Misanthrope movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant misanthrope movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, humorous, suspense, psychological, entertaining and weird films and TV shows about / with misanthrope, storytelling, mentor, dialogue, loneliness, redemption, drinking, drinking alcohol, obsession and friendship plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Romance genres shot in USA, France, Germany and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as misanthrope: As Good as It Gets (1997), Daria (1997), I Stand Alone (1998), Monster (2003), There Will Be Blood (2007), Gran Torino (2008), Taxi Driver (1976), American Psycho (2000), 10 Things I Hate About You (1999), Heathers (1989).

List of misanthrope movies

As Good as It Gets (1997)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 139 min.
Story: New York City. Melvin Udall, a cranky, bigoted, obsessive-compulsive writer, finds his life turned upside down when neighboring gay artist Simon is hospitalized and his dog is entrusted to Melvin. In addition, Carol, the only waitress who will ...
Style: feel good, touching, sentimental, sweet, inspirational ...
Audience: chick flick, date night, teens, girls' night, family outing
Plot: dog, mental illness, neighbor, friendship, writers, gender, artist, love story, depression, gay, single mother, waitress ...
Time: 90s, 20th century, year 1997
Place: new york, brooklyn new york city, usa, maryland, baltimore ...
Is relevant?
 8.1
 29K
Daria (1997)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Daria Morgendorffer lives with her stressed-out, career-fixated parents, Helen and Jake, and her relentlessly cute and popular little sister, Quinn. Daria and her fellow outcast and best friend, Jane Lane, attend Lawndale High School where they are ...
Style: clever, witty, cynical, adult cartoon, adult animation ...
Audience: teens, kids, pre-teens, adult
Plot: sarcasm, loner, social misfits, everyday life, teenage life, high school life, antisocial behavior, adolescence vs adulthood, lifestyle, teenage girl, teen angst, school ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Is relevant?
 7.2
 27K
I Stand Alone (1998)
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: France
Duration: 93 min.
Story: The Butcher (known from Noe's short film Carne) has done some time in jail after beating up the guy who tried to seduce his teenage mentally-handicapped daughter. Now he wants to start a new life. He leaves his daughter in an institution and ...
Style: depressing, disturbing, psychological, controversial, bloody ...
Audience: adult
Plot: sex, loneliness, butcher, revenge, incest, alienation, insanity, transgression, violent, existentialism, nihilism, extreme ...
Time: turn of the century, year 1998, 20th century, 80s
Place: paris france, france, europe
Is relevant?
 7.3
 172K
Monster (2003)
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA, Germany
Duration: 109 min.
Story: Aileen Wuornos is an emotionally scarred highway hooker who shoots a sadistic trick who rapes her and ultimately becomes America's first female serial killer.
Style: bleak, harsh, brutal, sexy, sad ...
Audience: date night, chick flick, teens, adult
Plot: serial killer, lesbian, female serial killer, homeless, prostitute, lesbian love, murder, mental illness, female killer, couples, rape, vengeance ...
Time: 80s, year 2003, 90s, 20th century, 2000s
Place: florida, usa, michigan, miami, ohio
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There Will Be Blood (2007)
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 158 min.
Story: Ruthless silver miner, turned oil prospector, Daniel Plainview moves to oil-rich California. Using his adopted son to project a trustworthy, family-man image, Plainview cons local landowners into selling him their valuable properties for a pittance. ...
Style: serious, cerebral, epic, visually stunning, gloomy ...
Audience: adult
Plot: oil, character study, greed, money, capitalism, rise to the top, ambition, rivalry, father son relationship, abusive father, impostor, mission ...
Time: 1900s, 20th century, turn of the century, middle ages, 19th century ...
Place: california, texas, pacific ocean, los angeles, america ...
Is relevant?
 8.1
 857K
Gran Torino (2008)
Genre: Drama
Country: Germany, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story: Walt Kowalski is a widower who holds onto his prejudices despite the changes in his Michigan neighborhood and the world around him. Kowalski is a grumpy, tough-minded, unhappy old man who can't get along with either his kids or his neighbors. ...
Style: serious, touching, emotional, suspense, harsh ...
Audience: chick flick, manly, teen drama, adult
Plot: gang, friendship, veteran, revenge, racism, old man, elderly, prejudice, car, war veteran, gangster, gunfight ...
Time: 2000s, year 2008, 21st century
Place: detroit, usa, michigan, italy, north america
Is relevant?
 8.2
 1.0M
Taxi Driver (1976)
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story: A mentally unstable Vietnam War veteran works as a night-time taxi driver in New York City where the perceived decadence and sleaze feeds his urge for violent action, attempting to save a preadolescent prostitute in the process.
Style: psychological, neo noir, bleak, atmospheric, cult classic ...
Audience: adult
Plot: loner, vigilante, character study, alienation, vigilantism, violence, obsession, loneliness, psychology, lone wolves, taxi, social decay ...
Time: 70s, year 1976, 20th century, year 1975
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa, america, harlem ...
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 7.6
 825K
American Psycho (2000)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: A wealthy New York investment banking executive hides his alternate psychopathic ego from his co-workers and friends as he escalates deeper into his illogical, gratuitous fantasies.
Style: psychological, disturbing, psychological thriller, bloody, twist ending ...
Audience: date night, adult
Plot: psychopath, serial killer, insanity, sociopath, satire, violence, dark humor, psycho killer, materialism, yuppie, nihilism, millionaire ...
Time: year 2000, 80s, 2000s, year 1987, y2k ...
Place: new york, yale university, manhattan new york city, america, seattle ...
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10 Things I Hate About You (1999)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: Bianca, a tenth grader, has never gone on a date, but she isn't allowed to go out with boys until her older sister Kat gets a boyfriend. The problem is, Kat rubs nearly everyone the wrong way. But Bianca and the guy she has her eye on, Joey, ...
Style: romantic, teen, romantic comedy, rom com, humorous ...
Audience: teens, chick flick, date night, girls' night, kids ...
Plot: high school, teenager, opposites attract, youth, fall in love, couples, teen romance, teenage life, enemies to lovers, love and romance, teenage love, initially antagonists ...
Time: y2k, year 1999, 20th century, 90s, 80s
Place: seattle, washington state, washington d.c., usa
Is relevant?
 7.1
 126K
Heathers (1989)
Genre: Comedy, Crime
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story: A girl who halfheartedly tries to be part of the "in crowd" of her school meets a rebel who teaches her a more devious way to play social politics: by killing the popular kids.
Style: black comedy, teen, witty, cult classic, dark comedy ...
Audience: teens, girls' night, chick flick, teen fantasy, adult ...
Plot: murder, high school, dark humor, suicide, murderous pair, teenage girl, coming of age, friendship, satire, teenage life, insanity, sociopath ...
Time: 80s, 20th century
Place: ohio, usa, california, canada
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The Accidental Tourist (1988)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: After the death of his son, Macon Leary, a travel writer, seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife, seems to be having trouble too, and thinks it would be best if the two would just split up. After the break up, Macon meets a ...
Style: sentimental, emotional, touching, melancholic, depressing ...
Audience: chick flick
Plot: dog, dysfunctional marriage, depression, eccentricity, grief, travel, writers, loss of son, death of son, loneliness, dysfunctional family, breakup ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, year 1988
Place: usa, paris france, maryland, london, baltimore ...
Is relevant?
 6.6
 59K
Spirited (2022)
Genre: Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: USA
Duration: 127 min.
Story: Each Christmas Eve, the Ghost of Christmas Present selects one dark soul to be reformed by a visit from three spirits. But this season, he picked the wrong Scrooge. Clint Briggs turns the tables on his ghostly host until Present finds himself ...
Style: entertaining, feel good, thought provoking, captivating, humorous ...
Plot: christmas, holiday, christmas eve, lost love, christmas season, charles dickens, ghost, boss, greed, loneliness, evil man, misanthrope ...
Time: 2020s, 80s, 1800s, victorian era
Place: new york
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 7.5
 103K
Midnight Run (1988)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 126 min.
Story: An accountant embezzles $15 million of mob money, jumps bail and is chased by bounty hunters, the FBI, and the Mafia.
Style: road movie, funny, cult classic, talky, witty ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: road trip, on the road, bounty hunter, chase, race against time, hitman, train, buddy cop, odd couple, partner, chases and races, mafia ...
Time: 80s, year 1988, 20th century
Place: las vegas, usa, new york, manhattan new york city, chicago ...
Is relevant?
 6.0
 246
Gaby Baby Doll (2014)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: France
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Gaby cannot stay alone ; she's afraid of the dark ,of everything .When her boyfriend leaves her (he wants to have sex with her and she gets on his nerves,because she only needs a protector),she's completely on her own .She's afraid of ...
Style: humorous, semi serious, realistic, feel good, psychological ...
Audience: date night
Plot: isolation, couple relations, couples, fall in love, countryside, love and romance, lone wolves, female protagonist, anxiety, loneliness, isolated house, social isolation ...
Time: 21st century
Place: france
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Returning for his fifth year of study at Hogwarts, Harry is stunned to find that his warnings about the return of Lord Voldemort have been ignored. Left with no choice, Harry takes matters into his own hands, training a small group of students – ...
Style: sexy, exciting, saga, teen, scenic ...
Audience: teens, family outing, kids, pre-teens, teen fantasy ...
Plot: witch, magic, magical, harry potter, coming of age, school, creature, boarding school, chosen one, boarding school life, wizards and magicians, good versus evil ...
Time: year 2007, year 1995, year 1996, 20th century, 90s ...
Place: london, england, scotland, europe
Is relevant?
 7.3
 195K
101 Dalmatians (1961)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 79 min.
Story: When a litter of dalmatian puppies are abducted by the minions of Cruella De Vil, the parents must find them before she uses them for a diabolical fashion statement.
Style: entertaining, fairy tale, sweet, light, feel good ...
Audience: kids, family outing, family friendly, toddlers, pre-teens ...
Plot: dog, dalmatian, pets, puppy, female villain, talking animal, chase, christmas, animal, cat, burglary, rescue ...
Time: year 1961, 20th century, 60s
Place: london, england, united kingdom, europe, big ben london ...
Is relevant?
 7.6
 45K
Hanna (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story: This thriller and coming-of-age drama follows the journey of an extraordinary young girl as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is. Based on the 2011 Joe Wright film.
Style: exciting, captivating, disturbing, suspense, action adventure ...
Audience: chick flick, boys' night, teen drama
Plot: young girl, teenage girl, vengeance, female assassin, murderer, child soldier, on the run, violence, danger, female fighter, daughter, female warrior ...
Time: 21st century
Place: england, europe
Is relevant?
 8.8
 4K
Upendra (1999)
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Psychological thriller.
Style: psychological thriller, cult classic, avant garde
Plot: narcissism, misanthrope, selfishness, sexist, narcissist, hypocrite, sexism, anti hero, metaphor, ego, hypocrisy, symbolism ...
Place: kannada
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Federico Fellini's 8½ (1963)
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 138 min.
Story: With 8 ½ Frederico Fellini leaves a self-portrait where dreams and reality are a mix. With help from a most excellent cast and unique scenery this self reflecting film is one of his master works.
Style: psychological, art house, cerebral, philosophical, surreal ...
Audience: date night
Plot: surrealism, childhood, filmmaking, midlife crisis, loneliness, stream of consciousness, flashback, memory, satire, catholic, dream, actress ...
Time: 20th century, year 1963, 60s, 1930s
Place: italy, europe, paris france, france, england ...
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The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)
Genre: Horror
Country: Netherlands
Duration: 92 min.
Story: During a stopover in Germany in the middle of a carefree road trip through Europe, two American girls find themselves alone at night when their car breaks down in the woods. Searching for help at a nearby villa, they are wooed into the clutches of a ...
Style: brutal, suspense, creepy, controversial, bloody ...
Audience: teens, adult
Plot: kidnapping, mad scientist, body horror, surgery, violence, victim, evil doctor, insanity, experiment gone awry, confined, sadism, sadistic horror ...
Time: year 2009, 2000s, 21st century
Place: germany, europe
Is relevant?
 6.7
 81K
Ghost Town (2008)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 102 min.
Story: Dentist, Bertram Pincus is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts.
Style: humorous, entertaining, feel good, sentimental, sexy ...
Audience: date night, chick flick
Plot: afterlife, ghost, seeing dead people, supernatural, haunted by the past, doctor, selflessness, untimely death, self involved, supernatural ability, encounter, loss of loved one ...
Time: year 2008, 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, america, manhattan new york city, egypt
Is relevant?
 7.0
 122K
Filth (2013)
Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: UK, Germany, Sweden, Belgium, USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story: A bigoted junkie cop suffering from bipolar disorder and drug addiction manipulates and hallucinates his way through the festive season in a bid to secure promotion and win back his wife and daughter.
Style: cynical, black comedy, dark comedy, surreal, sexual ...
Plot: addiction, insanity, drug abuse, antisocial behavior, dark humor, losing-it hero, corruption, manipulation, self destructing, drug, cocaine, corrupt cop ...
Time: year 2013, 21st century
Place: scotland, hamburg germany, edinburgh scotland, britain, new orleans
Is relevant?
 6.0
 1K
Steppenwolf (1974)
Genre: Drama
Country: Switzerland, UK, France, Italy, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: In the bourgeois circles of Europe after the Great War, can anything save the modern man? Harry Haller, a solitary intellectual, has all his life feared his dual nature of being human and being a beast. He's decided to die on his 50th birthday, ...
Style: surreal, existential, philosophical, manga, esoteric ...
Plot: existentialism, misanthropic man, mental disorder, introspection, spirituality, buddhism, jazz, midlife crisis, mental illness, redemption, split personality, unfulfillment ...
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 6.4
 113K
The Grinch (2018)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story: The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration.
Style: 3d animation, light, touching, entertaining, fairy tale ...
Audience: kids, pre-teens, family outing, teens, adult
Plot: christmas, new year, happy ending, holiday, regret, dog, guard dog, mountain, christmas season, best friend, winter, optimism ...
Time: 2010s
Is relevant?
 5.1
 64
Elephant (2019)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Russia
Duration: 79 min.
Story: In the center of the plot children's writer Valentin Shubin, accustomed to live in seclusion. His books about the elephant Mishka, written in his youth, enjoyed great success both at home and abroad. A series of random events causes a new surge ...
Style: melancholic, reflective, emotional, crying
Plot: writers, writer's block, solitude, introvert, character study, imagination, bittersweet, legacy, nostalgia, identity, fame, celebrity ...
Place: russia, st. petersburg russia
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Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 72 min.
Story: Mr. Freeze turns Killer Croc and Bane into super-sized monsters, and they bash their way through downtown Gotham until the Caped Crusader and his team of heroes join the fight in their giant robot mechs.
Style: psychotronic, captivating, suspense, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot: batman, good versus evil, super villain, gotham city, genius, criminal, doctor, talking computer, robot, police officer, superhero, green lantern ...
Time: future
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A Fine Madness (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story: A womanizing poet falls into the hands of a psychiatrist with a straying wife.
Style: retro, biting, cynical, psychological, semi serious ...
Plot: writers, psychiatrist, mental illness, adultery, writer's block, housewife, sexual attraction, voyeur, psychopath, 007, poet, estrangement ...
Time: year 1966, 60s
Place: manhattan new york city, new york, usa
Is relevant?
 4.1
 150
Primordial (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Horror, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story: Valerie Graves, a misanthropic, disillusioned woman in her mid-twenties, is haunted by sadistic urges that she has struggled to repress since childhood.
Style: independent film, gothic, suspense, psychological, tense ...
Plot: female killer, antisocial behavior, death of friend, tough girl, vigilantism, chase, one woman army, killing spree, mercilessness, murder, revenge, loner ...
Place: ohio
Is relevant?
 6.6
 7K
Dedication (2007)
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A modern love story in which a misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator after his best friend and collaborator passes away. As Henry struggles with letting go of the ghosts ...
Style: cynical, stylized, psychological, realistic, touching ...
Audience: teens, date night
Plot: writers, financial problem, friendship, mental illness, obsession, couples, holiday, opposites attract, writer's life, lifestyle, fall in love, artists and showbiz ...
Time: year 2007, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, boston, new jersey
Is relevant?
 5.7
 222K
Bad Teacher (2011)
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 92 min.
Story: A lazy, incompetent middle school teacher who hates her job and her students is forced to return to her job to make enough money for a boob job after her rich fiancé dumps her.
Style: funny, not serious, humorous, rom com, sexy ...
Audience: girls' night, teens, date night, chick flick, adult ...
Plot: selfish woman, school, bribery, profanity, sex scene, school teacher, teachers and students, sex, female protagonist, compulsive liar, female teacher, sexy teacher ...
Time: year 2011, 2010s, 21st century
Place: chicago, illinois, usa, new jersey
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