Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "character-tired-of-life"

1. Manchester by the Sea (2016)

R | 137 min | Drama

A depressed uncle is asked to take care of his teenage nephew after the boy's father dies.

Director: Kenneth Lonergan | Stars: Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges

Votes: 314,999 | Gross: $47.70M

2. Chungking Express (1994)

PG-13 | 102 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama

Two melancholic Hong Kong policemen fall in love: one with a mysterious female underworld figure, the other with a beautiful and ethereal waitress at a late-night restaurant he frequents.

Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Brigitte Lin, Takeshi Kaneshiro, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Faye Wong

Votes: 96,334 | Gross: $0.60M

3. The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)

PG | 76 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy

Jack Skellington, king of Halloween Town, discovers Christmas Town, but his attempts to bring Christmas to his home causes confusion.

Director: Henry Selick | Stars: Danny Elfman, Chris Sarandon, Catherine O'Hara, William Hickey

Votes: 375,967 | Gross: $75.08M

4. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

R | 101 min | Crime, Drama

A pharmacy-robbing dope fiend and his crew pop pills and evade the law.

Director: Gus Van Sant | Stars: Matt Dillon, Kelly Lynch, James Le Gros, Heather Graham

Votes: 40,814 | Gross: $4.73M

5. Happy Together (1997)

Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Romance

A couple take a trip to Argentina but both men find their lives drifting apart in opposite directions.

Director: Kar-Wai Wong | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Chang Chen, Gregory Dayton

Votes: 34,194 | Gross: $0.19M

6. Cría Cuervos (1976)

PG | 105 min | Drama

In the twilight of Francisco Franco's dictatorship, an 8-year-old orphan and her two sisters find shelter in the house of their stern aunt and try their best to acclimatize to a new reality. Can they summon up the courage to grow up?

Director: Carlos Saura | Stars: Ana Torrent, Conchita Pérez, Mayte Sanchez, Geraldine Chaplin

Votes: 11,434

7. Identification of a Woman (1982)

Not Rated | 130 min | Drama, Romance

A director's wife leaves him. He pursues another woman who also departs. This inspires a movie idea about women's relationships. He searches for an actress to star in the film and his life.

Director: Michelangelo Antonioni | Stars: Tomas Milian, Daniela Silverio, Christine Boisson, Lara Wendel

Votes: 3,249

8. The State of Things (1982)

121 min | Drama

The crew is running out of money to finish their film.

Director: Wim Wenders | Stars: Allen Garfield, Samuel Fuller, Isabelle Weingarten, Rebecca Pauly

Votes: 3,628 | Gross: $6.00M

9. This Is Not a Burial, It's a Resurrection (2019)

Not Rated | 120 min | Drama

When her village is threatened with forced resettlement due to reservoir construction, an 80-year-old widow finds a new will to live and ignites the spirit of resilience within her community.

Director: Lemohang Jeremiah Mosese | Stars: Mary Twala, Jerry Mofokeng, Makhaola Ndebele, Tseko Monaheng

Votes: 1,463

10. Hollywood Sex Fantasy (2001)

R | 99 min | Comedy, Romance

The story of a Hollywood star who, tired of his lifestyle, one night encounters his doppelganger leading to a role switch so the star can slip away for some alone time leaving the double to indulge in his fantasies.

Director: Kelley Cauthen | Stars: Robert Allen, Tracy Ryan, Zay Harding, Teanna Kai

Votes: 246

11. In Praise of Love (2001)

PG | 97 min | Drama

An author works on a project on the subject of love, and, in the process, crosses paths with a former love in his life.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard | Stars: Bruno Putzulu, Cécile Camp, Jean Davy, Françoise Verny

Votes: 3,028 | Gross: $0.25M

12. Le garçon sur le quai (2023)

13 min | Short, Drama, Romance

One night, on a bridge in Paris, a young man wants to kill himself. But a young woman prevents him from ending his life.

Director: Claude Chamis | Stars: Farid Deghiche, Alicja Jablonska