sci-fi short movies
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1. Hyperlight (2018)
17 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
Two elite astronauts wake up in the abyss of space before managing to return to their stranded ship, where they discover the reason behind their mission's catastrophic failure.
Director: Nguyen-Anh Nguyen | Stars: Jeananne Goossen, Peter Shinkoda, Caroline Dhavernas
Votes: 403
2. Faster Than Light (2017)
15 min | Short, Drama, Mystery
A lone astronaut testing the first faster-than-light spacecraft travels farther than he imagined possible.
Director: Adam Stern | Stars: Ty Olsson, Karin Konoval, Aliyah O'Brien, John Torrance
Votes: 1,091
3. The Pipers (2013)
15 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
A Psychiatrist army doctor is puzzled by a case of a French soldier who returns from the war in Afghanistan and claims that he's a plant.
Director: Ammar Quteineh | Stars: Dimitri Michelsen, Dom Micheau, Arnaud Vallens, Ivan Fedia
Votes: 18
4. Piper in the Woods (2016)
7 min | Short, Sci-Fi
With strange things happening at a remote research station, a university psychologist is sent to investigate.
Director: Matthew Ramirez | Stars: Monte Ralstin, Dillon Daniel Mutyaba, Vinessa Vidotto, Galen Elliott McCaw
Votes: 19
5. Blade Runner(s) (2019)
Short, Sci-Fi
Director: Chris R. Notarile | Stars: Harley Castro, Brian C. Chenworth, Edward Kasper, Jeff Odachowski
Votes: 45
6. The Leviathan (II) (2015)
4 min | Short, Sci-Fi
In the short version of The Leviathan, the story took place in a future where human slaves harvest "exotic matter" from the eggs of huge species, apparently including a giant space whale. ... See full summary »
Director: Ruairi Robinson
Votes: 260
7. 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
8. 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
9. Abiogenesis (2011)
TV-G | 4 min | Animation, Short, Action
In this breathtaking science fiction spectacle, a strange mechanical device lands on a desolate world and uses the planet to undergo a startling transformation, that has profound implications for an entire galaxy.
Director: Richard Mans
Votes: 828
10. The Nostalgist (2014)
17 min | Short, Adventure, Fantasy
Somehow, an unforeseen malfunction in a man's spectacles blurs the frail bounds between reality and parallel reality, allowing instances of a dark and dystopian future to seep into his world.
Director: Giacomo Cimini | Stars: Lambert Wilson, Samuel Joslin, Darrell D'Silva, Stephen Thompson
Votes: 448
11. True Skin (2012)
6 min | Short, Sci-Fi
The story takes place in a not-too-distant future in which humans regularly augment their bodies with robotic parts. Our hero comes into possession of a mysterious chip that gets him into hot water with some nefarious forces.
Director: Stephan Zlotescu | Stars: Stephan Zlotescu, Jen Oda, Omar A. Said
Votes: 396
12. Blade Runner: Black Out 2022 (2017 Video)
15 min | Animation, Short, Action
In 2022, a powerful weapon causes a global blackout that has massive implications all over the world.
Director: Shin'ichirô Watanabe | Stars: Jovan Jackson, Luci Christian, Bryson Baugus, Edward James Olmos
Votes: 9,792
13. 2036: Nexus Dawn (2017)
6 min | Short, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Niander Wallace demonstrates the merits of a new type of replicant to lawmakers.
Director: Luke Scott | Stars: Jared Leto, Benedict Wong, Ned Dennehy, Ade Sapara
Votes: 8,741
14. Tears in the Rain (I) (2017)
11 min | Short, Sci-Fi
In a dystopian Los Angeles future, retirement engineer John Kampff hunts down suspected Replicant Andy Smith. As John soon learns, Replicant detection is nearly impossible without specialist equipment.
Director: Christopher Grant Harvey | Stars: Sean Cameron Michael, Russel Savadier
Votes: 333
15. Adam: The Mirror (2017)
7 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
Neill Blomkamp's disturbing vision of the future on Earth, a computer generated film created in Unity 2017 and rendered in real-time at 30 frames per second.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Jason Cope, Ken Lawson, Coulton Jackson, Alyson Walker
Votes: 1,837
16. Adam: The Prophet (2017 Video)
9 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
Seems to be in a post apocalyptic world: a weary woman finds shelters, where she is faced by excruciating but also soothing situations.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Michael J Rogers, Carly Pope, Coulton Jackson, Richard K Simpson
Votes: 1,591
17. Alive in Joburg (2005)
6 min | Short, Sci-Fi
An eerie tale of a close encounter of the third kind in Johannesburg.
Director: Neill Blomkamp | Stars: Braam Greyling, Godfrey Seome, Dawie Ackermann, Sweetness Hlomza
Votes: 4,110
18. Red Sand: A Mass Effect Fan Film (2012)
14 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi
Serving as a prequel to the MASS EFFECT game series,"Red Sand" is set 35 years before the time of Commander Shepard and tells the story of the discovery of ancient ruins on Mars. Left ... See full summary »
Director: Caleb Evans | Stars: Mark Meer, Amy Searcy, Ayman Samman, Jamil Abubakar
Votes: 291
19. 2048: Nowhere to Run (2017)
5 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi
Gentle Sapper, a replicant, unleashes his true power when he sees his loved ones in trouble.
Director: Luke Scott | Stars: Dave Bautista, Gerard Miller, Bijan Daneshmand, Gaia Ottman
Votes: 7,756
20. The Peter Weyland Files: Happy Birthday, David (2012 Video)
3 min | Short, Sci-Fi
An introduction to the 8th generation android, David, who explains what he thinks about and what makes him sad.
Director: Luke Scott | Star: Michael Fassbender
Votes: 924
21. The Peter Weyland Files: TED Conference, 2023 (2012 Video)
7 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
A young Peter Weyland gives a darkly inspirational TED Talk.
Director: Luke Scott | Star: Guy Pearce
Votes: 897
22. The Escape (I) (2017)
16 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A man is offered the chance to escape to his perfect dream world - all he has to do is hand over everything he owns. Will he really abandon his family? The answer to this question asks us to consider what really matters in our lives.
Director: Paul J. Franklin | Stars: Olivia Williams, Julian Sands, Ben Miller, Mimi Keene
Votes: 47
23. Icarus (I) (2016)
19 min | Short, Adventure, Drama
When a Mars colony's comm satellite is damaged, Emilia Riley embarks on a seemingly harmless repair excursion. A shuttle malfunction cuts connectivity to the ground and Chris, her son, makes the knee jerk decision to go after her.
Director: Tom Teller | Stars: Jason Tobias, Julia Farino, Thurston Hill III, Sean Burgos
Votes: 132
24. Generation Mars (2016)
25 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
Astrid is one of the winners of Generation Mars; a reality show sending the first humans to Mars, never to return.
Director: Alexander Armas Kereklidis Turpin | Stars: Bernt Bjørn, Ingjerd Egeberg, Samantha Lawson, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas
Votes: 31
25. Memorize (2012)
7 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Directors: Jimmy Eriksson, Eric Ramberg | Stars: Hakan Hjelm, Martina Lindberg, Eric Ramberg
Votes: 83
26. Helio (2015)
20 min | Short, Action, Sci-Fi
One worker sparks a revolution when he attempts to break free of his dystopian underworld.
Director: Teddy Cecil | Stars: Barrett James, Dennis Keiffer, Dio Johnson, Derek Chariton
Votes: 240
27. 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
28. The OceanMaker (2014)
9 min | Animation, Short, Action
After the seas have disappeared, a courageous young female pilot fights against vicious sky pirates for control of the last remaining source of water: the clouds.
Director: Lucas Martell
Votes: 604
29. Lunatique (2016)
15 min | Short, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Lunatique is a sci-fi shortfilm about a lonely woman who fights daily for survival in a post apocalyptic world.
Director: Gabriel Kalim Mucci | Stars: Lila Guimarães, Paulo Geraissate, Rony Koren, Diogo Magal
Votes: 152
30. 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
31. Mech: Human Trials (2014)
6 min | Short, Sci-Fi
After a serious accident, a man is introduced to a designer street drug promising to restore his ravaged body. Desperate to mend himself, he becomes consumed by the drug only to discover it is threatening his humanity.
Director: Patrick Kalyn | Stars: Steve Baran, Rowland Pidlubny, Douglas Chapman, Pete Gasbarro
Votes: 203
32. Red Pearl (2015)
13 min | Short, Sci-Fi
A Nigerian girl embarks on an extraordinary life journey to keep her mother's spirit alive.
Director: Wayne Slaten | Stars: Uju Edoziem, Troy Parker, Jordyn Lorenz, Nia Johnson
Votes: 32
33. In:Sight (2016)
5 min | Short, Sci-Fi
In a world where memories can be digitally recorded and replayed. A young woman discovers her true origins by viewing her father's memories.
Directors: Kelly Bonin, Robin Lagarde, Rafael Lopez, Lola Rossi, Clement Sanna | Stars: Aurore Sellier, Cyril Bernaux, Pierre Bonini, Emilie Ferraris
Votes: 10
34. Pixel Theory: La Caja de Pandora (2013)
15 min | Short, Sci-Fi
In a future decadent world where "the Program" terminated with creativity, humankind has taken refuge in virtual reality to live their dreams and adventures as the real world falls apart.
Director: Daniel Hernández Torrado | Stars: Ismael Fritschi, Javier Páez, Mike Galeck, Nacho Serapio
Votes: 26
35. Prism (II) (2015)
17 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi
Dan Warner is a desaturator, tasked with sapping beauty from the world in a future where Color is used as energy.
Director: Jackson Miller | Stars: Jay Brothers, Aria Buckley, Chase Cargill, John Eddings
Votes: 139
36. Azriel (2013)
10 min | Short, Action, Fantasy
In the future, people are living in a society that is watched by the SKY-EYE system. An assassin organization called FATE plan to destroy SKY-EYE system and lets people know the truth. One ... See full summary »
Director: Teddy Haifeng Wang | Stars: Mary Beth Albers, Andrew Alberson, Philip de la Cal, John Ivan Moquete
Votes: 18
37. Sync (I) (2014)
8 min | Short, Sci-Fi
Every 15 seconds, a computer, network, or mobile device is hacked by cyber-terrorists. To combat this problem, Syntek Industries has manufactured data couriers designed from advanced ... See full summary »
Director: Hasraf Dulull | Stars: Martin Batchelor, Dean Jagger, Georgina Blackledge, Martine Richards
Votes: 164
38. Temple (2015)
9 min | Short, Action
It's the year 2085. The ocean levels have risen to flood islands and coastal areas. The human race has been forced to become cyborgs. However, a virus has started to infect those who have ... See full summary »
Director: Nguyen-Anh Nguyen | Stars: Osric Chau, Yue Qi
Votes: 70
39. Human Revolution (2014)
12 min | Short, Action
Based on the video game Deus Ex: Human Revolution (2011), the film dives into the world of Adam Jensen, a Sarif Industries' security consultant that gets augmented after an incident that ... See full summary »
Director: Moe Charif | Stars: Bayardo Cesar Ampie, Juan Bofill, Shayna Bofill, Liannet Borrego
Votes: 265
40. From the Future with Love (2013)
12 min | Short, Sci-Fi
In a very familiar future, squads of privatized police officers from various corporations, walk the streets of New York and sell protection plans to citizens.
Director: Michel K. Parandi | Stars: Kim Allen, Chris Beetem, Kim Bonifay, Mia Bonifay
Votes: 260
41. R.O.A.C.H. (2011)
30 min | Animation, Short, Action
At the dawn of 2070 the hyper technological world is in decline, dominated by huge commercial corporations backed by dystopian technocracies. District of New Minsk: the democratic ... See full summary »
Director: Sergio Luca Loreni | Stars: Federico Bava, Diego Casale, Alessia Ileana Chiavarino, Corrado Deri
Votes: 6
42.
The Animatrix (2003)
Episode:
The Second Renaissance Part I
(2003)
TV-MA | 9 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
A tour is taken into the Zion archives, where the history of the real world and the rise of the machines is shown to viewers.
Director: Mahiro Maeda | Stars: Julia Fletcher, Dane A. Davis, Debi Derryberry, Jill Talley
Votes: 8,395
43.
The Animatrix (2003)
Episode:
The Second Renaissance Part II
(2003)
TV-MA | 10 min | Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
With the robot city isolated and it's ambassadors ejected form the United Nations, a trade war begins to protect the human economy from superior products. When the trade war escalates into ... See full summary »
Director: Mahiro Maeda | Stars: Julia Fletcher, Dane A. Davis, Debi Derryberry, Jill Talley
Votes: 6,917
45. Divisor (2017 Video)
5 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A slaved humanoid whose mind is controlled from a spaceship suffers a reality shift after entering in contact with a strange substance.
Director: Selfburning
Votes: 47
46. Empsillnes (2015)
12 min | Animation, Short, Sci-Fi
A stranded astronaut's race against time to get back home.
Director: Jakub Grygier
Votes: 56
47. Love, Death & Robots (2019– )
TV-MA | 15 min | Animation, Short, Action
A collection of animated short stories that span various genres including science fiction, fantasy, horror and comedy.
Stars: Fred Tatasciore, Scott Whyte, Rosario Dawson, Joe Manganiello
Votes: 196,871
48. 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: 1,834
49. The Looking Planet (2014)
16 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
During the construction of the universe, a young member of the Cosmos Corps of Engineers decides to break some fundamental laws in the name of self-expression.
Director: Eric Law Anderson | Stars: Samuel Hery, Joe Cappelletti, Cindy Robinson, Peter Oldring
Votes: 555
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