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Watch the best narrative short Drama films from around the world. Discover the best of characterisation within our collection of short drama films.

5/5

Blue Hour

A fifteen-year-old boy dreams about the year 2020 and reflects back on his feelings of loss, aloneness and disconnect….
  • Drama
  • Sweden
  • 2022
5/5

A Calling Void

Emmanuelle is a young woman who suffers from anorexia, a mental illness that makes her purposefully disappear into oblivion. As her body and mind…
  • Drama
  • France
  • 2021
3/5

A Woman’s Voice

The film explores the circumstances of four women who all face and overcome challenges encountered by many women at some point in their lives…
  • Drama, Music
  • Canada
  • 2022
5/5

Brick Walls

Marco, a frustrated and conflicted 24-year-old, is in desperate need of a fresh start. With the help of his cousin, Nico, he moves away…
  • Action, Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
5/5

Whirlwind

A solitary sailor who decides to experience solitude and reflect on loves and affections on the high seas in the company of only the…
  • Drama
  • Brazil
  • 2022
4/5

Kings & Queens

A lesbian down on her luck finds solace in a local drag community while searching to find her authentic self….
  • Drama, LGBTQ+
  • United States
  • 2022
5/5

Lifeline

She is a woman in despair who calls a suicide hotline – not for help, but to say goodbye. He is the operator who…
  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2018
5/5

Outsider

Eager to fit in with his high school friends in Abu Dhabi, Armaan distances himself from his parents and his Indian identity. Ali, a…
  • Drama
  • India
  • 2021
5/5

Talentless

When a new procedure is invented that can take one person’s talent and implant it into someone else, a struggling artist must decide if…
  • Drama, Sci-Fi
  • United States
  • 2020
5/5

Amphibians

Amphibians confronts two universal issues, race and gender. Myster must face the reality of his own dreams or be subjected to a never ending…
  • Drama, Experimental
  • United States
  • 2019
5/5

The Blame Game

Meet Jesse and Reed, a couple going through a breakup… live on TV! When they’re teleported to a game show in another dimension, they…
  • Comedy, Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
5/5

Nerd

Nerd is a dramatic monologue examining the nature of power in a contemporary context.

In the arts and entertainment industry, money and power is…

  • Drama
  • United Kingdom
  • 2022
4/5

uTransfer

uTransfer is a new device that allows for certain U.S. Citizens to transfer their consciousness into a utopia called the New World….
  • Drama, Sci-Fi
  • United States
  • 2019
4/5

Invisible Lines

A Governor on his reelection campaign is faced with allegations of sexual misconduct that come up against him just days before the elections, turning…
  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
4/5

Cabarrus

A glimpse into the life of a struggling family in North Carolina….
  • Drama, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2022
3/5

Hold the Ball

A sleep deprived mother grabs the ball, taking a fast break from her screaming baby….
  • Drama, Fantasy
  • Israel
  • 2021
4/5

Cleared

Detective Brooks is caught between two worlds as he has to decide if compromising his integrity is worth clearing his name….
  • Drama, Mystery
  • United States
  • 2022
5/5

Pink is Your Favorite Color

An aspiring comedian prepares himself for a rather sentimental date….
  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2021
5/5

The Lesson

An average Joe has a breakdown after losing his wife and daughter in a car accident….
  • Drama, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2017
4/5

Transplant

A woman awakes from what seems to be a dream to be asked the question: “where did you go last night?”. A film that…
  • Drama, Experimental
  • United States
  • 2021
5/5

An Island Drifts

Set in Singapore, a young teacher presses for the truth from a maladjusted student, the act leads to devastating results and they suffer the…
  • Drama
  • Singapore
  • 2021
5/5

Hold the Lighthouse

A septuagenarian and his 8-year-old grandson are isolated in a small village in Gaspesie. The grandfather’s Alzheimer progresses and feel a certain attachment to…
  • Drama, Experimental
  • Canada
  • 2021
4/5

Rejoining Jane

A dance film that tells the story of Jane, a shy librarian turned eccentric sailor, travelling the world to find her long lost brother….
  • Action, Drama
  • United Kingdom
  • 2021
4/5

Riddle Me This

Two years after Batman killed Joker he still has yet to put the mask back on. As his internal struggle comes to a breaking…
  • Action, Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
4/5

Dean’s Well

A brother and sister become trapped in an endless desert and are forced to confront their past to survive….
  • Drama, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2016
5/5

Allende

A young father questions himself and the confines of traditional life as the boundaries of his sexuality are tested. Numb to life, Francisco pursues…
  • Drama, LGBTQ+
  • Israel
  • 2021
5/5

Goldilocks

Ray Ashford, an astronaut on the Goldilocks Missions, searches the stars for a new home, when a circuit failure in his ship threatens to…
  • Drama, Sci-Fi
  • United States
  • 2015
5/5

My Dad’s an Alien!

A 9-year old girl gets a visit from her dad from out of space, but he is followed by an Alien hunter and the…
  • Drama, Sci-Fi
  • Finland
  • 2022
5/5

Take Care

A film that sheds light on what it’s like to have a loved one living with Alzheimer’s. It’s centered around the lead singer of…
  • Drama, Music
  • United States
  • 2022
4/5

Withdrawal

After suffering a near fatal overdose, Kyle Richardson’s secret is revealed to those closest to him: he’s a drug addict. With this secret now…
  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2021
5/5

Blue Hour

  • Drama
  • Sweden
  • 2022
A fifteen-year-old boy dreams about the year 2020 and reflects back on his feelings of loss, aloneness and disconnect….
5/5

A Calling Void

  • Drama
  • France
  • 2021
Emmanuelle is a young woman who suffers from anorexia, a mental illness that makes her purposefully disappear into oblivion. As her body and mind breakdown, her eating disorder progresses, thereby taking over her health, life, and identity. Eventually, Emmanuelle will find herself living somewhere between life and death….
3/5

A Woman’s Voice

  • Drama, Music
  • Canada
  • 2022
The film explores the circumstances of four women who all face and overcome challenges encountered by many women at some point in their lives (domestic abuse, bullying and peer pressure, self-esteem, depression and loneliness)….
5/5

Brick Walls

  • Action, Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
Marco, a frustrated and conflicted 24-year-old, is in desperate need of a fresh start. With the help of his cousin, Nico, he moves away from his hometown. After he gets a quick sense of tranquility, Marco’s desire to begin anew and move on dissolves as his past puts up…
5/5

Whirlwind

  • Drama
  • Brazil
  • 2022
A solitary sailor who decides to experience solitude and reflect on loves and affections on the high seas in the company of only the elements of nature….
4/5

Kings & Queens

  • Drama, LGBTQ+
  • United States
  • 2022
A lesbian down on her luck finds solace in a local drag community while searching to find her authentic self….
5/5

Lifeline

  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2018
She is a woman in despair who calls a suicide hotline – not for help, but to say goodbye. He is the operator who takes her call, who must do everything he can to keep her on the line. Will he lose her, or will she find the will…
5/5

Outsider

  • Drama
  • India
  • 2021
Eager to fit in with his high school friends in Abu Dhabi, Armaan distances himself from his parents and his Indian identity. Ali, a taxi driver, yearns for his family in Pakistan as he struggles to make ends meet and provide for his daughter’s education. One day, when Armaan…
5/5

Talentless

  • Drama, Sci-Fi
  • United States
  • 2020
When a new procedure is invented that can take one person’s talent and implant it into someone else, a struggling artist must decide if she should continue pursuing her dreams or sell her talent to the highest bidder….
5/5

Amphibians

  • Drama, Experimental
  • United States
  • 2019
Amphibians confronts two universal issues, race and gender. Myster must face the reality of his own dreams or be subjected to a never ending cycle of inauthentic truth….
5/5

The Blame Game

  • Comedy, Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
Meet Jesse and Reed, a couple going through a breakup… live on TV! When they’re teleported to a game show in another dimension, they must sort through their feelings to escape… or else!…
5/5

Nerd

  • Drama
  • United Kingdom
  • 2022
Nerd is a dramatic monologue examining the nature of power in a contemporary context.

In the arts and entertainment industry, money and power is enjoyed by the few. The remaining majority strive and dream, all the while open to the whims and predations of the powerful.

There are many…

4/5

uTransfer

  • Drama, Sci-Fi
  • United States
  • 2019
uTransfer is a new device that allows for certain U.S. Citizens to transfer their consciousness into a utopia called the New World….
4/5

Invisible Lines

  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
A Governor on his reelection campaign is faced with allegations of sexual misconduct that come up against him just days before the elections, turning his and his family’s lives upside down….
4/5

Cabarrus

  • Drama, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2022
A glimpse into the life of a struggling family in North Carolina….
3/5

Hold the Ball

  • Drama, Fantasy
  • Israel
  • 2021
A sleep deprived mother grabs the ball, taking a fast break from her screaming baby….
4/5

Cleared

  • Drama, Mystery
  • United States
  • 2022
Detective Brooks is caught between two worlds as he has to decide if compromising his integrity is worth clearing his name….
5/5

Pink is Your Favorite Color

  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2021
An aspiring comedian prepares himself for a rather sentimental date….
5/5

The Lesson

  • Drama, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2017
An average Joe has a breakdown after losing his wife and daughter in a car accident….
4/5

Transplant

  • Drama, Experimental
  • United States
  • 2021
A woman awakes from what seems to be a dream to be asked the question: “where did you go last night?”. A film that illuminates what it means to belong as a person who cannot define themselves by one single culture or way of life, interrogating the international experience….
5/5

An Island Drifts

  • Drama
  • Singapore
  • 2021
Set in Singapore, a young teacher presses for the truth from a maladjusted student, the act leads to devastating results and they suffer the ignominy of losing everything that matters to them. The story holds a mirror up to society, where a mistake can derail a life in an…
5/5

Hold the Lighthouse

  • Drama, Experimental
  • Canada
  • 2021
A septuagenarian and his 8-year-old grandson are isolated in a small village in Gaspesie. The grandfather’s Alzheimer progresses and feel a certain attachment to his love, his wife, a memory that lasts. She stays in his mind, while the rest crumbles. The grandson tries his best to be a…
4/5

Rejoining Jane

  • Action, Drama
  • United Kingdom
  • 2021
A dance film that tells the story of Jane, a shy librarian turned eccentric sailor, travelling the world to find her long lost brother….
4/5

Riddle Me This

  • Action, Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
Two years after Batman killed Joker he still has yet to put the mask back on. As his internal struggle comes to a breaking point once a riddle arises….
4/5

Dean’s Well

  • Drama, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2016
A brother and sister become trapped in an endless desert and are forced to confront their past to survive….
5/5

Allende

  • Drama, LGBTQ+
  • Israel
  • 2021
A young father questions himself and the confines of traditional life as the boundaries of his sexuality are tested. Numb to life, Francisco pursues his awakened feelings, embarking on an abstract journey into his heart, mind, and soul. Surrealist scenes and story beats will drive a nonlinear narrative, engaging…
5/5

Goldilocks

  • Drama, Sci-Fi
  • United States
  • 2015
Ray Ashford, an astronaut on the Goldilocks Missions, searches the stars for a new home, when a circuit failure in his ship threatens to jeopardize the mission and endanger the lives of those he loves….
5/5

My Dad’s an Alien!

  • Drama, Sci-Fi
  • Finland
  • 2022
A 9-year old girl gets a visit from her dad from out of space, but he is followed by an Alien hunter and the only way for the girl to save him, is if her mom starts to believe her….
5/5

Take Care

  • Drama, Music
  • United States
  • 2022
A film that sheds light on what it’s like to have a loved one living with Alzheimer’s. It’s centered around the lead singer of a metalcore band named Joey, who has been estranged from his family for years…
4/5

Withdrawal

  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2021
After suffering a near fatal overdose, Kyle Richardson’s secret is revealed to those closest to him: he’s a drug addict. With this secret now revealed, Kyle decides it’s time to quit and must find a way to overcome his addiction before it takes him over….
5/5

Blue Hour

  • Drama
  • Sweden
  • 2022
A fifteen-year-old boy dreams about the year 2020 and reflects back on his feelings of loss, aloneness and disconnect….
5/5

A Calling Void

  • Drama
  • France
  • 2021
Emmanuelle is a young woman who suffers from anorexia, a mental illness that makes her purposefully disappear into oblivion. As her body and mind breakdown, her eating disorder progresses, thereby taking over her health, life, and identity. Eventually, Emmanuelle will find herself living somewhere between life and death….
3/5

A Woman’s Voice

  • Drama, Music
  • Canada
  • 2022
The film explores the circumstances of four women who all face and overcome challenges encountered by many women at some point in their lives (domestic abuse, bullying and peer pressure, self-esteem, depression and loneliness)….
5/5

Brick Walls

  • Action, Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
Marco, a frustrated and conflicted 24-year-old, is in desperate need of a fresh start. With the help of his cousin, Nico, he moves away from his hometown. After he gets a quick sense of tranquility, Marco’s desire to begin anew and move on dissolves as his past puts up…
5/5

Whirlwind

  • Drama
  • Brazil
  • 2022
A solitary sailor who decides to experience solitude and reflect on loves and affections on the high seas in the company of only the elements of nature….
4/5

Kings & Queens

  • Drama, LGBTQ+
  • United States
  • 2022
A lesbian down on her luck finds solace in a local drag community while searching to find her authentic self….
5/5

Lifeline

  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2018
She is a woman in despair who calls a suicide hotline – not for help, but to say goodbye. He is the operator who takes her call, who must do everything he can to keep her on the line. Will he lose her, or will she find the will…
5/5

Outsider

  • Drama
  • India
  • 2021
Eager to fit in with his high school friends in Abu Dhabi, Armaan distances himself from his parents and his Indian identity. Ali, a taxi driver, yearns for his family in Pakistan as he struggles to make ends meet and provide for his daughter’s education. One day, when Armaan…
5/5

Talentless

  • Drama, Sci-Fi
  • United States
  • 2020
When a new procedure is invented that can take one person’s talent and implant it into someone else, a struggling artist must decide if she should continue pursuing her dreams or sell her talent to the highest bidder….
5/5

Amphibians

  • Drama, Experimental
  • United States
  • 2019
Amphibians confronts two universal issues, race and gender. Myster must face the reality of his own dreams or be subjected to a never ending cycle of inauthentic truth….
5/5

The Blame Game

  • Comedy, Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
Meet Jesse and Reed, a couple going through a breakup… live on TV! When they’re teleported to a game show in another dimension, they must sort through their feelings to escape… or else!…
5/5

Nerd

  • Drama
  • United Kingdom
  • 2022
Nerd is a dramatic monologue examining the nature of power in a contemporary context.

In the arts and entertainment industry, money and power is enjoyed by the few. The remaining majority strive and dream, all the while open to the whims and predations of the powerful.

There are many…

4/5

uTransfer

  • Drama, Sci-Fi
  • United States
  • 2019
uTransfer is a new device that allows for certain U.S. Citizens to transfer their consciousness into a utopia called the New World….
4/5

Invisible Lines

  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
A Governor on his reelection campaign is faced with allegations of sexual misconduct that come up against him just days before the elections, turning his and his family’s lives upside down….
4/5

Cabarrus

  • Drama, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2022
A glimpse into the life of a struggling family in North Carolina….
3/5

Hold the Ball

  • Drama, Fantasy
  • Israel
  • 2021
A sleep deprived mother grabs the ball, taking a fast break from her screaming baby….
4/5

Cleared

  • Drama, Mystery
  • United States
  • 2022
Detective Brooks is caught between two worlds as he has to decide if compromising his integrity is worth clearing his name….
5/5

Pink is Your Favorite Color

  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2021
An aspiring comedian prepares himself for a rather sentimental date….
5/5

The Lesson

  • Drama, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2017
An average Joe has a breakdown after losing his wife and daughter in a car accident….
4/5

Transplant

  • Drama, Experimental
  • United States
  • 2021
A woman awakes from what seems to be a dream to be asked the question: “where did you go last night?”. A film that illuminates what it means to belong as a person who cannot define themselves by one single culture or way of life, interrogating the international experience….
5/5

An Island Drifts

  • Drama
  • Singapore
  • 2021
Set in Singapore, a young teacher presses for the truth from a maladjusted student, the act leads to devastating results and they suffer the ignominy of losing everything that matters to them. The story holds a mirror up to society, where a mistake can derail a life in an…
5/5

Hold the Lighthouse

  • Drama, Experimental
  • Canada
  • 2021
A septuagenarian and his 8-year-old grandson are isolated in a small village in Gaspesie. The grandfather’s Alzheimer progresses and feel a certain attachment to his love, his wife, a memory that lasts. She stays in his mind, while the rest crumbles. The grandson tries his best to be a…
4/5

Rejoining Jane

  • Action, Drama
  • United Kingdom
  • 2021
A dance film that tells the story of Jane, a shy librarian turned eccentric sailor, travelling the world to find her long lost brother….
4/5

Riddle Me This

  • Action, Drama
  • United States
  • 2022
Two years after Batman killed Joker he still has yet to put the mask back on. As his internal struggle comes to a breaking point once a riddle arises….
4/5

Dean’s Well

  • Drama, Thriller
  • United States
  • 2016
A brother and sister become trapped in an endless desert and are forced to confront their past to survive….
5/5

Allende

  • Drama, LGBTQ+
  • Israel
  • 2021
A young father questions himself and the confines of traditional life as the boundaries of his sexuality are tested. Numb to life, Francisco pursues his awakened feelings, embarking on an abstract journey into his heart, mind, and soul. Surrealist scenes and story beats will drive a nonlinear narrative, engaging…
5/5

Goldilocks

  • Drama, Sci-Fi
  • United States
  • 2015
Ray Ashford, an astronaut on the Goldilocks Missions, searches the stars for a new home, when a circuit failure in his ship threatens to jeopardize the mission and endanger the lives of those he loves….
5/5

My Dad’s an Alien!

  • Drama, Sci-Fi
  • Finland
  • 2022
A 9-year old girl gets a visit from her dad from out of space, but he is followed by an Alien hunter and the only way for the girl to save him, is if her mom starts to believe her….
5/5

Take Care

  • Drama, Music
  • United States
  • 2022
A film that sheds light on what it’s like to have a loved one living with Alzheimer’s. It’s centered around the lead singer of a metalcore band named Joey, who has been estranged from his family for years…
4/5

Withdrawal

  • Drama
  • United States
  • 2021
After suffering a near fatal overdose, Kyle Richardson’s secret is revealed to those closest to him: he’s a drug addict. With this secret now revealed, Kyle decides it’s time to quit and must find a way to overcome his addiction before it takes him over….

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