Solitude movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant solitude movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out psychological, realistic, serious, touching, atmospheric and thought provoking films and TV shows about / with solitude, loneliness, isolation, storytelling, depression, existentialism, death, mentor, survival and psychological drama plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Adventure genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as solitude: Land (2021), Into the Wild (2007), In the Forests of Siberia (2016), Her (2013), The Wall (2012), The Best Offer (2013), Nothing Personal (2009), Moon (2009), Shell (2012), The Island (2006).
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List of solitude movies
17K
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Edee, in the aftermath of an unfathomable event, finds herself unable to stay connected to the world she once knew and in the face of that uncertainty, retreats to the magnificent, but unforgiving, wilds of the Rockies. After a local hunter brings ...
Style:
sincere, captivating, psychological, serious, f word
Plot:
solitude, living alone, new life, nature, family tragedy, female protagonist, mountain, wilderness, rocky mountains, mountain cabin, fishing, death of family ...
Time:
2020s, 21st century
Place:
wyoming, chicago
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692K
Genre: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
The true story of top student and athlete, Christopher McCandless, who after graduating from Emory University in 1992, abandoned his possessions, gave his entire $24,000 savings account to charity and hitchhiked to Alaska to live in the wilderness.
Style:
road movie, philosophical, melancholic, inspirational, reflective ...
Audience:
teens, date night, teen drama, adult
Plot:
wilderness, self discovery, survival, road trip, freedom, isolation, solitude, journey, life philosophy, lifestyle change, beautiful scenery, nature ...
Time:
2000s, year 2007, 20th century, year 1990, year 1992 ...
Place:
alaska, los angeles, north america, northern california, america ...
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: France
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Fed up with the hectic, senseless world he lives in, Teddy decides to settle down alone in Siberia, in the midst of winter, in a hut by the shore of Lake Baikal. After an initial period of elation in front of the splendor and magic of unspoiled ...
Style:
psychological, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking
Plot:
nature, solitude, loneliness, lake, friendship, saving a life, food, poacher, survival, rescue, isolation, disaster ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
siberia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea, Germany
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
This South Korean film takes place on an isolated lake, where an old monk lives in a small floating temple. The monk has a young boy living with him, learning to become a monk. We watch as seasons and years pass by.
Style:
philosophical, atmospheric, melancholic, meditative, spiritual ...
Plot:
buddhism, life & death, coming of age, isolation, meditation, buddhist monk, monk, guilt, existentialism, buddhist, nature, beautiful scenery ...
Time:
year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
south korea, tibet, korea, east asia, asia ...
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722K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every needs. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. ...
Style:
melancholic, philosophical, futuristic, crying, clever ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
loneliness, artificial intelligence, existentialism, philosophy, love, melancholy, computer, cyberspace, impossible love, solitude, love story, relationship problems ...
Time:
near future, future, year 2013, distant future, 2030s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
A woman inexplicably finds herself cut off from all human contact when an invisible, unyielding wall suddenly surrounds the countryside. Accompanied by her loyal dog Lynx, she becomes immersed in a world untouched by civilization and ruled by the ...
Style:
psychological, sexy, surreal, atmospheric, philosophical ...
Plot:
nature, isolation, solitude, wilderness survival, survival, dog, forest, human animal relationship, diary, human nature, introspection, mountain ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
alps, germany, austria
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Italy
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Virgil Oldman is a world renowned antiques expert and auctioneer. An eccentric genius, he leads a solitary life, going to extreme lengths to keep his distance from the messiness of human relationships. When appointed by the beautiful but emotionally ...
Style:
twist ending, surprise ending, psychological, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, art, painting, art collector, loneliness, forgery, art theft, collector, obsession, age difference, solitude, young woman ...
Time:
year 2013, y2k, 2010s, 18th century, 21st century
Place:
vienna, europe, berlin germany, prague, italy
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Genre: Drama
Country: Netherlands, Ireland
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Alone in her empty flat, from her window Anne observes the people passing by who nervously snatch up the personal belongings and pieces of furniture she has put out on the pavement. Her final gesture of taking a ring off her finger signals she is ...
Style:
atmospheric, sexy, psychological, contemplative, realistic ...
Plot:
loneliness, human nature, solitude, introspection, starting over, freedom, friendship, drifter, camping, older man younger woman romance, mental disorder, on the road ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
ireland, germany, england
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392K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
With only three weeks left in his three year contract, Sam Bell is getting anxious to finally return to Earth. He is the only occupant of a Moon-based manufacturing facility along with his computer and assistant, GERTY. When he has an accident ...
Style:
psychological, philosophical, suspense, futuristic, clever ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
isolation, moon, loneliness, space travel, outer space, astronaut, space, twists and turns, solitude, space and aliens, human clone, cloning ...
Time:
future, year 2009, 2010s, near future, y2k ...
Place:
hawaii, mexico
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2K
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Abandoned by her mother when she was a child, Shell has stayed to take care of her dying father but now feels trapped within the beautiful but desolate landscape that surrounds her. With only her routine of running the decaying petrol station, ...
Style:
touching, psychological, serious, atmospheric, stylized ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens
Plot:
incest, father daughter incest, solitude, loneliness, family relations, parents and children, under the surface, youth, single parent, estrangement, teenage life, doomed love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
scotland, scottish highlands, highlands
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Somewhere in Northern Russia in a small Russian Orthodox monastery lives an unusual man whose bizarre conduct confuses his fellow monks, while others who visit the island believe that the man has the power to heal, exorcise demons and foretell the ...
Style:
philosophical, psychological, cerebral, spiritual, breathtaking ...
Plot:
religion, christian, redemption, forgiveness, monk, life philosophy, loneliness, church, island, philosophy, solitude, monastery ...
Time:
2000s, year 1976, 70s, 1940s, year 1942 ...
Place:
russia, soviet union
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444
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
Nana is 4 years old and lives in a stone house beyond the forest. Back from school, a late afternoon, all she finds is silence in the house. A journey into the darkness of her childhood. The world from her height.
Style:
serious, atmospheric, sincere, realistic, fairy tale ...
Plot:
solitude, child, countryside, coming of age, babies and infants, youth, loneliness, child protagonist, childhood memory, isolation, woods, haunting ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france
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32K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In a remote woodland cabin, a small town doctor discovers Nell - a beautiful young hermit woman with many secrets.
Style:
sentimental, touching, psychological, compassionate, serious ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
isolation, feral child, mental illness, twins, childhood, disability, child born of rape, mother daughter relationship, loneliness, secrets, self discovery, doctors and patients ...
Time:
year 1994, 90s
Place:
north carolina, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Wendy, a near-penniless drifter, is traveling to Alaska in search of work, and her only companion is her dog, Lucy. Already perilously close to losing everything, Wendy hits a bigger bump in the road when her old car breaks down and she is arrested ...
Style:
sad, emotional, road movie, psychological, touching ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
dog, depression, loneliness, owner dog relationship, small town, friendship, hopes, poverty, money problems, life philosophy, solitude, on the road ...
Time:
year 2008, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
oregon, alaska, portland oregon, usa, california
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13K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A reclusive man conducts a series of interviews with human souls for a chance to be born.
Style:
philosophical, psychological, melancholic, unusual plot structure, existential ...
Plot:
bullying, isolated house, existentialism, meaning of life, beach, regret, bicycle, destiny, humanity, solitude, life & death, life philosophy ...
Place:
tibet
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Genre: Drama, Music, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, Poland, Switzerland
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Julie is haunted by her grief after living through a tragic auto wreck that claimed the life of her composer husband and young daughter. Her initial reaction is to withdraw from her relationships, lock herself in her apartment and suppress her pain. ...
Style:
cerebral, sexy, philosophical, visual, art house ...
Plot:
grief, classical music, musician, solitude, loss of child, sex, mourning, trauma, loneliness, depression, stripper, car accident ...
Time:
90s, year 1993, 20th century
Place:
paris france, france, poland, eastern europe, europe
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A teenage girl, distraught from her vain attempt to connect with her estranged mother, resorts to cutting herself. When she develops an online relationship with an older woman, she learns to accept her sexuality and the endless solitude of sprawling ...
Style:
touching, serious, erotic, captivating, psychological ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
lesbian, losing-it hero, hopes, coming of age, teenage girl, female sexuality, lesbian interest, solitude, introspection, teenage life, family problems, teenage love ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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1.0M
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Style:
psychological, neo noir, bleak, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
loner, vigilante, character study, alienation, vigilantism, violence, obsession, loneliness, psychology, lone wolves, taxi, social decay ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, usa, america, harlem ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
Country: France, Belgium, Japan, USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
The dialogue-less film follows the major life stages of a castaway on a deserted tropical island populated by turtles, crabs and birds.
Style:
meditative, atmospheric, stylized, anime, colorful ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, adult
Plot:
nature, loneliness, island, raft, sea turtle, isolation, desert island, sea, swimming, magic realism, turtle, solitude ...
Time:
year 2016, 2010s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Tony Takitani had a solitary childhood. Being alone was normal since his mother died young and his father was always away with his jazz band. At school he studied art, but while his sketches are accurate and detailed they lack feeling. Used to being ...
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, serious, psychological, realistic ...
Plot:
solitude, couples, emotionless, hopes, fall in love, alone, musician, marriage proposal, lost love, love and romance, jazz, couple relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Retreating from life after a tragedy, a man questions the universe by writing to Love, Time and Death. Receiving unexpected answers, he begins to see how these things interlock and how even loss can reveal moments of meaning and beauty.
Style:
twist ending, sad, sentimental, tear jerker, compassionate ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
loss, anguish, group therapy, death, grief, life philosophy, christmas, solitude, co worker co worker relationship, going crazy, father daughter relationship, anger ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
usa, manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, china, new york
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Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Two seemingly unconnected souls from different corners of the United States make a telepathic bond that allows them to see, hear and feel the other's experiences, creating a bond that apparently can't be broken.
Style:
touching, sentimental, sweet, cute, romantic ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick, teens, date night
Plot:
happy ending, love and romance, loneliness, telepathy, solitude, passion, magic, true love, passionate love, couples, teenager, supernatural romance ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, usa, new hampshire
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Fourteen-year-old Mackenzie is sent to live with her uncle in Juneau when her mother can’t care for her anymore. The living situation quickly takes a turn for the worse, and she runs away to rejoin her mother in Seattle. While on her dangerous ...
Style:
psychological, realistic, atmospheric, captivating
Plot:
runaway teen, nature, uncle niece relationship, road trip, travel, camping, grief, runaway, survival, family relations, solitude, danger ...
Place:
alaska, usa
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477K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Ireland, Canada, UK, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Jack is a young boy of 5 years old who has lived all his life in one room. He believes everything within it are the only real things in the world. But what will happen when his Ma suddenly tells him that there are other things outside of Room?
Style:
sentimental, heartbreaking, emotional, sad, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, date night, adult
Plot:
kidnapping, isolation, kidnapped, captive, room, mother son relationship, child born of rape, female protagonist, child protagonist, rape, boy, childhood ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, near future, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, persia, canada
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201K
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A tale of friendship between two unlikely pen pals: Mary, a lonely, eight-year-old girl living in the suburbs of Melbourne, and Max, a forty-four-year old, severely obese man living in New York. In the mid-1970's, a homely, friendless ...
Style:
depressing, touching, emotional, sad, adult animation ...
Audience:
kids, teens, adult
Plot:
loneliness, stop motion, friendship, social misfits, letter, depression, melancholy, asperger's syndrome, young woman, relationships, solitude, mental illness ...
Time:
20th century, year 2009, 2000s, year 1976, 70s
Place:
australia, oceania, persia, usa, new york ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The protagonist Vlad is a man of about forty; he lives and works as watchman in an old sanatorium that is due to be demolished. He obviously needs this work to live the life of a hermit. One night a married couple appears at the sanatorium: Vera and ...
Style:
atmospheric, bleak, talky, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
nervous breakdown, solitude, frustration, loneliness, depression, family problems, survival, moral dilemma, violence, justice, chase, isolation ...
Place:
russia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A young man abandons his family for a solitary life of fly-fishing. His goal was to find his own way in the fishing world and thereby find himself and love.
Style:
sincere, atmospheric, serious, touching, indie film ...
Plot:
solitude, youth, wilderness, obsessive quest, self discovery, escapades, fall in love, philosophy, leaving home, river, fishing, skinny dipping ...
Place:
oregon, usa
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black (Mel Gibson) begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter (Anton Yelchin) pushes for his ...
Style:
touching, depressing, emotional, sentimental, unusual plot structure ...
Plot:
depression, mental illness, happy ending, losing-it hero, midlife crisis, mental disorder, dysfunctional family, psychology, family drama, mental health, coping, cheerleader ...
Time:
2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place:
usa, california, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, cerebral, intellectual, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
loneliness, midlife crisis, older man younger woman relationship, age difference, friendship, character study, alienation, fish out of water, melancholy, unlikely couple, actor, hotel room ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia, yale university, america ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
A sudden loss disrupts Carol’s orderly life, propelling her into the dating world for the first time in 20 years. Finally living in the present tense, she finds herself swept up in not one, but two unexpected relationships that challenge her ...
Style:
romantic, sexy, sentimental, touching, melancholic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
elderly lovers, relationships, friendship, life, aging, solitude, depression, dating, weed, lone hero, drinking, love triangle ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, california
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