Deadend life movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant deadend life movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, melancholic, bleak, stylized and humorous films and TV shows about / with deadend life, friendship, life philosophy, friends, redemption, destiny, life is a bitch, mentor, hopes and depression plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, France, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as deadend life: Dust (2005), The Chosen One (2010), Revolutionary Road (2008), Casanegra (2008), Only Yesterday (1991), Precious (2009), Out of the Furnace (2013), The Man Who Copied (2003), Kes (1969), A Few Hours of Spring (2012).
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Russia
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The genre of the film DUST could be called fantastic realism or existential drama with elements of the fantastic. Dust means the haste in which people live. Dust is a common misconception, the natural clogging up of the brain. Specks of dust how ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, contemplative, serious, clever ...
Plot:
introspection, physical appearance, social misfits, misfit, gender, deadend life, living with parents, a vision, ufo, existentialism, alienation, social commentary ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
russia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Paul is an ordinary man who is at the end of his rope. He hates his job, his beautiful wife has left him, and his mother and gay, Buddhist-monk brother constantly remind him of his shortcomings. Although Paul doesn't know it yet, his life is ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, captivating, entertaining, feel good ...
Plot:
chosen one, brother brother relationship, suicide attempt, self discovery, family relations, society, oracle, destiny, farce, life turned upside down, deadend life, alcoholism ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, south america, colombia, los angeles, santa monica california
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A young couple living in a Connecticut suburb during the mid-1950s struggle to come to terms with their personal problems while trying to raise their two children. Based on a novel by Richard Yates.
Style:
bad ending, depressing, heartbreaking, sad, romantic drama ...
Audience:
date night, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
marriage, abortion, adultery, depression, passion, death of wife, destiny, under the surface, dysfunctional family, deadend life, mental illness, existentialism ...
Time:
1950s, 50s, year 2008, 20th century, 1940s ...
Place:
usa, new york, paris france, connecticut, california
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Genre: Drama
Country: Morocco
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A Moroccan-Norwegian co-production about the dark side of Casablanca (Casanegra). In a country where good virtues are the norm in public, Casanegra shows the vices: domestic violence, alcohol abuse and drug abuse. Meet Karim and Adil and their ...
Style:
realistic, stylized, serious, rough, gloomy ...
Plot:
longing, friendship, lifestyle, misfit, society, gangster, urban ghetto life, hopes, social differences, life is a bitch, youth, buddies ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
morocco, africa
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Romance
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
It’s 1982, and Taeko is 27 years old, unmarried, and has lived her whole life in Tokyo. She decides to visit her family in the countryside, and as the train travels through the night, memories flood back of her younger years: the first immature ...
Style:
touching, atmospheric, sentimental, melancholic, serious ...
Audience:
kids, date night, girls' night, adult
Plot:
countryside, friendship, childhood, coming of age, self discovery, adolescence, childhood memory, village life, deadend life, nostalgia, female protagonist, marriage ...
Time:
year 1991
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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120K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set in Harlem in 1987, Claireece "Precious" Jones is a 16-year-old African American girl born into a life no one would want. She's pregnant for the second time by her absent father; at home, she must wait hand and foot on her mother, ...
Style:
depressing, emotional, inspirational, bleak, rough ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
rape, dysfunctional family, coming of age, poverty, teacher, sexual abuse, illiteracy, african american, domestic violence, aids, child abuse, parents and children ...
Time:
2000s, 20th century, year 1987, 80s
Place:
new york, america, harlem, new york city, usa, harlem ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Two brothers live in the economically-depressed Rust Belt, when a cruel twist of fate lands one in prison. His brother is then lured into one of the most violent crime rings in the Northeast.
Style:
neo noir, harsh, realistic, rough, gothic ...
Audience:
boys' night, family friendly, girls' night
Plot:
revenge, vengeance, drug dealer, small town, justice, vigilante, disappearance, deadend life, vigilantism, financial problem, violent, brothers ...
Time:
year 2013, 80s, 20th century, year 2008, 2010s ...
Place:
new jersey, pittsburgh, pennsylvania, indiana, appalachia ...
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
André, 19, lives in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and works as a photocopier operator. He likes to see his neighbor Sílvia with a pair of binoculars. She works selling clothes. Becoming attracted to her, he tries to get nearer, and goes to her shop to buy ...
Style:
sexy, light, semi serious, humorous, stylized ...
Plot:
sex, love and romance, voyeurism, poverty, hot and sexy, stalking, neighbor, shyness, society, cons and scams, moral ambiguity, dream ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
brazil, south america, latin america, africa, tokyo ...
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25K
Genre: Drama, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A young, English working-class boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet falcon.
Style:
independent film, bleak, depressing, realistic, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, working class, childhood, boy, neglected child, boyhood, child protagonist, bird, school, teacher, small town, friendship ...
Time:
60s, year 1969, 20th century, 70s
Place:
england, britain, united kingdom, yorkshire, northern england ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Forty-eight-year-old Alain Evrard is obliged to return home to live with his mother. This situation causes all the violence of their past relationship to rise to the surface. Alain then discovers that his mother has a fatal illness. In the last ...
Style:
serious, realistic, touching, sentimental, gloomy
Plot:
ex convict, mother son reunion, suicide, family relations, last wish, disease, life is a bitch, elderly, estrangement, parents and children, deadend life, mother ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
switzerland, france, europe
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Germany, Netherlands
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.
Style:
dark comedy, black comedy, sincere, realistic, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
small town, older woman younger man relationship, dull life, suicide, blackmail, dysfunctional marriage, infidelity, workplace, sexual content, dark humor, temptation, adultery ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, california
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144K
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
A calamity at Dante and Randall's shops sends them looking for new horizons - but they ultimately settle at Mooby's, a fictional Disney-McDonald's-style fast-food empire.
Style:
humorous, witty, sincere, semi serious, realistic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, workplace, masturbation, bachelor party, bromance, voyeur, fast food restaurant, geek, slacker, everyday life, human relationship, jay and silent bob ...
Time:
2000s, year 2006, 21st century
Place:
usa, new jersey
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Spain, France, Italy
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
The Sea Inside is about Spaniard Ramón Sampedro, who fought a 30-year campaign to win the right to end his life with dignity. It is the story of Ramón’s relationships with two women: Julia a lawyer who supports his cause, and Rosa, a local woman ...
Style:
sad, thought provoking, philosophical, emotional, breathtaking ...
Plot:
disability, euthanasia, biopic, death, human spirit, dying, handicapped, existentialism, suicide, depression, lawyer, dignity ...
Time:
year 2004, y2k, 90s, 60s, 20th century
Place:
spain, barcelona, south america, europe, galicia ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Max Walker is a suicidal man who selects an aspiring young filmmaker to record the end of his life. On the agenda for his last day on Earth: telling off his old boss, confessing some of his deepest secrets, and maybe even finding redemption.
Style:
emotional, psychological, realistic, captivating, melancholic ...
Plot:
redemption, friendship, mental health, vengeance, introspection, midlife crisis, unfulfillment, obnoxious boss, deadend life, hopes, filmmaking, character study ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Z Rock is an American television series, which airs on the IFC in the United States.
The show is a semi-scripted comedy and is based on the double life of a Brooklyn band, ZO2. By night, they are a hard rock band but to pay the bills, they are the ...
Style:
humorous, not serious, realistic, sitcom, offbeat
Plot:
musician, music band, friendship, friends, ambition, lifestyle, desire for fame, musician's life, siblings relations, guest, rock, showbiz ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, new york
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3K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Ruthless dominatrixes pursue a mild-mannered salesman who wants to get out of his unbreakable contract with a secret bondage club.
Style:
sexy, surreal, psychological, semi serious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
dominatrix, femdom, nothing goes right, satire, bdsm, nylons, disorder, life turned upside down, deadend life, sexual content, sex, fetish ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey, France, Germany
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Araf is the story of Zehra and Olgun whose lives are caught in a vacuum. The world in which they live and work is a place of throwaway culture and constant change. They too are waiting for a chance to change and escape from their empty, monotonous ...
Style:
realistic, serious, atmospheric, emotional, art house ...
Plot:
forbidden love, against the rules, teenage life, rebelliousness, love and romance, dull life, adolescence vs adulthood, deadend life, pregnancy, miscarriage, women's issues, countryside ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
middle east, turkey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Jon Katz is close to burnout. He's a writer with writer's block; his wife has left for her sister's because he's emotionally distant; he rarely answers his phone. A kennel sends him a border collie that's undisciplined ...
Style:
touching, humorous, sentimental, sincere, independent film ...
Plot:
dog, midlife crisis, pet owner relationship, marital problem, lifestyle, pets, friendship, parents and children, deadend life, spouse leaving, artists and showbiz, animal training ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Thriller
Country: Spain
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
Raquel is desperate: a series of unfortunate events have led to her daughter being taken and she needs a large amount of money to get her back, and fast. After a desperate plea to the bank, she manages to secure the loan she needs. The problem is ...
Style:
disturbing, psychological, suspense, surprise ending, dramatic ...
Plot:
robbery, bank robbery, loan, woman, bribe, mother daughter relationship, deal, deadend life, corruption, child custody, twists and turns, man hits a woman ...
Place:
basque country
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Party Down is an American comedy television series that follows a Los Angeles, California, catering team for the titular company. The sextet of aspiring Hollywood actors and writers, as well as drifting lost souls, work small-time catering gigs ...
Style:
sitcom, humorous, witty, not serious, cynical ...
Plot:
comedian, workplace, party, actor, desire for fame, friendship, workplace situations, partner, disorder, team, coworker, hollywood ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 70 min.
TV show
Story:
Choi Ban Do and Ma Jin Joo are both 38-years-old and a married couple. Choi Ban Do has been burdened with being the breadwinner and Ma Jin Joo is a housewife with low self-esteem. Even though they loved each other when they married, they now hate ...
Style:
romantic, light, semi serious, dorama, romantic comedy
Plot:
time travel, one more chance, cold relationship, midlife crisis, socially awkward, dull life, adolescence vs adulthood, wish come true, relationships, life philosophy, couple relations, character study ...
Place:
korea
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622
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Vienna, 1995. Jasmin, Tamara, Valentin, Senad and Roman live near the northern border of Austria. Their lives repeatedly intersect and drift apart. The characters involved are young migrants from the former Yugoslavia, Romania, Poland and Austria ...
Style:
realistic, serious, sentimental, emotional, touching
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
immigrant, friendship, bittersweet, deadend life, social relations, friends, fish out of water, human nature, society, life is a bitch, misfit, gender ...
Time:
90s
Place:
austria, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
An obsessive fantasy nerd gradually becomes unhinged when a charismatic hipster joins his role-playing game
Style:
not serious, humorous, realistic, feel good, light ...
Plot:
nerd, misfit, grandmother grandson relationship, social misfits, breaking point, buddies, uninhibited rivalry, loser, board game, dungeons and dragons, geek, jealousy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The popular 1980’s dance movie that depicts the life of an exotic dancer with a side job as a welder who true desire is to get into ballet school. It’s her dream to be a professional dancer and now is her chance. The film has a great soundtrack ...
Style:
sexy, retro, teen, inspirational, erotic ...
Audience:
girls' night, teens, date night, chick flick
Plot:
dancing, music, dance, happy ending, ballet school, dancer, women, stripper, fashion, hip hop, music and dance, teenager ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 90s, year 1982
Place:
pittsburgh, pennsylvania, chicago, usa
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Bored with the limited and tedious nature of provincial life in 19th-century France, the fierce and sensual Emma Bovary finds herself in calamitous debt and purses scandalous sexual liaisons with absolute abandon. However, when her volatile ...
Style:
sexy, realistic, melancholic, costume drama, intense ...
Plot:
infidelity, adultery, tragic hero, family life, hopes, village life, destructive relationship, dull life, love affair, husband wife relationship, adulterer, male female relationship ...
Time:
19th century, 1840s, turn of the century, victorian era, 1830s ...
Place:
normandy, france, europe, switzerland, london
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A pseudo documentary study of an archetypal German who tries to model his world according to his ideas of law and (sexual) order.
Style:
realistic, cynical, not serious, captivating, disturbing ...
Plot:
vigilantism, idealism, society, social decay, ambition, misfit, fighting crime, dark humor, life is a bitch, buddies, farce, losing-it hero ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
berlin germany, germany, europe, rome italy
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Genre: Comedy, History
Country: Romania, France
Duration: 155 min.
Story:
Tales from the Golden Age is composed of 5 unconventional short stories, each one dealing with the late communist period in Romania, told through its urban myths from the perspective of ordinary people. The title of the film refers to the alluded ...
Style:
realistic, semi serious, humorous, sentimental, dark comedy ...
Plot:
communism, society, life is a bitch, family relations, social decay, dictatorship, life changing experience, urban legend, summer, totalitarian regime, artist, mission ...
Time:
80s, 20th century, 70s, year 1979
Place:
eastern europe, romania, europe
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Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective is recruited to close ...
Style:
black comedy, dark comedy, satirical, sexy, humorous ...
Plot:
shopping mall, dark humor, workplace, security guard, farce, unrequited love, justice, delusion, police investigation, thief, workplace situations, adolescence vs adulthood ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, mexico
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Menace II Society is a coming of age tale detailing the summer after its protagonist Caine (Tyrin Turner) graduates from high school. This is Caine's story, which details real life in today's tough inner city.
Style:
stylized, bloody, serious, rough, hood ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama, adult
Plot:
ghetto, hip hop, friendship, african american, urban ghetto life, murder, police brutality, violence, coming of age, gangster, organized crime, street gang ...
Time:
90s, 20th century, 70s, year 1993
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, south central los angeles, north america
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA, Colombia, Ecuador
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A pregnant Colombian teenager becomes a drug mule to make some desperately needed money for her family.
Style:
sentimental, sincere, independent film, depressing, touching ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
drug dealing, immigrant, human trafficking, friendship, coming of age, depression, drug, illegal immigration, women, drug abuse, addiction, character study ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
colombia, new york, south america, new jersey, latin america ...
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