Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "personal-crisis"

1. Bridesmaids (I) (2011)

R | 125 min | Comedy

Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride's best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.

Director: Paul Feig | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Terry Crews

Votes: 309,434 | Gross: $169.11M

2. Happening (2021)

R | 100 min | Drama

An adaptation of Annie Ernaux's novel of the same name, looking back on her experience with abortion when it was still illegal in France in the 1960s.

Director: Audrey Diwan | Stars: Anamaria Vartolomei, Kacey Mottet Klein, Luàna Bajrami, Louise Orry-Diquéro

Votes: 11,603

3. Christine (2016)

R | 119 min | Biography, Drama

The story of Christine Chubbuck, a 1970s TV reporter struggling with depression and professional frustrations as she tries to advance her career.

Director: Antonio Campos | Stars: Rebecca Hall, Michael C. Hall, Tracy Letts, Maria Dizzia

Votes: 16,918 | Gross: $0.30M

4. The Lifeguard (2013)

R | 98 min | Drama, Romance

A former valedictorian quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She gets work as a lifeguard and starts a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager.

Director: Liz W. Garcia | Stars: Kristen Bell, Mamie Gummer, Martin Starr, Joshua Harto

Votes: 15,216

5. Prince of the City (1981)

R | 167 min | Crime, Drama

A New York City narcotics detective reluctantly agrees to cooperate with a special commission investigating police corruption, and soon realises he's in over his head, and nobody can be trusted.

Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Treat Williams, Jerry Orbach, Richard Foronjy, Don Billett

Votes: 9,528 | Gross: $8.12M

6. Girl Most Likely (2012)

PG-13 | 103 min | Comedy

A failed New York playwright awkwardly navigates the transition from Next Big Thing to Last Year's News.

Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini | Stars: Kristen Wiig, Annette Bening, Matt Dillon, Darren Criss

Votes: 16,038 | Gross: $1.38M

7. Antidisturbios (2020)

306 min | Thriller

A fictionalised look into the human tragedy of riot police and police brutality in Spain.

Stars: Vicky Luengo, Raúl Arévalo, Álex García, Hovik Keuchkerian

Votes: 5,079

8. La Unidad (2020–2023)

Action, Drama, Thriller

A secret unit of cops is assembled to stop a terrorist band from attacking Spain after their leader is arrested there.

Stars: Nathalie Poza, Michel Noher, Marian Álvarez, Fariba Sheikhan

Votes: 1,865

9. Faults (2014)

Not Rated | 89 min | Drama, Mystery, Thriller

A cult deprogrammer is hired to help a couple whose daughter is under the influence of a mysterious cult.

Director: Riley Stearns | Stars: Leland Orser, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Chris Ellis, Jon Gries

Votes: 10,825

10. Swinger (2016)

99 min | Comedy, Romance

Adam and his wife goes to their annual swingers-trip to spice up their middle class life, but meeting the young Patricia, makes up for some problems, since love and jealousy is not allowed in the swingers-club.

Director: Mikkel Munch-Fals | Stars: Martin Buch, Mille Dinesen, Rasmus Botoft, Lisbeth Wulff

Votes: 7,174

11. Nasdrovia (2020–2022)

Action, Comedy, Drama

Edurne and Julián are two successful lawyers. They decided to quit their careers and open a Russian restaurant: the Nasdrovia. Unfortunately, it's so great that it becomes a favorite of the Russian mafia.

Stars: Leonor Watling, Hugo Silva, Luis Bermejo, Anton Yakovlev

Votes: 387

12. Virtual Hero (2018–2020)

22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rubius in search of the sphere traveling through the Game Worlds, to save Sakura, the girl he has just fallen in love with, from the claws of the enigmatic and evil Trollmask, in order to ... See full summary »

Stars: Jenny Beacraft, Alex Warner, Rubén Doblas Gundersen, Sergi Zamora

Votes: 206

13. Crazywise (2016)

Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary

What can we learn from those who have turned their psychological crisis into a positive transformative experience? During a quarter-century documenting indigenous cultures, human-rights ... See full summary »

Directors: Phil Borges, Kevin Tomlinson | Stars: Angeles Arrien, Phil Borges, Laura Delano, Carroll Dunham

Votes: 150

14. Kiss Me! (2017)

86 min | Comedy, Romance

Claude falls in love with Cécile. She is convinced that she is the woman of her life unlike her mother who knows the tumultuous sentimental life of her daughter. While they are in couple, ... See full summary »

Directors: Océan, Cyprien Vial | Stars: Océan, Alice Pol, Michèle Laroque, Grégory Montel

Votes: 286

15. Drinnen - Im Internet sind alle gleich (2020– )

10 min | Comedy, Drama

Charlotte wanted to turn her life around and get out of everything. Out of her job, out of her marriage. Something she only shared with her best friend. Then the global pandemic hits and she is forced to halt and stay inside.

Stars: Lavinia Wilson, Barnaby Metschurat, Victoria Trauttmansdorff, Nadja Becker

Votes: 99

16. The Pyramid (1976)

PG | 94 min | Drama

A young TV news reporter grows tired of Commercial programming and decides to cover more positive stories. He is fired for his troubles, and goes on a personal search for truth and beauty ... See full summary »

Director: Gary Kent | Stars: Michael Ashe, Tomi Barrett, Dave Beidleman, Charley Brown

Votes: 167

17. Daughter (I) (2019)

101 min | Drama

In the aftermath of his daughter's death, Jim is living a life of isolation and self-destruction until he can no longer hide and must face his tragic past.

Director: Anthony Shim | Stars: John Cassini, Teagan Vincze, Jenn MacLean-Angus, Jordyn Ashley Olson

Votes: 83

18. Alive and Kicking (2021– )

Adventure, Drama, Family

'Los Espabilados' tells the story of Mickey L'Angelo, Guada, Yeray, Lucas and Samuel, a group of extraordinary young people who escape from a psychiatric center in search of their place in ... See full summary »

Stars: Álvaro Requena, Marco Sanz, Sara Manzano, Aitor Valadés

Votes: 133

19. Room (I) (2005)

Not Rated | 75 min | Drama, Mystery

An overworked, middle-aged Texas woman embezzles from her employer and abandons her family to seek out a mysterious room that has been appearing to her in visions during seizure-like attacks.

Director: Kyle Henry | Stars: Cyndi Williams, Kenneth Wayne Bradley, Alex Kiester, Hannah Nicolas

Votes: 456

20. 100 (1973)

97 min | Drama, Romance

In 1970s Romania a rebellious and erratic teenager is vying for his older step brother's love and attention while envying his fame and lifestyle.

Director: Mircea Saucan | Stars: Ion Dichiseanu, Ileana Popovici, Violeta Andrei, Ilarion Ciobanu

Votes: 159

21. Le Grand Chef (2007)

113 min | Comedy, Drama

A young, incredibly talented chef quits the profession after a contest to head a world-class restaurant ends in tragedy. Retiring to a small rural town with his grandfather, he finds a new ... See full summary »

Director: Yun-su Jeon | Stars: Kim Kang-woo, Im Won-hee, Lee Hana, Maeng Bong-hak

Votes: 702

22. Last Floor (2013)

84 min | Drama, Thriller

Psychological portrait of a dismissed army captain gradually plunging deeper and deeper into his nationalist paranoia.

Director: Tadeusz Król | Stars: Janusz Chabior, Joanna Orleanska, Barbara Garstka, Wojciech Zielinski

Votes: 154

23. Where I Am Now (2017)

Not Rated | 14 min | Short, Drama

A photographer returns home to his hometown trying to hide the fact that he is in the midst of a personal crisis.

Director: Benjamin Green | Stars: Joe McGrath, Daniel Mugan, Jaimie Rivers, Amy Shepherd

24. UnExposed (2020)

7 min | Short, Drama

Emily is grappling with depression when a discovery from her past changes her world.

Director: Vahid Keshavarz | Star: Dorothea Facchini

25. Abu Mohammad (2015)

16 min | Short, Drama, Family

At 71, Abu Mohammad finds new ways to communicate with his family.

Director: Heba Abu Musaed | Stars: Jamil Awwad, Juliette Awwad, Abdel Moneim Amyri

26. Ever Yours

Short, Drama, Romance

The human connection and impact someone can have on our lives, even when they are no longer with us.

Director: Vahid Keshavarz | Stars: Shauna Ridgard, Alvaro Cea Alvarez

27. Na pochode sa vzdy nespieva (1961)

81 min | Drama

The story, which takes place on the construction site of a large factory, depicts the tragedy of Martin Gonda, a construction worker whose wife and child die in childbirth.

Director: Frantisek Kudlác | Stars: Elo Romancik, Oldrich Lukes, Stefan Kvietik, Dusan Blaskovic

Votes: 9

28. Under Pressure (1986 Video)

25 min | Documentary, Short, Drama

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Director: Mario Andreacchio | Stars: Robin Harrison, Celine O'Leary, Steven Kaouna, Maureen Sherlock

29. A Bolt from the Blue: Coping with Disasters (1985 Video)

21 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Andrew Ellis

30. Mr. Director (2012)

42 min | Short, Drama

A director lands in serious internal crisis and frustration after he fails to come up with a story for his upcoming film, even the shooting schedule of which has been more or less finalized... See full summary »

Director: Snigdhendu Bhattacharya | Stars: Arun, Ananda Das, Arupratan Ghosh, Master Mangal

31. The Farm (2018– )
Episode: Sheep (2018)

Comedy

Jim suffers a personal crisis as his best sheep, Bessie, goes missing.

Director: Stuart Elliott | Stars: Chris Forbes, Annie Louise Ross, Jim Smith

32. Schitt's Creek (2015–2020)
Episode: Don't Worry, It's His Sister (2015)

TV-14 | 22 min | Comedy

Johnny perceives the town's welcome sign to be obscene, but the townspeople don't agree. Meanwhile, Moira falls into a dark depression after googling herself, David seeks employment and Alexis fawns over Mutt.

Director: Paul Fox | Stars: Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Dan Levy, Annie Murphy

Votes: 2,223

33. Inspector George Gently (2007–2017)
Episode: Gently Liberated (2017)

TV-MA | 88 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Gently and Bacchus become involved in an investigation that may be a miscarriage of justice.

Director: Robert Del Maestro | Stars: Martin Shaw, Lee Ingleby, Heather Carroll, Lisa McGrillis

Votes: 324

34. Press (2018)
Episode: Magic (2018)

TV-14 | 59 min | Drama

Amina struggles in the wake of the Joshua West scandal.

Director: Tom Vaughan | Stars: Priyanga Burford, Charlotte Riley, Sujaya Dasgupta, Brendan Cowell

Votes: 133

35. Sally4Ever (2018)
Episode: Episode #1.1 (2018)

TV-MA | 30 min | Comedy, Romance

Sally's been living a comfortable but crushingly dull life with her partner of 10 years, David. When David makes a poorly timed and feebly executed attempt at a proposal, it sparks in her a personal crisis.

Director: Julia Davis | Stars: Julian Barratt, Lee Byford, David Cann, Julia Davis

Votes: 147