Free thinking movies and TV shows
The list contains the best, new and most relevant free thinking movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out melancholic, interesting, weird, thought provoking, talky and realistic films and TV shows about / with free thinking, dialogue, storytelling, mentor, loneliness, life philosophy, existentialism, friendship, redemption and depression plots mostly in Drama, Comedy and Fantasy genres shot in USA, France, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as free thinking: Dead Poets Society (1989), My Dinner with Andre (1981), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Mindwalk (1990), Barton Fink (1991), Slacker (1990), Dazed and Confused (1993), Children of Heaven (1997), Princess Mononoke (1997), SubUrbia (1996).
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List of free thinking movies
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 128 min.
Story:
At an elite, old-fashioned boarding school in New England, a passionate English teacher inspires his students to rebel against convention and seize the potential of every day, courting the disdain of the stern headmaster.
Style:
philosophical, sentimental, emotional, inspirational, intellectual ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, family outing, teen drama
Plot:
teacher, suicide, coming of age, literature, teachers and students, poetry, mentor, philosophy, poet, youth, dedicated educator, friendship ...
Time:
50s, 20th century, year 1959
Place:
vermont, new england, usa, harvard university
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Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Wallace Shawn and Andre Gregory, apparently playing themselves, share their lives over the course of an evening meal at a restaurant.
Style:
thought provoking, philosophical, intellectual, surreal, talky ...
Plot:
restaurant, food, existentialism, art, philosophy, melancholy, free thinking, dream, intrigue, game, existential crisis, city ...
Time:
20th century, 80s
Place:
new york, poland, manhattan new york city, usa, sahara
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A high school slacker pretends to be sick to skip school and have an exciting day off alongside his girlfriend and his best buddy through Chicago, while trying to outwit his obsessive school principal and his unconformited sister along the way.
Style:
feel good, entertaining, funny, light, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing, girls' night, chick flick ...
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, friendship, teacher, school, teenage girl, childhood, one day, teenage boy, skipping school, teenage angst ...
Time:
80s, 20th century
Place:
chicago illinois, usa, california, illinois
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A US politician visits his poet friend in Mont. St. Michael, France. While walking through the medieval island discussing their philosophies of life they happen upon Sonja, a scientist in recluse, who joins in their conversation. The two men listen ...
Style:
philosophical, psychological, talky, sexy, intellectual ...
Plot:
philosophy, politics, isolation, island, scientist, environment, technology, science, life, art, mentor, internet ...
Time:
future, 80s
Place:
france, europe
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
A renowned New York playwright is enticed to California to write for the movies and discovers the hellish truth of Hollywood.
Style:
surreal, psychological, neo noir, atmospheric, enigmatic ...
Plot:
twists and turns, hollywood, showbiz, murder, screenwriter, dark humor, neighbor, surrealism, serial killer, insanity, new job, film industry ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1941
Place:
los angeles, california, usa, new york, new york state
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22K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Presents a day in the life in Austin, Texas among its social outcasts and misfits, predominantly the twenty-something set, using a series of linear vignettes. These characters, who in some manner just don't fit into the establishment norms, ...
Style:
thought provoking, philosophical, surreal, cerebral, absurd ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
anarchist, anarchism, slacker, coming of age, philosophy, dream, existentialism, writers, loser, twenty something, teenager, satire ...
Time:
90s
Place:
texas, austin texas, usa, houston texas, dallas texas ...
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Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The adventures of a group of Texas teens on their last day of school in 1976, centering on student Randall Floyd, who moves easily among stoners, jocks and geeks. Floyd is a star athlete, but he also likes smoking weed, which presents a conundrum ...
Style:
feel good, talky, sentimental, realistic, funny ...
Audience:
teens, kids, teen drama
Plot:
coming of age, high school, teenager, adolescence vs adulthood, adolescence, party, friendship, weed, hippie, stoner, stoners, drugs ...
Time:
70s, year 1976, 80s, 20th century
Place:
texas, california, london, new jersey, austin texas ...
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Genre: Drama, Family, Sport
Country: Iran
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
Zohre's shoes are gone; her older brother Ali lost them. They are poor, there are no shoes for Zohre until they come up with an idea: they will share one pair of shoes, Ali's. School awaits...
Style:
realistic, touching, sincere, emotional, sentimental ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
childhood, children, poverty, school, life, unemployment, running, siblings relations, coming of age, financial problem, young heroes, secrets ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
iran, tehran iran, middle east, tokyo
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Ainu tribe, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to ...
Style:
anime, captivating, stylized, atmospheric, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, family outing, teens
Plot:
wolf, forest, mythology, human animal relationship, demon, nature, human spirit, talking animals, friendship, good versus evil, hopes, strong female character ...
Time:
15th century, 16th century, middle ages
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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10K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story:
A group of suburban teenagers try to support each other through the difficult task of becoming adults.
Style:
talky, realistic, poignant, philosophical, art house ...
Audience:
teens, teen drama
Plot:
punk, teenager, slacker, high school, drug addiction, friendship, college, suburbs, alienation, marijuana, mental illness, melancholy ...
Time:
90s
Place:
new jersey, texas, usa, new york, los angeles
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Four Newton brothers are a poor farmer family in the 1920s. The oldest of them, Willis, one day realizes that there's no future in the fields and offers his brothers to become a bank robbers. Soon the family agrees. They become very famous ...
Style:
sexy, unusual plot structure, visually appealing, humorous, entertaining ...
Plot:
gangsters, robbery, brothers, heist, bank robbery, brother brother relationship, bank robber, crime spree, criminal, justice, life & death, lone hero ...
Time:
1920s, 20th century, 1910s
Place:
texas, austin texas, canada, usa, chicago illinois ...
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: USA, New Zealand
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Chris Neilson dies to find himself in a heaven more amazing than he could have ever dreamed of. There is one thing missing: his wife. After he dies, his wife, Annie killed herself and went to hell. Chris decides to risk eternity in hades for the ...
Style:
surreal, philosophical, touching, inspirational, emotional ...
Audience:
teens, chick flick
Plot:
afterlife, heaven and hell, life philosophy, life & death, redemption, love, death, destiny, metaphysics, true love, spirituality, husband wife reunion ...
Time:
90s
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Norway, Sweden
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
Sofie is an ordinary Norwegian girl. One day she recieves a video tape on which a certain Alberto Knox talks directly to her from ancient Greece. They then start to meet at different occasions and throughout the film, Alberto takes Sofie on an ...
Style:
thought provoking, serious, retro, contemplative
Audience:
teens
Plot:
free thinking, wisdom, nerd, philosophy, leonardo da vinci, coming of age, mysterious character, youth, riddles and clues, teaching the ways of the world, ancient history, robin hood ...
Time:
20th century, 19th century, middle ages
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Genre: Biography, Drama
Country: UK, France, USA
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while he still can, but his brother lives in ...
Style:
road movie, feel good, touching, emotional, motivational ...
Audience:
teens, kids, family outing
Plot:
road trip, disney, old age, on the road, small town, brother brother relationship, family feud, illness, reconciliation, travel, nature, highway ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
iowa, mississippi, usa, wisconsin
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Genre: Comedy, Fantasy
Country: France, USA
Duration: 63 min.
Story:
The end of the millenium has taken on a certain significance in modern day prophecies. What happens if Jesus Christ has second thoughts about the Apocalypse? It is December 31, 1999 and New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus ...
Style:
humorous, surreal, enigmatic, futuristic, sexy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
apocalypse, life philosophy, hopes, society, introspection, moral dilemma, human nature, rivalry, destiny, legends and myths, save the world, religions or cults ...
Time:
year 1999, year 2000
Place:
new york, usa, empire state building manhattan new york city, jerusalem
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Genre: Drama
Country: Italy, France
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
A psychoanalyst and his family go through profound emotional trauma when their son dies in a scuba diving accident.
Style:
touching, sincere, emotional, sad, meditative ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
psychoanalysis, regret, loss of son, psychology, grief, parents and children, marriage crisis, family problems, overcoming, hopes, redemption, family in crisis ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
italy, europe
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Waking Life is about a young man in a persistent lucid dream-like state. The film follows its protagonist as he initially observes and later participates in philosophical discussions that weave together issues like reality, free will, our ...
Style:
philosophical, psychedelic, psychological, surreal, stylized ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
philosophy, existentialism, surrealism, dream, alternate reality, lucid dream, psychology, life philosophy, imagination, consciousness, lifestyle, trippy ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
texas
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130K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
66-year-old Warren Schmidt is a retired insurance salesman and has no particular plans other than to drive around in the motor home his wife insisted they buy. He's not altogether bitter, but not happy either, as everything his wife does annoys ...
Style:
road movie, sad, depressing, meditative, melancholic ...
Plot:
road trip, wedding, on the road, family life, existentialism, depression, life philosophy, parenthood, philosophy, workplace, changing lives, fish out of water ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
nebraska, colorado, california, kansas, denver colorado
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 86 min.
Story:
A three-character ensemble piece set within the confines of a tawdry motor lodge in Lansing, Michigan. After 10 years apart, three disparate people come together to play out the unresolved drama of their final days in high school. Intrigued, we ...
Style:
psychological, tense, suspenseful, sincere, cerebral ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
rape, obsession, high school, manipulation, friends, childhood sweetheart, guilt, drugs, blackmail, criminal, love triangle, confession ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
michigan, oakland california
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Genre: Animation, Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
An undercover cop in a not-too-distant future becomes involved with a dangerous new drug and begins to lose his own identity as a result.
Style:
psychological, psychedelic, philosophical, bleak, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
cyberpunk, drug abuse, losing-it hero, schizophrenia, addiction, drugs, society, twists and turns, fighting crime, hallucination, undercover, future dystopia ...
Time:
future, near future, 21st century
Place:
california, usa, san diego california
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Genre: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Norway, Iceland
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Forty-year-old Andreas arrives in a strange city with no memory of how he got there. He is presented with a job, an apartment - even a wife. But before long, Andreas notices that something is wrong. Andreas makes an attempt to escape the city, but ...
Style:
surreal, psychological, enigmatic, philosophical, art house ...
Plot:
parallel universe, exile, suicide attempt, accountant, nightmare, alone in the world, emotionless, new job, isolation, confined, captivity, confusion ...
Time:
future
Place:
argentina
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244K
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind and water. It is cold enough to crack stones, and, when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the ...
Style:
bleak, harsh, rough, depressing, gloomy ...
Plot:
survival, apocalypse, post apocalypse, distopia, father son relationship, cannibalism, catastrophe, suspense, starvation, journey, on the road, thief ...
Time:
future
Place:
canada, usa
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132K
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In 1964, a Catholic school nun questions a priest's ambiguous relationship with a troubled young student, suspecting him of abuse. He denies the charges, and much of the film's quick-fire dialogue tackles themes of religion, morality, and ...
Style:
sincere, psychological, clever, enigmatic, bleak ...
Plot:
priest, clergy, suspense, religion, sexual abuse, nun, teacher, guilt, pedophilia, pedophile, catholic, school ...
Time:
60s, victorian era, year 1964, 20th century
Place:
new york, usa, bronx new york city
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Genre: Adventure, Drama
Country: Canada
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Ben Tyler (Joshua Jackson) has been diagnosed with cancer. With a grim chance of survival in the best case scenario even if he immediately begins treatment, he instead decides to take a motorcycle trip from Toronto through the Canadian prairies to ...
Style:
road movie, realistic, sexy, meditative, philosophical ...
Audience:
teens, kids
Plot:
motorcycle, travel, self discovery, road trip, terminal illness, cancer, on the road, depression, solitude, beautiful scenery, coming of age, love story ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
canada, pacific ocean, toronto ontario canada, british columbia
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24K
Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: USA, Germany, Poland
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.
Style:
touching, emotional, sentimental, talky, psychological ...
Plot:
small town, solitude, funeral director, life philosophy, character study, death, uncover truth, gossip and rumors, haunted by the past, dealing with death, mysterious character, unfulfillment ...
Time:
20th century, year 1938, 1920s, 1930s
Place:
tennessee, california, usa, appalachia
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Genre: Drama
Country: Spain
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Daniel - a recent university graduate with Down's Syndrome - falls in love on his first day at work in the Department of Social Services. Laura is an outsider who spends her nights in the city's crowded clubs and singles' bars, ...
Style:
serious, touching, sincere, realistic, captivating ...
Plot:
mentally challenged, disability, love, looking for love, love and romance, fall in love, friends, hopes, unfulfilled love, society, college graduate, friendship ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, iberian peninsula
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Genre: Drama, Mystery
Country: Iran, France
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
The mysterious disappearance of a kindergarten teacher during a picnic in the north of Iran is followed by a series of misadventures for her fellow travelers.
Style:
serious, psychological, realistic, atmospheric, captivating ...
Plot:
missing person, matchmaking, arranged marriage, family relations, friendship, guilt, journey, parents and children, love and romance, couple relations, couples, teacher ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
iran, middle east
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34K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Spain, USA
Duration: 123 min.
Story:
When his son dies while hiking the famed Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route in the Pyrenees, Tom flies to France to claim the remains. Looking for insights into his estranged child’s life, he decides to complete the 500-mile mountain trek to ...
Style:
emotional, poignant, touching, thought provoking, scenic ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
travel, road trip, journey, self discovery, redemption, grief, death of son, survival, religion, loneliness, life & death, destiny ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
spain, france, iberian peninsula, california, europe
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22K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Finland, France, Germany
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
Marcel Marx, a former bohemian and struggling author, has given up his literary ambitions and relocated to the port city Le Havre. He leads a simple life based around his wife Arletty, his favourite bar and his not too profitable profession as a ...
Style:
sentimental, thought provoking, romantic, surreal, atmospheric ...
Plot:
poverty, friendship, refugee, human spirit, working class, elderly, society, goodhearted, social misfits, misfit, bohemian life, on the run ...
Time:
year 2009, 70s, 21st century
Place:
france, paris france, london, tokyo, latin america ...
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61K
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
In small-town Texas, affable and popular mortician Bernie Tiede strikes up a friendship with Marjorie Nugent, a wealthy widow well known for her sour attitude. When she becomes controlling and abusive, Bernie goes to great lengths to remove himself ...
Style:
witty, semi serious, humorous, light, clever ...
Plot:
dark humor, small town, murder, embezzlement, hidden corpse, confession of crime, prison visit, district attorney, greed, character study, unlikely couple, investigation ...
Time:
90s, 20th century
Place:
california, austin texas, usa, texas
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