existential

37 movies and shows

American Beauty

Wed, 15 Sep 1999

Lester Burnham, a depressed suburban father in a mid-life crisis, decides to turn his hectic life around after developing an infatuation with his daughter's attractive friend.

Orangutan

Mon, 01 Feb 2021

A vivacious aspiring social worker brings together five peculiar strangers to help solve their existential problems but finds herself in way over her head.

Pushover

Fri, 20 Oct 2023

A man's life is upended by increasingly threatening phone calls demanding he leave a review for a paperweight purchased online.

Smile as You Kill

Fri, 12 May 2023

With only a few months to live, a desperate man kidnaps a successful advertising director and makes one demand: Create an online campaign to pay for treatment - or share his fate.

Reeling from his sister’s death, a NYC playwright searches for fulfillment in a sex-and-drug filled odyssey. When he’s reunited with a childhood love, their shared journey of self-discovery catalyzes a profound, existential awakening.

OFF DUTY

Thu, 01 Feb 2024

It's an ordinary winter's day when disillusioned Police Inspector Azaad Singh is tasked with delivering a very important file to his superior. Traversing expanses of rural and urban Punjab along the way, he reckons with the state's past and present realities, and faces an untimely existential crisis as a result.

Frank and Frank (or The Valley and The Walrus: Ruminations on the Mystery from Soup to Nuts)

Sun, 06 Aug 2023

Deep in a midlife crisis Frank, a faith and financial influencer on the edge of divorce, finds himself befriending Frank, a happily separated carpenter and artist who enjoys life. As their friendship grows and the two men start sharing stories Frank #1 has to face up to his uncertain future…

An Errand

Fri, 02 Aug 2024

A driver is sent on a simple errand: to pick up a designer t-shirt and a tin of viagra for his boss, who is shacked up in a hotel with his lover. Simple as it sounds, the road trip crisscrosses the chasms of time, class, and character.

In Different Rooms

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A grieving man gets a surprise visit from his best friend.

Dead End

Fri, 26 Apr 2024

Two brothers come into contact after a very long time due to the discovery that the world is going to end. Together, they find themselves face-to-face with the inevitable dilemma to either save the reality of their relationship or the world's existence.

Time of Your Life

Fri, 10 Mar 2023

Embark on a symphony of existential chaos told through vignettes of faded relationships as Jonathan - a 25-year-old college dropout - observes life as he knows it and fights for control against the dark thoughts looming over his subconscious.

Mabagal Kung Bumagsak Ang Mga Dahon

Fri, 08 Sep 2023

In a world where death is impossible, three worn-out immortals stumble upon a bizarre corpse bearing a pill that can finally end their endless lives. Humanity blossoms, motives clash and change as they decide whether to take the pill or not.

The World is Ending

Wed, 04 Oct 2023

Ben questions his life decisions when he can’t seem to get over his ex-girlfriend. When deciding to move, his best friend Sam tells him she’s dying. They decide to embark on one last trip around the world before she passes away. Along the way, they discuss the past, future, present and their own mortality.

Art Calloway's Final Concept Album

Fri, 20 Dec 2024

Liz is a struggling actor living in Brooklyn. When she learns that her famous, reclusive, singer-songwriter uncle committed suicide and that she and her brother are the primary beneficiaries in his will, she decides to leave the city and move into his house in upstate New York. Once there, she explores her uncle's history and the ghosts, real and metaphorical, that may have been haunting him.

Pistachio

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A guy becomes entranced by the glow of the television screen as he absent-mindedly indulges in a pack of mixed nuts. Hypnotized by the flickering images, he is lost in a trance-like state, disconnected from the world around him. Then, he encounters with a pistachio.

TreatsforBeasts

Fri, 24 Nov 2017

This short film begins with the character Chauncey (a puppet made of sex toys resembling a mouth and hands with a sock for a body) rolling around in a babies’ rolling chair and watching obscure cartoons and shows on TV. They have satirical, comedic, religious, and disturbing overtones... but to Chauncey and his Dad, this is normal. After a while of the cartoons and Chauncey eating a sausage and then throwing it up, the cartoons inspire Chauncey to ask a series of philosophical questions to his Dad. The questions involve what happens after death, the meaning of life, and Chances asking about his identity and why he’s different.