Self destructing movies and TV shows – page 3

List of self destructing movies

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 3.1
 76
Melany Rose (2020)
Genre: Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 69 min.
Story: A dark psychological thriller following Dr. Sullivan as she attempts to expose a government conspiracy surrounding Dr. Freeman and his test subjects made up of former death row inmates. Inspired by MKUltra; the illegal CIA mind control experiment ...
Style: suspense, dark, twisted, emotional, serious ...
Plot: black ops, conspiracy, cia, government, problem, male doctor, character study, self destructing, power relations, troubled, doctors and patients, social anxiety disorder ...
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He Won't Kill, She Won't Die (2019)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 123 min.
Story: When a nihilistic guy crosses paths with a suicidal girl in high school, it marks the beginning of an unusual friendship that might take them both toward healing.
Style: psychological, captivating, suspense, suspenseful, touching ...
Plot: relationships, high school, schoolgirl, suicidal, classmate, japanese schoolgirl, love, suicidal thoughts, self destructing, romantic relationship, social problems, life is a bitch ...
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Amityville in the Hood (2021)
Genre: Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 70 min.
Story: An Eastside gang uses the Amityville property to grow marijuana when they are attacked by a rival gang and their drugs stolen. Soon, it's unleashed on the Westside streets of Compton, where anyone who smokes it suffers one KILLER buzz.
Style: suspenseful, captivating, bleak, serious, disturbing ...
Plot: drug, gang, drug dealer, marijuana, drug dealing, drug addiction, drug addict, addiction, self destructing, demon, junkie, chaos ...
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The Prize Fighter (2003)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: After a life of hard knocks and wrong turns, boxer Ed Jones gets a second chance at fulfilling his life long dream of a World Boxing Championship. With the help of veteran promoter, Arliss King and the guidance of a former champ, Ed embarks on the ...
Style: realistic, captivating, exciting, psychological, inspirational ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxing, athlete and trainer, hopes, athlete's life, rivalry, ambition, boxer, championship, contests and competitions, self destructing, death of wife, redemption ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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 5.1
 140
Justine (2020)
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 82 min.
Story: Justine is a young woman with a fierce intelligence but an equally strong appetite for self-destruction. She finds herself suffocated within a world that makes little sense and where alcohol is the only escape from her view of a hopeless future. ...
Style: talky, psychological, romantic, emotional
Plot: lesbian love, lesbian relationship, lgbt teen, shoplifting, chance meeting, hopelessness, alcohol abuse, lgbt, absent parent, lesbianism, lesbian interest, girlfriend girlfriend relationship ...
Time: 21st century
Place: brighton
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 7.7
 1K
Let Me Fall (2018)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Country: Iceland, Finland, Germany
Duration: 136 min.
Story: When 15-year-old Magnea meets Stella, everything changes. Stella's no-holds-barred lifestyle drags them both into a world of drugs, which brings serious consequences for each of them, and their relationship. Twelve years later their paths cross ...
Style: suspense, depressing, harsh, disturbing
Plot: lgbt, junkie, coming of age, drug addiction, lesbian relationship, reunited friends, unfulfillment, drug abuse, life is a bitch, human nature, obsession, self destructing ...
Place: reykjavik iceland, iceland, rio de janeiro
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 5.9
 273
Caged Birds (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Switzerland, Germany
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Barbara Hug is a young radical lawyer fighting Switzerland's antiquated prison system in the 1980s. Walter Stürm is in and often escaping out of jail becoming known as the Jailbreak King. When the two meet an unlikely alliance is formed.
Style: romantic, tense, emotional, touching, talky ...
Plot: against the odds, impersonation, con artists, escape attempt, freedom, unlikely friendships, police brutality, fight, fighting the system, existentialism, life philosophy, female protagonist ...
Time: 80s
Place: europe
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 4.9
 13K
Turnabout (2016)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A troubled man survives a suicide attempt. He calls an old friend to rescue him in the middle of the night. Their journey is just beginning, and by daybreak, a tragedy will surface.
Style: disturbing, suspenseful, suspense, tense, tragic
Plot: suicide attempt, suicide, self discovery, tragic event, self destructing, relationship problems, murder, drug overdose, motel, strip club, childhood friend, marital problem ...
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 4.9
 1K
Any Day (2015)
Genre: Drama, Romance, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Following his release from prison, an ex-fighter meets a woman who helps him put his life back together.
Style: emotional, sentimental, realistic, touching
Plot: dark past, lifestyle, redemption, rise and fall, unfulfillment, self destructing, rage, washed up star, ambition, death, tragedy, comeback ...
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 6.7
 2K
Nico, 1988 (2017)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Music
Country: Italy, Belgium
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The muse of Andy Warhol, Christa Päffgen, stage name Nico, singer with the band Velvet Underground and a woman of legendary beauty. She gained a new lease of life after the story everyone knows, when she launched her solo career.
Style: captivating, realistic, sincere, factual, art house ...
Plot: music, female singer, musician's life, mother son relationship, self destructing, woman, women, drug, unrequited love, biopic, mother son reunion, unknown father ...
Time: 80s, year 1988, year 1986, year 1987
Place: manchester, prague, rome italy, berlin germany
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Nobody's Home (2013)
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 81 min.
Story: The story of four people who cannot manage to become a family again after a loss and who destroy themselves with each passing day.
Style: realistic, emotional, disturbing, talky, sad ...
Plot: older woman teenage boy sex, older woman younger man sex, family relations, crumbling relationship, self destructing, life is a bitch, tragic event, paranoia, relationships, insanity, desperation, degradation ...
Place: turkey
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 6.4
 3K
Jawbone (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Sport
Country: UK
Duration: 91 min.
Story: A former youth boxing champion, Jimmy McCabe is a man in search of hope but looking in all the wrong places. When he hits rock bottom he turns to his childhood boxing club and the only family he has left: gym owner Bill corner man Eddie and promoter ...
Style: rough, inspirational, tense, powerful
Audience: boys' night
Plot: boxer, boxing, career, rivalry, change of luck, opponent, life is a bitch, athlete's life, ex boxer, manager, title bout, society ...
Place: usa
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 19K
Affliction (1997)
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A small town policeman must investigate a suspicious hunting accident. The investigation and other events result in his slowly disintegrating mentally.
Style: psychological, bleak, rough, independent film, neo noir ...
Plot: snow, small town, alcoholism, dysfunctional family, sheriff, insanity, abusive father, small town life, domestic violence, addiction, drinking, character study ...
Time: 90s, year 1997, 20th century
Place: new hampshire, usa
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The Family Friend (2006)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Geremia, an aging tailor/money lender, is a repulsive, mean, stingy man who lives alone in his shabby house with his scornful, bedridden mother. He has a morbid, obsessive relationship with money and he uses it to insinuate himself into other ...
Style: serious, touching, rough, philosophical, neo noir ...
Plot: dishonesty, self destructing, unrequited love, destructive relationship, cons and scams, loneliness, money, down on your luck, obsession, circus, conversation, fall in love ...
Place: europe, italy
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 6.0
 8K
Her Smell (2018)
Genre: Drama, Music
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 136 min.
Story: A self-destructive punk rocker struggles with sobriety while trying to recapture the creative inspiration that led her band to success.
Style: rough, psychological, art house, captivating
Plot: rock music, addiction, mental illness, drug use, husband wife relationship, friendship, chaos, photographer, nervousness, punk, punk rocker, drinking alcohol ...
Place: europe, new york state
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 7.1
 7K
James White (2015)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: James White is a troubled twentysomething trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. As he retreats further into a hedonistic lifestyle, his mother's battle with a serious illness faces a series of setbacks that force him to assume more ...
Style: sad, disturbing, psychological, sincere, captivating ...
Plot: terminal illness, mother son relationship, gay, drinking, friendship, promise, slacker, lie, chemotherapy, drinking alcohol, new life, addiction ...
Time: year 2000, year 1983, year 2013
Place: manhattan new york city, new york, mexico
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 8.0
 819K
Black Swan (2010)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A ballet dancer wins the lead in "Swan Lake" and is perfect for the role of the delicate White Swan - Princess Odette - but slowly loses her mind as she becomes more and more like Odile, the Black Swan.
Style: psychological, suspense, cerebral, atmospheric, surreal ...
Audience: chick flick, adult
Plot: ballet, mental illness, obsession, psychology, insanity, dancing, character study, surrealism, hallucination, mother daughter relationship, paranoia, showbiz ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 2000s, 21st century
Place: usa, new york, bolivia, manhattan new york city
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The Madness of King George (1994)
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama, History
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story: King George III's erratic behaviour leads to a plot in Parliament to have him declared insane and removed from the throne.
Style: costume drama, period piece, political, talky, clever ...
Plot: monarchy, biopic, mental illness, aristocracy, royalty, british monarchy, royal family, politics, monarch, colonialism, king of england, queen ...
Time: 18th century, georgian era, year 1994, ancient times, victorian era ...
Place: england, britain, europe, north america, london
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 3K
Rendez-vous (1985)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story: A woman and three men. Nina, who's come to Paris to act and sleeps with any man at hand, meets Paulot, a young estate agent; he's smitten. She also meets Paulot's flatmate Quentin, a compulsive who stalks her. To Paulot's jealous ...
Style: erotic, sexy, art house, anthology, noir ...
Audience: adult
Plot: oral sex, sex scene, forbidden love, love triangle, public nudity, promiscuous woman, porn actor, sexual promiscuity, male nudity, female masturbation, erotica, making love ...
Time: 80s, year 1985
Place: paris france, france, europe
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 6.9
 9K
The Rose (1979)
Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Midler is the rock-and-roll singer Mary Rose Foster (known as the Rose to her legions of fans), whose romantic relationships and mental health are continuously imperiled by the demands of life on the road.
Style: retro, realistic, serious, captivating, sincere ...
Plot: addiction, rock and roll, rock band, love, musician, singer, women, drug abuse, rock, music, bittersweet, biopic ...
Time: year 1979, 20th century, 60s, year 1969
Place: usa
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 7.5
 17K
Lenny (1974)
Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: The story of acerbic 1960s comic Lenny Bruce, whose groundbreaking, no-holds-barred style and social commentary was often deemed by the Establisment as too obscene for the public.
Style: black and white, psychological, atmospheric, realistic, serious ...
Plot: stand up comedian, drug abuse, showbiz, addiction, judaism, biopic, rise and fall, fighting the system, drug addiction, civil rights, courtroom, drug ...
Time: 20th century, 1950s, year 1974, 50s
Place: usa
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Cyrano de Bergerac (1990)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Embarrassed by his large nose, a romantic poet/soldier romances his cousin by proxy.
Style: touching, emotional, witty, costume drama, atmospheric ...
Audience: girls' night, date night
Plot: poet, love and romance, unrequited love, friendship, destiny, love triangle, tragic love, swashbuckler, poetry, sword fight, love, power of love ...
Time: 17th century, medieval times, ancient times, year 1990
Place: france, paris france
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Any Given Sunday (1999)
Genre: Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 162 min.
Story: A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the aging coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to ...
Style: inspirational, intense, stylized, realistic, captivating ...
Audience: boys' night, manly, adult
Plot: american football, football, underdog, coach, sport team, nudity, desire for fame, success, ambition, fame, business, entrepreneur ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: boston, usa, florida, los angeles, dallas texas ...
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 48K
Candy (2006)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Australia
Duration: 108 min.
Story: A poet falls in love with an art student, who gravitates to his bohemian lifestyle -- and his love of heroin. Hooked as much on one another as they are on the drug, their relationship alternates between states of oblivion, self-destruction, and ...
Style: disturbing, depressing, romantic, touching, emotional ...
Audience: date night
Plot: heroin, drug abuse, addiction, junkie, drug addict, life is a bitch, destructive relationship, obsession, drug, love story, love, mental illness ...
Time: year 2006, 20th century, 21st century
Place: australia, sydney australia, melbourne
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Breaking the Waves (1996)
Genre: Drama
Country: Denmark, Sweden, France, Netherlands, Norway, Iceland, Spain, UK
Duration: 159 min.
Story: In a small and conservative Scottish village, a woman's paralytic husband convinces her to have extramarital intercourse so she can tell him about it and give him a reason for living.
Style: disturbing, sad, bleak, heartbreaking, psychological ...
Plot: sex, husband wife relationship, love, tragic love, marriage, disability, love story, self sacrifice, small town, psychology, sex with a stranger, paralysis ...
Time: year 1996, 70s, 90s, 20th century
Place: scotland, nebraska, europe, scottish highlands
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 7.8
 387K
The Fighter (2010)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: The Fighter, is a drama about boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being ...
Style: inspirational, sincere, realistic, uplifting, serious ...
Audience: manly, boys' night, adult
Plot: boxing, boxer, addiction, underdog, biopic, athlete's life, drug abuse, drug addiction, arrest, white trash, fight, working class ...
Time: year 2010, 2010s, 20th century, 2000s, 90s ...
Place: boston, massachusetts, new jersey, america, usa ...
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 6.7
 10K
Passages (2023)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Germany
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Tomas and Martin are a gay couple living in Paris whose marriage is thrown into crisis when Tomas impulsively begins a passionate affair with young schoolteacher Agathe. But when Martin begins an affair of his own, Tomas must confront life decisions ...
Style: captivating, dramatic, exciting, serious, independent film ...
Plot: love triangle, gay, bisexual man, gay interest, gay relationship, drinking, female nudity, bisexual, couple relations, couples, relationships, love affair ...
Place: paris france
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 5.7
 6K
Monday (2020)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: UK, USA, Greece
Duration: 116 min.
Story: A spark on a Friday can lead to a sizzling weekend fling, but what happens when you get to the inevitable Monday?
Style: sexy, ambiguous ending
Plot: male pubic hair, male nudity, greek, teenager, public nudity, bare chested male, male star appears nude, abortion, self destructing, expatriate, domestic drama, female pubic hair ...
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 6.4
 9K
Bullet (1996)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 96 min.
Story: A tough, Jewish ex-con just released from prison crosses a powerful drug dealer and former prison rival in his return to a life of crime.
Style: realistic, rough, hood, disturbing, harsh ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: addiction, drug abuse, life philosophy, ghetto, revenge killing, violence, gangster, character study, life, hip hop, urban, drug dealer ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: usa, new york, brooklyn new york city
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A Warrior's Heart (2011)
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story: After his father’s death, high school lacrosse star Conor Sullivan becomes self-destructive but through a new love interest and his passion for this sport, Conor discovers the warrior within himself.
Style: serious, sentimental, realistic, emotional, uplifting
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: lacrosse, teenage love, love and romance, human spirit, youth, athlete and trainer, ambition, power relations, athlete's life, hopes, martial arts, warrior ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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