Character Study Movies

Billy is released after five years in prison. In the next moment, he kidnaps teenage student Layla and visits his parents with her, pretending she is...

A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle with hearing loss. Following Beethoven's death...

An unemployed Brit vents his rage on unsuspecting strangers as he embarks on a nocturnal London odyssey.

Will Penny, an aging cowpoke, takes a job on a ranch which requires him to ride the line of the property looking for trespassers or, worse,...

Ben is a young bisexual man. He comes out to the world and develops an intense relationship with Sam, a man of color struggling with deep wounds of...

After years of caring exclusively for the needs of her husband and children, Agnes, a devoted housewife living in a small town near New York, has...

Michele is an MP for the Italian Communist Party who loses his memory in a car crash, though hardly anyone around him seems to notice. During a...

Aspiring bodybuilder Killian Maddox struggles to find human connection in an exploration of celebrity and violence. Nothing deters him from his...

An elegant, meticulously composed character study set at an art class with a charismatic teacher, middle-aged woman longing to be seen, and a...

Ryōsuke Yoshii, an ordinary reseller, carelessly earns grudges by people and becomes entangled in a life-threatening struggle.

This 2005 documentary film chronicles the life of Daniel Johnston, a manic-depressive genius singer/songwriter/artist, from childhood up to the...

David is a nurse who works with terminally ill patients. Dedicated to his profession, he develops strong relationships with the people he cares for....

Jesse, a charismatic but down on his luck troubadour, finds himself at an existential crossroads as bad choices catch up with him during an...

In a bar, Pauline writes to a man she does not know. Between desire, art, and projection, reality eventually begins to crack the story she has...

In 1977, four mismatched teens flee their dead-end Long Island town, colliding over identity, dreams, and the cost of freedom on the road to...

Girl next door, activist, so-called traitor, fitness tycoon, Oscar winner: Jane Fonda has lived a life of controversy, tragedy and transformation...

In a Hollywood career spanning more than 50 years and with 60 movie credits to his name, Jack Nicholson has conquered everyone, becoming the...

A journey into the creative mind of the most iconic video game designer in the world. Featuring appearances from visionary artists Guillermo del...

Heading toward separate futures after college graduation, Margot offers a ride to Dylan, a classmate she has only ever known in passing, when his...