Make me cryshort films

The shorts that get past your guard. A few minutes is all it takes to leave you wrecked, in the best way.

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Comedy
And Now I Lay Me Down

A once-famous actress arranges her perfect day; it doesn't go as planned

25 min · cinematic · hilarious
Drama
Sprache ist Leben

A deaf boy flees from Syria to Switzerland and faces the challenges ahead

5 min · emotional · inspiring
Comedy
Wo Milch und Honig fliesst

A father is a real superhero for his little girls

1 min · heartwarming · meaningful
Drama
The Nightingale

A singer battles through PTSD after a sexual assault

35 min · dark · emotional
Drama
Fin

A grieving boy struggles to move forward without his best friend

8 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
Forgive Me

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

7 min · emotional · intimate
Horror
Shame On You

A troubled young outcast is haunted by a tormenting doppelgänger

13 min · dark · intense
Romance
L+T

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

17 min · dark · intimate
Drama
The World Beyond Me

Trapped in Mumbai’s red-light district, a woman dreams of freedom

15 min · dark · emotional
Drama
Just Another Day

In trying to outrun his grief, Rui is forced to face the one thing he can’t escape

11 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
Tiny, Texas

A high school basketball prodigy hits a wall of expectations

12 min · cinematic · emotional
War
Hawker

A true story of WW1 fighter pilots at the dawn of Aviation Combat

23 min · epic · historical
Drama
Squeeze

A high school wrestling coach recruits an outsider, a student with Autism

20 min · cinematic · emotional
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
War
Deserteurs

An encounter forces two enemies to remain human in inhumane times

22 min · historical · reflective
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
Drama
Egg and Chips

A young daughter steals a chicken to help provide for their family

13 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
The Unexpected Expectant Father

A grandfather struggles with his abandoned grandson

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

A divorcing couple enjoy a final dinner together

16 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Smudged Smile

A joyful teen with a happy image struggles with depression

18 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
Darlings

An estranged son returns to see his dying grandmother

26 min · emotional · intimate
Romance
A Best Man

Everything goes smoothly for the Best Man

12 min · dark · intimate
Animation
EDICIUS

A teen's suicide unraveled through past events

9 min · dark · intense
Documentary
To Be Enjoyed

The unlikely story of a musician experiencing a life-changing opportunity

17 min · heartwarming · inspiring
Drama
All Through The Night

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

21 min · intimate · reflective
Drama
A Moral Man

A controversial spotlight on assisted suicide

18 min · controversial · intimate
Drama
Rooftop

Two strangers meet at the rooftop of a hotel building

15 min · controversial · dark
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
Drama
Shadow Boxer

One man's fight to break out of his father's shadow

9 min · emotional · inspiring
Sci-fi
Darkside

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

10 min · cinematic · emotional
Drama
Zafar

An immigrant tries to help his family while a pandemic is breaking out

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
Metal

A grandfather mourning the loss of his young grandson

19 min · emotional · reflective
Drama
These Matterless Things

Emotional complexities of love poetically explored through everyday moments

9 min · atmospheric · intimate
Drama
Myrtle

A mother with one meal to prepare and no way out

14 min · intimate · mysterious
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
Tsunami

A young girl becomes witness to an unfolding school shooting

15 min · emotional · intense
Drama
Embers

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

18 min · cerebral · emotional
Animation
The Corridor

A man struggling with his mental health is trapped in an endless corridor

5 min · dark · reflective
Documentary
The Last Reel

A doc about cinema projectionists and their future

9 min · meaningful · nostalgic
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
Romance
Lovers

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

3 min · atmospheric · heartwarming
Documentary
Chasing The Vein

A doc exploring the life of a woman's addiction to heroin from the age of 15

22 min · dark · intimate
Drama
Hymn of Hate

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

10 min · emotional · historical
Drama
Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times

A powerful short film about two men who meet five different times

11 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Only The Lonely

When an old lady loses her beloved husband, life becomes intolerable

17 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Boy

Emilie is born as a girl but inside she has always been a boy

15 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Land’s End

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

18 min · atmospheric · cinematic
Drama
Him & Her

Highschool sweethearts hit a crossroads, when Alex starts embracing himself

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
Struck

A female jogger returns to the scene of a crime looking for closure

14 min · intense · intimate
Drama
Two Sides

The lives of a homeless man and a property developer become intertwined

10 min · meaningful · reflective
For filmmakers

Have a short film?
Share it with the world.

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Make me cryshort films

The shorts that get past your guard. A few minutes is all it takes to leave you wrecked, in the best way.

Hand-picked Curated Free to watch
Filter by genre
Comedy
And Now I Lay Me Down

A once-famous actress arranges her perfect day; it doesn't go as planned

25 min · cinematic · hilarious
Drama
Sprache ist Leben

A deaf boy flees from Syria to Switzerland and faces the challenges ahead

5 min · emotional · inspiring
Comedy
Wo Milch und Honig fliesst

A father is a real superhero for his little girls

1 min · heartwarming · meaningful
Drama
The Nightingale

A singer battles through PTSD after a sexual assault

35 min · dark · emotional
Drama
Fin

A grieving boy struggles to move forward without his best friend

8 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
Forgive Me

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

7 min · emotional · intimate
Horror
Shame On You

A troubled young outcast is haunted by a tormenting doppelgänger

13 min · dark · intense
Romance
L+T

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

17 min · dark · intimate
Drama
The World Beyond Me

Trapped in Mumbai’s red-light district, a woman dreams of freedom

15 min · dark · emotional
Drama
Just Another Day

In trying to outrun his grief, Rui is forced to face the one thing he can’t escape

11 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
Tiny, Texas

A high school basketball prodigy hits a wall of expectations

12 min · cinematic · emotional
War
Hawker

A true story of WW1 fighter pilots at the dawn of Aviation Combat

23 min · epic · historical
Drama
Squeeze

A high school wrestling coach recruits an outsider, a student with Autism

20 min · cinematic · emotional
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
War
Deserteurs

An encounter forces two enemies to remain human in inhumane times

22 min · historical · reflective
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
Drama
Egg and Chips

A young daughter steals a chicken to help provide for their family

13 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
The Unexpected Expectant Father

A grandfather struggles with his abandoned grandson

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

A divorcing couple enjoy a final dinner together

16 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Smudged Smile

A joyful teen with a happy image struggles with depression

18 min · emotional · intimate
Drama
Darlings

An estranged son returns to see his dying grandmother

26 min · emotional · intimate
Romance
A Best Man

Everything goes smoothly for the Best Man

12 min · dark · intimate
Animation
EDICIUS

A teen's suicide unraveled through past events

9 min · dark · intense
Documentary
To Be Enjoyed

The unlikely story of a musician experiencing a life-changing opportunity

17 min · heartwarming · inspiring
Drama
All Through The Night

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

21 min · intimate · reflective
Drama
A Moral Man

A controversial spotlight on assisted suicide

18 min · controversial · intimate
Drama
Rooftop

Two strangers meet at the rooftop of a hotel building

15 min · controversial · dark
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
Drama
Shadow Boxer

One man's fight to break out of his father's shadow

9 min · emotional · inspiring
Sci-fi
Darkside

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

10 min · cinematic · emotional
Drama
Zafar

An immigrant tries to help his family while a pandemic is breaking out

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
Metal

A grandfather mourning the loss of his young grandson

19 min · emotional · reflective
Drama
These Matterless Things

Emotional complexities of love poetically explored through everyday moments

9 min · atmospheric · intimate
Drama
Myrtle

A mother with one meal to prepare and no way out

14 min · intimate · mysterious
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
Tsunami

A young girl becomes witness to an unfolding school shooting

15 min · emotional · intense
Drama
Embers

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

18 min · cerebral · emotional
Animation
The Corridor

A man struggling with his mental health is trapped in an endless corridor

5 min · dark · reflective
Documentary
The Last Reel

A doc about cinema projectionists and their future

9 min · meaningful · nostalgic
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
Romance
Lovers

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

3 min · atmospheric · heartwarming
Documentary
Chasing The Vein

A doc exploring the life of a woman's addiction to heroin from the age of 15

22 min · dark · intimate
Drama
Hymn of Hate

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

10 min · emotional · historical
Drama
Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times

A powerful short film about two men who meet five different times

11 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Only The Lonely

When an old lady loses her beloved husband, life becomes intolerable

17 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Boy

Emilie is born as a girl but inside she has always been a boy

15 min · emotional · heartwarming
Drama
Land’s End

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

18 min · atmospheric · cinematic
Drama
Him & Her

Highschool sweethearts hit a crossroads, when Alex starts embracing himself

14 min · atmospheric · emotional
Drama
Struck

A female jogger returns to the scene of a crime looking for closure

14 min · intense · intimate
Drama
Two Sides

The lives of a homeless man and a property developer become intertwined

10 min · meaningful · reflective
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 that will make you cry.

Sometimes you want a film to wreck you a little. A short can do it cleaner than a feature, no slow build, just straight to the ache and out again before you can defend yourself. The films below are hand-picked, complete, and free to watch. Bring tissues.

Skin casts Tom Sturridge (The Sandman) as a man undone by grief, and Requiem stars Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, Game of Thrones) fighting for a love that cannot last. Fin sits with a grieving boy learning to move on without his best friend, while The Nightingale follows a singer fighting her way back through trauma.

The saddest short films do not manipulate; they tell the truth and let it land. The World Beyond Me finds a woman dreaming of freedom inside Mumbai's red-light district, and Lovers performs the most famous goodbye in Romeo and Juliet across seven languages. Every film here was chosen by our editors and streams free in 190 countries, with no subscription. Press play, and let yourself feel it.