Dysfunctional character movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant dysfunctional character movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, independent film, humorous, gloomy, serious and dark comedy films and TV shows about / with dysfunctional character, family relations, profanity, family problems, friendship, dark humor, depression, disorder, power relations and parents and children plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, Canada, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as dysfunctional character: Hesher (2010), Brickleberry (2012), Wolfy (2009), When Nietzsche Wept (2007), In Treatment (2008), Jacob's Ladder (1990), Web Therapy (2011), Call Me Fitz (2010), The Little House (2010), The Soul Keeper (2002).

List of dysfunctional character movies

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 6.9
 54K
Hesher (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A young boy has lost his mother and is losing touch with his father and the world around him. Then he meets Hesher who manages to make his life even more chaotic.
Style: bleak, realistic, independent film, serious, touching ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: youth, grief, antisocial behavior, loner, depression, arson, life is a bitch, trauma, family problems, family drama, rebelliousness, coming of age ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.3
 18K
Brickleberry (2012)
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Brickleberry National Park is facing closure, but not if the park’s dysfunctional park rangers can help it! “Brickleberry,” an animated half-hour series, follows the crazy bunch of park rangers as they do their worst to keep the park running. ...
Style: not serious, absurd, humorous, adult cartoon, entertaining ...
Audience: teens, kids, adult
Plot: park ranger, workplace situations, dark humor, friendship, sexual tension, satire, workplace, animal life, national park, disorder, lesbian, escapades ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.0
 1K
Wolfy (2009)
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 88 min.
Story: There are two of them: a mother and a girl. They have no names. And they are in a constant run. The mother runs away from the daughter in an attempt to start new life, and the girl runs after her mother as she has no idea how to live without her. ...
Style: rough, realistic, serious, tense, neorealism ...
Plot: life is a bitch, family problems, alcohol abuse, dysfunctional family, little girl, parents and children, negligence, werewolf, loneliness, family relations, ex convict, violent content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: russia
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When Nietzsche Wept (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Viennese doctor Josef Bruer meets with philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche to help him deal with his despair.
Style: psychological, serious, talky, realistic, touching ...
Plot: psychoanalysis, philosopher, doctors and patients, prodigy, introspection, obsession, losing-it hero, downfall, intern, philosophy, writers, psychotherapy ...
Time: 19th century
Place: austria, europe
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 8.3
 18K
In Treatment (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Set within the highly charged confines of individual psychotherapy sessions and centering around Dr. Paul Weston, a psychotherapist who exhibits an insightful, reserved demeanor while treating his patients—but displays a crippling insecurity while ...
Style: psychological, captivating, emotional, tense, clever ...
Plot: psychologist, therapist, introspection, doctors and patients, psychotherapy, psychotherapist, patient, emotional breakdown, psychology, self involved, power relations, haunted by the past ...
Time: 2020s, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
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 7.4
 117K
Jacob's Ladder (1990)
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A traumatized Vietnam war veteran finds out that his post-war life isn't what he believes it to be when he's attacked by horned creatures in the subway and his dead son comes to visit him...
Style: surreal, twist ending, disturbing, bleak, scary ...
Plot: nightmare, paranoia, hallucination, memory, delusion, mental illness, haunted by the past, conspiracy, plot twist, psychology, dealing with death, twists and turns ...
Time: 90s, year 1990, 20th century, year 1971, 70s
Place: new york, vietnam, usa, asia, brooklyn new york city
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 6.7
 5K
Web Therapy (2011)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Fiona Wallice is a therapist with little patience for her patients. Tired of hearing about people's problems for fifty long minutes, she devises a new treatment, the three-minute video chat. And still, the sessions end up being largely about ...
Style: not serious, humorous, talky, hilarious, mockumentary ...
Plot: therapist, therapy, marital problem, doctors and patients, patient, dark humor, family problems, self involved, treatment, alienation, psychology, anti hero ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.1
 2K
Call Me Fitz (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: Canada
TV show
Story: A morally bankrupt car salesman is forced to become business partners with his inner conscience, an off-beat do gooder intent on healing Fitz's mangled psyche, one hilarious disaster at a time.
Style: realistic, humorous, semi serious, captivating, erotic ...
Plot: partner, workplace, workplace situations, profanity, dark humor, lifestyle, self involved, disorder, salesman, self destructing, family relations, strong sexual content ...
Time: 21st century
Place: nova scotia
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The Little House (2010)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story: The Little House is a drama series based on the novel by Philippa Gregory. The drama follows the story of Ruth, who is married to career minded Patrick and is pushed towards the limits of her own sanity when she becomes entangled in the lives of ...
Style: realistic, serious, psychological, tense, suspenseful
Plot: family in crisis, parents and children, family relations, family problems, parent child relationship, in-laws, babies and infants, dishonesty, mentally unstable, countryside, british, father son relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
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The Soul Keeper (2002)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance, War
Country: Italy, France, UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story: In the present days, Maria Spielrein and Fraser are in Russia making a research about the life of Sabina Spielrein. In the beginning of the Twentieth Century, this Russian girl was a patient treated by Dr. Jung and later they fall in love for each ...
Style: psychological, serious, captivating, touching, sexual ...
Plot: mental illness, psychology, love affair, nazi occupation, mental institution, tragic hero, power relations, mentally unstable, doctors and patients, society, experimenting, male female relationship ...
Time: 1940s, 1930s, 1920s, 20th century, 1900s
Place: switzerland, russia, europe, zurich switzerland, geneva switzerland ...
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Eight Crazy Nights (2002)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Musical
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 76 min.
Story: Adam Sandler invites you to share some holiday cheer in the new, no-holds-barred musical comedy Adam Sandler's 8 Crazy Nights. Davey Stone, a 33-year old party animal, finds himself in trouble with the law after his wild ways go too far.
Style: funny, humorous, adult animation, not serious, hilarious ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: christmas, holiday, basketball, justice, stupidity, friendship, courtroom, disorder, troublemaker, redemption, twins, xmas ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new hampshire, usa, new england
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Zero Charisma (2013)
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, social misfits, grandmother grandson relationship, breaking point, buddies, uninhibited rivalry, loser, lonely, board game, dungeons and dragons, geek ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Hateship Loveship (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A wild teenage girl orchestrates a romance between her nanny and her father, who is a recovering addict.
Style: emotional, serious, realistic, disturbing, sincere ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: dysfunctional family, teenage girl, addiction, redheaded woman, life is a bitch, coping, happy ending, family relations, loneliness, friendship, ambition, love affair ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa, louisiana, new orleans, iowa, chicago
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 6.1
 4K
Trust Me (2013)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Trust Me follows flailing Hollywood agent Howard, who seemingly strikes gold after signing the next big child star. What results is an unexpected ride through the nasty inner workings of Hollywood, as Howard desperately tries to make it in an ...
Style: humorous, cynical, semi serious, realistic, independent film ...
Plot: starlet, showbiz, desire for fame, ambition, lifestyle, prodigy, intrigue, artists and showbiz, youth, rivalry, celebrity culture, dishonesty ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
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 6.9
 611
The Dynamiter (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 73 min.
Story: All fourteen-year-old Robbie Hendrick ever wanted was a family. Yet as another Mississippi summer begins, his wayward mother has run off again fearing a breakdown and he's left to burn the days caring for his half brother, Fess. As the deep ...
Style: realistic, serious, touching, atmospheric, sincere ...
Audience: teen drama
Plot: coming of age, small town, youth, family relations, family problems, american football, social relations, innocence lost, small town life, dysfunctional family, siblings relations, teenage life ...
Time: 21st century
Place: mississippi, usa
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 7.1
 762
Sweet Mud (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Israel, Germany, France, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Set in mid-70's, 12-year old Dvir Avni navigates between the equality values of his home-born Kibbutz and the relationship with his undermined mother, whom the Kibbutz members will to denounce.
Style: disturbing, serious, sincere, emotional, realistic ...
Plot: youth, suicide, coming of age, teenage crush, dysfunctional family, escape from reality, grownups, family problems, family relations, social misfits, society, escape attempt ...
Time: 70s, 20th century, year 1974
Place: israel, middle east
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 6.6
 3K
Last Ride (2009)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A young boy travels across Australia with his father, who's wanted by the law.
Style: road movie, serious, bleak, realistic, tense ...
Plot: boy, on the run, on the road, escapades, betrayal, parent child relationship, coming of age, wilderness, haunted by the past, redemption, misfit, criminal heroes ...
Time: 21st century
Place: australia, south australia
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 6.6
 6K
Chuck & Buck (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Buck is a man-child who has lived his existence in a life of kindergarten collages and lollipops. Buck remembers his old childhood friend Chuck, with whom he feels a need to reconnect with after having invited him to his mother's funeral. Buck ...
Style: psychological, stylized, dark comedy, cynical, humorous ...
Plot: obsession, gay, stalking, friendship, dark humor, childhood friend, unrequited love, lgbt, danger, mentally unstable, sexuality, love triangle ...
Time: year 2000, y2k, 90s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, usa, california
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Funky Forest: The First Contact (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 150 min.
Story: An outrageous collection of surreal, short attention span non-sequiturs largely revolving around Guitar Brother, his randy older sibling, and the pair's portly Caucasian brother.
Style: surreal, atmospheric, humorous, stylized, semi serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: surrealism, absurd humor, ufo, imaginary, daydreamer, contact, goofy hero, absurdism, alien, creature, stupidity, trippy ...
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 6.5
 5K
Kabluey (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Leslie is left with few options when her husband is sent back to war in the Middle East. A modest amount of help arrives in the form of his brother, Salman, who is less than prepared to care for the couple's two preadolescent boys. When Leslie ...
Style: surreal, humorous, dark comedy, light, black comedy ...
Plot: life, dark humor, small town, single parent, parenthood, loneliness, workplace, family relations, family life, insanity, existentialism, greed ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.6
 51K
The Beaver (2011)
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, psychological ...
Plot: depression, mental illness, midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, family drama, psychology, mental disorder, solitude, adaptation, happy ending, family relations, losing-it hero ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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 7.4
 60K
Buffalo '66 (1998)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 110 min.
Story: Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is his girlfriend and they will soon marry.
Style: black comedy, psychological, dark comedy, art house, cult classic ...
Plot: alienation, prison, kidnapping, stockholm syndrome, bowling, dysfunctional family, haunted by the past, gambling, relationships, blackmail, debt, strip club ...
Time: 90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place: new york state, new york, usa
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Anger Management (2003)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: After a small misunderstanding aboard an airplane escalates out of control, timid businessman Dave Buznik is ordered by the court to undergo anger management therapy at the hands of specialist Dr. Buddy Rydell. But when Buddy steps up his aggressive ...
Style: humorous, funny, entertaining, melancholic, hilarious ...
Audience: girls' night, family friendly, date night, teens
Plot: reluctant partners, bullying, therapist, rage, doctors and patients, twists and turns, life philosophy, psychiatrist, dark humor, irreverence, treatment, misfit partners ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, boston, bronx new york city
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Anger Management (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Charlie is a non-traditional therapist specializing in anger management. He has a successful private practice and he performs pro bono counseling for an inmate group at a state prison. Prior to his career as a therapist, he was a major league ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, realistic, humorous, hilarious ...
Plot: therapist, support group, anger management, sexual humor, rage, anger, silly humor, psychiatrist, disorder, doctors and patients, frustration, irony ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
Is relevant ?
 7.1
 55K
Win Win (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother ...
Style: touching, emotional, feel good, humorous, comedy drama ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, teen drama
Plot: coach, lawyer, parenthood, wrestling, adolescence, dysfunctional family, responsibility, coming of age, character study, changing lives, bonding, contests and competitions ...
Time: y2k, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new jersey, usa
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Our Idiot Brother (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Everybody has the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned, an erstwhile organic farmer whose ...
Style: humorous, independent film, sweet, light, realistic ...
Audience: chick flick, teens, adult
Plot: lesbian, hippie, dog, marijuana, golden retriever, dysfunctional family, sibling relationship, relationships, loneliness, family relations, goofy hero, eccentric family ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, long island
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 7.4
 31K
Another Year (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Mike Leigh’s much praised 2010 tragicomical drama. During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.
Style: emotional, touching, meditative, psychological, sincere ...
Plot: midlife crisis, friendship, jealousy, marriage, everyday life, family life, parents and children, suffering, loneliness, character study, desperation, divorce ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 90s, 21st century
Place: london, europe, england, paris france, ireland ...
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 7.8
 29K
Nurse Jackie (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 27 min.
TV show
Story: Every day is a matter of life and death in a hectic New York City hospital, but for Nurse Jackie that's the easiest part. Between chronic back pain that won't quit, and a personal life on the constant edge of collapse, it's going to ...
Style: realistic, medical drama, semi serious, sitcom, dark comedy ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: addiction, hospital, nurse, doctors and patients, double life, medical, workplace situations, drug abuse, conflict, responsibility, suffering, medicine ...
Time: y2k, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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 7.5
 21K
Go On (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Ryan King, a recent widower and sports talk radio host ready to get back to work after the loss of his wife. Ryan's alpha-male boss, Stephen, has a different plan in store for Ryan, making him attend grief counseling before returning to the ...
Style: humorous, sitcom, semi serious, realistic, tragicomedy ...
Audience: teens
Plot: group therapy, support group, grief, coping, loss, solace, therapy, therapist, uptight character, life turned upside down, patient, friendship between men ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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Eastbound & Down (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 28 min.
TV show
Story: Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.
Style: humorous, sitcom, not serious, realistic, funny ...
Audience: teens
Plot: baseball, desire for fame, teacher, ambition, lifestyle, ex athlete, obsession, stupidity, dark humor, loser, delusion, coach ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: north carolina, hawaii, mexico, usa
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