| Creed (2015) | 7.6 | |
| Cloud Atlas (2012) | 7.3 | |
| Arrival (2016) | 7.9 | |
| About Time (2013) | 7.8 | |
| The Water Diviner (2014) | 7.0 |
Reflective movies and TV shows – page 3
Best films
New films
| Taxi Love (2025) | 7.4 | |
| Northward (2025) | 7.9 | |
| Maareesan (2025) | 7.4 | |
| The Soundman (2025) | 7.3 | |
| Sundays (2025) | 7.9 |
List of reflective movies
Genre: Comedy
Country: Italy
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Checco's life is a comfortable and luxurious one, and it couldn't be otherwise, considering he's the only son of Eugenio Zalone, a wealthy sofa manufacturer. Stranded by the pool in his luxurious villas, with an unspecified number of ...
Style:
poignant, emotional, reflective, road movie, suspense
Plot:
self discovery, pilgrimage, introspection, spiritual journey, identity, missing child, parenting, intimate, privilege, bittersweet, redemption, loss ...
Place:
spain, italy, rome italy
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Country: India, USA
Duration: 77 min.
Story:
A digital diary reflecting Jon Jost's experiences in India in 2003, when he was teaching filmmaking with digital cameras there. The material in this impressionistic film is adapted to the Indian way of life, with the cheerfulness of vibrant ...
Style:
experimental, reflective, independent film, social documentary, slow cinema
Plot:
diary, village life, filmmaking, travelogue, humanist, intimate, poverty, minimalism, vignette
Place:
india, poetic realism
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Sophie (30) decides to hike 500 kilometers through the Arctic region of Norway. She wants to get away from the pressure everyday life. But life at home doesn't seem to understand her desire to go be by herself.
Style:
reflective, contemplative, meditative
Plot:
isolation, introspection, self discovery, solitude, minimalism, survival, empathy, hiking, female nudity, internal monologue
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Spain
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A recently discovered conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and his friend Linda Rosenkrantz in 1974 reveals a glimpse into New York City’s downtown art scene and the personal struggles and epiphanies that define an artist’s life.
Style:
reflective, art house, avant garde, experimental, period drama
Plot:
gay, gay interest, interview, artist, photography, intimate, creative process, introspection, conversation, urban, memory, epiphany ...
Time:
year 1974, 70s, 20th century
Place:
new york
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Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: France, Spain
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
A 17-year-old idealist has to choose her course at university, and declares that she feels ever closer to God. Contemplating a membership within an enclosed religious order raises questions regarding the liberal principles of her father and her ...
Style:
reflective, emotional, melancholic
Plot:
family drama, female protagonist, spiritual journey, young woman, introspection, coming of age, personal growth, choice, self discovery, moral dilemma, idealism, family conflict ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, History
Country: Germany, Hungary, France, China
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
On the grounds of a medieval German university town looms an imposing Ginkgo biloba, a tree whose longevity stands in marked contrast to three intimate, human-scaled stories. In 1908, the university’s first female student gains admission into the ...
Style:
reflective, meditative, contemplative, poignant, art house ...
Plot:
loneliness, college campus, gender equality, longing, garden, tree, male nudity
Place:
germany
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A middle-aged man sets out on a symbolic journey through past, present, and future to learn why an old friend committed suicide, and learns much about his own life along the way.
Style:
reflective, existential, melancholic, bleak, philosophical ...
Plot:
suicide, memory, existential crisis, symbolism, loss, midlife crisis, self discovery, guilt, flashback, mature, regret, isolation ...
Place:
poland
Is relevant?
Genre: Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A geologist, Sarah Portico, travels to a remote island to investigate an environmental mystery. Upon her arrival, she experiences strange visions, dreams that seem to predict her future, and eventually force her to confront her painful past. As ...
Style:
reflective, independent film, contemplative, mysterious, atmospheric ...
Plot:
self discovery, remote island, identity, environmental, solitude, intimate, ocean, isolation, memory, female protagonist, slow burn, haunting ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
his three-part miniseries begins with elderly Lady Slane (Wendy Hiller) sitting watchfully by the deathbed of her husband. Tended by her equally aged French maid Genoux (Eileen Way), who has served her faithfully for a lifetime, Lady Slane deals ...
Style:
contemplative, reflective, poignant, melancholic, wistful ...
Plot:
literary, intimate, elderly man, character study, bittersweet, domestic drama, cottage, gender roles, old woman, elderly woman, jewelry, loss of husband ...
Time:
20th century, edwardian era, 1930s
Place:
england, london
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Soviet Union
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Artyom (Armen Dzhigarkhanyan) is a scientist who buries himself in his work after the woman he loves dies during the war. He is informed of his sweetheart's death by a young woman, and soon love blossoms between the lonely doctor and the ...
Style:
reflective, emotional, poignant, meditative, existential ...
Plot:
physicist, grief, post war, loss, memory, character study, war trauma, memories, nostalgia, mourning, loneliness, introspection ...
Place:
armenia, caucasus, moscow russia, russia, soviet union ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Norway
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
The aging and divorced writer Johannes Mørk relives intoxicating infatuation of his youth when his teenage daughter Eva, along with two young girlfriends, sweeps into his lazy southern home. Mørk has long revolved around his own problems with ...
Style:
reflective, melancholic, romantic
Plot:
solitude, midlife crisis, family drama, character study, father daughter relationship, reconciliation, bittersweet, slice of life, summer romance, sexual tension, swimming, sex ...
Time:
60s
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Switzerland, France
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Two housewives discuss philosophical themes (actually an updated dialogue of Plato and Socrates) while doing the house work, the husband of one of them rehearses his part in a play (reading a 20th century philosophical text about totaliarism) at the ...
Style:
contemplative, reflective, thought provoking, intellectual, art house ...
Plot:
totalitarianism, literary, minimalism, housewife, philosophy, philosopher, sewing, monologue, bourgeoisie, theater, jazz
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A railway stationmaster at a dying end-of-the-line village in Hokkaido is haunted by memories of his dead wife and daughter. When the railroad line is scheduled to be closed, he is offered a job at a hotel, but he is emotionally unable to part with ...
Style:
art house, melancholic, reflective, poignant
Plot:
winter, grief, mourning, nostalgia, bittersweet, loneliness, loss, character study, memory, regret, aging, family tragedy ...
Place:
japan, hokkaido
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Poland
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Polish Psychological Drama
Style:
reflective, existential, philosophical, psychological, melancholic ...
Plot:
aging, midlife crisis, mortality, character study, memory, mountain, friendship, fear of death, male friendship, crisis of faith, nostalgia, isolation ...
Time:
80s
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: West Germany, Norway
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
Based on a very successful play of the same name by Tankred Dorst, this film tells a story about Norwegian author Knut Hamsun (here played by O.E. Hasse), a Nobel prizewinner for literature who was notorious for having collaborated with the Nazi ...
Style:
reflective, thought provoking, serious, philosophical, historical drama ...
Plot:
world war two, guilt, memory, post war, moral ambiguity, ethical dilemma, character study, flashback, nobel prize winner, reputation, confrontation, legacy ...
Time:
70s, 1950s, 50s
Is relevant?
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 ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
A sequel to Love Mocktail. Revolves around Aadi after the demise of his wife Nidhi. How does he move on from such a loss?
Style:
romantic drama, reflective, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
love story, loss of spouse, bittersweet, grief, bereavement, problem, love affair, life is a bitch, love interest, loss of wife, intimate, slice of life ...
Place:
india, kannada
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile, France
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In a bar in Santiago, two old men talk over their past. This is a strange discussion. In fact, they talk of themselves as if they were dead. We don't know what is true or false, what is dream or reality.
Style:
melancholic, philosophical, reflective, existential, art house ...
Plot:
memory, nostalgia, aging, ambiguity, life & death, intimate, existential crisis, loneliness, death, dream, slow burn, minimalism ...
Place:
chile
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Russia
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Seneca’s Day is set in the year 1989, the final period of the Soviet era in Lithuania. Eighteen-year old buddies establish the Seneca’s Fellowship with the motto “Live each day as if it was your last”. A love triangle breaks up the ...
Style:
melancholic, reflective, suspense, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
frustration, nostalgia, identity crisis, loss of innocence, coming of age, regret, friendship, reunited friends, life philosophy, life is a bitch, social problems, bittersweet ...
Time:
80s
Place:
lithuania
Is relevant?
438
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In late 19th century Montana, an artist seeking inspiration explores the landscape with his Native American guide, and finds his conceptions of himself and of the world around him challenged. In 1970s Barstow, California, a questioning youth's ...
Style:
reflective, contemplative, captivating, suspense, disturbing ...
Plot:
lgbt, self discovery, gay, gender, identity, multiple storylines, male female relationship, transsexual, social problems, introspection, lifestyle, couple relations ...
Time:
70s, 19th century
Place:
wyoming, montana
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
When retired heart surgeon Ben Givens learns that he has terminal cancer, he takes his beloved dog back to his boyhood home in Eastern Washington, determined to end his life on his own terms. Ben's journey, though, takes an unexpected turn, and ...
Style:
reflective, contemplative, touching, tense, captivating ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
survival, terminal illness, dog, cancer, aging, mortality, introspection, character study, mature, fighting illness, fight, illness ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography
Country: Italy
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
A solitary, disappointed, proud and educated old man meets and becomes the teacher of an intelligent, clumsy, middle-class, young would-be writer.
Style:
reflective, psychological, captivating, atmospheric, art house ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
intimate, writers, life, relationships, social problems, social relations, regret, novelist, mentor, solitude, literary, memory ...
Time:
20th century
Place:
sicily
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: Turkey
Duration: 147 min.
Story:
Making his living from gardening and farming in the land he inherited from his father, Hasan tries to get rid of the power pole that is going to be installed in the midst of his land. His impending voyage to Mecca for pilgrimage leads to soul ...
Style:
captivating, reflective, contemplative, dramatic, sincere ...
Plot:
pilgrimage, muslim, agriculture, gardening, spiritual journey, introspection, religious faith, father son relationship, family relations, belief in god, fight for justice, fight the power ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 66 min.
Story:
Areum sits in a small café, typing on her laptop. Around her, customers enact various dramas from their lives. Is she writing what she hears or is she hearing what's been written?
Style:
melancholic, psychological, contemplative, reflective, captivating ...
Plot:
guest, creative process, secretly observing, antisocial behavior, lifestyle, cafe, socially awkward, intimate, ambiguity, slice of life, female protagonist, everyday life ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: India
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Abhiram aka Abhi is a successful entrepreneur who calls himself ‘self-made’ and doesn’t believe anyone but himself is the reason for his success. But when he’s forced to look back on life, what does he realise?
Style:
reflective, thought provoking, psychological, disturbing, captivating ...
Plot:
relationships, personal growth, entrepreneur, self discovery, love and romance, life is a bitch, love story, problem, life, moral dilemma, ego, memory ...
Place:
india
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A young man falls in love with a woman he meets at a party, but when she leaves him, he must face some uncomfortable truths.
Style:
reflective, dramatic, captivating, entertaining, exciting ...
Plot:
young man, love, self discovery, coming of age, adulthood, introspection, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, couple relations, couples, love affair, love and romance, young woman ...
Place:
tokyo
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
Destination is a state of mind. A tale of one girl and her bike and the road ahead. Kino wanders around the world on the back of Hermes, her unusual, anthropomorphic motorcycle, only staying in each country for three days. During their adventures, ...
Style:
anime, philosophical, existential, anthology, allegory ...
Plot:
slice of life, female protagonist, journey, freedom, moral ambiguity, social commentary, road trip, wanderlust, travelogue, human nature, adventurer, travel ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
A corporate man who sets out on a journey of self-discovery and heads to the Himalayas.
Style:
thought provoking, inspirational, reflective, psychological, disturbing ...
Plot:
self discovery, introspection, travel, journey, personal growth, soul searching, lifestyle, relationship vs career, life philosophy, meaning of life, life changing, mountain climbing ...
Place:
himalaya, mount everest
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: Egypt
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
A social worker in the Prison Service writes reports on the prisoners' psychological condition. In prison, an old classmate of his, who has become a successful businessman, invites him to a party, where he meets his old pals, realizes he's ...
Style:
reflective, contemplative, melancholic
Plot:
rehabilitation, character study, existential crisis, introspection, self discovery, social worker, mishap, realism, apathy, midlife crisis, identity, social commentary ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 108 min.
Story:
Harold Fry is an unremarkable man who has made mistakes with all the important things: being a husband, a father and a friend. And now, well into his 60s, he is content to fade quietly into the background of life. Until, one day – Harold learns ...
Style:
contemplative, reflective, psychological, captivating, thrilling ...
Plot:
elderly man, pilgrimage, character study, self discovery, walking, journey, grief, changing lives, lifestyle, lifestyle change, life, bittersweet ...
Place:
england
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