Short Films
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1. Miami (2014)
15 min | Short, Crime, Drama
A teenage girl's dream of becoming famous turns into a dangerous obsession.
Director: Simão Cayatte | Stars: Alba Baptista, Márcia Campos, Raquel Castro, Nazaré Sousa Coutinho
Votes: 75
2. Cargo (2013)
7 min | Short, Drama, Horror
Stranded in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, a man sets in motion an unlikely plan to protect his infant daughter.
Directors: Ben Howling, Yolanda Ramke | Stars: Andy Rodoreda, Alison Gallagher, Ruth Venn, Yolanda Ramke
Votes: 4,225
3. Backstory (2016)
8 min | Short, Drama
As a young child our protagonist is left by his mother and has to live with his violent father. He fights his way through adolescence and falls in love with the woman of his dreams and just... See full summary »
Director: Joschka Laukeninks | Stars: Xenia Assenza, Jan Stapelfeldt, Jessica McIntyre, Franziska Rieck
Votes: 223
4. Stealing Silver (2018)
20 min | Short, Drama
A woman confronting a painful time in her life after she discovers the truth about a mysterious old man living across from her.
Director: Mark Lobatto | Stars: Maisie Williams, Ronald Pickup, Jemima Rooper, Layo-Christina Akinlude
Votes: 328
5. Exit Strategy (II) (2019)
15 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Thriller
A man in a time loop must work with his brother to prevent a catastrophic fire.
Director: Travis Bible | Stars: Chris O'Shea, Richard Kohnke, Darnell Trotter, Lorna Street Dopson
Votes: 670
6. The iMom (2014)
14 min | Short, Drama, Horror
When technology exceeds humanity...
Director: Ariel Martin | Stars: Matilda Brown, Marta Dusseldorp, Karl Beattie, India Rose Aree Nampetch
Votes: 491
7. Orbit Ever After (2013)
Not Rated | 21 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A young man, who's lived his whole life orbiting Earth with his mom, dad and grandpa, falls in love with a girl on another spaceship. A message tells him to jump to her next time they pass.
Director: Jamie Magnus Stone | Stars: Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Mackenzie Crook, Bronagh Gallagher, Bob Goody
Votes: 565
8. Future Boyfriend (2016)
11 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A short film about falling in love in the wrong space time continuum.
Director: Ben Rock | Stars: Ron Morehouse, Emily Bell, Dominic Mora, Erik MacRay
Votes: 468
9. Plurality (2012)
14 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi
After New York City introduces a cutting-edge identity-scanning technology in 2023, citizens can not only unlock doors and make purchases at the touch of a finger, they can be tracked by ... See full summary »
Director: Dennis Liu | Stars: Jeffrey Nissani, Samantha Strelitz, John Di Domenico, Wesli Spencer
Votes: 615
10. The Candidate (I) (2010)
19 min | Short, Mystery, Thriller
An underhanded company man is offered assistance by a secret organization that immerses him in forces beyond his control.
Director: David Karlak | Stars: Robert Picardo, Tom Gulager, Meghan Markle, Vyto Ruginis
Votes: 1,084
11. A Date in 2025 (2017)
14 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
In the year 2025, a young man's superintelligent AI system tells him that he must go on a date or face certain suicide from loneliness.
Director: Ryan Turner | Stars: Corrin Evans, Sasha Feldman, Amy Shiels
Votes: 363
12. The Lie Game (2018)
15 min | Short, Drama
A desperate computer scientist struggling to fund her anti-depression AI application faces her toughest challenge yet.
Director: Jyothi Kalyan Sura | Stars: Shalini Bathina, Dileep Rao, Ronak Gandhi, Austin B. Conway
Votes: 84
13. The Leap (2015)
30 min | Short, Action, Drama
London, 2084. An interstellar migration cop's fateful encounter with a young prostitute leads to a violent shot at redemption.
Director: Karel van Bellingen | Stars: Simon Merrells, Alix Wilton Regan, Katie Gunby, Jon Campling
Votes: 685
14. Perfectly Natural (2018)
14 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
Feel free to connect your baby while you go to work. It's perfectly natural.
Director: Victor Alonso-Berbel | Stars: Marisa Brown, Ryan Sherman, Elena Rosa, Harry Fowler
Votes: 161
15. Seam (2017)
21 min | Short, Sci-Fi
The desert is personified by a machine, that is reawakened to defense oppressed people.
Directors: Elan Dassani, Rajeev Dassani | Stars: Oded Fehr, Rakeen Saad, Khaled al Ghwairi, Ulka Simone Mohanty
Votes: 479
16. The Black Hole (2008)
3 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
A sleep-deprived office worker photocopies a "Black Hole" late one night. Suddenly, the possibilities seem endless. Will greed get the better of him?
Directors: Philip Sansom, Olly Williams | Star: Napoleon Ryan
Votes: 4,285
17. No-A (2015)
5 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
The world is a desolate, unforgiving place in this action sci-fi with a surprising amount of heart. We follow NO-A (Noah), as he attempts to rescue Aixa, the young woman that created him. ... See full summary »
Director: Liam Murphy
Votes: 183
18. State Zero (2015)
17 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
In the near future, the capital of Sweden has turned into a post-apocalyptic wasteland. we join four soldiers on a routine mission in 'zone 3', with the assignment to investigate an old surveillance tower that just went offline.
Director: Andree Wallin | Stars: Teddy Nicholas, Luke Rampersad, Charles Babalola, Nemanja Oskorus
Votes: 986
19. Unleaded (2015)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Crime
Three thugs attempting to rob a petrol station are interrupted by three stoners with a severe case of the munchies.
Director: Luke Davies | Stars: Geoffrey A.Austin, Hiran Abeysekera, Josef Altin, Jason Newell
Votes: 136
20. Long Term Delivery (2018)
16 min | Short, Comedy
In an elite division of the United States Postal Service, Agent 4505 will stop at nothing to deliver a 10 year old Christmas present.
Director: Jake Honig | Stars: Peter Smith, Mitch Giannunzio, James Foster Jr., Marjorie Austrian
Votes: 88
21. R'ha (2013)
TV-14 | 6 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A member of an alien species is being interrogated and tortured by a machine.
Director: Kaleb Lechowski | Star: David Masterson
Votes: 1,836
22. Again (III) (2016)
16 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A twenty-something busboy finds a peculiar business card for AGAIN, a company that specializes in a patented procedure called "Simulated Time-Placement".
Director: Mitch Glass | Stars: Gary Bristow, Megan Lozicki, Alex Williams
Votes: 45
23. Agouro (2018)
15 min | Animation, Short, Drama
A harsh winter freezes the surface of a river, close to a house where two cousins live.
Directors: David Doutel, Vasco Sá | Stars: António Durães, Valdemar Santos
Votes: 56
24. Extinguished (II) (2017)
4 min | Animation, Short, Romance
In a world where flames represent love, it's easy to get your heart burned.
Directors: Ashley Anderson, Jacob Mann
Votes: 267
26. Burn Out (II) (2017)
5 min | Animation, Short
Stella, a space mechanician, has broken down and ended on a desert planet. While she is in despair, a little girl appears out of nowhere.
Director: Cécile Carre | Star: Samantha Bartow
Votes: 68
27. Final Offer (2018)
12 min | Short, Comedy, Sci-Fi
A down-on-his-luck lawyer awakes to find he's been enlisted to negotiate on behalf of the human race.
Director: Mark Slutsky | Stars: Aaron Abrams, Anna Hopkins
Votes: 414
28. The Hunt (III) (2019)
9 min | Short, Drama
Set in a dystopian future, 5 female hunters must choose between loyalty or the law.
Directors: Holly Hargreaves, Catherine Mack | Stars: Alex Tarrant, Ruby Rees, Kaarin Fairfax, Lucinda Hare
Votes: 20
29. Hair Love (2019)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A father tries to do his daughter's hair for the first time.
Directors: Matthew A. Cherry, Everett Downing Jr., Bruce W. Smith | Star: Issa Rae
Votes: 7,072
30.
SparkShorts (2018–2024)
Episode:
Purl
(2018)
PG | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
An earnest ball of yarn named Purl gets a job at a start-up and must decide how far is she willing to go to be accepted.
Director: Kristen Lester | Stars: Bret 'Brook' Parker, Emily Davis, Michael Daley, Michael Frederickson
Votes: 5,352
31. Rakka (2017)
Not Rated | 22 min | Short, Horror, Sci-Fi
A tale of a dystopian future where an unknown alien group have colonised the earth and humans struggle to fight back.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Sigourney Weaver, Eugene Khumbanyiwa, Robert Hobbs, Carly Pope
Votes: 9,167
32. Cautionary Tales (2016)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A bizarre incident as a young boy left Aaron with an unusual facial disfigurement that has plagued him all his life. Isolated and vulnerable, Aaron seeks comfort in the friendship and understanding of an unexpected group of outcasts.
Directors: Christopher Barrett, Luke Taylor | Stars: Anthony Barton, Skye Bennett, Laura Evelyn, Ross Hatt
Votes: 436
33. Ambition (III) (2014)
7 min | Short, History, Mystery
On a remote planet a Master watches his Apprentice carryout tests with nanotechnology as she tries to prove herself worthy of advancement.
Director: Tomasz Baginski | Stars: Aidan Gillen, Aisling Franciosi
Votes: 887
34. Mr Indifferent (2018)
3 min | Animation, Short
A man who doesn't care for anyone unexpectedly has a change of heart when he saves an old woman's life.
Director: Aryasb Feiz
Votes: 459
35. Meet Buck (2010)
4 min | Animation, Short
Today, Buck is going to spend the afternoon with his girlfriend who's so happy to see him (she's pretty much happy always). But when Buck finds out that her father is not the tolerant and ... See full summary »
Directors: Denis Bouyer, Yann De Préval, Vincent Esousa, Laurent Monneron
Votes: 120
36. A Lenda do Galo (2019)
45 min | Adventure, History
Director: Carlos Araújo | Stars: João Nunes Monteiro, Margarida Moreira, António Capelo, António Peixoto
Votes: 7
37. Us Again (2021)
G | 7 min | Animation, Short, Drama
An elderly couple regain their youth in the rain.
Director: Zach Parrish
Votes: 7,360
38. Piper (2016)
G | 6 min | Animation, Short, Family
A hungry sandpiper hatchling ventures from her nest for the first time to dig for food by the shoreline. The problem is, the food is buried in the sand where scary waves roll up.
Director: Alan Barillaro
Votes: 31,879
39. Up at Night (2020)
20 min | Short
As dusk fades and another night without electricity falls, Kinshasa's neighborhoods reveal an environment of violence, political conflict, and uncertainty over the building of a hydroelectric dam.
Director: Nelson Makengo
Votes: 12
40. Two Distant Strangers (2020)
Not Rated | 32 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
A man trying to get home to his dog gets stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.
Directors: Travon Free, Martin Desmond Roe | Stars: Joey Bada$$, Zaria, Vincent Mordente, Ana González
Votes: 20,244
41. Spin (2005)
8 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A mysterious DJ is sent to a city block to mend a series of chain reactions that occur in our everyday lives.
Director: Jamin Winans | Stars: Raymond Andrew Bailey, Cesar Bejarano, Brandon Carrillo, Troy Garner
Votes: 1,606
42. If Anything Happens I Love You (2020)
PG | 13 min | Animation, Short, Drama
In the aftermath of tragedy, two grieving parents journey through an emotional void as they mourn the loss of a child.
Directors: Michael Govier, Will McCormack
Votes: 21,041
43. Rosemary A.D. (After Dad) (2022)
10 min | Animation, Short
Would my daughter be better off without me? The question swims around a father's mind as he cradles his newborn, in this darkly funny and poignant tale.
Director: Ethan Barrett | Stars: Ethan Barrett, Rosemary Barrett, Tiffany Barrett
Votes: 90
44. Il compleanno di Enrico (2023)
17 min | Short, Horror, Mystery
December 1999. I remember that, amidst the Millennium Bug anxiety, I went to the birthday of Enrico, a kid who lived with his family in an old and isolated farmhouse.
Director: Francesco Sossai | Stars: Nicola Cannarella, Matthias Tormen, Denis Fasolo, Elia Luciani
Votes: 38
45. 2720 (2023)
24 min | Documentary, Short
Jyzone has just got out of prison. He has found a new job, but the people he meets on the way to work risk making him late for his first day. Through a choreographic and poetic portrait ... See full summary »
Director: Basil da Cunha | Stars: Jason Varela, Camila Moniz, Fábio Semedo
Votes: 16
46. Natureza Humana (2023)
23 min | Short, Drama
In an apartment in a city under curfew, a day expands from early Spring to late Summer. A couple's longing to start a family is shaken by a pervasive feeling of uncertainty.
Director: Mónica Lima | Stars: João Vicente, Crista Alfaiate, Marco Paiva, Mafalda Jara
Votes: 21
47. Ice Merchants (2022)
14 min | Animation, Short, Drama
Every day, a father and his son jump with a parachute from their vertiginous cold house, attached to a cliff, to go to the village on the ground, far away where they sell the ice they produce daily.
Director: João Gonzalez
Votes: 2,897
48. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022)
TV-G | 32 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Follows a boy, a mole, a fox and a horse, as they create an unexpected friendship and travel together in the boy's search for home.
Directors: Peter Baynton, Charlie Mackesy | Stars: Jude Coward Nicoll, Tom Hollander, Idris Elba, Gabriel Byrne
Votes: 17,311
49. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
PG | 40 min | Short, Adventure, Comedy
Chronicles a variety of stories, but the main one follows Henry Sugar, who is able to see through objects and predict the future with the help of a book he stole.
Director: Wes Anderson | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Benedict Cumberbatch, Dev Patel, Ben Kingsley
Votes: 69,825
50. The After (2023)
TV-MA | 19 min | Short, Drama
In this intense short film, a grieving rideshare driver picks up a passenger who helps him confront the past.
Director: Misan Harriman | Stars: David Oyelowo, Jessica Plummer, Amelie Dokubo, Ellen Francis
Votes: 7,159
51. The Spider Within: A Spider-Verse Story (2023)
PG | 7 min | Animation, Short, Horror
Miles Morales experiences a panic attack that forces him to confront the manifestations of his anxiety and learn that reaching out for help can be just as brave an act as protecting his city from evil.
Director: Jarelle Dampier | Stars: Shameik Moore, Brian Tyree Henry
Votes: 1,927
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