Crime & Moralityshort films

Not the crime, but the line a person crosses and what is left after. Shorts that hold you at the edge.

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Drama
Perspective

Two timelines reveal one story, as perception distorts truth

15 min · cerebral · controversial
Sci-fi
Botching

A heist film. With Robots.

5 min · atmospheric · futuristic
Drama
Stray Dog

A Swiss street drama where loneliness, crime, and drugs tighten their grip

11 min · atmospheric · controversial
Thriller
Tudescends

A woman is offered a choice that could make her rich

5 min · cerebral · cinematic
Dark Comedy
Wendy & Vee

A daughter decides to do something about her mother's abusive boyfriend

20 min · dark · hilarious
Thriller
Little Games

A little girl reveals her sinister plan to a stranger

14 min · atmospheric · dark
Horror
The Red City

When his blood supply runs dry, a vampire is forced back into the hunt

10 min · atmospheric · dark
Drama
Sins Unveiled

Small minds often resort to hate and violence when confronted with the unknown

13 min · emotional · intense
Crime
Billie

Sitting at a poker table, Billie dreams of revenge

8 min · cinematic · mysterious
Crime
Mascagni’ Symphony ♱ Inno all’Infamia

Two criminals confront their inner demons in a lawless, unforgiving world

8 min · cinematic · dark
War
Deserteurs

An encounter forces two enemies to remain human in inhumane times

22 min · historical · reflective
Thriller
Fugue

In a city of outlaws, survival means vanishing from a deadly hunter

23 min · atmospheric · cinematic
Thriller
Bad Apples

In near-future NYC, a group of political radicals fight police brutality

13 min · controversial · political
Crime
Touch

A psychic is called to a homicide scene

7 min · atmospheric · mysterious
Drama
Darlings

An estranged son returns to see his dying grandmother

26 min · emotional · intimate
Sci-fi
Time Spent

A man struggling with the cost of living is offered an impossible choice

12 min · intense · mysterious
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
Horror
Bad Penny

An antiques dealer is haunted by a cursed object

8 min · dark · mysterious
Drama
A Moral Man

A controversial spotlight on assisted suicide

18 min · controversial · intimate
Dark Comedy
Shallow

Being a good person, in a forest, with a shovel

10 min · controversial · dark
Thriller
Kompromat

A far-right politician under attack by mainstream media

6 min · controversial · political
Comedy
The Core of Monkos Anthology

A very dark, stupid and surreal anthology

19 min · comic · quirky
Comedy
Debt Valley

A rendezvous in the middle of the desert can't be good news

10 min · entertaining · suspenseful
Drama
Myrtle

A mother with one meal to prepare and no way out

14 min · intimate · mysterious
Crime
True Value

A student engages in an unusually deadly part-time job

13 min · dark · mysterious
Comedy
The Foul

An insane and hilarious film about cleaning up after your dog

3 min · comic · hilarious
Comedy
Damage Control

Shit hits the fan when a beloved comedian is accused of sexual assault

10 min · controversial · intense
Comedy
Viskar I Vinden

A forensic investigator tries to communicate with a farting corpse

7 min · comic · entertaining
Drama
Samaritan

A Muslim doctor stumbles upon the body of a right-wing politician

11 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Dark Comedy
David French is a Piece of Shit and I Want Him Dead

Twins devise an evil plan to help their lead singer find new inspiration

11 min · dark · gory
Comedy
Appetite

A predatory dater always runs off when the bill comes

13 min · entertaining · quirky
Documentary
The Number

A doc that looks at the myths and markings of prison gangs

13 min · atmospheric · dark
Drama
Hymn of Hate

Russell Tovey (Being Human) & Thomas Turgoose (This Is England) in a WW1 short

10 min · emotional · historical
Drama
Land’s End

Joseph Mawle (Rings of Power, Game of Thrones) in a cinematic tale about running away

18 min · atmospheric · cinematic
For filmmakers

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Crime & Moralityshort films

Not the crime, but the line a person crosses and what is left after. Shorts that hold you at the edge.

Hand-picked Curated Free to watch
Filter by genre
Drama
Perspective

Two timelines reveal one story, as perception distorts truth

15 min · cerebral · controversial
Sci-fi
Botching

A heist film. With Robots.

5 min · atmospheric · futuristic
Drama
Stray Dog

A Swiss street drama where loneliness, crime, and drugs tighten their grip

11 min · atmospheric · controversial
Thriller
Tudescends

A woman is offered a choice that could make her rich

5 min · cerebral · cinematic
Dark Comedy
Wendy & Vee

A daughter decides to do something about her mother's abusive boyfriend

20 min · dark · hilarious
Thriller
Little Games

A little girl reveals her sinister plan to a stranger

14 min · atmospheric · dark
Horror
The Red City

When his blood supply runs dry, a vampire is forced back into the hunt

10 min · atmospheric · dark
Drama
Sins Unveiled

Small minds often resort to hate and violence when confronted with the unknown

13 min · emotional · intense
Crime
Billie

Sitting at a poker table, Billie dreams of revenge

8 min · cinematic · mysterious
Crime
Mascagni’ Symphony ♱ Inno all’Infamia

Two criminals confront their inner demons in a lawless, unforgiving world

8 min · cinematic · dark
War
Deserteurs

An encounter forces two enemies to remain human in inhumane times

22 min · historical · reflective
Thriller
Fugue

In a city of outlaws, survival means vanishing from a deadly hunter

23 min · atmospheric · cinematic
Thriller
Bad Apples

In near-future NYC, a group of political radicals fight police brutality

13 min · controversial · political
Crime
Touch

A psychic is called to a homicide scene

7 min · atmospheric · mysterious
Drama
Darlings

An estranged son returns to see his dying grandmother

26 min · emotional · intimate
Sci-fi
Time Spent

A man struggling with the cost of living is offered an impossible choice

12 min · intense · mysterious
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
Horror
Bad Penny

An antiques dealer is haunted by a cursed object

8 min · dark · mysterious
Drama
A Moral Man

A controversial spotlight on assisted suicide

18 min · controversial · intimate
Dark Comedy
Shallow

Being a good person, in a forest, with a shovel

10 min · controversial · dark
Thriller
Kompromat

A far-right politician under attack by mainstream media

6 min · controversial · political
Comedy
The Core of Monkos Anthology

A very dark, stupid and surreal anthology

19 min · comic · quirky
Comedy
Debt Valley

A rendezvous in the middle of the desert can't be good news

10 min · entertaining · suspenseful
Drama
Myrtle

A mother with one meal to prepare and no way out

14 min · intimate · mysterious
Crime
True Value

A student engages in an unusually deadly part-time job

13 min · dark · mysterious
Comedy
The Foul

An insane and hilarious film about cleaning up after your dog

3 min · comic · hilarious
Comedy
Damage Control

Shit hits the fan when a beloved comedian is accused of sexual assault

10 min · controversial · intense
Comedy
Viskar I Vinden

A forensic investigator tries to communicate with a farting corpse

7 min · comic · entertaining
Drama
Samaritan

A Muslim doctor stumbles upon the body of a right-wing politician

11 min · atmospheric · cerebral
Dark Comedy
David French is a Piece of Shit and I Want Him Dead

Twins devise an evil plan to help their lead singer find new inspiration

11 min · dark · gory
Comedy
Appetite

A predatory dater always runs off when the bill comes

13 min · entertaining · quirky
Documentary
The Number

A doc that looks at the myths and markings of prison gangs

13 min · atmospheric · dark
Drama
Hymn of Hate

Russell Tovey (Being Human) & Thomas Turgoose (This Is England) in a WW1 short

10 min · emotional · historical
Drama
Land’s End

Joseph Mawle (Rings of Power, Game of Thrones) in a cinematic tale about running away

18 min · atmospheric · cinematic
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

Short films about crime and morality.

The best crime stories are not really about the crime; they are about the line a person is willing to cross, and what is left of them afterwards. Short films can put you right at that edge and hold you there. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about right, wrong, and the blurry ground between.

Billie sits at a poker table where Billie dreams of revenge, and Botching reimagines the heist, with robots. Bad Penny follows an antiques dealer haunted by a cursed object, while A Moral Man turns a controversial spotlight on assisted suicide.

The best short films about crime and morality leave the verdict to you. Appetite follows a predatory dater who always runs off when the bill comes, and Damage Control watches the fallout when a beloved comedian is accused of sexual assault. Curated by our editors and free to stream in 190 countries, no fee and no sign-up. Hit play, and decide for yourself.