Fly! / IMDB / YouTube

While at her grandmother's house, a ten-year-old girl finds a coat in the closet. As she inspects it, she is suddenly taken back in time. Info on The Olden Days Coat / IMDB / YouTube

Cinderella has to stay home while her evil stepsisters go to the ball. You know the rest except everyone here is a penguin (even the mice that become the horses) and the lost slipper is more like a swimming flipper. Info on The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin / IMDB / YouTube

With the father away, an Irish immigrant family struggle to survive their first winter in the Canadian wild. Learn about First Winter / IMDB / YouTube

The colleagues of an executed highwayman pledge to save his soul. Get info on The Pledge / IMDB / YouTube

Comprised of outtakes from Le Pont du Nord, director Jacques Rivette takes us through a journey in Paris where three characters go from one place to another while playing a strange game called The Goose Game, with many random goals to be achieved. More about Paris Goes Away / IMDB / YouTube

Images of tropical plants are mixed with a portrait of Sri Lanka's famous artist and horticulturalist Bevis Bawa. In a voice-over, the character of God contemplates on the flowering exuberance he has seeded. Check out The Gardener of Eden / IMDB / YouTube

A biographical short film about fashion designer Zandra Rhodes. Look into Zandra Rhodes / IMDB / YouTube

Inspired by Lovecraft's short story, Pickman's Model is about a morbid painter named Richard Upton Pickman, who created from his fiendish brush unbelievable loathsomeness and moral foetor. William Thurber, a student of occult art and author, becomes obsessed with Pickman and pursues him learning more and more about the source of his art until it finally consumes him. Get info on Pickman's Model / IMDB / YouTube

Stoney Knows How is a visit with a master of the Oldest Art In The World - Tattooing. Disabled by arthritis since the age of four, confined to a wheelchair, his growth stunted, Stoney St. Clair joined the circus at 15 as a sword-swallower. A year later, he took up tattooing, and traveled with circuses and carnivals for 50 years. As we watch him at work, we see the det. More about Stoney Knows How / IMDB / YouTube

A train runs through an old couple's home, constantly disrupting their peace. Explore Home on the Rails / IMDB / YouTube

A mysterious, middle-aged man wearing a dark suit and black leather gloves is the only customer in a Hoboken, New Jersey bar. He looks longingly at a picture of a woman that he keeps in his wallet. He then has a tense conversation with the bartender, in which he reveals that he once lived in Hoboken years ago, but is now passing through on business because he is a . Find out about Gunmen's Blues / IMDB / YouTube

A woman experiences intense feelings of jealousy while attending a party with her boyfriend. Read about White Lies / IMDB / YouTube