20 movies like Private Worlds, ordered by similarity : Scarred Hearts(2016), The Least of These: The Graham Staines Story(2019), Ordinary Love(2019), The Young Poisoner's Handbook(1995), Confessions(2010), Wakefield(2016), The Reckless Moment(1949), The Cobweb(1955), The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter(1968), Counsellor-at-Law(1933), Special Treatment(2010), Dial 1119(1950) ...
Drama
USA
1935
84 Minutes
doctor partner psychiatrist patient sister wife tense dark uneasy asylum office hospital room household staircase mental illness psychiatry accident misogyny murder nervous breakdown
The work of a progressive female psychiatrist and her colleague at a mental hospital is threatened by the arrival of a conservative new supervisor, who disapproves of both her methods and the fact that she is a woman in a "man's field."
Drama, History
2016
141 Minutes
Lucian Teodor Rus Gabriel Spahiu Ivana Mladenovic Ilinca Harnut Bogdan Cotlet Marius Damian Alexandru Dabija Dana Voicu Andrei Rus Liliana Ghita
sick person doctor nurse patient friend amusing profound powerful inspiring touching sanatorium hospital carriage office doctor's office hospital room life illness friendship relationships
Emanuel is committed to a sanatorium for treatment of his bone tuberculosis. Little by little, as Emanuel gets accustomed to the limitations of his new life, he discovers that inside the sanatorium there is still a life to be lived to the fullest.
Drama
USA
2019
112 Minutes
Sharman Joshi Stephen Baldwin Shari Rigby Prakash Belawadi Aditi Chengappa Manoj Mishra
journalist pregnant woman missionary wife child tense intense emotional disheartening uneasy hospital office india house mission religion illness missionary work undercover operations investigative journalism
In India, a journalist investigates whether or not an Australian missionary is performing illegal conversions on the local townspeople.
Romance, Drama
UK
2019
91 Minutes
Lesley Manville Glenn Leyburn Liam Neeson David Wilmot Amit Shah Lalor Roddy Maggie Cronin Desmond Edwards Melanie Clark Pullen Stella McCusker Geraldine McAlinden
husband wife couple cancer patient doctor heartwarming passionate sad emotional street family home doctor's office train hospital cafeteria couples cancer love perseverance devotion
An extraordinary look at the lives of a middle-aged couple in the midst of the wife's breast cancer diagnosis.
Comedy, Drama
UK|Germany|France
1995
106 Minutes
Hugh O'Conor Antony Sher Ruth Sheen Roger Lloyd-Pack Charlotte Coleman Paul Stacey Samantha Edmonds John Abbott
teen boy stepmother father psychiatrist mental patient sister dark quirky cheeky outlandish london house school asylum factory graham young poison family misanthropy murder
This film is based on a true story about a British teenager who allegedly poisoned family, friends, and co-workers. Graham is highly intelligent, but completely amoral. He becomes ... See full summary »
Drama
Japan
2010
106 Minutes
Takako Matsu Masaki Okada Yoshino Kimura Kaoru Fujiwara Kai Inowaki Hotaru Nomoto Mana Ashida Sora Iwata Daichi Izumi Karin Katô Takuya Kusakawa
mother grieving mother murderer murder victim student teacher dark intense gripping suspenseful chilling emotional japan school house murder confession psychopath investigation revenge
A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
Drama
USA
2016
109 Minutes
Bryan Cranston Jennifer Garner Jason O'Mara Beverly D'Angelo Ian Anthony Dale Pippa Bennett-Warner Isaac Leyva Victoria Bruno Ellery Sprayberry Frederick Keeve Hal Dion
lawyer wife child doctor ex-boyfriend client brooding emotional intense dark new york city attic courtroom doctor's office restaurant car nervous breakdown abandonment isolation ex-boyfriends
Bryan Cranston gives the performance of a lifetime as Howard Wakefield, a lawyer on the edge of madness who has decided to disassociate himself from his own life.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1949
82 Minutes
James Mason Joan Bennett Geraldine Brooks Henry O'Neill Shepperd Strudwick David Bair Roy Roberts Frances E. Williams Paul E. Burns Danny Jackson Claire Carleton
wife daughter boyfriend gangster murder suspect police officer dark intricate intense family home boat crime scene police station southern california accidental death murder blackmail cover-up unlikely allies crime
After discovering the dead body of her teenage daughter's lover, a housewife takes desperate measures to protect her family from scandal.
Drama
USA
1955
124 Minutes
Richard Widmark Lauren Bacall Charles Boyer Gloria Grahame Lillian Gish John Kerr Susan Strasberg Oscar Levant Paul Stewart Tommy Rettig
psychiatrist wife activities director medical director patient engaging intense uneasy melodramatic clinic library artist's studio office politics psychiatry mental illness power struggle battle of sexes experiments rivalry
At a private psychiatric clinic, the daily dramas and interactions between the doctors, nurses, administrators, benefactors and patients are accentuated by the personal and family crises of these individuals.
Drama
1968
124 Minutes
Alan Arkin Sondra Locke Stacy Keach Laurinda Barrett Chuck McCann Biff McGuire Percy Rodrigues Cicely Tyson Jackie Marlowe Johnny Popwell Wayne Smith
disabled person friend alcoholic doctor daughter drunk brooding engaging somber small town house doctor's office bedroom american south small-town life illness alcoholism friendship relationships growing up
John, a deaf and mute man, rents a bedroom in a small town to be closer to his friend, Spiros, who is also deaf. John attempts to strike up a friendship with Mick, the teenage daughter of his disabled landlord, and meets the town drunk.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1933
78 Minutes
John Barrymore Bebe Daniels Doris Kenyon Isabel Jewell Melvyn Douglas Onslow Stevens Thelma Todd Clara Langsner
attorney rival wife lover secretary emotional dark family home new york city law office social standing infidelity scandal dark secrets class distinctions jewish identity fall transformation discovery 1930s
Successful attorney has his Jewish heritage and poverty-stricken background brought home to him when he learns his wife has been unfaithful.
Comedy, Drama
2010
95 Minutes
Isabelle Huppert Bouli Lanners Richard Debuisne Sabila Moussadek Valérie Dréville Mathieu Carrière Didier Bezace Frédéric Longbois
call girl psychiatrist wife john patient witty bleak sultry uneasy france psychiatrist's office prostitution psychiatry money sex love transformation discovery temptation 2010s
A disaffected call girl named Alice (Isabelle Huppert) and her psychiatrist Xavier lead similar lives. They both have clients, charge for sessions, and take on roles that serve the needs, psychological or otherwise, of those they serve.
Crime, Drama
USA
1950
75 Minutes
Marshall Thompson Virginia Field Andrea King Sam Levene Leon Ames Keefe Brasselle Richard Rober James Bell William Conrad Dick Simmons Hal Baylor
mental patient reporter bartender barfly used car salesman doctor dark intense mental institution bus bar doctor's office street terminal city mental illness hostage situation murder television police pursuit fugitives
An escaped mental patient causes havoc.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1993
189 Minutes
Andie MacDowell Bruce Davison Julianne Moore Matthew Modine Lily Tomlin Tom Waits Robert Downey Jr. Chris Penn Jennifer Jason Leigh Lyle Lovett Huey Lewis
doctor wife waitress young boy baker cop tense engaging dense disheartening intricate los angeles family home hospital loneliness relationships adultery accident jealousy fall
The day-to-day lives of several suburban Los Angeles residents.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada|USA
2008
90 Minutes
Chad Allen Sebastian Spence Sebastien Roberts Brittney Wilson Jason Poulsen Daryl Shuttleworth Nelson Wong
lawyer private investigator murderer murder suspect murder victim dark chilling tense suspenseful united states murder murder investigation private detective mystery crime discovery mystery pursuit 2000s
Tim Callahan, aide to New York Senator Lauren Platt, is disappointed that all of the $3 million funding has been pulled from his latest pet project, a safe zone for children and youth. His ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
Malta|USA
2017
114 Minutes
Kenneth Branagh Johnny Depp Michelle Pfeiffer Penélope Cruz Willem Dafoe Judi Dench Josh Gad Derek Jacobi Leslie Odom Jr. Daisy Ridley Marwan Kenzari
investigator detective passenger murder suspect governess widow brooding suspenseful uneasy tense train train tracks mountain dining room cabin murder investigation murder plot murder accusation suspicion mystery
When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.
Drama
2008
117 Minutes
Kristin Scott Thomas Elsa Zylberstein Serge Hazanavicius Laurent Grévill Frédéric Pierrot Lise Ségur Jean-Claude Arnaud Mouss Zouheyri Souad Mouchrik Catherine Hosmalin Claire Johnston
ex-convict sister husband co-worker niece probation officer emotional uneasy household hospital nursing home nancy, france murder siblings family redemption cancer discovery mystery 2000s
After serving a lengthy prison sentence, a woman (Kristin Scott Thomas) tries to rebuild her relationship with her estranged sister (Elsa Zylberstein).
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2014
149 Minutes
Ben Affleck Rosamund Pike Neil Patrick Harris Tyler Perry Kim Dickens Patrick Fugit Carrie Coon David Clennon Lisa Banes Missi Pyle Emily Ratajkowski
writer wife suspect police officer journalist police detective brooding dark intense bleak thrilling disheartening carthage house street police station car office disappearance illusions
With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him when it's suspected that he may not be innocent.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France
2007
116 Minutes
José Garcia Marie Gillain Lucas Belvaux Olivier Gourmet Nicolas Cazalé Linh Dan Pham
young woman police captain murderer murder victim young man intense thrilling suspenseful raw shocking gory paris police station psychiatrist's office house murder investigation painting pharmaceuticals revenge
A modern-day Parisian town crier gradually learns that someone is using him to give cryptic warnings of a plague outbreak in the city.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
91 Minutes
Bill Hader Kristen Wiig Luke Wilson Ty Burrell Boyd Holbrook Joanna Gleason Kathleen Rose Perkins Paul Castro Jr.
twin brother sister husband mother lover charming heartwarming inspiring melodramatic touching city house doctor's office bar gym office family dysfunction estrangement homosexuality
Having both coincidentally cheated death on the same day, estranged twins reunite with the possibility of mending their relationship.
Drama
USA|UK|France
2014
97 Minutes
Julianne Moore Richard Glatzer Alec Baldwin Kristen Stewart Kate Bosworth Hunter Parrish Erin Darke Victoria Cartagena Shane McRae Stephen Kunken Seth Gilliam
professor linguist daughter son doctor somber brooding emotional doctor's office family home office college alzheimer's disease illness dementia mother/child relationship discovery transformation fall 2010s
A linguistics professor and her family find their bonds tested when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.