MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Short film
Poster for Beautiful Monsters

Beautiful Monsters

2019 · 11 min

A quiet, tense short that makes you feel the weight of hiding something precious in a world that forbids it.

Directed by
Avi Kabir
Starring
Kobi Frumer, Darby Lee-Stack, Mark W. Tracy
Overview
In a society where aging is forbidden, a boy shelters an old man.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

In the UKNo streaming, rental or purchase options known.
Directed by
Avi Kabir
Starring
Kobi Frumer, Darby Lee-Stack, Mark W. Tracy
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • aging
  • isolation
  • freedom
  • identity
  • survival
Places
  • small town
Era
near-future
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism6
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

More like this

Titles like Beautiful Monsters

Short film

The Butterfly

2021

A quiet, oppressive short that feels like holding your breath in a world that refuses to see you.

Tense, melancholic · about isolation and identity

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • isolation
  • identity
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
11 min
Details
The ButterflyHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Ouverture

2018

A quiet, uneasy parable that makes you feel the weight of being watched and the ache for a private space.

Tense · about isolation and freedom

Via
  • tense
  • isolation
  • freedom
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
15 min
Details
OuvertureHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Choke

2018

A tense, intimate short that keeps you close to a woman holding her whole life together by a thread.

Tense, melancholic · about isolation and freedom

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • isolation
  • freedom
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
16 min
Details
ChokeHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Sanctity

2012

A quiet, tense character study that feels intimate and socially charged, with a persistent undercurrent of melancholy.

Tense, melancholic · about isolation and identity

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • isolation
  • identity
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
37 min
Details
SanctityHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Cáscara o semilla

2016

A quiet, enclosed mood piece that slowly opens outward, asking you to sit with solitude and the strange hope of being shown another way to live.

Melancholic, earnest · about isolation and freedom

Via
  • melancholic
  • earnest
  • isolation
  • freedom
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Details
Cáscara o semillaHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Mrs. Genovese

2018

A gentle, bittersweet short that follows an old woman's small rebellion with warmth and quiet hope.

Earnest · about aging and isolation

Via
  • earnest
  • aging
  • isolation
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
13 min
Details
Mrs. GenoveseHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Black Hole

2025

A quiet, unsettling short that makes a small town feel like a trap and a hole in the world feel like both a promise and a threat.

Melancholic · about isolation and freedom

Via
  • melancholic
  • isolation
  • freedom
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
12 min
Details
Black HoleHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Stony Hands

A quiet, somber meditation on mortality that lingers in its stillness and quiet defiance.

Melancholic, earnest · about aging and isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • earnest
  • aging
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
24 min
Details
Stony HandsHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

Mothballs

2025

A quiet, tender short that blends handmade charm with quiet dread, feeling like a whispered secret shared while hiding.}{.

Tense, melancholic · about isolation and identity

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • isolation
  • identity
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
11 min
Details
MothballsHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Dusk

2001

A quiet, patient drama that asks you to sit with the loneliness and dignity of people watching their world change.

About aging and isolation

Via
  • aging
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
121 min
Details
The DuskHidden from your suggestions.
Short film

River

2018

A tense, intimate short that watches a person live under constant scrutiny, carrying quiet dread and a fragile hope of selfhood.

Tense, melancholic · about isolation and freedom

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • isolation
  • freedom
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
18 min
Details
RiverHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Still Alive

2026

A quiet, uneasy chamber piece that turns a second chance at life into a slow, melancholy meditation on what it costs to start over.

Tense, melancholic · about aging and isolation

Via
  • tense
  • melancholic
  • aging
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
demanding
Details
Still AliveHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

No UK streaming, rental or purchase options are known.

Streaming data from JustWatch.TMDB

Details

Directed by
Avi Kabir
Written by
Avi Kabir
Starring
Kobi Frumer, Darby Lee-Stack, Mark W. Tracy
Runtime
11 min

TMDBIMDb

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.