Short films with no dialogue

5 min · No dialogue · Animation · Romance

Spend four sweet minutes with “In a Heartbeat”, where a shy boy's runaway heart says exactly what he is too nervous to admit.

6 min · No dialogue · Animation · Fantasy · Drama

A wordless animation: a strange creature races against time to finish the most important thing it will ever make. Six minutes that linger long after.

2 min · No dialogue · Drama

A wordless, under-two-minute short made, as its maker puts it, for those still awake at 2 a.m. Pour a late cup and settle in.

1 min · No dialogue · Drama

A one-minute lift for anyone who missed their people in 2020: a lonely drummer, no band in sight, and an imagination that refuses to stay quiet.

4 min · No dialogue · Animation · Drama

Steve Cutts's “MAN” compresses humanity's appetite for the natural world into a few sharp, darkly funny minutes that linger long after.

10 min · No dialogue · Horror · Thriller

A wordless ten-minute horror: a woman wakes on a curved slope above an endless drop and has to hold on. Simple, vertiginous and hugely watched.

5 min · No dialogue · Animation · Comedy · Horror

A wordless five-minute animation in which feeding the ducks turns strange, then grotesque. Darkly funny, and not for anyone squeamish about birds.

8 min · No dialogue · Animation · Romance · Drama

Make room for “Lost & Found”, a tender Australian stop-motion tale in which a knitted dinosaur gives everything, stitch by stitch, for the fox he loves.

6 min · No dialogue · Animation · Drama

Warm up with “Timber”, a darkly funny animated fable in which freezing logs discover that staying alive together may cost them everything.

9 min · No dialogue · Animation

Daniel Martínez Lara and Rafa Cano Méndez's wordless CGI animation: in a grey, busy world, a father named Copi tries to teach his son Paste the right way to live. But what is the right way?

3 min · No dialogue · Drama

Life is simple, so why complicate it? This wordless short from Vignesh Venugopal turns a small obstacle into a gentle nudge about the paths we leave for others.

3 min · No dialogue · Horror

Getting ready for bed, a woman switches off the hall light and sees a silhouetted figure at the far end of the hallway. Each time she flicks the light back off, the figure appears closer.

12 min · No dialogue · Animation · Science fiction · Drama

A wordless animation: a delivery robot crosses an abandoned world and forms an unexpected bond with a dog. Twelve minutes of quiet wonder.

9 min · No dialogue · Fantasy · Romance

Not a single word is spoken in Inbox, so glances and gestures carry this small fantasy love story. A gentle pick for when you want romance told in silence.

3 min · No dialogue · Drama

Two minutes is all “Chalk” needs to leave its mark: a small, tender story of a child's longing, inspired by a true wartime incident.

4 min · No dialogue · Animation · Fantasy

A wordless four-minute animation: a piece of bread tries to escape its fate and finds an unexpected way of looking at life.

9 min · No dialogue · Animation · Drama

A tree grows as the family around it changes. Watch for an animated reflection on care, time and the life rooted in one place.

5 min · No dialogue · Animation · Fantasy · Science fiction

In this breathtaking science fiction spectacle, a strange mechanical device lands on a desolate world and uses the planet to undergo a startling transformation, that has profound implications for an entire galaxy.

9 min · No dialogue · Animation

A wordless animation: a shepherd turns wool into rain clouds that keep his valley green. When he dies, his loyal dog must carry on the work. Nine minutes that will move dog lovers.

6 min · No dialogue · Animation

See human history from a stone's point of view. Watch for a wordless journey that turns the passage of time into an animated adventure.

8 min · No dialogue · Animation · Comedy

Two mismatched bats make an explosive combination. Try BATZ for a dialogue-free animated adventure with clashing personalities and cartoon energy.

11 min · No dialogue · Animation · Drama

A tiny mechanical theatre holds a bear's story of separation and home. Choose Bear Story for animation that turns a small street performance into a larger reflection on family and freedom.

10 min · No dialogue · Animation · Comedy

Expressive character animation and classic slapstick make this landmark open movie an inviting introduction to Blender films.

12 min · No dialogue · Animation

A wordless animated short about a father trying to reach his autistic son, who runs into a strange forest of blue butterflies and menacing trees. Eleven tender minutes.

5 min · No dialogue · Animation · Fantasy · Drama

Hugo's first step outside needs a little courage and an unusual friend. Try Brave for a short animated story about confidence and feeling accepted.

17 min · No dialogue · Animation · Horror · Drama

Canis - an award-winning puppet animated short film by Marc Riba & Anna Solanas about a boy who survives isolated in a house constantly besieged by a horde of stray dogs.

8 min · No dialogue · Animation · Comedy

One soft cushion, two very determined rivals. Try this wordless animation for a mischievous cat-and-moth contest.

6 min · No dialogue · Animation

How long would you hold on to a childhood dream? Follow one would-be explorer through a lifetime of ambition in this wordless animation.

8 min · No dialogue · Animation · Science fiction

One astronaut reaches out across the distance. Watch for a wordless animation about loneliness and our need for contact.

7 min · No dialogue · Animation

Losing a shell may be the start of finding a friend. Follow two small crabs through a wordless adventure on a very big beach.

7 min · No dialogue · Animation · Drama

A child finds care where others would not offer it. Watch for an animated short about belonging and every child's right to an identity.

9 min · No dialogue · Animation

A farewell lasts through a lifetime. Watch for a wordless animation about love, absence and the passage of time.

10 min · No dialogue · Animation · Fantasy · Romance

A lonely iceberg is an unlikely place to make a friend. Try this wordless stop-motion fairytale for a prickly witch and a determined visitor.

14 min · No dialogue · Animation · Drama

A small bear finds a very unusual parent. Try this wordless animation for a story about temptation, care and the meaning of home.

11 min · No dialogue · Animation · Drama

A little disruption can change what home feels like. Choose Foundling for a dialogue-free animation about a quiet hedgehog, a troublesome baby spider and an unexpected bond.

11 min · No dialogue · Animation · Romance

They share a home but cannot agree which way is up. Watch for a wordless stop-motion story about making room for someone you love.

7 min · No dialogue · Animation · Comedy

A deer keeps putting his home in order, only to wake up to another mess. Try this for an animated mystery built around one stubborn daily routine.

10 min · No dialogue · Animation

What if a house could go looking for somewhere else to belong? Follow a wordless animated journey beyond the foundations of home.

10 min · No dialogue · Animation · Drama

A playground becomes a place to rethink who gets included. Watch Ian for an animated story told without dialogue about reaching out to a child who wants to belong.

7 min · No dialogue · Animation · Comedy

Two penguins find something that really does not belong in the ice. Try this wordless animation for an Antarctic adventure with an unusual ingredient.