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Requiem for a Dream

Requiem for a Dream is a 2000 psychological drama focusing on four individuals struggling with drug addiction. The narra...

Drama Psychological Dark 2000S

8.2 Great

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Nobody Knows

Nobody Knows is a Japanese drama focusing on a family of four children living alone in Tokyo. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-...

Drama Japan Psychological Tragedy

8.2 Great

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About Elly

Elly is a 2009 Iranian drama by Asghar Farhadi that examines fractured relationships within a family struggling with sec...

Drama Humanity Psychological Family Drama

8.1 Great

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A Beautiful Mind

A Beautiful Mind is a 2001 biographical drama depicting the life of mathematician John Nash. The film portrays Nash’s pr...

Drama Mathematics Award Winning Psychological

8.0 Great

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Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York depicts an aging theater director’s obsessive creation of a sprawling, realistic stage production i...

Drama Long Form Psychological Experimental

7.8 Good

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First Reformed

First Reformed depicts the struggles of a rural Protestant minister confronting personal grief and broader societal anxi...

Drama Psychological Thriller Religious

7.8 Good

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The Children's Hour

“The Children’s Hour” tells the story of two teacher sisters who, in a moment of childish fantasy, falsely accuse a clas...

Drama Psychological Coming Of Age 1960S

7.7 Good

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Sideways

Sideways is a 2004 film depicting a journey through Santa Barbara County wine country undertaken by two men, Miles Raymo...

Character Driven Drama Wine Country Comedy Drama

7.6 Good

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Quiz Show

Quiz Show depicts the events surrounding the 1950s Twenty-One quiz show scandal, based on the investigations into allega...

Drama Psychological 1990S 1950S

7.5 Good

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Syriana

Syriana is a 2005 thriller directed by Stephen Gaghan, adapted from Robert Baer’s memoir. The film features an ensemble...

Drama Corporate International Award Winning

7.2 Good

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The Kite Runner

The Kite Runner recounts the experiences of Amir, a wealthy boy in Kabul, grappling with past actions regarding his loya...

Drama Psychological Coming Of Age 2000S

7.2 Good

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Locke

The film follows a man, played by Tom Hardy, who undertakes a perilous journey while simultaneously managing multiple ur...

Character Driven Drama Psychological Thriller

7.2 Good

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House of Sand and Fog

House of Sand and Fog is a suspenseful drama examining the destructive consequences of unresolved trauma and desperation...

Drama Psychological Crime Thriller

7.2 Good

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Runaway Jury

Runaway Jury is a 2003 legal thriller based on John Grisham’s novel. The film depicts a contest between lawyers, includi...

Trial Drama Political 2000S

7.1 Good

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The Believer

The Believer recounts the transformation of Daniel Balint, a man who embraces neo-Nazi ideology. Based on the life of Da...

Drama Psychological True Story Coming Of Age

7.1 Good

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Mr. Brooks

Mr. Brooks is a 2007 psychological thriller centered around a wealthy businessman who secretly leads a double life as a...

Drama Psychological Thriller 2000S Complex Character

6.8 Fair

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The Emperor's Club

The Emperor's Club is a 2000 film exploring power dynamics within an elite American preparatory school. It portrays a te...

Drama Education Satire Psychological

6.8 Fair

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The Professor and the Madman

The Professor and the Madman is a 2019 biographical drama film detailing the complex relationship between William Bates,...

Drama Mystery Psychological Historical

6.5 Fair

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Rendition

Rendition is a 2007 thriller concerning the CIA’s use of extraordinary rendition. It depicts the case of Khalid El-Masri...

South Africa Drama Espionage Psychological

6.3 Fair

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Bobby

Bobby is a 2006 drama depicting the events surrounding the shooting of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador...

Drama Historical Political Thriller

6.3 Fair