Self destructing movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant self destructing movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, psychological, independent film, dark and weird films and TV shows about / with self destructing, drinking, drinking alcohol, brutality, death, storytelling, life is a bitch, depression, redemption and violence plots mostly in Drama, Romance and Comedy genres shot in USA, UK, France and other countries.
self destructing movies
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TOP 10 movies tagged as self destructing: Fight Club (1999), Spun (2002), The Possession of Michael King (2014), Suicide Room (2011), Filth (2013), Leaving Las Vegas (1995), LSD: Love, Sex Aur Dhokha (2010), The Wrestler (2008), Rachel Getting Married (2008), Lolita (1997).

List of self destructing movies

 8.8
 2.6M
Fight Club (1999)
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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 6.7
 43K
Spun (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story: Over the course of three days Ross, a college dropout addicted to crystal-meth, encounters a variety of oddball folks - including a stripper named Nikki and her boyfriend, the local meth producer, The Cook - but all he really wants to do is hook up ...
Style: psychedelic, psychological, surreal, black comedy, sexy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: addiction, drug abuse, drug addict, drug, drug addiction, masturbation, drug trip, methamphetamine, bondage, drug use, drugged, manic ...
Time: year 2002, y2k, 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa, las vegas
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The Possession of Michael King (2014)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story: The film tells the story of documentary filmmaker Michael King (Shane Johnson), who doesn’t believe in God or the Devil. Following the sudden death of his wife, Michael decides to make his next film about the search for the existence of the ...
Style: dark, demonic, scary, serious, suspenseful ...
Plot: demonic possession, found footage, occult, paranormal activity, possession, supernatural, self destructing, demon, exorcism, skepticism, satanic ritual, loss of control ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 6.6
 12K
Suicide Room (2011)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Poland
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Dominik is an ordinary boy. He's got loads of friends, the hottest girl in school, rich parents and money to spend on brand-name clothes. But one innocent kiss with a mate changes everything. He begins to isolate himself from the outside world, ...
Style: tense, bleak, captivating, serious, adult animation ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: suicide, escape from reality, gay, youth, depression, emo, alienation, delusion, internet, mental illness, fictional reality, self harm ...
Time: year 2011, 21st century
Place: poland, europe
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 7.0
 122K
Filth (2013)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A bigoted junkie cop suffering from bipolar disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter.
Style: cynical, black comedy, dark comedy, surreal, sexual ...
Plot: addiction, insanity, drug abuse, antisocial behavior, dark humor, losing-it hero, corruption, manipulation, self destructing, drug, cocaine, corrupt cop ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: scotland, hamburg germany, edinburgh scotland, britain, new orleans
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Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Ben Sanderson, an alcoholic Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his drinking, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
Style: depressing, sexual, disturbing, melancholic, sad ...
Audience: adult
Plot: addiction, loneliness, casino, alcoholism, prostitute, alcohol abuse, prostitution, depression, self destructing, tragedy, alcoholic, medical ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1995
Place: las vegas, los angeles, usa, nevada
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LSD: Love, Sex Aur Dhokha (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 155 min.
Story: LSD explores the human emotions of love, sex & betrayal through very candid points of view. Told through the chaos of the camera that has invaded all our lives - through handy cams filming home movies, security cameras shooting every inch of ...
Style: anthology, semi serious, humorous, experimental, sexual ...
Plot: found footage, self destructing, voyeurism, coincidence, filmmaking, obsession, society, journalism, couples, privacy invasion, sex scene, adult filmmaking ...
Time: year 2010, 21st century
Place: asia, india
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 7.9
 330K
The Wrestler (2008)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA, France
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Aging wrestler Randy "The Ram" Robinson is long past his prime but still ready and rarin' to go on the pro-wrestling circuit. After a particularly brutal beating, however, Randy hangs up his tights, pursues a serious relationship with ...
Style: depressing, emotional, sexy, sincere, serious ...
Audience: manly, adult
Plot: wrestling, loneliness, redemption, father daughter relationship, fame, aging, self destructing, professional wrestling, fighter, midlife crisis, life is a bitch, stripper ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 2010s, 80s, 21st century
Place: new jersey, bolivia, iran, usa, north america ...
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Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 113 min.
Story: A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
Style: emotional, independent film, serious, talky, intellectual ...
Plot: wedding, dysfunctional family, drug addiction, favoritism among siblings, addiction, wedding preparations and rituals, marriage, sisters, junkie, anorexia, character study, sister sister relationship ...
Time: year 2008, 21st century
Place: connecticut, usa, hawaii, canada, california
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 6.8
 74K
Lolita (1997)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA, UK
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Urbane professor Humbert Humbert marries a New England widow to be near her nymphet daughter.
Style: sexy, erotic, sexual, controversial, melancholic ...
Audience: teens, teen drama, adult
Plot: obsession, older man younger woman relationship, forbidden love, lolita, pedophile, girl man relationship, age difference, teenage girl, lust, nymphet, older man young girl relationship, love affair ...
Time: 1940s, 1950s, 20th century, 1920s, year 1947 ...
Place: cannes, new england
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A Young Doctor's Notebook (2012)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story: A young doctor who has graduated at the top of his class from the Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry is thrust out into an isolated and impoverished country side as the village's only doctor. As he learns to adapt to his new ...
Style: clever, realistic, medical drama, costume drama, sitcom ...
Plot: dark humor, doctors and patients, doctor, medical, hospital, drug addict, self destructing, morphine, diary, society, health situation, doubts and hesitations ...
Time: 1910s, 1930s, 20th century
Place: russia, europe, soviet union, ussr
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 7.9
 34K
Dev D (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 144 min.
Story: Dev who, after spurning Paro's love due to a misunderstanding, turns to drugs and vodka for solace. Paro moves on but Dev still is in remorse. He meets Chanda, a prostitute with problems of her own. Dev likes her but his penchant for ...
Style: neo noir, atmospheric, serious, psychological, romantic ...
Plot: tragic love, slut, self destructing, addiction, drug addiction, drug abuse, social differences, society, couple relations, human nature, pimp, frustration ...
Time: y2k, 21st century
Place: delhi, asia, new delhi, india
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Masters of Horror (2005)
Genre: Horror
Country: Canada, Japan, USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: Masters of Horror is an informal social group of international film writers and directors specializing in horror movies and an American television series created by director Mick Garris for the Showtime cable network.
Style: anthology, scary, suspenseful, spooky, serious ...
Plot: nightmare, insanity, fear, ghost, supernatural, disfigurement, serial killer, death, murder, evil force, mysterious place, self destructing ...
Time: y2k, 21st century
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 8.1
 765K
Trainspotting (1996)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story: Renton, deeply immersed in the Edinburgh drug scene, tries to clean up and get out, despite the allure of the drugs and influence of friends.
Style: disturbing, psychedelic, captivating, dark comedy, black comedy ...
Audience: boys' night, teens, teen drama
Plot: addiction, heroin, drug addiction, drug abuse, existentialism, dark humor, counterculture, junkie, life is a bitch, subculture, dialogue, social misfits ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1996
Place: scotland, edinburgh scotland, london, england, britain ...
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 7.6
 52K
Devdas (2002)
Genre: Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 185 min.
Story: Devdas is sent away by his father so he can improve himself but upon his return his father still doesn’t welcome him back. Devdas and Paro are in love but Paro is a lower caste and is set to be married to an older widower. Devdas is devastated ...
Style: touching, emotional, sentimental, weeping, thought provoking ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: unfulfilled love, forbidden love, love triangle, alcoholic, losing-it hero, true love, love, unrequited love, prostitution, prostitute, drunkenness, stepmother stepdaughter relationship ...
Time: 2000s, 20th century, 1900s, 90s, 21st century
Place: india, london, kolkata, asia, europe ...
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 7.1
 44K
Chopper (2000)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 94 min.
Story: The true and intense story of Mark 'Chopper' Read, a legendary criminal who wrote his autobiography while serving a jail sentence in prison.
Style: disturbing, cynical, rough, brutal, dark ...
Audience: manly
Plot: criminal, prison, true crime, convict, brutality, prison life, dark humor, character study, gangster, murder, eccentricity, judge ...
Time: year 2000, 70s, 80s, 20th century, year 1978 ...
Place: australia, melbourne, oceania, new zealand
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 5.7
 267
Sno Babies (2019)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Kristen and Hannah are best friends­–smart, likable and college-bound– and also addicted to heroin. The pair of seemingly unlikely addicts spiral down a path of destruction, hiding their secret from well-meaning but busy parents behind pink ...
Style: romantic, depressing, touching, surprise ending, disturbing
Plot: self destructing, addiction, overdose, pregnancy, human nature, unfulfillment, hopes, life is a bitch, lifestyle, junkie, girlfriend, obsession ...
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The Vicious Kind (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A man tries to warn his brother away from the new girlfriend he brings home during Thanksgiving, but ends up becoming infatuated with her in the process.
Style: black comedy, independent film, sentimental, realistic, semi serious ...
Plot: love triangle, dysfunctional family, thanksgiving, small town, insomnia, adultery, self destructing, infidelity, family relations, erotic scene, forbidden love, extramarital affair ...
Time: 2000s
Place: connecticut, usa
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 6.1
 236
Alive (2002)
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After a brutal attack, a 19-year-old girl falls into a self-destructive cycle.
Style: captivating, thrilling, suspenseful, psychological, tense ...
Plot: rape, self destructing, female protagonist, rape victim, trauma, secret, life is a bitch, problem, social problems, violence, survival, isolation ...
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 6.3
 18K
Solitary Man (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.
Style: sexy, independent film, relaxing, cult classic, semi serious ...
Audience: adult
Plot: midlife crisis, loneliness, divorce, womanizer, sex addict, family drama, obsession, drinking, business, character study, bankrupt, hot and sexy ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: usa, boston, macau, new york, manhattan new york city ...
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The Basketball Diaries (1995)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Film adaptation of street tough Jim Carroll's epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Style: rough, emotional, teen, harsh, serious ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: addiction, heroin, drug abuse, basketball, downfall, drug, teenage life, life is a bitch, drug overdose, teenager, high school, drug addiction ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, near future, 60s, year 1995 ...
Place: boston, new york, seattle, usa, manhattan new york city ...
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You're the Worst (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Narcissistic, brash, and self-destructive Jimmy thinks all relationships are doomed. Cynical, people-pleasing, and stubborn Gretchen knows that relationships aren't for her. So when they meet at a wedding, it's only natural that the two of ...
Style: sitcom, sexy, realistic, light, erotic ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, adult
Plot: couple relations, sexual activity, sex, couples, doubts and hesitations, depression, roommate, cynic, love and romance, love hate relationship, infidelity, redheaded woman ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: nebraska, los angeles, usa, california
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 6.8
 6K
Keane (2004)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: A mentally ill man searches New York for his missing eight year old daughter. He recreates her steps each day hoping for some clue to her disappearance, until he meets and befriend a woman with a daughter the same age. Could she help him with the ...
Style: sincere, touching, serious, psychological, independent film ...
Plot: kidnapping, mental illness, missing child, little girl, missing person, schizophrenia, self destructing, delusion, parents and children, life is a bitch, danger, poverty ...
Time: year 2004, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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 7.0
 31K
Pollock (2000)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: "Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?" The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has ...
Style: emotional, breathtaking, intellectual, inspirational, atmospheric ...
Plot: painter, artist, art, painting, biopic, genius, addiction, alcoholism, bohemian life, art history, self destructing, rise and fall ...
Time: 20th century, 1940s, 1950s, year 1945, year 1941 ...
Place: new york, usa, greenwich village manhattan new york city, brooklyn new york city, europe ...
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 8.1
 407K
Raging Bull (1980)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: When Jake LaMotta steps into a boxing ring and obliterates his opponent, he's a prizefighter. But when he treats his family and friends the same way, he's a ticking time bomb, ready to go off at any moment. Though LaMotta wants his ...
Style: bloody, breathtaking, depressing, harsh, cerebral ...
Audience: adult
Plot: boxing, character study, redemption, rise and fall, boxer, violent, bad temper, brutality, mafia, jealousy, dysfunctional family, rage ...
Time: 1950s, 20th century, 1940s, year 1980, 60s ...
Place: new york, bronx new york city, chicago, italy, florida ...
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Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story: At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborhood.
Style: romantic drama, teen, romantic, intense, touching ...
Audience: teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: forbidden love, coming of age, teenager, young lovers, culture clash, relationships, high school, protective male, father daughter relationship, interracial love relationship, unhappiness, self destructing ...
Time: year 2001, 21st century
Place: california, los angeles, usa, new jersey
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Mike Tyson: Undisputed Truth (2013)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: Mike Tyson's one-man show is a fascinating journey into his storied life and career. MIKE TYSON: UNDISPUTED TRUTH is a rare, personal look inside the life and mind of one of the most feared men ever to wear the heavyweight crown. Directed by ...
Style: captivating, realistic, sincere, talky, emotional ...
Plot: boxing, rise and fall, athlete's life, self destructing, ex athlete, celebrity, fame, autobiography, legacy, confession, scandal, redemption ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york, las vegas, usa
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 6.9
 24K
Basquiat (1996)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Director Julian Schnabel illustrates the portrait of his friend, the first African-American pop artist Jean-Michel Basquiat who unfortunately died at a young age and just as he was beginning to make a name for himself in the art world. Alongside the ...
Style: inspirational, stylized, sexy, factual, atmospheric ...
Audience: chick flick, date night
Plot: artist, art, graffiti, painter, biopic, drug abuse, painting, drug addiction, friendship, art history, drug, self destructing ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1996, year 1981
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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 7.2
 106K
The Doors (1991)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: France, USA, Netherlands
Duration: 140 min.
Story: The story of the famous and influential 1960's rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Style: psychedelic, sexy, factual, realistic, serious ...
Plot: rock and roll, music band, musician, drug addiction, addiction, musician's life, life philosophy, music, biopic, drug abuse, rise and fall, hippie ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 60s, year 1965, year 1969 ...
Place: california, paris france, los angeles, usa, miami ...
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 7.8
 60K
Head-On (2004)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Germany, Turkey
Duration: 121 min.
Story: Head On is German director Fatih Akin’s story of the alcoholic Cahit and Turkish Sibel. Akin tells the story of a love that can never be between two people who are too alike to not be together.
Style: depressing, sexy, breathtaking, harsh, bleak ...
Audience: adult
Plot: suicide attempt, ethnicity, marriage, sex, immigrant, love story, relationships, culture clash, passion, extramarital affair, marriage of convenience, loneliness ...
Time: year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place: turkey, germany, hamburg germany, europe, frankfurt germany ...
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