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Films for outsiders, social outcasts, substance abusers, loners and melancholics.

by tohtorigonzo • Created 8 years ago • Modified 4 years ago
Films for all those aforementioned people. People who's life maybe didn't turn out the way they expected, who feel secluded, left alone, alienated, eternal 'others' and abandoned or who are just going through a rough patch. There is still hope though, I hope you find it one way or the other. In the meantime, maybe watch one of these and glimpse the life of those others out there. Find solace in empathy, humanity and the woven fabric of life, even when it doesn't look any more beautiful than an empty bottle of wine.
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  • Giulietta Masina in Nights of Cabiria (1957)

    1. Nights of Cabiria

    19571h 50mNot Rated
    8.1 (55K)
    A waifish prostitute wanders the streets of Rome looking for true love but finds only heartbreak.
    DirectorFederico FelliniStarsGiulietta MasinaFrançois PérierFranca Marzi
  • L'Atalante (1934)

    2. L'Atalante

    19341h 29mNot Rated
    7.7 (18K)
    Newly married couple Juliette and a ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'atalante along with the captain's first mate Le père Jules and a cabin boy.
    DirectorJean VigoStarsDita ParloJean DastéGilles Margaritis
  • Winter Light (1963)

    3. Winter Light

    19631h 21mNot Rated
    8.0 (28K)
    A small-town priest struggles with his faith.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsIngrid ThulinGunnar BjörnstrandGunnel Lindblom
  • The Young and the Damned (1950)

    4. The Young and the Damned

    19501h 20mNot Rated
    8.2 (23K)
    A group of juvenile delinquents live a violent and crime-filled life in the festering slums of Mexico City, as the morals of young Pedro are gradually corrupted and destroyed by the others.
    DirectorLuis BuñuelStarsAlfonso MejíaRoberto CoboEstela Inda
  • Marcel Dalio, Nora Gregor, and Roland Toutain in The Rules of the Game (1939)

    5. The Rules of the Game

    19391h 50mNot Rated99Metascore
    7.9 (32K)
    A bourgeois life in France at the onset of World War II, as the rich and their poor servants meet up at a French chateau.
    DirectorJean RenoirStarsMarcel DalioNora GregorPaulette Dubost
  • Maria Falconetti in The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928)

    6. The Passion of Joan of Arc

    19281h 54mPassed98Metascore
    8.1 (65K)
    In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc is placed on trial on charges of heresy. The ecclesiastical jurists attempt to force Jeanne to recant her claims of holy visions.
    DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsMaria FalconettiEugene SilvainAndré Berley
  • Bibi Andersson and Liv Ullmann in Persona (1966)

    7. Persona

    19661h 23mNot Rated86Metascore
    8.0 (136K)
    A nurse is put in charge of a mute actress and finds that their personae are melding together.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsBibi AnderssonLiv UllmannMargaretha Krook
  • Burt Lancaster, Claudia Cardinale, and Alain Delon in The Leopard (1963)

    8. The Leopard

    19633h 6mPG100Metascore
    7.9 (32K)
    The Prince of Salina, a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity, tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860s Sicily.
    DirectorLuchino ViscontiStarsBurt LancasterAlain DelonClaudia Cardinale
  • Janet Gaynor, Margaret Livingston, and George O'Brien in Sunrise (1927)

    9. Sunrise

    19271h 34mPassed95Metascore
    8.1 (55K)
    A married farmer falls under the spell of a sophisticated woman from the city, who tries to convince him to drown his wife.
    DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsGeorge O'BrienJanet GaynorMargaret Livingston
  • Lamberto Maggiorani and Enzo Staiola in Bicycle Thieves (1948)

    10. Bicycle Thieves

    19481h 29mNot Rated
    8.2 (185K)
    In post-war Italy, a working-class man's bicycle is stolen, endangering his efforts to find work. He and his son set out to find it.
    DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsLamberto MaggioraniEnzo StaiolaLianella Carell
  • François Truffaut and Jean-Pierre Léaud in The 400 Blows (1959)

    11. The 400 Blows

    19591h 39mNot Rated
    8.0 (131K)
    A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.
    DirectorFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Pierre LéaudAlbert RémyClaire Maurier
  • Gertrud (1964)

    12. Gertrud

    19641h 56mNot Rated
    7.3 (7.1K)
    In the elegant world of artists and musicians, Gertrud ends her marriage to Gustav and takes a lover, the composer Erland Jansson.
    DirectorCarl Theodor DreyerStarsNina Pens RodeBendt RotheEbbe Rode
  • The Phantom Carriage (1921)

    13. The Phantom Carriage

    19211h 47mNot Rated
    8.0 (15K)
    On New Year's Eve, the driver of a ghostly carriage forces a drunken man to reflect on his selfish, wasted life.
    DirectorVictor SjöströmStarsVictor SjöströmHilda BorgströmTore Svennberg
  • Orson Welles, Dorothy Comingore, and Ruth Warrick in Citizen Kane (1941)

    14. Citizen Kane

    19411h 59mPG100Metascore
    8.3 (481K)
    Following the death of publishing tycoon Charles Foster Kane, reporters scramble to uncover the meaning of his final utterance: 'Rosebud.'
    DirectorOrson WellesStarsOrson WellesJoseph CottenDorothy Comingore
  • Michèle Morgan and Jean Gabin in Port of Shadows (1938)

    15. Port of Shadows

    19381h 31mNot Rated
    7.7 (10K)
    A military deserter finds love and trouble (and a small dog) in a foggy, French port city.
    DirectorMarcel CarnéStarsJean GabinMichel SimonMichèle Morgan
  • Through a Glass Darkly (1961)

    16. Through a Glass Darkly

    19611h 30mNot Rated84Metascore
    7.9 (28K)
    Recently released from a mental hospital, Karin rejoins her emotionally disconnected family in their island home, only to slip from reality as she begins to believe she is being visited by God.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsHarriet AnderssonGunnar BjörnstrandMax von Sydow
  • Marlene Dietrich and Emil Jannings in The Blue Angel (1930)

    17. The Blue Angel

    19301h 44mPassed90Metascore
    7.6 (17K)
    An elderly professor's ordered life spins dangerously out of control when he falls for a nightclub singer.
    DirectorJosef von SternbergStarsEmil JanningsMarlene DietrichKurt Gerron
  • Hour of the Wolf (1968)

    18. Hour of the Wolf

    19681h 28mNot Rated
    7.5 (24K)
    While vacationing on a remote German island with his younger pregnant wife, an artist has an emotional breakdown while confronting his repressed desires.
    DirectorIngmar BergmanStarsMax von SydowLiv UllmannGertrud Fridh
  • La Strada (1954)

    19. La Strada

    19541h 48mNot Rated
    8.0 (68K)
    A care-free girl is sold to a traveling entertainer, consequently enduring physical and emotional pain along the way.
    DirectorFederico FelliniStarsAnthony QuinnGiulietta MasinaRichard Basehart
  • Alain Delon and Nathalie Delon in Le Samouraï (1967)

    20. Le Samouraï

    19671h 41mGP90Metascore
    8.0 (62K)
    After professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses, his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him further into a corner.
    DirectorJean-Pierre MelvilleStarsAlain DelonFrançois PérierNathalie Delon
  • Charles Chaplin and Jackie Coogan in The Kid (1921)

    21. The Kid

    19211h 8mPassed
    8.2 (141K)
    The Tramp cares for an abandoned child, but events put their relationship in jeopardy.
    DirectorCharles ChaplinStarsCharles ChaplinEdna PurvianceJackie Coogan
  • Takashi Shimura in Ikiru (1952)

    22. Ikiru

    19522h 23mNot Rated92Metascore
    8.3 (96K)
    A bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTakashi ShimuraNobuo KanekoShin'ichi Himori
  • F.W. Murnau, Emil Jannings, and Theo Matejko in The Last Laugh (1924)

    23. The Last Laugh

    19241h 30mNot Rated
    8.0 (16K)
    An aging doorman is forced to face the scorn of his friends, neighbors and society after being fired from his prestigious job at a luxurious hotel.
    DirectorF.W. MurnauStarsEmil JanningsMaly DelschaftMax Hiller
  • Edmund Moeschke and Christl Merker in Germany Year Zero (1948)

    24. Germany Year Zero

    19481h 18mNot Rated
    7.8 (15K)
    A young German boy faces the problems of the tough life in the immediate post-WWII Berlin.
    DirectorRoberto RosselliniStarsEdmund MoeschkeErnst PittschauIngetraud Hinze
  • Carlo Battisti in Umberto D. (1952)

    25. Umberto D.

    19521h 29mNot Rated92Metascore
    8.2 (30K)
    An elderly man and his dog struggle to survive on his government pension in Rome.
    DirectorVittorio De SicaStarsCarlo BattistiMaria Pia CasilioLina Gennari

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