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35 Best Short Films To Watch On Netflix

• Netflix offers a varied collection of short films that are often underappreciated but offer compelling storytelling, direction, acting, and thought-provoking content.
• Short films on Netflix have become more accessible and popular thanks to series like Black Mirror and Love Death + Robots. They can evoke emotions and provoke thoughts in a short amount of time.
• The best short films on Netflix cover a wide range of topics and themes, from refugee life to police brutality, from surreal journeys to the representation of marginalized characters. They offer unique perspectives and storytelling styles.

Netflix boasts some of the best movies, television shows, and anime choices — but what's not as well known is that the best short films on Netflix are also more than worth watching. Short films are sometimes underappreciated and neglected, but they are treasures for cinephiles. The varied library of short films on Netflix offers almost everything in a bite-sized package, whether it's a compelling storyline, astute direction, powerful acting, thought-provoking sequences, or brilliant dialogue. Short films have traditionally been a showcase for up-and-coming or underappreciated directors but were often hard to see outside of film festivals.

Netflix has invested significantly in short films and made them more accessible. Several Netflix series such as Black Mirror, Love Death + Robots, and Cabinet of Curiosities have helped to popularize short-form storytelling. The best Netflix short films pack the same punch in a stand-alone package. The best part is that short films can alter actual emotions in 40 minutes or less, and sometimes as little as 11 minutes. They communicate important ideas to the audience and contribute to provoking necessary thoughts in the viewers' minds.

From Boogie Nights to This is the End, some of these short films prove to be so effective, studios want to see a full-length version of the story.

The Crossing is a short film about three Palestinian siblings who want to visit their bedridden grandfather, but he lives on the other side of the separation wall. Released in 2017, it is 10 minutes long and mostly just a snippet-of-life short film. This isn't a story with a beginning, middle, and end, but it is instead a look at three people trying to get somewhere that is almost impossible to reach to say goodbye to a loved one, and the red tape that threatens to stop them.

This is about the struggles the Palestinian people face when all they want to do is visit their family.

The acting is strong here, with a strong message at its heart. This isn't so much about the three siblings and how they treat each other (one brother is kind of cruel to his siblings, but that can be explained by the grief and stress of the trip). However, this is about the struggles the Palestinian people face when all they want to do is visit their family. The main conflict here is getting past the wall, which it turns out is harder than expected, and the harsh truths here make for a tough watch.

Released in 2022, Heart Shot is a 19-minute short drama film about two young women who fall in love, only to find one of their pasts is coming back to ruin things for them. Samantha and Nikki love each other and do what they can to be together, but when Sam calls Nikki over to see her after her parents leave the house, Nikki brings a gun, and it puts the entire short film into question about what could happen next.

Like the best short films, this immediately presents the problem and takes the viewer on a ride. While this is only 19 minutes in length, director Marielle Woods does much more than create a short snippet of a story, and she presents a compelling tale with a beginning, middle, and end that captivates the viewer and leaves them guessing until the conclusion.

Nia Sondaya and Elena Heuzé are great as Samantha and Nikki, and the production values are greater than most people might expect from a short film. The ending is also a real gut punch and delivers on the premise.

A woman named LeClerc is contacted and told that her father has died. She has to go through his belongings, which is a tough journey for her because she has been estranged from him for years and grew to hate him during their separation. The Room is a 19-minute French short film on Netflix that shows the stages of grief that follow a person who never knew the person she is supposed to be grieving for other than what her mother told her about him.

LeClerc learns more about her father as she finds items in his room

The short film is a tale of grief and remembrance, as LeClerc learns more about her father as she finds items in his room that prove he never once forgot about her. The Room mostly follows her in the one location of her dad's room, but also has small moments with people who knew him as well as short snippets where she speaks on the phone to her mother, who remains bitter about the broken relationship. That means this is a one-person performance, and it is extremely heartfelt.

Anima is a unique short film on Netflix that combines a music video with an experimental film. It should find a lot of love from two major fan groups. First, the movie is based on the Thom Yorke (Radiohead) album of the same name. This specific album ended up hitting number one on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. The director is acclaimed Oscar-nominated Paul Thomas Anderson (Magnolia, Boogie Nights), who put together a 15-minute film for it.

It is easy to see the influence of classics like Metropolis and 1984 in its running time.

The short actually got an IMAX release in theaters when it came out and hit Netflix on the same day (June 27, 2019). It is mostly shot as an experimental film with the cast of characters and Thom Yorke himself in an almost expressive dance throughout the running time. Included in the dystopian scenes are the songs "Not the News," "Traffic," and "Dawn Chorus." It is easy to see the influence of classics like Metropolis and 1984 in its running time.

While it isn't a Trailer Park Boys short movie, One Last Shot is a 30-minute short film on Netflix that stars two of the cast members and is directed by the creator of that hit TV series. Mike Clattenburg directs the low-budget black-and-white movie, which features Rob Wells as Rob, a man who has decided to leave Halifax and head to Vancouver to start a business. His best friend G.W. (played by John Paul Tremblay) offers him one last night out before he leaves.

The short has a lot of the same things that people love about The Trailer Park Boys as the business venture for Rob is to sell weed (illegally, of course). There is a lot here that shows that Clattenburg was testing the waters with his humor and filmmaking style, and it is clearly an amateur film production. However, it also has a charm and humor that fans of the show would come to love over the years. For anyone who wants to see where everything started, this is the perfect starting point.

In Vitro is a 2019 science fiction film by Larissa Sansour that clocks in at 28 minutes. The story is about an ecological disaster that destroyed the world, and two scientists 30 years later who are talking about the future.

The style of filmmaking here is also experimental, with many scenes playing in a split-screen format, with either the two people talking on each side of the screen or with different looks at the specific location from two different angles. Once the format is in place, it then plays out a black-and-white story about the older scientist on her deathbed, offering her advice and knowledge to the younger one.

The older woman knows what happened in the past, but the younger one has no memories of it and considers the past world experiences as "fairy tales." The main theme is the importance of cultural identity and remembering the past to ensure mistakes aren't repeated in the future.

...a disco nightclub that was once a church becomes a den of eerie horror.

In Netflix's original short film Disco Inferno, a disco nightclub that was once a church becomes a den of eerie horror. Mel (Soni Bringas) and Brandon (Stephen Ruffin) are a young couple in the 70s disco era who are eager to win the club's big dance contest. However, when Mel discovers she is pregnant, she awakens a dark supernatural entity.

Disco Inferno is a tight 18-minute horror film that still manages to find time for a host of disturbing images — particularly when it comes to the eyes — that will satisfy fans of the genre. Bringas (Fuller House) and Ruffin (Snowfall) give powerful performances both opposite each other and in their own right, and they appear to be stars in the making. The one downfall is that it ends abruptly, which works for a short film, but also leaves a lot of room open if they decide to make this into a feature-length movie in the future.

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Those who enjoy the lighter, sillier side to Harbour's acting will get a lot of this short

David Harbour, of Netflix's Stranger Things fame, plays a surreal version of himself in Frankenstein's Monster's Monster Frankenstein. In the 32-minute short film, David Harbour III wants to learn more about his father, the noted theater actor David Harbour Jr., who famously played Dr. Frankenstein in the stage play, Frankenstein's Monster's Monster Frankenstein. Harbour plays himself, and his dad, and goes in with absurdist humor that even pays homage to Orson Welles.

Those who enjoy the lighter, sillier side to Harbour's acting will get a lot of this short. The kooky humor may not be for everyone, but the story never overstays its welcome. Frankenstein's Monster's Monster Frankenstein is meta, surreal, and just plain fun. There are a lot of inside jokes for people who have knowledge of the film industry, and the surprise appearance of Alfred Molina was a fun addition to the mockumentary.

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The real horror of this movie is how poorly women can be treated in the health care system

A heartbreaking but important story, Weathering centers on Gemina (Violent Night's Alexis Louder), a young woman who loses her baby in childbirth, nearly dying herself. Upon returning home, Gemina grieves in solitude and suffers from disturbing visions. The real horror of this movie is how poorly women can be treated in the health care system, as Gemina insists something is wrong but is dismissed by the doctor.

Weathering covers a lot of ground in just 20 minutes, and the focus on what women have to go through, especially those of color, is a story that remains an important one to tell. However, even more important, is the inner voice that tries to destroy a person who has suffered a great loss, and how a person can be their own worst enemy in these situations - especially when they can't find anyone willing to help them find a way out of the darkness. Louder is backed by a stellar supporting cast including Alfre Woodard and Jermaine Fowler.

With [Misan] Harriman at the helm, The After is sure to be a visually stunning, even haunting short film

A meaningful meditation on grief and human connection, The After stars David Oyelowo as Dayo, a London rideshare driver coping with tragic loss. When he picks up a passenger, he is forced to confront his past, but in doing so, is able to see a path to healing. The British short film was honored with a nomination at the Academy Awards for Best Live Action Short Film and won the Outstanding Short Form (Live Action) Award at the NAACP Image Awards.

Oyelowo is joined by an impressive company of actors, including Jessica Plummer (EastEnders), Sule Rimi (Andor), and Izuka Hoyle (Persuasion), and the short film is also the debut of renowned photographer Misan Harriman, with his photos of the 2020 Black Lives Matter protests shared internationally. With Harriman at the helm, The After is sure to be a visually stunning, even haunting short film.

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