Movies like Desperate Characters

20 movies like Desperate Characters, ordered by similarity : The Escape(2017), The Father of My Children(2009), The Delinquent Season(2017), 5x2(2004), Divertimento(1992), 45 Years(2015), Custody(2017), First Reformed(2017), Another Year(2010), Wildlife(2018), American Hustle(2013), No End(1985) ...

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Desperate Characters

Marriage of a midlife, middle-class, childless couple is in a rut. Sophie has become depressed, frigid and slightly paranoid and Otto is stuck in optimistic denial. Things escalate at their summer cottage, but no one dares call it quits.

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The Escape

An ordinary woman makes an extraordinary decision which will change her life forever.

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The Father of My Children

Grégoire's life seems perfect, he has a job as a film producer and a beautiful wife and child, but when Grégoire's financial and emotional reserves reach a breaking point his family's love and resilience is tested.

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The Delinquent Season

Two couples in suburban Dublin appear to live in marital bliss until an altercation between one of the couples occurs, which leads to cracks appearing in both marriages.

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5x2

Various stages in the relationship between a man (Stéphane Freiss) and his wife (Valeria Bruni-Tedeschi) lead to their divorce.

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Divertimento

A celebrated painter's inactivity causes him to search for inspiration in the young woman who models for him.

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45 Years

A married couple preparing to celebrate their wedding anniversary receives shattering news that promises to forever change the course of their lives.

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Custody

A broken marriage leads to a bitter custody battle with an embattled son at the centre.

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First Reformed

A minister of a small congregation in upstate New York grapples with mounting despair brought on by tragedy, worldly concerns and a tormented past.

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Another Year

A look at four seasons in the lives of a happily married couple and their relationships with their family and friends.

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Wildlife

A teenage boy must deal with his mother's complicated response after his father temporarily abandons them to take a menial and dangerous job.

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American Hustle

A con man, Irving Rosenfeld, along with his seductive partner Sydney Prosser, is forced to work for a wild F.B.I. Agent, Richie DiMaso, who pushes them into a world of Jersey powerbrokers and the Mafia.

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No End

The wife of the recently deceased lawyer tries to cope with grief after his loss and to keep his last case going in court.

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Christine

In 1974, a female TV news reporter aims for high standards in life and love in Sarasota, Fla, and missing her mark is not an option. Based on true events.

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Internal Affairs

An Internal Affairs agent becomes obsessed with bringing down a cop who has managed to maintain a spotless reputation despite being involved in a web of corruption.

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Tumhari Sulu

Sulu is an ambitious housewife with a loving husband and a happy family. Things start changing for her when she accidentally lands a job as a radio jockey and her show becomes an instant hit.

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Professor Marston & the Wonder Women

The story of psychologist William Moulton Marston, and his polyamorous relationship with his wife and their mistress who would inspire his creation of the superheroine, Wonder Woman.

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Tully

A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby.

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Before I Forget

A portrait of a 58-year-old man battling his inner demons on the search for self-discovery.

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Fugue

Alicja suffers from memory loss and has rebuilt her own free-spirited way of life. Two years later, she returns to her former family to assume against her will her role as wife, mother, and daughter to people who are strangers to her.

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The Party

Janet (Dame Kristin Scott Thomas) hosts a party to celebrate her new promotion, but once the guests arrive, it becomes clear that not everything is going to go down as smoothly as the red wine.

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