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  • Little Children - Explores complex emotional relationships and the struggles of coping with personal trauma.
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  • August: Osage County - Involves a dysfunctional family dealing with profound grief and dark secrets.
  • A Ghost Story - Explores themes of loss, grief, and the passage of time with a haunting narrative style.
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  • Boyhood - Captures the passage of time and also delves into familial relationships against a backdrop of loss.
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  • Blue Valentine - Portrays the breakdown of a relationship and the pain associated with love and loss.
  • Ordinary People - Explores family dynamics, grief, and the impact of tragedy on relationships.
  • Garden State - Combines themes of emotional discovery and personal growth against a backdrop of loss.
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# Name Year Country Genres IMDb Votes IMDb Rating Type Status CBFC
1
Little Children
Little Children
137 min
2006 United States of America 117614 7.5 Movie Released R
2 2013 United States of America 158093 7.4 Movie Released
3 2013 United States of America 96068 7.2 Movie Released
4
A Ghost Story
A Ghost Story
93 min
2017 United States of America 80905 6.8 Movie Released
5
The Babadook
The Babadook
94 min
2014 Australia 250858 6.8 Movie Released R
6 2004 United States of America 1090100 8.3 Movie Released R
7 2008 United Kingdom 226495 7.3 Movie Released R
8
Hereditary
Hereditary
128 min
2018 United States of America 389541 7.3 Movie Released R
9 2013 United States of America 293107 7.3 Movie Released R
10
Boyhood
Boyhood
166 min
2014 United States of America 369349 7.9 Movie Released
11
Frances
Frances
140 min
1982 United States of America 8705 7.2 Movie Released R
12
Blue Valentine
Blue Valentine
112 min
2010 United States of America 213140 7.3 Movie Released
13
Ordinary People
Ordinary People
124 min
1980 United States of America 57623 7.7 Movie Released R
14
Garden State
Garden State
102 min
2004 United States of America 224058 7.4 Movie Released
15 2014 United States of America 405184 7.7 Movie Released PG-13
16
Wild
Wild
115 min
2014 United States of America 140337 7.1 Movie Released
17 2013 United States of America 162366 7 Movie Released
18
The Hours
The Hours
114 min
2002 United Kingdom 140802 7.5 Movie Released PG-13
19
After the Storm
After the Storm
117 min
2016 Japan 12978 7.4 Movie Released
20
The Lion
The Lion
95 min
2020 France 1439 5.5 Movie Released
21 2020 Canada 56866 7 Movie Released R
22
September
September
82 min
1987 United States of America 10473 6.4 Movie Released PG
23 1997 Canada 36936 7.4 Movie Released
24
The Savages
The Savages
114 min
2007 United States of America 38806 7.1 Movie Released R
25
Leave No Trace
Leave No Trace
109 min
2018 Canada 65941 7.1 Movie Released PG
26 2011 United States of America 56197 6.8 Movie Released
27
Loving
Loving
123 min
2016 United Kingdom 37040 7 Movie Released PG-13
28
A Single Man
A Single Man
100 min
2009 United States of America 118533 7.5 Movie Released R
29
Room
Room
118 min
2015 Canada 455229 8.1 Movie Released R
30
The River Wild
The River Wild
111 min
1994 United States of America 51154 6.5 Movie Released PG-13
31 2010 United Kingdom 711617 8 Movie Released
32
In the Bedroom
In the Bedroom
130 min
2001 United States of America 42685 7.4 Movie Released
33
Somewhere
Somewhere
98 min
2010 France 46920 6.3 Movie Released R
34 2007 United States of America 29882 7.1 Movie Released R
35 2003 United States of America 11074 6.7 Movie Released
36
The Immigrant
The Immigrant
117 min
2013 France 33993 6.6 Movie Released
37
Atonement
Atonement
123 min
2007 France 302794 7.8 Movie Released R
38
Never Let Me Go
Never Let Me Go
104 min
2010 United Kingdom 154222 7.1 Movie Released
39
Short Term 12
Short Term 12
96 min
2013 United States of America 92333 7.9 Movie Released
40
The Assistant
The Assistant
88 min
2020 United States of America 26727 6.3 Movie Released
41
To the Bone
To the Bone
107 min
2017 United States of America 55500 6.8 Movie Released
42 2021 Japan 19114 6.1 Movie Released PG-13
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