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1. A Beautiful Mind (2001)

PG-13 | 135 min | Biography, Drama, Mystery

A mathematical genius, John Nash made an astonishing discovery early in his career and stood on the brink of international acclaim. But the handsome and arrogant Nash soon found himself on a harrowing journey of self-discovery.

Director: Ron Howard | Stars: Russell Crowe, Ed Harris, Jennifer Connelly, Christopher Plummer

Votes: 987,311 | Gross: $170.74M

2. 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: 313,916 | Gross: $47.70M

3. The Banshees of Inisherin (2022)

R | 114 min | Comedy, Drama

Two lifelong friends find themselves at an impasse when one abruptly ends their relationship, with alarming consequences for both of them.

Director: Martin McDonagh | Stars: Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Kerry Condon, Pat Shortt

Votes: 253,249

4. Mid90s (2018)

R | 85 min | Comedy, Drama

Follows Stevie, a thirteen-year-old in 1990s-era Los Angeles who spends his summer navigating between his troubled home life and a group of new friends that he meets at a Motor Avenue skate shop.

Director: Jonah Hill | Stars: Sunny Suljic, Katherine Waterston, Lucas Hedges, Na-kel Smith

Votes: 78,019 | Gross: $7.36M

5. The King of Staten Island (2020)

R | 136 min | Comedy, Drama

Scott has been a case of arrested development since his firefighter dad died. He spends his days smoking weed and dreaming of being a tattoo artist until events force him to grapple with his grief and take his first steps forward in life.

Director: Judd Apatow | Stars: Pete Davidson, Bel Powley, Ricky Velez, Lou Wilson

Votes: 76,841

6. The Wrestler (2008)

R | 109 min | Drama, Sport

A faded professional wrestler must retire, but finds his quest for a new life outside the ring a dispiriting struggle.

Director: Darren Aronofsky | Stars: Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei, Evan Rachel Wood, Mark Margolis

Votes: 320,005 | Gross: $26.24M

7. You Were Never Really Here (2017)

R | 89 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

A traumatized veteran unafraid of violence tracks down missing girls for a living. When a job spins out of control, Joe's nightmares overtake him as a conspiracy is uncovered leading to what could be his death trip or his awakening.

Director: Lynne Ramsay | Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Judith Roberts, Ekaterina Samsonov, John Doman

Votes: 127,693 | Gross: $2.53M

8. First Reformed (2017)

R | 113 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.

Director: Paul Schrader | Stars: Ethan Hawke, Amanda Seyfried, Cedric The Entertainer, Victoria Hill

Votes: 62,605 | Gross: $3.45M

9. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

PG-13 | 129 min | Adventure, Drama, Mystery

A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile, and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Director: Stephen Daldry | Stars: Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Max von Sydow

Votes: 105,180 | Gross: $31.85M

10. The Awakening (I) (2011)

R | 102 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery

In 1921, England is overwhelmed by the loss and grief of World War I. Hoax exposer Florence Cathcart visits a boarding school to explain sightings of a child ghost. Everything she believes unravels as the 'missing' begin to show themselves.

Director: Nick Murphy | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Dominic West, Imelda Staunton, Lucy Cohu

Votes: 68,907

11. The Beaver (2011)

PG-13 | 91 min | Drama

A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communication.

Director: Jodie Foster | Stars: Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin, Cherry Jones

Votes: 50,755 | Gross: $0.97M

12. Sex, Lies, and Sugar (2011)

Not Rated | 94 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Steve Balderson's movie, "Sex, Lies, and Sugar" focuses on a group of 1960's era suburban housewives. Close-knit and neighborly, they are all bent on one-upping each other, trying to prove ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Balderson | Stars: Susan Traylor, Kevin Scott Richardson, Daniel Sea, Mark Booker

Votes: 266

13. The Beat Beneath My Feet (2014)

TV-14 | 91 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

A teenage boy discovers his unruly neighbour is really a disgraced Rock God who "died" 8 years ago owing a fortune in unpaid tax. The boy agrees not to reveal his secret on condition that he teaches him the dark arts of Rock Guitar.

Director: John Williams | Stars: Luke Perry, Nicholas Galitzine, Lisa Dillon, Verity Pinter

Votes: 1,674

14. Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)

R | 94 min | Comedy, Drama

A portrait of the effects of schizophrenia on family life is the central focus.

Director: Harmony Korine | Stars: Ewen Bremner, Brian Fisk, Chloë Sevigny, Werner Herzog

Votes: 7,753 | Gross: $0.08M

15. Clean, Shaven (1993)

Not Rated | 79 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller

After a man suffering from schizophrenia is released from a mental institution, he attempts to get his daughter back from her adoptive family.

Director: Lodge Kerrigan | Stars: Peter Greene, Alice Levitt, Megan Owen, Jennifer MacDonald

Votes: 6,024

16. Retaliation (2017)

R | 91 min | Drama, Thriller

An adult victim of childhood sexual abuse confronts the horrors of his past.

Directors: Ludwig Shammasian, Paul Shammasian | Stars: Orlando Bloom, Janet Montgomery, Alex Ferns, Anne Reid

Votes: 1,634

17. Chatroom (2010)

R | 97 min | Drama, Horror, Thriller

Five teenagers with different personalities are introduced to one another in a chatroom called "Chelsea Teens!" But one shows its darker side, threatening the others' lives.

Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Jacob Anderson, Matthew Ashforde, Dorothy Atkinson, Matthew Beard

Votes: 9,594

18. Burning Man (I) (2011)

Not Rated | 110 min | Drama, Romance

An English chef with a chic restaurant on Bondi Beach trying to put his life and his relationship with his son back on track while surrounded by women.

Director: Jonathan Teplitzky | Stars: Matthew Goode, Rachel Griffiths, Bojana Novakovic, Essie Davis

Votes: 4,046

19. Henry Gamble's Birthday Party (2015)

Unrated | 87 min | Drama

Preacher's kid Henry Gamble is turning 17 today. Bring your swimsuit.

Director: Stephen Cone | Stars: Cole Doman, Joe Keery, Elizabeth Laidlaw, Pat Healy

Votes: 3,377

20. Summer (2008)

83 min | Drama

While caring for a dying friend, a man reflects back on their youth together.

Director: Kenneth Glenaan | Stars: Robert Carlyle, Steve Evets, Rachael Blake, Michael Socha

Votes: 1,077

21. Cracked Up (2018)

TV-MA | 95 min | Documentary

Childhood trauma led to mental health struggles like flashbacks, self-harm, addiction; after decades, treatment helped uncover repressed memories, highlighting toxic stress impacts and stigma surrounding these issues.

Director: Michelle Esrick | Stars: Darrell Hammond, Larry Laskowski, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins

Votes: 819

22. Life After the Navigator (2020)

91 min | Documentary

A documentary that not only celebrates the classic film Flight of the Navigator (1986), but also looks at the life of its child star, Joey Cramer.

Director: Lisa Downs | Stars: Joey Cramer, Veronica Cartwright, Cliff De Young, Howard Hesseman

Votes: 527

23. More Than Only (2017)

Not Rated | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

A young gay man finds how to love himself and accept love from another, despite his father's disapproval.

Director: Michelle Leigh | Stars: Jonathan Daniel Miles, Bjorn Anderson, Beth Dodge, Dennis Wells

Votes: 740

24. The Italian (2005)

PG-13 | 90 min | Drama

Set in 2002, an abandoned 5-year-old boy living in a rundown orphanage in a small Russian village is adopted by an Italian family.

Director: Andrey Kravchuk | Stars: Nikolay Spiridonov, Mariya Kuznetsova, Nikolay Reutov, Yuriy Itskov

Votes: 3,339 | Gross: $0.55M

25. Animals (I) (2012)

Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Fantasy

Pol is a teenager with a seemingly calm life. He lives with his brother, and is still in high school. However, Pol has a secret: Deerhoof, a cuddly teddy bear who thinks, moves around, and ... See full summary »

Director: Marçal Forés | Stars: Oriol Pla, Augustus Prew, Dimitri Leonidas, Roser Tapias

Votes: 999

26. Last Night in Rozzie (2021)

80 min | Drama

When a New York lawyer returns to his Boston hometown to reunite his dying friend with his young son, he is forced to finally confront a childhood trauma.

Director: Sean Gannet | Stars: Neil Brown Jr., Nicky Whelan, Jeremy Sisto, Kevin Chapman

Votes: 368

27. The Last Time I Saw Richard (2013)

Not Rated | 23 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy

In 1995, Jonah is proud to be the loner at the teen mental health clinic. But when a new patient, Richard, is admitted and the boys are forced to share a room, Jonah finds himself forming a... See full summary »

Director: Nicholas Verso | Stars: Toby Wallace, Cody Fern, Brian Lipson, Melissa Godbold

Votes: 912

28. The Drummer and the Keeper (2017)

94 min | Drama

An unlikely friendship develops between the bipolar drummer of a rock band and an institutionalized teen living with Asperger's syndrome.

Director: Nick Kelly | Stars: Dermot Murphy, Jacob McCarthy, Adrian Hudson, Aoibhinn McGinnity

Votes: 401

29. Closets (2015)

19 min | Short, Drama, Sci-Fi

"Closets" is an unusual film with a sci-fi twist. It features Henry, a tormented 16-year-old boy who, on 12 March 1986, time-travels through his bedroom closet and meets a similar ... See full summary »

Director: Lloyd Eyre-Morgan | Stars: Julie Hesmondhalgh, Tommy Knight, Ceallach Spellman, Jason Done

Votes: 187

30. 15: The Movie (2003)

TV-MA | 96 min | Drama, Comedy

Fast, frenetic, and furious, 15 is story of five Singaporian teenagers who, abandoned by system.

Director: Royston Tan | Stars: Melvin Chen, Erick Chun, Melvin Lee, Vynn Soh

Votes: 826

31. Break Me (2018)

15 min | Short, Drama

A young cage fighter must choose between his head and his heart after his father discovers the truth.

Director: Irasj Asanti | Stars: Ravdeep Singh Bajwa, Fredrik Skogsrud, Irasj Asanti, Hamid Karimi

Votes: 66

32. Ice Men (2004)

108 min | Drama

For the first time since taking possession of the family cabin, Vaughn has invited his best friends up for a winter weekend of hunting and drinking. But the arrival of unexpected visitors ... See full summary »

Director: Thom Best | Stars: Martin Cummins, David Hewlett, Greg Spottiswood, James Thomas

Votes: 511

33. Neha (1991)

110 min | Drama

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Director: Martin Sulík | Stars: Maria Pakulnis, György Cserhalmi, Géza Benkõ, Iva Bittová

Votes: 114

34. Sinner's Bible

Drama | Announced

In order to eliminate the self-mutilation that only delays emotional pain, a brilliant youth must uncover a surprising ally.

Director: Joseph Chastain | Stars: Marcus Bradford, Aaron Aguilera, Joseph Chastain, Mary Dallas

35. Don't Blame Jack (2019)

29 min | Short, Drama

Manic-depressive Jack must find a way to leave his manic highs behind him. Can the dullness of ordinary life ever compare to the magic of mania? And is sanity and stability really worth the sacrifice?

Director: Dale John Allen | Stars: Jordan Tweddle, Kane Surry, Tracy Gabbitas, Lydia L'Scabies

Votes: 59

36. Vertical Lines (2018)

14 min | Short, Drama

Dave and Andrew reach a new level of closeness in their relationship when they share their personal experiences with self-harm.

Director: Kyle Reaume | Stars: Nick Neon, Kyle Reaume

Votes: 46

37. Sin & Lyle (2006)

30 min | Short, Drama

Lyle cuts himself. He remains comfortable in his depression. Yet, he is anxious for a change, whether it be giving up or growing up. He is faced with that change when he meets Sin, a ... See full summary »

Director: Julia Morizawa | Stars: Julia Morizawa, Joel Simons, Robert S. Walters, Ozma Bryant

38. Moral Orel (2005–2009)
Episode: Pleasure (2007)

TV-MA | 12 min | Animation, Comedy, Drama

When Orel learns that most "pleasures" in life comes from the devil, he starts avoiding anything that makes him happy.

Director: Chris McKay | Stars: Scott Adsit, Jay Johnston, Carolyn Lawrence, Britta Phillips

Votes: 197

39. Nip/Tuck (2003–2010)
Episode: Enigma (2009)

TV-MA | 43 min | Drama

Christian and Sean are hired by the parents of a neo-punk rocker to have his tattoos and self-mutilation scars removed.

Director: John Scott | Stars: Dylan Walsh, Julian McMahon, John Hensley, Roma Maffia

Votes: 323

40. Rescue Me (2004–2011)
Episode: Torch (2009)

TV-MA | 40 min | Comedy, Drama

A gruesome accident has the guys fighting to stay strong. When Tommy is the only one to remain stoic, he seeks a violent outlet for his emotions.

Director: John Fortenberry | Stars: Denis Leary, Adam Ferrara, Michael Lombardi, Steven Pasquale

Votes: 150

41. Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2015)
Episode: My Body Is a Cage: Part 2 (2010)

TV-PG | 23 min | Drama, Romance

Adam's friends and family don't understand why he identifies as male. Anya puts on a brave face for her mother's sake.

Director: Philip Earnshaw | Stars: Jamie Johnston, Raymond Ablack, Aislinn Paul, Munro Chambers

Votes: 219

42. Bloodstained Skies (2023– )
The Core of Rage: Chapter 3 (2023 Podcast Episode)

18+ | Action, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

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