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The 25 Best Movies About Loneliness of All Time. by malthe-tuxen • Created 4 years ago • Modified 5 months ago. My 25 personal favorite movies where the central theme is loneliness. Honorable Mentions: God's Own Country (2017) The Martian (2015) The Great Beauty (2013) Shame (2011)
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- Wings of Desire (1987) Directed by Wim Winders. Starring Bruno Ganz, Solveig Dommartin, Otto Sander. Drama, Fantasy, Romance (2h 8m) 8.0 on IMDb — 97% on RT.
- Three Colors: Blue (1993) Directed by Krzysztof Kieślowski. Starring Juliette Binoche, Benoît Régent, Hélène Vincent. Drama, Music, Mystery (1h 34m) 7.9 on IMDb — 98% on RT.
- Into the Wild (2007) Directed by Sean Penn. Starring Emile Hirsch, Vince Vaughn, Catherine Keener. Adventure, Biography, Drama (2h 28m) 8.1 on IMDb — 83% on RT.
- Solaris (1972) Directed by Andrei Tarkovsky. Starring Natalya Bondarchuk, Donatas Banionis, Jüri Järvet. Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi (2h 47m) 8.0 on IMDb — 92% on RT.
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- 'Lost in Translation' (2003) Director: Sofia Coppola. Widely regarded as Sofia Coppola's best feature to date (for which she understandably earned a Best Original Screenplay Academy Award), Lost in Translation showcases beautiful landscapes in the city of lights and stars Scarlett Johansson and Bill Murray as two outsiders in Tokyo.
- 'Taxi Driver' (1976) Director: Martin Scorsese. Taxi Driver is one of Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese's most memorable collaborations. Written by Paul Schrader, the 1976 neo-noir psychological thriller centers on a mentally unstable veteran who takes a new job as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City.
- 'Her' (2013) Director: Spike Jonze. Set in a near-future Los Angeles scenario and starring Joaquin Phoenix as the heartbroken, highly introverted Theodore, Spike Jonze's Her portrays the unlikely romantic relationship between a divorcee who is still mourning the ending of the relationship with his childhood sweetheart (Rooney Mara, Phoenix's real-life wife) and his highly advanced virtual assistant (voiced by Scarlett Johansson).
- 'Persona' (1966) Director: Ingmar Bergman. Obscure and mysterious, Persona is a must-see psychological drama centering around a nurse named Alma (Bibi Andersson) who is put in charge of a well-known mute stage actress named Elisabet Vogler (Liv Ullmann), only to realize that their personae are slowly merging.
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- The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) A lonely man is forced to confront the end of his most important friendship. The Banshees of Inisherin. Release Date. October 21, 2022.
- Drive My Car (2021) A lonely playwright discovers a connection with his driver. Drive My Car. Release Date. November 24, 2021. Director. Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
- Eighth Grade (2018) A lonely teenage girl seeks connection and social acceptance. Eighth Grade. Release Date. July 13, 2018. Director. Bo Burnham. Cast. Emily Robinson , Nora Mullins , Fred Hechinger , Greg Crowe , Josh Hamilton , Catherine Oliviere , Daniel Zolghadri , Shacha Temirov , Elsie Fisher , Luke Prael , Jake Ryan , Missy Yager , Imani Lewis , Thomas J O'Reilly.
- Manchester By The Sea (2016) A lonely grief-stricken man deals with unspeakable tragedy. Manchester By the Sea. Release Date. November 18, 2016. Director.
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