Short Stories
2012 · 105 min · Director: Mikhail Segal
Show plot summary (may contain spoilers)
A young writer brings a collection of short stories to a big Moscow publishing house. The manuscript stays at the office and mysteriously influences the lives of anyone who opens it and reads at least one page. There are four stories in the manuscript, and four readers whose lives are changed after reading them. The situations range from realistic to absurd to thrilling to create a rich portrait of life in contemporary Russia and showcase the thoughts, feelings and ambitions of people who live there.
Your viewing check-in
Emotional fingerprint
Short Stories (2012) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Humor 30%, Sadness 25%, Confusion 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure
AI estimate · no viewer votes yet
How we measure
AI estimate
Share of emotional signal, not the percentage of people or a probability of enjoyment.
Each viewer contributes one response, split equally across their selected emotions. When available, an automated estimate supplies a prior that is blended with those responses. Counts include distinct viewers, not automated estimates or archived anonymous votes. Fewer than 3 viewers is an early estimate; more responses do not guarantee certainty.
Why it feels this way
The strongest emotional signals are Humor, Sadness, Confusion. Genres: Comedy, Drama, Mystery. AI estimate.
Is it worth watching?
Consider this title if you are looking for Humor, Sadness and Confusion. Its IMDb rating of 6.9/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 68/100.
How did it make you feel?
Votes are saved to the fingerprint once you’re signed in.
Pick up to three · 0/3
Kadri — your film companion
AIAsk anything about Short Stories. From the film’s own dialogue and FeelDB data, at your spoiler level.
Kadri
Hi, I’m Kadri. Ask me anything about Short Stories — I’ll stay inside your spoiler line.
Premise onlyAfterward Reveal viewer responses · may contain spoilers
Viewer responses about feelings after the title ended, separate from feelings while watching. No AI estimates.
0 responses so far
Feeling details appear after at least 3 viewers respond, to protect privacy.
Cast
Anna Petrovna
Maks
Writer
Olya
Governor
Irina
Aleksey
mayor's deputy
adventurer
officer
principal
mayor
Lenin
governor's guard
mayor
Details
- Directed by
- Mikhail Segal
- Written by
- Mikhail Segal
- Type
- Movies
- Released
- 2012
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Country
- Russia
- Ratings
- Feels mostly
- Humor
- Data updated
Where to watch
Data: JustWatch
Feels similar
More like this →Emotion overlap shows mood similarity, not a prediction of enjoyment.





