# Best Youtube short movies? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 21, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-youtube-short-movies/775318 "2016-12-21T19:02:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-youtube-short-movies/775318/1 "2016-12-21T19:02:48Z")
Yes, I’m probably way behind the curve here but I noticed that youtube has started doing a nice line in free short movies. Some of them are pretty good and with relatively high production values. I like science-fiction so those were the ones that caught my eye, but I’ll watch pretty much anything and I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations? Oh just your own personal favourites? This is the last one I watched, I’m not really into post-apocalyptic stuff but it was well done: Thanks! :) ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-youtube-short-movies/775318/2 "2016-12-21T19:18:03Z")
It’s closer to a sketch, but I liked [One Minute Time Machine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBkBS4O3yvY). ---
**Author:** ![Orr\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ee59a6/32.png) [@Orr\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Orr_G)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-youtube-short-movies/775318/3 "2016-12-21T20:36:19Z")
Oh, man, I had a bunch of these bookmarked, but I forgot to bring them with me when I got a new computer earlier this year. There are some really astounding ones out there, and there are a couple of YouTube channels that showcase award-winners, but now I’ll have to stumble upon them again. I think Reddit had a few relevant threads that might be found with some skilled Googling. Or maybe some more 'Dopers will pop in and share some more goodies. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-youtube-short-movies/775318/4 "2016-12-21T20:43:30Z")
Please pardon the absence of links, I’m on my work computer and can’t spend much time on YouTube. Shouldn’t be there at all, really. The Hillywood Show did a brilliant mash-up of The Tenth Doctor and “The Time Warp”. Such a big nose on their Rose is rather distracting, though. Somebody with too much time on their hands has been doing bits with marbles and steel bearings interacting with magnets. Look for “Magnets and Marbles !” ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-youtube-short-movies/775318/5 "2016-12-21T21:15:55Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > **Somebody with too much time on their hands** has been doing bits with marbles and steel bearings interacting with magnets. Look for “Magnets and Marbles !” Bolding mine. Yes, that takes a lot of time. Pretty cool though. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2016, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-youtube-short-movies/775318/6 "2016-12-21T23:37:43Z")
[Minecraft: Steve vs. Steve](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2E7C87494BA0AB41) ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-youtube-short-movies/775318/7 "2016-12-22T00:53:35Z")
Not a made-for, but I recommend “The Cicerones,” based on the early-'60s short story by the late great British spooky spook story writer Robert Aickman. 12 minutes long. Try it on for your Xmas ghost story. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yZefDTNt2u4/hqdefault.jpg "The Cicerones (short film)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZefDTNt2u4) ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-youtube-short-movies/775318/8 "2016-12-22T02:14:30Z")
Here’s a thread I started last year with a link to 10 short sci-fi films: > **[10 Sci-Fi short films that will give you the creeps...](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=755159)** > > Well, some of them will. My daughter and I spent an enjoyable hour+ of our lives watching these short (the longest is 13 minutes) movies and I wanted to get your thoughts. My favorites: Blinky, Cargo, and Operator. I’ll talk more in depth later... ---
**Author:** ![Headrush042](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a5b964/32.png) [@Headrush042](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Headrush042)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-youtube-short-movies/775318/9 "2016-12-22T03:37:44Z")
I haven’t seen any sci-fi shorts, but horror shorts were pretty popular for a while (may still be). Exploring a creepy concept in just a few minutes requires less suspension of disbelief and logic twisting, I guess 🙂 [Lights Out](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUQhNGEu2KA) - apparently later made into a full movie (I have not seen) [Bedfellows](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6flB0XvmTo) I imagine there’s probably a bunch of these for every genre, but I’m too afraid to go looking for them right now, lest the rest of my free time gets blackholed. ETA: Aaand I see **JohnT** ’s thread already linked the first one! ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Alex](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atomic_alex/32/175_2.png) [@Atomic\_Alex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Alex)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-youtube-short-movies/775318/10 "2016-12-22T18:28:22Z")
Thanks for the answers everyone! 🙂