Bringemovies
← Browse Movies
Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films
TITLE DETAILS

Jan Švankmajer: The Complete Short Films

2007-05-28 · 313 min · ★ 10.0

Animation · Horror

Featuring all 26 entries in the official filmography, this is the world's first complete DVD edition of the short films by the legendary Czech Surrealist filmmaker-animator Jan Švankmajer. Technically and conceptually astonishing in their own right, these films are also as remarkable for their philosophical consistency as for their frequently mind-boggling imagery. This package also includes a bonus short, Johanes Doktor Faust (1958), the longer cut of 'The Cabinet of Jan Švankmajer' with a new introduction by the Quay Brothers, the documentary Les Chimeres des Švankmajer (2001), interviews with Jan and Eva Švankmajer and examples of their work in other media. There's also a chance to see some Švankmajer special effects, created when he was banned from directing his own films.

Open detail page

Trailers are previews, not full movies.

No authorized playback source configured. Use the legal watch options below.

Production details

Directors
Jan Švankmajer
Production companies
Unavailable
Countries
Unavailable
Status
Released

Top Cast

Cast unavailable.

Title information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.

Where to watch

Availability provided by JustWatch via TMDb. Offers can change. Provider links are listed on TMDb; full playback requires a separately authorized source.

Availability not listed for this country.

Recommendations

V/H/S
★ 6.1
V/H/S2012Horror

When a group of misfits is hired by an unknown third party to burglarize a desolate house and acquire one rare VHS tape, they discover more found footage than they had bargained for.

Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
★ 7.5
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans2021Animation

The Guardians of Arcadia reunite to battle the nefarious Arcane Order, who've reawakened the primordial Titans.

Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire
★ 8.3
Looney Tunes Super Stars Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire2010Animation

Never offered before in this format, these classic and completely remastered Looney Tunes shorts capture everyone's favorite wascally wabbit, Bugs Bunny, in his element - and all of his animated glory.

Raya and the Last Dragon
★ 7.8
Raya and the Last Dragon2021Animation

Long ago, in the fantasy world of Kumandra, humans and dragons lived together in harmony. But when an evil force threatened the land, the dragons sacrificed themselves to save humanity. Now, 500 years later, that same evil has returned and it’s up to a lone warrior, Raya, to track down the legendary last dragon to restore the fractured land and its divided people.

V/H/S/99
★ 5.8
V/H/S/992022Horror

A thirsty teenager's home video leads to a series of horrifying revelations, harkening back to the final punk rock analog days of VHS, while taking one giant leap forward into the hellish new millennium.

V/H/S/Halloween
★ 6.2
V/H/S/Halloween2025Horror

A collection of Halloween-themed videotapes unleashes a series of twisted, blood-soaked tales, turning trick-or-treat into a struggle for survival.

Bilal: A New Breed of Hero
★ 6.8
Bilal: A New Breed of Hero2016Animation

A thousand years ago, one boy with a dream of becoming a great warrior is abducted with his sister and taken to a land far away from home. Thrown into a world where greed and injustice rule all, Bilal finds the courage to raise his voice and make a change. Inspired by true events, this is a story of a real hero who earned his remembrance in time and history.

Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
★ 8.0
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio2022Animation

During the rise of fascism in Mussolini's Italy, a wooden boy brought magically to life struggles to live up to his father's expectations.

The Pilgrim's Progress
★ 7.6
The Pilgrim's Progress2019Animation

An epic journey, faithfully adapted to modern-day. Christian faces distractions, challenges, and perils at every turn of the way. But ends victorious, with helpful guides, as he stays on the narrow path to the distant Celestial City.

Beowulf
★ 5.9
Beowulf2007Animation

A 6th-century Scandinavian warrior named Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the man-like ogre, Grendel.

Grindhouse
★ 7.0
Grindhouse2007Horror

Grindhouse combines Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror, a horror comedy about a group of survivors who battle zombie-like creatures, and Quentin Tarantino's Death Proof, an action thriller about a murderous stuntman who kills young women with modified vehicles. It is presented as a double feature with fictitious exploitation trailers preceding each segment.

The Sea Beast
★ 7.3
The Sea Beast2022Animation

When a young girl stows away on the ship of a legendary sea monster hunter, they launch an epic journey into uncharted waters — and make history to boot.

Fantasia
★ 7.4
Fantasia1940Animation

Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.

Play Dead
★ 6.1
Play Dead2022Horror

Criminology student Chloe fakes her own death to break into a morgue, in order to retrieve a piece of evidence that ties her younger brother to a crime gone wrong. Once inside, she discovers that a sadistic coroner is using the corpses for his sick and twisted business, and when he realises that Chloe still has a pulse, a terrifying game of cat and mouse ensues.

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin
★ 6.3
Starchaser: The Legend of Orin1985Animation

Set on the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord Zygon until one, Orin, unearths the hilt of a mythical sword that only he can master. Escaping the planet, he runs into the rogue smuggler Dagg and a pair of helpful droids and the princess, who all team up to return to the Mine-World with a plan to defeat Zygon and free Orin's enslaved people.

The Little Prince
★ 7.6
The Little Prince2015Animation

Based on the best-seller book 'The Little Prince', the movie tells the story of a little girl that lives with resignation in a world where efficiency and work are the only dogmas. Everything will change when accidentally she discovers her neighbor that will tell her about the story of the Little Prince that he once met.

The Resurrected
★ 6.1
The Resurrected1991Horror

Charles Dexter Ward, a wealthy scientist, uses an ancient diary and human remains to begin a terrifying and bloody pursuit for immortality.

Dust Bunny
★ 6.7
Dust Bunny2025Horror

Ten-year-old Aurora asks her hitman neighbor to kill the monster under her bed that she claims ate her family. To protect her, he must battle an onslaught of assassins while accepting that some monsters are real.

V/H/S/Beyond
★ 6.6
V/H/S/Beyond2024Horror

The infinite playground of forbidden worlds and dangerous lifeforms offered by the sci-fi horror genre will lead to the biggest, maddest, bloodiest V/H/S ever.

Daddy's Little Girl
★ 6.1
Daddy's Little Girl2014Horror

After the police find Derek’s daughter brutally murdered on the beach, he vows to make the culprit suffer for his actions, even if that person is ‘part of the family.’ With careful research into the history of torture, Derek prepares himself and his basement for a week of brutal tactics that will make his daughter’s killer feel the pain that he has inflicted upon so many others. In a time when stranger danger is ever present, a single father learns that it’s the ones you trust most who have to be watched the closest.

Similar titles

Corpse Bride
★ 7.6
Corpse Bride2005Animation

In a 19th-century European village, a young man about to be married is whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride waits bereft in the land of the living.

JUDY1964
★ 10.0
JUDY19642025Animation

In the 1960s, young Judy is captivated by an advertisement for toy guns. But when she discovers her parents' real firearm, the line between playful fantasy and dangerous reality blurs.

Stopmotion
★ 6.1
Stopmotion2024Horror

Ella Blake, a stop-motion animator struggling to control her demons after the loss of her overbearing mother, embarks upon the creation of a film that becomes the battleground for her sanity. As Ella’s mind starts to fracture, the characters in her project take on a life of their own.

Minions & More Volume 2
★ 7.4
Minions & More Volume 22022Animation

This collection of 11 short films produced by Illumination includes: From the "Despicable Me" franchise: Mower Minions (2016); Yellow Is the New Black (2018); Competition (2015); Cro Minion (2015); Binky Nelson Unpacified (2015); Panic in the Mailroom (2013). From the "Secret Life of Pets" franchise: Super Gidget (2019). From the "Sing" franchise: Eddie's Life Coach (2017); Gunter Babysits (2017). From the "Lorax" franchise: Serenade (2012); Wagon Ho! (2012).

Robin Robin
★ 7.0
Robin Robin2021Animation

A bird raised by mice begins to question where she belongs and sets off on a daring journey of self-discovery.

Sweet Dreams
★ 5.7
Sweet Dreams2008Animation

A cupcake escapes a city of sweets and is marooned on an island with vegetables where he learns to reform his destructive ways in this tasty stop-motion from the talented Kirsten Lepore.

Computer Animation Journeys
Not rated
Computer Animation Journeys2004Animation

Experience the ultimate digital artistry from around the world as Computer Animation Journeys presents a stunning collection of cutting edge short stories. This body of work showcases 12 ultra-entertaining films, inlcuding the hilarious antics of "Melvin: The Red-Headed Stepchild", the harrowing adventure of "Marvin and the Martian", the suspense of "Pump Action", the very humorous anecdote within "Fruits of Labor" and the cosmic contemplation of "Horses on Mars". And these are just the beginning of the spectacular array of computer animated gems awaiting you inside!

Poster unavailable
★ 0.0
The Phantom of the Opera2021Animation · Horror

Stop motion adaptation of The Phantom of the Opera.

Les enfants perdus 1. La petite fille
★ 10.0
Les enfants perdus 1. La petite fille2026Animation · Horror

60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero
★ 4.3
60 Seconds of Solitude in Year Zero2011Animation · Horror

An anthology of one-minute films created by 51 international filmmakers on the theme of the death of cinema. Intended as an ode to 35mm, the film was screened one time only on a purpose-built 20x12 meter public cinema screen in the Port of Tallinn, Estonia, on 22 December 2011. A special projector was constructed for the event which allowed the actual filmstrip to be burnt at the same time as the film was shown.

Serlasanha
Not rated
Serlasanha2025Animation

Harvie Krumpet
★ 7.4
Harvie Krumpet2003Animation

The odd biography of Harvie Krumpet, a man who has Tourette's Syndrome, chronic bad luck, menial jobs, nudist tendencies, and a book of "fakts" hung around his neck - but still optimistically lives own way and enjoys the small things life has to offer.

DCW: THE MOVIE
★ 10.0
DCW: THE MOVIE2021Animation

In this epic remake of the 2016 film, based on the childhood card game of DCW, the characters of Donovan, Jash and Season Square go on a journey, exploring the crazy world of DCW but Jacky Joe Hunter is here to end the fun with a mysterious magical gem...

Food
★ 6.2
Food2014Animation

This is an animated documentary about FOOD! I interviewed vegetarian, vegan, pescetarian and meat eater about their opinions about food and life choices. Then I animate real food with stop-motion technique based on the interviews. By putting the conversations in different context, the food speak for themselves.

The Sleeping Beauty
★ 8.0
The Sleeping Beauty1979Animation

A stop-motion adaptation of the ballet Sleeping Beauty, released onVHS by the BBC, together with three other adaptations, under the name 'Musical Tales' in 1988.

The Great Sneezer
★ 9.0
The Great Sneezer2001Animation

A magical mummy in the hands of gangsters! Two crazy gangsters steal the mummy of the Great Sneeze from the museum, which once sneezed diamonds for the Egyptians. After various escapades, they manage to revive it, but the magic doesn't work as they imagined. The Great Sneeze mustn't catch too cold! A classic animated - puppet film by Nora Držiak. It combines elements of adventure, gangster, disaster film, thriller and fairy tale with exaggeration.

Amy
★ 7.5
Amy2010Animation · Horror

A little girl is afraid of the wolf living with her in the house.

The Great Vairitosky
★ 6.0
The Great Vairitosky2014Animation

Vairitosky is an immortal artist. His act consists of dying in different ways, and then magically resurrected. The public is impatient, wants to see Vairitosky, who does not come into play. What will happen?

Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Missing Episode
Not rated
Dick Spanner P.I.: The Case of the Missing Episode2014Animation

The opener (and only episode, later restored as a short) for an unfinished third series finds a group of detectives assembled in Paris, where they're bumped off in the manner of Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None (aka Ten Little Indians). Copyrighted in 1988, but unreleased until 2014, when it surfaced on The Lost Worlds of Gerry Anderson DVD. It was later included as a bonus feature on the 2017 Dick Spanner DVD set.

Mother’s Touch
Not rated
Mother’s Touch2017Animation

A story revolving around a "haenyeo" or "female diver" of Jeju Island. As Haenyeo Sooni forages for seafood, she is reminded of precious times she spent with her late mother.

Your favorites

Recently viewed

Watch

Choose an authorized server.

Full video from an operator-configured authorized source. Official trailers use a separate player. If a server fails, retry or select another authorized server.

Legal watch options

Official trailer

Trailer preview only. Press Play to start.

Privacy choices

Favorites stay in your browser. Movie images load from TMDb. YouTube trailers contact YouTube only after you allow external media and choose a trailer. Advertising consent, if ads are enabled, is managed separately by the operator’s certified CMP.

Privacy policy

After allowing external media, choose the trailer button to load its player.