Outsider movies and TV shows – page 2
Best films
New films
List of outsider movies
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
Follows Reverend Jack Brooks and her daughter in Chapel Croft, a place for a fresh start that soon reveals its community's dark history and where ancient superstitions and mistrust of outsiders are quite common.
Style:
psychological, suspenseful, captivating, thrilling, tension ...
Plot:
ghost, village, superstition, burned at the stake, witch burning, terror, haunting, secrets, religion, small town, supernatural, outsider ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Horror, Romance
Country: Italy, USA, UK
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
Abandoned by her father, a young woman embarks on a thousand-mile odyssey through the backroads of America where she meets a disenfranchised drifter. But despite their best efforts, all roads lead back to their terrifying pasts and to a final stand ...
Style:
dark, atmospheric, road movie, suspenseful, romantic drama ...
Plot:
interracial romance, dark secret, road trip, tragic romance, forbidden romance, female protagonist, partners in crime, cannibal, drifter, flesh eating, father, teenager ...
Time:
2020s, 80s, year 1988
Place:
kentucky, ohio, wisconsin, iowa, missouri ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 53 min.
Story:
Elmer, a sensitive duckling whose schoolmates tease him for being a sissy. However, after his unusual talents help him save a life, the other members of the flock learn to respect him as he is.
Style:
uplifting, feel good, pastoral, educational, fairy tale ...
Plot:
teasing, identity, tolerance, kindness, heartwarming, bullying, acceptance, friendship, pond, self discovery, outsider, coming of age ...
Time:
90s
Is relevant?
142
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Lily and her three youngest children join her husband David Sutton, a doctor in an isolated northern Alberta town. Their eleven-year-old son arrives later from boarding school. David conceals a dark secret which caused the family to leave England ...
Style:
realistic, emotional, dramatic, tense, suspense ...
Plot:
family drama, family secret, secrets, small town, friendship, outsider, isolation, motherhood, betrayal, racism, intimate, identity ...
Time:
80s
Place:
england, canada
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A half-cast used cars salesman wants anything from the white society and is ready to do anything to get it. But when he is accused of murdering his half-sister who was killed with his rifle, he flees to an indian village. He doesn't feel any ...
Style:
tension, bleak, grim, suspense, existential ...
Plot:
revenge, anti hero, outsider, guilt, loneliness, desperation, isolation, survival, betrayal, manhunt, car salesman, half sister ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Musical, Music, Drama, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
A musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel "Notre Dame de Paris" which follows the gypsy dancer Esmeralda and the three men who vie for her love: the kind hunchback Quadimodo, the twisted priest Frollo, and the unfaithful soldier ...
Style:
dramatic, emotional, melancholic, period piece, historical drama ...
Plot:
stage musical, notre dame cathedral, singing, obsession, gypsy, unfaithful, tragic love, spectacle, jealousy, dance, forbidden love, adaptation ...
Time:
15th century, middle ages
Place:
paris france
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A baby is washed up on a Pacific Island and is adopted by a childless woman. The tribal priest takes an instant dislike to the child, proclaiming him a demon. The child is deaf and mute and therefore excluded from hunting with the other young ...
Style:
atmospheric, contemplative, poignant, emotional, melancholic ...
Plot:
pacific island, innocence, superstition, outsider, prejudice, language barrier, chief, folklore, drought, isolation, adoption, mysticism ...
Place:
pacific ocean, new zealand
Is relevant?
184
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Czechoslovakia
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
This film is one of the most popular pictures of Slovak cinema and relates the story about the legendary folk hero and brigand Juro Jánošík [1688-1713] and the social situation in Slovakia of the late 17th and early 18th centuries. The first part ...
Style:
historical drama, period piece
Plot:
execution, biopic, folklore, folk hero, class conflict, rebellion, national identity, feudalism, social injustice, outsider, sacrifice, hanging ...
Time:
18th century, 17th century, 16th century
Place:
slovakia
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror
Country: Canada
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Consumed by hatred, recruited by the devil, a loner is given the power to destroy.
Style:
dark, demonic, dark fantasy, sinister, grim ...
Plot:
deal with the devil, supernatural, revenge, anti hero, outsider, supernatural power, lone wolves, vengeance, violent content, moral corruption, cursed, doom ...
Time:
90s
Place:
canada
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Set early during World War II, the film has a lot to say about love, honor, relationships, commitment and power. Keeping their promise to their dying black housekeeper, a white family takes in her teenage mentally-slow son. The movie details the ...
Style:
serious, thought provoking, emotional, heartfelt, poignant ...
Plot:
racism, segregation, conscience, racial segregation, race, prejudice, moral dilemma, discrimination, intolerance, family drama, social conflict, deep south ...
Time:
1940s
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: Ireland, Iceland
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
Sweety Barrett is a giant of a man with the mind of a child. An easy target in a corrupt world, Sweety becomes embroiled in a smuggling operation unleashing a spiral of dangerous and unexpected events.
Style:
poignant, crime drama, melancholic, tragicomedy, grim ...
Plot:
smuggling, vendetta, corruption, small town, outsider, character study, friendship, social commentary, betrayal, loyalty, anti hero, empathy ...
Place:
ireland
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: India
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
When a mysterious stranger turns up at a remote village, superstitious locals begin to suspect he is a mythological figure. Meanwhile, rumours swirl about an unfaithful bride-to-be.
Style:
suspense, atmospheric, tension, melancholic
Plot:
superstition, myth, outsider, folklore, isolation
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Revisit events from Bocchi joining Kessoku Band to their first successful gig.
Style:
anime, emotional, teen, uplifting, feel good ...
Plot:
social anxiety, girl band, coming of age, slice of life, friendship, school band, introvert, concert, high school life, loneliness, outsider, drums ...
Is relevant?
68
Genre: Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
A mongolian interpretation of Kafka's "The Castle".
Style:
thrilling, captivating, philosophical, art house, surreal ...
Plot:
castle, village, remote village, countryside, village life, isolation, outsider, alienation, bureaucracy, stranger, existentialism, adaptation ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Portugal
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
The darkness of night, a barely lit place, motorbikes flirting with danger: a group of teenagers at a crossroads playing chicken with unaware passing cars.Jota (Eduardo Frazão) stands out from this group, unclassifiable; his destiny has no straight ...
Style:
intense, atmospheric, melancholic, road movie, moody
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, teenager, outsider, small town, longing, restlessness, youth culture, alienation, danger, loneliness, escape, bittersweet ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
portugal
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The aging, conservative population of a small, sleepy village in the Italian Alps are surprised to see that a former French professor has settled there with his young wife and their three children to produce goat cheese, in order to escape the ...
Style:
scenic, pastoral, melancholic, independent film
Plot:
small village, outsider, community, conservatism, misunderstanding, prejudice, suspicion, humanism, integration, bittersweet, intimate, realism ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
italy
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: UK
Duration: 180 min.
TV show
Story:
Ted is an alien, an outcast on his own planet where he is a rare single-sex being condemned to a life in search of a mate. Alice dreams of a fiction book romance, but the reality of boyfriend Barry is a lot less appealing. Her life seems set to ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, semi serious, romantic comedy ...
Plot:
alien, couples, human alien relationship, alien encounter, male female relationship, love affair, relationships, couple relations, human alien, alien creature, alien on earth, looking for love ...
Time:
2000s
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Iran
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Shakib is a homeless day laborer who never got over the loss of his wife and son in an earthquake years ago. Over the last couple of years, he has developed a relationship with a deaf and mute woman, Ladan. The construction site on which he works ...
Style:
emotional, bleak, psychological, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
character study, grief, working class, tragedy, loss, relationship problems, relationships, filmmaking, love affair, couple relations, life is a bitch, male female relationship ...
Place:
iran
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Australia
Duration: 159 min.
TV show
Story:
John Grant is returning to Sydney after a year teaching at a one-classroom school in the Outback. Shortly after hitting the road, he collides with a kangaroo, and finds himself marooned in a small mining town, awaiting repairs on his car. With ...
Style:
suspense, psychological, disturbing, tense, captivating ...
Plot:
male objectification, outback, isolation, gambling, character study, money problems, male protagonist, social problems, financial problem, moral transformation, life is a bitch, teacher ...
Place:
australia
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Estonia
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Martin a boy with adjustment difficulties, moves with his mother to a new place. Martin has a habit of always getting into all kinds of trouble, and on the last day of school, everything goes wrong. Martin likes the school principal's daughter ...
Style:
lighthearted, emotional
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
friendship, children, childhood, high school life, imagination, magic, bullying, outsider, transformation, coming of age, problem solving, enchantment ...
Time:
2000s
Place:
estonia
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
The arrival of an attractive young teacher in a small town in the Po valley disturbs the drowsy life of the place, leading eventually to a murder.
Style:
captivating, psychological, disturbing, romantic drama, tense ...
Plot:
small town life, relationship problems, teenage life, relationships, newspaper reporter, privacy invasion, investigative journalism, teenage protagonist, woman, small village, male female relationship, murder mystery ...
Time:
2000s
Is relevant?
260
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Iceland, Denmark, Norway
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the middle ages a small Greenlandic boy comes drifting with an Iceberg to a remote and superstitious settlement in Iceland and is believed to be an evil spirit by his looks. He saves a young boy from an avalanche and they become friends. The ...
Style:
emotional, dramatic, tear jerker, suspense, tension ...
Plot:
superstition, snow, winter, folklore, innocence, prejudice, outsider, medieval, coming of age, iceberg, avalanche, isolation ...
Place:
iceland, greenland
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: Canada, UK
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
A remake of the cult classic, inspired by Randall Sullivan’s Rolling Stone article of the same name about the real life murder of a popular, affluent and beautiful Northern California high school cheerleader at the hands of a classmate.
Style:
suspense, tense, captivating, disturbing, crime drama ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
cheerleader, cheerleading, murder, school, revenge, high school, relationship problems, antisocial behavior, socially awkward, social outcast, social problems, high school life ...
Place:
northern california
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Turkey
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
A barber working in Istanbul longs to be ‘both here and far, far away’. One day, he takes the day off and disappears abruptly without warning anyone. He then settles in a far-flung village. Some mysterious events start happening in the village ...
Style:
poetic, suspense, surreal, atmospheric, melancholic ...
Plot:
disappearance, magic realism, symbolism, character study, loneliness, outsider, mysticism, moral ambiguity, isolation, claustrophobia, loss of innocence, violence ...
Place:
istanbul turkey
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Austria, Germany, France
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Ewald moved to Romania years ago. Now in his 40s, he seeks a fresh start. Leaving his girlfriend, he moves to the hinterland. With young boys from the area, he transforms a decaying school into a fortress. The children enjoy a new, carefree ...
Style:
serious, captivating, dramatic, suspenseful, psychological ...
Plot:
abuse, male nudity, judo, wrestling, rabbit, boy, pedophilia, brother, retirement home, identity, boyhood, moral ambiguity ...
Place:
romania
Is relevant?
Genre: Thriller
Country: Germany
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Something terrible is about to happen in a small town in Germany. Nobody knows the reason why, except one person: Rico Bartsch. The 15-year old grammar school pupil, an absolute outsider, is in love with the most beautiful girl at his school. What ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
small town, secret love, relationships, male female relationship, secret, outsider, teenager, coming of age, unrequited love, adolescence, social outcast, obsession ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
A journey through the memories of teenager Paul Varderman as he reflects on the events leading to the fatal moment his life is cut short. Paul moves to a new school and becomes involved with 'The Freaks', a group on the periphery of school ...
Style:
realistic, serious, bleak, suspense, captivating ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, gang, teenage life, youth, high school life, downfall, kids in trouble, bullying, teen angst, tragedy, coming of age, outsider ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: Spain, Argentina
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Ernesto is unappreciated by those around him, but all of that will change when three, peculiar, new friends appear on the scene. They will do anything to help him get his self-esteem back, even if it leads him to prison... or an early grave.
Style:
captivating, satirical, semi serious, dark, psychological ...
Plot:
drug dealer, satire, loneliness, self esteem, escapades, neighbor, new neighbor, male protagonist, neighbor neighbor relationship, low self esteem, changing lives, lifestyle change ...
Place:
argentina
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Russia, USA, Austria
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
A young pregnant woman arrives in New York City from Russia, and her mind drifts to the past when she was coming of age in a coal mining town in Russia.
Style:
melancholic, emotional, intercultural, realistic, grim ...
Plot:
immigrant, pregnancy, coming of age, flashback, outsider, trauma, loneliness, search for father, character study, dark past, isolation, identity ...
Place:
new york, russia
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
An aging lawman is convinced a mysterious stranger arrested in his small town is innocent. His investigation stirs up a hornet's nest that will change the town forever.
Style:
suspenseful, thrilling, captivating, psychological, neo western ...
Plot:
investigation, small town, justice, lawman, corrupt official, sleuth, western hero, crime solving, secret, injustice, police detective, police investigation ...
Place:
texas
Is relevant?
Related movie lists
