Unhappiness movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant unhappiness movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out humorous, realistic, captivating, touching, thought provoking and psychological films and TV shows about / with unhappiness, friendship, depression, drinking, couples, family relations, hospital, husband wife relationship, love and female nudity plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, Canada, Japan and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as unhappiness: Joker (2019), Lost in Translation (2003), Her (2013), Hard Truths (2024), Little Lili (2003), Intentions of Murder (1964), My King (2015), Crazy/Beautiful (2001), Happiness (1998), Brief Guide To A Happy Life (2012).
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Canada, Australia
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure.
Style:
thought provoking, atmospheric, suspense, bleak, psychological thriller ...
Audience:
teens, adult
Plot:
mental illness, villain, loneliness, mental patient, psycho, comedian, psychological trauma, mental disorder, psychopath, social problems, insanity, social decay ...
Time:
2010s, 80s, year 2019, 20th century, year 1981
Place:
new york, new jersey, los angeles, persia, bronx new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 102 min.
Story:
Two lost souls visiting Tokyo -- the young, neglected wife of a photographer and a washed-up movie star shooting a TV commercial -- find an odd solace and pensive freedom to be real in each other's company, away from their lives in America.
Style:
melancholic, atmospheric, cerebral, intellectual, sexy ...
Audience:
girls' night, date night, family friendly, chick flick
Plot:
loneliness, midlife crisis, older man younger woman relationship, age difference, friendship, character study, alienation, fish out of water, melancholy, unlikely couple, actor, hotel room ...
Time:
2000s, year 2003, 21st century
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia, yale university, america ...
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722K
Genre: Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
In the not so distant future, Theodore, a lonely writer purchases a newly developed operating system designed to meet the user's every needs. To Theodore's surprise, a romantic relationship develops between him and his operating system. ...
Style:
melancholic, philosophical, futuristic, crying, clever ...
Audience:
date night, teens, chick flick, adult
Plot:
loneliness, artificial intelligence, existentialism, philosophy, love, melancholy, computer, cyberspace, impossible love, solitude, love story, relationship problems ...
Time:
near future, future, year 2013, distant future, 2030s ...
Place:
los angeles, california, usa
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, Spain
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Pansy is a woman tormented by anger and depression, hypersensitive to the slightest possible offence and ever ready to fly off the handle. She criticises her husband and their adult son so relentlessly that neither bothers to argue with her. She ...
Style:
dark comedy, independent film, witty
Plot:
sister sister relationship, husband wife relationship, grief, depression, black woman, bad temper, mother's day, unhappiness, mental illness, misery, cousin cousin relationship, bullying ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
A fading actor best known for his portrayal of a popular superhero attempts to mount a comeback by appearing in a Broadway play. As opening night approaches, his attempts to become more altruistic, rebuild his career, and reconnect with friends and ...
Style:
surreal, dark comedy, psychedelic, black comedy, independent film ...
Audience:
teens, date night, adult
Plot:
midlife crisis, existentialism, satire, theater, surrealism, actor, dark humor, showbiz, father daughter relationship, mental illness, alter ego, backstage ...
Time:
year 2014, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city, ethiopia, america, los angeles ...
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France, Canada
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
This film, loosely inspired by Anton Chekov's The Seagull, weaves a story about sex, family and the business of making films. When the young and overly sensitive filmmaker Julien screens his new DV art-film starring his girlfriend Lili ...
Style:
serious, realistic, erotic, touching, sexual ...
Plot:
erotica, longing, sexual attraction, infidelity, outdoor sex, passion, unhappiness, dysfunctional family, filmmaking, actor's life, love triangle, couples ...
Time:
year 2003
Place:
france, brittany
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Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 150 min.
Story:
Sadako, cursed by generations before her and neglected by her common-law husband, falls prey to a brutal home intruder. But rather than become a victim, she forges a path to her own awakening.
Style:
suspense, rough, disturbing, tense, bleak ...
Plot:
rape, violence, unhappiness, mistress, maid, female nudity, dysfunctional relationship, anger, obsession, secret, neighbor, death ...
Place:
japan
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15K
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
Tony is admitted to a rehabilitation center after a serious ski accident. Dependent on the medical staff and pain relievers, she takes time to look back on a turbulent relationship that she experienced with Georgio.
Style:
disturbing, romantic drama, rough, psychological, thought provoking ...
Plot:
marital problem, wedding, restaurant, unhappy marriage, flashback, unhappiness, newborn, marriage, child custody, wedding ceremony, egotism, neglected wife ...
Time:
year 2015, 2010s, 90s, year 1978
Place:
france, somalia
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
At Pacific Palisades High, a poor Latino falls hard for a troubled girl from the affluent neighborhood.
Style:
romantic drama, teen, romantic, intense, touching ...
Audience:
teens, date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot:
forbidden love, coming of age, teenager, young lovers, culture clash, relationships, high school, protective male, father daughter relationship, interracial love relationship, unhappiness, self destructing ...
Time:
year 2001, 21st century
Place:
california, los angeles, usa, new jersey
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79K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
The lives of many individuals connected by the desire for happiness, often from sources usually considered dark or evil.
Style:
black comedy, controversial, cynical, depressing, independent film ...
Plot:
dysfunctional family, rape, pedophilia, pedophile, dark humor, satire, therapist, depression, suburbs, unsettling, unhappiness, social satire ...
Time:
90s, year 1998, 20th century
Place:
usa, new jersey
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Russia
Duration: 52 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of four young women working in the recruiting agency New recruit their families and relations with men.
Style:
romantic, realistic, captivating, psychological, entertaining ...
Audience:
girls' night, chick flick
Plot:
adulthood, women, love affair, family relations, unhappiness, sex, life philosophy, relationship problems, coworker relationship, coworker, city life, social problems ...
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
An acclaimed writer, his ex-wife, and their teenaged children come to terms with the complexities of love in all its forms over the course of one tumultuous year.
Style:
romantic comedy, touching, sad, heartbreaking, sweet ...
Audience:
date night, teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, writer's life, teenage love, writers, relationships, casual sex, dating, family drama, youth, love story, love, marriage ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
peru, north carolina, usa
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
There is a place after death that’s neither heaven nor hell. A bar that serves you one chance to win. You cannot leave until the game is over, and when it is, your life may be too. From Studio Madhouse (Death Note, Black Lagoon) comes a thrilling ...
Style:
anime, psychological, suspenseful, thought provoking, exciting ...
Plot:
death, morality, memory loss, regret, gambling, afterlife, game, game of death, desperation, fear, heaven and hell, unhappiness ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: UK, Canada, USA, Morocco
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
Over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a random accident reverberates through the lives of both the local Muslims and Western visitors to a house party in a grand villa.
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, psychological, disturbing, f word
Plot:
dead body, funeral, burial, swimming pool, cheating wife, hedonism, cultural difference, muslim, misadventure, problem, unhappiness, changing lives ...
Place:
morocco, north africa, africa, tangier morocco, sahara
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Genre: Animation
Country: Japan
TV show
Style:
anime, entertaining, captivating, light, tense ...
Audience:
family friendly, kids
Plot:
unhappiness, escapades, adaptation, adventurer, adventure hero, problem solving, elementary school, friendship, safe
Time:
2020s
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Genre: Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
Olga, Katya, and Andrey have known each other since childhood. They moved to Moscow many years ago and have become successful. Olga is an actress, Katya works for a large-scale PR agency, and Andrey is a political analyst. They buy cars, take ...
Style:
serious, realistic, suspense, suspenseful, existential ...
Plot:
bittersweet, childhood, best friend, thirtysomething life, friends, unhappiness, unfulfillment, idealism, society, grudge, thirty something, boredom ...
Time:
80s, 21st century
Place:
moscow russia, ussr, russia
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country: India
Duration: 185 min.
Story:
Anjali is left heartbroken when her best friend and secret crush, Rahul, falls in love with Tina. Years later, Tina's young daughter tries to fulfil her mother's last wish of uniting Rahul and Anjali.
Style:
realistic, sentimental, semi serious, humorous, romantic ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
love triangle, tomboy, friendship, best friend, childhood friend, love, crumbling relationship, family life, youth, love and romance, unhappiness, couples ...
Time:
20th century, 90s
Place:
india, middle east, scotland, asia
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
When Gabriel and Emilie meet by chance, he offers her a ride, and they spend the evening talking, laughing and getting along famously. At the end of the night, Emilie declines Gabriel's offer of "a kiss without consequences". Emilie ...
Style:
realistic, humorous, touching, semi serious, erotic ...
Plot:
infidelity, longing, male female relationship, couple relations, couples, seduction, prostitute, unhappiness, dishonesty, love and romance, love affair, family relations ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, paris france, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Le Mirage is the perspective of a man in his thirties asking himself "what am I chasing?" Our society has become all about consumerism, if not excess. Success is determined by what and how much we have and "stuff" becomes the ...
Style:
contemplative
Plot:
sexual fantasy, money problems, infidelity, thirty something, unhappiness, depression, consumerism, social commentary, midlife crisis, emptiness, modern life, materialism ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
quebec
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Country: UK
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
Dennis and Gnasher is an animated British TV series based on characters from The Beano comic, It features the daily adventures of the rebellious schoolboy Dennis the Menace and his dog Gnasher.
Style:
humorous, lighthearted, slapstick, fast paced, retro ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly
Plot:
unhappiness, schoolboy, children, families, irreverent, high school life, misadventure, friendship, small town life, loyalty, boy, young boy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
britain, england
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22K
Genre: Drama, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Once a rising star of the rodeo circuit, and a gifted horse trainer, young cowboy Brady is warned that his riding days are over, after a horse crushed his skull at a rodeo. Back home on the Pine Ridge Reservation, with little desire or alternatives ...
Style:
suspenseful, touching, captivating, exciting, inspirational ...
Plot:
rodeo, horse, human animal relationship, horse riding, rodeo cowboy, riding accident, autism, prairie, horse trainer, father son relationship, cowboy, friendship ...
Time:
year 2017, 2010s, 21st century
Place:
south dakota
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse get kicked out of their home and relocate to a fancy New York hotel, where a scrappy employee named Kayla will lose her job if she can't evict Jerry before a high-class wedding at the hotel. Her solution? Hiring ...
Style:
slapstick comedy, humorous, entertaining, captivating, light ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
cartoon mouse, urban setting, rivalry, comedy duo, hotel, cat and mouse, piano, dog, city, damage, teamwork, chase ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
new york, manhattan new york city
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Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
High school kid, Thorvald, embarks on an effort to change the name of his school's sports and academic teams from the "Vikings", to something less offensive to Norwegians. It's a love story.
Style:
humorous, romantic, feel good, light, thought provoking ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
cheerleader, american football, bully, high school, teen romance, crush, friendship, coming of age, young love, police brutality, activist, racism ...
Time:
21st century
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Genre: Comedy
Country: Philippines
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
Angelina is a 7 year old brilliant and talented girl who is spoiled and a bully. Her first yaya (nanny) was hospitalized because of the girl's disobedience (A fire happened before she was hospitalized. Angelina was the cause of the fire because ...
Style:
captivating, humorous, funny, witty, entertaining
Plot:
rivalry, female boss, mother daughter relationship, fired from the job, gangster, student, teacher, nanny, father daughter relationship, unhappiness, police officer, school principal ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
the philippines
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Genre: Drama, Family
Country: China
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Zhao Guang is a hard-working chicken farmer whose self-made life has led him to dedicate himself to running the orphanage at his native Chinese village. His success with children leads him to local celebrity status, including a speech on national ...
Style:
thought provoking, sincere, captivating
Plot:
child, orphanage, philanthropist, runaway child, orphan, farm, unhappiness, adoption, child custody, society, custody, guardian ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story:
Drama - A career woman stuck in an unhappy marriage struggles to find happiness. - Chuti Tiu, Kipp Shiotani, Dana Lee
Style:
realistic, sincere, touching, serious, tense ...
Plot:
unfaithful wife, sex scene, culture clash, crumbling marriage, unsupportive spouse, couple relations, immigrant, sexual content, rebellion, unfulfillment, relationship vs career, infidelity ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa
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Genre: Comedy
Country: France
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Imagine, if you will, a somewhat contented married woman finding out her husband's infidelity during the celebration of a birthday party. That is what happens to Marie-France, when her husband, Henri, pulls out panties from his pocket to be ...
Style:
semi serious, humorous, realistic, touching
Plot:
couple relations, couples, family relations, uninvited guest, parent getting married, family problems, family in crisis, parents and children, unhappiness, grandmother granddaughter relationship, mother son relationship, parents separation ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Comedy
Country: UK
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
The second televised production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream" with Helen Mirren in the cast, although this time in a different role (Titania). In the 1968 production, which was released to movie theatres in Europe, but premiered in ...
Style:
romantic, lighthearted, fairy tale, poetic, whimsical
Plot:
shakespeare, unhappiness, magic, forest, supernatural, adaptation, literary, marriage, deception, reconciliation, mistaken identity, magic realism ...
Place:
athens greece
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: India
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Two mischievous middle-aged friends regularly stir up trouble in their village, causing chaos. A police constable tries to keep their antics under control.
Style:
buddy comedy, light hearted, situational comedy, sitcom, slapstick ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
unhappiness, friendship, small town life, social satire, escapism, slice of life, folklore
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA, Canada, South Korea, Germany
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
The New Woody Woodpecker Show is an animated television series based on the original cartoon by Walter Lantz, produced by Universal Cartoon Studios and aired from 1999 until 2002 on Fox Kids and BBC. It is an updated version of The Woody Woodpecker ...
Style:
slapstick, lighthearted, fast paced, sitcom, feel good ...
Audience:
kids, family friendly, family outing, preschool
Plot:
rivalry, unhappiness, children, rebirth, serial killer, mascot, silly humor, animal life, friends, disorder, goofy hero, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time:
90s
Place:
usa
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