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25 unique philosophical films with meaning


List of philosophical films with the meaning:


There is a film that does not linger in my head for a long time, but sometimes there is such a movie, after which I want to think, to digest what I have seen and, maybe, to rethink something in my life.
Fountain (2006)
The fountain

The picture will talk about the doctor - oncologist named Tommy Creo. He devoted most of his life to treating complex patients and never thought that he himself would face this problem once. As it turned out, his wife had a cancer that was not immediately found, so Tommy couldn’t save a dear man. Isa has long understood the situation and put up with the circumstances. Her only desire is for her beloved husband to spend more time with her. But Tommy decided not to give up, so he spends all his free time in the laboratory, inventing medicine for his beloved.
Large fish (2003)
Big fish

The main character of the film is a simple man who loves his father very much. It so happened that the elderly man is on the verge of death, and the hero is trying to find out as much as possible about the life course of his parent. He listens to his every word and collects information from other people. As a result, the hero develops a complete picture of his father's life. Everything in it is so confusing that the imagination of the young man began to give out curious facts. This story would have liked his dying father, because in her he is a true hero.
Mr. Nobody (2009)
Mr. Nobody

Nemo Nobody wakes up a helpless old man who turned out to be the last person in the grotesque world of the future. All the inhabitants of this time have long ago found immortality, and with great interest they watch a television show, where the main character is Nemo, who is living out his term. On the threshold of death, a reporter arrives to him, and Nemo begins to tell his unusual story about the different realities in which he managed to live. In such a story, each choice of a man plays a huge role, and the script begins to change in different directions.
Amelie (2001)
Le Fabuleux destin d'Amlie Poulain

In the center of events is the persona of a girl who has had a heart disease since birth. Name is the heroine Amelie, and because of her illness she spent many years in the walls of her native home. Amelie's mother died long ago when the heroine was still a little girl, so her father was involved in raising the baby. Once it turned out that her diagnosis was wrong, and the heroine spent an enormous amount of her time locked up. Once a girl discovered a mysterious hiding place in which the things of the former inhabitant of the house were located. They belonged to a boy who grew up long ago and became a reputable man. Then Amelie decided to search for the owner of things, going on an exciting journey.
Ben X (2007)
Ben x

The film fully covers all the problems of the lives of children who suffer from Asperger syndrome. The protagonist of the film, who also has this disease, is so carried away by massively multiplayer online role-playing games that he lost himself between reality and virtuality. The young man preferred to spend all his free time playing the Archlord game, so his whole life is built on mixed shots from this game and real life.
Requiem for a Dream (2000)
Requiem for a Dream

All the main characters of the picture sought to own a dream. Sarah Goldfarb really wanted to take part in a popular TV show, her son named Harold and her friend Tyronese wanted to find untold wealth, and Sarah's girlfriend Marion dreamed of opening her own fashion store. However, in the way of the heroes came across many obstacles that hinder the achievement of the cherished goal. The events of the picture are developing very quickly, and the characters are mired in drugs. Dreams and desires are still left outside the desired, and their lives are gradually crumbling.
Dogville (2003)
Dogville

The events of the film take place in the thirties of the 20th century. In a small town called Dogville, which spread out among the rocky mountains, there are very few inhabitants. The young girl, whose name is Grace, once left the confines of her father's house and got into serious trouble. Now the heroine is pursued by gangsters, so she is forced into hiding. Grace was in Dogville, and the local inhabitants decided to help the girl and hide her on the conditions that she would help the residents for two weeks. For this period of time, Grace liked the citizens so much that they began to pay her for her work. Everything would have continued so well if the police hadn’t hung their photo with their photos everywhere ...
American Beauty (1999)
American beauty

The protagonist of the picture is Lester Berman, who is an inconspicuous American who works in a boring position. He lives in the hope that he will once find an ideal family, but his wife is cheating on a hero with a colleague, and his daughter is seriously attracted to a neighbor boy who has just left the psychiatric clinic. Everything that is happening brings depression to Lester, but everything changed when the man turned his attention to his daughter’s attractive girlfriend. He quits the fatigued job and begins to engage in himself, which greatly surprised his wife. And finally, the man began to get real pleasure from his life, but how long will his happiness last?
The Life of David Gale (2002)
The life of david gale

David Gale is the very person who began to live according to her own principles. So fate decreed that the hero, who was a good father, a famous professor and antagonist of the death penalty, was put on death row for having killed an activist named Constance Kharravei. A few days before the sentence is carried out, Gail agrees to an interview with journalist Beatsy Bloom. Very soon, she realizes that Gale’s life is in her hands, so Bitsy is putting her own security on the line and is investigating those nightmarish events surrounding the death of Constance.
Candy (2005)
Candy

The film will talk about a young and attractive artist who constantly falls in love with a guy - a poet named Dan. Their feelings can only be explained by the fact that they seek endless pleasure. To push the limits of reality, they resort to using heroin. Being close, the heroes are not afraid to go towards the future. Very soon, the heroes run out of money for drugs, so Candy is forced into prostitution. Dan does not react to this, so their paradise is gradually destroyed. Addiction to drugs has only become stronger, but at this time the heroes decide to get married. Now their life is completely dependent on drugs ...
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Dead poets society

The protagonist of the film is John Keating, who just got a job as a teacher of English literature at a prestigious college where children of wealthy people are learning. Keating stands out against the background of other teachers, he was able to interest students in the Society of the Dead Poets. This is a secret group in which you can realize your creative beginnings. Students with a bated heart listen to the new teacher, and he talentedly gives students the opportunity to express their own talents.
Full Metal Jacket (1987)
Full metal jacket

The actions of the picture begin to develop at the American military base, where they prepare recruits for service in the marines. These soldiers had the opportunity to become part of the elite US troops and fight in Vietnam, so the heroes are carefully prepared for difficulties and obstacles. Constant training is over, now the heroes are moving towards hostilities. In this cruel life test, only a few will manage to survive, but for survival it will be necessary in cold blood and not thinking to kill.
Reaching out to heaven (1997)
Knockin 'on Heaven's Door

Once it happened that Rudi and Martin met, and their meeting became fatal. Arriving at the hospital to conduct an examination, the guys learned that they left very little to live. The heroes were placed in one ward, where they would talk for a long time about life, and then they would arrange a farewell celebration in honor of their imminent death. Martin is very optimistic and does not want to spend the last days of his life in the hospital, so he suggests that Rudy run away to go to the sea. Initially, the comrade in misfortune was against it, but Martin was very persuasive. Heroes escaped from the hospital and went to the sea to enjoy them for the first and last time. Ahead of a couple waiting for an unforgettable and dizzying adventure.
Donnie Darko (2001)
Donnie darko

A high school student named Donnie, who is the main character in a movie, knows firsthand what death is. Once, a guy had an accident that almost took the life of a hero who could change his existence. Suddenly, Donnie realized that he had the ability to change fate and time. The changes that occurred to him began to frighten his close people. Parents, comrades, girl and relatives understand that something terrible is happening to Donny.
Green Mile (1999)
The green mile

In the years of his youth, Paul worked in prison. Those who were doomed to the death penalty got into this prison. The prisoner passed his last moments of life along a green corridor called the Green Mile. Once, an uneasy prisoner John, accused of raping two girls, was taken to prison. Paul immediately became suspicious, and then became convinced of his own assumptions. This huge man helped Paul to get rid of the annoying disease, and made people a lot of good. In addition to him, there were other prisoners in the prison, whom the same fate awaited.
Escape from the Shawshank (1994)
The shawshank redemption

It so happened that by chance the “Shoushenk” prison was sentenced to life imprisonment by the vice-president of a huge company, who was mistakenly accused of killing a wife and her lover. The former millionaire was not ready for such a turn of fate, so he began to gradually adapt to the local laws and rules. At first it was not easy, but over time the hero was able to get used to such an existence, and even found a friend named Ray. This man could get anything, so many prisoners often used his services. Having united in a single whole, the heroes will be able to survive many nightmares of this place and not break.
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

In the center of the storyline is a young man named Joel, who lives a gray and nothing inconspicuous life. Every day of its existence is similar to the previous one, but one day everything changes. Once he sat on the wrong transport that brought him to the seashore. Here he met an attractive girl named Clementine. As it turned out a little later, Joel and Clementine have known each other for a long time and were once a loving couple ...
Class (2007)
Klass

In the middle of the action was a young man named Jozel, who had never been popular among his classmates. He studies in a simple school and suffers daily ridicule from classmates. So it has been going on for a very long time and the boy hopes that after finishing school his life will change. One day, he was saved from bullying by a boy named Caspar, who once mocked him. Something happened, and he reconsidered his views on life and the environment. Since then, the life of the school community has split into two parts, and the confrontation is growing every day.
Fight Club (1999)
Fight Club

The main character of the picture has long been accustomed to living a certain scenario. In addition, the man often attends the meetings of incurably sick people, thus feeling more alive and receiving more pleasure from life. A woman named Marla Singer, who has lost her taste for life and is relieved at this place, also goes to such meetings. Every day his life runs through until he meets Tyler Durden. The fact is that the lifestyle of this man is very different from the existence of the main character.
Dead Man (1995)
Dead man

The storyline takes the viewer into the second half of the nineteenth century. The motion picture film tells the story of the life of two people who are incredibly lonely and lost in this world. A young accountant is sent to the Wild West to get a position at a metallurgical plant. It so happened that he was involved in a story that ended up with incredible money promised for the head of the main character. The injured man hides in the forest, where he met a recluse monk, whose name is Nobody, who helped the hero heal his wounds and opened the way to self-knowledge.
Babylon (2006)
Babel

The plot of the film takes place simultaneously in three countries: Japan, Morocco and Mexico. It all starts with the story of Susan and Richard. This married couple makes a trip to Morocco, but suddenly a bullet pierces the body of a woman who is in a tourist bus. Some hooligan decided to have some fun in such a dangerous way. At this time, their children are with the nanny, who takes them to Mexico for the wedding ceremony of her son. The road is not easy, so all passengers begin to look at the world around them in a new way. The third story tells about the deaf-and-dumb girl Chieko, who cannot accept the fact that her mother committed suicide.
Clever Will Hunting (1997)
Good will hunting

The film is about a young man who is not rich in wealth, so he lives in a small Boston apartment. The guy works as a cleaner at the university, and spends his free time with his friends at the bar. Will is constantly pretending, but in fact he is incredibly clever and can memorize amazing things. Once, the most gifted teachers of a prestigious university decided to create an incredibly complex equation for their students, but what a surprise they were when the usual cleaner in the face of Will performed this task.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
One flew over the cuckoo's nest

The story of the picture begins in the hospital for mentally ill people, where the main character takes the path, pretending to be crazy. Such a decision seemed to him to be correct, rather than to spend his time in places of detention. Only no one imagined that the true test awaits him in these walls. Strict order and regime prevail in this place, and strict nurse Mildred Ratched is keeping order here. Randall Patrick McMurphy is perfectly able to get her out of himself and thus have some fun himself. But Mildred was not so simple, so the man is thinking about escaping from the hospital.
Clash (2004)
Crash

In this film masterpiece, the viewer will see eight small stories. The main actors are ordinary people in America who are associated with the letter of the law. Someone is an offender, and someone lives according to all principles of the law. But do law-abiding ordinary people always strictly follow the law, and can law enforcement agencies hide behind their uniforms in order to get what they need? It is these issues that are addressed in the film.
Arizona Dream (1991)
Arizona Dream

The protagonist of the picture is Uncle Leo, who always gets what he wants. And his wishes are simple - he wants his nephew named Axel to become the best man at his wedding ceremony, and also work in his company. However, the nephew does not want to do anything. He was used to spending his free time with his girlfriend, who is the local crazy Helene, and her stepdaughter named Grace. Each of the main actors dreams of incredible things.
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