# The Wrong Trousers

8 Hacker News commenters recommended The Wrong Trousers and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a near-perfect comedy short with a famous train-chase heist sequence, full of tension, humour and clever editing.

## Why people recommend it

- Thrilling action and heist sequences (5 comments): "It has derring-do, thrills and spills. One moment the baddy is ahead, the next moment the goodies are ahead... high-octane stuff." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50031947)) "Probably the only heist sequence where the burglar is asleep. The way he dangles is so relaxed, it's a great counterpoint" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50031190)) "a near perfect film with the ending train sequence widely acclaimed as one of the best action sequences ever put to film" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50026489))
- Very funny, laugh-out-loud comedy (3 comments): "had never seen a film that funny and amazing before in my life" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50032241)) "the entire audience was laughing and clapping, including me" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50030760)) "one of my favorite comedy bits in any film" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50026959))
- Near-perfect, masterful editing and camera work (3 comments): "a near perfect film with the ending train sequence widely acclaimed as one of the best action sequences ever put to film" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50026489)) "Its an absolute masterclass of editing and camera angles." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50032887)) ""The wrong trousers" is also close to perfect." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49644014))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

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- [They're Made Out of Meat short film](https://hackerapproved.com/p/they-re-made-out-of-meat-short-film.md): 8 recommend
- [Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames](https://hackerapproved.com/p/powers-of-ten.md): 6 recommend
- [Wallace and Gromit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/wallace-and-gromit.md): 5 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "The Wrong Trousers", https://hackerapproved.com/p/wrong-trousers/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).