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Short films compared to film

How does IMDB consider a film a "SHORT"....is there a minute cutoff ? THe movie "3" is 53 minutes so I thought it would be considered a short because generally I thought a movie had to be over 60 minutes, but it doesn't have this classification.  Just trying to understand IMDB's process of determining this.

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https://help.imdb.com/article/contribution/titles/genres/GZDRMS6R742JRGAG?ref_=helpsrall#

Short Any theatrical film or made-for-video title with a running time of less than 45 minutes, i.e., 44 minutes or less, or any TV series or TV movie with a running time of less than 22 minutes, i.e. 21 minutes or less. (A "half-hour" television program should not be listed as a Short.) If known, please submit the running time if we do not have one on record. Objective.
Examples: Hair Love (2019) |Kitbull (2019) | World of Tomorrow (2015)