Existential Films
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- DirectorJohn BoormanStarsSean ConneryCharlotte RamplingSara KestelmanIn the late 23rd century, a savage trained only to kill finds a way into the community of bored immortals that alone preserves humanity's achievements.
- DirectorFrank CapraStarsJames StewartDonna ReedLionel BarrymoreAn angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
- DirectorNanni MorettiStarsMargherita BuyJohn TurturroGiulia LazzariniMargherita, a director in the middle of an existential crisis, has to deal with the inevitable and still unacceptable loss of her mother.
- DirectorKevin John Kelley
- DirectorLiviu MonstedStarsLiviu MonstedDamien McGuinessDean NashA darkly comic examination of one man's particularly serious existential midlife crisis.
- DirectorDavid De PaloStarsJoséphine TehraniMany voices, one truth. The purpose of life is examined through the answers of twenty-one people chosen at random--but is anything truly random?
- DirectorTomek DuckiA conceptual semi-abstract approach to what life is for any individual.
- DirectorJones LevensonStarsDandy BarrettHeather BenderMichael ChaneyA story about life, love, death, and everything in-between.
- DirectorBrad RosierStarsNora BatteastBrittany BaughmanJohn CoffmanSeveral lives are witnessed over the course of 80 years. Currency is a simple story about the complex questions we all ask.
- DirectorWendell Charles NeSmithStarsWendell Charles NeSmithWendell leaves the comfort of home life to take his greatest journey into mother nature to find true value, meaning, and importance in life.
- DirectorSebastian SiegelStarsEugenio Lopez AlonsoEd Begley Jr.Andy BehrmanWhat fuels an AWAKENING WORLD? That's what filmmaker Sebastian Siegel sets out to uncover by exploring questions at the core of human fulfillment from "what is love?" to "what is the purpose of life?". Through interviews with influential thinkers, acclaimed artists, best selling authors and extraordinary personalities, AWAKENING WORLD inspires interpersonal connection and advocates the methodology of "Aloha" to perpetuate widespread human joy.
- DirectorTerrence MalickStarsBrad PittSean PennJessica ChastainThe story of a family in Waco, Texas in 1956. The eldest son witnesses the loss of innocence and struggles with his parents' conflicting teachings.
- DirectorBo BurnhamStarsBo BurnhamA musical comedy special shot and performed by Bo Burnham, alone, over the course of a very unusual year.
- DirectorHarold RamisStarsBill MurrayAndie MacDowellChris ElliottA narcissistic, self-centered weatherman finds himself in a time loop on Groundhog Day.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTakashi ShimuraNobuo KanekoShin'ichi HimoriA bureaucrat tries to find meaning in his life after he discovers he has terminal cancer.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroJodie FosterCybill ShepherdA mentally unstable veteran works as a nighttime taxi driver in New York City, where the perceived decadence and sleaze fuels his urge for violent action.
- DirectorMachete Bang BangErin GranatStarsDebra WilsonRichard RiehleGayle RankinJimmy throws himself a fabulous FUNeral before his curated death, proving the art of living is the art of dying. A comedy with a star-studded cast and the debut feature from female filmmakers KnifeRock. Score by The Dream Team (Coldplay).
- DirectorRonit JadhavStarsRonit JadhavRohit D'SouzaDarshil GandhiWhen an outrageously absurd event results in the world having only 2 hours left before nuclear annihilation, a group of amateur student filmmakers decide to make one last film to consecrate human existence.
- DirectorChris DietrichStarsOlivia DucayenEric VincentJohn Smith is very anxious about his first date going smoothly with his crush, Sheila. However, Other John, John's embarrassing inner voice, wants to shake things up a bit. Confused and unaware of Other John's existence, Sheila decides to leave after John's outbursts at Other John. Fed up by Other John's antics, John tells Other John to get out of his life. Suddenly, John's world starts to fade away as he enters into his subconscious mind which takes the form of a white void. Through the process of breaking down walls in his head, he discovers his struggles with accepting himself.
- DirectorMohammad Haris SharifStarsJoyce Sagayca FernandezHaroon ShehzadA reflection of a journey that took us back to 93 million years ago.
- DirectorSasha MyshkinaStarsLydia NathensonMikaya AmarasuriyaTwo friends, plagued by bouts of 'existentiality', begin to doubt their existence and spiral into trying to find what life is truly about.
- DirectorIllyStarsNiamh Elizabeth BrodieAdam CatonSean Michael CollinsExistentialism tells the story of Lucy and Susie, two school friends on different paths - one working hard to leave her drug infested past behind her, as the other is dragged further and further from where she wants to be.
- StarsMark KuhnKlaus MünsterPastor Georg always knew how to encourage his doubting congregation. Considering the imminent death of his mother, however, he is facing a crisis of faith himself.