Short films I want to see
by lehmKJ | created - 04 May 2019 | updated - 12 May 2019 | Public- Instant Watch Options
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1. I? (2005)
17 min | Short, Drama
A young dancer, haunted by a tragic car accident, struggles to come to terms with his purpose in life.
Director: Wade Robson | Stars: Robert Hoffman, Sharon Lawrence, Kevin Scaringi, Maurissa Tancharoen
Votes: 34
2. A Good Story (2013)
TV-G | 20 min | Short, Drama, History
This film is about an elder woman Helga Landowsky who wants to buy a jug in an antiques shop in Goerlitz but the shop assistant does not want to sell it for money. Jakub Lato would only sell the jug for a good story - her story.
Director: Martin Christopher Bode | Stars: Petra Kelling, Patrick Mölleken, Andrej Reimann, Michael Seidel
Votes: 59
3. Detainment (2018)
12 | 30 min | Short, Crime, Drama
Two ten year-old boys are detained by police under suspicion of abducting and murdering a toddler. A true story based on interview transcripts and records from the James Bulger case, which shocked the world in 1993.
Director: Vincent Lambe | Stars: Ely Solan, Leon Hughes, Caleb Mason, Will O'Connell
Votes: 5,552
4. Uncanny Valley (II) (2015)
9 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A glimpse into a future where First Person Shooters have become a new drug for those disillusioned with society. The films examines the consequences of this on the global society.
Director: Federico Heller | Stars: Marcela Sandra Ballestero, Steve Kisicki, Iván Steinhardt, Agustin Olcese
Votes: 915
5. Lou (II) (2018)
12 min | Short, Drama
Lou, a teenage tomboy in a small Californian town, idolizes her single father. When he has a date over one night and she is cast out of the house, Lou wanders to the outer reaches of town and into a new era of teenage identity.
Director: Clara Balzary | Stars: Sasha Frolova, Isabelle Albuquerque, Jackson Englund, Joaquin Phoenix
Votes: 200
6. We All Fall Down (I) (2005)
24 min | Drama, Short, Horror
During the Great Plague of 1666, an affluent family flees to the countryside, only to be haunted by those they left behind.
Directors: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer | Stars: Kim Kutner, Carly Schroeder, Robert Pierce, Tish Hicks
Votes: 144
7. Jonestown (2013)
23 min | Short, Drama, History
A thriller that dramatizes the last 24 hours in the lives of Jim Jones and The Peoples Temple Church through the eyes of a reporter.
Director: David B. Berget | Stars: Kym Jackson, Leandro Cano, William Russ, Noel Arthur
Votes: 97
8. Across My Land (2017)
16 min | Short, Drama
Father and son 'minutemen' patrol the American/Mexican border near their home in Nogales, Arizona.
Director: Fiona Godivier | Stars: Preston Bailey, Timothy V. Murphy, Summer Phoenix, Gaia Peddy
Votes: 191
9. The Last Time I Saw Richard (2013)
Not Rated | 23 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
In 1995, Jonah is proud to be the loner at the teen mental health clinic. But when a new patient, Richard, is admitted and the boys are forced to share a room, Jonah finds himself forming a... See full summary »
Director: Nicholas Verso | Stars: Toby Wallace, Cody Fern, Brian Lipson, Melissa Godbold
Votes: 908
10. Prisoner (I) (2015)
22 min | Short, Drama, War
Trapped behind German lines in the closing months of WWII, an American takes a young German hostage and forces him to lead the way back to safety.
Director: Matt Edwards | Stars: Frederick Lau, Wyatt Russell, Brian Ceponis, Adam Findley
Votes: 14
11. Emily (IV) (2013)
12 min | Short, Drama
EMILY puts two English characters within the framework of a stereotypically French film, deconstructing a common sexual fantasy to explore the moment two strangers meet and attempt to fill their loneliness with each others' need.
Director: Caroline Harvey | Stars: Felicity Jones, Christopher Eccleston, Vic Waghorn
Votes: 59
12. Gregory Go Boom (2013)
TV-MA | 18 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
A paraplegic man leaves home to be on his own.
Director: Janicza Bravo | Stars: Michael Cera, Sarah Burns, Brett Gelman, Anna Rose Hopkins
Votes: 734
13. Man Rots from the Head (2016)
16 min | Short, Comedy, Thriller
A salesman on a bum route runs in to an odd lot.
Director: Janicza Bravo | Stars: Michael Cera, Alex Borstein, Michael McMillian, Octavio Gómez Berríos
Votes: 125
14. The Secret World of Foley (2014)
G | 14 min | Documentary, Short, Family
'The Secret World of Foley', takes us on a journey into the little known world of Foley Artists, who bring films to life by adding sound effects in post-production. We follow a multi-award ... See full summary »
Director: Daniel Jewel | Stars: Peter Burgis, Sue Harding, Glen Gathard, John Balls
Votes: 148
15. Insania (II) (2016)
30 min | Short, Horror
When a stressed out nursing student covers a night shift in a hospital's morgue...things start to become strange.
Director: Derrick Childers | Stars: Brittany Rachelle Smith, Scott Hankins, Shaun Walling, Rebekah Bruni
Votes: 5
16. Kassel (2016)
26 min | Short, Drama, History
After losing his family, Friedrich becomes a deserter. As chaos closes in, he fights an even tougher internal War. Hostility awaits, and he has to make the choice to whether or not allow the horrors of War dictate his humanity.
Director: Earl Crabtree | Stars: Hauke Bahr, Lec Zorn, Mikael Drobny, Lance Cokel
Votes: 6
17. Side/Walk/Shuttle (1992)
41 min | Short
An experimental short in which San Francisco is viewed from an elevator moving up and down 24 floors.
Director: Ernie Gehr
Votes: 184
18. Wasp (2003)
26 min | Short, Drama
A struggling single mother is determined not to let her four young children be an obstacle in the pursuit of starting a relationship with an old acquaintance.
Director: Andrea Arnold | Stars: Natalie Press, Danny Dyer, Jodie Mitchell, Molly Griffiths
Votes: 5,527
19. Ryan (2004)
TV-PG | 14 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
The movie talks about the life of Ryan Larkin, a gifted Canadian animator of the late '60s and the early '70s.
Director: Chris Landreth | Stars: Ryan Larkin, Chris Landreth, Felicity Fanjoy, Derek Lamb
Votes: 2,997
20. Trevor (1994)
Not Rated | 23 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Upon hitting puberty, a high-school boy realizes he is homosexual and faces prejudice from his parents and friends.
Director: Peggy Rajski | Stars: Brett Barsky, Judy Kain, John Lizzi, Jonah Rooney
Votes: 1,628
21. Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (1992)
TV-G | 7 min | Animation, Short
Two-dimensional clay animations melding and merging the work of 35 famous artists.
Director: Joan C. Gratz | Star: Jean G. Poulot
Votes: 865
22. The Capsule (I) (2012)
Not Rated | 35 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
Seven girls, a mansion perched on a Cycladic rock, a cycle of lessons on discipline, desire and demise-infinitely.
Director: Athina Rachel Tsangari | Stars: Ariane Labed, Clémence Poésy, Isolda Dychauk, Evangelia Randou
Votes: 586
23. Neon (III) (2018)
15 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
A man is forbidden by higher powers from pursuing love, so he plans to end his life and finally escape his heartbreaking existence.
Director: Mark J. Blackman | Stars: Joe Absolom, Kerry Bennett, Bill Hutchens, Eddie James
Votes: 26
24. Reunited (II) (2015)
11 min | Short, Comedy, Horror
Dave seeks shelter in a dangerous post-apocalyptic setting. What he doesn't realize is that he's about to enter into a complicated situation where he might have to deal with his past before he can have a future.
Director: George Nienhuis | Stars: Malcolm Barrett, Burnie Burns, Bree Essrig, Gavin Free
Votes: 28
25. Hit (II) (2015)
16 min | Short, Action, Comedy
Brandon thinks he's met the girl of his dreams, until she brings a dead body on their first date.
Director: Katie Trew Cheline | Stars: Kirk C. Johnson, Haley Alea Erickson, Burnie Burns, Zak Orth
Votes: 10
26. Bear (I) (2011)
11 min | Short, Comedy, Drama
Follows the continuing adventures of Jack, who always takes things too far. This time he is organizing a surprise for his girlfriend, with unintended consequences.
Director: Nash Edgerton | Stars: Nash Edgerton, Teresa Palmer, Warwick Thornton
Votes: 1,373
27. Rise (I) (2016)
Not Rated | 5 min | Short, Fantasy, Mystery
A dystopian future, where man's attempt to create artificial intelligence has spun wildly out of control, leading to a war between man and machine.
Director: David Karlak | Stars: Rufus Sewell, Sarah Dumont, Anton Yelchin, Kerry Bishé
Votes: 760
28. At the Tattooist (2010)
9 min | Short, Drama
In a dark tattoo parlour over one tumultuous afternoon, a group of schoolgirls flirt with boys and danger and are shocked by what they discover.
Director: Sophie Miller | Stars: Adelaide Clemens, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Cariba Heine, Indiana Evans
Votes: 114
29. Doodlebug (1997)
Not Rated | 3 min | Short, Fantasy, Mystery
In his squalid apartment, a man tries to squash with his shoe an insect of some kind that is moving around the room.
Director: Christopher Nolan | Star: Jeremy Theobald
Votes: 19,017
30. The Smiling Man (2015)
8 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
A little girl home alone finds herself face-to-face with pure evil.
Director: A.J. Briones | Stars: Abbi Chally, Strange Dave, Mellisa Chally, Richard Dorton
Votes: 1,225
31. Darling Darling (2005)
TV-PG | 13 min | Short, Comedy
Harold must do his best to make a good first impression on his date's one-of-a-kind father, Mr. Darling.
Director: Matthew Lessner | Stars: Michael Cera, Steven Barry, Michelle McGinty, Seana McGaha
Votes: 205
32. Submission (1995)
17 min | Short
Five characters are all brought together in a Beverly Hills hotel room to make a legitimate drug deal. But what they don't know is that the viewers are watching everything happen via hidden cameras that have been placed all over the room.
Director: Benicio Del Toro | Stars: Erica Bennett, John Evans, Joseph R. Gannascoli, Valeria Golino
Votes: 106
33. Prey (2005)
15 min | Short, Thriller
A Hitchcockian psychological thriller about a woman who fears she's being hunted.
Director: Fernandel Almonor | Stars: Annemette Andersen, Michael John Galvin, Cooper Barnes, Lisa Temple
Votes: 36
34. Herbert White (2010)
14 min | Short
A short film about a psychopath told from his point of view.
Director: James Franco | Stars: Michael Shannon, Coby Batty, Creed Cole, Ramon Frazier
Votes: 188
35. Maniac (I) (2011)
Not Rated | 10 min | Short, Horror, Thriller
Short horror mockumentary about a camera crew that follows two serial killers.
Director: Shia LaBeouf | Stars: Shia LaBeouf, Kid Cudi, Chris Palko, Ron Ayers
Votes: 1,081
36. Suspense 101 (2012)
16 min | Short, Mystery, Thriller
A girl wakes up in an underground hallway, her back against a closed door. She is hurt, she can barely move, and she hears strange noises behind the door. Whatever it's out there, it's coming in.
Director: George Dorobantu | Star: Iulia Verdes
Votes: 29
37. Everything's Gone Green (2005)
19 min | Short, Comedy
A man, who has not left the building he works and lives in for 14 years, meets a receptionist eager to understand more about his mysterious life.
Director: Aaron Ruell | Stars: Veronica Bero, Michael Childers, Alexandra Holden, Hamish Linklater
Votes: 113 | Gross: $0.02M
38. Sea Wall (2012)
33 min | Short, Drama
A man makes sense of his life, love, family and the possibility of faith whilst facing an emotional abyss.
Directors: Andrew Porter, Simon Stephens | Star: Andrew Scott
Votes: 977
39. Jay and Seth Versus the Apocalypse (2007)
TV-MA | 10 min | Short, Comedy
Jay and Seth are at each other's throats while holed up in a messy apartment during an apocalyptic crisis.
Director: Jason Stone | Stars: Jay Baruchel, Seth Rogen
Votes: 968
40. The Hipster Games: Blowing Smoke (2013)
Short, Comedy
No one fights it anymore. The hipsters, with their bangs, beards and beers, are here to stay. And so it only makes sense that this strong-in-numbers LA population would respond to one of ... See full summary »
Director: Christopher Guerrero | Stars: Jello Biafra, Camille Campbell, Max Baumgarten, Ani Kyd Wolf
Votes: 6
41. I Came Back (2012)
16 min | Short, Drama, Romance
Nathan Crowley is a fresh zombie trying to find an answer for why he came back from the dead.
Director: Sean Elwood | Stars: Joey Basham, Kaylee Nagel, Trevante Rhodes, Peggy Schott
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