romanticshort films

The flutter and the fall. Shorts about wanting someone, in all its forms.

Hand-picked· Curated· Free to watch
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Comedy
Love Less Likely

A cursed woman, a mouthy teen, and a bunch of dead guys

16 min · entertaining · romantic
Romance
L+T

A woman makes a heart-breaking love confession to a stranger in a bar

17 min · dark · intimate
Romance
The Night We Called It A Day

Two ex-lovers reunite for one last gig, confronting past wounds and lingering desires

14 min · emotional · intimate
Comedy
Things I’ve Made My Roommate Do

I've parked my car in the friend zone...again

25 min · quirky · romantic
Romance
Love, 9 to 5

A bouncer, who has just got broken up with, has a shift on Valentine’s Day

15 min · entertaining · intimate
Romance
A Best Man

Everything goes smoothly for the Best Man

12 min · dark · intimate
Comedy
A Smaller Big Bang

Some relationships end how they begin... with a bang

8 min · entertaining · hilarious
Drama
Within These Walls

Two musicians delve into their feelings for each other

21 min · intimate · reflective
Comedy
Byte

A sad, shallow man receives a strange gift

6 min · quirky · romantic
Romance
One Night Stand

One night stand marks the beginning and end of a relationship

12 min · intimate · romantic
Romance
Lovers

The most famous scene of Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet' in 7 languages

3 min · atmospheric · heartwarming
Comedy
Annie Waits

A woman's story of lust, disappointment and waiting for 'The One'

8 min · entertaining · feel-good
Romance
The Lost Weekend

After a long-term relationship, Charlie is forced into the world of online dating

14 min · heartwarming · nostalgic
Comedy
Tea For Two

Two tea shop owners eagerly try to hook up unsuspecting guests

15 min · heartwarming · romantic
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romanticshort films

The flutter and the fall. Shorts about wanting someone, in all its forms.

Hand-picked Curated Free to watch
Filter by genre
Comedy
Love Less Likely

A cursed woman, a mouthy teen, and a bunch of dead guys

16 min · entertaining · romantic
Romance
L+T

A woman makes a heart-breaking love confession to a stranger in a bar

17 min · dark · intimate
Romance
The Night We Called It A Day

Two ex-lovers reunite for one last gig, confronting past wounds and lingering desires

14 min · emotional · intimate
Comedy
Things I’ve Made My Roommate Do

I've parked my car in the friend zone...again

25 min · quirky · romantic
Romance
Love, 9 to 5

A bouncer, who has just got broken up with, has a shift on Valentine’s Day

15 min · entertaining · intimate
Romance
A Best Man

Everything goes smoothly for the Best Man

12 min · dark · intimate
Comedy
A Smaller Big Bang

Some relationships end how they begin... with a bang

8 min · entertaining · hilarious
Drama
Within These Walls

Two musicians delve into their feelings for each other

21 min · intimate · reflective
Comedy
Byte

A sad, shallow man receives a strange gift

6 min · quirky · romantic
Romance
One Night Stand

One night stand marks the beginning and end of a relationship

12 min · intimate · romantic
Romance
Lovers

The most famous scene of Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet' in 7 languages

3 min · atmospheric · heartwarming
Comedy
Annie Waits

A woman's story of lust, disappointment and waiting for 'The One'

8 min · entertaining · feel-good
Romance
The Lost Weekend

After a long-term relationship, Charlie is forced into the world of online dating

14 min · heartwarming · nostalgic
Comedy
Tea For Two

Two tea shop owners eagerly try to hook up unsuspecting guests

15 min · heartwarming · romantic
For filmmakers

Have a short film?
Share it with the world.

Klipist is where short films find their audience. Hand-curated, independently run, watched in 190 countries. If you’ve made something great, we want to see it.

Submit your film
Curator’s note

The best romantic short films, free to watch.

Romance is the rare thing a short film can hold whole. A look, a confession, one last night together, the entire arc of wanting someone in about the time it takes a coffee to go cold. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Love stories with nothing padded and nothing wasted.

The Night We Called It A Day reunites two ex-lovers for one final gig and every wound that comes with it, and L+T watches a woman make a heart-breaking confession to a stranger in a bar. One Night Stand traces a whole relationship from its first night to its last, while Love Less Likely tangles a cursed woman, a mouthy teen and an unlikely shot at love.

The best romantic short films know that brevity is its own kind of romance. Annie Waits sits with a woman still holding out for the one, and The Lost Weekend pushes a heartbroken man into the strange new world of online dating. Each film here is an editor's pick, streaming free in 190 countries with no sign-up. Press play, and fall a little.