Empathy movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant empathy movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, emotional, captivating, psychological, melancholic and disturbing films and TV shows about / with empathy, slice of life, friendship, bittersweet, intimate, character study, loneliness, personal growth, redemption and coming of age plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Family genres shot in USA, Japan, South Korea and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as empathy: Where Is The Friend's House? (1987), The Specials (2019), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Delightfully Deceitful (2023), Babel (2006), 7500 (2019), Rememory (2017), Still Here (2020), Censor (2017), She and He (1963).
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Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Iran
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
An 8 year old boy must return his friend's notebook he took by mistake, lest his friend be punished by expulsion from school.
Style:
art house, social, thought provoking, independent film, road movie ...
Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
childhood, school, homework, village, child, teacher, empathy, coming of age, children, boy, renaissance, notebook ...
Time:
year 1987, 80s
Place:
iran, middle east, persia, kurdistan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: France, Belgium
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
For twenty years, Bruno and Malik have lived in a different world—the world of autistic children and teens. In charge of two separate nonprofit organizations (The Hatch & The Shelter), they train young people from underprivileged areas to be ...
Style:
sincere, social, sentimental, touching, disturbing ...
Plot:
autism, social worker, autist, social services, empathy, hospital, society, life philosophy, rescue, hopes, lifestyle, friendship ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
paris france, france
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Genre: Adventure, Family, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
After a gentle alien becomes stranded on Earth, the being is discovered and befriended by a young boy named Elliott. Bringing the extraterrestrial into his suburban California house, Elliott introduces E.T., as the alien is dubbed, to his brother ...
Style:
sentimental, feel good, sad, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, family friendly, teens, girls' night ...
Plot:
alien, friendship, childhood, children, coming of age, ufo, friendly alien, space and aliens, chase, boy, child protagonist, bicycle ...
Time:
20th century, 80s, year 1982, 90s, future
Place:
california, usa, persia, los angeles
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A cooperative drama between a fraudster who cannot empathize and an overly sympathetic lawyer, as well as a revenge play against absolute evil.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspense, twisted ...
Plot:
fraud, empathy, lawyer, con artists, law, revenge, attorney, relationships, problem, male female relationship, lawyer client relationship, intrigue ...
Place:
south korea
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Mexico, France, Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.
Style:
emotional, breathtaking, inspirational, sincere, cerebral ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
multiple storylines, redemption, woman urinating, cultural difference, deaf girl, desert, mexican border, sex, death, destiny, language barrier, multiple perspectives ...
Time:
year 2006, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
morocco, japan, tokyo, africa, mexico ...
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: Germany, Austria, USA, France
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When terrorists try to seize control of a Berlin-Paris flight, a soft-spoken young American co-pilot struggles to save the lives of the passengers and crew while forging a surprising connection with one of the hijackers.
Style:
suspense, disturbing, tension, suspenseful, captivating ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
terrorism, flying, pilot, terrorist, empathy, violence, murder, airplane trip, save the day, capture, terrorist group, heroes ...
Time:
year 2019
Place:
persia, berlin germany
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19K
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
The widow of a wise professor stumbles upon one of his inventions that's able to record and play a person's memory.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, melancholic, surprise ending, captivating ...
Plot:
widow, private investigation, investigation, murder, invention, empathy, professor, existentialism, flashback sequence, guilty conscience, murder investigation, repressed memory ...
Time:
near future
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Monique Watson goes missing in Brooklyn, New York. Police are not doing anything to find a lead, instead they go after the family. The subject drops on the desk of the young journalist, Christian Baker.
Style:
thought provoking, suspenseful, rough, psychological, suspense ...
Plot:
missing girl, journalism, african american, ignorance, kidnapping, media, discrimination, investigation, missing person, investigative reporter, journalist, empathy ...
Place:
new york, brooklyn new york city, africa
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142
Genre: Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Russia
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
In the not-so-distant future the computer game industry reaches its fullest flower. Virtual reality is indistinguishable from real life. The government launches Department C to control the game space. Censors secretly delve into games. Their mission ...
Style:
captivating, tense, suspenseful, suspense, psychotronic ...
Plot:
virtual reality, violence, computer game, murder, maniac, empathy, rape, conspiracy, video game, illusion, rivalry, moral ambiguity ...
Time:
near future, medieval times
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
As her husband Eiichi becomes more entangled in his life as businessman, Naoko looks for ways to expand her own life even as her husband's life shrinks in scope and intimacy. She finds new interests, new love, and a greater sense of her place ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, art house
Plot:
compassion, empathy, marital crisis, character study, personal growth, poverty, humanism, alienation, domestic drama, gender roles, loneliness, altruism ...
Place:
tokyo
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
Two work colleagues: he suffers from panic attacks, she has extreme PMS. Their company distributes toy planetariums. What may not sound like Ozu Yasujirō is actually precisely that: people are attentive and do each other good, without even ...
Style:
realistic, contemplative, melancholic
Plot:
kindness, slice of life, anxiety, mental health, everyday life, empathy, intimate, friendship, healing, branding iron, connection, workplace ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Shot mainly in South East London, it’s about Micky Mason, a skilled manual worker who, since the Crash, can find nothing but menial zero hours jobs. He takes a course of action that is completely out of character, but it’s the only way he can ...
Style:
realistic
Plot:
character study, struggle, working class, resilience, blue collar, unemployment, survival, empathy, family drama, social realism, social commentary, economic crisis ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Israel
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
When Tal did the unthinkable and took some time off work to spend time with his family, he realized he was a stranger in his own house. Reconnecting was difficult, but Tal created a unique bond with his mentally disabled teenage daughter.
Style:
entertaining, funny, satirical, captivating, feel good ...
Plot:
father daughter relationship, father and daughter, family relations, empathy, family drama, parenting, disability, lifestyle, satire, kids and family, family life, relationships ...
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
"You have to think about whether they're really your friends," Johnny's dad says when Johnny talks to him about the grief his pals have been giving him lately. The other boys haven't exactly tried to understand why Dad ...
Style:
emotional, bleak, uplifting, educational, period drama
Plot:
world war two, prejudice, intolerance, empathy, acceptance, discrimination, friendship, compassion, social commentary, humanity, interracial relations, coming of age ...
Time:
post world war two, 1950s, 50s
Place:
hiroshima japan, japan
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Austria, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Misters Dölken, Ivo and Sichel, all living peacefully in a lunatic asylum in Austria, are about to spend their summer in a special camp for those who are challenged by life. When their driver suffers a heart-attack near a little village, the three ...
Style:
touching, dark comedy, comedy drama, satirical, offbeat ...
Plot:
mental illness, empathy, friendship, small village, humanism, misunderstanding, outsider, character study, acceptance, prejudice, social satire, escape ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
A quirky yet kind-hearted man, firmly against marriage, sparks humor and reflection as he navigates life. Despite his eccentricity, he finally meets the woman of his dreams and must decide how to win her heart, proving there's no man who ...
Style:
feel good, romantic comedy
Plot:
empathy, heartwarming, self discovery, personal growth, slice of life, small town, fish out of water
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Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Sathya, a self-centered aspiring actor who lacks talent, believes he is meant to be famous. After facing rejection, he sets off on a journey through Kerala to learn about emotions and life. Stranded in the village of Kadamakkudy, he meets a ...
Style:
reflective, contemplative, realistic, heartfelt, art house ...
Plot:
life lesson, empathy, personal growth, aspiring actor, self discovery, transformation, character study, rejection, village life, slice of life, intimate, identity crisis ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
France has been living alone in her apartment since the death of her husband. When she hears on the radio that the Singa association puts homeless migrants in contact with people who can take them in, she decides, against the advice of her family, ...
Style:
melancholic, art house
Plot:
compassion, immigration, war trauma, empathy, humanity, loneliness, grief, social issues, exile, human rights, solidarity, integration ...
Place:
france, afghanistan
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 47 min.
Story:
A short film that tells the story of three older men who come into the same restaurant on Wednesday mornings at the same time every week. The story is told from the perspective of Megan, the newly hired waitress at the restaurant that takes classes ...
Style:
reflective, emotional, realistic, uplifting, independent film
Plot:
restaurant, empathy, humanity, compassion, routine, personal growth, slice of life, intimate, friendship, faith, bittersweet, healing ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
One day, a middle-aged man, Fujimoto Makoto, is standing on a train platform, about to jump in front of a train. Nakashiro Kana and Tasaki Shota both happen to be on the same platform, and sensing what is about to happen, they quickly pull him back ...
Style:
melancholic, thought provoking, dramatic, captivating, enigmatic ...
Plot:
mental health, loneliness, depression, suicide, empathy, character study, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couples, couple relations, lonely, love affair, single woman ...
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Genre: Thriller
Country: South Korea
TV show
Story:
Drama series follows a police crisis negotiation team as they try to solve cases without using force. The police crisis negotiation team works on such cases like attempted suicides, hostage situations and terror situations.
Style:
emotional, intense, suspenseful, semi serious, psychological ...
Plot:
investigation, empathy, negotiation, police procedural, police investigation, betrayal, guilt, policewoman, revenge, friendship, law enforcement, teamwork ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Since he lost his hearing, Cha Jin-woo has gotten used to his solitary life. One day, an aspiring actress Jung Mo-eun, enters his quiet daily routine.
Style:
emotional, psychological, thrilling, captivating, poignant
Plot:
sign language, disability, relationships, deaf, deafness, healing, love, empathy, male female relationship, lifestyle, couple relations, love affair ...
Place:
korea
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
TV show
Story:
Customers relying on a single line advertisement “Search for food with memories”, finally arrive at Kamogawa Shokudo, which has no signboard or fabric curtain. Those who come to this inconspicuous eatery near Higashi Honganji in Kyoto are people ...
Style:
culinary, captivating, entertaining, dramatic, funny ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
food, restaurant, cooking, healing, memory, nostalgia, heartwarming, empathy, family problems, cafe, family life, relationship problems ...
Place:
kyoto japan
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
A middle-aged man tries to get by in Milan while trying to retain his dignity.
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, touching, light ...
Plot:
bittersweet, family relations, fall in love, parents and children, society, love and romance, workplace situations, workplace, father son relationship, optimism, humanism, character study ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
europe, italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 35 min.
TV show
Story:
How do you deal with anger? Where does happiness actually come from? These questions are at the heart of Fix You, a touching drama about a quirky psychiatrist on a mission to help people heal, and a rising star whose emotional wounds run deep. Lee ...
Style:
psychological, captivating, humorous, sincere, emotional ...
Plot:
mental health, psychiatry, psychiatrist, healing, doctor patient relationship, hospital, therapy, compassion, empathy, medical, doctor, emotional manipulation ...
Place:
seoul
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
When he discovers his guardian is dying, an autistic twenty-something travels across country to bring back a deluded, has-been country singer, believing that a personal performance will inspire his guardian to live.
Style:
thrilling, captivating, satirical, psychological, emotional ...
Plot:
autism, road trip, empathy, satire, autist, problem, autism spectrum disorder, family problems, compassion, character study, hopes, determination ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
"Daijobu 3 Kumi" depicts the interactions between new teacher Shinnosuke Akao, who was born without arms and legs, and the 28 students in his 5th grade class, told from the vantage point of school board member Yusaku Shiraishi
Style:
captivating, disturbing, emotional, realistic, inspirational ...
Plot:
disability, teacher student relationship, elementary school, resilience, empathy, humanity, compassion, school teacher, high school teacher, teacher, physical disability, handicapped ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
Paulina, a trainee social worker doing her internship in a reintegration center, meets Manuel, with whom she starts a friendship that promps her to question her vocation and begin a 'second adolescence', this time free from the tyranny of ...
Style:
realistic, independent film, emotional, contemplative, poignant ...
Plot:
friendship, social work, loss of innocence, social realism, social inequality, empathy, real world, coming of age, poverty, social commentary, youth, female protagonist ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: UK
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Inspired by the life of John Davidson, charting his journey from a misunderstood teenager in 1980's Britain to a present day advocate for the understanding and acceptance of Tourette Syndrome. Diagnosed aged fifteen, John navigates his way ...
Style:
inspirational, heartfelt, emotional, educational, dramatic ...
Plot:
biopic, empathy, acceptance, personal growth, resilience, character study, kindness, mental health, coming of age, high school life, social realism, bullying ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
britain, scotland
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
In a town where everyone believes in UFOs, a bus driver named Sam lives out his daydreams by making special radio programs for the passengers who ride his bus. A heartwarming story of a physically challenged but outgoing girl named Kate who falls in ...
Style:
romantic drama, captivating, romantic, sincere, disturbing ...
Plot:
blindness and impaired vision, heartwarming, empathy, blind character, fall in love, blind woman, male female relationship, love story, love interest, social problems, romantic relationship, love and romance ...
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