| Backstrom (2015) | 7.4 | |
| Joker (2019) | 8.3 | |
| The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) | 8.2 | |
| Wild Tales (2014) | 8.1 | |
| Happiness (1998) | 7.7 |
Cynical movies and TV shows – page 4
Best films
List of cynical movies
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
This material was developed and prepared over the last year or so, mostly in comedy clubs. This special kind of goes back to when he used to just make noises and be funny for no particular reason. It felt right to him to shoot this special in a club ...
Style:
witty, cynical, atmospheric, funny, humorous ...
Plot:
dark humor, character study, honest, culture clash, irreverent, storytelling, dialogue, family life, family relations, society, stand up comedy, comedian ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, los angeles
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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, cynical, rough, philosophical ...
Plot:
dishonesty, self destructing, unrequited love, destructive relationship, cons and scams, marital infidelity, loneliness, down on your luck, obsession, money, money lender, married woman ...
Place:
europe, italy
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
They're cute, they're happy, they're cuddly, they love life, and they die in the most gruesome ways - every single episode. Meet Cuddles the rabbit, Flakey the dandruff-ridden porcupine, Sniffles the brainy anteater, Lumpy the moose, ...
Style:
not serious, cynical, witty, humorous, slapstick ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
disorder, violence spree, friendship, dark humor, danger, farce, violence, imaginary, chaos and mayhem, deathtrap, gory, hysteria ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Musical, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Denmark
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
In this unhinged Danish animation, 6th-grader Terkel (Anders Matthesen) begins experiencing a streak of bad luck after sitting on a black spider. His teacher dies and is replaced by the strange Justin (also Matthesen). At home, Terkel's Uncle ...
Style:
humorous, adult animation, animated comedy, cynical, cult classic ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
youth, kids in trouble, nothing goes right, child suicide, mischievous children, buddies, danger, parents and children, little sister, revenge, teacher, escapades ...
Time:
year 2004, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
denmark, europe
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 48 min.
TV show
Story:
When Walter White, a New Mexico chemistry teacher, is diagnosed with Stage III cancer and given a prognosis of only two years left to live, he becomes filled with a sense of fearlessness and an unrelenting desire to secure his family's ...
Style:
serious, captivating, tense, psychological, rough ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cancer, criminal, peril, drug lord, master criminal, drug dealing, drug, unlikely partners, drug cartel, life turned upside down, meth lab, family problems ...
Time:
y2k, year 2008, 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, albuquerque new mexico, south america, usa, north america
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Russia, France, Germany
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
During the Gorbachev years, Platon Makovski and his four buddies are university students who jump on the private capitalism movement. Fast-forward 20 years, Platon finds himself the richest man in Russia, having sacrificed his friends to get to the ...
Style:
serious, cynical, suspenseful, realistic, political thriller ...
Plot:
rise to the top, society, politics, betrayal, rise and fall, campaign, state affairs, life is a bitch, political corruption, student life, assassination, gangster ...
Place:
russia
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332K
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Austin's hottest DJ, Jungle Julia, sets out into the night to unwind with her two friends Shanna and Arlene. Covertly tracking their moves is Stuntman Mike, a scarred rebel leering from behind the wheel of his muscle car, revving just feet away.
Style:
sexy, grindhouse, road movie, cynical, suspense ...
Audience:
boys' night, girls' night
Plot:
serial killer, revenge, exploitation, violence, car chase, psychopath, dark humor, vengeance, stalking, stuntman, kick-butt women, violence against women ...
Time:
year 2007, 2000s, 70s, 21st century
Place:
tennessee, texas, usa, austin texas
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Six years before Saul Goodman meets Walter White. We meet him when the man who will become Saul Goodman is known as Jimmy McGill, a small-time lawyer searching for his destiny, and, more immediately, hustling to make ends meet. Working alongside, ...
Style:
witty, stylized, captivating, realistic, tense ...
Plot:
lawyer, workplace situations, family relations, hotshot lawyer, legal, criminal lawyer, dark humor, dishonesty, moral dilemma, money, organized crime, lawyer client relationship ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, year 2002, 21st century
Place:
new mexico, usa, albuquerque new mexico, syria, north america
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller, War
Country: UK, Germany
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Set just before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Sgt. Ray Elwood is an American soldier stationed at a German army camp. A soldier because a judge gave him a choice between the army and jail, Ray spends much of his free time cooking cocaine for ...
Style:
cynical, dark comedy, humorous, semi serious, black comedy ...
Plot:
corruption, drug dealing, heroin, military, dark humor, u.s. military, soldier, profanity, arms dealing, satire, greed, american football ...
Time:
year 1989, year 2001, 20th century, 80s, 70s
Place:
west germany, germany, europe, hawaii, berlin germany ...
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: UK, Canada
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Aaagh! It's the Mr Hell Show is an animated comedy show created by David Max Freedman & Alan Gilbey after the greeting card line about a painfully honest demon created by cartoonist Hugh MacLeod. The series only ran for one season of ...
Style:
cynical, adult animation, surreal, adult cartoon, sketch comedy ...
Plot:
devil, surrealism, dark humor, cynicism, showdown, irreverent, anti hero, satire, deadpan, cartoon violence, mature, serial killer ...
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA, France, Netherlands
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Three friends are asked to be bridesmaids at a wedding of a woman they used to ridicule back in high school.
Style:
sexy, funny, humorous, teen, witty ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
wedding planning, hung over, bridesmaid, casual sex, wedding, wedding dress, nothing goes right, friendship, high school, best friend, women, drunken woman ...
Time:
year 2012, 80s, 21st century
Place:
usa, new york, seattle, new jersey, california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery
Country: Canada, Germany, France, USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
Driven by an intense need for fame and validation, members of a dysfunctional Hollywood family are chasing celebrity, one another and the relentless ghosts of their pasts.
Style:
surreal, emotional, disturbing, cerebral, cynical ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
hollywood, dysfunctional family, mental illness, aspiring actor, satire, child star, obsession, actress, threesome, sex, false memory, menage a trois ...
Time:
year 2014, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, beverly hills, canada
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Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected - but which one?
Style:
suspense, black comedy, dark comedy, satirical, sexy ...
Plot:
hollywood, filmmaking, film industry, murder, writers, movie business, satire, police investigation, male nudity, showbiz, blackmail, murder mystery ...
Time:
year 1992, 20th century, future, 90s
Place:
los angeles, usa, california, pasadena california
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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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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Bill McKay is a candidate for the U.S. Senate from California. He has no hope of winning, so he is willing to tweak the establishment.
Style:
political, witty, cynical, thought provoking, biting ...
Plot:
politics, election, american politics, satire, father son relationship, underdog, political campaign, campaign, political rally, candidate, election campaign, idealism ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1972
Place:
california, usa, san francisco, north america, san diego california ...
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374K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Private eye Jake Gittes lives off of the murky moral climate of sunbaked, pre-World War II Southern California. Hired by a beautiful socialite to investigate her husband's extra-marital affair, Gittes is swept into a maelstrom of double ...
Style:
neo noir, detective, atmospheric, cult classic, clever ...
Audience:
date night
Plot:
private detective, corruption, femme fatale, investigation, police, whodunit, murder, twists and turns, conspiracy, murder mystery, father daughter incest, domestic violence ...
Time:
20th century, year 1937, 1930s, year 1974
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, eastern europe, pacific ocean ...
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81K
Genre: Drama
Country: France, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
A young drifter named Nomi arrives in Las Vegas to become a dancer and soon sets about clawing and pushing her way to become a top showgirl.
Style:
sexy, erotic, sensual, sexual, satirical ...
Audience:
chick flick, girls' night, teens, adult
Plot:
striptease, showgirl, stripper, sex scene, erotica, nudity, rape, female nudity, strip club, seduction, showbiz, pole dancing ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
las vegas, nevada, usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
Louis C.K. muses on religion, eternal love, giving dogs drugs, email fights, teachers and more in a live performance from Washington, D.C.
Style:
humorous, cynical, stylized, intense, melancholic ...
Plot:
sarcasm, dark humor, politics, death, eccentricity, greed, stand up comedy, storytelling, workplace, art, depression, runaway ...
Place:
california
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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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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A 15-year-old girl incites chaos among her friends and a media frenzy when she accuses her drama teacher of sexual harassment.
Style:
biting, erotic, dark comedy, independent film, cynical ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, teen drama
Plot:
lesbian, adolescence, sex, lesbian sex, teenager, dysfunctional family, school, sexual harassment, coming of age, false accusation, high school, revenge ...
Time:
year 2005, 21st century
Place:
los angeles, usa, beverly hills
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Whatever Works explores the relationship between a crotchety misanthrope, Boris and a naïve, impressionable young runaway from the south, Melody. When Melody's uptight parents arrive in New York to rescue her, they are quickly drawn into ...
Style:
philosophical, romantic, funny, cynical, talky ...
Plot:
older man younger woman relationship, age difference, suicide attempt, lifestyle change, eccentricity, polyamory, atheism, closeted homosexual, love and romance, storytelling, unlikely couple, character change ...
Time:
year 2009, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, manhattan new york city, new jersey
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A young man's peculiar upbringing renders him unable to competently cope with the struggle of growing up.
Style:
dark comedy, depressing, cynical, clever, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, dysfunctional family, mental illness, dark humor, addiction, fall in love, depression, existentialism, youth, teenage life, eccentric family, eccentricity ...
Time:
year 2002, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
california, new jersey, washington d.c., manhattan new york city, new york ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
After 30 years on the road, a veteran jewellery salesman is forced to show his young replacement the tricks of the trade. But when the kid introduces him to the ladies of the "Altoona Riding Club," the old dog is introduced to a whole new ...
Style:
ironic, touching, cynical, feel good, talky ...
Plot:
aging, mentor, character study, introspection, self discovery, workplace situations, heist, partner, mentor protege relationship, diamond, prostitute, gambling ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new jersey, australia, california
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: UK
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Pressure from his boss and a skin-cream client produces a talking boil on a British adman's neck.
Style:
satirical, dark comedy, ironic, talky, enigmatic ...
Plot:
advertising, workplace, business, satire, creativity, advertising agency, obsession, introspection, mental illness, body horror, advertising executive, psychiatrist ...
Time:
20th century, year 1989, 80s
Place:
paris france, russia, jerusalem
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81K
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch of police lieutenant Frank Bullitt. When a ...
Style:
suspenseful, detective, suspense, intense, tense ...
Audience:
boys' night, manly
Plot:
car chase, police, ford mustang, organized crime, murder, chase, police detective, hitman, police procedural, street racing, tough cop, hospital ...
Time:
year 1968, 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place:
san francisco, bay area, usa, chicago, illinois ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
After dumping a bucket of water on a beautiful young woman from the window of a train car, wealthy Frenchman Mathieu, regales his fellow passengers with the story of the dysfunctional relationship between himself and the young woman in question, a ...
Style:
atmospheric, sexy, surreal, art house, sexual ...
Plot:
satire, surrealism, humiliation, sexuality, sex scene, unrequited love, manipulation, maid, female nudity, frustration, rich man, absurd humor ...
Time:
20th century, year 1977, 70s
Place:
paris france, spain, europe, madrid, france
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Germany
TV show
Story:
Unemployed Arthur Ahnepol wants his obnoxious wife to die to claim the life insurance and start a new life with his mistress, which sets off a series of disastrous events.
Style:
tragicomedy, cynical, humorous, psychological, captivating ...
Plot:
older man younger woman relationship, misogyny, lifestyle change, unlikely criminals, morality, family problems, family life, peril, unlikely partners, criminal, life turned upside down, family relations ...
Place:
germany
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The film follows Victor, a Lower East Side teenager, as he deals with his eccentric family, including his strict grandmother, his bratty sister, and a younger brother who completely idolizes him. Along the way he tries to win the affections of Judy, ...
Style:
touching, cynical, stylized, harsh, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, date night
Plot:
couples, coming of age, sexual relations, friendship, dysfunctional family, relationships, teenage love, love story, loneliness, family relations, youth, love and romance ...
Time:
year 2002, 70s, 21st century
Place:
new york, usa, dominican republic, lower east side manhattan new york city, manhattan new york city ...
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Celestine has a new job as a chambermaid for the quirky M. Monteil, his wife and her father. When the father dies, Celestine decides to quit her job and leave, but when a young girl is raped and murdered, Celestine believes that the Monteils' ...
Style:
bleak, harsh, enigmatic, cynical, art house ...
Plot:
murder, rape, racism, class differences, master and servant, frigidity, eccentric family, child murder, obsession, moral ambiguity, secrets, marriage ...
Time:
1930s, 20th century, 1920s
Place:
france, europe, normandy, paris france
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Genre: Animation, Comedy
Country: Norway, UK, Denmark
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
Four stoners, five vegans, three mobsters, four hunters and a million reasons to free one junkie elephant.
Style:
adult animation, cynical, realistic, humorous, dark comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night, kids, adult
Plot:
circus, dark humor, chase, sex, anti hero, addiction, heroin, animal rights, elephant, gang, on the road, obsession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe
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