Midlife crisis movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant midlife crisis movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, semi serious, inspirational, humorous, touching and sincere films and TV shows about / with midlife crisis, unfulfillment, family relations, husband wife relationship, couples, marriage, friendship, love and romance, love and infidelity plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as midlife crisis: The Family Man (2000), American Beauty (1999), Another Woman (1988), 10 (1979), Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011), Eat Pray Love (2010), Wonder Boys (2000), Falling Down (1993), Breathe In (2013), Lost in Translation (2003).

List of midlife crisis movies

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 6.8
 119K
The Family Man (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story: Jack's lavish, fast-paced lifestyle changes one Christmas night when he stumbles into a grocery store holdup and disarms the gunman. The next morning he wakes up in bed lying next to Kate, his college sweetheart he left in order to pursue his ...
Style: feel good, touching, inspirational, sweet, sentimental ...
Audience: family outing, date night, chick flick, teens
Plot: christmas, midlife crisis, road not taken, destiny, parallel universe, life changing experience, alternate reality, lost love, fish out of water, lifestyle change, time travel, family relations ...
Time: year 2000, 90s, 20th century, 80s, 2000s ...
Place: new jersey, usa, manhattan new york city, new york
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 8.3
 1.2M
American Beauty (1999)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.
Style: melancholic, thought provoking, dark comedy, sexual, dramatic ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama ...
Plot: midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, existentialism, age difference, obsession, loneliness, coming of age, older man younger woman relationship, nymphet, dysfunctional marriage, adultery, older man young girl relationship ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1999, year 2013
Place: usa, america, los angeles, iran
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 7.2
 15K
Another Woman (1988)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 81 min.
Story: Marion is a woman who has learned to shield herself from her emotions. She rents an apartment to work undisturbed on her new book, but by some acoustic anomaly she can hear all that is said in the next apartment in which a psychiatrist holds his ...
Style: psychological, realistic, meditative, talky, depressing ...
Plot: midlife crisis, writers, depression, eavesdropping, psychology, psychiatrist, self discovery, human nature, dysfunctional family, infidelity, melancholy, psychoanalysis ...
Time: 20th century, year 1988, 80s
Place: new york, usa
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 6.1
 19K
10 (1979)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: A Hollywood songwriter goes through a mid-life crisis and becomes infatuated with a sexy blonde newlywed.
Style: sexy, sex comedy, sensual, erotic, funny ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: midlife crisis, beach, honeymoon, voyeur, songwriter, wedding, sex, composer, surprise birthday party, dentist, swimming pool, extramarital affair ...
Time: year 1979, 70s, 20th century
Place: california, mexico, latin america, beverly hills
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Crazy, Stupid, Love. (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: Cal Weaver is living the American dream. He has a good job, a beautiful house, great children and a beautiful wife, named Emily. Cal's seemingly perfect life unravels, however, when he learns that Emily has been unfaithful and wants a divorce. ...
Style: romantic, feel good, funny, light, touching ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night
Plot: divorce, womanizer, love and romance, infidelity, happy ending, dating, marriage, love, couples, adultery, flirting, midlife crisis ...
Time: 2010s, year 2011, 21st century
Place: los angeles, california, iran, usa
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 5.8
 105K
Eat Pray Love (2010)
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 133 min.
Story: Liz Gilbert had everything a modern woman is supposed to dream of having – a husband, a house and a successful career – yet like so many others, she found herself lost, confused and searching for what she really wanted in life. Newly divorced ...
Style: inspirational, romantic, touching, road movie, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night, family friendly, teens, date night, chick flick
Plot: self discovery, travel, midlife crisis, lifestyle change, love, female protagonist, journey, starting over, introspection, changing lives, life, fall in love ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place: italy, india, indonesia, bali, rome italy ...
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 7.2
 66K
Wonder Boys (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA, Germany, UK, Japan
Duration: 107 min.
Story: Grady (Michael Douglas) is a 50-ish English professor who hasn't had a thing published in years -- not since he wrote his award winning "Great American Novel" 7 years ago. This weekend proves even worse than he could imagine as he ...
Style: melancholic, realistic, talky, humorous, dark comedy ...
Audience: date night
Plot: midlife crisis, professor, college, adultery, gay, coming of age, divorce, gay interest, university, alienation, literature, prodigy ...
Time: 20th century, y2k, year 2000, 90s, 2000s
Place: pittsburgh, pennsylvania, usa
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 7.6
 205K
Falling Down (1993)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, France, UK
Duration: 113 min.
Story: On the day of his daughter's birthday, William "D-Fens" Foster is trying to get to the home of his estranged ex-wife to see his daughter. His car breaks down, so he leaves his car in a traffic jam in Los Angeles and decides to walk. ...
Style: psychological, rough, suspense, disturbing, black comedy ...
Audience: manly, date night
Plot: rage, vigilante, anger, violence, midlife crisis, alienation, heat wave, social commentary, character study, traffic jam, urban decay, obsession ...
Time: 90s, 80s, 20th century
Place: los angeles, california, persia, usa
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 6.3
 16K
Breathe In (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 98 min.
Story: When a foreign exchange student arrives in a small upstate New York town, she challenges the dynamics of her host family's relationships and alters their lives forever.
Style: serious, gloomy, captivating, realistic, heartbreaking ...
Plot: older man younger woman relationship, age difference, midlife crisis, teenage girl, age-gap relationship, couples, musician, older man young girl relationship, husband wife relationship, forbidden love, music teacher, teacher student relationship ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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Lost in Translation (2003)
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, offbeat, psychological, artsy ...
Audience: date night, girls' night, chick flick, family friendly
Plot: loneliness, midlife crisis, age difference, friendship, older man younger woman relationship, alienation, fish out of water, love story, unlikely couple, self discovery, relationships, adultery ...
Time: year 2003, 2000s, 21st century
Place: japan, tokyo, asia, america, yale university ...
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Day of the Wacko (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Poland
Duration: 93 min.
Story: It is a bitter story about a middle-aged man, who hates his life and other people, including himself. Adam Miauczynski, the character known from director Marek Koterski's previous films, is a 44 year-old teacher, who reads poetry during school ...
Style: tragicomedy, humorous, cynical, independent film, existential ...
Plot: midlife crisis, alienation, nothing goes right, social satire, loner, teacher, obsession, polish, burnout, self loathing, paranoia, mental illness ...
Time: year 2002, middle ages
Place: poland, warsaw poland, eastern europe, central europe
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 7.1
 106K
Broken Flowers (2005)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Mystery, Romance
Country: France, USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: As the devoutly single Don Johnston is dumped by his latest girlfriend, he receives an anonymous pink letter informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him.
Style: melancholic, road movie, emotional, atmospheric, sincere ...
Plot: midlife crisis, loneliness, travel, on the road, single parent, illegitimate son, road trip, flowers, quest, divorce, haunted by the past, anonymous letter ...
Time: year 2005, 2000s, 90s, 21st century
Place: new jersey, france
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Monday Morning (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France, Italy
Duration: 120 min.
Story: A story told quietly of Vincent a welder at a large and seemingly toxic plant along the Rhône, living in a village with his sons, wife, and mother, saying little to each other.
Style: humorous, psychological, sincere, captivating, road movie ...
Plot: midlife crisis, factory, friendship, working class, human nature, lifestyle, couple relations, social differences, crumbling marriage, parents and children, painting, alienation ...
Time: year 2002
Place: venice, europe, italy, egypt
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 6.3
 17K
Solitary Man (2009)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: A car magnate watches his personal and professional life hit the skids because of his business and romantic indiscretions.
Style: independent film, sexy, relaxing, cult classic, semi serious ...
Audience: adult
Plot: midlife crisis, divorce, womanizer, aging, loneliness, sex addict, family drama, business, obsession, character study, bankrupt, game playing ...
Time: year 2009, 21st century
Place: usa, boston, macau, new york, manhattan new york city
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 7.0
 13K
Being Julia (2004)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: Canada, USA, Hungary, UK
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Julia Lambert is a true diva: beautiful, talented, weathly and famous. She has it all - including a devoted husband who has mastermined her brilliant career - but after years of shining in the spotlight she begins to suffer from a severe case of ...
Style: period piece, stylized, emotional, entertaining, witty ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: midlife crisis, older woman younger man relationship, theater, loneliness, women, complex characters, actor's life, love, art, adultery, backstage, vengeance ...
Time: 1930s, year 2004, 20th century, year 1938
Place: england, europe, london, west end london
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 7.4
 31K
Another Year (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 129 min.
Story: Mike Leigh’s much praised 2010 tragicomical drama. During a year, a very content couple approaching retirement are visited by friends and family less happy with their lives.
Style: emotional, touching, meditative, psychological, sincere ...
Plot: midlife crisis, friendship, jealousy, marriage, everyday life, family life, parents and children, suffering, loneliness, character study, desperation, divorce ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 90s, 21st century
Place: london, europe, england, paris france, ireland ...
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Yi Yi: A One and a Two... (2000)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: Taiwan, Japan
Duration: 173 min.
Story: Each member of a family in Taipei asks hard questions about life's meaning as they live through everyday quandaries.
Style: touching, art house, philosophical, depressing, lyrical ...
Plot: midlife crisis, first love, existentialism, wedding, children, dysfunctional family, coma, lovers reunited, love, photography, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, marital crisis ...
Time: 2000s, 90s
Place: japan, taipei, east asia, asia, tokyo ...
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 7.0
 149K
A Serious Man (2009)
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: dark comedy, black comedy, philosophical, ironic, cynical ...
Plot: midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, professor, rabbi, teacher, suburban life, divorce, marijuana, religion, mysticism, life, neighbor ...
Time: year 2009, 60s, 2000s, 90s, 20th century ...
Place: minnesota, usa, poland, bolivia, israel ...
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 6.5
 19K
Brad's Status (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Although Brad has a satisfying career, a sweet wife and a comfortable life in suburban Sacramento, things aren't quite what he imagined during his college glory days. When he accompanies his musical prodigy son on a university tour, he ...
Style: captivating, humorous, thought provoking, light, cult classic ...
Plot: father son relationship, midlife crisis, old friend, musician, jealousy, envy, wealth, introspection, husband wife relationship, group of friends, college professor, friendship ...
Place: sacramento california, harvard university, boston
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The Housekeeper (2002)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 91 min.
Story: After his wife leaves him for another man, Jacques hires a housekeeper, Laura, to keep his Paris apartment in order. As he starts increasing her hours and spending more time with her on her days off, Jacques is torn between the pleasure of ...
Style: sentimental, harsh, semi serious, touching, realistic ...
Plot: self discovery, infidelity, midlife crisis, housekeeper, father daughter relationship, human nature, love affair, beach volleyball, fall in love, couple relations, starting over, older man younger woman relationship ...
Time: year 2002, 2000s
Place: france, paris france, europe, brittany
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 6.1
 5K
Rock'n Roll (2017)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Family
Country: France
Duration: 123 min.
Story: Guillaume Canet is told by a young co-star that he's no longer Rock'n' Roll and can't sell films anymore. He then tries to prove her wrong and gets help from his girlfriend, Marion Cotillard.
Style: humorous, entertaining, sincere, captivating, feel good ...
Plot: midlife crisis, actor, producer, director, actress, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, friend, love, plastic surgery, male female relationship, family relations, love and romance ...
Time: year 2017
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All Night Long (1981)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Executive George Dupler loses his temper and is demoted to the night manager at a 24 hour drugstore. After he suggests to his teenage son Freddie that he stop having an affair with suburban housewife Cheryl Gibbons, who is a distant cousin, Cheryl ...
Style: semi serious, humorous, touching, realistic, feel good ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: infidelity, midlife crisis, love affair, nightlife, human nature, love and romance, couples, lifestyle, unsupportive spouse, unfulfillment, jealousy, adultery ...
Time: 80s, year 1981
Place: california, los angeles, usa
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 6.3
 18K
Wakefield (2016)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A man's nervous breakdown causes him to leave his wife and live in his attic for several months.
Style: serious, psychological, sad, depressing, suspense ...
Plot: jealousy, loneliness, marriage, missing person, street life, attic, nervous breakdown, midlife crisis, hiding, absent father, neighbor, widow ...
Place: manhattan new york city
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 6.7
 48K
Swimming Pool (2003)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: France, UK
Duration: 102 min.
Story: In the middle of this amusing thriller is a relationship between two different types of females, one is a well know British author and the other is a sex-crazed French teen. The two get into some relationship trouble while living together in this ...
Style: sexy, sensual, ambiguous ending, art house, suspense ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, adult
Plot: murder, twists and turns, swimming, swimming pool, writers, sex, obsession, porn, self discovery, writer's life, lust, voyeurism ...
Time: year 2003, 21st century
Place: france, cote d'azur, europe, south of france, london ...
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 6.6
 51K
The Beaver (2011)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, United Arab Emirates
Duration: 91 min.
Story: Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black (Mel Gibson) begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter (Anton Yelchin) pushes for his ...
Style: touching, depressing, emotional, sentimental, psychological ...
Plot: depression, mental illness, midlife crisis, dysfunctional family, family drama, psychology, mental disorder, solitude, adaptation, happy ending, family relations, losing-it hero ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place: usa
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Mrs. Fletcher (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 31 min.
TV show
Story: A dual coming-of-age comedy exploring the impact of internet porn and social media, Mrs. Fletcher follows empty nest divorcée Eve Fletcher — as she reinvents her life to find the happiness and sexual fulfillment that’s eluded her, and her ...
Style: humorous, romantic, social, erotic, exciting ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night
Plot: midlife crisis, sexual fantasy, porn, older woman younger man relationship, sex, older woman younger man sex, single mother, coming of age, social relations, youth, adaptation, relationships ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
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Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop, Alabama in the ...
Style: feel good, sentimental, touching, captivating, inspirational ...
Audience: chick flick, girls' night, kids, teen drama
Plot: friendship, small town, lesbian, feminism, self discovery, small town life, cannibalism, female bonding, midlife crisis, female protagonist, discrimination, lesbian love ...
Time: 1920s, 90s, year 1991, 20th century
Place: alabama, southern usa, usa, georgia, louisiana
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 8.5
 82K
Louie (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Louis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.
Style: humorous, sitcom, sincere, dark comedy, clever ...
Plot: loneliness, performer's life, dark humor, midlife crisis, comedian, family relations, city life, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, disorder, frustration, parenthood ...
Time: 2000s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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 7.1
 41K
The Big Chill (1983)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Kevin Kline and Glenn Close star as Harold and Sarah Cooper, a couple whose marital troubles are put on hold while they host an unhappy reunion of former college pals gathered for the funeral of one of their own, a suicide victim named Alex. As the ...
Style: realistic, weeping, cult classic, talky, clever ...
Plot: friendship, funeral, midlife crisis, regret, group of friends, suicide, grief, yuppie, reunited friends, mourning, husband wife relationship, death of friend ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, year 1983, 60s
Place: south carolina, middle east, usa
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 7.9
 171K
Before Midnight (2013)
Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA, Greece
Duration: 109 min.
Story: We meet Jesse and Celine nine years on in Greece. Almost two decades have passed since their first meeting on that train bound for Vienna.
Style: meditative, philosophical, sentimental, romantic, atmospheric ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, girls' night
Plot: marriage, summer vacation, writers, hotel room, hotel, midlife crisis, couple relations, existentialism, relationships, love story, divorce, conversation ...
Time: 2010s, year 2013, 90s, 21st century
Place: greece, mediterranean sea, paris france, chicago
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