Existentialism movies and TV shows – page 2
Best films
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
The hopes and dreams of four ambitious people are shattered when their drug addictions begin spiraling out of control. A look into addiction and how it overcomes the mind and body.
Style:
psychological, disturbing, bleak, depressing, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
addiction, drug abuse, heroin, drug addiction, insanity, drug, junkie, loneliness, mental illness, depression, dream, subculture ...
Time:
year 2000, future, y2k, 20th century, 90s ...
Place:
britain, america, new york, usa, coney island brooklyn new york city ...
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2.2M
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Australia
Duration: 136 min.
Story:
Set in the 22nd century, The Matrix tells the story of a computer hacker who joins a group of underground insurgents fighting the vast and powerful computers who now rule the earth.
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, cerebral, mind bending, surreal ...
Audience:
date night, manly, kids, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
artificial intelligence, philosophy, dystopia, virtual reality, existentialism, distopia, cyberpunk, alternate reality, martial arts, gunfight, hacker, simulated reality ...
Time:
future, 20th century, year 1999, near future, 22nd century ...
Place:
persia, los angeles
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158K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A Serious Man is the story of an ordinary man's search for clarity in a universe where Jefferson Airplane is on the radio and F-Troop is on TV. It is 1967, and Larry Gopnik, a physics professor at a quiet Midwestern university, has just been ...
Style:
cult classic, black comedy, philosophical, ironic, cerebral ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, midlife crisis, rabbi, existentialism, teacher, suburban life, synagogue, divorce, bar mitzvah, jewish stereotype, life, religion ...
Time:
year 2009, 60s, 2000s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place:
minnesota, bolivia, usa, poland, israel ...
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88K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music, Romance
Country: Italy, France, UK, Switzerland
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
YOUTH explores the lifelong bond between two friends vacationing in a luxury Swiss Alps lodge as they ponder retirement. While Fred has no plans to resume his musical career despite the urging of his loving daughter Lena, Mick is intent on finishing ...
Style:
sexy, philosophical, cerebral, meditative, melancholic ...
Plot:
composer, screenwriter, hotel, life, husband wife relationship, love, aging, sex scene, spa, nude women, father daughter relationship, sauna ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, year 2016, 21st century
Place:
switzerland, swiss alps, italy, venice, alps
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Genre: Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
Six months after the events depicted in The Matrix, Neo has proved to be a good omen for the free humans, as more and more humans are being freed from the matrix and brought to Zion, the one and only stronghold of the Resistance. Neo himself has ...
Style:
futuristic, saga, philosophical, reflective, cerebral ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens, chick flick, kids, adult
Plot:
cyberpunk, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, dystopia, post apocalypse, prophecy, chosen one, distopia, man versus machine, robot, alternate reality, existentialism ...
Time:
future, year 2003, 2000s, distant future, near future ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a college gymnast.
Style:
inspirational, philosophical, spiritual, sincere, motivational ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
self discovery, mentor, teaching the ways of the world, wisdom of life, enlightenment, wise man, human spirit, philosophy, gymnastics, life philosophy, athlete and trainer, guru ...
Time:
year 2006, 21st century
Place:
tibet, california, usa, new jersey
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734K
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A narcissistic TV weatherman, along with his attractive-but-distant producer and mawkish cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself repeating the same day over and over.
Style:
feel good, romantic, philosophical, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience:
date night, kids, chick flick, teens, family outing ...
Plot:
time loop, existentialism, small town, redemption, time travel, groundhog day, life & death, life philosophy, time warp, fall in love, time, destiny ...
Time:
20th century, 90s, year 1993, future
Place:
pennsylvania, usa, america, persia, pittsburgh
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Finland, Germany, France, Italy, Sweden
Duration: 78 min.
Story:
Koistenin is a sad sack, a man without affect or friends. He's a night-watchman in Helsinki with ideas of starting his own business, but nothing to go with those intentions. He sometimes talks a bit with a woman who runs a snack trailer near ...
Style:
bleak, melancholic, sincere, psychological, atmospheric ...
Plot:
down on your luck, existentialism, loneliness, femme fatale, night watchman, cons and scams, misfit, gem, regret, homeless, mental disorder, loser ...
Time:
90s, 21st century
Place:
finland, europe, scotland, argentina
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480K
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
In the not-too-distant future the aging gene has been switched off. To avoid overpopulation, time has become the currency and the way people pay for luxuries and necessities. The rich can live forever, while the rest try to negotiate for their ...
Style:
futuristic, serious, philosophical, thought provoking, clever ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick, family friendly, girls' night, boys' night
Plot:
time, dystopian future, immortality, fighting the system, dystopia, distopia, love, dystopic future, survival, life & death, class differences, social differences ...
Time:
future, year 2011, near future, distant future, 2010s
Place:
usa, los angeles, canada
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852K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Taking place after alien crafts land around the world, an expert linguist is recruited by the military to determine whether they come in peace or are a threat.
Style:
psychological, philosophical, intellectual, reflective, twist ending ...
Audience:
family friendly, teens, adult
Plot:
first contact, alien, female protagonist, linguist, ufo, extraterrestrial, alien contact, time, alien invasion, creature, science, alien race ...
Time:
year 2016, future, 2010s
Place:
montana, china, america, massachusetts, venezuela ...
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123K
Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A cross-country trip to sell drugs puts two hippie bikers on a collision course with small-town prejudices.
Style:
road movie, psychedelic, independent film, cult classic, avant garde ...
Plot:
road trip, hippie, on the road, existentialism, motorcycle, marijuana, rebelliousness, friendship, biker, self discovery, rock music, stoner ...
Time:
year 1969, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
california, new mexico, alabama, arizona, louisiana ...
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361K
Genre: Action, Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
In a dystopian future, a totalitarian regime maintains peace by subduing the populace with a drug, and displays of emotion are punishable by death. A man in charge of enforcing the law rises to overthrow the system.
Style:
futuristic, serious, philosophical, cerebral, psychological ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night
Plot:
distopia, martial arts, dystopian future, dystopia, gunfight, post apocalyptic, fighting the system, cyberpunk, violence, totalitarianism, rebellion, dictatorship ...
Time:
future, near future, 80s, year 2002, 2000s
Place:
china, beijing china
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89K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A troubled psychologist is sent to investigate the crew of an isolated research station orbiting a bizarre planet.
Style:
philosophical, futuristic, cerebral, confusing, thought provoking ...
Plot:
space, space and aliens, space station, space travel, mysterious planet, planet, afterlife, trapped in space, outer space, existentialism, alien contact, space exploration ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, future
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2.6M
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 139 min.
Story:
A ticking-time-bomb insomniac and a slippery soap salesman channel primal male aggression into a shocking new form of therapy. Their concept catches on, with underground "fight clubs" forming in every town, until an eccentric gets in the ...
Style:
psychological, twist ending, surprise ending, cerebral, thought provoking ...
Audience:
manly, boys' night, chick flick, girls' night, adult
Plot:
twists and turns, self destructing, psychology, split personality, plot twist, nihilism, insanity, obsession, dissociative identity disorder, insomnia, identity crisis, mental illness ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, year 1999, year 2013
Place:
delaware, seattle, iran, america, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Sweden
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen ...
Style:
sexual, art house, black and white, disturbing, cerebral ...
Plot:
existentialism, surrealism, nihilism, sister sister relationship, religion, lesbian incest, dysfunctional family, female masturbation, translator, war zone, room, sibling rivalry ...
Time:
year 1963, 20th century, 60s
Place:
europe, tokyo
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Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
Style:
romantic, road movie, sad, melancholic, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night, chick flick, adult
Plot:
road trip, end of the world, apocalypse, bittersweet, love story, loneliness, asteroid, love, existentialism, catastrophe, destiny, riot ...
Time:
year 2012, future, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
usa, england, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Paul Giamatti stars as himself, agonizing over his interpretation of "Uncle Vanya." Paralyzed by anxiety, he stumbles upon a solution via a New Yorker article about a high-tech company promising to alleviate suffering by extracting souls. ...
Style:
clever, surreal, cerebral, bleak, dark comedy ...
Audience:
toddlers
Plot:
existentialism, hopes, loneliness, depression, art, satire, life turned upside down, artists and showbiz, actor's life, disorder, self discovery, lifestyle ...
Time:
year 2009
Place:
russia, new york, usa, st. petersburg russia, new jersey
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
A driver and a mechanic travel around the United States hopping from drag strip to drag strip in a 1955 Chevy Bel-Air coupe. They race for money, betting with their competitors. The pair gain a young and talkative female stowaway. Along the way they ...
Style:
road movie, meditative, atmospheric, grindhouse, disturbing ...
Audience:
manly
Plot:
car chase, on the road, mechanic, hitchhiker, auto racing, road trip, existentialism, desert, rivalry, drag racing, driving, wager ...
Time:
20th century, year 1971, 70s, 1950s
Place:
usa, washington d.c., santa fe new mexico, north america, tokyo
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256K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Belgium, Germany, Canada, France, UK, Luxembourg, USA
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
Style:
psychological, surreal, mind bending, philosophical, thought provoking ...
Audience:
date night, teens, adult
Plot:
time, destiny, philosophy, choice, alternate reality, depression, twists and turns, butterfly effect, surrealism, utopia, multiple outcomes, parallel world ...
Time:
future, year 2009, year 1975, year 2011, 2010s ...
Place:
canada
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The young Harold lives in his own world of suicide-attempts and funeral visits to avoid the misery of his current family and home environment. Harold meets an 80-year-old woman named Maude who also lives in her own world yet one in which she is ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, offbeat, feel good, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
coming of age, suicide, funeral, older woman younger man relationship, eccentricity, misfit, old age, alienation, age difference, couples, cemetery, dark humor ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1971
Place:
california, san francisco, bay area, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Truman Burbank is the star of "The Truman Show", a 24-hour-a-day "reality" TV show that broadcasts every aspect of his life -- live and in color -- without his knowledge. His entire life has been an unending soap opera for ...
Style:
philosophical, thought provoking, psychological, surreal, touching ...
Audience:
teens, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
self discovery, simulated reality, video surveillance, alternate reality, fictional reality show, dystopia, freedom, hidden camera, utopia, paranoia, consciousness, loneliness ...
Time:
year 1998, 20th century, 90s, future
Place:
florida, persia, america, usa, los angeles
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.
Style:
melancholic, road movie, emotional, sexy, atmospheric ...
Plot:
midlife crisis, loneliness, single parent, existentialism, illegitimate son, teenage girl, nudity, flowers, quest, divorce, female exhibitionist, casual sex ...
Time:
year 2005, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place:
new jersey, france, tokyo
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.
Style:
mumblecore, humorous, melancholic, inspirational, touching ...
Plot:
brother brother relationship, existentialism, slacker, twists and turns, midlife crisis, brothers, everyday life, naivete, loser, parents and children, character change, immature ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new orleans, new jersey, seattle, california
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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: Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Computer scientist Hannon Fuller has discovered something extremely important. He's about to tell the discovery to his colleague, Douglas Hall, but knowing someone is after him, the old man leaves a letter in his computer generated parallel ...
Style:
mind bending, intellectual, twist ending, philosophical, neo noir ...
Plot:
virtual reality, alternate reality, cyberpunk, cyberspace, twists and turns, time travel, computer system, artificial intelligence, consciousness, parallel world, simulated reality, imaginary ...
Time:
future, 1930s, 90s, year 1999, 20th century ...
Place:
los angeles, usa, pasadena california
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Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
The Driver specializes in driving getaway cars for robberies. His exceptional talent has prevented him from being caught yet. After another successful flight from the police a self-assured detective makes it his primary goal to catch the Driver. He ...
Style:
neo noir, atmospheric, tense, realistic, serious ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
car chase, car, existentialism, carsploitation, police detective, driver, heist, gambling, witness, one last job, on the run, law enforcement ...
Time:
20th century, year 1978, 70s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california
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68K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: Ireland, UK, USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
After he is threatened during a confession, a good-natured priest must battle the dark forces closing in around him.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, meditative, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot:
death threat, priest, confession, catholic priest, death, small town, existentialism, clergy, character study, human nature, goodhearted, social relations ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
ireland, europe
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138K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
66-year-old Warren Schmidt is a retired insurance salesman and has no particular plans other than to drive around in the motor home his wife insisted they buy. He's not altogether bitter, but not happy either, as everything his wife does annoys ...
Style:
road movie, dark comedy, depressing, sad, philosophical ...
Plot:
road trip, wedding, existentialism, parenthood, elderly, letter, salesman, fish out of water, dysfunctional family, self discovery, family life, life changing ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
nebraska, colorado, denver colorado, kansas, california
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140K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Sweden
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer. Alma eventually ...
Style:
mind twisting, cerebral, surreal, black and white, sexual ...
Plot:
surrealism, mute character, actress, silence, patient, existentialism, medical, nordic, art, dream, alienation, insanity ...
Time:
year 1966, 60s, 20th century
Place:
scandinavia, eastern europe
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Genre: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
Humanity finds a mysterious object buried beneath the lunar surface and sets off to find its origins with the help of HAL 9000, the world's most advanced super computer.
Style:
futuristic, philosophical, mind bending, cerebral, psychedelic ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, teens, adult
Plot:
space travel, artificial intelligence, astronaut, outer space, space, moon, computer, scientist, human versus computer, extraterrestrial, deception, spacewalk ...
Time:
future, year 2001, 20th century, 2000s, stone age ...
Place:
persia
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