Love & Romanceshort films

Love is all timing, and so are short films. One meeting, one mistake, one chance you take or don't.

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Documentary
The Tides That Bind

A doc about Clint who finds messages in bottles and tracks down the senders

22 min · heartwarming · nostalgic
Drama
Forgive Me

The ambition of a promising fighter becomes the cause of his heartbreak

7 min · emotional · intimate
Sci-fi
Decksdark

In a dystopian surveillance state, a solitary rebel bonds with his neural implant

16 min · atmospheric · dark
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
Horror
The Red City

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

10 min · atmospheric · dark
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
Comedy
The Infinite Alternate Realities of Larry Sherman

Larry volunteers to be sent to another dimension

12 min · comic · quirky
Horror
IPSA

An ancient Indian tale about infertility driving a wife to seek a sage

25 min · atmospheric · dark
Drama
The Burning Blue

Lost in a desert, a couple's relationship is tested when they discover they're not alone

13 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
GhostofYou.

Miranda struggles to move on as fragments of her past love resurface

5 min · intimate · nostalgic
Comedy
One Bedroom, One Bath

Two strangers hunting for an apartment in Los Angeles

13 min · meaningful · reflective
Comedy
Topical Cream

A fake-woke millennial falls in love with a talking bottle

9 min · hilarious · satirical
Drama
The Unexpected Expectant Father

A grandfather struggles with his abandoned grandson

14 min · emotional · heartwarming
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
Requiem (With A Side of Fries)

A divorcing couple enjoy a final dinner together

16 min · emotional · heartwarming
Horror
Out To Run: A Tale of Blood Velvet

A gay couple is attacked. Why? Because they taste the best

10 min · dark · gory
Horror
Queen of Prey

A shy young man meets a mysterious older woman at a sex party

9 min · dark · mysterious
Comedy
Murphy’s Law

Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong

24 min · dark · emotional
Film noir
A Street Cat Named Desire

A tourist becomes ensnared by a world of sex, drugs, and cats

15 min · atmospheric · mysterious
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
Drama
Exhale

A woman’s journey of self-improvement hits a bumpy road

12 min · atmospheric · intimate
Sci-fi
Bliss

A mysterious video appears, carrying a life altering message

28 min · mysterious · suspenseful
Comedy
A Smaller Big Bang

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

8 min · entertaining · hilarious
Comedy
Gnome Alone

A man is harassed by an unexpected adversary: a garden Gnome

7 min · mysterious · satirical
Drama
All Through The Night

A son is determined to stir his dad's memory while facing his own

21 min · intimate · reflective
Drama
The Lighter

He seeks closure from their past

3 min · intimate · mysterious
Drama
Within These Walls

Two musicians delve into their feelings for each other

21 min · intimate · reflective
Drama
Requiem

Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, GoT) fighting for forbidden love

23 min · cinematic · emotional
Animation
Other Half

Ren longs to find their other half and become complete

12 min · heartwarming · mysterious
Drama
Hey You

Is who's top or bottom all they should be worried about?

4 min · controversial · intimate
Comedy
Byte

A sad, shallow man receives a strange gift

6 min · quirky · romantic
Sci-fi
Darkside

An astronaut in search of a lost crew on an interstellar mission

10 min · cinematic · emotional
Drama
These Matterless Things

Emotional complexities of love poetically explored through everyday moments

9 min · atmospheric · intimate
Drama
Denzel

A young man creates an alter ego to help with his struggling confidence

9 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Skin

Tom Sturridge (The Sandman) plays a man grappling with grief

11 min · cerebral · emotional
Drama
Embers

A woman waits for her date to arrive, and he is not as expected

18 min · cerebral · emotional
Romance
One Night Stand

One night stand marks the beginning and end of a relationship

12 min · intimate · romantic
Documentary
The Night is Black and the Day is White

A doc about a family's experiences of living with an autistic child

7 min · emotional · intimate
Comedy
The Hug Deal

A man approaches two dealers who deliver slightly unexpected fixes

3 min · feel-good · hilarious
Romance
Lovers

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

3 min · atmospheric · heartwarming
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
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
Drama
Land’s End

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

18 min · atmospheric · cinematic
Comedy
Tea For Two

Two tea shop owners eagerly try to hook up unsuspecting guests

15 min · heartwarming · romantic
Drama
Him & Her

Highschool sweethearts hit a crossroads, when Alex starts embracing himself

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Comedy
Hangover Food

A man wants to go on a double date while his friend is turning into a vampire

10 min · entertaining · hilarious
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

Love & Romanceshort films

Love is all timing, and so are short films. One meeting, one mistake, one chance you take or don't.

Hand-picked Curated Free to watch
Filter by genre
Documentary
The Tides That Bind

A doc about Clint who finds messages in bottles and tracks down the senders

22 min · heartwarming · nostalgic
Drama
Forgive Me

The ambition of a promising fighter becomes the cause of his heartbreak

7 min · emotional · intimate
Sci-fi
Decksdark

In a dystopian surveillance state, a solitary rebel bonds with his neural implant

16 min · atmospheric · dark
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
Horror
The Red City

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

10 min · atmospheric · dark
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
Comedy
The Infinite Alternate Realities of Larry Sherman

Larry volunteers to be sent to another dimension

12 min · comic · quirky
Horror
IPSA

An ancient Indian tale about infertility driving a wife to seek a sage

25 min · atmospheric · dark
Drama
The Burning Blue

Lost in a desert, a couple's relationship is tested when they discover they're not alone

13 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
GhostofYou.

Miranda struggles to move on as fragments of her past love resurface

5 min · intimate · nostalgic
Comedy
One Bedroom, One Bath

Two strangers hunting for an apartment in Los Angeles

13 min · meaningful · reflective
Comedy
Topical Cream

A fake-woke millennial falls in love with a talking bottle

9 min · hilarious · satirical
Drama
The Unexpected Expectant Father

A grandfather struggles with his abandoned grandson

14 min · emotional · heartwarming
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
Requiem (With A Side of Fries)

A divorcing couple enjoy a final dinner together

16 min · emotional · heartwarming
Horror
Out To Run: A Tale of Blood Velvet

A gay couple is attacked. Why? Because they taste the best

10 min · dark · gory
Horror
Queen of Prey

A shy young man meets a mysterious older woman at a sex party

9 min · dark · mysterious
Comedy
Murphy’s Law

Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong

24 min · dark · emotional
Film noir
A Street Cat Named Desire

A tourist becomes ensnared by a world of sex, drugs, and cats

15 min · atmospheric · mysterious
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
Drama
Exhale

A woman’s journey of self-improvement hits a bumpy road

12 min · atmospheric · intimate
Sci-fi
Bliss

A mysterious video appears, carrying a life altering message

28 min · mysterious · suspenseful
Comedy
A Smaller Big Bang

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

8 min · entertaining · hilarious
Comedy
Gnome Alone

A man is harassed by an unexpected adversary: a garden Gnome

7 min · mysterious · satirical
Drama
All Through The Night

A son is determined to stir his dad's memory while facing his own

21 min · intimate · reflective
Drama
The Lighter

He seeks closure from their past

3 min · intimate · mysterious
Drama
Within These Walls

Two musicians delve into their feelings for each other

21 min · intimate · reflective
Drama
Requiem

Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, GoT) fighting for forbidden love

23 min · cinematic · emotional
Animation
Other Half

Ren longs to find their other half and become complete

12 min · heartwarming · mysterious
Drama
Hey You

Is who's top or bottom all they should be worried about?

4 min · controversial · intimate
Comedy
Byte

A sad, shallow man receives a strange gift

6 min · quirky · romantic
Sci-fi
Darkside

An astronaut in search of a lost crew on an interstellar mission

10 min · cinematic · emotional
Drama
These Matterless Things

Emotional complexities of love poetically explored through everyday moments

9 min · atmospheric · intimate
Drama
Denzel

A young man creates an alter ego to help with his struggling confidence

9 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Skin

Tom Sturridge (The Sandman) plays a man grappling with grief

11 min · cerebral · emotional
Drama
Embers

A woman waits for her date to arrive, and he is not as expected

18 min · cerebral · emotional
Romance
One Night Stand

One night stand marks the beginning and end of a relationship

12 min · intimate · romantic
Documentary
The Night is Black and the Day is White

A doc about a family's experiences of living with an autistic child

7 min · emotional · intimate
Comedy
The Hug Deal

A man approaches two dealers who deliver slightly unexpected fixes

3 min · feel-good · hilarious
Romance
Lovers

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

3 min · atmospheric · heartwarming
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
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
Drama
Land’s End

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

18 min · atmospheric · cinematic
Comedy
Tea For Two

Two tea shop owners eagerly try to hook up unsuspecting guests

15 min · heartwarming · romantic
Drama
Him & Her

Highschool sweethearts hit a crossroads, when Alex starts embracing himself

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Comedy
Hangover Food

A man wants to go on a double date while his friend is turning into a vampire

10 min · entertaining · hilarious
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 short films about love and romance, free to watch.

Love is all timing, and short films run on timing, so they catch romance at its truest. One meeting, one mistake, one chance you either take or don't. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Stories about wanting someone, badly.

Annie Waits tells a woman's story of lust, disappointment and waiting for 'The One', and A Smaller Big Bang watches a relationship end the way it began, with a bang. A Street Cat Named Desire follows a tourist ensnared by a world of sex, drugs and cats, while Byte hands a sad, shallow man a strange gift.

The best short films about love and romance know it rarely arrives on cue. Bliss sends a mysterious video carrying a life altering message, and A Best Man watches everything go smoothly for the Best Man, until it doesn't. Picked by our editors and free in 190 countries, no fee and no sign-up. Press play, and fall a little.